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VOLUME IV. NUMBER 31 WAYNESVILLE, HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1918 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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WAR SAVINGS SUNDAY
Prominent Men Will Speak in Every
Section of the County Sun
i day Hear Them
At announced in last week's issue
of the. Mountaineer-Courier and Can
ton Enterprise, Sunday, the 23rd, will
see the opening of the big .drive to
put Haywood county "over the top"
in the War Savings campaign. In
each township of the - county ' pub'
. lie meeting will be held on that day
and each meeting will be addressed
by a prominent speaker. It is hoped
that the .'township chairmen will see'
that the meetings are properly adver
tised, so -that the -people will be out
' to make the opening of the campaign
a success. : .. . .
Following is a list of meetings and
speakers' throughout the county:
Waynesville, school auditorium.
Hatelwood, Judge J. D. Murphy, 3
p. m., Presbyterian church.
Lake Junaluska, Guy Weaver, 3 p.
m., auditorium.
' Clyde," T. a Rollins, 3 p. m., high
school "building. -
Lower Crabtree, T. L. Green, 3 p.
m., Baptist church.
Fines Creek, T. D. Bryson, 3 p. m.,
Baptist church.
White' Oak, Grover C. Davis, 3 p.
m., Baptist church.
fIron Duff, Rev. W. B. West, 3 p.
m., Methodist church.
Jonathan Creek, J. W. Ferguson, 3
p. m., Shady. Grove church.
Dellwood, George H. Ward, 3 p. m.,
Baptist church.
Maggie, C. A. Haynes, 3 p. m.,
Methodist church.
Cattaloochee, Rev. Mr. Griffith, 3
p. m., Methodist church.
Canton (yet to be supplied) 3 p. m.
Newfound Gap, J. Bat Smathers, 3
p. m.
Cruso, D. J. Kerr, 3 p. m.
Woodrow, Rev. M.- A. AdamsfS P
m. Sunburst, Rev. W. C. Matney, 3 p.
m.
Beaverdam, H. A. Jiolden and N, R..
Wild, 3 p. m.
Thickety-Claik's Chapel, Rev. R. J.
Hunter, 3 p. m
Retreat Star, Rev. C. E. Stedman,
,3 p.m.
Spring Hill, Rev. J. M. Terrell, 3
p. m.
East Waynesville, Capt. W. J. Han
nah, 3 p. m., school house.
Let the people of each community
make a special effort to hear the ad
dress in their section on the date men
tioned, and let every citizen encour
age thrift among the people and in
vest liberally in the War Savings
Stamps. '
S. H. BUSHNELL, Co. Chm.
JAS. E. CARRAWAY, Pub. Chm.
YOUNG LADY JOINS THE NAVY
Miss Harriet Selena Christy, of
Balsam, has the distinction of being
the first lady to enlist in the navy at
the local recruiting station, she being
accepted as a yeoman, second class,
and left immediately for the receiv
ing station at Raleigh. It is quite
likely that Miss Christy, after reach
ing Raleigh, will be plaeed on the in
active list for a few weeks before be
ing called to active duty.
Young ladies who are enrolled as
yeoman, second class, must have a
knowledge of . stenography or type
writing, or both, and on being accept
ed axe privileged to wear the regu
lation naval uniform for that branch
of the service. They receive pay at
the rate of $47-60 per month and are
allowed a stated sum for subsistence.
The government also furnishes them
with their uniforms and clothing.
Miss Christy, who to the first to
enroll at the local station, recently
graduated at the State Normal Col
lege, Greensboro. A large number
of ladies have enrolled in this service
at other recruiting stations through'
out the state, and the fact that noneiOnc ,n " tte- '
have been secured here has been the !
subject of official correspondence.
Asheville Citizen.
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MUST MOVE WATERSHED FENCE
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The town of Canton has been build-
ing a fence eroond its newly acquired
watershed and in plfc4 seenu to- have
encroached an other, lands-adjoining.'
W. D. McCrackes, a of fl partiea,
secured a restraining order from the
court and work was . stopped:; The
matter wait heard hero .Monday, be
fore Judge Lane M dissolved -the
order bat required the fence' built
only on Canton's own land.
Red -rj- Cross
. A peep into the rooms of the Red
Cross chapter any afternoon between
the hours of 4 and 5 will convince
any doubter as to the great earnest
ness with which the ladies have en
tered upon the work of learning to
make surgical dressings.
