North Carolina Newspapers

'il i i i It 1 1 1 51 ! rtv oi More Paid-in-Advance Subscribers In Haywood County Than All Weekly Sew . papers Combined BJ r'i- VOL XLIV NO. 34 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932 US TAX RATE INCREASED 18 CENTS EADM ACTMT DC.QITMEC .WAD 17- IM (PAITMTV iS. L ROBINSON QUILT SHOW HELD NOTED RALEIGH CCEPTS OFFICE BY WOMAN'S CLUB idivr as AP.RNT nRiwsmr.rpmvn L. Hinton Reappointed Health Officer For Hay wood County For New Year. BOTH MOVE OFFICES Lunfv's Share Of Farm w Agent's Salary Reduced $600 For Coming Year The work of the county farm agent as resumed ty an agreement 01 tne Lard of commissioners while in SCF- n here Monday. The work was upended about a month ago. Jas. L. Robinson, county farm agent the time of suspension of the office, s re-elected. Mr. Robinson had his i. .. . t.,i.. 1 roi'r. ror (.':o ehuiiui ux auiy iiiujjjvu in! befoic discontinuance was made has boon carrying out his plans th the work during that time, Mr, Goodman, district representa- ve of the State Department of Ag- iculturt, was here Monday and ap- leared before the commissioners. The mmissioners made an appropria- lon of WOO for the work of the farm ijeiit and the state department of ag- ultuie added a like amount, thus ;uring the county a farm agent. :t year the county's appropriation $1-1!"'. . The question of continuing the work a farm agent in the county has rought forth much comment, and as the cause of several meetings to held by citizens of the county to ork out a plan for the continuance that office. The commissioners re never in doubt as to the need an agent, it was pointed out, but ack of necessary funds brought he suspension. Mr. Robinson moved life office from Citizens Bank to the first floor bf the new courthouse Wednesday. Announcement was also made that L. Hinton, county sanitary officer, !), It was pointed out that since he additilon of the health inspector tot' hundreds of dollars have been ept in the county because of the fact hat dairies have been able to grade A tn milk nroduced in the countv. Ind thus eliminating outside milkmen rom (mntnng their dairv products "to the countv; as thp law res-iires III public eating places to sell only nwe A milk. The office of sanitary officer has not .' ust Deen confined to inspection of pines and eating places in the coun ty, out the general sanitary conditions hroughout the county. lhe funds for thp nffieo if Rnnitnrw 'faer is derived from thp countv and R cities of Waynesville, Canton, Myde, Lake Junaluska, and the state. ir. Htnton has moved his office and aboratory equipment from the Hay- a .our.iy .: Hosmtal to the mam jwr of the court house More T h a n A Hundred Quilts, Shawls And Coun terpanes Put On Exhibit The Quilt Show held here. Friday from 2 to 9 o'clock and sponsored by the Woman's Club was the most elab orate and enjoyable of the social events of the summer season jo t'r.r. It was held in the snow room of the new Swift's garage on Main street and was visited by more than 000 persons. Morp than 150 quilts were entered and ai number of shawls, rugs, coun terpanes, and cpverlets. Some of the most notable of the article's en tered were as follows: Old Quilts Exhibited A qujlt called "The World's Won der", made by pupils of M. A. Alex, ander in 1S7M, and .quilted by -Mrs. M. A. Alexander; one named ''hoad to Texas," entered by Mrs, James Medford and made in )852; one a hundred years old, made by Mrs. Mary Inman, wife of the Rev. J. A. Inman, founder of Inman's ( hapil; one made about 1820 from the pat tern, "Wild Pink," and owned by Mary Ann Love, daughter of Colonel Robert Lave, and wife uf William Welch; a quilt named "Dew Drops," made in 1825 and owned by Mrs. James Medford. One made in 1832 by Mrs. Cynthy Cathaline Rhodes, grandmother 'of i)r. W. G.Francis, of Waynesville; one; made by Mrs. Lenoir Harris Kelly in .onn 1... VT, TT C .t. EDITOR PRAISES FIBRE COMPANY Declares Paper Mill Is Do ing Work Of Great Significance Editorial By JOSEPHUS DANIELS In a period where part unemploy ment is universal and 8,000,000 work ers cannot get jobs; it i a pleasant charge to come to a community which has felt the depression less than any ether place in America. In the big paper mill at Canton the Champion Fibi Company three shifts of work ers have steady employment. To be sure, old man Hard Times has cause.', a reduction in pay. but less than in mcst places, and there is confidence thnt when the corner is turned old time wages will be restored. In the meantime thP fires neve;- go out anil ,2l'0. nVn tind stady employment .:iu! the payroll :.f Sl2."),000,'phis the nailing yt t no line iarmiiig t'. in. i keops bu-iness men tiiei'e in better shape than almost any other, place in the country. i.,i,i;i,.. . r.'ioj ii.,ni -ot only has Canton been spare f the distress that ha.s comR to most othei industrial sections, but in the past year much extra employment was given wnen tne Liiampion l iure company spent .'