North Carolina Newspapers

-"v ... Mrs Jtmei B Ingram !May2 i .. ... ,i ' . ... . J..,...,. ..., 7, Eaat-Jta Sl ; : ! Opportunity's Cmpirc-Wayncsville Altitude 2,802 Feet-Unsurpassed Natural Resources for l 4J ill II I 1.171 Volume XXXVIII. , Nambor S WAYNBSTUXE, HAYWOOD CpUK Yr NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1926 $2.00 Ymt in Adruce, $20 if not m PM v.- I ft N. C. Position In Lumber Induttriea dealing! with lumber and allied products in' the United, States, combined, constitute one of the more important groups! of industries in the country. In the census classification of industries in 5921 the group as a whole ranked thijrd in the number of wage earners employed, seventh in value of products, and sixth in value added by manufacture. It was ex ceeded by only' "textiles and their products" and 1'iron, ' steel and theia products" in number of wage earners. The value of its products in 1923 con stituted over six per cent of the value of all manufactured products of the United States. . The valua of its product "has increased from $1,615,80,000 in 1914 to $3,633,034r 000 in! 1923, or 125 per cent in this nine-year piri'od, and the value ad ded by manufacture from $850,207, 000 in 11914 to $1,966,846,000 in 1923, or 131 i per cent. Though the"" num ber of establishments it employs has been reduced from 43,452 in 1914 to 21,674 jin 192:1, the average number of wage earners employed has in creased from 865,009 in 1914 to 931.74 in 1923. Statistics for the entire jj?- ip dealing with lumber and allied brouucte jn North Carolina and the United States are shown in table I below.l ; What part has North Carolina in this geat industry, or rather, group of industries 7 and how has our progress in it compared with that of the country as' a whole? State Share in Lumber Industries, In .1914 we contributed, 81 per cent (if the value of all products of this group of industries, and 3.3 per cent of all the value added by manu facture; and in 1923 our contribution was around S.8 per cent of the Val ue of its products and aroun 2.7 per, cent of tie value added by manufac ture. So t rn 'uld seem thai our rel ' ;'vf urtporUace 1th"'""thia group is j diminishing. Moreover, in 1914 the value of its products in North Caro lina constituted 17.3 per cent of the value of all this state's manufactured products, whereas in 1923 their val ue represented' only 10.6 per cent of the value of all our manufactured products a decided diminuton in rel ative importance within the state; TirVt ila ttio vfiltm tf ifa YtrvtHiipfa in tha .. r - country at large was between six and seven per cent of the value of : all manufactured products both in 1914 and in 1923 practically no dimin-i ution in relative value. These figures embrace all the in dustries engaged in the manufacture of lumber and of the various classes of products made from lumber. They include not only the lumber industry proper, but furniture, coffins, cooper age, wood turned and carved, refrig erators, baskets and rattan and wil low ware, pulp goods, matches and practically all industries i" ."h j material. They include also turpin tinej and rosin. The Lumber Industry Proper. A very important part of the val ue of the products of the whole group, in both the United States as a whole and North Carolina, is con tributed by. the lumber industry proper. In 1923 in the country at large the value of the products of the lumber industry proper repre sented 65 per ccn of the value of the products of the entire ' group of "lumber and allied products" indus tries; and in North Carolina these lumber products in that year repre sented ' around 60 per cent or three fifths of the value of the products of the entire group of lumber and allied products industries in this state. For the present we' will consider only the lumber industry proper. It will be found that the value of its products in the United States in creased from. $1,109,650,000 in 1913 to $2:360,104,000 in 1923, or 112 per cent in this nine-year period; while the value added by manufacture in creased from $590,(531,000 In 1914 to $1,281,786,000, or 117 per cent In North Carolina the increase in value of products was from $39,631,000 in 1914 to $58,812,000 in 1923, only 48 per cent, and the increase in value added, by ' manuafacture was from $23,311,000 in 1914 to $31,756,000 in 1923, or, only 36 per cent. ', (However, looking back as far as ' 1899. we find that both the United Slates and North Carolina have in creased in value added by manufac I (Continued on another page.) - The News of ,' Lake Junaluska t Dr.