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VOLUME IV. NUMBER 27. y 1 WAYNESVILLE. liAYWOOD COUNTY. yORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918 $1JH A YEAR IN ADVANCE j
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PARADE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Perhaps never before in the history
of Waynesville was a parade a great
' . er success than that of the Red Cross
' at Waynesville Monday evening. The
l"rowd ws estimated at around 3,000.
'. Not .only Was , the attendance ex
' ceptionally large but the parade it-
self was unusually interesting.
. The parade started at 6:30 from
' the school house. The local Red
Cross chapter, under the leadership
4 of Mrs. Kate Pegues, presented an
' elaborate parade to advertise the Big
Red Cross.Drive beginning .that day
' and lasting until Saturday night this
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- The Waynesville band led the pa
; ;; tade. They were followed by 45
r guards oJ: the tocal U. S. Hospital.
. fit Than tain mother, and wives of the
;. soldiers jmd sailors at the front with
service flags. They bore the banner,
I "We Give Our Boys What Will You
J; Give?" Mrs. George Coble carried a
V'flag with four stars and one Red
Cross, representing the largest num
. ber of children :in the service from
any household here.
, The Red Cross float, "Spirit of the
Red Cross.tffollowed the mothers and,
wives. ; Private Sam Grossman acted
as the' wounded soldier while Miss
Nancy Killian and Miss Marion J.
Lane, of Chester, Pa., played the part
of the Red Cross nurses and gave a
demonstration of . how the Red Cross
cares for the wounded soldiers. Pri
vates from the local U. S. Hospital
' acted as stretcher bearers in the Med
ical Corps.
This float was followed by the "War
Gardeners," whose slogan was "We
Will Do Our Best." They carried
farming implements and were dressed
in overalls. They were Junior Red
' Cross workers under the leadership of
Miss Alice Quinlan.
Under the direction of Mrs. James
Reed came the Red Cross workers,
"The Army Behind the Army."
They were dressed in regular Red
Cross garb antf were followed by an
automobile of Red Cross nurses from
the local U. S. Hospital.-
Then came the Navy League. This
float was prepared under the direction
of Mrs. R. L. Allen. It was decorated
' in yellow and black and Miss Nan
nette Jones and Amelia McFadyen
C held a huge banner decorated with the
Navy League anchor. Homer Owen,
sailor on the U. S. S. Mississippi,
helped to. make this float a success. .
The Farmerettes, about 20 young
ladies, dressed in aprons and bonnets
." and. carrying farming implements of
euery sort, came next under.the lea-
dership of Miss Margaret .Stringfield.
; They carried a banner bearing the
' slogan, "America's Ideal la Service."
The Fire Department came next
. ,' under the direction of Walter Hawk.
The truck was decorated in the allied
' colors. ' " "-
The next feature was the Kitch
enettes, a band of pretty girls who
wore the Hoover dress and cap and
floated the banner, "Food Will Win
the War, Don't Waste It" This was
under the supervision of Mrs. Sea-
ver. i
The main feature, of the parade was
the fl.at "Columbia and Her Allies.1"
, The truck was elaborately decorated
in Red, White and Blue. Miss Car
olina Bell, as Columbia, dressed in
the robe of Liberty and Peace, stood
. above the allied nations. At her feet
Mrs. H. B. Atkins, representing Italy,
and Miss Mary Shoolbred, represent-
ing Portugal, knelt holding out the
hand of Alliance. Back of them were
the other allied nations tMiss Dolly
, Lee, China; Miss Louise Bevell, Ja
pan; "Miss Dolly Bell, England, and
Miss Grace Lee, Belgium. The raag-
' niflcence of this float is due to the ef-
fort of Mrs. J. R. McCracken.
' Then came the Home Guard, "Our
Horce Defender" .about IZ or 20
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Chief Mitchell1, representing Uncle
r, with 16 escorts children lirvsMiJ
George Washington ami Dutch
wives led the "Spirit of "It. Rich
ard Covington, a drummer boy dressed
, as a boy scout, brought up the rear.
i ' . The French and Belgian refugees
float followed the protecting hand of
UBCie sain. ij
; with French, Belgian ;and Red Croas
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f colors. About, 12 small boys ana
girls dressed in tagged clothes, ear'
1 rying their arms in slings, to show
where they had been mutilated by:
German soldiers, were , held by the
'cenfident hand f the Red Cross
i nurses, Mrs. R. O. Covington and Mrs.
j 8, H. BushneU. Miss Hilda Way rep
i resented the Belgian mother and cr
i ritd little Madge Way in her arms. .
