North Carolina Newspapers

ft. B,tl Advertising Medium In Havwd CoU5Pblishw) At Eas(ml Emranfe ( -Read by Thinking People NO. 32 WAYNESYILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AKil ST S. 19J- Waynesville Schools Will gegin 1935-36 Term 29th Begin On 26th Vftx ran"" - - . lienor, i" '"' 'tional Teacher Here t,r Thur e i Monday, Tuesday, Senior on .iilt Township Schools ay, August 29th, for i'-orm Parents are ,"rr,.r their children the reti ni school, and provide tne boo! supplies by Monday, newaj) - Details of the State SejKtKifr- , p, wili be pub- Ttxv-.ocK , . 5nformation is ffctda-' SW' - nrohablv be !?,,( week of August 19th to 3SU vhool indents are requested n.fJ - , i i Km Hint, ', piwr at tne nign emvui mu.."6 ' ' , !..',. qt.H rtxriotrfltinn if .'q; iCnt'UU'C; . ... August -btn; so-pnomores, uu Anugust 27th; juniors and Wednesday, August tn. , .1 1 -n-i.AC.Ant IT! hP c.,Ws snouiu pjvsjciiv i,"- bove mentio.rieu uaico 4.. '...; (,f registration may be cleared . j.iMMn work be crins on un oweie riursday, August 9tn. VI Wavnesville township teacners 'are requested to niece 111 n.. Uoot auditorium Saturday morning, tapis: 23rd, at- iw.w ociock. ita- r -1: be notiheu 01 xneir unai ftonunt as to giaue- u - uunu.e ttms meetiiifi. Mr, J. C Tignor, the Waynesviue township ocationai AgnoununM. leather,- will be in , tne -airricuivuia roo-ni of the Central .iemeniry baifding on Saturday irom s:uu w 30 cclcck lor maiviauai cuuaei- fsces wits pupils who wc 10 take agriculture next year. School officials wish to thank par- . , - Via tuts 101 tneir co-upemwuii .111: and -olk-it even more co-oper- , . 1 i . moc ton in rmik.rig tne scnooi year ijw 16 the :tiet in the history of tne icheol," superintendent M. H, 'Bowles stated, - - Ickes Decision Will Start Work On Link Of Parkway At Once Scenic Parkway Will Be Started As Soon As N. C. Officials Sign Right-Of-Way Deeds Competent Hospital Superintendent. ravel In Park Shows 22 Gain Estimated, .-travel to Great Smoky Mountain.-. National Park for July, was 8-'i,'i'i3, as compared with 1.035 -for Julv,-' 1934, or a stain of per 11 m:. A traffic count taken one if the six entrances to the park suited m a count of 21,b49 auto- e- earryirg 71,303 people. Esti- wKtwr, that 'in per cent additional opie cam, intf, the park at the five her er.:r,.r,.-s a total travel figure 'f KiaW u- t stimated.. Auti-mnlr;:,,. from 44 states, the itt ;.r '. 4 . Columbia and Canada wrt if'unted. Twentv-.pven and 'tie-ltaif lur n-nt of visitors Were from -l.ili - i thi-r tVinn Tpnnpsspp Carolina. During this tavei yiar :u:r. from 47 stntp-; A contract under which North LaroJina will give the Federal cov ernment title to the right-of-way for iue iirsi unK 01 tne scenic hiirhwav between the Shpnnn,l(inVi Vcinn'l ark in Viil'inia and the Great Smoky Mountains .National Park in North Carolina was signed Satur day by Secretary Ickes. Bids for construction of the link. a U-mile stretch in Alleghanv Coun ty, N. C. just below the V iririnia JN'oh Carol ina line,) already have been received, and work will tret un der way as soon as the contract is signed by North Carolina highway omciais. Charles Ross, counsel for the North Carolina Highway commission, said he expected the state officials would sign the contract earlv this week. and it would be immediately returnee 10 wasmngton, opening the way lor actual construction. The contract, which conveys to the government a fee simple title for the right-of-way, was agreed on yester day by Ross and Nathan Margold, Interior department solicitor. Ross said the width of the right-of way would vary between 200 and 1,500 feet, averaging about K00 feet for the 12-nnle stretch. In addition, provision is made to give the gov ernment easements at points along the way where there are particular scenic attractions. The highway counsel declared he had expected Secretary Ickes would only approve the document today, awaiting the signatures of the North Carolina officials before giving this. "He said he would go us one bet ter," Ross said, "and sign it now. This means as soon as our highway officials Sign it, there will be no need for Mr. Ickes to bother any more about it. The Federal Roads bureau, which will construct the 400-mile parkway at an estimated cost of $10,000,000, already has approved the low bid for the first link, and is prepared to authorize work to begin as soon as the contract negotiations are com pleted. Nello Teer, of Durham, was- low bidder on the link, submitting a pro posal of approximately $365,000. 