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js Mom PaiJ-ltt-1 Jy Jmv Subicrib.'rs In Hmju-ooA County Than All It'ccA Xewspapers Combined VOL. XLV. NO. WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THl'KSDAY, MAY i, 1933 MASSIE'S DEPT. STORE TO HAVE OPENIJNG Fit I. New Store Will Serve Refresh ments On Opening Day. Store Is .Modern Throughout. Ma ie's Department Store will iw,ve s formal grand opening on Friday, Mav 5, according to a two page advertisement in 'Ihe Mountain eer Vodav- ' Refreshments consisting of punch, cakes and candies will be served Souvenirs will be given the children. The task of removing the stock ot onoils trom the old stand was begun t.n-i,,.i - and has been coniukted, and together with new stock has been com pleatly arranged and in readiness io: the opening Friday. The new place has just boeni completed- It was formerly two stole looms, one the Victory theater build ing, and the other the store room from which the Martin Llectrie company lecently moved. Two rooms have oeen made into one by the removal ot a partition, a new roof, a new floor, and the whole of the interior and ex, tenor remodeled, making it one of the finest and most up-to-date store buildings west of Asheville. It is lo cated on Main street and next uoor to the building where the store has been for the past seven years. The new store room is one ol the largest in Western North Carolina, being 42 1-2 feet wide fronting on Main street and 120 feet long, giving a floor space of 5,100 square feet, an ' increase of 1,000 square feet over the old store. The show windows extend the en tire distance across the front of the building, 17 feet deep. Ihe entire room is well lighted with seven large windows in the rear and three on the side with two large skylights. There are 14 large hanging lights in the main store room and 15 smaller ones in the show windows. Seventy-seven tables for the display of poods were put into place Monday. Both tables and walls are finished in natural pine. In the rear ot the room the office, well furnished, is. elevated above the general level ol the floor about eight feet. The basement room is 25 feet wide and CO feet long, finished and ready tor the display of goods, should it be needed. V. H. Massie and his sister, Mrs. C. J. Reeee, are proprietors of this new store. RETURN OF BEER IN WAYNESVILLL TAKEN QUIETLY Small Crowd On Hand Monday At 12:01 To Greet Return Of Suds. The sale of beer in 'vYaynesville at 1.2:01 Monday morning did not come up to the expectations of many. At i the hour when the legal 3,2 brew went -on sale, only a small quiet crowd was i on hand at the places where' the suds wart on sale to partake ot the first' legal breyy m ytars. I-ater on in the morning, several i score ot curiosity seekers made pur chases. These first sales were mostly confined to the younger set. A check up ot the places where oeer is.-being sold showed that only a few cases were sold Monday morning. The s'ales later on Monday took an. upward trend when the older set from the outlying districts came in to make their first purchases of the legal suds. 1'iactically all repeat sales h'ave been made to tho o!der set, as the younger set have already shown a dislike for oeer. The main complaint, it was learned, was the price. Some dealers stated th.it as soon as the price drops that sales will advancd while others were of the opinion that no matter what the price is the majority of the young er set will not be interested in beer uecause of the taste. One dealer stated that he had not mane a single reneat sale to a young person, although the majority of his first sales were to tho.'ie in their - twenties. . .. At no time since 12 01 Monday morning Was the demand