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as More Paid-in-Advance Subscribers In Haywood County Than All Weekly Newspapers Combined
WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
VY, NOA KM HER 3, 1932
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(VOL. XLIV NO. 47
SlEERS
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Tannery Cutting Plant Begins Work
i
More Machinery
1 To Be Installed
I In Near Future
I Only One Fourth Of Ma-
vl .I:nnr Tn Mow RnilHiiKr
LIHHVX J ill iivu """B
Installed At Present
ONLY LOCAL LABOR
IS BEING USED
Shoe Soles Are Being Cut
At Hazelwood Plant For
Manufacturers
The cutting plant building of the
Eneland-Walton Tannery Company
at Hazelwood has been completed and
about one-fourth of the machinery for
cutting sole leather has been install
ed nd is now in operation, lhe
other three units of the cutting ma
chinery will be installed in the near
future, and as erly as local raen can
be taught to operate the machines.
The new building program was
I started by the tannery company about
the middle of August, and the build
ing, which is modern in every respect.
Jus 200 feet by 50 toct, was completed
fabout 15 days ago by Jerry Liner, of
(Lake Junaluska. About 30 men were
employed during the construction of
the building, und when the plant ma
chinery is completely installed, work
Iwill be furnished to- about 50 men.
t L, M. Richeson. general manager of
(the Hazelwood plant, told The Moun
taineer that only local men would be
jlused in the new division of the plant
outside of the instructors who have,
i been brought here from other plants
fbeing operated by the England Walton
J Company. "As soon as the men now
g working in the cutting plant learn to
(operate the machinery, others wil be
put to work under their supervision,"
f Mr. Richeson said,
"There is no use of any more peo
ple trying to get in applications for
work in the new plant," Mr. Riche.
i son said, "as we have on hand enough
r applications to operate several
plants."
A. II- DuBreuil, of Boston, and
general superintendent of the cutting
I division ofl v "the England-Wallton
Company, is on the ground and will
spend most of his time here, it was
aid. Besides Mr. DuBreil three in-
structors have arrived and are now at
f -work in the cutting plant. These
I three being, John Edwards, Everette
Armour, and Leo Martel.
The new department Ms cutting
soles in the various sizes ready for
th0 shoe manufacturer and repair
shops. Hsretofore the leather tan
( Continued on page 3)
Body Of J. M. Bell
Taken To Former
Home In Georgia
J. M. Bell, for several years pro
prietor of the Hotel Waynesville, died
at his home Monday morning at about
9 oclock after an illness of several
weeks. The body was taken Tuesday
to his former home in Gainesville, Ga.
for burial, -
Mr. and Mrs. Bell came to Waynes
ville in 1918 as proprietors of the
Hotel Kenmore, where they remain d
for about 10 years when they leased
the Hotel Waynesville and moved to
that place. Both the Hotel Kenmore
and the Hotel Waynesville were noted
for the best of hospitality and good
entertainment while "Mr. and Mrs. Bell
had charge of them.
In June of this year Mrs. Bell died
after an illness extending over many
months. Since her death, Mr. Bell's
health had been feeble,' but he had
been able to do the hotel work until
a few days ago. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Edwin Davis of Deca
tur, Ga., and Mrs. T. G. .Boyd, of Way
nesville. rie Weather
During the past week the weather
man has been giving this section a
taste of winter, with the temperature
reaching 2 points below freezing once,
according to the official readings made
y S. H. Stevenson, official weather
observer of Waynesville.
ihe readings for the past week are
Date
Max
71
69
65
66
68
60
54
Min.
Rain
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
60
41
30 .
37
45
43
42
0.38
0.57
1.19
0.16
FELIX E. ALLEY
TO CLOSE DEMO.
CAMPAIGN MON.
To Speak At Final Rally Of
Democrats At Court
house Monday Night
GRIFFITH TO SPEAK
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Canton Speaker Will Draw
A Large Crowd To Hear
Him At Courthouse
The Demociats of Haywood County
will stage the biggest and final rally
of the present political campaign on
Monday night at the court house with
Felix E. Alley, loval attorney, mak
ing the principal address of the even
ing, to what is expected to be the larg
est crowd yet to assemble in the
county during the present campaign.
Mr. Alley has just returned fiom a
successful speaking tour in the east- ,
ern part of the state, ,and according
to letters received here from Demo
cratic leaders in counties in which he
spoke he has a speech that holds his
audience spellbound for over an hour.
