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... .,w jr--' j 2 r i. t .ts "f Wr- Opportunity's Empire-Wayncsvillc Altitude 2,802 Feet-Unsurpassed Natural Resources For the" locat?dnoF'Mrfnfrfc Castries; Volume XXXVII. Number 50 WAYNESVILLE, HAYWOOD COUN'Y, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928 $2.00 a Year in Advance,' $2 JO if not PM Educational News BOARD OF EDUCATION FAVORS EIGHT MONTHS SCHOOL. At their meeting last Monday, thu County Board of Kducation went on record as favoring an eight months school term for all the schools in thu county, according to information given out this week by Superintendent Wm C. Allen, who seemed greatly enthus ed over .he educational situation Members of the Board of Education also expressed themselves as being greatly encouraged iit the ouilook for thf increased efficiency of the school-; as evidenced by this prospect of u longer term. "In my opinion," said Superintend ent Allen, "Haywood county is jusl beginning an era of unprecedented educational activity. This unanimous endorsement by the Hoard of Educa. tion of the minimum term of eight months school," continued the super' intendent, "is but an unmistakable indication of the sentiment that developing all over the county. Un less all signs fail, there will be pies sure brought to bear upon the hoan! at the next meeting in February to call an election for the eaily spring.' It was brought out in the meeting on Monday that several districts ip the county are already moving toward improving school conditions in their localities. Fines Creek township, as a whole, has the ciuestion of voting bonds for a central high school now in active contemplation. A petition is being gotten ready for signature; in that part of the county to ask the county commissioners to appoint ?i day for a bond issue sufficiently large to build a union school large enough to take care of three hundred children And it will carry in that township, too. if the people are given a chance to speak. Crabtree township, also has the same thing in mind, according to the view of Mr. F. 'W. Messer, member of the Board of Education from that sec tion. He thinks that Crabtree and lron Duff townships may unite ir. building a school thut will take cars of all high school pupils in that sec tion of the county. Mr. R. W. Howell, member of the board from Jonathan township, is much interested in making Rock Hill a standard high school that will serve Jonathan, Cove Creek, Cataloochee, and a portion of White Oak. The lo cation is fine, and, if the people want a standard school, they can get it. Reaverdam township, according to Superintendent Allen, matters nru shaping themselves beautifully. Messrs. J. Bowden Smathers and J. T. Bailey, members of the board from that township, are both enthusiasti cally for improved vchools and are moving that section toward the real ization of a longer school term and better school houses. Already plans are being laid and jjetitions prepared for calling an election for both of these objects in the school district ! of North Hominy, Beaverdam, Aus tin's Chapel, Thickety, and Patton. "It is understood," said Mr. Allen, "that if the county goes as a unh for an eight months school the local ten districts will disappear, for there will be no need of them. With the county advalorum tax and the State Equalizing Fund, which - must increase in amount, there will be sufficient money to run the schools full eight months." U. D. C. MEET. Mrs. J. S. Jones will be hostess ic the Daughters of the Haywood Chnp- NOTICE. The Music Department of the Wo man's Club will meet with Mrs. C. S, Smathers on Saturday, January 9, av 3:30 P. M. CIVIC LEAGUE WILL MEET. The Civic League will meet Friday afternoon. January la, with Mrs. Homor Plott. GRACE CHURCH CONGREGATION AL MEETING. A congregational meeting of th.) 