MUHl
AND WAYNESVILLE COURIER ST"
Volume IV. No. 19 Waynesvlllc, N.C., Thursday, March 38, 1918 , $1.5Q(a,Ycar
GOVERNOR B1CKETT
Addressed ImmenM Audience at the
,. Court House Monday on the War
and How to Wia A
f - Great Speech
Thousands 0f our people remember
Got, Biekett with great pleasure since
his : address on , the White Sulphur
Sprints lawn on Patriotic Day just
before our soldiers marched away to
camp, and when i ' was announced
that he would come again in the in
terests of the war and war savings
many came from distant parts of the
county Monday and helped to fill the
large auditorium at the court house
which was more than full at 2:30
when the speaking began.
Chairman G. D. Green, of the Thrift
Campaign, asked Mayor John M.
Qneen to preside and introduce the
speaker which he did very well in
deed. ;.!, .
, Or. J. D. Arnold offered the in
vocation which was followed by two
soags by the graded school Thrift
Chorus, led by Miss Margaret
Stringfield: "Your Flag and My Flag"
and "Over There." -Governor
Biekett said he was al
ways glad to speak to a Haywood
county audience for we had shown in
a very material way an interest in
his career. He had been speaking so
much lately that his voice was sot in
the best form at first but improved
as he proceeded. He said it was bad
for one to lose his voice and sad for
a woman to lose hers but especially
so for a singer to lose hers and a real
calamity if she herself doesn't recog
nise the loss.
There were several rumors over
the wire in regard to the capture of
the Crown Prince and a large body
of German soldiers. He referred to
this and the applause was loud and
long. He said the news was gloomy
enough while he was in Asheville and
he was glad to receive something bet
ter. The first news from the raging
battles in France was depressing but
he said it made him feel like doing
even more to win. . V
He spoke of our brave boys in the
camps and at the front and of his per
sonal visits to the cantonments to see
hew they actually were. Ho said
they were well fed and living good,
deaa lives and learning to do many
things the rest of us should know.
He said the general at Camp Green,
Charlotte, received .letter from, a
lady saying "I understand. General,
ye are making some very 'five sol
diers down there. Please make one
far me. A Lonely Lady." Gov.
Bkfcett said it was his honest judg
ment that the boys are better off and
better cared for than 05 per cent of
the people back home and from his
visit he thought the several generals
at . the cantonments wosld make
enough fine soldiers for every lonely
lady in the state. He felt sure all
the North Carolinians would do their
duty and obey orders as implicitly
as did one during the Civil war. A
new recruit named Webb went to the
front at Yorktown from Alamance
county and was put on guard duty at
night on .the bank of the river with
instructions to stay at his post until
a certain hour when he would be re
lieved and when the time came he
' eeuld not be located and the matter
was reported to the officer who had
instructed him who came to the bank
he thought he had left him.
he couldnt be found he called
hint and the answer came, "Here I
be," from some distance in the stream
where the recruit stood to his waist in
the water. The officer said, "I thought
I told you not to leave your post oa
the river hank," and Webb said, "I
dtdat leave it, the water ria."
' What do we love, our country's wel
fare, or our appetites and pleasures?
Oae of the .best ways to tell is to
look over the list of receipts sad ex
penditures of any person and teU
where their heart is. What are you J
spending your time and money en?
The scriptures toll us of a sad sit
nation when the. rich young ruler
came to the Master and told of his
many virtues. When he was through
the Great Teacher told him ha was
lacking in one thing and the young
maa west away sorrowful. Shall we
ha found lacking in this great strug
gle? If we leva oar country we will
at fail and we shall asset an testa.
No woman's magesine r book of
faaafly etiquette caa rightly toll a
waman how to treat the kaabaad or
fee husband how te treat the wife
tWi ! mg lore sstssua theaa.
that Is the main' pTeecripiioa, that!