In some of the letters received here
Mr. Alley was termed "the modern
Zeb Vance," and "his speech delivered
here (Salisbury) last night should
pL'iae him along with Hoey, Bailey and
many others,"
Another letter said, "he hits hard
and goes straight to the point on every
issue any county needing a political
revival should hear Mr. Alley's
speech."
Prom another source came the state
ment, "the audience was thrilled by
his logic and many of his listeners re
marked after the speech that another
Vance had come out of the mountains.
Many stated that he is superior to
Clyde Hoey, and J. C. B. Enringhaus."
.Mr. Alley had to cancel several im
portant speaking engagements on ac
count of the illness of his daughter,
Mrs. Wilford Ray,
(Mr. Alley stated that he has a
special message to the voters of his
home county for Monday night, and
that a discussion of the main issues
of the campaign will be dealt with.
Car Runs Down 30
Foot Embankment
On Highway No. 10
Two Waynesville Youths
Narrow ly Escape Serious
Injury In Skidding Car
; Two young Waynesville boys nar
rowly escaped rferious injury Mon
day when a new Buk-k coupi in
which they ' were riding on the wet
pavement between here and Hazel
wood skidded and left the road to roll
down a -"0 foot bank. The car turned
over several times.
The car belonged to Frank Fergu
son, of Newport News. Va., brother
of Johnnie Ferguson, who was one of
the occupants of the car. Georce Mc-
Cracken was at the wheel at the time j
of the accident.
Outside of bending a fembr and
tunning board the tar was apparently
not damaged, other than being cov
ered with mud from its wild plunge.
200 Teachers Are
Paid $18,000 For
2nd Month's Work
Two hundred teachers, composing
the educational staff of the Haywood
County schools received their checks
Saturday, the amount for the county
and the Beaverdam Systems totaling
about $18,000. This week ends the
third month of the country schools
and the second month of the V aynes
ville, Cariton, and Clyde schools.
Saturday also marked the second of
the conferences for the year in ac
cordance with the plans as given in
the handbook gotten out, by the state
department of education under the
direction of Dr. J. Henry Highswith,
the state supervisor schools. The
meeting was along the line of the eth
er session that was held a month
ago with reading as the chief subject
of discussion.
Which Will
Above are picfures of the two most
on next Tuesday. The two candidates
dav, November 7th. One of the two
will it be: ;,
Many From Here To
Attend Methodist
Conference On 9th
Western Conference Will
Meet In Winston-Salem
This Year
Quite a number of citizens of this
county will attend the Western Con
ference of the Methodist Church, South
which will hold their annual confer
ence in Winston-Salem beginning No
vember 9 in the new million dollar
Methodist church in that city,
Homer Henry is delegate from the
local Methodist church, With James!
Atkins as alternate. Mrs. G. L. Hamp
ton, of Canton will also attend as a
delegate.
The appointments will be read either
Sunday night, November 13, or Mon
day, according to Rev, L. B. Hayes,
nVesiding elder of the Waynesville
District.
Those intending to attend the con- j
ference from here include, Rev. and
Mrs. L. B. Hayes, of Waynesville, Rev. !
G. H. Stafford, Canton; Rev. W. Q,
Goode Waynesville; Rev. F. O. Dry
man, Clyde; Rev. G. N. Dublin, Bethel;
Rev, R. G. McHamrick, Rev. A. B.
Bruton, Dellwood; Rev. Bryson Shank
b; Rev, V. R, Masters. Jonathan's
The wives of most of the above pas
tors will attend. ;
Voters To Pass On Proposed
Amendments To jN.C. Constitution
JCi'-'th Carolina voters will be called
on to approve or disapprove four pro
posed constitutional cmendincnt at
the general election N'.iv'tni)cr .
Amendriient ''. 1 weulil make the
term of sheriff ard coroner four years
it stead v)f two; !.. 2 seeks to permit
constitutional amendments to be voted
on at special elections instead of only
at general elections, as how required;
No, 3 is desi'id to -protect insurance
for widows and c'liUren against cred
itors of the insured, and Na.'4 would
separate solicitorial districts from
judicial districts.
EXPLAINS I'l.AK
Explaining amendment' No. -2.. the
St'te Board of 'Elections state-
"At present the constitution pro
vides two methods of amendment.
One is by a constitutional convention
the other is by the general assembly
which proposed the amendment which
is then submitted to a vote of the
people. At present all amendments
must be submitted to thp qualified
voters of the state at the next general
election.