It is not an easy Job to spend three
hours every afternoon for three weeks
and it is to the credit of our members
that only five of a class of 29 have
found it necessary to withdraw. The
remaining 24 will hold out to the end.
Mrs. Morris is, most interesting,
as well as efficient teacher, and has in
spired her class with her own splendid
enthusiasm. At the close of the class
their work will be on exhibition.
Those who are not taking lessons
are busy with the Comfort Kits for
our boys who leave on the 25th.
Have you seen the blanket or com
fort made by Mrs. Green from scraps
of worsted? Look in Mr. McCrack
en's window as you pass and get an
inspiration and then look among your
things and all scraps of worsteds of
any color or knitted scarfs, hoods, etc.
white or colored, that you are done
with, put aside, and the first time you
are out bring them to the Red Cross
rooms and Mrs. Green will soon have
another "comfort" to send with this,
Don't put it off look today.
K. C. PEGUES, Chm. Pub. Com.
Red Cross at Hospital
Prof. W. C. Allen, for 14 years su
perintendent of the Waynesville Pub
lic Schools, but for the past four
years in charge of the Weldom
schools, has been appointed director
of the Red Cross work at the Gen
era! Hospital here. He assumed
charge of the' work this week. Those
who know Prof. Allen are sure that
the duties and interests of the Red
Cross at the Government Hospital
are in safe hands.
JAMES M. RAYSOR
James M. Raysor, well known race
horse and stock man who came here
about six years ago from Anderson,
C, on account of the climate and
from health considerations, died at an
early hour Saturday morning at the
Waynesville hospital after a week's
llness in his 50th year, leaving a
wife and one daughter, Mary, who is
nine years old. He had been operated
on for appendicits on Sunday before,
too late to save him.
Funeral services were held in the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. V. Joy
ner, where a large congregation and
beautiful floral offerings showed he
had many friends in the community.
His brother, J. W. Raysor, and S. W.
Brown, Mrs. Raysor's brother, arrived
here from Donalds, S. C, a day or two
before his death.
Mrs. Raysor will remain here this
summer and perhaps longer. She has
a home at Anderson and a farm near
there which are rented. Mr. Brown,
her brother, remained here until yes
terday afternoon.
COME TO SEE US
The Mountaineer-Courier is now in
its new quarters near the post office
and invites all its friends and sub
scribers to drop in and see how nicely
we are fixed to serve the public .It
is easy to find us when you have bus
iness for us or a news item for the
paper.
We are up out of a dark basement
where we had to use electric lights
all day and now find it better for
eyesight, if it isn't so- cool in hot
weather. After installing individual
motors for the linotype and Job press
es and an electric melting pot for the
linotype machine we believe we have
one of the niftiest newspaper and Jobl
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
The
Southern has . made slight;
changes to the. schedules on the Mur-
phy M follows:
No. 17 from' Asheville arrives
10:15 a. mu
No. for Ashevflje arrives MM
a. m. - x- - ' '
. No., 18. for. Aster ille arrives-4:51
p: k-
No. 19-from Asbevfllo arrives 1:51
p.m. -.- .- .. .. , , . ,
, No. 17 leaves Ashaville at 8:40 a.
m. No. 19 at 1:20 p. m.
JNo. 1. arrives there at 1:1$.' No.
IS at 6:30. (tf)
AND WHEN THE
(By Jesse Daniel Boone)
Buy a bunch of Thrist Stamps, now, against a "rainy day,"
So when the war is over you then can proudly say:
"When Uncle Sam sent out his call I lent him all I had
To help him whip the Germans, and now I'm very ' glad.
The world is safe forever, die battles have been won
Against the Kaiser and his sort, against the Turk and Hun.
I practiced thrift and ate much less of sugar and of wheat; 1
There were so many calls for help that I could hardly eat.
But now that it is over, and I can breathe a spell,
I think my health is better and all has turned out well.
I've learned bo many things worth while I have no cause to kick;
Our armies won because back home each person learned to stick.
By buying bonds and war stamps, and conservation, too,
And heeding all the calls for laid, and always ringing true,
. I feel quite patriotic and I can cut a dash,
' Because my good old Uncle owes me a lot of cash.
But I have got a neighbor, though, who's in a fearful plight;
He's full of dark foreboding! at morning, noon and night.
He thinks the wolf will get him he's in an awful dread;
He thinks the world's against him and wishes he was dead.
