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mm imuhi Has More Paid-In-AJiarue Subscribers In HaywooJ County Than .ill Weekly Xewspapers Combined VOL. XLV. NO. 2 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THIKSDAY, DKCEMBER 15, 1932 SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS GRIPSJCITY Stores Are Decorated More Than Last Year. Bigger Stocks Are Being Shown iWaynesville has taken on the Christ mas Spirit and indications are that a merry Christmas will be enjoyed by the citizens, of this city this year, that is if advance predictions come true. The merchants and business houses this year have already gone beyond that of last year, in decorating their stores and windows. More merchan dise is on display and better selections in Christmas goods are being offered to the public. It was noticeable the first of this week that the merchants here were preparing for a bigger and better Christmas business than last year. The windows and interior decorations of the stores show that more time and thought has been given this year to get before the public their Christmas needs. Reports are that many people are making their Christmas purchases earlier this year than last, although a large percent will wait until this week-end and next week to complete their Christmas shopping. A general survey of the stores re vealing that the majority of the gift suggestions on display are practical ones, and few useless articles are be ing shown. Several of the stores are showing new lines' xiT toys and gifts for children. Moth modern and me chanical toys are shown in great num bers. One feature of the merchandise in the local stores -is. that, new low 1SM2 prices prevail throughout. License Tags Will Be Sold Here From Sheriffs Of f ice J. C. Patrick Named Sales Mana ger For County. None To Be Sold Anywhere Else In County J. C. Patrick, well known through-; out the county, received word yester day from Raleigh that he had been appointed sales representative for the Carolina Motor Club and will handle state license tags here this year in stead of in Canton as heretofore. The tags will be sold from the sheriff's office on the iftrst floor of the courthouse and may be secured at any time and can be put on cars and trucks beginning with today, iMr. Patrick said. Mr. Patrick has been working through the Motor Club and local bank officials for sometime to estab lish the license bureau here. The state requires that wily banks of the highest rating be named as state de positories. The First National Bank here was immediately accepted. This Paper Is Entering 46th Year This Week The Mountaineer has enter ed into its forty-sixth year of service to the public of Hay wood County.. Last wee k marked the first issue of the forty-sixth year for this paper that has continually stood out as a news and advertising medium of this section, and also played an important part in molding public sentiment. It is the policy of the pres ent publishers to carry on this policy in the years to come, und to riiake this paper a credit to the city and county in which it is published. There are some subscrib ers that have been taking the paper since it was started, and others for a long period of years. Some have only been taking it for a few years, while others have moved into the community recently and have already subscribed. It is our desire that we will never disappoint any reader, but give them a better paper than the average weekly. C. C. MEDFORD, 40, BURIED AT CLYDE ON LAST SUNDAY Young Business Man Of Clyde Passes Away After Attack Of Pneumonia C. C. Medford, -10, one of the coun ty's most beloved young business men was buried at Pleasant Hill cemetery at Clyde Sunday afternoon, with Rev. iR. P. McCracken and Rev. r . O. Dry iman in charge of the services. One ,!f tUn Ui-.riict .1.. .if... i! .itt.,,,. a funeral in Clyde was present to pay their last tribute to a man that had fitted himself into the life of the com munity until his influence was felt by all. ' . ' LMr. Medford died of pneumonia Friday night after being ill for only nine days at his home in Clyde. He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Ruth Weaver, and two daughters, one 3 years old and one 18 months. Besides his wife and children, Mr. Medford has one half brother, Hubert Medford, of Wyoming, and two sisters, Mrs. C. P. Clark, of Clyde, and Mrs. Molly Hull, of PitUsburg. Mr. Hubert Medford is on his way home now, it was said, it being impossible for him to reach here in time for the funeral. Mrs. Hull