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Volume IV. No 2
Wayncsvillc, N. C, Thursday November 29, 1917
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Church street from Haywood street
west to the railroad track is being
graded this week preparatory to sur
facing with gravel. About a foot of
dirt on the. average was removed to
cut the street down to grade. Depot
street has recently been graveled,
The surplus dirt is being hauled to
jail street to help raise it to grade.
Five teams are used. The city owns
of the teams being used, (a mule team
eaid to be one of ithe best injhis
section) The work is under the s
penrieion of assistant Policeman, W
A. Whitener. i
BUILDING A
i golf coy
RSE
Jerry Liner of the Junaluska Gro
eery kjo., lake Junaluska, is very
busy just now building a 9 hole golf
course on the grounds of the South
ern Assembly Co.
J. W. Seaver has laid out the
course and more than $1,000 worth
of grass seed has been sown already
and more will be sowed in the spring.
This course will be one of the best
in (this section and will add much to
the Southern Assembly grounds.
HARVEST DAY MEETING
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Methodist church will observe
the ending of the fiscal year by a
harvest day mejeting to 'be given
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at At:
Methodist church; An offering by 1
all members of balance on dues and
pledges and special gifts will be
taken. All the ladies of the church
are cordially invited whether mem
bebrs of the society or not. The fol
lowing program will be rendered:
Song.
Prayer Mrs. H. G. West.
Duet Misses Nora Turbyflll and
Virginia Matney.
Reading, Psalm LXV Mrs. Way.
Solo.
Reading Miss Francis Robeson.
Talk, "The use of money to God's
Kingdom" Mrs. W. B. West
Responsive reading, Psalm XXIV.
Offering.
Prayer Mrs. E. J. Robeson.
The society will hold its next meet
ing with Mrs. R. Q. McCracken. Tues
day Dec. 11 at 3:30 o'clock, leader
Mrs. E. T. Wyche. Subject for study
"The Kingdom of God in Legislation."
This is the time for election of of.
ficers for the coining year and all
members are urged to be present.
MEETING FARM LOAN BOARD fiAtCM
There will be, a meeting of the
Farm Loan Board at the court house
Monday afternoon at 2 p. m. Boiling
Hall, Secretary.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
BOX SUPPER AT ALLEN'S CREEK
There will be a box supper Sat
urday night at Allen's Creek school
house to raise funds for a Christmas
tree for the Sunday school. Every
body is invited.
OYSTER SUPPER AND ELECTION
The local council of the Royal Ar
canum will give an, oyster supper next
Monday night for all its members and
urges them to be present as that will
be the time to elect new officers for
the coming year. A good time is
promised to all who attend:.
HOME FROM TRAINING CAMP
Two Waynesville young men who
attended the Second Officers' Train
ing camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia,
secured commissions as second lieu
tenants, Bonner Ray in the artillery
and W. C. Allen, Jr., in the infantry.
Trey returned this week. Mr. Allen
resigned as postmaster and depot
agent at Sunburst to enter army
service.
HAD HARD DRILL MONDAY
The Home Guard were put thru
the paces so vigorously Monday night
that a number of the men could
B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM FOR DEC.
1917, at 6:45
2,
Subject, Proving Our Work, leader
Miss Bess Francis.
Scripture reading Gal. 6:1-5, Albert
Crjpnes.
2. Proving Our1 Work Envolves
Proving Our Faith Short talk by
Miss Beulah Haynes.
3. Loving Faith in Christ is the
True Motive of our work Miss Lueile
Jones.
4. An Example of Faith at Work
Miss Maud Smith.
6. Proving our Work by Mutual
Burden Bearing Miss Geo Connor.
- 6. Quartette Anna Ray, Mildred
Crawford, J. D. Booiw William Hannah.
7. Proving our Work Will Enable
us to Think Rightly of Ourselves
Herst Burgin. ,
& Poem. "I Didn't Think" Miss
Bess Francis.