been any where near the point of exhausting the stock, on hand. I One dealer stated that he expected j : to sell more draught beer than the bottled beer, but did not have any idea when he would be prepared to meet this trade. Edwin Haynes, Register of Deeds, reported Tuesday that only four licenses to sell beer have been issued in the county, although several have a city permit, it was learned. Two ; in Wsynesville, one at Balsam and one 1 near Lake Junaluska were all that were issued. Two stores from Canton have in applications and also one other in Waynesville. The county license is $25 and the State ?5. The city license is $10 on own premises and $15 off premises. Mr. R. T. Messer. who has been con fined to his home for some time, was reported to be some better Wednesday afternoon. Advertiser Finds That Business Increases R. U. Coffey, own-.-- oi Way nesville Haidwaiv i oinpanv staled yesterday tnai his busi ness i or the montli of April hau increased over S-100 over the same month last year. April of 1!:;2 Mr. Coffey did not tun any advertising m the columns ui this paper. In Apn! ot l'.Uo there was not an issue tnat he uid not have an adver tisement. We are not saving that his advertisement, wis re sponsible tor all the $-100 in crease in business, but it is cer tain that it helped. During the month ot May Mr. ( otley will have an ad each week. J. C. FISHER, 74 DIES AFTER A 5 DAYS' ILLS ESS Was Former Superintendent Ol England-Walton Tannery At Hazelwood. .). ". Fisher, 74, for supei mtendent ol the ton company tannery died Tuesday morning about 27 years England. YVal at Hazelwood, at 1:4!! o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, C. N. Allen, following a stroke of apoplexy on Thursday, April 27. Previous to the stroke he had been in his usual health. He was at his place in the office of the tannery when the stroke came. Mr. Fisher came to Hazelwood m 1900 as the superintendent of the tan nery which was then a much smaller plant than it is today. He was born in Kmmasville, Penn., March 10-,-lh5S. He had been in the employ of the England, Walton company for 0 years, first at Salem, Va., for 11 years, where he was superintendent during the last few years he was theie. and here 27 years as .superin tendent, and for the past six years on the retired list. Prior to going to S.ilrm, Va., he had been in the em ployment of the same company for about 16 years, going from the lowest to the highest position. Mr. Fisher was a member ot the Methodist church of Waynesyille, a member of the Boosters' club of Ha zehvood. and for more than .!0 years Di-cminent in the public affairs of his community. For many years, he Reived as a member of the board of aldermen of Hazelwood, always elect ed on the ticket without solicitation on his part. He never sought public office. Surviving are one brother. .1. A. Fisher, of Newport, Tenn., and the following' children:' Mrs. J. H. Moore Canton; ('. E. Fisher, Altoona. Penn.; H:' K. Fisher, Canton j. Mrs T. Miller, Brevard : Mrs. I-r:mk Decker, uid Mrs. ('. N. Allen, Hazelwood. Funeral services were held Wed nesday 'afternoon- at the homo of ( -.. ; Alien in Hazelwood.. conducted b. thr Kev Wade Johnson, pastor f the Methodist church of W,i.vn.esvillc. and the Rev. O. C. Landrum. pa-tor (d' the Presbyterian church of.. Hazel-wood- Interment was made in !' "1st field cemetery at ( anton. Pallbearers included , Active, L. N, Davis, John Tittle, F. (:. Compton, R, L- Prevosf. L. .M. Richeson. A. P. Lodbt-er; Honorary, F. E. Kuyken da", W 1 Powell W. II Snvdfi I)r Sam Stiingfield. J. M. Long E, J. Hy att, H C West, E ('. Wagmf'll ( olm Mtlnne- J. P. Scales J B Hovle, J M Millei.Theo Mcfi atken, i:. L. Withir-, Albert Abel, L. M