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AND WAYNES V ILL E COURIER
-Volume XXX
Number 13
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Volume IV No 4
Waynesville, IN. O, Thursday, December 13, 1917
$1.50 a Year
Haywood County Prominent In Army
Big Red Cross Drive For New Members
THE WHITE, PURE, BEAUTIFUL SNOW
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. The . local exemption board has pre.
The ocal exemption board has pre
pared and sent to Washington sum
maries of the registration records for
Haywood county. The work required
a thoro checking of all the "records,
beginning Tvith the registration cards
and was done by R A. L. Hyatt as
chairman and J.L. Morgan, clerk.
. In brief this report shows that the
total number of registrants were
2,118. Owing to the large number of
volunteers, the draft quota from the
county was only 19. There were
called for examination 150. Of these
only four failed to appear, 41 were I
-rejected on examination and 106ac-j
cepted, but from iwhich 75 exemption
claims were allowed, thus a total of
27 were certified to District Board
from whom the first 19 were ordered
to the cantonment. .
Out of the total registrants there
were only 14 of foreign births as
follows: English 1, Canada 1, Rou
mania 1, Denmark 1, Russia 1, Greece
2, Italy 7. Of all these, according to
the records, none were citizens of the
United States tho two had taken out
their first papers.
except lor tnese 14, all regis
trants were native citizens and not a
single one a naturalized1 citizen.
The total number of , negroes who
registered were 81. Of the 19 Bent
to service all are white. But three
failed in the physical examination at
camp. Three negroes are certified to
the District Board and will be sent as
soon as called for to replace those
three.
Of the total registrants, 1,319 were
married and 799 single men.
The report also goes into detail as
to occupations. The largest numbex
proved to be farmers, 880. The next in.
eluded workers in the Canton paper
pulp mills, 844. The other principal
occupations were laborers 170, build.
ing industries 97, factories 129 lum
bering 125, clerks, etc. .80, railroads
80 professions 36, public service 16,
leather industry 19, shipbuilding 32,
Mines 12.
Chairman Hyatt ;estimates that
there are probably as high as 500
Haywood county men in army ser
vice now. He believes at least 100
registrants have volunteered since the
drafts were made.
All of which makes a most excel
THEY WANT TO BE PROSECUTED
Certain former officials in Jacksoh
couny are down on their knees beg
ging the county commissioners to
please bring legal action against
them for an accounting of public
funds while they were officers of that
county. But the hard-hearted com
missioners refuse to honor them fn
this respect.
A year ago the commissioners of
that county appointed a finance com
mittee to check up the accounts of
the retiring county officials and also
to delve into the records of some of
their predecessors. Soon after, two
expert accountants were put on the
job and a report was submitted to the
commissioners in October. Their
findings which were voluminous and
verbose were printed in a recent is
sue of the Jackson County Journal.
This report showed that the following
officers were indebted to the county in
greater or lesser amounts:
J. W. Buchanan, ex -sheriff.
John A. Jones, ex-register of deeds,
-John D. Norton, ex-register -deeds.
H. C Mom, ex-treasurer.
W. L. Cowan ex-treasurer. -
Did these men come and meekly pay
up? No; they denied owing the coun
ty a cent They asked for a trial in
court to prove that they didn't. But
so far the commissioners have not
deemed K wise to summon them for
trial. They allege that the county
having spent some $1,700 for the ex
pert investigation, the taxpayers are
entitled to know for a certainty wheth
er these men really do owe the county
anything and they contend that a
trial in court is the only place to de
termine it. They request the commis
sioners to bring suit against them and
their sureties for the amount alleged
due to the county from each according
te the Undine f the special account
ants.
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' Mrs. Robert L Davis baa opened a
Itrefc counter end confectionery boe-
irxse in. the 'jaia Cafe atead
lent showing for the county, indicating
a high degree of patriotism. Evi
dently there are few slackers in the
mountains , of North Carolina.
fervid spirit of patriotism is appar
ent on every' hand. The absence of
young men in Waynesville is very no
ticeable.
: Some. Especially Distinguished.
Perhaps there is no other county
in North Carolina just now which can
lay undisputed claim to more men
who are doing big things for their
Uncle than the good bid county of
Haywood, daughter of Buncombe and
granddaughter of Burke.
