North Carolina Newspapers

-; The Best Advertising Medium In Haywood County- Published At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains Nat ional Park Read by Thinking People WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA VOL. XLIV NO. 48 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1931 Tf "mmZ 7A7AW kN MftNNfAYi! K kVi H V SAW State Forester Makes Tour Of Haywood County Says Two Of The Great Needs Of County Are Tree Planting, And Taking Cattle Out Of Woods R. VV. Gratber, extension forester from State College, spent three days in Haywood county making a study of farm and farm woodland conditions and problems. The appoinments and itinerary for his work were arranged by County Agent, W. D. Smith. Coming into the county on Monday, the first appoinment was at the farm of Frank Leopard, in Ratclitf Cove community, where Graeber and Smith made a check-up on a shortleaf pine planting. This demonstration forest was started last April when Mr. Leop ard plant 1000 pine seedlings on a washed and gullied hillside. The check-up showed better than K5 per cent survived with the trees making a good first year growth. Monday afternoon Mr. Graeber met the advanced class of students in voca tional agriculture at the Waynesville High School. Here a forest lecture was followed by a field trip to study trees and forest maangement meth ods. Mr, A- G. Morrow, agricultural teacher, is planning a series of forest projects for his students. Mr. Graeber spent Tuesday with W. L. Fitzgerald, vocational teacher at the Clyde and Fines Creek schools. A chapel talk on "Forests and their relation to Agriculture" was given at each school. At Clyde the agricultural class made a field trip to study ero sion and methods of reclaiming waste land with trees. At Fines Creek the agricultural boys made a study of the damage to forests ;by cattle grazing the woods- Messrs. Fitzgerald and Graeber visited the forest nursery and pine plantation of the Champion Fibre Company at Canton, , At the Bethel community, J. C. Mc Lain, vocational teacher, had his class of thirty students meet Messrs. Smith and Graeber at the farm of J. M. Cathey. These boys came ready for business with axes and crosscut saws, and after a field talk on methods of woods management a forest improve ment cutting was made, covering ap proximately one acre. Here the cull and crippled trees were taken out and converted into firewood. When pos sible the better species such as pop lar, white oak, pines, etc., were fa vored. Six to seven loads of this cull timber was cut, leaving open spaces for the better species to reproduce. Mr. Cathey liked the job and said: "Hoys, that's fine I don't care if you come again; this gives us a good start on my winter wood supply." Commenting on forest conditions of the county Mr. Graeber said: "I know that Haywood county farmers think in terms of cattle and grass, but they can offer no good excuse for grazing the woods. On the other hand we can show much damage which the cattle cause. First, a good cattle man should not have his cattle waste their time tramping the woods hunt ing for food. There is no grass there. Then the eattle browse off all the young seedlings and sprouts which would give a new forest growth. Observation will show that cattle are especially fond of yellow poplar, white oak, Northern red oak, and hard ma ple the four most valuable hard wood trees of this region while they pass up the poor trees like black gum, sourwood, and scarlet oak. The tramping of cattle hacks the soil, cuts up the leaf little and causes erosion to start.even in the woods. This means a quick run-off and later water shortage. We urge the farmers to take the cattle out of the woods, I "Fr reclaiming idle and eroding lands we recommend planting black locust, shortleaf, -white and red pie. Lscust is especially good fo? healing 'sore spots' in pastures. Such spots should be fenced until the trees get 'heads-up' above the cattle and grass comes back. These locust trcs will provide an early crop of fence post?. In the open fields some species of pine is preferable. Pines will reclaim the land and give a merchantable crop "of timber. "I would also like ts mention black walnuts as a tree crop. A good mark et is developing for nuts and the cracked kernels, as well as a steady market for walnut , timber. Every farm should plant walnuts in the fence and field corners, on ditch and stream banks, and other waste places where deep, rich, well drained soil is found." ; O. E. S. TO HOLD MEETING The O. E. S. will have their regular stated meeting tonight in the Masonic Temple.: The Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ruth Burgin. is very anxious that all members attend Mr. and Mrs. Allen McLean, of Tampa, Fla., arrived this week to spend several dys with the latter's parents. Dr. and Mrs, J. F. Abel. Mrs. McLean was the former Miss Mary Abel. Mr. Wilsie Lovelace, sister of Mrs. Waiter Lee. left last week for New York City where she will spend the winter. GOES TO CHARLOTTE ffliimnrpraiii, KEV. L. tt. 1UYFS Paul Hardin, Jr., Returned Here As First ME, Pastor Rev. Paul Hardin. Jr., pastor of the First Methodist