'tr been counted. Frank Edwards Buried Wednesday 'Ve'-- Ftir.er.iC ;..)-i-:.,c. -e t- tt, .,i. who dierl af '1:1R o'clock Cm- , i t- . Wn,l J m i 1 -i urtjjubi cnurcn, wien n.")V. Eaii. oiTi. nffi.5tino In. srnten; was -lr, thp Rpthel (rpmetprv. -'If, Eikv.'u.lv n.oi v,;ni, atrp with a heart attack. At it ,f hk death he . was an em- w ... 1. uvai biiicill m torni erly he was. a distribu- Or Trt. j- 1 i.i n - Nw Jfj n' u Company .01 :E'lwad is survived by his fo'l.y children, Joe, Jack, Fred, A,nd "AIi6S Mary Edwards; J;M0,her.:.MrS.-J...M. Edwards; twi JJIri. John A. Plott, of AVay M'K:nd M:'p- J- L- Causby, of Errt- ' ,and five brothers, VD. J.: 1,1 lAlnoilln. J- TTJ . srd: 0: of-Cha' rf. -i;. larl .and riotte; Jim Edwards, of Cash Edwards, De,quenlTaes Being Advertised 2S a?7'? if the county and the LJih:TAsn this week the pr.orvvJ"'Cllst 1 or 1934 and all !'arp.:' .' Prf.ticU.. home c"i the advertised will be court v - "",u U1 oeptemoer. at rTnTT-. . WOOn ;"AY AT HAZEL- 11 "- usx church ; ndgv'-'i : " -:-'de 'HomFr 18- s been set lilm p Comng Day at the 5 n al If'1 ?t church- This will r. a- v-"' , "ee"ng ..with .picnic nurch. All members at; the. be ti- 1 , ore.epnt Tli- I read - 1 aTld the church cov Wais ;.-A-.'Very interesting nrn- "S Planne.l All TS arc 111 1 e. J. or r-a-., J" ar-d -vii " , tAPec-ed to be pres am. i", ;'?;Ve a part on the Vs at!i friM hTd that all mem- "J cf the church will Hawkins Points Out Need For Early Completion Of 209 Charles B. Hawkins, of Fines Creek, was here Monday, and ap peared before ' the county commis sioners in behalf of Highway 209. Mr. Hawkins, as well as others, have been working for the past number of years to get the road fvom Craotree to James' .store . completed. tThe pavement ends at Crabtree, The survey of the road . vva.s made some five years ago, and according to Mr. Hawkins, the new. route would shorten the distance a mile and a half. The present road being eight miles from the pavement to James' store. In making his appearance before the county commissioners, Mr. Haw kins made practically the same ex planation as was made two weeks ago to the state highway i commission in Raleigh. . . Mr. Hawkins explained that during the past year over two million feet of lumber was hauled over the road; and that: more tobacco was hauled over that road than any :n the coun ty. He also pointea out, mibi aw trucks going to Tennessee would, use that route if it was better. .'-.. The board of .'commissioners, passed a resolution that will be submitted to the state highway . commission asking that they give the road their early attention. Cattle Sales At Clyde Are Good Last Thursday about 150 head of cattle were sold at the the stock yards at Clyde, with the prices proving fat isfactory to the farmers. Cattle brought from $4,o9 to o. Interest in the sales, which, a held every Thursday, has been stead ily increasing, officials stated. COMMISSIONERS hT"E BUSY SESSION MONDAY ; lacs. V til - No Loss To Be Sustained By County From Alleged Tax Collector's Shortage Funeral For G. N. Henson, 51, Held Here On Sunday Former Liquidating Agent Of Banks, Passed -Away After Lingering Illness MISS HI TH HAMPTON Kemrninw from a leav,- -,f , -Kain in ( h;u;.- f th H;iy teen months .Nils. ILiiImi suivi-s Pilot, is l.y Slu Mill. Mils MM I II: HltlN "lief ,.f mill,', n months. Miss ll:iintt (I tVutity los'i.t.4l. lMiinij; ilu- i,,u -Cully rill, ,1 Hi,- I'l.o , ,i n l i ! 