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Opportunity's Empire-Waynesvilte Altitude 2,802 feet-Unsurpassed Naturar Resources For the Location of Manufacturing Industries V AT NESYILLE, HAYWOOD COUN'Y, NORTH CAROLINA Till RSDAY. AUGUST 12, 1926 $2.00 a Year in Advance, $2.5J if not so Paid Volume XXXVIII. Number 28 Most Successful Flower Show Held Under the Auspices of the Com munity Club Attended by Many Visitors. An occasion which has been looked forward to with great interest in this community and the county in general was the annual Flower Show held on Wednesday afternoon under the aus pices of the Garden Department of the Community Club. The flower show was held, as usual, in the Parish House of Grace Epis copal church. The display was perhaps the most gorgeous ever shown in Waynesville and was considered by many as the most successful in every way. Spe cial mention should be made of the dahlias, which were there by the hundreds and were unusually luxu rious. A list of the prize winners will appear in a later issue. JUST FROM CAROLINA. (Wherein is given some idea of the Scenic Grandeur in and around Waynesville.) I am just back from the top of the Eastern United States an average mile high, with peakes all around me, towering above from an altitude of 6,050 feet above sea level of 6,636 feet above. Which is equal to saying I have just completed a vacation at; and around Waynesville. Eagles Nest mountain within five miles of Hotel Gordon, my stopping headquarters, is more than 5,000 feet and Mount Guyot, the tallest peak in the Smoky Mountains, is 6,636 feet above sea level, being the second highest peak East of the Rockies, and only sur passed by Mount Mitchell by a few feet. Incidentally, I was reminded that fame is a very" Unsafe mistress. I found many tourists around Hote: Gordon talking about Mount Guyot, pronouncing it just like it is spelled. That pronuciation would almost cause the ambitious Swiss-American gecg- , . . rr air l i-aphy author and scient st who gay.. the tallest smoky pea its name witn his own to turn over in his grave. There is also a tall peak in the Rock ies and another in the White Moun tains of New Hampshire bearing the same name and so named by the same author. Mount uuyot was aicoverea ana numiJ Kir ArnnlH Hprirv flnvnt. a I Swiss-American naturalist and pe. way in s aging the celebration: Ashe ographer, born in 1807 and dying jn'y.lle Holmes Bryson and Roger -M.l- 1884. The name is pronounced as if M'i nn' J" Krr- fZ ii j r . -u u v :j;..t;., 'and W. E. Jones: Waynesville. C. M. spelled Ge-yo, with the Y indicating ' ' . j.j ; .i.i i Dicus, Ernest Withers and Frank Mil- lt is pronounced as j. Gejo is about . . . ... . . , ir'i:v, as near as the average English tongue can come to saying this Swiss name, and I hope that the govern ment will soon have a road to the c n t r-: m f tua top of Mount Gejo (Guyot) for the government is planning to make practically the whole Smoky Moun tain district a national park. There are fourteen peaks in this wonderful Smoky Mountain area that are more than 6,000 feet tall and Mount Gejo, (Guyot) they are a wonderful panarama of wild life spread at the foot of the beholder. In this domain there is practically no settlement and wild life is here seen to greater advantage than anywhere now extant under the American flag. Not only is big game, bears, panthers, deer and fox, eagl and snowbird life observed, but wild moutain streams on both sides of the great mountains are wonderful to behold. The woods are wild and charming, growing well nigh to the very tip top of Guyot and other lesser peaks. In the higher areas of course the trees are not so large as they are below, and in some localities honey suckle and laurel beds are half a mile in circumference. These moun tains are the most charming I have seen, and I have wandered over the spots. The Smoky motintaims excel on Sept u The iocation will be near because they are wooded and not so AHen-Siler Company store, awe-inspiring. . 