'lumbers of Grace Episcopal church will be held next Monilav night, Jan- nary 11, at 7:30, in the rectory for the purpose of electing a vestry for 'he ensuing year, and transacting any 'ther business that may come hofor: ".he meeting. Death Mrs. Rhinehart Mrs. Mary A. Rhinehart was born March 18, 1837 and died December 17, PdliO, at the age of eighty-eight. Sho was the daughter of Wayne and Em- eline liattle of Haywood county and I granj ,)aughter of Holloman BattKi'the (iovernur's Mansion, induction and Henry Bow-ell, both sturdy pio - ne-rs of this section. When Haywood county was erected in I S0!l. Holloman Rattle was one of the commissioners chosen to select - .-uiu.lli: sites for the county's public buildini'insr:. Mrs. Rhinehart was one of el. v. r, ! first four of the new. The extremely children. The sisters surviving her ! ''cold snap" also contributed to t Inure- Mrs. M. B. MeCracken, Mrs. Alio, "gayely of the sea-.m" in more va- I-'ilmet atui Mrs. William Crymes, th latter being ninety years of age. Shu joined the Methodist church, South, before the war between the State-j, when the house of worship stood in t.ii oe n Mill cemetery. .Mrs. Rhinehart 's father, Wane Baitle, was the first white child bore here after Waynesville was named. an.t n is tin light thai lie was born 10 lh. old liattle House. Mr. and Mis. Rhinehart were for many years the proprietors of thu liattle llou.-e, a popular old hostelry for visiting lawyers during session.; of the court. Miss Battle was married fii-t to Joseph Rhinehart who passed away November IS." Their children were Joseph William and Ann, the later becoming the wile ol Samuel Schenck. On July 111, lSaC. she w.v married to William Rhinehart, a brother of her first husband, and to them were born eight children: Jo seph E., Margaret A., wife of W. T. Lee, Corporation Commissioner, Fi ililln I)., Marcus T., Marrietta E., wife of S. C. Liner, contractor and builder, Robert M., Dora Emeline, wife of C. B. Atkinson and Dcrry. A long and useful life has come to its close, and to me there is always n tinge , of .aadoass about the passing of an old landmark, and there is al ways a feeling of sadness over part ing with an old acquaintance, a mend anil, especiallj wlien that otio goes out past the sunset into the un- ' discovered country. Many lorg years Mrs. Rhineh; rt had been known in Waynesville, and ' l shall not soon forget the genial ! smile and kindly word she had for tho y ;:tig people of thirty-live years ago : as we passed her home on the w:.-. I down town from school. I gladly of f. ; a tribute to her memory. MRS. W. T. C. MRS. MMBERLY HONORED. One of the most elaborte parties of the holiday season was the bridge party given by Mi.ss Elizabeth Quin- Ian, honoring .Mrs. William Kimbcrh ( a recent bride. The house was beautifully decorat ed tor the party wiin lianKs ol noiiyj and evergreen, carrying out t!ie yub- tide motit. M.r.s. Kiniberly was presented with '' silver pie knife by her hostess. Mr ;. It. O. Covington held high score and prize was a deck of cards. Mi-; Nannie Tate received the consola tion, also a deck of cards. Misses Nancy Crockett and M.ny Quinlan assisted the hostess in serv ing a delightful salad course. Those present for the nlfair be s'.ies the honoiee were: Misses Lou ise Rotha, Diana Black, Janie Reeve , Lois Briggs, Isahelle Davis, Isabcll Ferg-u-on, Tbamasine Howell, Fannie Johnr-on, Dorothy -Seaver, Kathorin-i Rity, Mary Ray, Caroline Ashlon. Vera A-hton and guest, "Spot" Perkins of Asheville, Margaret Scmmes, Shelby Semmes mid guest of Huston, Braxton Kirk, Eleanor Bush-!f ni'll, Frances Mitchell, Alio. Denton, Janie Love Quinlan, Lucy Tate Nannie Tate, Grace Albright, Virgin ia Welch, Dorothy Thomas, Wildn Ci.nvvord, Aurelia Sharp, Gladys O-,- bn no and Alice Si Mesdiimcs H. 0. Swift, Jr., Tom Lee and Hugh Mssie. crest of Canton, Covington, John Jr., Joe Graves, ! Coming in f or ; tea w ere: Misses Sue Willard Lind sley. Helen Marshall and Alice Mae Harrold. CARD OF THANKS. I no w:n ni uiaiiK i ne many jrienu-. fo rtheir kindness shown us during the illness and death of our beloved I daughter and wife and most espe- ! ally th" different organizations. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Kerley and husband, Sam Williams. Shipmaris Digest of State News: Raleigh, Jan. 1, l'Jiii. The meeting of the North Carolina Judicial Con. ! fei enee, the New Years reception at jinto office of the new Associate ,Iu? - tieo, W. J. lirogdon, announcement of j i'.2ti highway program, completion of i the new Meredith (Mlege and hap- ' penings of minor import absorbed i.:- , J terest in the capital city during the, I last few days of the old year and tht than one. The Judicial 'oiiI'.ti nee created by act of the General Assembly of l'J-'. held its second meeting hero during the week with thief Justice W. V. Stacey pr.-iding and a majority of I the judge lawyer members nnswer jing to call of the roll. Numerou-; changes in the rule-; of practice, ju dicial procedure an 1 the judicial ju dicial system generally were di-ells-i ed. but final a; tion was postponed to a future pue-in- -'le.luled for Jim--of the pre-oi't car. Both bench an', bar expres el the w '. Ii to devise ; onie means for -1 lie leli-f of the Supreme Court, from appeal-, abolition of the rotation of judges, le location of th (.()mnioll law poweis of judges in jury and ;ii amendment to the Stat. Constitution to establish courts ot ' jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Superior Court. A special com- mittee is to work out these recom mendations and report to the next meeting of the conference. Governor McLean held his second public reception at the Mansion on Friday evening that has occurred since he came into office nearly a year ago, and the first Mrs. McLean ha been privileged to attend, she bcinri ill at their home in Lumberton r. the time her husband wan inducWr2,,pl"li CoWt.- CCOTuarM-e witir into office last January. The fuctio,. n!l"1. lhnt thirt.V n"tic must on Friday evening was a brilliant af fair in which many h ading men an ( women of the State front distant towns and cities participated. The afT.'ir war e"t ;-el -.- informal and th chaiming hostess ir. ceded a-ltrira hly in making ( ery one "feel :i; home." I A "goodly number" of friends fron lids home town came over to wit ne-; i the coivne'iiio-: attending the indue tion into office of Willis J. Brogdei: Durham lawyer, a ; Associate Just ice i of North t'a'-ofin-j Suu'eme Court on Fiid'iy. The n-remoiiies were hei.' in the Supienie Court room with Gov eri'or McLean sitting with the court. Mr. Brogden was presented to the court by Hon. .b-nes Fuller of i1'. Durlaun bar. the ..nth of oliiee beine; .-.dminirtered by the Chief Justice. Retiring Jin ;ice 'ar-er returns imme. I i e . i i 1 1 1 f, .. li ... 1 1 e i . i i - ' i iciwios I ill II. I'iiately to the practice of his profe si. p in Lumberton. The State Highway Coinmiesior. announces its purpose of starting on the construction of 700 miles of rone e:: ly in the new surfaced and the program, ws resent an expe ly $12,000, 000. .r, 200 to be hur-1 miles of top soil, i completed, to rep are of approximate dded to this will be c-onstructed throng.: hundreds of n ; ; co-operation with unties that an. taking advantage of the opportunity to senile tile services of road c: ports by making loans to the Sta.e Highway Commission with the vice of making important connections "while the going is good." The new Meredith College is ready for the reception of students vh i have engaged rooms in the recent I; constructed edifice three miles we-' Raleigh ' which the spring t.-rn will be conducted. Heat and light. with other modern arrangements a: i in tact and the girls are likely to find their new su'roundings in harmony with the spirit and progress of tin times. The Carolina Power end Ligi:v Company promises to provide bus so"- VK'e between the college and the ci'y Prol" Raleigh shivered as tile r.