Killian. George G. Summerow, Gen'ge V?11, V. M. Rhea, Bill Winchester, H H Parris. A 1). Murray. Harry Hyatt-- J- H. Allen, T. G, Stumn, G. B. Hall. G C. Garner, Glenn l-armer-W. A Whitner, George A. Anderson, I P Green Bill Chambers Bt n Colkitt Joe S Dims, T L Blalock, John Blalock, the Rev. R. P. Walker, V T. Mehaffev, J. P- Beam, H. I). Anderson, S. V. W'hiley, L. C and J. W. McKay. D.lM- Daily Vacation Bible School To Begin May 15 Beginning Monday May 15;h. a two week's Daily Vacation Bible school will be held at the local Pres byterian church, with Mr. Stephen Sloop, a Davidson College graduate, who is now studying for the ministry, in charge, and assisted by Dr. R. P. Walker, pastor of tne church, and others. . According to Mr. Sloon's plans, he will str" four rjonits in the school, which will be for children from 9 to 15 years of age. These points are: memorizing the scriptures; learning to ir.g; standardizing the Sunday School; and personal acceptance of Chri-'t. I n t venr over 100 children of the citv attended a similar school. At least this number and more are ex pected to take advantage of the school again this year. RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMAS TUESDxYY NIGHT : " Gfri . Uf 0 hie I'Ul Front Row left to right: Harry Nelson, Rufus .sumnierrow. Mascot, Leatherwood. Scott Reeves, ( armen Joe Davis, Marione ( ampbtdl, Jean T.,,, ..t-i- M.i., lint-.ross V rrintnrl Row 'left to right' Thda Garrett. Myrtle Calhoun, Eliza bet n Sheehan. Hattie Slier Freeman, 'Phelma Davis, M.vrtle Caldwell vi Medfoid, Lueile Allison, Virginia Russ"ll, 1 eitha Chickehlie, Hazel Teague, Mable Coffey, Louise Moodv l'iack r.iw, left to right: Ralph Moodv, David Bovd, Robert. Andievvs, David Himes, Billy Andrews, Gioige McCracken Glenn Wvatt, Lee Davis, Clinton Truit t, Job n Williams, Matt Ketner, Joseph Liner, Hugh Moo.iv. Over $1,000 Pledged To Waynesville Dist. C. Of C. At Present OHicials Are (Jratilied At He-, sponse (iiven Movement I5v ( iti.ens. (By Helen C. Matthews, See.) Achieve the impossible . Pi i haps! At any rate the Waynesville District Chamber of Commerce has attained its I'bloet ivc. "Ihe fellow who savs it can't be done is always inteirupted by someon, else doing it." hven among the tanks of those wno, from the beginning, have believed most firmly in the bene fits to accrue to the entire community bv the perfecting of the organization and from its proposed activities there were several who expressed the feel ing that ' if money talks" it speaks with voice too muted that to "hear" a thousand dollars pledged to a new or ganization, would be beyond Indiel. I hjit the thousand dollar mark has (i)t,(,M reached, is most gratifying to the officials, the committee and Ihe entire membership ol the District ( hamber of ( ommeive. If 'here's -safety in numbers, -then. :t certainly is sale tn pred.ci thai the pew organization will soon iiiak.- u selt felt m eve:- part -,-.! tne dist.-nct I com arising it s . area, and t hat . . , i -i ! nni ked decree. :t will n.cii-' Ihe ut Itention el iiutsid-irs on till;' sect cia 'Aith approximately four .lunidred. pledged memlieis the organisation can e rtain-lv generate a power with in itself, which in due course, must produce results. Mass meetings were held la'-t Sat urday night at hoth Iock 11:11 and Delhvood school houses. 