Closing song, "He Leadeth Me."
scarcely hobble about Tuesday. It
wa3 the first drill night for the newly
organized Home Guard. All but three
of the twenty-five Waynesville mem
bers were present.
The next drill will be Monday night
and the members from Canton are
then expected to be present.
So far there is no word from Jack
son county as to whether the twenty-
five members from there have or.
ganized for drill.
This is the Fortieth Company in
North Carolina. There are 75 mem-
"or-rs of which Waynesville has 25.
neighboring towns 25 and Jackson
county 25.
THURSDAY TOO LATE FOR COPY
Last Thursday morning three con
tributions were sent in for publica
iton. It was too late. All forms are
Jerked now by Wednesday evening.
To insure publication, any article
must reach this office not later than
Wednesday noon. On Monday and
Tuesday is when we need copy. On
Wednesday we have plenty to do;
Advertisers can get better service
by sending in their ads Tuesday in.
stead of Wednesday.
We want to get the paper in the
mail on Thursday without fail.
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED
This paper wants a doien or more
correspondents one in each town in
the county outside of Waynesville
and as many more as there are Sep
tra' country communities. , We
furnish stamps and stationery and
copy of the paper. If you, who read
this cannot undertake to do this
yourself pro ire some one or recom
mend some one to us. Help as make
this newspaper of local interest
This is your county seat weekly. For
the prestige of . your eoanty, help
make it the best weekly hi this end
f North Carolina. We already have
the big circuta&m. What w ar
want is the new.
' B. O. Covington Is bom for a visit
with his family. He Is travelling
salesman Missouri for the Rich
tend Hosiery and Chattanooga Knit
ting Muls. ,
NOTICE OF SALE!
I will sell to the highest bidder
for cash or note and good security,
a lot of corn and other feed stuff at
S. M. Redmond's home place on the
12th day of December, 1917.. Also a
bay mare and several head of cattle.
I will sell at Redmond's Meadow
Fork place on December 15, 1917,
Rent corn and some pasture for the
year 1918. Also 1 bay colt
Sale to begin each day at 10 o'clock,
;ak or shine. George A. Brown,
Cuaiidiaa of S. M. Redmond. 2-2t
ANNUAL MEETING OF FAIR AS
SOCIATION By order of J. R. Boyd, President
of the Hewood County Farmers and
Stock Raisers Association a meeting
By Jesse Daniel Boone. .,
This day of Thanks is not for cranks ;
No day to hunt, no day for pranks;
But 'tis for those who now propose
To praise the source; whence blessing flows.
.0 Lord of all, on Thee we call.
For all the blessings of the fall
We praise Thy name and bless Thy fame,
Thou God, who savs from sin and shame.
On this good day we sing and pray
And let. our heartstrings have full sway;
Forgetting self, and gold and pelf,
We feed the hungry from our -shelf.
All through the year, through smile and tear,
Thou hast been ever kind and near;
So now we bring some little thing,
And add a prayer and try to sing.
We make a feast, today, at least,
For Him, whose star shone in the East;
And as we meet, and as We eat,
We fall before His holy feet.
We would not brag, but Freedom's flag,
To us, seems just the dearest rag
That we can bring to show our King
On this great day of which we sing.
Though tyrants rave across the wave,
This flags the helpless ones shall save,
For here and now we humbly bow
And make a consecration vow.
Kiiumtu tuuuinuuii:iuuiiurii this i ui uinni ;:.mi irm iimi awwiWMW imni
W. F. ALBRIGHT IN THE NAVY
I guess you will be surprised to
hear from mef but still you ought to
mmrtmhor me. even if it has been
two long years since I have been
home.
I am now in the navy and have
been for about eight months, and have
noted that the people of this section
don't like to associate with a sailor.
Although many of them have sons
who are in the draft, so I am inclosing
a piece of poetry that about expresses
the opinion of the sailor boy in thesi
parts and throught you might like to
have it for your paper. It was made
up by myself and a bunch of friends.