-Woolsey nd family of St Cloud, Florida, and New York, were Lake visitors last Wednesday. They are spending the spring season at Montrcat where they have taken a cottage. Prof. Harvis Branscomb, a member of the Duke University factulty, has taken the "Dunallen" cottage for this summer. Prof. Branscomb will be a member of the Sunday School Train ing School faculty this summer. Rev. Thursday B. Price spent last week with his family here after hav ing conducted several successful re vivals in Virginia and Georgia. Mr. Price left on Friday 'foi Charlottes- ville, Virginia, where he Will conduct A jsre-Ea'ster series of meetings. The new home of Mr. W. A. Liv ingston of Orangeburg, S. C, has been completed and is quite attrac tive. Mrs. D.' Young of Perry, Iowa, is visiting" her brother, Mr. J. Dale Stentz, Mr. W. D. Morrison of Bell Haven, N;" C, spent several days last week with his family here. Miss Florence Price is visiting Mrs. W. W. Bourne of Spartanburg, S. C." Mrs. James Atkins attended the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Council in Raleigh last week. From Raleigh Mrs. Atkins has gone te Atlanta, Georgia, to visit her brother and from there she will go to Nash ville, Tennessee, to visit Dr. and Mrs, J. W. Shakford before returning to her home here. s? Mrs., H. Gibson and Mrs. Lizzie Reeves spent Thursday in Asheville. " Miss Mary Bowles and Miss Ethel Howell motored to Asheville last Saturday.' . '' . P TneACondition !o Dr.MQeorge '& Stuart, who has been quite ill fol lowing an operation, is reported quite favorable. Plans for the Junaluska Summer School affiliated with Duke Univer sity are under way and the success of the school is assured. Dr. B. G. Cbilds of Duke University will di rect the school Other members of the faculty are Dr. W. W. Elliott, I . . I uuke university, college work in atv-m,ti. n, w T, wwin- R. ( dolph.Macon College work in Eng. lish; Prof. Geo. D. Harmon, Lehigh University, work in history; Prof. J. W. McCain, Jr., University of N. C, assistant in English; Prof. H. E. Myers, Duke University, work in Bible; Miss Isabel Martin, Cullowhee, work in drawing, writing and ele mentary physical education; Prof. R. O. Edgerton, Waynesville, grammar grade and other elementary work in Mtin. Mi.. mi m. wv.lMyers' Duke University, work In .,, . rim, ' tt,Ha other members of the faculty will be ' announced later. Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Robbins and Mrs. Robbins' sister, Mrs. Graham, of Concord, N. C, spent Thursday with Rev. and Mrs. A. S. Lesley. Miss Kittie E. Albergotti of Or angeburg was at the Lake recently closing contracts with Mr. George McElroy for the erection of a sum mer home here. Miss Albergotti ex pects to occupy the cottage this sum- ,, n ... . , . . . Mioa T rf Manrcir i havinff hAY Ant. I tage remodeled and made into tw five-room apartments. Rev. J. T. Mangum, general mana ger of the Junaluska Develompent Company, hasreturned to his home in Waynesville and is actively en gaged in the affairs of the develop ment company, t ' ' GROVER C. DAVIS FOR SOLICT . IOR. The announcement in another col umn' that the' Hon. Grover C. Davis will again be a candidate for Solic itor" will be welcome news to thous ands of friends throughout this dis trict. . Mr. Davis deserved the office again as he has made a splendid record. His staunch upholding and support qf the enforcement ' of the law has won him many friends among law abiding citizens and his cleverness and brilliant knowledge of the law has given him the respect due to success as solicitor. ; No doubt as the favorite son of Haywood he will be . rf nominated and elected by a substan- tiai majority. Cant. Hyatt's l p FuneralJVednesday The Asheville CiUsen. :, The funeral of Captain R. A U Hyatt, who died Tuesday at his oae in Waynesville after an illness of eight days,' was held Wednesday j af ternoon at 3 o'clock. ') Captain Hyatt was 63 years of age and was one of the oldest and most popular men in Waynesville and Hay wood county. He wa&.the son of R. A. L, and Margaret Mehaffey Hyatt, who were among the first settlers qf the county, and the family is widely known and highly regarded in West ern North Carolina. Captain Hyatt taught school in his early manUood J'1 held, a -'position: n ,the -coijnty board of education for many years in his later life. During the Spanish American War he volunteered and won the rank of a captain and serv ed as adjutant in the Second North Carolipa Regiment. He also served during the World War as a member of the draft board of his county. K worked for his county for nine years as treasurer and always took an. ac tive part in anything in which Ilia town or county was interested. He was an active member of the Baptist church and his life was that of a devout Christian gentleman. ' Captain Hyatt was married to Miss Jencie Patton, of Canton, in 1902 and is survived by her. He has three LU.L.. tt. , 1 1 a I uruuien, tv . o. nyan, 01 jacKson