When war was on and calls were made he couldn't spare a cent
To help his stricken country no dollar has he lent;
He hasn't got a penny and didn't learn to save
So now he's broke and full of gloom and headed for the grave.
He didn't help his Uncle then, and now that he's in need,
He's headed for the poor house for shelter and for feed.
I play this role of prophet, now, to help some fellow man;
To help him quickly to decide to lend all cash he can.
The thing I picture now to you, will surely come to pass.
For any idiotic man, for any silly ass,
Who thinks to cheat his country and spend his money free
And never give or lend a cent to bring world liberty.
JUDICIAL PRIMARY
Let every Democrat in the 20th Judicial District be sure
attend the primaries on Saturday, June 29, to decide who shall
Judge, as between Hon. Thad Bryson who stood first, and Capt.
M.Frye, who stood second in the first primary.
ONCE AGAIN WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH HAYWOOD?
Driving over the county this week,
covering from 35 to 65 miles per day,
looking for pure bred pigs, eight to
ten weeks old, at from $10 to $15
each either Poland China, Berkshire
or Duroc-Jersey niost of the latter
found just 13 for sale. 1 wanted
over 100. Are all our farmers mak
ing money faster than is possible .by
raising pure bred pigs at $10 each?
Two litters per year of eight pigs to
the litter will give a return of $160
gross per sow. A pig does not begin
to eat until he is four weeks old. Sold
at eight weeks, gives a feeding per
iod of four weeks for 16 pigs. A ma
ture sow will be almost maintained
on a good pasture between litters.
There is no question about the sale of
good pigs of pure breeding always
the demand exceeds the supply.
Haywood county likes to be spoken
of as a stock raising county, yet
agents of other counties clamor for
foundation stock; one this week wants
58 head of various breeds. We have
13 Mr. Thomas Rogers, of Clyde, had
those, of course. Mr. Rogers has had
more than that. He breeds for. sale
and I know from experience that no
one or two men can do much toward
supplying the demand. It is of the
general farmer that I am speaking.
Why do we continue to disregard this
opportunity to furnish at a good price
foundation stock for breeding pur
poses? Every farm should keep at
least one good brood sow and grow
good pigs most farms should keep
two and few farms should keep more
than three, for a sow and pigs neg
lected is not a profitable source of in
come. Pastures, pigs and profit are
synonymous.
If we are going to raise livestock.
why not do it at the greatest profit?
Let's get in the game. Right over at
Asheville, June 21-22. will be held
sheep meeting. A. C Bigelow, pres
ident of the Philadelphia Wool and
Textile Association, will be present.
I as will also J. A. Webb, a big com-
I mission wool mercnant.
J On the 24th there will be a Holstein
I booster day. A demonstration will be
held of eight and one-half and nine-
gallon producing cows, orders wiu o
taken by Alvin J. Reed, of the dairy
farming division of the Department
of Agriculture at Raleigh, tfr. Bred
wttl go north and buy these oows from
counties which have, become famous
for raising that breed Just as Hay
wood should become famous for beef
cattle and swine of pure breeding.
' The old order passeth, "-Watch your
step." Hard times Daw means inef
ficiency crops and prices are good;
every citizen to expected to J his very
best. W. W. SHAY.
WAR IS OVER
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
to
be
A.
NOTICE OF TAX LEVY FOR
YEAR BEGINNING JUNE 1, '18
It was ordered by the board in reg
ular session June 3, 1918, that the fol
lowing tax levy be made for the Town
of Waynesville for the year beginning
June 1, 1918:
Poll Tax $2.00
Property tax as follows on the $100
worth of property:
General fund $ .60
School fund 70
Water fund 15
Lights 15
Street fund 30
Sinking fund 10
This the 3rd day of June, 1918.
By order of the board.
JNO. M. QUEEN, Mayor.
By T. C. BREEDING, Clerk. (32-1)
TAX LEVY FOR 1918
W. H. Henderson, chairman, with
John H. Allen and W. F. McCrary,
county commissioners, met in a called
session June 15 and levied taxes for
next year as follows:
Twenty cents on $100 of property
was levied for Waynesville township
to create a sinking fund on the $50,
000 road bonds and interest on same;
road tax, 53 1-3 cents.
For County Purposes
General, 18 , cents; road, 29 1-3
cents; poll, 38 cents; special bridge, 5
cents.