I have risen from the ranks ana am
now a chief carpenters' mate, equal
to about a 1st sergeant in the army.
I must be doing my duty or I wouldn't
be this high already,
If you see fit please publish in your
paper.
I am your sincere friend,
W. F. ALBRIGHT.
Section Base, Cape May, N. J.
Give the Sailor Boy His Dues.
We give you our service, you shut off
our beer,
But the slacker cstn drink till it runs
from his ear.
We quit a good job to keep you from
harm,
And the slacker goes by with a girl
on his arm,
And he laughs at the sailor, poor un
lucky cuss
Girb go tho Flacker way criti
cise us?
The slacker rides around in a Ford of
his own,
And charges a quarter to take us to
town.
We're doing eur duty to him in white,
Yet we leave the street at nine every
night
While he sticks around as long as
he cares
And laughs at the sailor whenever he
dares.
Discipline we know is a thing that
must be.
But honest to goodness, we fail to see,
If the sailor drinks nothing but water
and "pops,"
of the stockholder is hereby called! Why the drinks of the slacker can't!
in the First National Bank buildingi also be stopped.
in Waynesville, N. C. on Monday,!" the slacker can dance, it seems
Doc. 3rd at 1 p. tn. to hold the an-' Ta.ti.tr hard,
nual me-t?ng and elect officers for That all wearing uniform are barred.
the Ha v wood Countv Fair for 1917-. We've maanetf your lts and taacn
WHICH SHOULD IT BE?
It is the question just now of dogs
versus sheep. Which should it be?
With the world facing a need of both
food and clothing, mutton and wool,
such as it has never faced before it
is not merely a matter df sentiment,
but it is a public necessity. Let the
dogs go and raise the sheep. The
Breeders' Gazette says: "Iowa says
by Statute that dogs are good by day,
bad ''by night They may run at large
to their hearts' content in the day-
time and may forage for their liv
ing to the benefit of ther owners, but
must be restrained at night It is
good as far as it goes. Pennsylva
nia goes full length, and declines to
recognize that the dog leads a Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde existence, chang
ing natures at sunup and sundown.
All Pennsylvania dogs are required
to remain at home unless attended by
their owners day as well as night.
TIME FOR PRAYER
A preacher, at the close of one of
his sermons, said: "Let all in the
house who are paying their debts
stand up." Presently every ma,
woman and child, with one exception,
rose to their feet.
The preacher seated them and
said: "Now, every man not' paying
his debts stand up." The exception,
a careworn, hungry-lookinar individ
ual, clothed in his summer's suit
slowly assumed a perpendicular posi
tion. .
"How is it, my friend," asked the
minister, "yo are the only man not
able to meet his obligations?"
"I run a newspaper," he answered.
"and the brethren here who stood up
are my subscribers, and
"Let us pray," exclaimed the min
ister.
V ROCK HILL SOCIETIES.
The Athenian, and Lanier Societies
met Nov. 22nd for their regular
joint meeting. The following pro
gram was rendered: :
Song, America, by societies.
Song Opal Howell, Esther Rogers
lexie Teague, Frank Rogers and
Gilbert Moody.
Declamation by Sam Ferguson.
Debate, Resolved that the South
was justifiable in seceding from the
Union. The Lanier Society was rep
resented by Bessie Carver Esther
Moody and Sarah Boyd, who had the
affirmative side of the question. The
speakers for Ithe Athenian Society
were Harry Davis, Tom Setzer and
Troy Leatherwood, who upheld the
negative. The . judges 'decided in
favor of the affirmative.
Recitation Maysne Carver.
Jokes Annie Owen, j ,
SOCIEY JOURNALIST.
SCHOOL OF STENOGRAPHY AND
TYPEWRITING
The local committee of the Coun
cil of National Defense has been
officially notified by the Washington
office of the urget need ox the govern.
ment for competent stenographers
and typewriters. This opens up posi
tions to young men and women, with
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,200
per year,, with chances of rapid pro
motion if the work is satisfactory.