I ' Mrs. George Plott, Miss Una Plott
i td Miss Elisabeth Cole, dressed as
J Uaki 'heroes, rode 'horseback, ol-
lowed by , , "ot, "The Greatest
JUNE 5 REGISTRATION DAY
All
Men Reaching Majority Since
Last June Must Register
Then
- Upon approving the act " of . con
gress bringing under the army draft
law, all men attaining the age of 21
years since the first registration day,
June 5, 1917, President Wilson issued
a proclamation formally fixing next
June 5 as the date for new eligible
to appear before, their local boards,
Male persons, whether . citizens or
not, are required to register. . . Ex
eruptions, under the original act, in
eluding men already in the military
service apply, and to these the new
law adds ministerial and medical
students now pursuing their studies,
The President's proclamation gives
notice to appear for registration .on
June 5 between the hours of 7 a. hi.
and 9 p. m. ... . ...,....
There will be but one registration
board in each county. It will there
fore be necessary for all young men
in Haywood county who have become
21. years old since June 5, 1917, to
come to . Waynesville,' before the .local
board at the court house' on June 5
and register. '
, Readers of this are .requested to
make this fact known throughout
their communities, so that there will
be no one listed as a slacker by rea
son of the fact that they did not re
ceive ' information that they had to
register.
The following have been appointed
to assist the Registration Board as
registrars: C. B. Atkinson, G. C.
Haynes, J. E. Carraway, Charles
Francis, Hugh Sloan, F. C. Welch,
Waynesville; J. N. Mease, George
Mdffit, C. F. Smathers, Canton; Glenn
Palmer, Crabtree; W. G. Byers, D. I.
L. Smathers, Clyde; W. C. Moody,
Sunburst; H. W. Hopkins, Cre'st
mont. '
Chautauqua for Waynesville
Twenty ..citizens of Waynesville
signed an agreement to ' guarantee' a
Three-Days Chautauqua some time
in July. The Radcliffe Chautauqua
fSystem will furnish the talent.
The numbers are very largely of
a patriotic and Serve-The-War na
ture and is known as the "Wake Up
America? program. There will also
be a number of excellent concerts.
Three programs each .day. About
1,600 towns have so far signed up for
this chautauqua for. the 1918 season.
D. A. R, MEETING
The D. A. R. Chapter will hold their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday,
May 28, at 4 o'clock with Mm. Alden
Howell, Jr. All members are urged to
be present as this is an important
meeting.
Mother in the World," from Hazel
wood. There was another float from
Hazelwrod. "Liberty and Her Allies."
Miss Harriet Brown was dressed in
the robe of Peace and represented
Liberty. The float was elaborately
decorated in the flags of the allied na
tion. Every nation of the allies was
represented in this float.
The marshals were R. A. L. Hyatt,
as chief, Dr. J. R. McCracken, E. L.
Withers and H. B. Atkins. There
were many other automobiles deco
rated in Red, White and Blue, that
followed the parade. ,
The procession started from the
school building and marched down
Main street and back to the court
house where they lined up for a pro
gram. The audience, accompanied by
music by the band, sang "The Star
Spangled Banner." Bryan Walpole
then made a short address followed
by the recitation, "Young Fellow, My
Lad," a tribute to the soldiers, by Miss
Lillian Green. Then three loud
cheers were given to the Red Cross
workers. , Short addresses were given
by Rev.'. A. V. Joyner and Captain
Alden Howell.
It was mooosed bv Captain Hyatt!
that the procession march to the local
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patients, ine paraae men roounueu
to thf hospital, where it was received:
with warm aplaute. There were sev-
era! selections by the band, after
which the crowd dispersed,
There was a good crowd out to wit-
ness the parade. It was assuredly a
great success and will help Waynes
ville Red Cross chapter to reach the
4,000 quota and "go over the top."
Many thanks are voted to Mrs. Pe
gs es and the other ladies who helped.
Alee appreciation is given to Messrs.
Medford, Tipton, BlackweH, Bushaell
and Hyatt Co. for the ase ef their
trucks.