county, Samuel L. Hyatt, ' of Waynes ville, and Bedford Hyatt o. Seattle, and many relatives 'v; and .vlfciends. throughout this ecUo;;f$ ' The funeral was held at' the home with Rev. . C. T. Tew, pastor of the First Baptist church,' officiating, as tinted by Rev. S. R. Crockett, of the Presbyterian church. Interment was in Green Hill cemetery. . The active pallbearers were J, Wekfk,. J-.W,. Fergtjaan, fcrffr Ketlar C. A. Haynes, J. D. Hyatt, and E. L. Withers. The honorary ones were J. R. Thomas, C. H. Ray, R. G. A. Love, F. T. Hyatt, R. I.. Allen, and Joshua Fitzgerald. JUNALUSKA SUMMER SCHOOL v OPEN JUNE 10. The Junaluska Summer School will open at Lake Junaluska June 10, 1926 . ' aim vuiiuuue lur six weeic. ur. a. Childs of Duke University is the di- rector and a fine faculty has been secured to teacn tne various branch es which are to be offered. They are as follows: Dr. S. W. Elliott, Duke University, college work in mathe matics; Dr. R. L. Wiggins, Randolph Macon College, work in English; n 1 r. r ti t yt rroi. ueo. u. narmon, benign umi VPraitv wnrlr in hitm-v Mr T V MorJ tr TT!-.!t -f V . . ' . '' .. . y . " ." " sistent in English; ProJ. H. r- Bible; Miss Isabel Martin, Cullowhee, I work in drawing writing and ele-1 mentary physical education; Prof. R. O. Edgerton, Waynesville, grammar grade and other elementary work in education; Miss Marion Morse, Way nesville, work in primary methods, and Miss Frrnces Robeson, Wanes ville, primary demonstration work. J. Dale Stentz of the Southern As sembly, Lake Junaluska, is the Bus iness Manager for the summer school and announces that registration fee will be $20.00 for the six weeks term. a i i l -. .V. Duaru aim ruuni can u aecuieu at me following places for the special price to students and teachers of $60 and $65 for the six weeks term: The Terrace, The Colonial, Mission Build ing, Cherokee Inn, Sunset Cottage, The Providence, Epworth Lodge, Hi wassee Terrace. ' Lake Junaluska is an ideal place to study and to recreate. Plan now to enroll in this school. For bulletin announcing courses, etc., write the Business Manager, Lake Junaluska, r ' , c ji ! N. C. An announcement of details should , appear m these columns in the next few weeks. Those attending the summer school will have opportunity to engage in all of the activities of the Lake, in- eluding boating, tennis, golf, fishing, as well as the conference and Chau tauqua attractions that will be offer ed from time to time during the ses sion of the school. FOR JUDGE OF THE RECORDER'S ' - COURT. J t j ' a,t t j . m. m tion commission, declared the bill be for Judge of the Recorder's Court of . ' .... If TT i . . , v ""' ..-... w W. R. FRANCIS, Condensed State News From Raleigh (By M. L. Shipman.) Raleigh, N. C, March 22. The swelling income collections, the meet ing of the North Carolina Education Association, and other matter filled up a rather quiet week in Raleigh. Nothing of importance occurred in political circles though the pot is beginning to seethe and soon thero may be something stirring. The North Carolina Education As sociation held an important session at the Capital The most important matter handled was the unanimous adoption of o legisative report to urge the eight months school term and in the ' words of President Gra ham of the association the matter now is up to the politicians. Mr. Graham exnresserl th hniu that K.r the end of the 1927 legislature thellocal officials I" reg&rd to th'S pUnt Governor and other political leaders and the legislature would be whole heartedly behind the project. Secre tary of State Everett speaking at a meeting at the same time the teach ers were in session announced that he favored the eight months school term. The revenue collections during the past week justified the prediction of Governor McLean that wehn they came in they would entirely wipe out the deficit. More than 4 million dol- !lar ( irn. u. ,..j ! Commissioner Doughton's office and there are still large sums to be added. If the State, can operate within the 15 involved in the nuge Carolina eom surplus of about two million dollars I blne which u Plnin th6 ependi- created by the income taxes for the next three months then Governor Mc- f Lean will end his first fiscal year with a balanced- budget one of his major aims and there may be a slight surplus, I Commissioner Dough- ton is gleeful over the collections and fc"ih.e . GoyemyVwia greatly atined.ilnfluAne Walk, was ; able Jio bring 'jHOfhef Teafersalsoare pfeasldnd ftboit HI Merger of the Carols more thna a half dozen have express, ed the opinion that the State is fi nancially sound and with the gradu ally increasing road taxes it is said that the legislature will be safe in issuing more bonds for road building. Three deaths occurred