Over at Newport News, Va.i Homer
Ferguson is president and general
manager of one of the nation's big'
gest shipbuilding and dry dock plants
In recognition of his ability the pow-
ers that be only a few days ago of
fered to put him at the head of the
emergency fleet which is now building
arid will materially help win the war,
Although this was a great honor Mr.
Ferguson had to decline it, as his
duties are important and he is already
serving his government in a large
and conspicuous way in designing and
building battleships, and even dread'
noughts. '
Down at Camp Sevier Greenville,
his brother, Lieut. Colonel Harley B.
Ferguson, is in charge of the engin
eers, his main office being in Boston
This younger brother has the distinc
tion of having raised the battleship
"Maine." A still younger brother at
the beginning of the war in Europe
resigned irom rne navy ana nas a
responsible position in the big muni
tions plant of the Remington Arms
company at Bridgeport, Conn. He
too, is doing quite an important bit.
A cousin of these men, John Fergu
son, son of Justice Garland' S. Fergu
son of this district, is one of the .finest
shots in the navy and is now abroad
in command of a destroyer. Henry
Lee is also in command of another
destroyer. He is the son of Copora
tion Commissioner W.T. Lee. '
One of the six men the British ad
miralty proposed to decorate a few
days ago was Quartermaster W. H.
Justice of this county, who was the
man to sight the periscope of a Ger
man submarine, which was destroyed.
The details of which were related in
a recent issue of this paper.
TO OBSERVE N. C. DAY.
Graded School Will Render Spccical
Program Friday Afternoon.
Superintendent Robeson and his
splendid corps of teachers have ar
langed to celebrate North Carolina
Day a( the school auditorium tomor
row afternoon at 2:30 and insist, that
the trustees and all who are inter
ested in the welfare of the children
and local school come and be enter
tained on that occasion. Besides the
following program the state commit.
tee will send a speaker here to make
an address. State Superintendent
Joyner has sent to all schools of the
state beautiful and interesting pro
grams, the purpose being to encour
age thrift, to feed the fires of patri
otism and save and conserve food
and help win the war.
Program.
L Song, "My Country Tis of Thee."
II. Devotion James Ferguson.
- III. Liberty and Her Allies:
J. Sara Thomas. (Liberty.)
2. Kittie Alley, (Belgium.) "
8. Nora Francis, (England.) "
4. Nora Seaver, (France.)
6. Madge Alley, (Serbia.)
6. Mabel Williams, (Guatemala.)
7. Flora Allen, (Cuba.))
8. Wilsie Young, (Russia.)
9. Frederika Dobbins, (Italy.)
10. Iixiie Francis, (Japan.)
11. Lois Briggs, (Roumame.)
' 13. Lena Boyd (Portugal.)
- 13. Harriett Boone, (Montenegro.)
IV. Why We Are At War -Joscelyn
McDowell
V. Song, "Old North State." J
VL What Each Can Do Hayes J
Alley.
VIL What North Carolina is Do-
ing William Hannah.
VHL Reading Old Flag Forever
Graee .Albright ,. ' " . .
EL MarseCaise ' (in French)
Choir.
Mrs. L.C. Curti has gone te He
oermviHe eO aecow ef the tineas
af her f ' W, C Jefea Ctwti. ' '
By Jesse Daniel Boone.
How white is the snow, falling gently and slow ,
How, it covers the Earth and all below.
What a lesson of love it brings from above
In its coming so silently- so like a dove!
How soft and how pure, if allowed, to endure
As it fell from the skies to attract and allure !
The teachings it brings to peasants and kings
Should stick like the snow as it lovingly clings.
How cheerless and cold to the grouchy and old;
To those who don't love it ; who fret and who scold!
But for youth its attraction brings joy and distinction
And it puts all the "boys and girls into action. ,
But if you should mar it, mix-up or should scar it
You make it unlovely until you abhor it.
The snow has its uses as well as abuses
So for its good points I now make excuses.
The fields of young wheat, so, tender and sweet,
With blankets of snow are made more complete ;
The moisture is needed, the wise have conceded
And for warmth the tender young shoots have
long pleaded.
The snow helps the soil for the farmers who toil;
It crumbles the clods according to "Hoyle."
