North Carolina Newspapers

mm- Hi The Best Advertising Medium In Haywood County Published At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National l'ark Head by Thinking People Till IcSDAY. 0( TOUEU 1. 1931 VOL. XLIV NO. 41 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Company H Back From Strike Duty In The Piedmont Local Unit Of National Guard; Have No Trouble While In Strike Territory Company H of the 120th Infantry of the National Guard, which is com posed of sixty men under the super vision of Captain Geoge Plott. Lt. Paul Martin and Lt. Grady Boyd, re turned to Waynesville last Friday after being on duty in the strike area of the Piedmont section for 23 days. They were called out at midnight on September the 5th to report for duty at the Clinchtield Mills at Marion where they were stationed until the 10th of September. After that date they were transferred to CTifFside, N. C, where were three mill.s under guard. Cliffside Mills, where towels were made and Avondale and Caro. leen, where cotton prints were the products. They report no trouble with the exception of the last named jriill. where the strikers were most Tesentful of their presence. At the other mills the workers did not desire the strike and were impatient to be back at work. 1 he men. however had a real touch of army life in their manner of liv ing. 1 hev were quartered in tents and the mess sergeant and the cooks prepared the food. Upon their return home they were paid for their first 10 lays of service and the remainder to be sent to them within the next few clays. Small Plot Yields 800 Lbs. Tomatoes It doesn't necessarily take a farm er to raise tomatoes! according to C. A. George, local cafe owner. Last spring he prepared a plot of ground twenty by twenty feet in the rear of his cafe and planted it in tomatoes. Up to October first he had path-.' ered over Kill) pounds from the plot, and indications that ho will get more before frost. He used the tomatoes in his cafe and. kont accurate chock on all that was gathered. Florida - Delegation Stop In Waynesville A special good-will delegation from St. -Petersburg, FUl -, stopped in Way nesville Thursday night en route to Chicago and other northern points; There were six in the - party which included W. A. Kenmeui'r, Keyes Beech and the Sunshine Soroliadors. John H. Barker Frank O. Riley, Jo seph J. McAnlan and Floyd F.addy. - This is the second annual good-will tour for the group. 1 hey came here direct from Atlanta, and left Friday morning for Asheville. From Ashe ville they will go to Knoxville, Cin cinnati and then on to Chicago. The group was met here by J. W. Ray, Fb L. Withers. Dr. S. P. Gay, JR. Latham. C. K. Ray. Jr., and W. C Ru-ss- The Florida visitors were given supper bv the Chamber of Com merce at the W. W, N. C. Cafe. Governor's Proclamation WHEREAS the destruction . of life and property by fire is .a matter of concern to everyone, and WHEREAS the reduction of hie waste can be effected in d.ie.l pro portion to the amount of care ex ercised bv all people, and -. WHEREAS the Frcsi tent of. the United States, for ..the benefit of the American people as a whole and with the view of arousing the peopla of the. Uni'c;: States to . the impor tance .of eliminating our enormous fire waste, has proclaimed the week of October 7 to l. FIRE PREVENTION WELU THEREFORE, I. J C. B. hhring--haus. Governor of the state of North Carolina,-do hereby proclaim the week of Octobe;- 7 to Li to be FIRE PRE VENTION WEEK in order that the people of this State in every commu ity shall individually, and through our various organizations, discover and correct existing lire hazards, pro mote measures of punlic and private fire protection, extend instruction m fire prevention among adults, as well as school children, and arouse tha people generally to the need lor habits of greater care, and to this end I appeal to our citizens to thor oughly cooperate with the various fire departments throughout the State and I request that every Mayor issue a Proclamation. I earnestly solicit the cooperation of Chambers of Com merce, Civic and W omen s clubs, and the press. Done at our City of Raleigh, thia 25th day of September, in the yir of our Lord, one thousand nine hun dred and thirty-four (SEAL) J. C I?. EHRIXGHAUS. Governor, Bv the Governor: S G. C- Powell. - Private Secretary. Junaluska Man Is