For State Purposes
Property, 231-3 cents; schools, 20
cents; poll, sdiool, $1.50; pensions, 4
cents; poll, 12 cents.
BEAVERDAM ROAD FUND 16
cents; poll, 45 cents.
EAST FORK ROAD 20 cents; poll
60 cents.
Special School
Cecil, 25c; poll, 75c.
Bethel, 40c; polL $1.20.
Rock Hill, 30c; poll, 90c.
Waynesville, 15c; poll, 45c
East Fork, 15c; poll, 45c.
Fines Creek, 30c; poll, 90c.
Ivy Hill, 30c; toll, 90c.
Garden Creek, 15c; poll, 45c
White Oak, 10c; poll, 30c.
Cattaloochee, 10c; poll, 30c.
Crabtree, 10c; poll, 30c.
Haselwood, 20c; poll, 60c
Clyde, 30c; poll, 90c.
CARD OP THANKS
I - wish to express my heartfelt
thanks to the many friends who were
s kind and helpful during the illness
and after the death of my husband.
Whoa bereavement or afflietioa eome
to any of tkem my wish is that friends
wi be nigh to comfort them.
Mrs. J. M. RAYSOR.
PROCLAMATION OF THE
i MAYOR
TO ALL CITIZENS OF THE
TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE:
In accordance with the Procla
mation of the President of the
United States and of the Gover
nor of North Carolina, and in
cheerful compliance with the re
quest of the Governor of North
Carolina, I, 'John M. Queen,
Mayor, do hereby designate, the
period beginning Sunday, June
23, and ending Friday, June ,28,
1918, as War Savings Week for
the Town of Waynesville, North
Carolina.
I respectfully request every
minister of the gospel, superin
tendent of the Sunday schools
and teacher of an adult Bible
class on Sunday, June 23, to
speak definitely about the War
Savings campaign and urge the
necessity of responding liberally
in pledges to purchase War Sav
ings Stamps.
I earnestly request all em
ployers of all labor to inform
their employees about the spec
ial campaign and encourage
them to help win the war by
saving, economizing and invest
ing regularly in War Savings
Stamps.
I call attention to the fact
that every citizen so notified is
expected to go to the school
house of his district on Friday,
June 28, at 6 p. m., and also to
the fact that a record of the at
tendance and proceedings of the
meeting at this school house is
to be made and preserved.
I urge all citizens of the Town
of Waynesville to work together
to the end that during the per
iod designated above the entire
quota of War Savings Stamps
apportioned to the Town of
Waynesville, which is $20 per
capita, may be secured in pur
chases and pledges by Friday,
June 28.
Done in the Town of Waynes
ville on the 18th day of June,
1918.
JNO. M. QUEEN, Mayor.
JURORS FOR JULY COURT
The county commissioners have
drawn the following jurors to serve at
the July term of court which begins
two-weeks' session July 8 for crim-
nal and civil cases.
First Week
Ernest Justice, W. L. Chambers, W.
A. Moore, Pigeon; A. M. Newton, R.
T. Messer, Geo. Fulbright, H. C. Lind-.
sley, J. S. Jones, J. C. Rose, A. E.
Brown, J. M. White, Waynesville; J.
B. Low, G. W. Green. Geo. H. Smath
ers, Roy Sellers, Beaverdam; G. G.
Parker, R. E, Duckett, Homer Rogers,
Claud Smathers, W. I. Smith. Canton;
F. H. Cogburn. D.H. Pless, East
Fork; W. C. Kirkpatrick, T. M. Fer
aruson. R. Lee Noland, Crabtree: J. J.
Kirkpatrick, Geo. A. Brown, J. T. 1
Haynes, C. B. McCracken, Mattie Mes
ser, E. H. Walker, Fines Creek; W. A.
Ensley, White Oajc; A. J. Jolly, J. M.
Medford, Iron Duff; F. G. Rippetoe,
Jack Turner, L. N. Evans, H. M. Plott,
Ivy Hill; E. Z. Rhodarmer, Jona
than John Burgess, Cattaloochee; Ed
Fincher, W. B. Snyder, Clyde.