in the State during the week, takjng away men nrtirf ho1 Hjon OYfAllnnt M t i v n .1 u Wt 1 ,- A . ... . , ' nam A. Hart, state highway commis- sioner and president of the State Fair, died suddenly last Friday at hig home ,n Tarboro He was a wealthy man and had contributed largely to the upbuilding of his sec tion of the State. Judge G. H. Brown, for 16 years a member of the Su- preme Court and prior to that timet n Sunof-inr Pnurt i u el o-d H i cI nftpi a I" - j; o- I ... HfiVntpH t th Rprvire of North ' ';CaroIina - Als. former Corporation i Commissioner E. C. Beddingfield nn...J ... .1 tli- n nn rt alvfitnnii. wp an(1 favorahiv tnnWn r,v -i, ,D (o i ..a-wi-. . sink of tha S-lal.v anH w ' Commigsion has announced that body will meet at Raleigh on March 24, this week, but only routine matters will be considered. Governor McLean fired a gun in the political battle of this coming summer with the appointment of the State Board of Elections which will have supervisory powers over the ( elections. Judge Walter H. Neel of j Laurinburg was re-appointed chair. man of the board while the other mebmers appointed are William E. Breese of Brevard, T. Boddie' Ward of Wilson, Clarence Call of Wilkes boro, and R. W. Herring of Fayette ville. The Woman's Missionary Council of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South completed its meeting here with the adopting of resolutions urg ing that the prohibition law be en forced and pledging themselves to work against any move for modifi cation of the law. If the farmer wants a fair return for hig productg then the economic gituation under which he Uve, muBt be changed declared Miss Elizabeth Ke,ly speakillg before the state Parent.Teachers' Council meeting h Governor GunterVif Colorado call ed on Governor McLean during the week. Interest was manifested here in the meeting of the State Automo tive Trade1 Association at Winston Salem and a number of dealers of ( this city attended the sessions. W. G. Womble, rate clerk of the corpora- jui v vuiik i coa ui uiiiuiv i tw Mia from chcarging a higher tariff on a (Continued on another page.) Stupendous Power Development Here ACTUAL WORK ON POWER PRO JECTS WILL START SOON. Preliminary surveys for the huge hydro-electric development which is to be installed on the Pigeon river near Waynesville at a cost of approx imately $12,000,000, have been com pleted and application for perma nent permit for this project has been lodged with the Federal Power com mission. As soon as this is secured the work of rechecking the original survey will be undertaken and this will be fol lowed by actual construction work on the project. W. E. Day, head of the Phoenix utilities, in charge of the designing of the project, held a conference with last week which will be one of the largest and most complete in the south. Speed Work. Following the conference here it is expected that steps will be taken j to Bet the plans ready so that aa little delay as possible will be K perienced in getting the construction underway after the permit is secured from the Federal Power commission. The Asheville Power and Light Company, which with the Pigeon River Power Company and other con- cerns recenty merged 10 iorm me , Carolina Power and Light Company, " of siJO.UUO.UOU in permanent im provements to provide additional power fecilities for this state. ,t . . Mitchell at Head. Sidney Zollicoffer Mitchell, a native of Alabama, heads the Electric Bond and .Share Company the, powerful companies. He is said to have the most power- ful influence in the public utilities field of any man in the world and is credited with being the genius be hind the great super-power systems . that have been put through in many sections of the country enabling the balance in power between sections to be kept nicely. Meet Demand. In connection with the Carolina merger, which is expected to be rat ified when the stockholders meet. April 3, at the call of the directors to pass upon the proposition, a form al statemont has been made by of ficials of the combine in which its is . - . . i. . i -1 ..nnA. Bel IOHH UUl ueCBUSe Ul mc unuic- -j.-.