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VOL XLIV
NO. 39
WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1932
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Deputy Will Kay Is Rilled
h Gun Battle
Here Tuesday Afternoon
r
Negro shoots at
NUMBER OF MEN
BEFORE CAPTURE
harlie Rose, 17, Negro,
Transferred To Asheville
Jail, Is Said.
0 DISTURBANCES
ARE REPORTED HERE
Deputy Sheriff Will Ray, 30, of the
jbtree section is dead and five ne
oes are in the county jail here as the
suit of a shooting affair on the out-
kirts of Waynesville about 5:30
dock Tuesday afternoon. About 10
en took part in a manhunt in an
ovt to capture Charlie Rose, 17,
loved, who was baing sought by the
icevs after being charged with at
mpted criminal assault upon a five-
3ar-okl white girl at a hotel here
fheie she is a guest.
Rose was arrested arid brought to
e county jail bv W. T. Lee, Jr., and
orace .Duckett, members of the posse
mposed of officers and several citi-
ns who followed the negro after the
Ital shooting of Ray, who was shot
tween thP eyes, the bullet lodgling
the back of his head, autopsy
vealed. H died about 9:20 Tues-
ky night at the Haywood County
ospital here.
The negro was brought to the Hay-
lofid Count.v iail without nnv Hiffi.mltv
eiatever, although there was estimat-
to be 5U0 people on the streets
niting developments in the case.
In an effort to ward off any trouble
t niiirht arise. Mayor J. H. Howell
4led the Canton police who immediaf-
camq over bringing with them ma
rine guns. Highway patrolman, Mr.
art, was on the scene and assisted
it
bringing the prisoners to jail.
J
Irge crowds gathered in front of
court hou.se in groups and talked
the affray, but not the slightest
n of a demonstration was shown
any time: The officers from Canton
id Sylva stayed here until mid-night
at that hour the streets were
!H-rted. Wednesday morning groups
uierea aDout at times to ta k about
le affiaif but up until the time of
mg to press Wednesday Wight not
.instance nad marred the nerfect
.er of the citizens during tbe entire
t 4 nours.
Fred Caldwell, acting chief of police,
d been working on the case for
veral days, and had reepiverl a "tiin"
frly Tuesdav afternoon t ho
- n - o WJ
thereabouts of Rose. He called upon
f puties and citizens to go with him
capture Kose.
It Was Whilp irdinff tlimilffli . umnd
F place that Bill Cole ran across the
f gro, who immediately opened fire
" vuib. ine tnree shots at Cole
cnt wild as did two aimed at S. H.
tvenson; chief of the Waynesville
rt department. Police Caldwell re-
"ned the fire but because of the
:ck undergrowth did not hit Rose.
Upon hearing the shooting. Demitv
jay started in the direction of the
footing, fearing other members of
e posses were in trouble, and there,
W'as Said thnf lo yiorriA Lixnociul
er a v. ;n v.. a
S'e and Steven
Jen ran out again' and then it was
(Continued on page 8)
paywood Singing
convention Will
Meet Sunday, 11
The Haywood County Singing Con
don win meet at the new court
u?e here Sunday morning, Septem-
r 11. St in n'xlnxU f..- Mmilgn
ir.eiv meeting of the convention.
1 v. L. Allen, secretary of the con
riiion. sttxtA v: .7. il.l - i -
4rr, j "va wua vctrr. Hint u idic
loir and that.a lar?e number of
v practically every section
f 'ne county would b present. He
f a lurther, "the morning session will
"'i. nut we o-l.ev the afternoon
Pn will be better, we are eypetting
e meeting, it is ainnon.-icll, will
'here tt-ili . v. .1:
L - AH tho,e intendinz to r
re-
r' OVor fn. v. r- :
11 h "J.ierauuii session
ai '3 Provida for t.ioi' nocrriav
n. 11 "s -ain.
kv West f a-itjn, is president
'u .ronverti.-ci, :
With Negro
Park Commission
Withdraws Appeals
In Pledge Suits
Defendants Will Be Asked
To Pay One TJiird Of
Pledges, It Is Said
The Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Faik Commission have with
drawn their appeal in the 4'5 case? in
which they were suing individual.? that
made pledges toward financing the
park some few years ago.
The case was heard before Magis
trate Frank Ferguson on February
of this year, and upon hi;? decision,
w hich Was to the effect that the mak
ers of the pledges were only obligated
to pay one-third of the pledges as the
other two-thirls wer r barred by the
tr.iee year statu "i of limitation, the
nark commission appealed th 46 'cares
involved.
According to the present standing
of the suit, it is understood, those that
were involved in the suits will be call
ed upon to pay only the last payment
of the pledge, which : in practically
every case is one-third of the total
pledge.