church here for the past year, was reappointed at the Western North Carolina Conference in Greensboro last Sundav niirht. While Mr, Hardin was reappointed as pastor here. Dr. L. B. Hayes, pre siding elder of the Waynesville dis trict was sent to Charlotte as pastor of the Hawthorne Lane Methodist church. Rev. W, A. Rollins, of An drews, was named presiding elder of the Waynesville district. Dr. Hayes came here as presiding elder three years ago. The list of appointments for this district are as follows: Presiding Elder, W. A. Rollins; An drews, W- G. McFarland; Bethel T. G. Highfille; Brevard, J. H Brend'all; Bryson City. Byron Shankle; Can ton, J, C. Cornett; Clyde, J. B. Need ham; Cullowhee, R. M. Hardee; Crab tree, W. M. Robbins; DellwOod A. B. Burton; Fines Creek, R. p, Gibbs; Franklin, C. C. Herbert, Jr.; Frank lin circuit, B. W. Lefler; Glenville. A. A. Somers, supply; Hayesville, A. R. Cornelius. Highlands, H. D. Jessups, Jonathan G. F, Houck; Junaluska, J. H. West; Macon circuit, J. B. Tabor, Jr.; Mur phy, T. F. Higgins; Murphy Circuit, J. H. Carper; Robbinsville, H. H. Huss; Brevard circuit. G. A. Ho vis) supply; Sylva, T. R. Wolfe; Waynes ville, Paul Hardin, Jr.; Webster, E. C. Price supply; Whittier, G. W, Clay William Hornbuiikly, junior preacher. Wilburn Named To Make Collec tions Of Relics The appointment of H. C Wilburn by J. Ross Eakin, superintendent sf the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with Willis King to aid the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Museum committee in the col lection and preservation of relies and other objects which will be put on dis play in a museum to be built at a later date in the park meets with the approval of the citizens of this sec tion. :. Both men have had unusual training for such and both are familiar with the park area. Willis King, naturalist techincian of the Emer gency Conservation work is stationed at CCC Camp P-12 at Elkmont, Tenn., in the park. Mr. Wilburn. a geolo gist and surveyor, has become famil iar with the entire park area by vir tue of his years of work in the moun tains as an employee of the North Carolina Park Commission and the Federal government. He has done a great deal of surveying and has pre pared a large relief map of the park. The work of Mr. Wilburn and Mr. King in connection with the museum committee will be on a part-time basis and their salaries and necessa ry traveling expenses will be paid by the park service. The park service, however ha? no funds it has been an nounced to acquire materials as yet. The two men will act in full coDper ation and assist the Western North Carolina and the East Tennessee di visions of the museum committee. W. E. Bird, dean of the Western Carolina Teachers College at Cullowhee, is the head of the North Carolina group, while Col. David C. Chapman, of Knoxville, heads the Tennessee com mittee. Those in authority consider the gathering of park museum material a very important undertaking. The park museum committee was organized several months ago for the purpose: (1) To collect and preserve relics and objects before they are lost and (2) to have a collection ready to place in the museum building when it is con structed. The committee groups have been active for some time and to date h-;ve received a considerable number of donations and promises of many more. The public has been invited to donate obiccts of museum ., value to the committee. OFFICIAL BALLOT of Haywood County 1. To vote a straight ticket mark a cross (X) mark in the circle of the party you desire to vote for. 2. To vote for some but not all the candidates of one party, make a cross (X) mark in the square at the left of the name of every candidate printed on the ballot for whom you wish to vote. If you mark any one candidate you must mark all for whom you wish to vote. A mark in the circle will not be counted if any one candidate is marked. , . i .j? .. .,..,..1. n,; . K., n.it u 6. II VOU teal Or tieiace OI VVIUHgiJ nun mis uauui, u-mui and get another. DEMOCRATIC FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN TIHS CIRCLE For Solicitor. 20th Judicial District JOHN M. QUEEN State Senator. 32nd Senatorial Dist. Q RALPH H. RAMSEY, JR. Member House of Representatives J. T. BAILEY For Clerk Superior Court QV. (J. P.YERS For Sheriff J. C.WELCH For Register of Deeds EDWIN HAYNES Chair. Board of Commissioners W. A. HYATT For County Commissioners JARVIS H. ALLISON Q LEE FEIUJUSON For Coroner Q J. R. WESTMORELAND For Hospital Trustees GEORGE P. PLOTT R. M. FERGUSON For Member Board of Education R.T. MESSER Homer V. CAGLE JOHN REST Election November (5, 1934 Elaborate Plans A re Being Made To Give The Election Returns Tuesday Night Workmen are now engaged in build, i ing an elaborate bulletin board which will be used in giving election returns I in front of the courthouse here next Tuesday night. I The board, was designed by Edwin Haynes and will be placed about eight feet above the porch in front of the courthouse and will have large let ters and figures in order that it can be seen for a long distance, The two spot lights will be used during the evening. Through the co-operation of The Mountaineer and Martin Electric Company it is expected that .'