In an Auto Down
(By Jesse Daniel Boone)
In the golden days of summer, when the flowers bloom and smile,
When the mountain breeze is blowing and you feel that life's worth
while,
When you climb into an auto for a journey, far and "wide,
With some days at your disposal and a good friend by your side;
'., It is then your heart bea$s faster and you're full of pleasant thrills
j As yoq speed along the highways' and go up and down the hills;
. It is then you. lose your' worries and forget your daily cares,
As you spin across the country over sand clay thoroughfares.
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Here we start for Buncombe county, through the mud and in the rain, '
And while skidding into gullies, wifey said we were insane;
But when Bearing Jimmy Patton's, how we did enjoy the ride
Into Canton, smooth as velvet, on a pike which is our pride.
Soon we reached old Buncombe's sand clay, and the concrete, later on;
Into Asheville.. then, for 'dinner, then for Greenville we were gone.
Hendersonville,i soon we left behind us, climbing' all the hills in high,
Crossing both the two .big mountains, almost dropping from the sky.
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As we left the grand old mountains, how the rain did beat and pour;
But we "batted" on to Greenville, for the skidding stunts were o'er.
There we spent a night in comfort with some friends we long had
known, ,
And next morning, though quite early, we had eaten and had flown.
What a road from there to Piedmont! How the miles did slp away!
. Anderson, soon, we left behind us as we sped along our way;
On our way to good old Georgia, where the luscious melons grow;
Where the peaches drip with sweetness, where the cotton blossoms
glow.
Now we pass a large, green wheat field, then some fellows planting
corn;
Next we see a field of cotton and we hear a dinner horn;
Then we climb a long, red hillside and go coasting down below,
But we often must be careful and go down it rather slow,
For there may be in our pathway holes enough to break a spring,
Where the rains have ploughed deep furrows, as they rush and splash
and sing.
Soon we cross a deep, wide river, on a bridge, all covered in,
And we find we've crossed a state line, and in Georgia we begin.
Often speeders wish to pass you, and it's best to let them by,
As they go in reckless fashion, fast as birds would try to fly;
Over any sort of roadway, whether smooth or whether rough,
Drivers of the well-to-do-sort and some others, pretty tough.
Let them go on in their madness, for the chances are, my friend,
They will in their crazy joy ride3, soon or late, come to an end.
Chances are you soon will find them mending springs or pumping tires
Or it may be they are sticking in' the mud holes or the mires.
Many towns,. and many hamlets, we must pass without a stop
And cross railroads without number, sometimes hitting them ker
flop. Athens, Georgia's classic city, bids us stop for gasoline;
Then we hurry to Atlanta, with some nice towns in between;'
There we flounder through such traffic as a novice seldom meets
On to Finburn, through Palmetta, 40 miles to Newnaifs streets,
Just two days of motor travel isn'tbad, by any means
When you think of all the pleasure and the many pretty scenes.
LEADING CITIZENS URGE LIBERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO RED CROSS FUND
TO THE PEOPLE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY:
The American Red Cross Society is conducting a campaign during
the present week for the purpose of raising funds for war relief work.
The Waynesville Chapter has been asked to raise 34,000, and the local
organization is bending every effort to reach this result. The juris
diction of the Waynesville Chapter, for the purposes of this cam
paign, extends over , the entire county except the townships of Beaver
dam, Cecil, Pigeon and East Fork. These are connected with the Can
ton Chapter. .
We take this means of urging every'patriotic citizen of Haywood
county to contribute generously to this most worthy cause. The Red
Cross is doing a wonderful work among our soldiers and sailors, and
has the unqualified endorsement and co-operation of every depart
ment of our government. We hope there will be a liberal response to
this call, and that Waynesville may go "over the top" in this cam
paign, as it usually does in every forward movement '
W. B. WEST, Pastor Methodist Church.
A. V. JOYNER, Pastor Baptist Church.
ALBERT NEW, Rector Episcopal Church.
GEORGE F. MASON, Pastor Presbyterian Church.
J. M. QUEEN, Mayor of Waynesville.
E. J. ROBESON, Superintendent City Schools.
IN BEHALF OF KIRKPATRICK FOR
REGISTER OF DEEDS
There is politics and politics in Haywood this year.