"The amendment to be voted on in
November provides that any proposed
amanc'ment to the constitution by
;ho general assembly may be sub
nitted to the qualified yoters of the
state either at a general election or
3t a special ejection to he called for
Wear The Smile of Victory?
talked of men in America. Both of the
have schedules fo r speaking engagements until me miunignt n.,ur m
will no doubt change the above expressions on NOemDer nn
Hazelwood Mayor Says
Outlook For Coming
Winter Is Encouraging-
"As we approach winter, the out
look for JlazelvKxxl Is much belter
than lust year," Mayor Ii. M. Mehe
4on told The Mountaineer this ,
"The eindlllniin here have not
cliangcd to wlirre tlie statement
should In- considered aliirmiriK, at
u II. but on tin whole -..the outlook
Is iimcli better," the mayor con-
tllllKNl,
"Hazelwood has not defaulted on
any bonds or on uny bond Interest
(o dale. All obligation were nr.'l
us they en nio due. We were not
ablet- to out our tax rate this ji'iir,
Iml we did not have- to Increase it
uny." .Mr. ItlchcMiii stated further.
; The present ti rate for Hazel
wood Is $1.40.
Canton Man Is Hit In
Ashcville By Automobile
.-.George McKinney, of Canton. Vu f
fifed several fractureel ribs, u dislo
cated elbow end cuts and bruises
when, police said, he was struck by
I -an auuimoiiiie ariven ny j. i-. rui-
l-tt. VI Tremoni street,, nest, .-sne-ville,
(in Haywood road at 7 o'clock
Saturday night. Follett Was arrett
ed and released under .5500 bond.
' " ' .' ';
the nu-rnose. as the g. reral 'assembly
mav determine Western Union election service which
'"'It is an accented fact that in a the local theatre will flash on the
general ebciiw ' propose I -oMiiu Kfrf,f'P very ten minutes during the
tional changes ivceive sci:nt consider- showing of one ol the be-t pictures
ation. The time of the electorate is to be shovn here in some time, ac
taken up with political matters "and cording to Mr. Massie.
discussions -tnd verv few men men-( Through , the facilities of the West--ti,n
r,nstitutional chanires that are (fin Union Servrce and the news sUff
nronosed to be adopted.
If th(, proposed amendment should
be adopted it would permit the general
assembly to call a special election
for;the specific purpose: of voting on
proposed changes in the constitution.
At the present it is necessary to.wait
Jiearly two years before any pro
posed amendment may be voted on
and that at a time when political
questions are uppermost in men's
minds.
"This amendment is of special im
portance at this time in view of the
fact that the constitutional commission
provided for by the 1931 general as
sembly either a number of proposed
changes or a complete redraft of
the constitution to bp voted on at the
e-eneral election in November, 1334.
If the amendment is adopted at the
general election in November of this
year, it will be possible for the leg
islature Jo s,ubmit any proposed
amendments to ai vote of the; people
at a special election.
"Likewise, if the legislature sees fit
(Continued on page 4)
candidates are confident of . Victory
-which one
Largest Vote Ever
Cast In County Is
Expected Tuesday
Local Theatre To Give Re
turns On Screen Direct
By Western Union
Final preparation are being made
for the heaviest vote ever cast in
Haywood Oounty and the country net
Tuesday;, according to figures just
compiled from the registration books
which closed last Saturday. In the
county approximately nine or ten
thousand are expected to cast their
etc, while in the United States 47
millKin have qualified to mark their
ballots. '.'"
(Jiover C. Davis, chairman of the
board, of elections, told The Mountain
eer yesterday that it was important
to mark the ballots corrcvlly in every
(respect, or they would have to be
thrown, out and not counted, lie said
where any voter was in doubt about
it that an official maiker should he
sought and advice, would be given.
'I tie polling places will open at about
7 a. in. and close at about ,r:.'i0 p. m.
The only change in the voting places
jn the county Will be in Waynesville,
Mr. Davis said. The Xmth Ward will
vote in the courthouse instead of the
temporary qarte: s in the Turjiin build
ing, while the South Ward will vote
at tin' Elementary School.
As far as this paper has been able
to learn, no special activities have
lieeh arranged I or election night ex
cept for the usual interest that -enters
around presidential election
Many people are expected to use their
tali(s to, get the returns, while others
w.il,::-takt'i '.K;a?.V lhr S
("f The Mountaineer, those attending
the show will tret the latest returns :
much sooner than through any other (
channel.. A direcit wire front the center j
cactivities will be run intcj the thea-1
tre and a telegraph operator will take I
the returns down and they will b I
flashed on the serpen every few min
ut-;:. The results of the local election
will be compiled by (this paper a;
quiekly as possible, and the results
will be given to the patrons of thi
theatre.