1 A beautiful soda fountain, refresh- I believe that if the people of South 'ment tables; an up-to-dats prescrip Carolina would mobilize by the thous-ltion department with all modem fa and instead of by the hundred, s ciiities will be some of the feature they now do, in these wonderful, of the new tlrug st0, ? nearby mountains, they would live Dr. j. y. M Kay h wtil known in longer and get far more thrill out of tjs communi'y, having spsit several ilie man iney ao. nna i oeueve uiey - will so mobilize, when the mountains are made completely accessible, as they' soon will be to the motor car. One may now reach many of the higher peaks by auto and others will To Advertise New Highway Sylva, North Carolina, August 6, 1926, The chamber of commerce from Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville and Can ton met in Sylva last night and held a very enthusiastic meeting, for the purpose of co-operating with Frank ling in carrying out an extensive ad vertising campaign to acquaint tour ists and other travelers with the new highway, connecting Sylva and Frank lin. This new highway shortens the dis tance between Asheville and Atlanta thirty-two miles, and, in the opinion of the writer, the exquisite scenery along this route is second to none in Western North Carolina. The result of the meeting was the formulation of plans to hold a cele bration in Franklin on September 15, 1926, with all the towns along the line having a part in the celebration. Fianklin proposes to meet the Georgia delegation, composed of representa tives from various cities in Georgia, especially interested in this highway, at the Georgia line and, after a cere mony of welcome, all delegations will repair to Franklin where a picnic dinner will be served. From Frank- Jin the delegations will go to Ashe ville, stopping for an appropriate function in each of the towns along the way. The entertainment pro gram for Asheville is still tentative, but it is known that there will be an; elaborate one It is hoped mat the committee will)and patr0nized. Here in Western North Carolina, we are for be able to secure the services of.tunate in able to construct a course at a minimum cost. Thomas M. Dixon as principal peak-jThe contour of the land insures an attractive series of greens and er, along with other notables. tge elevationS( with natural hazards. In that particular area there A pleasant spirit prevailed over the js sufficient available lands for an eighteen hole golf course, meeting and it was decided to invite Murphy, Andrews and Bryson City as guests of Franklin. The object of the meeting was not to deflect tourists fcom these latter, cities, but to Im press upon tourists the greater ad vantage of scenery by either entering via raurpny ana exiting via rranKiin, or vice versa A Very description name was sug- kv Mr Fmoat Withorfl anA nf- -... " " ' ' - jter a vote name of AgheviMe. , Franklin.AtIata highway was unan, lmousiy adopted. J. H. Wilson of Sylva was elected cnairman ana . romoexxer oi I Franklin was elected secretary of the J celebration committee. The following committees were appointed to repre ' sent the various towns along the high- ' lerjsbylva and Dillboro, J. ' ' . . ' H. Wilson D. G. Bryson and J. F. Frezer; Frank- I lin, John S. Trotter, T. W. Porter and C. C. Poindexter; Clayton, Dr. Dover and Claude Derrick; Cornelia, R. C. ..-,. Brooks and Henry Stovall; Gaines ville, H. H. Estes and W. C. Mealor; Atlanta, to be selected. SPECIAL PREACHER CHURCH. AT GRACE At the eleven o'clock service in Grace Episcopal church on Sunday, August 15th, the special preacher will be the Rev. R. R. Harris, Head Mas ter of Christ School Arden, N. C. Christ School is an Episcopal school for boys, and during its history has had fifteen graduates ordained to the sacred ministry. AH interested in Christian Education are urged to at tend and hear Rev. Mr. Harris. Other services during the day: 8 A. M. The Holy Communion. 10 A. M. Church School and Bible 8 P. M. Evensong and sermon by the Class. Rector. NEW DRUG STORE WOOD. AT HAZEL J. W. McKay, pharmacist, will open a modern druir store in Hazelwood on . .ummeTS at the Lake and been in Asheville ten years. soon be made accessible. Taken from the South Carolina Gazette, Colum bia S. C. ' . ' Proposed Haywood Country Club ! Owners of Belle Meade Properties Offer liberal Opportunity to (By Buel B. Hyatt.) For the past fifteen years I have attended various and sun dry meetings of presumably public spirited men and women. I have seen audiences held for hours, listening to the eloquent words ftpm the lips of a Native Son. And always, with fervent enthu siasm, the gatherings materialzed with accomplishing the intentions of the meetings. This town was first called Waynes ville in 1811. That hasn't been very long ago. Anyway, when I was a boy playing "peechees," the old fellows were playing "taw for taw" with a big marble for a middleman. I've watched them throw horse shoes for hours. Those amusements were adequate for their day. The old order has changed; and, the present de mands a different type of sport and amusement. The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf has become immense