Killed By Train Dewey Gaddis, 20. of Lake Juna luska, was killed early Sunday morn ing when he was struck by a train. He was about half way between here and Lake Junaluska when killed. The body was mangled beyond rec ognition. His clothing, some keys and a pocket-book were used to identify the body, Parts of the body was found several hundred yards along the tracks. One of his hands was found in Hazelwood, and a leg of the mangled body was still on the front of the engine when it reached Hry son City, officers said. Gaddis was seen in Waynesville last Saturday night and he is re ported to have told friends he was going home and walk the tracks- It is believed he fell asleep. The train was neroute t0 Murphy from Ashevule to transport a group of CCC workers. Race Moody ville. was conductor and Knox topher, engineer- The deceased lived with bis er at Lake Junaluska. , Ashe-Chris- nmth- Think Delay In Letting Soco Gap Road Has Direct Bearing On IMVay Raleigh. The delay on the part of the U. S. bureau of public roads in Washim'-ton in annrovine the cOll- . . - - -..II- n - - - i tract for the construction of the Soco' Gap road in Jackson county line, winch when completed will open up a new eastern entrance into the Great Smoky Mountains National lark from Waynesville and Asheville, is beiny; regarded by several of the en gineers in the state highway and pub lic works commission as indicating that the government may delay ap proval of this proiect with a view to including it in the , park-to-park, high route. It is pointed out here by highway department engineers that if Secre tary Harold L- Ickes decides to have the park-to-park highway follow the route recommended by North Caro lina engineers, that it will enter Ik Great Smoky .Ma'untaitis National Park through Soco Gan and follow thi' identical route naw already pur veyed for a state highway and for which the contract has already been let. Some four or live weeks ago the highway commission authorized Work to proceed on this last link lit the Deilwood-Soco Gap highway as soon as the U.S. bureau of. public loads should approve the contract -.But. in spite of repeated telegraphic queries- from the highway engineers here to Washington, no word has- yet been received authorizing the com mission here to proceed with the project.. . Since the parK-io-parx nigiiwav will be built under the immediate su pervision of the U. S. bureau of pul) lie roads many here, believe that the reason the present Soco .Gap project is being held up is that the North Carolina route for this highway is still being considered, in which event the Soco Gap link would become part of this great scenic highway. If this does riot turn out to be the case, the Soco Gap link will be constructed with federal funds set aside for the building of this highway.: and the $4f)o. (100 which the state has set aside from its allotment of federal aid funds can be used for additional road .construction work in other section?. First Bear Of Season Caught ; The first bear of the season was brought in to Waynesville Monday afternoon by George Plott, Jr.. John Plott and Vaughn Plott, The party taking advantage of the first, day of the season bagged the 12o pound bear on Campbell's Creek- Eight dogs W ere used in the hunt.. : Reports coming in from veteran hunters indicate that this season will be one of the best in many year.. Squirrels are more plentiful than unusual, they report.. '.;.: Officers Capture 800 Gallons Beer Eight hundred gallons of beer and a mammoth still were captured Tues day in Jackson county by officer? from here in company with Federal i.tTieers, No arrests were made at the time of the raid. Those making the raid were: John Norton, Rov Reece, John kerleyyrCarl Medford, and Dewey took. BIRD CltASIlErTu IVDOW I MRS. -ALLEN'S HOME . Mrs. R- L- Allen had a most un usual experience Tuesday morni rig when a pheasant crashed through a plate glass window in her dining room. . . Mrs. Allen was in her .library when the "intruder crashed in," and upon investieation found that the bird had lost its head when making the un.ex- Collins-Boone Case Is Settled After 4 Years Total Cost Of Trials Over $10 Piece Of Property Set At $1,000. Tried 3 Times Here After being in court for four years, the case of Collins vs. Boone came to an end last Wednesday, when the third jury rendered a decision for the third