' (hey lore one another. Zfwa lore our
eouxiry and democracy there wffl fee
no trouble to contribute to the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A. work or to invest
in bonds or thrift stamps or anything
to help win the war.
v I feel it my duty as your Governor
now when this old world almost reels
and rocks to remind you of the ser
iousness of the situation confronting
us. We did not want war. I didnt
want it and President Wilson didn't
want it. He shoved it away from
him so long as he could and only ad
vised it as a last resort. When a
man realizes that nobody loves him,
nobody fears him and nobody re
spects him he then feels like getting
a cheap gun and putting an end to
himself. ' Governments are much like
individuals. We nut off the Job un
til we had nearly lost our self re
spect and the respect of other nations.
Germany treated her agreement as
"a scrap of paper," and after her at
titude towards us if we hadn't de
cided to fight we were ready to com
mit national suicide. In the old church
at home I used to often hear the old
hymn, "It Is Not All of Life to Live
Nor All of Death to Die."
Another thing that drove us into
this war is that excellent virtue Grat
itude. We owed France a debt that is
hard to pay. You know the beautiful
story of the love of David and Jon
athan. In after days when David
was king and had conquered the house
of Saul he paid homage to the crip
pled son of his old friend Jonathan,
who alone was left He had him sit
at the King's table and enjoy the
luxuries of royalty. France has ever
been the rood friend of America and
in her hour of desperation and dan
ger we must not be ungrateful, in
Revolutionary days when we couldn't
nay our rasrered. needy soldiers, it was
liVenMi mil A that naid them. At
Yorktown half the soldiers in line
were Frenchmen. France is now in
the condition we were iten. A sh-vt
time am when our first troops ar
rived there "General Pershing stood at
LaFavette's monument with uncov
ered head and said reverently, "La-
Fayette, we are here."
Wouldn't vou like to have a part in
this great struggle for world free
dom? The time has now come when
you may enlist; if not to carry a gun
then heln those who do carry them by
investing in this war savings cam
paign. We went in to save our wives
and children from what those in
Behrium had to go through. The Ger
mans said they would bo in Paris in
three weeks, in London in tnree
months and in Washington in three
years. The Kaiser had a great map
he carried around and had it changed
from time to time. It showed Amer
ica and Canada as a part of Ger-
mania. He expected to rule the
world. When President Wilson was
writing so many of his famous notes
and one was D re sen ted to him by our
representative he said, "Wait till I
finish this job and 111 attend to the
United States." "When Dewey put
Spain's navy out of business at Ma
nila Bay Germany wanted to fire on
Dewey but the British Lion growled
hia dissent. Germany has flirted
with Japan and tried to stir up the
Mexicans against us and had planned
to stir un the Germans in Brazil but
they started before the Kaiser was
ready and the rebellion was put down
and the plots discovered. If it were
not for the Monroe doctrine which
protects them our enemy might and
doubtless would swoop down on tne
21 small republics south of us, take
charge and then plant herself in Mex
ico and make of the Rio Grande a
Hind unburn- line. There are times
in the lives of individuals and nations
when ther-must fight and our time
came and we must make any sacrifice
to win.
This war is God's crucible and all
must go in the melting pot an
archism, socialism, autocracy-, demo
cracy; militarism, peace ana ail
things relating to creeds and govern
ment risht and wrong. That which
comes out' purified will remain and
be rlorifled and all else will be de
stroyed. Those who survive hill live
and reign a thousand years. Suppose
Germany should leap forth from the
melting pot with a gun in her hand
and militarism was to be triumphant,
would you want to live? Oa the oth
er hand if the allies win there caa
be bo mora wars and the world will
be safe. Peace will be a real peace.
How can we win?' By doing aO
we caa not our "bit" but our best
Save food, invest your savings' la
stamp, certificate and bonds. Some
oae asks is it safe? Safe as the gov
ernment and if It isat safe then your
factories aad banks and your Cham
pfoa. Fibre Qn. aer earthing
v- From Hearing Gov. Biekett Speak
(By Jesse Daniel Boone.)