The special feature picture is entitled
"70,000 Witnesses" a big football
picture and a Broadway Musical show
just t it was presented on the stage
in New York.
Mr. Massie :;aid that those attend
ing the show would be invited to stay
as long as they pleased, as the feature
picture would lun continuously until
the results of the election were definite
ly decided. For the extra picture
features, and the election service there
will be no advance in prices, just the
regular admission prices will be charg
ed, 10c and 35c.
Seven Engineers
Began Work Last
Friday On Survey
Work Will Re Pushed To
Completion At An Early
Date, Marsh Says
SURVEY IS TO BE
COMPLETE IN 60 DAYS
Roadbed Will Be 30 Feet
Wide Into Park Area
And Paved
With an engmeenng crew of seven
men Cheif Engineer Marsh, of the
North Carolina Highway Commission
has begun the survey of the link of
Highway Number 29,'i between Dell
wood r.id the Soco Gap, a distance
cf about ten miles, the first-liu'c that
will lead dinctly into the-Grvat Smoky
Mountains National Park from the,
eastern entrance.
Mr. Marsh and his crew came heie
on Wednesday and opened headquar
ters in the court house Thursday. The
I "dual sur 1 t . ' ,.xtv
days to complete unless there are
dilliculties that are now unforseen.
Mr. Marsh also stated that it was his
understanding th.it the road had to
tv entirely completed by June 10.
1!.M, if the State's portion of the na
tural roail apportionment - for high
ways was to . secured.
It" .13 " understood that i his link of
Number .'.1,!.' known as the Soco (Jap
rod. will hr.ve a bed thirty feet wide
and will lie hard-surfaced the entire,
length. At Soco Gap the road will
enter the Cherokee Ind'-iu reserva
tion, and the road from there on will
constitute another project to be let
cepnrr.tely.
When Superintendent J. lloss Eakin
was here recently he pronounced it
one of the very finest of wenic high
way? leading into the park. It was
he who made the tsatement more
than a month ago thEt 'the Soco Gap
road is the key entrance to the Na
tional Park from thr eastern eide.
Chief Engineer Marsh and hia crew
brought in two truck loads of in
r.trumenits and "quipinent for the sur
vey which had been used in the sur
veys on Number 106 in Jackson coun
ty and th- Newfound route further
west. Mr, Marsh said that the survey
would be pushed to completion as
early us pesstble.
W. D. Blalock, 73,
Prominent Citizen,
Buried Saturday
Had Lived In County For
Past 18 Years, Was
Well Known
W. D. Hlalael., -7U. ed at his home
Thursday -night, Octo."r 27 after an
illness et several months"." " JUiouirb
the c j i l was erpected soon, jt
came as a shock . to the community.
iMr. Blaliiek came to Haywood County
in -914 horn ( elo, Yancey county.
He was interested in mining and spent
evcral sears ol his life in this oc
cupation. Jle was a citizen of, the
highest t.vpe. always interested in the
welfare ut In.- chinch and community.
He has
a chart(
a deacon and also
member of the Hazelwood
Baptist liLii' h since it- organization1
in 1917 Hui-imr that time being chair
man of ' ne i'o. ml of Deacons and a
member "' the I. adding Committee
cf the -1 . 1 1 1 1 h. de. had outstanding v
fivlai'iif.' a -ader and also as a
foHowcr. . characteristics were
-liown i in ,iatience and endurance
lui injj Ins eM" .ided illness.. Ths church
ami ('(iininuiiuy feel sorely their loss.
Tin; hiirn - .'cm in w.tc:i he was hehi
in t he -' it uunity was shtiwn by the
inan.v: bo i iiiful lloral ofTenngs,
FuiH'.n services were conducted
S-u'ui'ida'v. morning at 11 o'clock at the
llatlwDod Baptist Church with Rev.
( . I . Allen and Rev. R. P. MeCracken
in ehaige. Burial was m Green Hill
i , v' -ery. .
S rviving are a widow and ten
(Continued on page three)"
Griffith To Speak
Here Friday Night
It. W. (iriltitli prominent busi
ness leader, of Canton, will 8peak
liore Friday nljsht at tlie conrthonse
at 8 oVIoek in tlc interest of the
Uomoeratic party. Mr. Griffith is
recognized as one of the bt In
formed men on national ntlJii. la
the) state, and those hearing him
will Im? assured of rerelt iiir some
fuels pertaining to the person
campaign worth luariiiK
Mr. ;i1flilli will not fcak as n
Mlitlcian, but an a tiose observer of
Mliti-nl and luitional aiTairs.
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