ly popular among the American people. The owners of Belle Meade properties now offer to the citizenship of Waynesville, and visitors as well, the opportunity to organize and own a Coun try Club and Golf Course. Surely, there isn't a progressive per- son wno Will question uie asset to this town and community ? Belle Meade properties con sist of 180 acres within three-fourth of a mile ot waynesvuie. The owners are willing to convey 50 acres of this land to a cor poration known as the Haywood Country Club; who shall con struct and maintain a golf course on the land fronting on what is known as the Allen's Creek road and running back toward the residence on the tract; and, will take $20,000 of stock in the Haywood Country Club, paying $5,000 in cash with initial sub scription. All they ask of the organization is $30,000 for their lands, payable in $100 units over a period of ten years, and that the corporation erect a club house on the property at an estimat ed cost of ten thousand dollars. I wonder if the people of Waynesville realize that we are deficient in supplying types of amusement demanded by present irfay of the week. True, there is a splendid course at Lake Juna- luska. Wavnpsvillp must have a .tomnri nn tha amp nrinr-inles , ghould that size course be desired holders. The average golf player delights in a few singles, tour somes, medal play and match play, on the seclusion and privacy of a country club golf courae. iAdjome of. the finest golf courses in the United States are owned and maintained by country clubs. Along with many other urgent needs for the future Way nesville: there must be a general recognition of the importance of methods to hold and entertain our tounsts. You men ana . - - women who have the making of have breadth of vision: vour ' nn.in;4ir 4Vio urill nfms.ta aiii . UU1 VUIULJ Ilia , TV HI jjivliiw vwa jihviv..;i.u j c6ardinate with those of successful towns and communities, ' Wavneaville must measure ud to modem demands, for a differ- ent era is at our threshold To stars must be the future program of our growing Little City -tu eiikuu&iaui ns uuuiiuicm every citizen. One reason for the greatness of the Roman Llll- 'election; Will Ferguson, oi the United merchant or manuafaeurer he finds pire was because those in authority welcomed other c-uzens mtojState Shipping Board; G. s. Fei-Ku-i8omethig to do all the year 'round, their midst. A Golf Course has become as essential t a town as'HOni 0f Greensboro; Professor A. C.'ana- ne aso sweat, his brain as well any public utility. And. with efficient and intelligent manage-'Reynolds, superintendent of the Bun-'as his body In otmil. words he works ment, In association with a Country Club, will bring more tour- combe county schools; and :he iate'out his plans with his bl.'ain8 Xhis ists to Wavnesyille. I trust that every votary of successful Juiige G. s. Ferguson, of Waynesville, 'does not im , tnat he wastes human Waynesville will investigate the offer of the Owners of Belle J(1C among his descendants. in perfoi.minK tasks that cai, Meade properties. In my opinion, the Citizenship never had a Representatives of the family of u done mol.e effioiently and econom- more lioerai oner anu oppoiiunuy iu acquire a suuauie men ui 1 I 1 Ul . , . A fr.f janu uii such itaouuauic iciino course. 1 WOU1Q llKe lO see every become interested m the vital Future Waynesville. Is the I corporation? Every taxpayer Then, why should'nt every individual be thoroughly enamored Caroline Noland, of C alniev, now with any plan that makes for a better community life. Coif i)2 years old. Two of M youngest Courses are paying investments. Therefore, investigate this descendants, Sara Ferguson Kirkpat opportunity, put your good shoulder to the wheel; and, in a few rick and Emily Feiguson r.ilini, will months Waynesville will have this much desired medium of unveil the monument. sport and entertainment. MRS. GWYN HOSTESS. Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn delightfully entertained with four tables of bridge at her homje on South Main street Tuesday afternoon honoring Mrs. Odin Buell of Buellton, California and Mrs. J. A. Jones oi Lynchburg, va The whole lower floor was thrown j Decatur, Gforgia, Miss .leni- Lyn ensuite and was artistically decorated ! DevaL, Decatur, Georgki, Mrs. K.ln i with a variety of cut summer flowers. Thomason, Selanu, Mississippi, Mi. Mrs. Gwyn presented her guests of George Cole and son, Georg? Jr. honor with lovely hand embroidered (Memphis, Tennessee, p.id Mr. Cluie towels. For top score prize Mrs. Roy Francis received a hand embroidered guest towel. In cutting for the con solation prize a hand made hand kerchief, Mrs. Joe Graves was the winner. During the afternoon Mrs. Gwyn served a delectable salad and ice course. Thosa present were: Misses Dor othy Thomas, Mary Gwyn, Mesdames'the leading sopranos oi tne ciay, ana requested to notify their circle chair Odin Buell, Buellton, Cal., J. A. i's noted for her beautiful voieo, and j men so they can be collected before Jone, Lynchburg. Va., Robert Pin-jcharming personality. .hand. nix, Robert Wood, Baltimore,, Alden j Miss Hunter began the study of i Be sure to remember the time and Howell Jr. Joe Grave Winifred i nusic at the age of 4 years, and has tne pace Tuesday at the Green Tree Rakpf. flr.mr.UkFl.. Charles Knight, San Francisco, Cal., Robert Osborne, West Palm Beach, Fla , Wil liam Hannah, Ej A. Oliver, Fayette ville, Fred Peden and Roy Francis. Miss, Ellen Watlington, of Reids ville, is a guest of Miss Man ha Neal on Walnut street. Citizens. V , ' '' "" course that is governed and main- that make other courses desirable by the club members and stock - - - - ... . - .! " uiiiuicu . nis wneat anil tne lurrows were made Waynesville m your grasp must ;Krundchildren, have moved to all'as straight as a bee line extending thoughts must embrace every op intoroata QYt vnnr nlflns milst. keep step with the music of the no .jjm.c ihum uc cnunn.ni v. iui a vjuuniijr i.iuu onu vvu puuuc spinueu man anu vviuiihii issues that have a bearing on the own of waynesville a successful is a stock holder in our town, I G TESTS AT THE KI'.I (AN HOME , Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Griasan and ! children. Betty Dolly ,!i l Jack. Pirm- jllf,ham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry j Miller and daughter, Helen, Mrs. G. B Johnston, Richmond, Va., Mr. and , Mrs Lewjs, Johnson and son, neal Keys, Columbia, S. C. LOUISE HUNTER TO SING HERE . Louise Hunter, celebrated soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co., will rUgS, pillows, etc., there will be a'he win place hhnMU on a regular sing here Tuesday night, Aug. 17th,saie of cakes rons, camy and other' 11 the-vear-'round week payroll. at the new high school. good things to eat. " Miss Hunter is well known both in j AH members who cannot brinl Mr. p.nd Mrs. A. B. Wiliford of this country and Europe as one of; I gone steadily forward until now fhe I has few equals and no superiors. Last winter she was one of the sen sations in New York, an i was com pared favorobly with Marian Talley, Her charming per.iwahty com- pletely captivates her audience the to attend and bring a ba!t of Ivnch Big Tea Room Wednesday afternoon, moment she makes her appearance and help dec.rnte the gravel. Spo- About seventy-five guests, called dur will be greeted by a capacity house, cial services in tho afternoon .ing the afternoon. Ferguson Family Honor Ancesters Homer Ferguson, Shipping Magnate, To Attend Unveiling. .''embers of the Feigusol family of Haywood county, and many others who have moved to other parts of the state and country, will gather at Crabtree church next Saturday to unveil a monument to the first mem ber of the family to settle in this country, Robert Ferguson, of Ireland, and his wife, Fannie Love Ferguson. The Fergusons, one of the oldest families m this part of the state, had.duction on this farm been living in Haywood county for more .than 100 years, and this your marks the hundredth anniversary of the death of the founder. A ceremony of unveiling will be observed, and prominent members of the family will make addresses, among them Colonel H. B. Fiigusoii, of Washington, D. C, and Homer Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The monument is bein; erected by members of the family through the efforts of M.-i. M-uy No- land Ferguson, whose nusband was a grandson of Robert Ferguson. Robert Ferguson who was born in 1764, came to America from Ireland and lived near Kings Mountain with his family. At the time of the Rev - olution, still a boy, he carried water to the wounded American soldiers, while his older brother fought under bushels to the acre. A part of his Sevier. corn crop, which indicates a large Later he married Fannie Love, yield, is on land which he reclaimed, whose family had also come over It was sown with rye last fall and from Ireland, and the moved to Mad-this was turned down as a green ma ison county and later to Crabtree, nuring crop for the corn. where tile family now centers. Pioneer and Trapper. One ot the pioneers of this part of ton to the County Home, but there the Btate, Robert Ferguson became 'are no