was also unable to attend. The deceased was a partner in the business lirm of Kdwin Fine her and company. He had worked for this firm for ten years before becoming a partner in the business some ten years ago. tMr. Medford took an active part in community 'affairs and especially was he loyal to the Baptist church to which he belonged. For a number of years he had served as secretary and treas urer of the church and on the Sunday prior to hjs death he was reelected to that office, He was also a deacon of the Clyde church. He was a member, of the Masonic Order and a Shriniier. The deceased was born and reared in Clyde Township. Those knowing Mr, Medford stated that his death was a shocking blow to the entire community, Active pallbearers were: T. 11. Rog ers, Glenn "'Brown, Hurst Justice, T. S. jlensley and Edwin Fincher.. It was stated that no material changes would be made in the busi ness firm of Edwin Fincher and Com pany because of Mr. Medford's death, Local Woman Wins $25,000 Damage Suit In Virginia Court Mrs. Silver, Formerly Of This City, Was injured On Street Car In Newport News Mrs. Mary M. Silver, who before her marriage, was Miss Mary Davis, of Waynesville, last Saturday received in the Lynchburg, Va., U. S. District Court a verdict of $25,000 against the; Virginia Public .Service corporation on account of injuries she received on June 2(), Itl.'il, while a passenger on a street car of the defendant company in -'Newport' News, Va. Motion 'was made by the defendant, c 0111 pa n y through its counsel to set '. aside the veulict as being excessive and for aK leged errors. The motion was con tinued for-hearing at. some future time. . Mrs. Silver alleged that in prepar ing to alight from a Mrcet car of the j defendant company in Newport 'Ne ws.. on .the uaie siaien in mo allegation, and as she was healing the stre-t cjr door the car suddenly, started forward as she was stepping from, tin.- n-a 1 part of the tar - to'. the vestibule '-'ai id she 'was". -pitched-' forward vio--iiy against the mechanism of the )': -ul part, jof the car and' received )ii-:;ni- nont injuries. The jury wa .out aim;,:, 25 ..minutes before returning.; '.the -ve -diet. Action was brought against th..- de fendant -company by Barksdale .and Abbot, of Lynchburg, Junes and Ward, of Asheville, and Morgan, Siamoy. and -. a. ! of Waynesville. - Of counsel for Mrs. Silver. J. R. Morgan, of Waynes ville, wiis the only member of coun sel who went, to Virginia, and,, with Barksdale and. Abbot, of Lynchburg, was in charge, of the case before the jury. Mrs. Silver , was the . principal witness for, the plaintiff, and Mr. Morgan made the principal - speech to the jury. Mrs. Silver is a daughter of Mrs. Toonie Davis, of Waynesville, but now a resident of Dayton, Tenn., where her husband; M. Silver, u practicing law. She and her husband were liv ing in Newport News , at the time of the accident,, but during her continued illnes-? since that One she has been at the home of her mother he.' e. When the time comes fo:- the hear in c to set aside the. verdict on account of its being excessive and on account j of error?, as stated by the defendant's counsel, Mr. Morgan expects to attend and make the argument for the plain tiff... '"' Wood can be sliced into paper-thin sheets ready 'or printing with type engravings under a new process. An Apology To Mr. Verge McClure For Leaving Out Name In some way the vote of Verge Med u re, candidate for Corporation Commissioner, was not included in the tabulation published in The Mountaineer after the election. This paper did no; publish the vote of any state office except that of gov ernor, therefore Mr. McClure's vote was left out. It was not the pur pose of the publishers to leave Mr. McClure's wte out and it was not done intentionally. This matter was called to our attention this week and we are glad in this case, as in all cases, to cor rect anything that we do by mis take. The vote, as recorded at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court gives Mr. McClure 3001 votes and the Democratic candidate, Stanley Win borne 0813. DISTRICT ROTARY MEETING IS HELD IN WAYNESVILLE J5 Members From Eight Clubs Were Present At Enthusias tic Meeting Last Friday With 15 representatives f lorn eight communities present, the quarterly meeting of the Council. 