consecutive time in favor of tJus Boone and settled for all time the dispute over a piece of property 1(5 feet wide and tapering down to nine feet for a distance of several hundred feet- The Mountaineer, learned during an interview with some of the par. t ies involved, that approximately $2,250 had been spent by the defend ant and plaintiff and at least $7.r0 by the county, making the total cost f $;t,OO0 for fie case over the land in question- The bind had an actual valuation of $10 on it when the case was first carried to 'court four years ago. The dispute was the outgrowth of failure to determine the corner or beginning point. It was interesting to find that even land in the town of Waynesville 1'iad the "lost" corner for a beginning, although the post of beginning was several miles away. I he " lost beginning was a' land mark that bad been established some lifiv years ago. it was pointed out bv one of the parties. , 'live case .wan .'started in court four years ago. and has been to the Su premo court twice and tried in Hay wood courts three times. The Hay-' wood juries rendered verdict; favor ing Gus Boone- Mrs. Belle ( ollms. plaint ill', appealed to the - Supreme court twice and was granted a new i trial each time. After the verdict was returned last Wednesday the plaintiff decided to end the case. The land is along a di'.il i and in volves the entrance to property furth er back from the main highway- The trial during the four years has created much interest in tl'le county--in fact.", sometimes the attendance at the trial equaled that a murder case. Whitey Russell Is Coaching This Year Friends here will bo interested lo know that Whitey 'Russell former all star halfback of Wake Forest, is coaching the freshman team there I his year. Russell had a -! back when he found that three of bis- main players would not be. eligible to play. After the upset Russell was. reluctant to hold . any high hopes for (his. year's team, but that he had a hard work, ing, .scrappy bunch of boys. Their present schedule includes Oak Ridge. Carolina. Duke, State and prob ably Eastern Carolina Teachers Col lege - MI DIMS II EAIJ PMC OM Rl V M R- Rev. II. . Baucom addresser! the pupils of the high school at the reg ular chapel exercises on Wednesday morning. His subject was "What are vou worth?' The program of the morning was under the supervision of .Mis 1'r.s , Rr,v( Big Ben Section Has A School For First Time In 20 Years ( B J. C. Haynes.) This year for the first time in nearly 20 years the children in the Big Bend section of Haywood county ere at tending school. The Big Bend section lies on Pigeon River in the northern portion of the county and is possibly the most inaccessible section of land in Western North Clirohiia, no roads into this section, visitors are few, and infrequent. Few people know this part of the county which has-been the scene of several tragedies in the past decade.. - To reach the Big Bend the visitor must go on foot, either over 'rough mountain trails', -or' from W'aterville. at the Tennessee line, un an abandon ed lumber railroad. In either case it is a ten or twelve mile hike. Pigeon River, runs through the sec tion and few places afford the visitor a greater variety of wild scenry. In places sheer -cliffs rise- five hundred feet from the river, the bed of whicn is ''filled with massive boulders of Vi nous, colors which the water has pol ished, .bringing .out the beautiful colors of the different varieties. ' Deep pools and waterf alls which would de light the eye of the fisherman and the artist are frequent. Trees, ferns, and vines combine to ;give the land a'; semi-ttTpic appearance in summer,'1 wild flowers are plentiful and of many! color?.' " ' It is well- worth the' long tramp necessary to reach the Big Bend to I view the wonders ;of nature in this lcgirn of wild beauty. Democrat Heads Met Here Tuesday The Haywood county oxciitivo com mittee of the IVnuv.raCc party was in session here Tuesday night, making plans for the election in November. All member.