$1,500,000 in the con-j KllUCllUri VI U I11I!IIIUJII1 ILIIUCXU JiauL which is now turning out print paper. The Asheville Citizen use 1 the first j p-cduct. of this new plant in printing ; its issue last week when t ne houth eru Publishers met in Asheville. It waj my pleasure, with othar Southern publisher-, to go through this new The headlines on this page carry news that will be of interest to every taxpayer and resident of Haywood County. This news will have a tendancy to dampen the cptimist,ic spirit that has been prevailing in the county while other sections, have been crying hard times. Of course, we realize an increase in taxes at this time might seem rather hard, but an examination of the records will show that this increase was the result of two things-, both of which not any group of people of the county or o(Ti cials are responsible. The new court house, of course, Caused some increase, but this was offset by a reduction in general expenses, while the fact that o much back taxes remain unpaid is the gene ral cause of the increase. Let it be understood, that The Mountaineer is not taking any part whatever in the matter, but is merely levealing facts that are on record at the Court House and open to the public, and it is there that we found the above reasons .for" the increase. We do, however, suggest that before anv criticism U made of anyone, or any group, that we avail our selves .with the facts' in the case, and after those lacts are firmly fixed in our minds, we believe that harmbnv will pre vail within the county, and the matter of an increase in taxes will be taken in the best of spirit. RECENT SHOWERSt NEGRO WIELDS THRU TERRITORY ASSIST FARMERS Wiltering Commodities As sume Brighter Color; Better Yields Predicted. ing or before the War Betwicr. the States, bought from an Indian during j the wat and now owned by Mrs. H. C. Crawford, of Crabtree township ; Kerr and other officials,.' and s-ce the ! v!r..lit,f ,viViinniM in mnfinn. With- I WICKED KNIFE " DURING BRAWL Four Whites, Two Negroes, To Face Mayor Howell Monday Morning EXPENDITURE OF $340,826.73 SET OUT VJ 1JN JNl!iW UVVXiM U Salaries Of Several Officials Are Less Than Last Year. TOTAlTrAT E $1.25 Increase Is Because Of Un collected Taxes And New Court House, Said. At the rigular meeting Monday, the Iiunrd of iCountv Commissioners anproveif the budget for the comin? year which called for an increase m aes of IS cents ner 100 valuation. The incre:ue was made in spite of th,, fact that several funds were limit ed to smaller amounts this veav, and the salaries of several of the county officials were cut considerably. Tho largest increase coming from the 1'cbt Service I" und, which was niciv.i .ed tioin 17 cents for la -1 '.ear to n cent? .bis year. The largest k'creas;i was 1 c( nts for the countv school fund, whde t ' , J ,Vi 1 lux increased one cent each. estimated expenditures for the coming year are placed at S.MO,S2t5. T.i. while the estimaie i nropert" vji I: :. turn reaches $25,000.0(10. Assuming almost torrential propor- v " ., ... --,.,, .i, ,.,! i lions in some seciions oi western in ieS& umii u p ub 'i '?" ,,." ! North Carolina, heavy rains which e. .vvas Placed. .this larges book napei-; ,javc M Wer llaywood county one, made by Colonel J. W. Bowles f lrh" hecWarv buiWingVvdurinf th" "a.' several days have ...i.. i 1 ,. n1r n stalled and trie . necessary t''ln.K5 , -,,-. t ,, mr nnti. to hou-e if and auxiliary tacinties 1 ".-,r . ' , r . r , irishl. At the end of 14ii days aft- ; ' 'c "J general and commodities as ier breaking ground, lhe paper si.me.bnghtcr t-oh.r signifying a mor being turruHl out by the !ew machine, omising yu'lo. : . I Three new structures v'cie erected: I-armers. who last week predicted ! t 1 ! l I : . .. . . r. i . : mi.r. llmti .ni 1,'ilf Vini'-i:f at :ccent to ;ne existing' uuiwuigs. yt l """Y v Tt,V v : 1-m'nnH ' ;ire.- of CC.SOO .for the season as a. result of the s(Uar feet, affording. 