Since hearing the speech of Governor Biekett
IH save at the bung as well as the spicket;
I'll try to stop many useless expenses,
And thus help the allies to strengthen defenses. ;
111 cut out my fishing, my billiards and pool,
And long pleasure journeys hunting breezes that cool,
Or trips, in the winter to- climes that are warm.
Or looking for scenery that only can charm.
I'll smoke cheap tobacco, and not smoke so much;
I'll eat less of pastry, ice cream and all such;
HI quit playing games and going to clubs
And set good examples for promising cubs. : I
For war's an expensive sort of a game
And all must contribute or suffer from shame;
It's no time to quibble or offer excuse, '
And no time for slackers to run around loose.
If we whip the old Kaiser and make the world safe,
There's no time for fretting and no time to chafe;
For it means self denial and mountains of gold
To throttle the Prussians and take their stronghold.
There's no place for shirkers, no time to take ease
While the world is just dying of blood-thirst disease;
So put on your, armor and join in the fray
By fighting or saving to help win the day.
Lend your Uncle your dollars, your quarters or dimes
To put down all Kaisers and stop nameless crimes
For God's in His Heaven and sees every one
Who tries to track duty or those who would shun.
When the smoke and the gases have all cleared away
And victory is won, what then can we say
To the soldiers returning, so noble, so brave,
May we say we were loyal, can we say that we gave?
would be safe. We must either do
business with Uncle Sam or Bill Hoh
enzollern which will it be? Speak
ing of safety and what might happen
reminds me of a nervous woman who
went up on the slow moving elevator
of the Washington monument When
well up she began to scent danger
and asked the elevator man, "Sup
pose these ropes should break?" He
said there was an automatic stop,
when she said, "Suppose that should
fail?" Again he replied there is an
other and another. She then said,
"But suppose they all fail, then what
would become of us?" The elevator
man said solemnly: "Madam, it all de
pends on how wa have been conduct
ing ourselves."
And much depends, my friends, how
we conduct oureehree hero at home
while oar boys arc on the battle line
"over there," looking in the jaws of
death and into the month of hell
What will we do to prevent disaster?
RED CROSS CHAPTER
The Waynesville Red Cross Chap
ter takes great pleasure in acknowl
edging the very generous response to
the plea for clothing for Belgian and
French refugees.
The rooms have presented an in
spiring scene each afternoon filled
with so many enthusiastic workers
making into dresses, aprons, etc., the
material sent in. The first gift pre
sented on Monday was from one of
our colored members a roll of ging
ham from which five dresses were
made. This was indeed an inspira
tion. . ' The White Pressing Club ren
dered valued assistance in cleaning
42 Appreciation
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HOW an advertisement is set into type
makes a difference. The following
letter is from an advertiser who was well
pleased with the way we displayed his ad
Gentlemen: We are herewith enclosing as check covering
hUl rendered for aw announcement ad entitled "SUGAR." We
wish to thank yea for the excellent display given as and assure
yea that whoa launching oar Spring Campaign year. paper will
receive caenuderatiou,
Whoa la Asheville wa would like to have yea call aad inspect
ear plant; We believe this weald afford yea a better Idea of just
what we are trying to da aad are doing.
- Aasaring yea of ear appf sciatica of any courted extended,
we are, Vry truly yearn, -
CAROLINA CRXAMERT COMPANY.
and pressing free of charge a num
ber of things. The tables are piled
with clothing, new and worn. Money,
too, was sent in, with which a full bolt
of outing was bought. The merchants
sent shoes, suits, shirts, dresses,
stockings, etc., all ' making two
boxes instead of one. If all chapters
have given as generously the larger
part of a great ship's cargo will con-
sift of these free-will offerings of
love and sympathy. Let us pray for
her a safe trip and quick arrival at
her destination.
K. C. PEGUES,
Chm. Pub. Com.