It will be remembered that at the
time of the hearing that several of
the defendants brought up the fact
that the park was not established, al
though the court rule! that the park
was established by an act of Con
gress on May 22, 192o.
Thousands Cele
brate Labor Day
At Lake Monday
Throng Estimated Between
15,000 And 18,00 Enjoy
Holiday Amid Many
Events.
Featured by a bathing beauty con
test, an address by Josephus Daniels,
of Raleigh, Secretary of the Navy
in the cabinet of President Woodrow
Wilson, aquatic sports, and other
events, Canton's 25th annual Labor
Day celebration, held at Lake Juna
luska, Monday, drew what was de
clared to be the largest crowd ever
assembled west of Asheville in this
state. It was estimated that between
15,000 and 18,000 persons were pres
ent for the all day program.
The celebrators included persons
from all sections of Western North
Carolina and several Southern states.
Those in charge of the program which
was staged under the general super
vision of Mayor David J. Kerr, of
Canton, and Clyde, C. Hiildebrand, of
the Champion Fibre company, Canton,
declared the celebration to have been
the greatest event of Ts kind ever
staged by Canton people.
Sylva Girl Vins Contest
Fully 7,000 persons were in atten
dance at the bathing beauty contest,
probably the outstanding single at
traction of thP day. The first prise
winner was Miss Madge Wilson, of
Sylva, who was awarded $20 in gold,
donated by Reuben B. , Robertson,
president of the Champion Fibre
company. Miss Martha Jane Steppe
of Hendersonville, was awarded sec
ond honors and was presented with
$10 in gold, also the gift of Mr. Rob
ertson. There were 10 entries in the bath
ing beauty contest, as follows: Mi.s
Wilson, Miss' Steppe, Miss Peggy
Honeycutt. of Asheville; Miss Vivian
Haynes, of Clyde; Miss Jane Walker,
of Lake Junaluska; Miss Elene Fisher,
of Hazelwood; Miss Sue Curtis, of
Canton, Miss Orene Levi, of Enka;
Miss Gwen Eennett, of Bryson City;
and Miss Mary Mock, of Waynesville.
The bathing beauties made their head
quarters at Hotel Terrace while there
iSwimming and boat racing occu
pied the limelight for several hours
during the day while a baseball game
in the afternoon was witnessed by no
les3 than 5,000 fans. Canton defeated
Enka by the score of 7 to 5 on the
lake diamond. During the morning
Canton defeated Enka on the latter's
home field by the score of 8 to 4.
Other Contests
Other contests held in the afternoon
attracted additional thousands. These
contests included chicken calling, which
was won by Mrs. George Liner, of
Waynesville; and buck and wing danc
( Continued on page 8)
FIGURE
ft KV,i."v ;- "!
The two officers and three citizens pictured above, with the assistance of others, wore responsi
ble for th capture of Charlie Kose here Tuesday night after he had fatally wounded Deputy Shcnfl
Will Ray. Reading from left to right: A. B. Smart, of the State Highway Tatrol, who ru.shed the
negro to the jail here for safe keeping; Bill Cole, member of the posse who discovered Rose in 4
thicket and at whom Rose fired three shots; S. H. Stevenson, cfomf of the lire department here who
was with Cole; W. T. Lee' Jr., who with Horace Duckett. actually captured the negro. Leo is hold
ing the gun used by Rose; Fred "Caldwell, acting chief of police of this city, who was with Cole
and Stevenson during the man-hunt; This picture was made late Tuesday night in the hall of the
new court house.
DANIELS HEARD I
BY LARGE CROWD
ON LAST FRIDAY
Noted Speaker Brings Stir-
ring Address At Educa-
tional Conference. j
Speaking before an audieticj that
almost filled the court room in the
new court house last Friday night,
Hon. Josephus Daniels delivered the
principal address of tae Ivlucational
Conferenee which convened here last
Friday afternoon.
In the course ; of Ms address. Mr.
Daniels set forth" the importance of
education and placed it above all other
essentials necessary to eommun-'ty
development. His topic was, "Putting
First Things First." He clearly
showed that Haywood county had lol
lowed what he thought was the most
progressive movement any county or
state could follow.
(Extract from address by Josephus
Daniels to the Haywood County Teach
er's Association at Waynesville Fri
day night. Sept, 2, l'):52).
The test of the wisdom of an indi
vidual is the relative importance he
places upon the calls upon his time and
his efforts. Does he waste his ener
gies upon comparatively unimportant
causes and fail to see the command
ing duty to which ha should dedicate
his powers? . '
The same measurement is true of a
county or other geographical division,
Are first things put . first.?'