It kills off the insects and well disinfects
And rids of impurity which often collects.
Then here's to the snow which helps things to grow
And forces its blessings to soil far below
While teaching the Earth great lessons of worth
From the infinite skies where snow has its birth.
GIFT SHOP FIRE
Fire was discovered about one
o'clock this afternoon in the loft of
the Gift Shop. Most of the goods
9nd furniture were removed and also
that from the . Champion Shoe Shop
in the same frame building. The
firemen responded quickly and with
two. streams soon conquered the stub
born flames. No insurance was held
by Mr. E. B. Atkinson of Asheville
who owned the frame building and
none by the shoe shop, but the stock
f the Gift Shop was insured The)
proprietor Mr: Kirkland, is at Aikep,
S. C. and the store is being conducted
by a lady.
BUYS INTEREST IN BOOK CO.
Our young friend Frank Lindf ors
who recently accepted an office posi.
ion with the Kessawayne Lumber.
o., has purchased the one-half inr-
ttrest in the Waynesville Book Co.
owned bv Dr. C. H. McDowell. He
will likely stay with the lumber com
pany until spring or summer when
he will become an active partner and
asist Mr. Lindsley at the bookstore,
THRIFT
STAMPS AND
CATES
CERTIFI
Hay wood County Organization of Na
tional War Savings Committee
Chairman J.R. Boyd, Waynesville,
Vice Chairman J. II. Kirkpatrick,
Cantom ,
Executive Committee.
F. W, Miller, Waynesville; R. A.
Sentelle, Waynesville: C. N. Henson,
Canton; E. A. Wood, Clyde; Dr. J. E,
Wilson. R. F. D. 2, Canton; D. R.
Noland, Crabtree; Dr. S. L. String
field, Sunburst; W, H. Ferguson,
Waynesville; N. R Wild, Canton;
Glenn Palmer, Crabtree; R. L. Pre
vost, Hazel wood; R C Long, Lake
Junaluska. .
Each member of the above com
mittee is urged to organize his re
spective community at once in order
to push the sale of war saving stamps
and certificates to the best advantage.
The committee will receive literature
giving full instructions.
War certificates and . thrift stamps
are now on sale at every postoffice and
every mail carrier is an agent of
Uncle Sam for their sale. Those who
did not or could not buy Liberty Bonds
may now buy m small denominations
- and make good compound interest and
still help win the war. If you buy
thrift stampe to the amount of $4.19
they -will Boon be. worth 35.00.
Haywood county's part as assessed
is: Beeverdam, including Canton,
im.122: Cattaloochee. $27,522: Cecil,
$lU9; Clyde, $26,654; Crabtree,
$23,782; East'Fork, $18,090; Fine
Creek. $30410; Iroa Duff,' $1292;
Ivy HilL $23400; Jonathan's Creek,
$20,504; Pigeon, $27,500; WaynesvHle,
$129,536; White Oak, $5,984; TotaL
$202,440. City ef WeyBeaville, $44.
17$. The state U expected and aaked
le raise $OMML . - '
LAWYERS
TEER
VOLUN.
In obedience to the request of the
President of the United States and
the Governor of North Carolina all the
members of the Haywood County Bar
Association have volunteered to ren
der to the registrants under the Se
lective Service Law such advice and
clerical assistance as will enable them1
to properly fill out and answer the
questions .embraced in the Question
naire which each registrant must com.
plete and return within 7 days after
the same is mailed to him. I have
jasked the Looajl Exemption Board
of the county to furnish each member
of the Bar Association a copy of the
Questionnaire so that each attorney
may familiarize himself with it be
fore he is called on to render this as
sistance. I am asking that this statement be
published for the benefit of the reg
istered men of Haywood County and
that they may feel at liberty to call
on any lawyer in the county whom
they may prefer or may be most con.
venient to them.
This work will be done by the law.
yers without charge or fee of any
kind.