-j j-...i . ffci. : , i euenteu uevciupmcnv m mi o.viv... Lteps are being taken by the con- .r,lrtinn nf hvo nlants. One of .. . . . i r-Ji.: these is at worwooa, on me laamn river and the other is on the Pigeon river, a short distance from this city. The latter station is to have an initial installation of 50,000 k. w with j plans for an ultimate installation of 75,000 k. w. The statement says further: "One of the most notable devel opments in recent years has been tha 1 LI- nf j J...ot Mnl activitje8 SOuth of the Mason and Dixon line This expansion move- ment has been particularly noticea ble in the territory served by the Carolina Power and Light Company, the name of the new combine.." "HOLY WEEK" SERVICES. Sunday, March 28th, is "Palm Sun day" when we commemorate Christ's triumphal entry into the Holy City. In Grace Episcopal church, the Rector, Rev. Albert New, will hold a Choral Communion service at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. Church school and adult Bible class under! the direction of the Hon. Chas. R.I Thomas, will meet in ,the Parish j hereby announce myself as can House at 10 a. m. "Vespers" withididata to lepre!ient the 83nd Sena a -short address by Mr. New, will be I tcrinl District in the next General at 8 p. m. Assembly,, subject to the action of During "Holy Week," there will be the Democratic primary to be held services each day. June 5th. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-1 THOMAS STRINGFIELD. . day at 5 p. m. I "Maundy" Thursday at 10 a. m.,j the (j i BRIDGE CLUB, the Holy Communion. Miss Grace Hipps entertained the On Good Friday there will be two & j, c. E. Bridge Club Saturday af services; 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. 1 ternoon at her home on Academy The Easter services will be' an nounced next "week. Everybody is cordially invited to all our services. ' REV. ALBERT NEW, Rector. Waynesville Is Beautiful City Towering far up among the Blue Ridge mountains in North Carolina, lies the city of Waynesville, the high est incorporated town east of the Rockies, and an average elevation of over 4,000 feet above sea level. Like all other localities in Western North Curolina, Waynesville is noted for iU healthful surroundings and its delightful climate. And also like the other Western North Carolina towns, it is enjoying at this time an un precedented prosperity. It has ad vantages, both natural and artificial that is yearly attracting to itself a highly desirable class of home-seekers,' and several hundreds of tourists make annual pilgrimages there every year. The commercial bodies of Waynas ville have been very active in re cent years in advertising the merits and advantages of the city, and have spent large sums of money for that purpose, with results that are very gratifying. This advertising has done in magazines of national circu- ' lation, so it can truthfully be said that here is a town known all over the country for its progressive spirit and a town of vision beyond the con fines of today. One thing that adds to the good reputation of Waynesville and some thing that is highly beneficial to any other town, is that Waynesville is fortunate in having good hotels. The importance of the reports that go out of a town by way of hotel boosting: or knocking cannote be over estimat ed, and no good town is fair to itself that does not use its utmost endeavor to provide the best sort of accom modations for its guests. You can look over the register of any hotel in Western North Carolina., and almost Jyey - 'day . you, wilj .,firjR naraes influential wSn atfd.woAen trointatt over the United States,' and all the bearers of some kind of message re garding their environment, treatment and accommodations. In the way of facilities for sports, Waynesville is fortunate, indeed. There is golfing, boating, tennis, fish ing, hunting, motoring, horseback j riding and amusements, i Excellent highways, many of thent maintained by the state, radiate from Waynesville, and are kept In a high state of repair. The streets of the town are wide, and most of them paved. Magnificent residences add tc the attractiveness of the town, which with natural landscape, lend an en. hancement that is an inspiration to the residents, and a big drawing card lur visnui. The Chamber of Commerce of w, vnnavillA which is nnp nf the liv- ..... ... est civic bodies in tne slate, is con stantly engaged in the production of literature, describing in detail what) this excellent town has to offer, and gladly furnish any infoimation about the town you request. It claims to be one of the fastest growing towns in the state, and census figures will prove the asser tion. They also claim that golden oppor tunity awaits the investor and home- seeker. That also is true if the ex- 1 istence of immense natural resources and a helpful co-operation of its cit izens mean anything and you know that it does. You could seek longer and go fur ther, and no find a home half so satisfactory from every standpoint as Waynesville, and this is said in no idle spirit. In any event, the hand of welcome is always extended the stranger with in its gates, and all the assistance that a friendly and highly intellect ual people can give. FOR STATE SENATE. street. During the afternoon Miss Hipps served the club members an ice course. j Those present were: Misses Eliza- beth Smathers, Isabellc Davis and Caroline Ashton. i ft V