'a u-al of 157, 7(K' square -feef of ...addluonal ' floor space, with a total bu.:idj..ig volum,. of c..-,tti,000 cubic feet. , when he was seven years old and an invalid for several years of his boy hood, during which time he employed himself in making this quilt about 1844. The boy later recovered his health and became a robust man. When the war came on, he joined the Fifth Kentucky cavalry, which was later known as Morgan's raiders, that terrified the Federals fo long in Kentucky and Tennessee. Near the close of the war, Colonel Bowles suc- The papers of the South. 'have .been wxl.ll lo the tomj.. ndot th. ngm J ,heir V MS. ROANE DIES 1N BRYS0N CITY Mrs. Marv t ewolKrT. fi;io NOW nf RnKc. T?rt ;ate Senator, died at her home in I'llitlier lhllrsrinw iffornivin at 4-5111 lock sfter an illness of two years. Mrs. Roane was born in Franklin, "aeon ennntw CU j,.n.k.n pi the Rev. L. F. and Marv Trotter Wet After her marriage she and "-oUveUSBand iame to Swain iounty Mis, R;ane was beloved by all who her. She had a fine Christian laracter and was known for her many sood deens. She was active in the of the Methodist church. ' ne is survived by me son, Sam Itoanp nf nri.:.!.; 1 1 n a p ui imu?r, iwo Dromers, j?e ev. Eugene Siler, pastor of the cnurcn at Maxton ana ' l.Slr: of Lavonia, Ga.- service was at the Jhe funeral bittieiMethodist church at 2 o'clock Ba-Pc The Rev. L. B. J Waynesville, presiding . el- j Waynesville district of th nodist Episcopal church, South, i Fi "'ieu oy ttev. ti. u. tass, Re-"i ' churcf. and the pastor, the hipi " Pee,r- Mrs. J, S. Whisen was m charge of the music. "f',v;pal!bearers: were S.E. Var loo't" VJVarner' W-M- Moore, E. T Urv Lf,'" the Bryson City ceme- Sam Mr- Roane - was sheriff of county for eight vears, Mr. and son cit e made their hom? n Bry- the death of Morgan. Colonel Bowles became a resident of Waynes ville about 30 years ago and died here. This quilt was entered by his daughter, Miss Grace Bowles, who now lives here. A counterpane made by Mrs. Mary Guthrie Minor from cotton grown on her farm in Nelson county, Kentucky, in 1822; a. quilt made by Mrs. Eliza beth Lightfoot Payne, great grand mother of Mrs. J. Harden Howell, in 1817; a quilt made in New England from a wedding dress belonging to great grandmother of the Rev. Han nah J. Powell, of Sunburst; a Scotch Paisley Shawl made in Scotland 200 years ago. ' These were some of the most inter esting end noticeable of the many fine exhibits. What was especially no ticeable about them was the fact that thev did not show age except in the style. All of them are a most excel lent state of preservation. The new, or modern, quilts on exhibition were beautiful and much admired by the crowds that thronged the Bhow room. Prtzd Winners The prize winners were announced at 9 o'clock as soon a the ballots could be counted. . The following won prizes: Prettiest old quilt, first prize, Mrs, H C. Crawford, Crabtree; second second prize, Mrs. J, R. Boyd, Waynes ville. ;. Prettiest new quilt, first prize, Mrs. W. B. Matthews; second prize, Miss Fannie Campbell, Dellwood. Prettiest quilt top, first prize, Mrs. W. C. Garrison; second prize, Mrs. Edgar Miller, Waynesville, . Prettiest silk quilt, Miss Louise J.Beville, Waynesville; coverlets, .ur. Mullis. waynesviue; (i.,., Mrs. R. N.Savber: pr?tties; sha-vl. Afic Frfderi-ka Quinlin. Waynes ville; pillow tons, Mr?, tl. N. narr.er. spreads, old and new. oki. MissTJean ette Phillips, new, Mrs. C. O. Logan. The silver offering amounted '.to about 30. Miss Elizabeth Quinlan won a pearl necklace, donated by Young's Jewelry Store, for th,, pretiest shawl. '"'. Mrs. E. S. Harrold was chairman in charge of the show and it was large ly through her efforts that the show was a success. since Colonel Askew at bet Falls of Neuso quit supplying beautiful rag paper, (Continued on page 3) SCHOOL BOARD TO OPERATE 7 BUSES At the regular monthly session !:-.. ight-, this week are openly ad mitting that the recent showers have '' ared their corn yield neae one- Jhivd. : .':'.. Gardeiis throug'hoiit. Waynesville fcnd Haywood county which were bear ing the brunt of the Vlisastrous drought hav... apparently taken a new lease on lifv Already yields have increased ffftfh'" these" earthly ripots which aid K, JiaJly iiV supplying the family tabIwX Irish potatoes, cabbage, beans, to matoes and other commodities hava been cilmatically inspired until today they are showing increased signs of lhe increase in tr.e- debt eivic? fluid is due to the (:r. that the'O tS ('lie tln.s year . o.OOO.OO on the court house Iwnds and a not,, of $1 0,(JO.