- of the committee were present. Chririnan Sam M- Robinson said be had.r.e statement to make regarding he meeC.T'g, as it was an adjourned session and another .meeting of the committee would be held within a week. Short Circuit Is Cause Of $225 Blaze A short circuit in a radio on the second floor of the building where Eikcraft Industries are located caus. ed a blaze wlu.h did about $22.r dam age to the building, stock and equip ment. The fire department laid three lines of hose to the building, as it was feared the blaze might get to the saw dust in the rear of the building where the machinery for making inlaid woods are located Mr. Erk stated that the reason the damage to the stock was not any more was because of the high grade of finish used in making the inlaid woods. The water seeping through the (idling was easily wiped from the stored stock bee. .use of the finish. Haywood P. T. A. Is Winner Of Trophy At the- sixth annual meeting of the Western I list net of the 1 'a rent-I ea b crs' Associations of North. Carolina, which was held in C anrller on I uesrlav tire Haywood Associations tied with those of Buncombe county in winning the silver cup offered annually to the county group having the.' greatest number of standard' ami superior as-1 sociatioiis. This coveted prize is com peted for by the IS counties compris ing t be . r!i. ! riot. As a result of the tie Haywood county is lo keep tin' cup for -the, first six months id' the 'year ami at the expiration of that length of lime I .he cup will be transferred to the Bun combe county associations. - Another honor coming -to. Haywood associations was tin- winning of the banner pre: sonted to the county group having the large,-1 increase in iuembo.rshi i during' the year: Bulb priy.es were accepted by .Mrs. Jack Mossor, pres ident of (In1 Haywood -county council, who is proving such an able leader in I he P. T A. work- . At 4 lie moot ing rm Tuesday in ('an rller' M I -. Williin Poveiidoi I',' of Ashe ville, di.-t.ief president , presided. There- were- i!-'!;"r iii .n! tendance with 25 delegate.- icgisforerj from Hay wood coii'ily. The program wis fea tured by many 'of the prominent P. T. A. leader- of t lie- stale among whom wore: Mrs. W. B. Ayriii-k. Slate provident, '-tit; Raleigh, Mrs. Curtis' Hyiium, of A hsovillc, past stale president, and at present member of the 'National board, Dr. Frank How ard Richardson. of. -Black" Ml. and New' York, Mr 'Clyde Erwin. super intendent of the Ruthcrfordtnn Schools Dr. Flank Wells superintendent of the Buncombe county s. bros, anil .Mrs. Ravmond hinefnrd. of Greens boro, a past state president and at present the state field secretary,, Mrs. C S. Freeh of Canton, the past dis trict pie-idont, h id charge of. the publica! ions :ind her booth was a.' very popular .'place, at the meeting. .This community, ''embracing' a ter ritory about 111. miles wide and 12 miles long is . occupied by a dozen families and their'.. are about :0 chil dren of school ago living here who until this year either, walked !) or 1(1 miles, to. attend .school or attended no school. ; ; ,.: Twenty years ago. a school was taught a few months in a little log cabin, but . that 'was ..abandoned and since th'.t time no school, no religious meetings,' no., corhmunity gatherings of. any kind have been held in this sec tion until August 27, when the pres ent school was opened. There would be no school in the Big -Bend today except for the efforts of RolK'rt H. Gibson, of Waynesville. Mr. Gibson- one of the case workers in the.Havwood County Relief Admin istration, is intensely interested in all phases of welfare work especially educational and religious training. He is t he son of Rev. 1. F . Gibson, a Methodist- minister, he saw service over seas in the World War, is a Mason and an active church member. Mr. 'Gibson visited' the Big Bend early this year in his capacity as case worker and found the lack of edu cational .facilities appalling, religious training and knowledge almost ab sent. Believing as he did that lack of education1 for mora! training are responsible for much of the world's suffering, -he promptly set out, to es tablish the things most needed in this cContirrrrt'n on b: ck page; : Election Board To Meet On Saturday J. 31. Long Resigns From Hoard. Succeeded By Virge Mc Clure Of Canton The county board of elections will meet here Saturday morning to name the registrars for the two newly creat ed precincts in Waynesville township, and together with the registrars the markers for the entire county will be named. J. M. Lone;, for many years a mem ber of the board of elections, recently resigned, and in his place Yirge Mc Clurc, of Canton, ha. been named. In making his