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IIIllSMl ' A N D W A Y N E S V I L L E C O U R I E R Volume IV. No 6 Waynesville. IN. O, Thursday, December 27, 1917 $1.50aTYcar HAYWOOD LIVE STOCK DEMAND) TWO FIRES I. . - , CHANGED HER MIND ' I NOTICE TO REGISTRANTS Haywood county is rapidly coming into its own as a livestock county. The county agent leaves today with a car load of purebred cattle, sheep and hogs to be shown and sold at the annual North Carolina Livestock and Poultry show to be held at Wilson, January 1, 2, 3, and 4. The con signors irom this county are T. L. Gwyn A. J. McCracken, H. A. Os borne,' each sending purebred cattle, while H. C. Hargrove, A. C. Walker nd A J. McCracken are sending purebred sheep and T. H, Rogers, S C. Satterthwait, and W. W. Shay arc sending hogs Sales of shorthorn, hereford and angus cattle from the best herds of the middle west will be held, while another feature of the meeting will be the sale of livestock raised ill North Carolina. Haywood has the honor of furnishing a far greater number of stock for this sale than any other county. The whole state is beginning to look to Haywood for pufcfebred stock of all kinds and the citizens who, a few years ago, risked their money in purebred stock are finding their judgment vindicated and are beginning to reap a reward for their efforts. Five years hence the amount of purebred stock in Hay wood should be increased a thousand fold over the present number. It means more money for Haywood. . The residence of Ed Young in the south part of" town was destroyed by fire about six o'clock Friday evening. He was away from home at the time and his wife and children who were at home did not discover the fire until almost the whole house was ablaze. They had time to escape only. Noth ing was saved of either clothes or furniture. The house was built this year and contained four rooms. Even his Christmas turkey which was in a barrel on (he porch was burned. When ilie fire laddies came it was too late to save the house tho the skeleton is -still standing. He had $350 insurance on the house and $300 on contents, not half enuf to cover the loss. Better timing in the South TO THE UPLIFT BOYS On behalf of the Mountaineer. r!nnviei we herebv accent with a ipolite bow the following general bo ouet to weeklies from Sunday's Asheville Times: To the weekly newspaper of West ern North Carolina, The Times wish es a Merry Christmas. During the year these newspapers fighting against tremendous odds in the newspaper game, have struggled on, working for the uplift of their several communi ties and for the development of this section of the state. 'Loyal to the country, the editors and publishers of these weekly newspapers with little hope of reward, save that of a satis fied conscience, have more than done their bit for the national honor. May old Santa remember each one of them. Fire broke out in the residence of Dr. W. H. Liner Tuesday afternoon when the family was away from home. J. T. Bridges, lintoype opera tor for the Mountaineer-Courier, was one of-the. first to discover it and he ran to the home of neighbors, to reach a telephone to call the fire depart ment. But the residents were away irom home and doors locked. On the fifth trial he found a front door unlocked and reached a phone. Some one opened a fire hydrant, but turned it the wrong way, so. that it became impossible to turn the water off and connect a hose. The police chief (drove his car to city fire department ' and brought hand fire extinguishers. The fire seems to have started from a fireplace upstairs. The flames were soon extinguished with considerable damage to the building, however, from both fire and water. THE FARMER ONE OF UNCLE SAM'S DEFENDANTS By D. B. Osborne, Chairman Soil Mr. Farmer: j The above picture exemplifies II V vital the Importance II of your position in . the World War The fight of free- adorn and democra cy against German State Plays Santa to Old Soldiers The State of North Carolian, as has been the custom for many years, is playing Santa Claus by issuing checks to the old soldiers of 1861-65 and to the widows who have survived their husbands. These checks, coming as they do just before Christmas, have been increased until the smallest sum paid is $45.00, and although pitifully small they always gladden the hearts of the dear old people. The checks for Haywood county are being mailed out from the cleric's office at Waynes ville, They are divided into four classes, 1st, 2nd,. 3rd and 4th. The list shows something over three hun dred names, making a total of about 111,000, which is considerably more than was paid last year, because of the fact that the last legislature rais. ed the amount from $32.50 to $45.00. Canton Observer. Christmas Program A very interesting Christmas pro gram was given at the Methodist church Sunday evening, by the chil dren. All the numbers were well ren dered and enjoyable. Perhaps the most entertaining number was a rec itation by Walter West, Jr. He was vigorously applauded and so excited over the enthusiasm he had stirred up that he rushed back and delivered his message a second time, much to the delight of the audience. A dia logue by Martha Mock and Betty West was very nicely given and a solo by Elizabeth Matney proved the little girl possessor of a sweet voice. Several of the primary