(10 iven on ih,, purchise oi the Jones' lot for additional court house ground.:, and to also take care of a d'dict m the fund and their collections have v.iit come no t) the ft i nier budget re. (pnremcnls. lhe one cent mcreiife on the stale m hool tax is bocau -i' oi lower, valua-. t:on. tho law being that a lew must be I rva dp to equal f cents on the valua Ition of lli;i0. "' :T '"?"' lhe e.Mieral. pnov fund and buibl- Faeing assault charges with intent j funds remain the same as last to kill, four Pigeon township white ! year namely, general fund lli cents; men and. twii Waynesville negroes , ;) fund r cents; inid the bull ling are slated to appear before Mayor 'fund ,r, cents. Then were a good J. IL Howell in city court here Mon-i many items in th.. budrel of these Monday the county board of education 1 producing within a brief allotinent of decided to run 17 buse; '.his year in - r.crma! season. ' tiansporting school children to four) Farm lands throughout Western chool centers in the county. It is 0,th Carolina have been dampened e?:pected that liiore tiian l.oOO chiidi en 'to the extent they can be properly will be transported to the several cen- tiled. Some few sections Where ters this school year. crops were not "laid by" are today The following are the bus drivers, rejoicing over the fact that lands can the list being completed Monday: again be worked and completed for For Clyde center, James Smith, Roy Medford, C. T. Ferguson ; Fines Creek center, Marion Green, Z. V. McElroy, Harrison Davis; Bethel, J. E, Bur nt tt, R. E. Cathey, J. A. Poston; Way nesville, R. O. Allen, Clem Fitzgerald, Hugh Moody. Lock Howell, li, A. Davis, Wade Frazier, and Rock Hill, Bob Messer. The board fixed the maximum wages of the bus drivers at ?30 month, varying according to length of the run made each; day. per the Dr. Abel Reported To Be Improving After Automobile Wreck the season. According to reports reaching Way nesville early Wednesday night, crops in many of i-ht valley sections of this portion of the state had been inun drted by torrential rains, but little damage was expected to result. Prisoners Are Now Occupying New Jail day morning as a result ol a street battle .staged in Waynesville a fort night ago, according to citv ollicers. The street brawl is alleged to have occuied near midnight last Saturday, v. t ck, dui ing which James and Leou ;re Scheflield. John Sentelle, were painfully stabbed about neck, arms and back. They were released from the llaywood county hospital several !1( days a'"'. Harrison Menson, another member of tie quartet, is alleged t'i have lull from the scene of battle when trouble started, according to city police, Chester Love, negro, was struck on the head with an automobile jack and otherwise bruised to the extent hinds that were re Iuk iI, but to' low er the rates was impossible due to :! n. 'its on account of rvon-navment o( tux1; and adlihonal expenditures on the grounds of the new court house, it was said. For instance, the ',f"ioe o.t ( ountv Attc unlant. When he look ever the ities of county treasurer in addition i the duties lmpos-'d upon him bv law lu salary was not raised, but n maiiu.i at. jimiii a viai , e.xce;.u mat be wan. given un ollicj cieik at a sal aiv of If(i00 a year, Haking the total -alarv for the oflice SL'100. For lil.iL' 1 !.';!,' the colli.) j1 -alaiy id the coun ty accountant and dork has been placed at $1850, notwithstanding the I that hospital attention was necessary, fAtt that this office is taking care of it was learned. He was arrested ana placed under $300 bond charged with an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Ottis Cox, another' negro, faces the same charge, police said Wednesday night. While no definite information ,-ui-lounding the .street battle could be learned as The .Mountaineer went to press, local police' announced that warrants had been issued for the white men. Dr. J. F, Abel, prominent physician of Waynesville, was reported to be out of dangsr and resting some better but still uncomfortable. late Wednes day nisrht.