resignation Mr. Long stated that bis private business would not permit his devoting time on the Uiarrl. The other members of the hoard are M. (',. Stanley, chairman, and George I.. Hampton. Canton, secretary. Fire Prevention Week Will Be Ob served Next Week President Koosvvcll And dovci nor Khringhaus Issue Pro clamation Urging Safety In keeping with National Vire Prevention Week, which will be ob served throughout the nation next week. I' ire ( hud. s. II. Stevenson, ol the. local lire department had-'made mention of a lew common causes of lues- He said m part : "A careless discarded match or ci garette mav start a lire that rlr-s a homer a slorc or factory. Sec that all 'smokes' are safely '-disposed of j and never' throw a ''match' until you f know il is out Keep ' matches', iiw ay I I rom children and keep them at. home s lb, them. t l ho child i rot cannot e,et to "In Noilh Carolina we 'generally start our furnaces ami -'other healing appliances during the liiv-t of (ictober. .Fire Proven! ion week, always I ho first' or 'second week 'of .-October, is I be ideal time to in -poet. -II -ilch appli ances anil t Ills- leaves olio, I wo or three weeks lo 'have I he necessary icpj:r inado. Inspect all stoves heaters, -niokr pi pes anil i liinini'V- ,nd Hues. I'loai 't be-in and see thai all lic'dod lepaie are made before yon . .s-ja.fl or allnw tlie -winter tires' to be Marled. H Ihr-.e I- ..ny wood willlilO i feel of a Move, furnace or lii'il-1 "i sinnk-' pi p",- ei t tier' move the lo-alei. -sinvi-furnace or smoke pipe oi the Will Ml. I !'' general ly cas ier I o n:o but if imp', ar'l ionblo io n I In a olio lily iiirilocl wood is closer I ban idghleen" in'c 'tin lihej the U '.Ml A Kb : on NO CHANCKS MOVF (INK III V. ( I'l'H F.R or else "you will bavr MOVF 'iOl'KSI'il.F and Unit .in a li u r t y. ' "Look for i i a - !,.- in all i-b i m lev s anil Hues ami if you find one, bav it fixed, Fire will certainly find it if you ilon't and lire has a way of 'fix ing a 'crack in the . chimney'- which is never very satsisfaclory to the pi'i son living in the house. Fix the ciai'k before the fire fixes the hou-e. "Keep the basements, attics and closets- free from rubbish and trash: 'Use "'metal ash .carts - .and -'trash bar rels and keep the ash fans away from Anything that can catch fire. As; soon as the trash bar rid gets anywhere near full, take the trash oui anil carry it. '.a good ways f nun the 'house or a ny other building and burn it- "Gasoline has found its way into nearly every homo, in '..t he land and it is just as 'dangerous, if not more dun-, gerous. than, the gasoline tbat: your g. anilnnithr r used away out iff t bo back yarrl years ago. One nianu fai'tuii'r: of this .'product advertises that one gallrin will lift. the. Kmpii.e Building; . They aren't'.', fooling,, it Will. -do it.- Think of what our. gallon or; one quart will do to youi: home If you must u-e it around the housr treat it just like you -would dynamite. Keep oil, stoves, burners, and lamps clean and in good repair and then be very careful with tho.nl" for even when clean,- theie is still an clement f rlangcr of fire ami KXPLOSION. "Consider what you would do if the house in which . you hve catches on firn. . All children . " should be taught, how to get out even w hen .the regular way of going out. is 'blocked and all larger children . anil, -.adults know how to communicate- with the fire. department by the (ire alarm box, if any, anil the telephone. "Fire extinguisher's. . water buckets for fire duty, anil garden hose kept ready for quick use anil, used Ypjickly and intelligently may be worth more than a whole fire 'department ten minutes later."! . -r .'' HAYWOOD CfTUNTY YOUNG P FO RI I SI NION 10 HOI I) MI I TING 1 he Haywood County Young Peo ple's Union will have their regular monthly meeting, at. 'Clyde on-' Monday October the Mir at the Mcthodi.-t church. At this time the newly oloet- j ed : officers will '-'assume their duties i and a large , crowd is. .