MAY BUILD NEW CHURCH
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning the congregation voted on
the location for a proposed new
church to be erected some time in the
future. The old church building needs
repairs, is old and inadequate for
modern needs, particularly for provid
ins; Sunday school rooms. Part of
the congregation favors utilizing the
old site, others favor a location else
where. Prices had been obtained on
a number of lots lor avaiianie sites
but on the two most preferred the
Temple lots and the Dr. Way lots on
Main and Pigeon streets no price
had been named and it was brought
out that the Temple lots were not for
sale at any price. The vote by the
congregation showed a preference for
the Way lots provided these can be
nnrchased at a reasonable price. If
so there is a possibiltiy this location
may be decided upon later by tne oi-
ficial board. No one, however, ven
tures to predict when a new church
building may be erected.
CANTON BEATS WAYNESVILLE
Unless there is some tall hustling
by Waynesville, Canton is going to
beat the county seat in subscriptions
to the Baby Bonds, at the end of the
first quarter ending Saturday night
Waynesville had a big lead until
March when Canton forged ahead.
' Up until yesterday morning the to
tal War Savings Stamps and. Thrift
Stamps sales for Waynesville was
amout 16,500, whereas Canton's total
was above $8,500.
About the only other post office in
the county reporting sale of these
stamps is Clyde with a little over
$800 up to March 1.
What's the matter with the farming
communities? More than half the
wealth of the county, more than half
the bank deposits, are by fanners,
yet some of the post offices in import
ant farming communities show no
sale of War Savings Stamps. Will
you have it said that our farming
communities are not doing their pa
triotic duty?
Next week we will publish the total
sales for the first quarter from each
post office in the county. Then let
a friendly rivalry begin and let ev
ery community come up to its duty.
ACCEPTED MEN TO DEPART
The Haywood County Exemption
Board have called the following men
to report at their office Saturday,
March 30, to remain here until Mon
day, April 1, when they will entrain
at 11:45 for Camp Jackson, Colum
bia, S. C:
Joe Manner, Grover C. Allison,
John G. McClure, Ross B. Deitz, Har
rison Caldwell, Lawrence A. Stamey,
Austin R. Clark, Earl M. Shehan,
Scott S. Schulhofer, Lucius B. Brooks,
Hubert Buckner, William Thos. Tur
pin, James T. Bennett, Leonard Mc
Carter and Wm. R. Fletcher.
The following colored registrants
are ordered to report today, March
28, and will entrain Friday at 11:45
for Camp Grant, Illinois: Hilary
Brown, Thos. C. Young, Garrett Hay
den, Frank Ray and Patrio T. Moore.
CAMP WADSWORTH BAND
The 110-piece band from Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, composed
of bands of the 27th Division which
are New York troops and ably con
ducted by Frances W. Sutherland,
scored a wonderful success in the
Asheville Auditorium Saturday night
before a large audience, which would
have been a packed house but for the
storm and rain that afternoon and
night We have heard many famous
bands but none gave us more real
pleasure than this one.
Among the Waynesville folks who
heard the concert were Jere. Davis,
W. P. Farmer, W. W. Blackwell,
Clem Satterthwait and J. D. Boone.
CORN CLUBS
Mr. W. Ken Scott, corn club agent
for this state, will address the people
of the following communities at the
dates mentioned:
Rock Springs, Monday, April 1, 8
p. m.
Bethel, Tuesday, April 2, 8 p. m.
Garden Creek, Wednesday, April 3,
8 p. m.
. Give us a good corn crop in Hay
wood county and we will still subsist
even if all other crops faiL Nothing
we can do to make certain a good
corn crop this year should be fore
gone. Come out and hear Mr. Scott
The young people are especially in
vited. W. H. FERGUSON,
County Agent
OUR TIME CHANGES
Sunday night March 81, move up
your clocks and watches one hour be
fore you retire as congress has passed
a law and Resident Wilson nas
signed it
This movement to save daylight
win cause us to go to work at thai
same time in reality or as the time-
pieces show one hour earlier and unit .
one hour earlier. We caa change our .
clocks as much as we like hut Old
Sol will continue to rise and set oa
his regular schedule.
In his speech Governor Biekett said
it was doubtless a North Carolina sol
dier whs panned these lines: "Kai
ser BiH went up the hfll to take a
look at France; Kaiser Bill went down
the hffl with bclleta fat his pants."