1 1 1 1 1 nt. 1 1 1 Records Show That Haywood County Hospital Setting Lead Garretts Purchase Main Street Place AimouihviiK'nt nits iiiiul,. J(.. leriliij- !' tlio completion .f ilu. Mile of I he Dr. 1J. I Allen resi (lenee on .Alain Street here to Mr. anil .Mrs. ll . (ianetf. hy Min. 15. I,. Allen. The pioiHTiy for ihe (MS M-v-eral years has leen ucl hy Mr. and Mrs. (;-irrett as 11 funeral home. The property fa-es r2 feet on Main Street. o. priv eonsid eration was inatle public. Mr, (iiiireu siaied that several (iuniKcs would Im niixle on the lroM'rty. Iitit none In i lie iinine iliate f iittire. Baptist To Decide On Sunday School Building Sunday Defia'ite Decision To Be Made t Sunday Morning Service. Monev Is Available Cost Per Patitnl Is 70c Less Than Average. History Of Institution Is One Of Progress re The congregation of the Firs; llap- tist church will take definite steps it the Sunday morning service wheth er .or not. to go ahead with the pro posed building program which calls for a thiee-story annex to the church to be used as a Suiidav school' build ing, rosting approximately ..". 0(1(1.. The plans have been drawn and returned heit'- for, approval. Ihe plant will give, ample roiim for the Sunday school department for . years o come. 'it-was. pointed out. .Inelud- 1 in, the plans are a large assembly room and a modern kitchen. Arrangements have been completed for the financing of the annex, and Rev. H. . Baucom announced .from the pulpit . Sunday morning that half of the necessary funds "were, already in .sight." The building, if built, will joirCt be main church by a passage- way. Some improvements would lie. maie in the .auditorium if the annex is constructed. . The building committee .is c"tn- nOsed of: W. G. Byers. '-chairman. Hur.st Burgin, Edwin , Hay.nes Messer and . William Medford. Jack i,A careful comparison of the ccirds of the Haywood County Hos pital wiiTi other hospitals' of Hhe Carolinas, and 'of the records of the iivstuution ol several years ago, .shows that a substantial gain .has been made in every phase of the work here, This fact was disclosed yes terday to The Mountaineer by Hufu Siler, chairman of the board. During the past, three years the institution has been .filled' to capac ity most of the time, with an average of 65 per cent . of all beds .occupied daily. " The-'hospital has 05 bed.s. Another outstanding fad disclosed, was that the local institution is now operating about 70 cents a day per patient I e.-.s than the average .in' the two Cahdinas.' The ' average . being if 2.80 while the' local he.jiitul shows a cost of only $2.10. ''For the lirst sevetC months of 19'lo, a total of 9,.V.l7 patient, days were made by the ho.-prtal. ' The '-operating expense.- duiiiig t his period . wa. $19,779,115, while the c.oik'i lion.-, in clilding.;'..' i'.l.'H charity eililowil.mei;t from Duke, amounted to $2: . It ivii- jiitero.-! itiK to note -oine of t'r." -.ot;i in licurcs since the in stitution opened on , I, binary li.i.-t, 192.' Tin.' .operating: expenses tor the seven years amounted to . 1 M(,: .54 7. -Mo. ,'iiie collec: ioils I'lo-in a tierits dun nu : ' hat ,-ame period' wu $j.24,o:.7K. Donat ion- ftvt-ft . Ihe hospital rati to $ 1 l,9M'i, Dm -ing thai period the ooiinty niiiy paid towards operating expenses $17,0(10. The fact was shewn where patients l'lom thc- jail and county home are admitted .Hi the institution, but no appi-opi i.itinn ether than the- ,-iv-ceri! tax levy i.s received by the hospital. Al'v-t of the tax levy is used to re tire the unpaid balance of the eii'ig: inal $10(1,(100; bond issue ..floated. ' to build the hospital, and interest,. A. che-i.k oh the l.um'u r of patients treated at the hospital showed that to date fi,475 have been put to bed; while an additional 3,000 have re ceived til s'., aid treatment or , sim ilar ' t 'i eat nieiit : thereat hey .are kniivvn a- tin- "out patients." : Figuratively ,-peakinir, ; this total represents over a third of . Haywood county's . pop ulation, also, fohie 72,792 ..patient days. . -. Aithojuh the: original ir.ve-tm r.f represented an expenditure d $100,- 000, the hospital plant is worth con- , (Continued on back page) Funeral services were hold on Sun day afternoon at 3 o clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. I.. Turbylltll. for Garnctt N. Henson, 51, who pass ed away at his home in (iastonia, or, Friday night. Rev. Paul Hardin, Jr., pastor of the Fir-; Methodist church, officiated. Before the body was brought to Waynosville on Sat urday afternoon a brief service was lo Id at the icMdcnce m tlastonia. Interment was in Green Hill ceme ti ry. .Pallbearers, were: K. K. Kerr, of