classes sang, and did it well. A row of little boys sang with particular lustiness making up in fervor what a critic might have said they lacked in harmony. The program fwas thoroughly enjoyable troughout and appreciated by the large audience present The children received the usual treat of candy and oranges from Santa Claus. autocracy. Upon you is placed the grave jWy responsimuty or D. B. OSBORNE ant crops with which to feed and clothe our army and navy; the armies and navies of our Allies our own people at home and the peoples of our Allies In Eu rope. Failure would bring disaster to our army and an untimely and unneces sary death to many of our boys who have gone forth to battle In defense of our liberty. But, Mr. Farmer, we know that un der the great responsibility placed on you by our Government, that there is no such word as "fail" in your vo cabulary and that nothing short of In surmountable providential causes could prevent your answering fully to this responsibility. However, maximum crops can only be had by the Judicious and Intensive use of fertilizers, good seed, thorough cultivation, and labor-saving machinery. m provement Committee, Atlanta, Ga. One of your most pressing prob lems and one to be acted upon without delay, is the matter of obtaining your iertllizer. In spite of the beet efforts of the manufacturers and the Government, materials for making fertilizers are scarce and high in price. Therefore, it is all the more necessary that what fertilizers are to be distributed, should be used upon soil that has received the very best preparations the farmer is capable of giving. The mobilization of our army, re quiring a maximum movement of troop trains and supply trains, has ov er-taxed the capacity of our railroads as never before, and in order for fer tilizers to be distributed this season, the movement must of necessity, be gin early and the unloading of cars at destination be done with utmost despatch. Every oar must be loaded to capacity. Today fertilizers are cheaper than farm crops or farm labor. A bale of cotton, a bushel of corn, oats or wheat, will buy more pounds of fertil izers now than ever before, hence to assure the performance of a patriotic duty, with great profit to yourself, or der your fertilizers promptly so that you may be sure to get them. And when you get them, use them with the greatest degree of intelligence. Satisfactory result are bound to fol low both to you and to the Govern, ment. WILL YOU PAY INCOME TAX Boy Shot Christmas proved a day of grief for the Henry Rabb family, living above Saunook, about six miles from Waynesville. While the boys in the family were out shooting with shot guns, one of them, supposing his gun was not loaded, pointed the muzzle towards his brother at close range and pulled the trigger. The charge vent thru the stomach of the 15-year old son. The accident happened about noon and he lived until three o'clock. Some ten years ago another boy in that family was shot under similar circumstances. Hospital Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Gibson of Lake Ju naluska . were omitted from last week's report thro the absent mind (or fingers) of the Courier office force. These gifts of three or more bushels of fine potatoes comes under the aus pices of the Lake Junaluska chapter. Mr. Rufus Allen 1-2 bushels apples, Mrs. Person material for 4 tray covers, Mrs. J. S, Mitchell made the tray carer with the most exquisite hand work, Mrs. J.R. Allen butter milk Mrs. sterile covers. Mrs. Claudia Hubbard, Supt Try a want ad for remits. Ten Tons of Hay Per Acre W. D. Graham, a farmer in Rowan county, claims to have put up nearly ten tons of hay on one acre of ground this year, according to the Moores vilte Enterprise. He received the first prize of $50 offered by the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of Winston-Salem for the one who raised the largest amount of hay on one acre of land. There were seven teen counties in this state and several in Virginia contesting for the prize, $250 'being the amount divided out among the various contestants. Mr. Graham sowed his acre in tall mead ow oats, Italian rye, red clover and timothy grass, and harvested 19,875 pounds of cured hay. That is prac tically ten tons of hay from one acre, and if sold at $25 per ton, he would reap $250 for his feedstuff from this small plot This hay-raising contest o o figures when "the officer arrives. The first year 6,000 pounds from one! ElnMUUa. wowev.r. don mMB fam. acre won the first prize, the second ,., , . .. , . . . . . i y expenses, money used to pay off W ESTERN N. C. NEWS J. W. Robinson of Beaverdam claims to have butchered a 12-months' old hog which netted 500 pound. The only picture .show in Tryon had to close because the light com pany couldn't furnish sufficient power. Collector Watts announces that a federal income tax officer will be in this county to assist income tax-pay- eis with their returns without cost to them as follows: Waynesville, Jan. 7 to 12, Feb. 11 to 16 inclusive. Canton. Jan. 2 to 5. Feb. 18 and 19 . About the most interestingly edited inc usive. an(j COuntry town ex Returns of income for the year change in this section is the Polk 1917 must be made on forms pro- County News published at Tryon. vided for the purpose before March 1, 1918. Because a good many peo ple don't understand