-.crr-ury dropped to nine degrees anovp 7.r. during the week, said to be the low est mark of the year. Numerous an tomonile radiators were shattered anil water pines gave way under strain of the sudden leap of the cjry from one extreme to another. Depurtemnt of Revenue offic ial have made public oalculntions which i how that State taxes collected by' i that department during the luf: sty ncn !, . vri... exceed h nc .i l" half million d. liars the amount garnered during a com-, ;ondinj the sum ascer 1 for l'.i-D. period ,'a-v, lined tt be The differ- ; year. !S:i., una is part ihe y accounted for by ii. ritte of some classes ef- j c:vse peci .1 -, one of them being tlai hich has already yielded since the meeting of thu around $.iO,0(i(). Federal bus.- !:n, to the Stan Legi.-latu.-f taxes, a. .-Hiding to Collector Grisson., have :n -leased eleven millions ovr a like pi-.iod last year, his office hav ing coHe.tod $'.ij,(iilo,uoo since the first of .lu'y. Stac. y W. Wade, North Carolina') Insurance Commissioner, thinks well of the -.i-oporotioti the citizenship of the Stat.- has given his department in the pr. eniion of lire losses, the Com missioiicr figures a saving of pr.ie ticall. eight million dollar-; has been realized fiom being careful. Mr. W a.!e i .-nor: - a redact ion "all a! atoat on .- the lin.-" and places the Stati do- -ei r.ig .-cale. N'oilh I'aiolina is a big spender according to figures compiled by th.r ' tedcral census bureau which show that in l.iLM the State spent $.711 for inerea-e of $;.j;i per capita over the expenditure a similar period seven years ag . Total expenditure for the year ended June Mil, l'.2-l, is estimate.1, to h.:e been $l.r.7-15,S'.l8, or the third, higiiest in the, United States. How ever, this same Federal agency finds that the "Old North State" sends fewer of its citizens to prison than any commonwealth except Missis sippi, the commitments in 11)23 bein only 2.72S. A big crop of new lawyers "is in the making," one hundred and fifteen applicants for license to practice havi ing been filed with the Clerk of tho n prior to the legal examina tions, thi' next one to be conducted early in February. A fl'" thirty -one years in thu pos ed service here, I'hil II. Andrews, n ther of the late Col. A. L Andrews. I :--e.presid, nt of the Southern Rail - j McDowell M iss Margaret St ringliel ay Company, receives an "honornb! liano Solo To Autumn, by Me-di-chaige" with the maximum an- j Powell -Miss Frances Denton. niity allowed in "such cases made and provided." Mr. Andrews is highly 'lenicd in this city, has an honor- i.ne record of public service to lii.i re. iit and retires with the -ll done th iu good and rant." He could have ' cc years ago at the age of ::t decided to remain at hi: : slant postmaster a while -Twenty -three del. gate-. , plaudit. 1 ... : . .. r. . . I lai.TUOV M'ureii seventy, i post of ,""Kl'r- ' the Clll- C .n.eienee iii Atlanta January alii 1 a. i. red by Governor McLoi.n dm-. I ill" weef., the more prominent in ii Coinnussio-ier o, Agricul- Vdia-un A. Graham, (I. Mac ai dia :-. pi. sid. nl of the North Car m s Agricultural Soci; !-, and Dr. !'o , ( '..lili, of the Uiiiver it y . " r.ll Caro!iii,-. The purpo.se of tile tt'er. nee i to discuss national leg : it ton r, lati.e to crop report ing by " Fede :! I), partment of Agrieul The State Board of Health is L; "i.-et a Wednesday of thi- week at which time a "permanent sm-css-to form; :- Secre'ary Rankin mny be selected, the latter having re--igtied to become one of the active ilireetois .if the Duke Found;! t am. Dr. G. .M. Coop.