And while there is so much need of men, young- men and
strong men, in the fields to make $2 corn, $2.50 wheat, 10
to 12 cent beef, 15 to 20 cent pork and other things in pro
portion, besides such a call for young, strong men over in
France, isn't it strange that so many young and strong men
are candidates for Haywood county offices ? Look- the list
over. There is a candidate for Register of Deeds who is
well qualified to fill the office. He is my son and a cripple,
perhaps for life, and there are two strong young men op
posing him. Are they afraid of work, or are they dreading
to go to France?
. v When the call was made in 1861 1 volunteered and went
in the 'first company that left Haywood, under Capt. R. G.
A; Love (afterwards Col R. G. A Love, of the 62nd N. C.
Troops). Last Saturday I was 71 years old. True I have
been crippled since the battle of Seven Pines, but I have
lived without pension, and the Kirkpa tricks have lived
without office, while always voting the Democratic ticket
Will not the voters of Haywood endorse my son and let these
two strong men work to feed the army or go to France and
whip the Hunt .V . .
. . (Adv.) . . " W. A. KIRKPATRICK.
Through Georgia
THROUGH TRAINS TO ATLANTA
Many More Trains May Be Sent
Over Murphy Branch Than
at Present
A party of the highest officials of
the Southern Railway Co, headed by
President. Fairfax Harrison, spent
several days last week inspecting the
Murphy division of the Southern, and
while no official statement has een
given out, it is understood that t'ie
trip was made for the purpose of
using the Murphy branch as a through
line to Atlanta, via Murphy and Blue
Ridge, Ga. When this is done, this
division of the Southern will become
one of the most important of the sys
tem, for it will greatly relieve the
heavy traffic of the through lines to
Atlanta and the South. .
From Murphy to Blue Ridge, Ga.,
the distance is 25 miles and from
Blue Ridge to Atlanta it is 102 miles
and t is understood that this line is in
good condition. At present the traf
fic is said to be light, owing to the
fact that the line runs through 1
sparsely settled section of the coun
try. For this reason the road could
easily be used to relieve this division
of some of its burden.
With a few improvements which are
needed for the Murphy division it is
believed that the road can be put in
condition to handle a great deal more
traffic than now passes over the
line.
PATIENTS NOW NUMBER 230
i A total of 230 patients had arrived
at the government hospital at
Waynesville by Tuesday noon. Sev
enty-one arrived Saturday. The ma.
jority of the patients are from France,
but some are from camps in the
United States. Of those who arrived
Saturday, 60 are from the camp at
Newport News.
. There are now a total of slightly
over 100 guards, men from the medi
cal detachment who do much of the
work about- the hospital. Many of
these are up town in the evening, so
that there are always khaki clad
boys in Waynesville.
The Smathers property adjoining
the hospital grounds have been leased
by the government and the three
handsome buildings there will soon
be used for the nurses. A little store
room near the bridge will be con.
verted into a Post Exchange.
Patients upon arrival are put to
bed for a week and all meals car
ried to them. The temperature is
taken at frequent intervals. If at the
end of the week, a patient is found
to be getting along well, he is al
lowed to be up as much as his con
dition permits. The patients are not
only getting excellent treatment and
care but they are situated amidst
some of the most pleasant surround
ings found anywhere in the U. S. A.
Tuesday 450 additional beds ar
rived for the tents soon to be erect
ed. The hospital now has about 800
beds.
Hospitality Rooms for Soldiers
The Navy League will open their
Hospitality Rooms in the Allen build
ing to the soldiers on Tuesday, May
28, from 7 p. m. to 10. All uniformed
men are cordially invited to attend.
The rooms will be supplied with
good . hooks, magazines, games and
writing material. A good piano has
also been secured, i...- . .', . .1.
i Every .citizen in Haywood eounty is
urged-to cooperate with the Navy
League in this work. Help us show'
tha..boyi .that, we , do. appreciate
what .they are doing for us. . . . , ,
..Tbink of what the Y Ji.CJL an j the
Hospitality Rooms throughout the
country mean TO YOUR BOY. Won't
you, dp' wbat you can and stand back
of Uje Navy League in this work?
CANTON REACHED QUOTA
Canton's Red Cross quets of $1,600
was reached Monday evening follow
ing speeches at a mass meeting.' They
expect to double that amount by can
vass this week.