-the most elaborate election returns ever held here will be staged next - Tuesday night. The news and board will be handled by the Mountaineer while Martin Electric .Company are mak ing arrangements to install their mod ern public speaking outfit which can be heard for blocks. S oks and Goblins ... .... . .. . .. .. j Spooks, witches, 'devils and other creatures that were not allowed to enter the Ark in pairs because of their ferocious looks, had full charge of Waynesville last night. - Threatening skies failed to keep the weired creatures in their hiding pi: cos where they had been for a year. It seemed that the later they came forth into town the worse they looked, and some came rather late, A few of the weired creatures were afraid of their own 'faces, and stayed alu - v'! mother or some similar protection for fear they might happen to see themselves in a mirror. j. '" Scores of young people partici pated in the affair on Main street, REPUBLICAN FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE For Solicitor, 201 h Judicial District : Stale Senator. ,')2nd Senatorial Dist. A. T. WARD Member House of Representatives T. L. GREEN For Clerk Superior Court For Sheriff n JAMES A. SINGLETON For Register of Deeds W. T. -MEHAFFEY Chair. Board of Commissioners o J. 15. MANN, JR For County Commissioners RANKIN FERGUSON Q JAMES H. FORD Fur Coroner For Hospital Trustees For Member Board of Education M. G. STAMEY Chairman of Haywood County Board of Elections. During the lapse in time between the receiving of returns entertain ment features from a Phi lev radio will be given and also national and state returns. The county commissioners have giv en orders that the courthouse be lock ed for the night and no one except thorn- operating the bulletin board broadcasting outfit will be admitted in the building Heretofore the returns hate been given in front of The Mountaineer, but in view of the fact that the crowd has blocked Main Btreet and the danger of those in the street the alnive arrangments were made for the safety and convenience of the public. Those unable to attend: the elec tion can get the returns by cal'ing The Mountaineer office where the stT will be on hand to give out the 1 t returns. Took City Last Night and as a whole the crowd seemed to have a good time if it is possible for beings that are deformed and in all shapes known to a professor of tricco hemetry to have a good time. There was tragedy mixed with the 'humor, that is, it was tragedy for seme of the devils and spooks that happened to have their makeup part ly removed and had to seek the shel ter 0f the night One of the f cl: !:crs that represented the devil had a horn broken off and the tail of the costume had seen its best days. " . The police reported that other tin; -.i. marking of windows with soap that the funmakers had not given any, trouble. I Democrats Are Slated To Carry County By About Normal Majority Tuesday Governor Ehringhaus to Speak At Rally In Canton Tonight At Eight O'clock Final plans have been made for the Democratic rally at Canton this evening, at which time Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus will be the princi pal speaker at the' high school au ditorium U'ginning at eight o'clock- Dave Harris, of Canton, who is in charge of arrangements, announced yesterday that a motorcade would form at the ball park in Canton at three o clock sharp and. go to the Haywood-Buncombe county line and meet the Governor and Ins party there at three-thirty. Plans are underwav. here to have about twenty-live cars go from here to join the motorcade in Canton to meet Gov. and Mrs. Ehringhaus and the I.Utcr's .sister, who is accompa nying them on the trip. As the motorcade enters Canton the Champion Band will lead the pro cession into town and up through the business section of town. The band will also play at the meeting that night, at which time Doyle D. Alley, of this .city, ami president of tbe Young Democrat Clubs of North Carolina, will preside. The sneaker of the evening will be introduced by Ruben B, Robertson, Sr , president and general manager of Champion Fibre Company. The high school auditorium seats about 1IHK) people, aild Mr. Harris said that he expected it to lie tilled to capacity. Reports coming in from all sections of the "county indicate that a large crowd will be present. All county candidates will be pres ent and win occupy seuis on une niuur, It is planned that they will be intro-i duced to . the audience during the evening. Mr. Harris said that no committees were at work on any plans, but that he 'expected every Democrat in the county to take it upon himself to see that a large crowd attended the meet ing. The Outlet Store To Open Here on Saturday Morning Waviiesvi lie's newest department store, The Outlet Store, will open its doors' to the public -sit eight. -o'clock Saturday morning, according to an announcement in today's paper, The new store is owned and oper ated by George RaifT. owner of Raiff's Department Store in Canton, which is the largest store in that city. Mr- Bennie Reese will be active manager 