-r, acting secretary for the pa- t two years will probably be the cjjoice of the hoard and "lie has well desTrvid the promotion. , . C. New-bold, dir.'ct.u- of the Ru- j reau of Negro Education of th" State Department of Kducation. returned ! recently from Jack- from Jacksonville. Fla.. ;l i' n the olored Negro white where he addressed the Fbn i. g;o Teathers' Association progress of the work for the . people of North Carolina, ulucatinn is backed by ihe teachers of the State and a bill iro vidinp Federal aid now pending be fore Congress. "According to" Paul p. Bn.w". Sec-'-t'.ry of the North Carolina Biin';-. ' -' Association, there are aiti) bank.i in the State showing total, resources f t!)4.f!!38,915. In 1S0O there were State and National hanks with 'al resources amounting to only f I.fiiir-Rd. Figuring in the indus- -ia! bank resources " of SS,7t2,3u2 : u is ihe actual assets to more than !;ilf a billion dollars. ! . - ; The Commiilliry Cllli) The Community Club met on Mon d iv -.fternoon, ike. I Ith, ill the club .ooms. 'i l.e meeting opened with the Slllg irg "It Came Upo.i tue Midnight t'j'ii," followed by the club prayer. the- secretary anil treasurer gave I... i'- reports, aftei v.ie.h Mrs. Joo ii.te chairman of .Social Service De partment, requested thut the cluD n et; bors make their amual donation f.r the Christmas bo to be sent to t'.e County Home. The donations to be either socks, stockings ar money same to be left at the Haywood Ga rage. It was also decided to giw testaments, fruit ami candy to thd inmates of the jail. Mrs. Garrett, chairman of Educa- tion, presented for sale books written be Mrs Cotton moceeds to to thu Sallie Southall Cotton Loan Fund. Miss Caroline Altstaetter, chairmen Garden Department, rea.l a letter from Mi-. Edna W. Etting.-r chair- man of the Stale Garden Department, j a-kitig- ihe eo op.i at ion of the club"; of the State ill p reserving tile ever- g.-ecii.-, e-pecially the holly, of which there is such a wanton waste at. Christ mas time I'he club instructed Miss Altstaetter to notify Miss Ei tinger that the Community Club would co-operate in this movement. It was voted to give the Library $10.00. The program of the afternoon was in charge of the Music Department, Mrs, Lawrence Green, chairman. As. the program for the year's work is "American Art and Artists," Mrs. Green chose America's foremost mu sical genius Edward McDowell and America's most popular song writer, Carrie Jacobs Bond." The following interesting program was given: Talk on the life and composition!) of Edward McDowell by Miss Alice Quinlan. . . ... Piano Solo From An Indian Lodgo MenowelL bv Miss Fredricka Ouin- ! (in , Vocal Solo-Robins Sing in the Ap- j pie Trees, by McDowell Mrs. Law- r ' renee ( . reen Violin Solo "To a Wild 1 l-v Tab- Life and Compositions of Cat rv Jacobs Bond Miss Alice yninlan. Vocal Solo I'o Jt Lamb, by Lnwrene i arm Jacobs Bond- M rs. Creeti ... , .. , lolm .-solo-- I I.OVC L You Tilth, b i arrie .la.oiis Itond .Miss .v,argar. String-field, accompanied by Mis Quinl'in en the piano. 'oc-.l Solo - I'ei feet Dav. bv Can : Itond n obs Itond - rs. G i ecu. Mis; Mi- t 0!' St ring -field on the violin and ' luii. I -i n en t he piano. The club adjourned to me. .laiiual v oth. The llo-tes ton, Mrs. .1. Rufus Siler. tea. Mrs. R. O. Coving Manguin and Mrs. veil sandwiched and FREK. Orthopedic Clinic for treatment of cripples to be held at the new Moll: I odist church, Waynesville. N". Saturday, January 23. and monthly : .hereafter. I Under supervision of State Reha- l.ilitat ion Department, sponsored by W'lync--ville Rotary Club and con ducted by expert Orthopedic surgeon. I AM . rippb's urged to attend and I receive free examination and treal- "i"nt. For young and old. All Subscriptions back of January, 11121! will he cut off now. The visit to Raleigh on Friday of XV. B. Cole, slayer of W. W. Ormond in Rockingham last August, created a bit of interest here. He came for a conference with his attorneys touch ing the suit for $150,000 damngs r brought against him by Rev. A. L. O nion.!, father of the victim of Mr. Cole's wrath. The license Ruj. u estimates'' an increase i f 1(52 per day in the purchase of automobiles diring the past J'csr, the record showing around 69,003 m..rc ears t'l in were .' evidence th:t time Iflst ('.;;, t.Ui. being today orw.anO "on the wing.' ':';' - "":;.;' A meeting of the Republican Statu Executive . CwmriUee is exnected soon to select .a sr-ecwor'.to former Chairman John J. Parker. ' - Methodist Hews PROGRAM WAYNESVILLE: DISi v.i TR1CT. JANUARY 12. 