'of Rotary clubs of Western North Carolina was held Friday night in tin- dining room of the Methodist church here. The ban quet was served by ladies of the church. Eight addresses were delivered, all stressing the need of closer .Co-operation among the communities -of. West ern North Carolina. The speakers were: Nelson Jackson, of Tryon; 11. T. Hunter, president of Western Caro lina Teachers' college, Cullowlioe; Joseph J. Stone, of Andrews; A. V. Edwards, of Hehdersonvillo; Jason Deyton, of Spruce Pine, Cuy Huuk, of Franklin; H. 1). Bunn, of Waynesville; who delivered the address of welcome; and F. Roger Miller, of Asheville. W. D. Smith, president of the local club, presided at the opening of the meet ing. Robert F. Phillips, of Asheville. president of the council, presided and introduced the speakers. The clubs represented at the meeting were: Hen dersimville, Tryon, Spruce Pine, An drews, Franklin, Sylva, Waynesville and Asheville. Nelson Jackson, cotton manufac turer of Tryon, pointed out that with . n the past few years leaders in all lines of industry wine looking to small communities for a site for. t heir' industries, and were getting away (Continued on page d) Business In Clyde Is Improving Since Tobacco Mart Opens "I!usine-R is picking up ill Clyde.'' said Edwin Fincher, one of the leail i"g merchants in the lower part of th county. . "Since the 'tobacco market 'opened 'the t aimers are paying their hills and buying quite a bit. of merchandise. Thcre'sa lot of improvement in bu ir:;'..-.; oyer throe weeks ago,'' he con- iii-.ic.d." . The .general trend Of the' farmer'1, it. was found from Mr, Fincher. is thill-fh-'-y are anxious to get oil o debt nd are paving... the obiiga'iojis tiivl aiid then spending th" re- :a'!o; -r for r, ('(---:: i( -. but they arc ' get ting ; out oT de-bt iir. :. i: way t i , -I out. PoMce.iWarn - Against Shooting Fireworks 0-! 'a'dwell. chiv-f -t-e 1 M'-'erday 1 ha? :ng ..fireworks' on M if nolie . ;.n-i ali ; t--ro;i's I ain sti'et or j- V't'n rill feet, of 'his re.-t -fir any vifeirin; fifty niriiii !. horotight ; re, or fret of 9 10.00. anv building .w'u.dd he fined AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE A $1 For a limited time only, the publishers of The Mountaineer are makip,!? a special offer of one dollar a year for this paper. The regular price of two dollars will be resumed after a short time. This special offer will not he made very long. J In making; this offer the publishers will in no way give their readers less; for their money, but every effort will be made to improve the paper each w eek. Many have taken advantage of this offer. Others should come in at once and save a dollar before the offer expires. Why nor give a Subscription to this paper as a Christmas present? What more appropriate gift can you think of? WAYNESVILLE IS WINNER OF GIRLS' CUP THIS YEAR Local School Represented .Miss Xorine Lowe Wins Contest At Mars Hill Hv Miss Norine Lowe, of Waynesville high .-chool, was awarded first place in the girls' division, and Graham Ponder, of Flat Creek high school. Buncombe county, was awarded first place in the boys' division at the con clusion today of the seventh annual Western North Carolina Headers' and Declainiers' contest held at Mars Hill college. Much interest was manifested in the contest this year with representatives being sent from M2 schools in the western part of the State. In the eonte-t last year 2S schools partici pated. Professor K. M. Lee. of Mars Hill college, who was in charge of the contests, expressed the. opinion that it was one of the best contests in the hi -tc-'.v of the tourney. Miss Lowe gave, as her reading, the t- n it scene fioni the "Merchant of Venice." Hy virtue of Miss I. owe victory, Waynesville high will gam permanent possession of the girl's trophy. As a vepres. ntative of Wny- 'i 'svill,. high school. Miss Evelyn Morgan, was awarde I first place in the Kiadors' contest last year. Miss Morg:m is now Hill college. W a 1 IVil. indent at Mars -villt' won per. the boys' cup ii'aii-.'iil possession las- year when it i c. u '. eonseciit ie 1 -tative if til t ' e t was won year as won for the l'.c by. a rep hool. The nui- i fore last by a In . (her. of Miss liowe. Robert Lowe, of Waynesville. Th,. Ki.-il Rotary Club sponsored .lit- contest for the high school hero. The club provided means for transportation to ami from Mars Mil . Citizens Are Urged; To Decorate Trees In Yard For Contest Woman's (Tub Sponsors Christ man Tree Contest And .Also Community Tree. Final preparations are being made by the Woman's Club for their annual c'lumini y Christmas tree which will be held on the lawn of the court house sometime next week. Announcement as to date will lie made later, The public is invited to attend the Chiistmas tree event, at which lime carols will be ,-ung. a.