The meeting was held in the Bap
tist church and an interesting feature
was the wonderful way in which the
employees of the Champion Fibre Co.
responded to the appeal made by the
speaker, the entire, body ef men who
attended the meeting rising in a body
and pledging a day's work for the
cause.
PrwwuBce It.Teea"
According to the editor of a Paris
newspaper, the name of General Fech
should be pronounced te rhyme with
"bosh." That will be all right if he
will pat the kibosh oa the kaiser.
WHEN 45 SELECTMEN LEAVE
FOR THE ARMY SATURDAY
A patriotic citizen presents the fol
lowing: Forty-five of our boys are leaving
Waynesville for Camp Jackson, S. C,
next Saturday, May 25. Don't forget
'.hem. They are of the best called
from every avocation of life to go
forth to battle for the sacred cause
of humanity. ', They will leave the of
fice of the Local Exemption Board
Saturday at 11 a. m. and arrive at
the depot at 11:10. Be there to give
the boys a good, hearty cheer. They
are brave, they don't mind to go, but
be there to say goodby and show
them that the army at home loves
the soldier boys.
FATAL SHOOTING NEAR CANTON
Greene Hall was mortally wound
ed in a pistol duel between himself
and Williard Smathers near Canton
Tuesday meaning. Death resulted
after an operation. The bullet passed
through Wb stomach and lodged in
his thigh.
Smathers was shot in the leg by
Hall and he is in an Asheville hos
pital. He wtf recover. Smathers is
28 years old and keeps company with
Hall's daughter. Mr. Hall was an
aged resident of Dutch Cove. That
morning when Williard Smathers
drove by on a load of wood, a heat
ed argument between the two arose.
Who shot first is a matter of dispute
but Smathers claims he was shot first
while on his wajejn and then returned
the fire.
RAIDED STILL AT BALSAM
Saturday Chief Mitchell and Feder-'
al Revenue Officers Mark and Henry
Reed, of Asheville, raided a still near
a mountain, top one and a half miles
from Balsam. Three men were op
erating the still at the time. The
officers were quite close before their
presence was discovered, whereupon
the home-distillers made great haste
to get away. One of them evident
ly didn't know in what direction the
officers were approaching for he ran
directly towards them and was cap
tured. He is 8am Painter. He was
brought to Waynesville and lodged in
jail.
There was only about four gallons
of whiskey on hand.
Chief MrtcheH made a. record run
in his car to Balsam. The revenue
officers came on the morning train.
The Chief met them at the depot in
his Ford, concluded that car too small
and went to the garage for his big
car, pumped up a tire and then head
ed for Balsam, beating the train
there. He was afraid someone on
the train might have spotted the of
ficers and sent out a warning when
the train reached Balsam.
RED CROSS THERMOMETER
The big Red Cross Drive started
Mcnday, May 20, and will continue
through' May 27.
On Monday morning a kuo Red
Cross flag was sus;cnded across
North Main street, between the Gor
don Hotel and the Presbyterian
church.
As money is raised this flag will
be moved forward until it reaches
headquarters, in the Central Cafo.
WaynesviUe's quota .is 14,000 and
when the thermometer reseller head
quarters it will signify that Waynes
ville has reached her quota.. V. is
hoped, -however, that she will pass
the f 4,009 .mark and that the flag
will 'reach the end of. South Main
street so that the Waynesville Red
Cross Chapter will go "over the top."
The total subscribed and reported
up to last siiglBt was jr,202.23, divided
among the team captains as follows:
Mrs-. J. W. Bead ..
.$ 176.00
. 290.50
72.00
. 113.00
' '1S5.30
83.00
50.00
. 175.00
C4.25
.$1,202J25
J. F. Bass ......:
Mrs. C. E. Qemlan
S. H. Bushne!l ....
Mrs. J. F. Abe ...
C. H. Ray
Mrs. L. B. Palmer
W. T. Sheltoa . .
Mrs. J. M. Long . .
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Te Subscribers 3rd Liberty B::ils
' Attention is called to the tuci. that
a 30 per eent payment on all binds
bought on the installment plan is due
to be in the Federal Reserve Bank at
Richmond . en May 28. All who
bought bonds through us on the par- v
tiaJ payment plan are requested to
have their, payment in not later than
May 26. rtrst National Bank.
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