Charlotte, George 11. Ward, of Ashe ville. W. A. Hyatt, 1.. M, Killian, Jess Grouser, ami Di. J. liufus Mc Cracken. Mr. llelisoii had not been well for several months and had been coiilimd to his bed for the past six weeks. He was the son tf V. M. Henson, of Hen son Cove, and the late .Mrs. Tyner Abel Henson, He received his edu cation it) the local 'schools. While in his teens he 'was employ ed by Captain Aldeii Howell in the Hank of WayncsviUe, later known as the Citizens Bank and Trust Compa ny, He became 'prominent in the banking ciiclis of the state. After several years in the local bank he was uiiiointe'l state bank examiner, in which capacity he served until he becttme cashier of the Cuiiimercial Bank,, of Gastonia. This position he hold until he resigned to become liquidating agent .'i' 'Jlie Central Bank ami Trust Company, of Aslu yille. At the time of his death he va.s coliliected with ihe Home Build-: iiigand Loan Association, of Ga stoma. Survivimr i;e his widow. Airs. Ciara Turbylill Henson, .four chihlreii G. N. Henson, Jr., Mrs. F. K. 1'. 1 1 y William and Miss l!u!h lleiisoti, al of Gastonia; his father, -W. ,M. Hen son, and two i' randch del I en, !. N Henson, 111, .ami Julia Perry. Among those from .out of town a--tending the funeral ivcie: Mr.-. W. . Stevens, of Hale.igh, Mr. and Mrs. iv. K, Ke'i r, of l.'hai lotie-, Mi.. and Mrs. Georerv II. Ward., of Asbevi.'li', Mis Myiile Heiisoii and Mr.., I.oii lieu -ori, r,f Sylv.-i, .Mi.-. G,-oi;;a an.l Mi--Olli'e 'Thi-ar-b. of A-.hev i'.'.,;. ami : a jart'C di'legul i..(i of friend- tihui Ga lonia and ' he i ouiily. . . Pure-BrecTBull T() Be Placed In Hay wood By Rotarians Ccnimissioners .Make First Statement On Completed Audit The 'Wayne.-vilte I'ota ry -Club voted la-r wed, to' -riond . '$50 foi a pure bred, hull ;iii co opera', i,,n. with ihe bet ter . .da iry.ing prograin tha' is being .laged in thi; coun' v., u,i. dor the -u-iiervi-ion of rcuii!;,- - agent W, Di Smith. The .details -for puivhitsi'iig the bull, and the '-placing in. a cfnirmuhi: y was lid't to the discreiioudf Mi.. .Smith, If will be something like till days b( -foie the purc.lia.-o 'will b.e I niade. Duriiu: the pai-t nionih -luj-e have been se'veral pure-bred -bulls broUfiht to Haywo'.d n,i:::; . aiul an effort is i eint' inacli' to get -u h an . ahi mal in eveiy comnnuiity in the coun ty. The elub ha- had a niiiii'-n r ,! programs ini.betei dairying and plan to f ol low t h rough from yea r fo .year..; Gipsy Smi h, Jr. was -..he principal speakeri at I'iriday's meeting. Three visitors being ;-pi e.-e-nt. ' District: Governor, George . Ivey, will make in tiicial V-.! -o the c I u 1 j Friday. ' ' Haywood county will not lose a cent of .the alleged shortage in th tax collector's office, prior 'o 191S4, a.- se; out in the recently completed audit of T. J. Noland, public account ant, it was learned from the 1 ! of commissioners, after an hour ,. . i a half executive session here Mon . afternoon, -with newspapermen the county. The beard, together with their at torneys, have carefully gone ever the 70-page audit many times, and during the past several weeks, have had representatives - of the bonding companies here. Although no settle ment has been made, the board has been reasonably assured that no loss u liat.-oeve r will be sustained by -the county in the alleged shortage. There appears to be a number of adjustments to be made in the list handled by the former tax Collector, this will -'materially change the amount of the alleged shortage, it was p-ointcd out. h is known flu;, an official of one of the two bonding companies is ex pected here soon. The board was gratified in that no los,s would be sustained, although there have been a numiier of ru mors .making the rounds in (he county setting enormous amounts. Tin., fact .Wiist brought to tight Monday afternoon that a-'."propaganda campaign", was to be staged shortly regarding the. audit, and the alleged shortage, bur the - commis sioners.' welcomed the idea oil the .strength that : the audit was. on file in the auditor',-, office and (pen for public inspection, 'I'be former tax collector and olli cials. have been '.working em one of the six copies of the audit until Fri day,, -when it niy.vteriously was made way with, Although it will mean considerable work on the pari of the .ollicials in i ('checking the report, it will have no direct hearing, what soever, on the audit, as-. he ' original .: is still "safe -under lick and key." . The audit -was begun la.