'of the local store, The new store is located in the building next to the Waynewood The. at re, ami the interior and exterior of the building has been repainted and new fixtures and furniture has been added- Mr, Raiff has been most successful in the mercantile business in Canton. James B. MeClure Buried On Sunday Funeral services were held on Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence on the Balaam Road, 'for James R. MeClure, age 04, with Rev. H. W- Baucom. pastor of the First Baptist church of Waynesville. and the Junior Order United. Ame.rcah Mechanics and Woodmen of the World officiating. Burial was in Plott cem etery near Saunook. ' i.Mr. MeClure had been ill for eight . eks, having suffered a- stroke . of cplexy. He was a man of out stand t ; character and was highly re nted and beloved in the "c.ommuni-iy.-veral hundred persons attended the . ervice. ' He is survived by his widow Mrs. Mary Moody McCluret three daugh ters, Mrs.: -c, B. '.Atkinson, of Way nesville, Mrs. T. L. Blaiock, and Mrs. John Blah , k. of Hazelwood. seven sons, Harry MeClure, ot' the state of Washing rrn, Banner MeClure, of Richmond, "U., and James. Fred. Robert, Jack, and Roy McCluie, of Waynesville. Six brothers: W. H., John R-. . E.'.-B'., and Claude, all of Waynesville, .-:c?.r . MeClure, of Ham mond. Jnd., and Luther MeClure,, -of Leicester, and two gisters, Mrs. Hall Joriesi, of Asheville, and Mrs. Rati i M(-V:v Tenr., and Mrs. Charles Jacobs, of Canton. rallbcareiM were the nephews of 'r-c rit- c l, '"-I '-TcClure. Porter Me Clure, Robert MeClure, of Waynes xitio, and Blaine MeClure, Walter MeClure, and Wayne Jones, of Ashe. Chairman Noland Is Optimistic Over Outcome of Coming Election for County Last minute' preparations were be ing made by both political parties ': a- quick wind-up campaign this ..,.. and on Monday of next week lu . Haywood' voters go to the polls. The Democrat leaders were more tiniisti than ever this week afu-r having, a number of workers in the field during the past few days. All indications, they reported, was that the Democratic majority would be about normal. M. M Nolaud, chairman of the Democratic Executive committee, said yesterday that he had been encour aged by the reports, and was more optimistic about the party piling up a bigger majority than had been lirst expected. Few public 'meetings, have been held by the Democrats, although tho Republican candidates have been steadily at work over the county during the past two weeks. The Dem ocrats are basing their hopes tin get ting a record-breaking crowd to hear Governor Ehringhaus in Canton-' to night. In a special communication to The Mountaineer, State Chairman, J. Wal lace Wihbornc, said: "Even in the counties and districts where there are no contests, it is ex ceedingly important that large Demo cratic majorities be given these State wide candidates, as well, as the Con gressional candidates. By so doing the Democrats of the state are giving their endorsement of the administra tions of President Roosevelt in the nution and jn int, State. Governor Ehringhaus "Important, too. will be the result of a huge Democratic majority all along the line in sweeping from under kJhe Republican the beginning of a basis they have been preparing for the campaign in l'JIili, which will be the crucial testing time of President Roosevelt and his New Deal. I urge that every Democrat do his full duty from now until the votes have been counted and recorded." Before going to press all efforts to get in touch with Glenn Boyd, Coun ty chairman for the Republicans failed- Several leaders' of the party stated that hard work was being done by the party, but that no report from the entire county could be given as to the progress,', that- was being made. Dr.. McGraeken Is Head of District Medical Society Dr. J. Rufus McCracken, who has served the Tlfnth District Medical Society as its secretary: for the past two years, was elected president at the meeting held last Thursday in Asheville. - Dr- McCracken has been'prominent ly connected with District and State Medical organizations- for several years. He has been honored on sev eral occasions, by the state society, having served as both first and sec ond vice president, and on many committees. Shake-Up In Local Team Will Be Made By Weatherby Fri. A-.n.. entirely- Hevv line up and many new hires will lie in the : fotmation t!i t 'a ii' ! ( i-iii the -game, here Friday -.igaift.-t- Andrew-' strong team, accord ing an ..annomieement 'made voter riay i.y Coach Weatherby. .Coach Weatherby refused to com-, ment on why he w j s making- th.a . change, other than . to isay -t hat ', it : would present an entirely' nt.w play ing, team. Change will lo niade. in the "-ba.-'k field as v(i! :i- the line. ' The Andrews te;,m : has not been played by the Mountaineers In ,tvo.. years, and their : . strength is . not known .except that '."they have -won a m'ajfir part .of their games this. year. The Wcathcr OFF! CIA L WEATHF. R REPORT Date . -, : .il '"'" ' y '25 .: ' CO - -J4 20 ' ' C8 : '-''.' ' .' 3S 7 "'.. r,r '.. ..'." 28.: i '-, (is)' .-'-?i "9' - - -''V-fl'"-- ' ' V;: 23 r?o f.s 2 J si ''- ; 27 i ,l