visible evidences that he will a hunter and trapper( and acquired eVer need the services of that insti a Urge amount "of land on whifh he tution. In his farm activities he pro built his home. The house is still in'..eeds under the idea that "if a thing the family. J is worth doing Ht all, it is worth do- The descendants of Robert Fergu- Ung well." For instance, in operating on u,.a ; -u;ia J qo i parts of the country, and have become between a quarter and half mile in well-known in their respective pro-'iength, and the distance between the fessions. Colonel H. B. Ferguson is lap drills was so uniform that nobody well known as one of the men who'.,M f,n i.,., ..,,. I l aised the Maine. Jim Garland Fer - guson, of Arkansas, was a Undidatt' ;ior governor ot nis state in tnc last seven generations are expected ..... . l0 aiieim me exercises wnnn win ;so include a lannly reunion and pu n.'c. The oldest representative, a id one of the most active, will oe a grand - daughter of Robert Ferguson, Mrs MRS. THOMAS BRIDGE HOSTESS.. Mrs. Charles R. Thomas was hos - tess to one table of bridge nt the So Big Tea Room Saturday after- j si ve element in commercial iertili noon to honor Mrs. Odin Buoll of zers. The idea of "raising" thing:; Buellton, California and Miss Mary represents the only way that leads, New. Each guest was presented with to economic freedom on the farm, a dainty handmade handkerchief, 'regardless of whore it is located. The Miss Acnes Thomas of Gastonia was a guest for the party. A salad course was served during the after- noon. . PRESBYTERIAN BAZAAR. I You are cordially ' to the Presbyterian Bazaar on next Tuesday, August 17th, at the Green tree lea Koom on Main street. in addition to fancy articles, rajr their contributions by 0 A. M., are Tea Room. DECORATION DAY ALU. 20TH. SUNDAY, At Rocky Branch Clianel on Allen's . Creek everybody is cordially .invited Pinner Farm Raises Things Sold $3,200 Worth of Potatoes Last Year Crops Are Better This Year. L. N. Pinner has a farm in Pigeon River valley, near Canton. It was in "run-down" condition when he pur chased it five years ago, ami a part of the open land had been abandoned for agricultural purposes. Under well-planned rotation ot! crops, which included nitrogen gath ering clovers unci other legumes, pro- has been in 30 per cent creased approximately with the five,-year period. When asked about his last year's yield of Irish potatoes Mr. Pinner said he got about half an average crop yield. However, from his 192f harvest of potatoes he received $3,200 'besides keeping enough to supply his demands for seed this yea". He hao. 16 acres planted to potatoes last year. This year he had about 10 acres and the indicated yield per acre will be much larger than last year. Rain came in Haywood county in time to save the crops of potatoes, with only slightly diminished yields. In his rotation Mr. Pinr.er usually plans to let potatoes follow red clover land wheat follows potatoes. On the. hand from which he sold $;1,:!00 worth 0f potatoes last year he has wheat liom which he estimates a yield of 35 Mr. Pinner lives on the hard-sur faced county road leading from Can- I Thp criticism lhat tann' H nt" wnvk rninilnvlv HrtoQ nif cunm t or nlv in Mr pinn.A t ;u ically by horsepower and machinery. ,ti0,With vyjtb riding cultivator he cultivates nine ncies of corn a dav and does it better than is done with a one-horse !?jde cultivator behind which a man must walk and hold in position and do four acres instead of nine. "I am planning to raise a pair of good mules, buy a tractor and then keep only two mules instead of five horses," said Mr. Pinner. Raising1 0 mu,eB (instead of buy them) blends well into the scheme of things Jon his farm. He "raises" most of his nitrogen, which is the most expen- "safety first" lignal that should be displayed on every 'conspicuously fiirm is, "Make this farm self-feuding if.nd self-supporting." i While he did not fully outline hU future nlans. we have a susni.-ion that invited to come'jn coming years Mr. Pinner will let flocks of nurehred Dn iltvv and ner- 'hap herd, of high-grade "dairv cows manufacture all as raw materials into finished nrodnrtn. and with thro- ! Arcifdift, Florida ar RJ-:U at the Smathers House on Iiv:tr.iH'i- avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliford h ive been ci ming to Wan isvi.'q for over toi years. Mrs. George S. Evans of Chicago, Illinois and Mrs. Raymond B. Witt of Chattanooga, Tennessee are guests of Miss; Isabel Ferguson for several days this week, Miss Ferguson gave a tea to honor her guests at the So J -rr