1 here were good crowds at both places. ()l!i.:ai: and speakers were cordially i ecei e I and the plan given hearty endoise ment. W e feel confident t hat the Jonathan (reek and the Deliwood Maggie section will have enlisted a hundred members by the end of this week. In -roof of the theory that others aicieaxlv to help us to the extent that we're willing to try to help our selves, I submit the following: Recently we wrote the president of the Southern Railway reminding him I of the advantages and attractions of tho Waynesville District; -telling him of our method of organization; assur ing him we were1 not. -in an v sense, envious of Asheville, but that we as a community planned to immediately undertake an intensive campaign to popularize Waynesville; that we felt ! we were entitled to a Dit oi me spoi llight and asked -him to "feature" Way- nesville in some of the .widely adver tised excursions from points on the Southern including Washington, Mem phis, St. Louis, Louisville and Cincln natti. Asked serious . consideration, also of the suggestion we made for the inauguration of tram-motor tours i of the tmokv Mountains National i Park, with W avnesville as the "port of eitry " A very prompt reply expressed en, thusiastic willingness to cooperate so far as thi;r advertising appiopna tions w ill permit. The letter stated hat the Southern has always consider ed V aynesv.lle "One of the most at mtive tourist towns in its territory;" that it would be glad to feature it as such, since it had assured cooperation at this end ir the line. That it was very seriou : considering, the train motor tour of - Park idea and would without delay put a member of the traffic department in touch with the Secretary to work out the details. There will be a meeting of the Offi cial Board within the very near fu ture at which time details of pending plans -will be worked out. Krendie, .nary nice 1 Hilly Riehcsoii, l'au 1 I'hi'tl, Kernut Murr.i y Nelson, Myrtle ! till) r 1 til 1 cher, Sybil lirnl e iv hi. . MIKia ijinei, 53 (JRAI)UATES RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS TUES. Final Exercises Are Held l!iih School Tuesday KveniiiK. t 1' it tv-three graduates ot the Way nesville l ownship high ; choid receiv. ed then diplomas 1 uesdav night after hearing Dr. Iv. (lilison Davis, of A.-heyitle. deliver the coiiimeneement address IhIoI'o an audience (hat al most filled the school auditorium. Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock class day exercises were held in the nchool auditorium when the class of 1 !),!, of :he Waynesville Township high school prcsentid its program before an au dierice ol friends and patrons of the school. Ktfly-six seniors wno receiv ed diplomas and certificates Tuesday night, were st ated Uion (he rostrum :f 1-t' i'ercises I ue-dav morning. ile tollowitie' program was earned (M, 1 uesd.av iiKiriiing: Haih school m;ii(". Alma .Miner, ny me Class; K'eei. iii"s liv t he president, Paul I avi ; 'imt to- 1'nrter (.I'i'enwood ; class flower, frames kos,,; cia.ss grumhler, (den Wvatt. artist, Virginia Hufrhei';. gilts. Mary lilee I'l'igusoii; class poem. John Williams; last will and lest a merit Mary e l r ; prophecy, .Matt bet- hit ; transfer ol colors, II itlic .iler 1' r: email ; and song by class. " lioo; t - i Mir Old High School.'' i.i st of (;i;Ain.Ti:s I , Hutt ing are tho.e: who received .hnion: :.-: W ill iMCti Andrews, .Robert Andrews, dr., David Andrea' Boyd, .lesciih Hairy liiendle, Samuel Ab"l C i - .vei: Robert Lee .Davis. Paul Law-son Davis, Porter .!. (ireen wend, David . Ilinies, Lugetua Hosto.i.Mil dre I Helen Hurge-s', M re K. Burve"-; Joseiih W'oodrow Davis. Virgrra i.' liutcber. Martha Lli.al.)e;h Caldwell, Myrtle- Kvelvn Calhoun,- Margie Lee Campbell. Bertha Dorothy ( hiekelilie Mabel Alberta Colfev, Ihelina Louise Davis, Mary Glee : ! erguson, .Haiti" Siler Rreeman. Myrtle Fulbright, Theda (Jarrett, Nettie Irene (Jrasty. Rufus W . Summerow. (lien H. W-yatt, Matt Richard Ketner, Mary Llr.abeth Webster, Klizaaeth Sheehan, Hattie Llouiso Swayngrm, Julia Carmen Plott. Hilda Liner--Jo-eph Liner, An na Louise