Second Week
J. H. Camp, W. M. Tate, T. L.
Francis, James Turbyfill, J. P. Swift,
L. A. Miller, Waynesville; B. F. Mur
ray, H. C. Hargrove, W. B. Blaylock,
Pigeon J. W. Bennett, L. G. Scroggs,
Canton; R. W. Green, Shook Fergu
son, T. C Trantham, R. H. Ferguson,
Fines Creek; M. J. Hill, John Gillett,
Mat Davis, Crabtree; M. P. Haynes,
Will Byers, Clyde; W. J. Ball. Bea
verdam; W. H. Palmer, Cattaloochee;
V. Fisher, J. L. Teague, White
Oak.
CUTS OUT CANDY
Raleigh, N. C, June 18. No soft
drinks and candy will be made in
North Carolina after July I, Food Ad
ministrator Henry A. Page today In
formed 100 or more county and city
food administrators ia a .conference
here. These commercial asers of
agar, Mr. Page explained, will be cut
off for the reasoa that they failed to
furnish the required statement of
their sugar consumption. The few
who did furnish such statements' have
exceeded the aBotmeat of 80 per cent
of last year's sugar supply allowed
them.
BIG OPENING BALL
Hotel Gordon Formally Opened Satur
day Evening With Many Guests
Present Special Dinner
Many people both here and abroad
will no doubt be interested in the
opening of the ' Hotel Gordon,
Waynesville, N, C, which took place
Saturday, June 15. The hotel is not
in itself alone the attraction for the
thousands that spend the greater
part of the summer within its hos
pitable doors; but the little town of
Waynesville is -worthy of notable
mention. '
Waynesville is recognized as the
Gem of the Appalachians. It is lo
cated on a high plateau 3,000 feet
above sea level and its environment
is charming, picturesque scenery pro
duced by the crowding ranges' and
towering peaks of the forest-clad
Smokies and Balsams. The town can
boast of having the highest' altitude
and the most delightful climate east
of the Rocky Mountains; within a
radius of a few miles are five peaks
rising to the dizzy height of over
6,000 feet while lesser eminences
serve to tone the landscape and give
beauty to the scene.
The opening of the Hotel Gordon is
looked forward to by all of Waynes
ville and many people of all the
Southern states. There are thou
sands of former patrons, to whom
this event marks the opening of
the summer season in Western North
Carolina. They all remember so well
the numerous advantages of the won
derful location and the indescribable
climate in which the hotel exists. It
is this that makes it possible to call
it both a place of relaxation and rec
reation, where shattered nerves may
regain their poise, the tired business
man may recharge his energy and the
pleasure seeker may be entertained
to his heart's content. The social
life of the picturesque little mountain
resort centers at the Gordon.
The first of the many gay affairs
to be held this season was the open
ing night. It was the scene of many
gay dinner parties, and an opening
ball that bids well to be long remem
bered as a memorable evening. The
dance hall was crowded to its capacity
and the whole affair was unanimously
voted a huge success. It was at a
late hour that the jovial dancers re
luctantly gave way to the demands of
Morpheus and homeward wend their
way; but with the satisfaction that
this was only the first of many such
entertainments to be given during the
summer months.
The hotel bears the distinction of
catering to a very high class clien
tele; and the bookings for this sea
son fa r.urpasK the records of any
previous years. The management
has n'ade extensive improvements
and ond can enjoy Bt the Cordon ev
ery convenience of a thoroughly ap
pointed city hotal and ct the same
time enjoy the , tfulness and invig
oration of country ttmosphere and ,
live close to the heart of nature where
the climate is always delightful and
cool.
MAGGIE MESSAGES
We are having some fine weather
now and the farmers are making ev
ery moment count. They were great
ly behind with their work but have
just -about caught up again.
We overheard some of our farmers
say that this week had been a week
of slaughter for they had murdered
millions and tens of millions of weeds.
Robert Fie and Miss Hazel Henry,
of this place, were married last Mon
day. Mr. Fie has been working in
the shipyard at Wilmington, Del. He
and his bride will return to Wilming
ton where they expect to make their
home. Both are bright and intclli- -gent
young people and we all wish
them a happy future.
Sam Evaaa and Floyd Davis are
visitors at Maggie. They have been
working at the shipyards.
Magola Caldwell, of Nellie is vis
iting friends and relatives at Maggie.
Alma Ketner, who has been attend
ing school, ia at home for her vaca- '
tion.
Lee Setser, who is at work at Can
ton, visited home folks last Sunday.
Roy Campbell, of Maggie, has gone
to Canton to work for the Champion
Fibre Co.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rath
burn, a son.
Luck to all our readers."
"BROWN EYES."