-, ha; been the eiltoin for a number of year. The Woman's Club is aiso spon soring this year a .-oiitest in Ibe city in which all citiz -lis -who b.i' e trees ;n their -yards are invited to paiti- i-ipate. 1 lie purpose oi ine co-nesi . . to get a many a- will to 1 . orate living iic's in the yards ami burn lights in the trees 'during the ( hrist m ii; holidays .and especially on Cliri d nias .- v,, and ('hiivtma; night. Those in charge if. this annual fea- ii re .which- will spre.-ul the sin i'. 'l Clui'tma;; in lb;- i-'-nriiiiiii' v a I . - nouiR'ed that v, iiibl 'ne g'V" two '.iluable 'aniily, ' prizes .liu Ini-i n o tin e lie'- Th-- illo' t tree. do not '( e 01)!e-l ! .i res ir-: 'lo-U.' . lu par urged ; o 'same for the e' Hi.. are tie a i Sheriff Lowe Takes m n i w f WLi' 4 f i!Tl 5 '".'"'' : 3 ?. Ln'iaSl: E ft L Sheriff .1. A. I.o-we delivered the prisoners who were sentenced to the State I'ri.-o.i in lial.-igii ' : Jig the Xoveiiibef term if Crinmiiiial court here din itlg t he I'.c-t 1 wo week.f. The pri-ol-.e: s Were de!ivelel . on la t Sat urday. .( :)iai lie lto-;e, 17-year o'd. negro' who was. sentenced l -to p). year-; will go on trial in I'l-bi'uary , for .the ' in ur.de r of Will Ray, dep it v sheriff, '..who wa" shot during a gnu battle when a p'osse of which raw;is a nieiiiber, was try ing to arrest Rose.. Soco Gap Road Survey Is Approved By High way Official Wednesday COUNTY AGENT MAKES ANNUAL REPORT OF WORK .1.18 III Or Club Hoys Crew Crops Livestock During Past Year The annual statistical report of the county agent of this county has just been mailed to Raleigh. This report summarizes the wwrk done from lo cember 1, ll:il to .November .'III, I'.I.'IL' by County Agent Jus. 1,. liobinson. Some of the more important facts shown in this report are as follows. Three hundred and thirty-eight 1-11 Club boys grew crops of livestock. Of these 7(i have been in the club three years, 110 two years, and ll!S won1 fust year boys. Twenty-four were not checked as to year. These hoys were between 10 and 21 years of age, the linger number being between II and 17 years. The - heaviest enrollment at fourteen being fW. Fifty-eight of the boys went to camp and 200 at tended Achievement Day in this city. The county agent made I'Cii farm visits, had 'J.IOO (onfereni-es or talks relating (o the extension work, wrote 77S personal letters an 1 !.' nivuiar letters of which 11,000 copies w-ere mailed. Sixty-two articles w-ere pub lished and nine hundred bulletins dis tributed. One radio talk was 'made. ... Fighteen . meetings of a field or .special natuie were held with attend ance of 000. Oilier meetings ninnlier id loo with at tendance, of' 7, Mil. The more important of' these w-ere bold day at Springdale, tin- three ronimu nity fairs and the series 'of the .ri-10 year. plan. . The agent spent 102 days in the office, and M ill the field. The auto travel on ollicial duty wis KJ.-tfil miles Improvements ''Being Made In County With Federal Relief Funds Work" On School Property, Roads And Streets (Jives Work To Mam (Ily W. C. A Id. FN" ) 'he Haywood enmity hoard of pub welfare is." making' the Federal lie- IC lief' fund bring about, -many improve ment's ;it several places in the county., there being four projects -on roads, l.'l at tin- -i hook, and several on the streets of Waynesville - Several others are planned, if additional funds become available, said Homer lleniy, county superintendent ..of schools and public welfare. ..All the .way' through Haywood count v from I'.alsain to Turnpike.-a i-rew of lo men lias been 'working several 'days building fences im the cinves oil Highway No, HI. Those men have been .out of employment for many months and. were anxious for I he oppoi ( unit y to do 1 1 (cnls per hour and paid merchant s for. .grocer iv.--. R. I.; Well;: i. in charge . Allot he; hii: hvva v pi 1:- W'.dll hv o?i aiH'f el I h lels oil 'llllill". ;;iivu ji. oft h ii'i'i. . i oil gi ad in'g a :uad, under r!n j vi.tiolc ol'.Wiil 'ol .ill- . tin ."I jof flic ereek, 'I h ' s. i J a . ; i vvi 1 Ope !" .inc. I. Another: p.i:,ijeei iv. ,n .Iloiainy feek. te.e men i c-j'.-i i i ing t he Min t over tlap-' lo I !; Kuiieombe Another. .; wii;:. tii'e; proje. t i os :'iiigj. live: .. !.he-.T.;a'!!t i, ail from (Vanton to K.,; iir.o.'jecL ha been lini.-hei -.ves'-e." einiiloveil for 10 da. liii-i- v - f'' un: . I '. ' . i r - :'i'e:l f, nti ii. :,i.:he" schools: h ha. I tin vaniiige. (f t hi.