Leatherwood, Virginia May Russell, Hazel Teague, Avis Medford, Charlotte Frances Rose, Hugh Moody, Jean Sutton Morrison, John F. William-- Louis'i Douglas-, Thackston, Martha McCracken, Alma Kugenia Nflson, Rosalvn Ra, Ralph IIovvill Moodv. F'sher Sprinkle, and Clinton Moss Tiuitt At the 'class exercises Tuesday morning, Billie Richeson, small son of Mr and Mrs L M Rithison, was the mascot and assisted in the (lis trihution of the gifts. , Honors Tuesday night went to Jo,m Sutton Morrison as the class valediCT torian and to Margie Lee Campbell as the salutatonan. --'... Porter Greenwood and Louisa Thackston ncened ?2 50 in prts offered-bv the Woman's Club for be ing two best all-round students this year. ,...... The Haywood county school, com-men'tme-t wa- h Id Moniby in the high -school building here with an at, t-:i-. nee of about 1,000 persons to witnes the recitaticn and declama tinn contests and the awarding cf crtificates of promotion to the high school to 310 pupils nTv.rinlendent. B. D. Bun.. of town -hip schools, was in charge v,.. pvorrises in tne aDsence oi the unty superintendent, Hamer Henry, (Continued on page 6) ;cuson, Frances Rose, Martha McCiacken. Kugenia Davis, Louisa Thackston, Poi tcr Cireenwood, Anna Second Row, Standing, left to right: Fisher Sprinkle, -lit, Hatty Swiiyiigim, Mae Buress, Virginia Allison, , . " i: hi W..1...4 fru;,,i ,11111 iiivis, ,aii iiiumvi, hum Columbia University Summer School Ofli cials Are Here Now (i.wyn I'arm Is Keinv; I'repared For (iO To 70 Students 15y June First. Mr. l'.O. liidunds and a party of 10 are here I roni ( olunibia I niver sitv making arratigemenfs for the opening ol the Ni w ( .ollege ( ainp at Lemur (iwyn's. farm on I'liieon river, 12 miles from here. Tennis court are being construct ed and will be ready when the t0 to 75 student-' arrive the first of June to begin their work in studying na il nil science, it, was stated. Tile t'hrei buildings are being re I made sui .able for class 1 urn I lied rooms ; st u l"iiis Mr. ( i 1 I' K week. ind living quarters for the and I cult v. round and purchases hi party upplie were lln Work On i Jus se's Home Is Expected To Betriu So(n SI 2.00(1 Nurse's Home To Construited Al Local llosoital. He Ihe plan- lor the muse's home vvareb is to lie erected it the Hay w il ( ountv Hospital here, were ap prised bv ;he Duke' l'ounilatioi) ol c'.".l ; last wcdi and .returned here to or: submitted to contractors. fot- bids, which- are being advertising lor in this issue of The Mountaineer. Rufus Siler, chairman of the board of trustees, announced last week that th Duke Foundation had agreed to pay zone-half of the cost of the home, including the furnishings. The home who-i completed will cost . opproxi :n if.dy $12,000. The home will be built on the lo. a iout ,'100 feet to the back of the hos pital building. It will contain nine he I rooms, library, living room and kitchenette. It will be a two-story brick building with .basement which Will house the heating plant. . . Those in charge of the project stat ed that the actual construction should begin within the. next few weeks. The excavation for the building and, wa ter and sewec lines have already been installed. . Dr. Charles Padgett Opens Offices Here Dr. Charles Padgett, of Forest City, arrived last week and has es tablished office, in W'anesi!le where he will make his home and practice in the future. Dr. Padgett took his "pre-med" courses at W'ake Forest and at the University of Koi.th Carolina and received his M. D. degree from Jeffer son Medical College, in Philadelphia, Peihsvlvania. Since graduating he has scent two years residenceship in tViP Atantic Citv General Hospital in Atlantic Citv. New Jersey. Dr. Padgett's office is