THOS. L. GREEN,
Chairman Haywood Co. Bar Assn
DATES OF CORN CLUB AGENT
Mr. A. K. Robeson, State Cora Club
Agent, will be in the county next week
beginning the 17th and will address
the schools and people of the' follow
ing sections: Turpin's school house,
Monday the 17th, 11 o'clock; at Long's
school house, Monday, 2:30; at Rat
cliff Cove, 7:30. On Tuesday the 18th
at Crabtree school house, 10:30; at
Upper Fines Creek, 2:30; at Lower
Fines Creek, 7:30. On Wednesday at
Ferguson' school house, 10; at Hyder
Mountain, 2:30; at Allen school house,
7:30.
Mr. Robeson will discuss an inter
esting subject, "Haywood County,"
and) every farmer in reach should
hear him. More is expected of the
farmers of Haywood county next
year than ever before and they will
put forth greater effort than ever
before. Let a maximum of that effort
be expended in a way to return the
greatest harvest and a minimum'
squandered. To do this plans must be
laid now. ' Let the men, women and
children of the above mentioned com
munities come out, hear Mr. Robeson
and let us plan what best is to be done.
WM. H. FERGUSON, Co. Agt.
TO MEET SATURDAY
Ladies who are willing to aid in
the Christmas Membership Drive will;
please meet at the Red Cross room onj
Saturday afternooa 6 J5 -
JAMES W. REED,
Manager' Christmas Membership. 1
Will there te-aa Edieea la
year
heaie thia Chriataasr Ceei
mmt a rtiaree at Tiaeea't ' -
IIAYWWOD
"The quota of new Red Cross mem
bers for Haywood and Jackson coun
ties," says James W. Reed, chairman
of the drive for these two counties,
is 1,500, and they are to be procured
during the week of December 16-25."
In order to come up to our appor
tionment it is essential that every
patriotic citizen assist in enrolling
new members. One dollar is all that
is asked for membership. As we
all know, there is ho greater agency
for good in the war stricken sections
today than the American Red Cross.
So when you she called upon to assist,'
reach into your pocket willingly for
a cioliar. For no better cause could
you contribute. .
Co-operate With Red Cross,
In the greatest campaign of its
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kind ever undertaken the American
Red Cr oss is asking for 10,000,000 new
members, and expects to enroll them
between December 16 and December
The magnitude of this drive is com
mensurate with the magnitude of the
need in which it was conceived. We
all know the tremendous demands on
the good services of the Red Cross at
this time. We all know that thi3 de
mand is going to be vastly greater be
fore it grows less. We all know, that
there is only one way in which the un
bounded suffering caused by this war
can be alleviated systematically and on
a scale proportionate to its extent.
That way is through co-operation
with the Red Cross. i
There are more than 10,000,000 per-
sons in the United States who are not
niemibers of the ReJ Cross largely be
cause cf thoughtlessness. Are you one
of them? In this drive you may be-
come a member for one dollar. Can
you weigh a dollar against the war-1
created misery and suffering that ex
ists arid hesitate an instant?
Ten million new members in a week
That is the goal the American Red
FOUR JOIN MARINES.
Carl and Thurman Williams, Guy
Mtissie and Claud Francis left here
Monday to join the Marines and were
seivt from Asheville to Paris Island,
S. C. for training.
Norman Liner of the Depot Bar
ber shop has enlisted in the coast
artillery and Cordell Russell of R. T.
Meiser & Co. has also enlisted in some
branch of the service of his country.
All who are subject to draft have
only till Saturday to enlist and choose
where they prefer to serje.
K EN MORE CHANGED MANAGE -
MENT.
The Kenmore hotel on Uain street,
which is the principal commercial
house here changed hands Dec 1st,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Spears having
given up their lease in November, but
remaining until the new proprietors
arrived. They are -now resting awhile
at Clyde at the home of Mrs. Spears'
father,- Charles Jones, while Uncle
Frank and Mrs. Thackston are .send
ing awhile at the home of their son
ha T. Thackston.
The new proprietors are J. C. and
8.A. Pace, the former of Henderson
snd the latter who is married comes
from Marion where he has been con
nected with a hotel. . We welcome
them and hope they will never have
cause to regret coming here. They
seem determined to run a good hotel.
DEATH OF MRS. W. T. SMATHERS
After an illness of seven days with
pneumonia, Mrs. William T. S ma ti
ers died at her home near Waynes
ville Tuesday night about 7 o'clock,
surrounded by all her - family. - She
was almost 60 years of age and leaves
a husband and eight children as fol
lows: Mrs. George Hampton of Can
ton, Mrs. J. O. .Rice of Asheville,
Misses Evelyn, Annie D. and Leila
and three sons, Vinson, who is a eta-
dent at the State University, Hilliard
and Lawrence.