It is the beginning of the end. Of Mrs. M. Silver, a graduate teacher of
course the end is far off, but in sight
nevertheless. And when it comes we
shall see an end of wool shortage
Enough farmers know and love sheep
to stock the country, but for the men
ace, to of predasory curs." Asheville
Times,
BURIAL OF JAMES O. ALLEN
The funeral services of our friend
James O. Allen were held at his moth
er's home ia Pigeon township last
Friday morning by his pastor, Rev,
George F. Mason of the Waynesville
Presbyterian church. Rev. R. A. Sen.
telle added a splendid tribute to the
sterling qualities of the deceased,
having known him as a neighbor for
many long years. After the service
Jimmie was laid to rest beside his
!ate father, Lee Allen on the beau
tiful ridge in Bethel cemetery. Our
friend was born April SO, 1876, and
was a little more than 40 years old.
Death occurred on Monday, the re
mains were held for the arrival of
two brothers and two sisters as fol
lows: Thomas R. and Rufus E. and
Miss Lena who were at Tyler, Tex.,
and Mrs. A. L. Lupo of Greenville,
South Caiolina.
Some of the bunnees men- met last
Thursday night in th Waynesville
Club room to re-organize the Bus
iness Marfs lAissociatibn. The Ire.
both these branches, wQl open a class
for such instruction on December 3,
provided she has a sufficient number
of applicants. The session will be
four months, and the hours of in
struction will be arranged to enable
students from the country and nearby
towns to attend with convenience,
For information apply to Mrs. M,
Silver, Waynesville, N. C. Students
should be between 18 and 45 years
of age.
THE VANCE LITERARY SOCIETY
1918.
W. T. SH ELTON, Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. A E. Brown f
Waynesville ware fat the chy Sunday
vLiUug friisuls. Miss Frar-ei Cow
ard and Miss Larm SuOiran, visited
rinds to Waynasvffi last Sunday
Geo. Brysoa of Sunburst was in" the
city Sunday viitinr his sister, If ra.
Cany MtXe. Mrs. D. D. Hooper
speat the first of the wcik fa Wcyies.
vine th roast of Mr. A. E. Brown.
Bylra Journal
our places,
And we'U go down with a smile on
our facea
But this is our honest appeal to yen,
Until we go over pleasa give us out
due.
A SAILOR BOY.
Tho temperature fell to 14 above
sero Saturday night following a alight
snow fall Saturday. By Monday,
however, the wmthrr wtu again very
pleasant Wc hare had exceptionally
fmo Koverabor weather.
Tho Vance Literary Society met in
usual session Friday, Nov. 23, 1917.
After roll call and minutes the fol
lowing program was rendered to the
O'Honry Society:
Prayer by Chaplain.
Son Societies.
The next number was a mock fac
ulty meeting given by the members of
the senior class. Wilford Ray pre
sided over the meeting in the guise
of Professor Robeson whiile William
Hannah made an excellent Prof. AI.
leir, Anna Ray was Miss Katie
Smith and Mildred Crawford Miss
Sadie Leslier. Each of the high
school teachers did their part well.
Sarah Thomas was Miss Amslce,
and Fannie Harris played Miss Mary
Robertion. Mary Shelton was Miss
Maud Fields.
The humorous character was Noraj physical reasons.
THE NEW DRAFT CLASSfiS
I The young men in the draft agaV
taking great interest in the way Jn
which they will be drawn, in acfifcr
dance with the new regulations im
proved by President Wilson. e .
following shows the five classifica
tions, and Shows every man regisfcjfc
ed to which class he belongs andt
what order the different classifjpsv
tione will be called to service:
Class 1.
1. Single men without depend&t
relatives.
2. Married man (or widower with
children) who habitually fails to sea
port his family.