-expected. ,A program of exceptiotia! interest lias j been ph'-hped' '.for. i he'.m' : :'i';.;; : : v! County Fair Opens To Large Crowds; Tuesday Gay Day Thousands Attending Fair, And Tuesday Was Busy Day With Fair And Circus Here Tuesday w.v- a gay day in Way nesville. The Haywood County Fair opened in full swing, and Bobbins Circus brought to Waynesville for the first time in many years- all the usU:rl freaks and sights of the tented city. The circus did not stage a street parade, but brought their band un on Main street tor alxut an I . while the bands from the fair tra. od over the streets in trucks and . eying banners about the fair. The ballon venders and the usu . followers of a circus and shows were on hand to mingle with the crowds and to lend color and atmosphere to the day. It was estimated that approxi mately o.tiOil wera in town attending cither the circus or the fair during the day. The fair grouds reported a splendid attendance and the circus, business was up to par or better, ac cording' to officials. The circus and. the fair grounds being on the Dellwood road caused heavy traffic in that section of town Tuesday and Tuesday' night, but no accidents or disorders were reported. At the fair :ho r.k,' c ceded the expectations of some of those who have been working on the projects for sometime. Two large tents are being used to. 'house the exhibits, the large,- lent being for farm products ami poultry, ami the smaller con necting tent contains the exhibits of auto dealers and some merchants, The midway of the fair grounds is" proving to bo popular, there being a la i i'r i in i)t ber of a in u.-o MU' !j t s. logct her i half 'dozen rir more rides.' i wit b The baby pageant on Tuesday. after, boon was an interesting . event, with i bout" 2,i taking hart. , . I he winners given silver- cups in each divi- sum The" winners in I lie limit ' division weie the children of the following: First, Mr- -Rufus Gordon, .-eeutid. Mrs. Itu. less", third- Mrs. .1. C Mor row. In -the' walking divi-h-m 'the. I he winners 'were children- of: First, Mrs. llovle; .second, Mrs Fi. in r and lliir.l, Mrs. Phillips. Wed m children attended To, l a v . all l irtie of Hie t'o public w -i.lay wa nt' the ci -iMi. uniy, d .lay fr.r the and hundreds 'I'iiii. day, i.; ladies day, .iml will be admitted I'lee. Out.' il un'.- of t lie fair will be t be riding on .Friday night.- Tin iionnn ollii ials dl' the fair have, an I I hat siici-ia leatuics and prize-- will in . i k the high light'of Sat unlav'-, r-nt e rta i n tin i i t - ( Intv one 'arrest was made Tui'sdav by tlie. sheriff's department, learned here- WeilnesilaV. il, was jn i : o. k. s, to iioi.n mi;i; itn(; 'The Waynesville chapter No.' H'i.'i of the. O K, S. will hold the regular slali'd nieeling in tin' hall in the Masonic ' Temple' . on the evening of Thursday. Oclnbor the 1th. at 8 o'clor'k. President's Proclamation Disast rous' til es destroy 'each, year pioperty --.of iiiaiiy kind.- to a. total grraifer th .n the w'lirde value .of all pioperty in the. Nation in the days of our 'forefathers. This loss svriously r Isi-tsinir noimal gain in .national assets. ."' '. . 1 1 i s t he siin pie 'obiiga'tion ' r'rf e very riiizr'ai to iiaalize', ki'lowiiig this, that a large proport m'n of t hi'.-e tires can "be prevented b.y t.h ' :. exercise of pi np prv. . arr- .and iy thi- . use .of apprd pr'iafe life-p('ev(;ntion 'measures-. : I call -pi-eial af tcntion to liie un fiiiluna'i.' far 1 that ;i very 1 .lire .per centage of., fire-- in ;eveiy. part of the -Nation, i-''c.a-ust d by Jtcl.- if inilivid tia'l eaia-'r---:-. and til. '.- millions of dollars' ' wci-Hi '.of. pribt ity coujil be prb-e.i f.l each yeaf l.iV the .realiza tion on. tlie iait rif the . individual of hi . or i.r r 1 e-pr, -:' ity to the conimu'nitvr Now I HI r i I OF I 1 I R N K 1,1 N; li Rf (S. KYI-XT. President of the Uiiiieil: States of Amerir-a,, rlo lier.i-.by procliim and designate the. week bcgiriliing October 7; l'J'!!,. as I'Tre Prevention Week, and 1 particu. larly urge' -States, anil municipal offi cials, civic and commercial urgan izations. schiKil authorities, the clergy, and the -press to emphasize the danger of am! needless waste caused by fire hazards and the' disastrous consequen ces i,f ti.i.. may be lH'eventei! as far as Po--v.e; .'- ' : IN Wll'N KSS WHFRKOF. I have he'retititri set my hand aiid cause . the seal fixe. : I) thi of .the United States to be af- tie, at the . City rf Washington of September, in the ord nin-tccn hundred tenth day ''.of ".our. I and r'it n'i .thirty-four; - and e ;of the'. Unit-el' l tite Indepen : --. of Amer. ' tit'tv-ninth. i t lie one- hunlr (1 M I ITtANKI IN P. ' he President : . "w i i-i : .-!. i'b:;:;p-. ii 1 LI T J,