Judged by that unerring yard stick,
Haywood County would receive an al
most perfect mark in any examina
tion. Its record shows that it puts
first things ifirst excepting its well
known primacy in the religious and
political field. Let us cite the order
of recent progress in matters of pub
lic concern. In their order what makes
best for the common welfare and hap
piness of a people? As a visitor
drives through a county he is sure to
judge it by the visible and material
evidences of what its people value
most highly. Education, Health, Justice
and Roads, are the four essentials of
modern development.
The child in the midst makes the
highest claim and the flrst. There
fore schools for the children of a
county stand next to the temples in
which the gospel is preached. A visi
tor to Waynesville, Canton and Clyde
is impressed by the fact that the most
commanding edifice in all three is the
public school building or buildings.
The same thing! is true' if you leave
the urban and go to he rural section.
The central structure 'n every, part
of the fertile county, whether in the
lovely valleys oh mountain sides, is
the school house. It 13 the pride of
every parent and the, inspiration of
every child Equal provision is made
(Continued on page S)
DEDICATE
IN CAPTURE OF NEGRO
New Ford Agency
Is Established
In Waynesville
W. T. Rainer And Albert
Abel To Handle Fords
And Service For Way
nesville District
W, T. Rainer and Albert Abc-1. Ivih
well known buisness men of Way
m r-villc, have been appointed , a Jthor
7.: Ford dealers for this city. They
egan in' the -business Monday morning.
This combination brings together
two men of the county that have been
long recognized as among the leaders
in the automobile businois of this sec
tion of the state.
Under the new plans, Mr. Rainer
will havp charge of all sales, both of
new Fords and used cars, while Mr.
Abel will have charge of parts, and
service of the cars, although this de
partment of the business will cater to
a!! makes of cars and not to Fords
alone.
The location of th- new firm will be
v Abel's garage, on the Asheville
Road; A show room ha been provided
'it the display of new rars.
Preliminary Hearing
Is Set For Saturday
In E, B. Owenby Case
A prelimcnary hearing of the case
of E. B. Owenby, of Biltmore, who
4s charged with "reckless and care
less driving resulting in the death of
J. K. Pardue, of Candler," will be
heard before Magistrate Frank Fer
guson here at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Pardue was killed Sunday after
noon when an oil truck in which he
was a passenger, and driven by Owen
by, left Highway Number 10 just at
the foot of thfi Canton hill, one mile
east of . Canton, and turned over. He
was pinned under the car and was;
dead when brought from the wreck
age. Mr. Owenby was uninjured.
iMr. Owenby is now under a $1,000
bond.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and one small child.
Concert Scheduled For
Tonight Is Postponed
Officials of the Eastern Star an
nounced last night that the. jubilee
and spiritual concert scheduled for
tonight at the Central Elementary
school had been postponed until a
latter date. When a definite date is
again arranged, an announcement to
that effect will be made in The Mountaineer.
PREMIUM LIST
FOR DAHLIA SHOW
IS ANNOUNCED
Annual Dahlia Show Will
He Held Here September
15th With Many
Exhibits.
Tlie premium' li t for the Waynes
ville Dahlia show, which will be held
September. .1 5, was made public to
day. The Woman's club of Waynes
ville is sponsoring the event this year
and it is expected that this one will
be the best of the series. The date
was made late so that the dahlias will
have plenty of time to cume to full
maturity.
The list of premiums lY a follows:
Class 1, the largest and liest display
of dahlias first prize a pair of dahlia
baskets, gives by J. 11. Ivey, value
$10; second, dahlia tubers to the value
of $5; class 2, be.t display of dahlias
grown in Haywood county, outside of
Wayne-vill. township, first prize,
dahlia tubers to value of $.ri; second
, dahlia tubers to value of $2.
Class i, best display of dahlias
grown in Waynesville township, first
prize, dahlia tubers to value of $5;
second, dahlia tubers to value of $2
(winner of class 1 cannot compete
for this) ; class 4, best display of
d. hi. as outside of Haywood county,
first pi ize, dahlia tubers to value of
$5; second, dahlia tubers to value of
'l (winner of class 1 cannot compete
for this).
Class 5, lor display coming longest
distance, dahlia tubers to value of $3;
class 6, the best and largest display
from exhibitor growing less than 50
dahlia plants, first prize, dahlia tubers
to value of $3; dahlia tubers to value
of $1. .