3. Married men dependent on 'vfe
for support. ,
4. Married man (or widower wk
children) not "usefully engaged, fanjr
supported by income independent jsf
his labor.
6. Men not included in any otter
description in this or other classes.
6. Unskilled labor.
Class 2. .
1. Married man or father of mcjh
erles" children, usefully engaged, btt.
family has sufficient income anas
from his daily labor to afford reeeoav'.
ably adequate support during his .ab
sence. -
2. Married man, no children vdfc
can support herself decently and with
out harship.
3. Skilled farm laborer engagetfrin
necessary industrial enterprise.
4. Skilled industrial laborer cfcsww-
ed in necessary agricultural enter
prise.
County or City Officials in Class &.
Class 3.
1'. Man with foster-children, .de
pendent on daily labor for support
3. Man with aged, infirm or "in
valid parents or grandparents jde-
pendedt on daily labor for support
Man with brothers and jsfetars
incompetent to support themsehsss
dependent on daily labor for support
1 f . . 1 n.
. v. utility ur municipal ouicer.
5. Firemen or policemen.
6. Necessary artificers or workmen
in arsenals, armories and navy yards.
7. Necessary customs house clerks.
8. Persons necessary in transmis
sion of mails.
9. Necessary employes in service
ol United States.
10. Highly specialized administra
tive experts.
11. Technical and mechanical ex
perts in industrial enterprises.
12. Highly specialized agricultural
experts in agricultural bureau of state
or nation.
13. Assistant or associate manager
of necessary industrial enterprise.
1"4. Assistant or associate manager
of necessary agricultural enterprise.
Wives Must Be Wholly Dependent
Class 4.
1. Married main, with wife
or children (or widower with chil
dren) dependent on daily labor for
support and no other reasonably ade
quate support available.
2. Mariners in .sea service of mer
chants or citizens in United States.
S-. Heads of necessary industrial en
terprises. 4. Heads of necessary agricultural
enterprises.
Class 5.
1. Officers of states or the United
States.
2. Regularly or duly ordained Min
isters. 3. Students of divinity.
4. Persons in military or naval ser
vice. 5. Aliens.
8. Alien enemies.
7. Persons physically, permanently
or mentally unfit
9. Licensed pilots.
The fifth class will include all per
sons not falling within the first four
classes and such persons as may bo
absolutely exempt for mental or
MEASLES IX CAMP
gretable fat was that so few were Turkyfill who acted Miss Nannie;
there. There a many advantages in Davis with c becoming grace. Missj
aa organization of the men interested Daly was honored by Joscelyn Mo-
in the business prosperity of the city. DowelL ' '
The problem of curtailing credit to Dadiy's Girl,' Miss Francis Iobt?oii. ; Sent in: It is to be deplored that '
those who have proven themselves was well imitated by Jack McCrack-jfto many of our soldiers at Cfcaqi
unworthy of credit should be of ia- en. Miss Ada Grahl had Miss Vera, Sevier are to be bothered wit meo
terest to business men. A meeting Crowell did so well as to be taken files. At least one of Uncle fairs
for Tuesday afternoon proved equally, fer her in reality, while our own men, however, has fcal his share of
dinsppoiafng tn ttnngmfr tout tbe dear Miss Sally was represented by that ailment. Hilary Crawford wm
members. However the organisatMa Lilliaa Green.
is going to be re-organized at aa early
data.
Miss Bosai Hall and F. L Davis
of Top ton were married Sunday, Nov.
18th.
.The whole meeting was a pronounc
ed success and very enjoyable. The
teschers took it in a-fine Iramor ad
ding to tho dialogue.
Closing song by societies,
LILLIAN GREEN, Reporter.
is at Clasp Jmckaoa, hs
kinds, having had1 Grman measles
when only a very small boy ia Wash
ington City. And it is worthy of f
mention that Genoa measles. !
everything es German, are a Lt
meaner than try .other khtd. r '
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