Services will be held today 'at the
East Waynesville chapel at 11 o'clock
and the interment will be at Green
H&L ' ' . . '
Mrs. Mary Smateexs was a daughter
of the late J. N. and Mrs. J. N. Rat-J
cliff. and a sister of Mrs. Wm. M.
Tate who recently pasted away. Her
huabaad s aae ef onr fevr- pea-alar
rural earriers aad Ue sea ef the Wte
Cross has set for itself in its Christ
mas membership campaign that is to
be launched December -16. ' Through
out the United States Red Cross
chapters -are preparing for' the"1 'en
rollment of the new army which is to
stand as the organized support of the
boys in the trenches." ' ' ' "'
No mani is more deeply concerned .
in the "world war than Pre!sidenf''Wil
son who is also president of the Red
Cross and this is his proclamation;
To The' People of The United States.
Ten million Americans are invited
to join the American' Red Cross dur"
ing the week ending with Christmas
EVe. v The "times? require' that every
branch of our great national effort
! sha11 be loyally upheld, and it is pe-
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culiariy fitting that at the Christmas
season the Red Cross should be the
branch through which your willing
ness to help is expressed.
You should join the American Red
Cross, because it alone can carry the
pledges of Christmas good ' will to
those who are bearing, for us the real
burdens of the world war, both in onr
own Army and Navy and in the na
tions upon whose territory the issues
of the world war are being fought out.
Your: evidence of faith in. this work
is necessary for their heartening and
cheer. ' ' . t
You' Should join the Red Cross- be
cause this arm of the National .Ser
vice is steadily and efficiently "main
taining its overseas relief in every
suffering land, administering ouf mil-
lions wisely and well and awakening
the gratitude of every people.
Our consciences will not let us en
joy the ' Christmas ' season if this,
pledge of support to our cause and the.
world's weal is left ': unfulfilled. ,' 'Red
Cross ' membersnip Js ; the" Chrisimas'
spirit in terms of action.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON,
President of the American Red Cross.
GOOD SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT
High school students gave a play,
"Kentucky Belle," at the school au
ditorium Friday night which netted
$26.75 and which was contributed to
the Red Cross.
A leadirg role was taken by Ruth
Albright Who interpreted '; he part
very " cleverly. ' Her sister, ' Grace
Albright had a more extensive part
than any other participant and had
her part well memorized. A ' little
more vivacity at times would have
ai'-'sd the part. Wayne Grahl was
! the leading man as Colonel -and his
Ipart was well acted.' Howard' Leath-
j ei wood proved the prince in di.sguise
j and he was ably assisted by four
ur.g men as telephone linemen.
Hearst Burgin Paul Hyatt,- James
Noland and Clement Fitzgerald.
Frank Ilaidin wore a sort of Charlie
Chaplin mustache to more nearly re
semble a physician. Julia Allen and
May Noland also had minor parts. '
Consideiable humor was injected by
Flora Allen as the negro maid ami
Paul Francis as colored servant. He
had a grotesque make-up, the effort
seemingly being to resemble a Hot.
tentot just down from the tree.
Net' the least part was that taken
by four girls, Kitty Alley, Braxton
Kirk, Harriett Boone and Lavinia
Larson as the, dancing ..girls ., The .
solo dance by Braxton Kirk was one
of the most enjoyable of the evening.
Kktie Alleys who also had speakkc
parts was particularly vivacious. and
engaging. Frederika Dobyns played
the accompaniment for the dancing.
We have but one suggestion in con
nection with the school entertainment
the pupils in the aadlenee,' should
seek to give the public a good impres
sion of themselves and the school ia
general ' ' Hence they should seek to ,
subdue their ebullient spirit to the
extent that will permit the audience
to clearly hear the perform era a the
stage. Some of them .raced out Just
before the program closed which is
not complimentary to the performers.
Printed programs were on hand, bat
in .the excitement-of . getting seedy.,
their distribution was forgotten.
As a .whole the. performance Vas
very creditable- te . the young per ,
formers.
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