- Dr. Abel and his grand EcVard Hard, of EIyria,: Ohio wefe 0f opening. There were seven in an automobile wreck early Sunday : eountv nrisoners confined in the new County prisoners were tansferred Monday night from the old jail to the new jail on the fifth floor of the 'street. now court house. CnrAe Evans has been named as jailer and has al eady taken over his ipleted by the last of the week duties in that capacity. The city prisoners will also be kept in the new jail, it was said, there be- Final Touches Being Made At Court House At the regular meeting Monday, the hoard; f county commis.siohers -.decided .'to- let' a' 'contract, immediately for Ih? completion of the court house grounds, which include putting a coat ing of topsoil over the grounds und giving the grounds a iood mixture of fertilizer. As soon as thP fertilizer has had time to enrich th.? grounds, grasps will be planted, it was said. The commissioners also deci led to extentJ the concrete driveway from tne rear of thp builidintr on to M;.m Workinen are now busy.ia-ving the concrete for this street. It is expected that this work will be eom- the duties of county accountant, coun ty treasurer, tax supervisor, and tne collection of delinquent taxes, it was pointed out. lhe salary of V.i:- county attorney a t vi l was r)00 This ha btm ie ouce to $;t()0 for the new year, lhe attorney lees in connection Willi toe morning on the Dellwood toad Dr. "Abel suffered 3 or 4 ribs broken ana was bruised considerably. He also ru!fered a blow on the head, : ' Edward received a cut and a blow on the head, but was reported to be some what better. Both are confined to their beds af the home of Dr. Abel, fail. It is expected that quite a few Federal prisoners now in A :lieville will be transferred here at an early date. . . George McCracken Is Reported Little Better The Southern Bell Telephone Com pany has had a construction crew at vorx this week moving one guy line that was anchored in the center of the lower walk. During thp" past weak hundreds of people have visited the new bunding. A large number of tourists have made an inspection of the building,, and i al most everyone rates it as one of the moat beautiful buildings of its kind in.. this section of the South. Dr. Duckett Ioves To Clyde Dr. Duckett, practicing physician of Canton for the past year, has open ed his office in Clyde at the Clyde Inn. ur. Duckett has made many friends wh:!e in Canton and is expected to fill a need in Clyde as physician. George McCracken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theadore McCracken, who has been .seriously ill for the past week, fuffsring a relapse after an illness of feveral weeks, was reported late Wednesday night to be a little improv ed, and resting at that time. PREACHERS TAKE NOTICE! NO AUGUST MEETING The Haywood County Pastors' As sociation will not have a meeting in August. This is to so state and to announce our September meeting at Long's Chapel, Lake Junaluska, Mon day moning following the first Sunday. By order of the Association. FRED O. DRYMAN, Secretary. i -t year were $l,8'i().00. On 'Hi tax sales certilcates that u re pan! ' r ledocmed. those lees corn" n.; k !t lhe county in tM payment of cost raid bv the pur laser of th l..i! lts. 'I he salane - af th-j w.ar.l ! C'".ii:ly . onimi'-'sioners will ne less, as the new I biard will eonsist of only three niem-h;er-, while the present board has five. Jt is estimated that the hoard or irisoners will be' about $1000 less this vear on accunt of the state taking i lie road pi isnners. The increase in upkeep of the new court hou.e and.- t-iounds- ne.-e-aiily n- ;. the building fund. The eftimnted annual budget for the coming year, along with a coiiu panson of expenditures of last year are printed on another pa:'e in thiv paper. The ongiral c" y c1 the bud get i' now on hie ut-trin olbce of the Register of Deeds at the court house and is open for inspect ion by anj apajer in tne coj"t., this s pi ic 'ordance with the law of the state. 1 The county officials have been work ing on the new budget fir several weeks, and those wording wit n them stated that every precaution- was. tak en to save Lie tax paver.', but the ad jitional expense-, mstiitp of the re duced .- appropriations,- called for an n:creas2 of 18 cents. Bov Scout Camp Is Being Erected Here Final plans are being made for 5 taking the local Bov Scouts on a camping trip !uri!!!' to'1 ne r rew weeks:: The bovs are building a camp ! not far from town, and arrangements . have been made whereby the boys can ! work their way through the two- i week's camp witnout cash. More details will be published about 1 tho scout activities ;n next week's if- 1 sue of The Mountaineer. . 1 " r r tS i II; "4 pit!.! It , !; 4 il m - k .' II