the law and won't know how to make out their returns, the government is this officer to do it for them. But the duty is on the tax-payer to make himself If he doesn' before March 1, he may have to pay a penalty ranging from $20 to $1,000, pay a fine or go to jail. So if you don't want to take chances you should call on .the income tax man. If you are not sure about being sub ject to the tax, better ask him and make sure. Whether you see the in come tax man or not, you must make return if subject to tax. The Collector suggests that every body start figuring up now his income and expenses so as, to be ready with It is a woman s prerogative to change her mind. Ihis was respon sible for a somewhat amusing near tiial before Justice of Peace W. J. Uaynes at the court house Monday afternoon when Attorneys Hannah and Ward supposedly apponents, found they were in reality both rep lesenting the same client, tho rie was for the prosecution and the other for the defense. A colored girl had authorized Chief lit Police Mitchell to bring- prosecu tion against a young man of her own race, im a senous enrage and nau sanctioned the employment of George Ward to prosecute the case. But Inter she changed her mind and au thorized W. J. Hannah to appear for her in court and ask that the action be dismissed. When the case was called for trial the girl and both lawyers were present, Ward to prose cu:e in her behalf and Hannah to dismiss the suit in her behalf. It was found she had signed one paper authorizing the arrest, but she cjaini ed to Mr. Hannah she didn't know what she signed when she signed it. And Mr. Ward contended in turn that she denied knowing what she signed when she signed the statement submitted by Mr. Hannah authorizing that no suit be brought. Naturally the justice of peace had a worried look. He was wondering just where he "was at," when it was mutually agreed that the girl, who was in court, should state to the court just where she stood in the matter at that par ticular moment. When she said she didn't want any prosecution, Hannah smiled, Ward looked puzzled and the court heaved a sigh. "The court is dismissed," lie proclaimed "but," he added, "I am going to report this A booklet of questions, known offi cially as the questionnaire, has been, or will be, mailed to last known ad dress of all registrants who have not yet qualified for military service. If you registered and do not receive your questionnaire by the middle of January, it does not exempt you from responsibility in procuirng one, filling it in and returning it promptly to the exemption board. Each county exemption board be gan n.aiiiiig' these, at the rate of five I'Qr cent each day beginning December IT. As there were some 2200 regis trants in this county of whom 19 were i'.occpteu in the draft and probably 100 ethers have volunteered, the number sent out each day from the Haywood county exemption board is 105. In an office in the court house is a committee of volunteers, lawyers and others, who will gladly help you make out your replies. But you must file your reply with the exemtion board which has an office upstairs in the postoffice. i Be careful in making replies so there will be no errors or ommissions. Some of the replies will have to be returned to registrants on account of errors. As each days' list of questionnaires are mailed out, a list of registrants to whom sent is hung up for public inspection in that office. The purpose of these questionnaires is to classify all registrants, for the purpose of calling to the colors first those who have no dependents and who are not engaged in an occupation considered essential to the prosecu tion of the war. You may still enlist in army or marine, but to do so you must first apply to the local exemption board matter to the commissioners; they! for a certificate to that effect. The may take action." The law is that only the girl ,in the case or the county commissioners have authority to ini-; tiate prosecution. The girl got her self in bad with the court by admit. ting that the young man's father had given her a dollar to sign the papei not to prosecute. DOGS VS. SHEEP. year it was 14,000 pounds and this' year 20,000 pounds 'ery, buildings, ar anything like that Canton Man Shot I lheT mean hat J sPnd in mak- Th- WStion of Rj.vmnrvl r.,. ir money-inteiest Uses paid, who was shot by L. V. Shepherd while he p' m01un p'd ,for d" sold' era, awca uvugui lor inuui(, rem on tutv at til fDiftimninn Fihr nlant li ouit- favosa. .!.. to rrf.! your dwelling), etc In. sent out from the Merri wether bespit,:00 inc,udf bout eVery doUr 'U sL The two boys were peeling wood for the company when they got into a' (Acuity, in which Grooms is said to H O'e 3Q Rewsrd have struck Shepherd on the head with - Goodwin runs the following The Bryson City Bank with a cap ital of $30,000 made 20 per cent last sending no,jers g er cen dividends were declared and the remaining 12 nfr rent nlarAf! to nnHiviritv nrnfifq. known to the government makm? undivjded fit8 of m t make return as required t11 ... Venders of mountain dew thought that Murphy would be a good town in which to dispose of their product just 'before Christmas. But some how information reached the sheriff who advanced to meet them and gath er them in They managed to escape by taking hurriedly to the tall tira zer, but had to