Class 7, the best display from grow-;
er never exhibiting before in Way
nesville show, first prize, dahlia tub
ers to value of $S; second, dahlia tub
ers to value of $1; class 8, the most
artistic vase or basket of dahlias
(other foliage allowed), first prize,
dahlia tubers to value of $3; second,
dahlia tubers to valuP of $1; class 9,
the best vase or basket of pink dah
lias (10 or more blooms), first prize,
dahlia tubeVs to value of $3; second,
dahlia tubers to value of $1.
Brnze Dahlias
Class 10. the best vase or basket
of yellow or bronze dahlias (10 or
more blooms), first prize, dahlia tub
ers to value of $3; second, dahlia tub
ers to value of ?1; class. 11, the best
vase or basket of red dahlias (10 or
more blooms), first prize, dahlia tub
ers to value of $3; second, dahila tub
ers to value of $1.
Class 12, the best vase or basket
of assorted colors in dahlias (harmony
of colors to count 50 per cent) (10
or more blooms), first prize, dahila
(Continued on page 8)
H 19TH
JUDGE WALTER E.
MOORE WILL BE
HERE FOR EVENT
Program Will Begin At
10:00 O'clock Just Prior
To Convening Of Court
LARGE CROWDS ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Final plans have been mat'o fur the
dedication of the new court hou.se Here
on September. 19th, at 10:00 o'clock,
'avoiding to an announcement made
bv the program committee late Wed
nesday afternoon. The committee is
eei'ipoM'd uf llov Francis, .larvis Al
lison, Sam Robinson, W. T. Hannah,
and (irovor ( Uavis.
The progranit as outlined by the
..r.iinittee. will be presided over by
ludge Walter 1C. Moore, who will bo
presiding .judge :vt the September U rm
of civ 1 cniirt wli'eli convenes 011 the
ame morning of the dedication.
Plans a iv being made for a large
crowd that expected to attend tno
dedication.
Ti-e f !! ;:(.;r,,' ... . b - car-
nei out :
1. Arneric;i, by audience.
2. Invocation, Rev. R. A. Sentelle.
:. HiNtorv of Havwood County Win.
f. Allen.
1. Speech uf dedication of Court
House i.e Public by W. H. Henderson,
( "onimissionr-r.
5. Acceptance speech on part of Har
Association by Felix E. Alley.
(i. Music by choir.
7. Acceptance speech on part of
public, by D. J. Kerr, Mayor of Vun
ton. N. Acceptance speech on part of
Educational interests, by J. Jl. Haynes,
meinlH'r of board.
'.K Acceptance speech on part of
Judicinry, by Judge Wuiltor K. Moore.
Id. Soup, "Old Haywood, I Love
Thee." ,
Advertising Of Back
Taxes Is Postponed
Until October First
At the regular fust Mondav meeting
of the county boa .' f commissioners
bet ' Tuesday, (Monday being a holi
day) they ordered J. C. Velch, tax
collector, to postM)rie advertisenient
of delinuent taxes until the fust of
October instead Of the first f Sep
tember. Since the new ruling the taxc will
be advertised during Oetobei anil sold
on the fust Monday in November. Mr.
Welch is making an '(fort to collect
as much as p-ssobIe during the com
ing month in order to save the tax
paw rs the additional csts.
Mountaineers Open
Grid Practice With
Many Candidates
The Waynesville Mountaineers open
ed their grid practice Tuesday after
noon. Forty -candidates reported to
fill the places of the veterans that
graduated last spring.
The Mountaineers will be minus th0
services of Capt. Cabc, tackle; Carl
Katcliif, end; T. L. Hiamiett, end;
Ernest Carver, guard; Harold Haynes,
half back; Sam Stringfield, fullback:
ar.d Bill Prevost, half back.
Letter men that reported for the
fal: work-out consisTwl of I'ortcr
Greenwood, Mack Carland. Iiewey
I'atton. Paul Davis. Huf us Summer
row, James Davis, Harry Brindle,
Yancey Bridges. Scotf Reeves. 'Clin
Wyatt. Roy Ruff, Kermit Murray,
and Gordon Wyatt.
The first two days of work consist
ed of limbering up exercises, wind
sprints, and lectures. Friday will see
the boys in heavy to's Working on
the three fundamentals of fovtbaU
blocking, tackling, and charging
The football schedule will Lie an
nounced in next week's issue of The
Mountaineer. .
Young Democrats To
Meet In Bryson City
On Next Saturday
The officers "of th- Young People's
Democratic rlr.b of the Fleventh t'on
gre.ssional District,, will met Saturday
evning at the Frycmont Inn. Bryson
City, for an executive session and
ianquet. ' ,
The principal speaker of the occa
sion will be Robert R. Reynolds, State
Democratic nominee for United States
Senate, according to Deyle Alley, of
W.ivnesville. chairman of the club of
the Eleventh District.