1926. - , - , Rev. E. K. McLarty, Presiding. ,;' 10:00 A. M. Devotional Servic(-WhstK .' : part has prayer in the development ', of the life of our fhurch ? Are our., ' people- - striving fkl ter it t Rev. - A&heley Chapell, ; r-'-. ..-. 10:3Q A.' Jf. vMethodism's part In thi religious, problems of the age? T. . , F. Marr. 1 i ' ' ; , 10:50 A. M. Is it possible for a church. :-; to "succeed without a definite mis . - ' sion&ry program T R. . Courtney :v 11:10 A. M. What is the part laymen, of the church must perform in, order , to have church efficiency ? C. H. ' Ireland. - " ' 1 11:30 A. M. The program of work jr. ! our Sunday Schools. 0." V. Woo. ley. . 2 I'- M. Is education a religious Or j secular obligation f--W. L. Sherrill. i 12: 15 P- M Adjourn for dinner. C. C. Ireland, Presiding. 1:1") P. M. Song service.. 1:20 P. M. Is temperanc a rc:giou or civic obligations ! Zeb F. Curtip. 1 ; 10 P. M. How vital are our Confer ence assessments iu the economy oj the church? H. O. .Sprinkle. 2:00 P. M. What constitutes a suc cessful revival and how to bring It to pass. E. K. McLarty! . 2:20 P. M. What appeal shall th church make in competition with, worldly attractions T-1-J. F. Kirk. . 2:40 P. M. Stewardship and Tithing a Biblical doctrine. A. C. Davis. ' 3:00 P. M. Our papers who' should read them? James Atkinf, Jr. 3 :15 P. M. What I intend jto do to encourage my folks at horns to take a more active part in church worF General discussion. The above program will be render in the Methodist church on pw'da indicated. AH the Treacher f t I Waynesyijle district and tcju escnt tlve yn " fygt', i expected .oe present I ' rfant f Lassuretho peopk. of AVayiioAillt tj.ak .'l witt-W well ftm tntir w-UU W w v ,. ,. . n stay for the entire nrogram remain as long as you;- eir. permit and you will liberty te rcttii. 'i. ..stances wilV b at ) .refet-t T. F.-iiARR. CIVIC LEAGUE. t-.. . . I Mrs. R. L. Allen was hosto.v, the Civic League on Friday afternoon . Dec 11th. , . ' .' The meeting was opened by sing;- , ing the Federation song and repeal ing the collect for club women, i Mrs. Hardin rcporled that thero- ,: .ere 17 women, 11 men and 2 -chili .lien at the County Home. - " t The league having already -voted. ' ; ' to remember the inmate, at Christ , ' mas, the members wro askei to. f i i leave their donation a Jkt Mrs. AUen'm - - ,eu Monday. - j.-- - '.. j- The league went oft record as heat, " I lily indorsing a conntrunity nurse. ' I The feature of the afternoon. Wli I tho talH by the IHstrict President. Mrs. Chas. E. Quidlan. She urged the league to support tile legislativo pregram as outlined bv the ' State j Federation, and sugKesVed that a leg-i islative committee be appointed tv i 4 I confer with the jN'oenectlve leirujla-' 1 1 tive candidates hi.: an effort to" obv tain a stalment -from ; thorn- as to ; -ho.v they stand .on the different is sues that the uotHen are fe .vitally mteiesieii id. Mrsv- -.Quinlan- an- , nounced that theso; woold be a cliiiiu . for cripple children heTd on bee. 19th. 1 i-t the MethodistchurcK. ' . The league was glad : to wtTiccm.r Mrs. Ray Francis and, Mrs. Charles F, ; Thomas as ,new mombers. s- - The next meeting will be held wiUi . Mrs. H. II. Plott t.n Friday afternooiK Jan. 15th. Mrs. Allen Sorvefl.. delightful if freshmen t s...; - X s.s ; ' 5 mitteey.qSoO HiaomE9A.DI.l:71revif MISS PERKLNKWOEl)1 Miss "Spot" Perk?, of wr.s honored . with thrf bridge Monday nipht hp Ashton at, hrtr home or Delicious refreshments at the conclusion of thef r Those Cnjdylrg , the? Misses "Spot" j-'Ptii-jJ Wtteh," Eleanor Bus! Denton, ' Caroline ' A Quinlan, Messrs. P Welch, Ben Sloar. ton, Jimmy NeaK- if... v, s-u,y fAx V-; 4 - ;ys. - . Ml :,,':V 1 ";''',;