drop the dew as it only served to handicap them in their flight As the annual Tryon postal receipts now exceed $5,000, Postmaster Steam has been informed that the town is entitled to free delivery, twice a day, by two postmen. First, however, an inspector must visit the place, he sat isfied with the sidewalks and other facilities for getting around. A j the principal of a debt new machin- The decrease in the numbebr of ehecp (throughout the .world is so great and the demand for wool is so far exceeding the supply that I verily believe the time is very near when it will be impossible to procure woolen goods for clothing at any rea sonable price. In France and other European countries and Australia the decrease in sheep is doie to the ex igencies of war. In America, how ever, and in Western. North Carolina particularly the decrease is due en tirely to lawless dogs, as for that matter, to dogs of every kind. The law making bodies of some states have become so alarmed over the situation that they are making strenuous efforts to overcome the dog rule to the extent at least of protecting sheep husbandry. And not only as a matter of wool production, but as a matter of food saving that our country demands a stringent dog law. . With all the principal nations of the world at war and a cry from all classes of people of the world for the farmer to produce more food stuffs, I think it high time there is some thing done with the unlawful, waste ful and useless dog. The same food that is required to keep a dog one year if properly fed to a pig will produce a nice porker worth from $25 to $50. Herbert Hoover our food administrator, says every hog produced means a German dead. I think it would be wise for many board will then send you to the prop, er recruiting office for the service you wish to enter. Remember these questionnaires must be filled out and returned by you with in one week regardless of whether your are called for examination in or were exempted from the first draft. In due time you will receive a postal card notice telling you when to ap pear for physical examination. Grover C. Davis and Chas. U: Miller are assisting the local exemp tion board in their present work. AGAINST QUAIL SHOOTING We heartily endorse the following letter from a North Carolina farmer to the Albermarle Enterprise I contend that quail should not be killed. They help the fanner by de ploying insects. Our Representa tive in the legislature a few years ago procured the passage of a law for Stanly county, which was intend ed to protect the quail, and also to protect the farmer in his rights. This law provides a penalty for hunting over the lands without first procuring a written permission from the owners of lands over which they hunt. Notwithstanding this law, some hunters (nimrods) go right on hunt, ing, and shooting quails regardless of law, lands being posted, the de struction of quail, the rights and the feelings of farmers, or anything else. Just gratifying their own desires. Those nimrods should remember that farmers have some rights which should be respected. As the quail are raised on the farm, live on the farm ers' grain, they beong to the farmer. I think the nimrods have about the same right to come in my yard and kill chickens as they have to go into my fields and kill my quaiL All farmers should enter their pro test against the killing of quaiL CHANGE TO CASH BASIS apiece of timber, when Shepherd shot! aV- l the Bryson City Times: I Groom in the back. Shepherd, who w pay $50 reward for the arrest immediately left ths plant, is still stirJ evidence to convict the man who large, and Is supposed to bars gone!" " tram at Bryson to Macon ountyt his former ho--j City, Tuesday night, November 12, Canton Oteuni. . meeting at the K. P. hall Friday even ing should, interest every citizen of Tryon. The question of two free mail deliveries a day will be discussed. The establishment of such a system will depend upon how many citizens want It a two-thirds petition requir- tda srd the condition of the sidewalks. The meeting is to get an expression of opinion on the subject, and unless it Is a pretty full one the town will probably go without such service. i Tryon News. j Sprsying Potstoes When a f aimer can spray an acre We wish to sincerely thank our ot Irisn potatoes four times at a cost customers and the public generally cf ,es than 10 f"" equipment, ma for their patronage for the year now terials and labor, and get an increase closing and wish them much prosper. c' 40 bushels per acre as a result, it ity and happiness in the year to come. does not mucn figuring or mtel The new firm wishes to state that ligfnee to see a chsnce for profit in after January 1st we will change to prsying potatoes. The figures are a strictly cash basis. We consider entirely within bounds for the Pied this will be a benefit to both the mont nd Mountain sections of North customers and the firm. It will ena- Carolina. Tryon News. bie us to serve our people better and with a yet larger and better stock of goods. Again thanking our friends, we are, yours for service, WAYNESVILLE BOOK CO, BL C Lindsley. Frank Lindfors. a man to make a change. Oar coun try demands it I wonder how long it will be before tho law makers of North Carolina will wake op to tXe situation, A. L M.
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