located at 11:2 i Main street, opposite the court house He is residing at The Georgian. ATKINSON WINS IN MAYOR'S RACE. LARGE VOTE CAST Jones and Wav Are ltctt :l ".loin hers Ot The Hoard Ol Aldermen. iai iresc oti nil W:ls pol ever cast m a city . indli-d here luesday, than a thousand voters it v officials tor t lie next molt 1 the ars. . At kinson vva i '- toil ma vor by a vole ot 51-two-to-one over who received -l'. D. V erguson, .1 r.. '., which was almost his two opponents, bet ween them. Frank received 2i!). and . T. Shelton 11. '1 he new board of aldermen for the next two years will lie, V. L. Hardin, .Jr., Sam 11. Jones aiid J. II. Way, all well known and -prominent men of this city. Ihe final count in ihe aldermen's race showed the following results: W. L. Hardin, dr.. il'.'T Sam II. Jones, doO II. Way, 5;M. L. M. Killian. -lL'S. Fred K. Martin. ,'17!. P. V. Massev, 107. J. M. Palmer, 100. iDock 1 urpin, 74. Will Mitchell, 50. Ihe voting was steady during the entire dav, although Hie largest vote was cast m the afternoon desipte the storm an(l heavy lain. At one o'clock 115 had voted. Mayor Atkinson said Wednesday morning that the members of the old. board will meet today it there are any matters that they want to clear up before turning the city's affairs over to the new board, and immed iately after the meeting today the newly elected board will assume their duties. If the old board does not have anv matters they wish to meet for, then the new board will assume oflice today anvway. KK'IIKSON, FISIIKIt, AND I'KKVOST NAIV1KI) AT HAZELWOOD ,1. P. Scales was alec-ted mayor of Hazelwood without opposition. Ihe new board of aldermen for Hazelwood are: L. ,M. Richeson, Clyde Fisher and Whitenor Prevost. 1 lie votes were as follows: L. M. Rieheson. 202. Clyde Fisher, 180. Whiitener Prevost, 1S5. :. II. Snvder, 150. N Sam Knight, IIP. Lawrence Davis, h!). Will Rogers In State Fair Will Be Shown Here Will I it Ui 1 ay in w and I lie sogers air vi m Ins lates be shown net U! t the nod 'I h ea next Moii.lav Hi 1 di ! his piclui e popular pi'tuie star cast., such A Vies,- Sallie L is one i s and it 1 UK iJus f li urn, I i hides an all (iaynor. Lew irmaii l'oster, raven and ni romance, n: . lo.gelh.vr Louise Diessir, ictor Jory. I he picture r laughter and f with W ill s usual 1 tc Wit. Back Kdwards Died Tues, At Hazelwood Hack Kdwar the h.iigiand, Hazelwood, d moriimg. shorl.l day's work it Is, 5,1, .,n employe orr, Walton company at led suddenly Tuesay , after beginning his ' the tannery. lie. was oa ervea was nicl -to- iai! while a: nis work, ip. and died in a very alter he nad fallen, i vices were held . Wed- ., l - 111! 'lUtl- ur.eral . n sd iv alu i.'1'oon ; 1 at the, home m lkizeloo Mr. Kdvvards nad been m the em ploy of the Kngland. Waiton company for about- 25 years and was one Ot the active workers in the tannery iiaf ing the tune J.C. I-isher. who aho died Tuesday morning, was -up. tendent ot the plant.. About five months ago . lie Ik, stroke of apoplexy, recovered, alio, givci I ght work .u th tannn Rev. O: C. Landrum, pastor ol Hnzehvood Presbyterian .chuich- l- a ,vaa the ducted the funeral. , Active pallbearers were: .'eh tie,- N M Davis. John IMaleck A- iutner- and Homer Moore. ht Will J. M. Newton And Familv Move To Kiuelieki. a J M nesville where real es similar- .Sew ion and, W e.mesday i Mr. Neivvton - Iv kf H'uetie' ' (St.l1 W.t- a .; ' :l 't' and nisuri e bu to the one he ,na 1 ..he-e : -ret years ago before coming here .n, 'ng th( W' im svi"e In-u aiui L Vewton so1 1 hi- oil- r to llradlev-Davis (. sevei... ago. 1 iutr Ins e e i- sia . - t.sn ha-s taken an actiAe . th l.Ta 's of the Baptist c" i Mason.c order. i uy .- ncy lere ith Mr .1 m : an I i .1