Good morning; have you bought
your Thrift Stamp?
HELD MEETING AT SAUNOOK
A Mountaineer-Courier reporter ac
companied County Agent Ferguson
and W. W. Shay, promoter of more
and better hogs for Western North
Carolina, to Saunook Monday night
where they spoke in the interest of
greater food production for patriotic
purposes as well as personal benefit
The county agent is anxious that
Haywood county boys enter some or
all of the various clubs pig club,
com club or any of several in which
farm boys now engage in order to
do their share for the government
He proposed that they cultivate say
an acre of corn, following modern
methods, and then invest the proceeds
next fall, or a part of them, in War
Savings Stamps. At the close he
asked if anyone present would care to
contribute a dollar each towards
prizes for the Saunook boys having
greatest success. But local farmers
went him one better when three of
them, H. W. Hunt, John Rhinehart
and Frank Arlington, each offered to
buy a $5 War Savings Certificate to
be used as prizes. Grayson Hall waa
named president and Mr. Rhinehart
secretary of a local organization to
have charge of the boys' clubs.
W. W. Shay raises high grade Du
roc Jersey hogs on his farm at Cruao.
The state and federal government has
asked him to "talk hogs" extensively
in this section. He showed how, by
using pasture of the right kind, the
hog industry here can be made very
profitable. For quick grazing he rec
ommends oats sowed three bushels to
the acre together with . clover and
rape. This sowed now should make,
good pasture within six or eight
weeks. Pigs cannot be raised profit
ably in a 6x8 pen. They are a graz
ing animal as well as a cow or horse.
He said North Carolina should at
least feed herself as well as all her
soldiers at the front and that there
was talk of an embargo of food pro
ducts being shipped to the south. We
must therefore greatly increase our
food production, principally corn,
hogs and cattle.
Dr. G. D. Green was als present to
promote the organizing of a Thrift
Stamp Club and urge the purchase of
this form of the government JoanV.He
made the longest speech of the eve
ning and depicted the war situation
and the urgest need of the govern
ment for money with which to prose
cute the war.
There waa every indication after!
the emeeting that the Saunook com
munity will be awake to tehir duty
and do their part
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Shay and Boil
ing Hall went to Ola Tuesday night
and to Rock Hill last night They
have ' meetings scheduled for every
night this week in this county.
HAYWOOD'S HONOR ROLL
In the honor roll published by the
Asheville Sunday Times of voluntary
enlistments in the army and navy
since the war began we find quite a
number of Haywood county men as
follows:
Waynesville Pruett Williams, C.
P. Edwards, Vinson V. Bryson, Wal
ter D. Brown, Lee H. Campbell,
Wayne Medford, H. F. McClure, Ed
win H. Farmer, Hosea E. Cook, Floyd
D. White, Boyd H. Moody, Wardell F.
Fertigue, Robert N. Liner, Joe H. Me-
haffey. Warren K. Moody.
Canton Hubert L. Moore, Dewey
E. Fincher, Will C Wines, Roy W.
Green, Claude Patton, Herman M.
Farmer, Carl T. Standridge, Charlie
McCurry, Boise Hall, Johnnie A. Mar-
lor. Person K. Marlor, Fred M. Win-
field.
Clyde Furman Davis, Robert M.
Clubb.
Crabtree Ardell RusselL Conley
Meeser.
Sunburst Guy Moore, William M.
Green, Sylvester Green.
Marine Corps
Waynesville Claud T. Francis,
Thurman William, Carl Williams,
Thomas G. Massey.
To this list we add six more
WaynesviUe boys who left yesterday
to join the navy.
FROM SHEEP TO BOCKS
Mrs. J. X. Boon is not only one
of the best af women in the Waynes
viUe community bat also ana of the
most industrious. This ia a part af
what aha has heea doing recently far
the seidiere knitting seeks Xroaa
wool sheared fresa she of her own
raising and this wnel washed, picked,
corded and spaa by herself. , Fir-
the needle a d are of
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