-..' Woriv that i- 'h-.;;i-;- -ini ter fri 'ii the Federal .Relief fund. The following .school- have li en: bene fit c'i.by having the -grounds:, graded, rock . laming walls hunt, frees anv sin uhlK'i'v set out. and niatiy o- nor itniircvenients;, Waynesville h i g-h schoril, and the elementary school in Wayn es v i 1 le id wns hi p , Sa u n 6 o k , A 11 en s Creek, Hazel wo-od, Waynesville, East VVaynesville, and Lake Jiuiahisl;a,.and those outside of Wayne.-ville township, Clyde, East Fork, Cecil and Maggie . -M r. Henry said that the welfare de partment had paid out about $,',000 for this work so -far and will have other projects, if more money becomes available. In all, $-'5,487 has been re ceived from the Federal Relief fund. One of the best and perhaps the most needed project that is being car ried out by the welfare department with Federal Relief funds is that of building a sidewalk, paralleling High way No.' 10, from West Canton depot to the West Canton elementary school, a distance of nearly half a mile. The highway at present is daily thronged by school children going to and from school, antj the danger of a tragedy' will be largely avoided by this improvement. Survey of Highway 293 Is Practically Complete, Is Said 15. S. Marsh Says His Report of Survey Will He Made Next Week To Raleigh With the practical completion of the survey of tlv Soco Gap road from Pollwood on Hiirhwav No, 2H4 :o the Haywood county line, or the boun day of the Indian Reservation, the first project of the proposed eastern entrance to the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park on the north eastern side has advanced to the sec ond stage in its progress. 'toward cum. plot ion as a connecting link with the interior surveys that are being made for Hie park roads. A. 1.. Hooper, of the Bureau of Public Roads of the Cnited States Government. J. C. Walker, chief en gineer of the Western Division of the North Carolina Highway Commis sion, together with H. !: en-giine,- in charge of the Soco road survey, made an inspection of "he sur. v y Wednesday, and found that the work that began seven weeks n,, been completed and the report, with the txceplion of some details Cut are being smoothed out is about r.'ady to g i to ibe State Highway Commission Iiiinl action. Roth Mr. Walker and Mr. Hooper . ate I that they did not have any thing to say for puhlicaUon of the project at this tim,, more than to state tl a: ilioy wi re here to . make an in spection of 'the survey and to report their observations to the Highway Commission of the. State an I Uie Hureau of Public Roads of the Na tional Government, Mr. Hoovier said that his ollice did not have anything just now to say in the matter as it' was in its present stage 'entirely u Sta'.e matter. . Mr. Hrowning said that the in spivtion had been made and that the survey was satisfactory, that it is practically finished, that only a ti w minor details were yet to be worked out. He said also that a map of the survey is being made, the work sheets, preliminary plans, and complete de tails as to cost will all be .submitted to ';lic Highway Commission at their meeting, probably some time this month, all being done for the -purpose "of submitting the -project for bids. He said that if the weather is good for the nevt two or three weeks,--, the entire survey will 'ne ready to go fo' the Highway 'oinm issin'i for ap pi oval, M -. I!. S. -Mar-h';- '.-1 engineer' In (Contiuued oh puge three) The Mountaineer rv s World First ).f: Court 'News once in ;s Ums ime do at :i weekly v ou ev; r newsitapc fi ear .sfoopuiK' I n week, k'. The.' wiitid on news. Last ; a iontf it'iiieii'-; las tta'!;,et'ii--ti.V.. ; rJ ' (.! il:l -: .:;!( -gOISiJ- ;il'vs -.i or' hilt toiil -(he 'won't!. t (Vl the ;s K-l'o- e ).:jU i v rest a' the iit a ;vot io it. Shortly alter ,ftu!i;e il. )ti; !c Sink hn(i se; t0t:e.( .;h" 1 obk- io: kiiuri'r r..i- wti? ah'd ('batik i'c--'. altempt ctf iisauft. The 3i!;urttaineer 'was on the streets; of Waym's vil!e, ( iydt- ;.nti ('anion., an:! also ut the postcfiice.-; of these three places for the subscii It ers. , - - The sales of the paper were beyond all expectations, which showed that the public was anxious to learn of he lat.v-t news direct from the court room. -The '.Mountaineer, had a representative in the court room every minute during the Rose and Coble trials, and spared nothing in getting the news to the world. We ap preciate the response given by the public.