-t Septem ber, at the oldoi of the county com missioners, and Was completed sever al months ago. The audit' was made available to. the public at he time of ihe .completion, bin few could un-doi.-taud (he va:-l amount of figures., ill t he Til page i ( port. The board enipioyed J, tl. Mcrri-: nioii, of A:liov;l!e,- a- attorney in tile c.j-c, lie va,- .hot pic-cut Monday'. when ihe board ..made known Ihe fact thai i was' their 'belief-that no. lo.-s would be su-cail'icd . by the county. The: icpoit was approved imiiied laici.v upon ". its c'oiMplet inn by the ioca, govcriiiiK in comniissiou ill iial i :gh, and cop.es .-( n tl t inl 1 involved. Ihe commissioners cited, llie fact that the rea.-on for not making any , statement prior: to this -dale was be cause ihc.v i id iio! wish to-'do anv- thing thai m.'glr hinder - nil early--settfement wi h the boniling com- . ! panics. All recoi .is. Jiave , been broken in. the tax collector's ol.tice in : 'he col lec; ion .of .taxeswith .hundreds of . pt'iipl-e paying current as well a- (le- liniient taxes.. Movies Beiiw Made Of Great cuj.,, Mif;e Nn Pv Tax Collections Mark During July The commissioners had or. he most strenuous days on Monoay that they have had for . man.r n10'-;-They were in session umil r.ex seven o'clock, having adjourned or ii j TiieptinB' today. ir,,y ' : cpcsion today to De in,trr'n,.;;in 'matters, t- will be called On Wednesday Walter K. Scott, motion picture cameraman for the National Park service at "Washington, accompanied by Bascom Lamar Luns ford, of Asheville,, spent the. day in Haywood county, shooting pictures of local color to be used in a film of the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. Scenes, were taken at Black Camp Gap, Cattaloochee, home in the Cove Creek section and a dance was staged on the Wykle's Fork brioge, wi;h Sam Queen and his famous Soco Gap dancers. Today Mr. Scot: and Mr. Lunsford are shooting pictures around Waynesvnlle. . '-.' ' , Mr. Scott has been : making pry-1 tures in the parK area, ior me )si the storv of the historical back ground of , the Cherokee Indians and the coming of the white man into the Smokies. . Other rentures of the reel will treat ..of native .life,, wr.h close ups of. characters, mountarn dances and musician.-. - The second : reel . . will be called "Work'' and will . tract the devel opment of-the park.. Scenes ol tne construction work will be shown.. The 'final section will show the real, beauties of the. park, with shots of the gateway towns. . Several months will . be required to finish -he work. , . Mr. Scott, who has' visited prac tically all the. parks in the country, said that he believed more people three weeks. While the film will be j wj-j eventually --visit the Great Smoky silent, he explained, a narrative w1,1 i Mountains National Park than all --v i. . ;l :iaa ' Life and will carry cause oi us eas .ii.-v..csaiuii'ii.j. Collections in the Haywood tax collector's , office: reached a new high mark during July, when $88,924.05 was passed over the counter to p. A. Howell, tax supervisor and his as sistants ' v; ' '' ' Of this amount $11,419X9 -was for 1934 taxes $8,829.25 for delinquent taxes and $08,675.21 for 19115 taxes. His monthly report to the board of commissioners showed that a total of $242,305.32 has been collected of the 1934 taxes, leaving on uncollected balance, of $09,196.32. : Since May first a total of $15,491.79 ha.s been added to the treasury in delinquent taxes. Monday and Tuesday of this week were busy days in the tax collector' office. On Monday more than G $3,000 was collected, .. , 7. Rev. Gipsy Smith, To Relate Personal Life Story Monday On Monday evening, Rev. Gipsy Smith, Jri, will speak to the con gregation; .at the Methodist church, on the. subject of "From Gypsy Tent to Pulpit," in which he. will give, the origin, and histoi'y of . the (lip-y Smith family, their cu-tpms. and how'. C:hrist entered their c?mp. ' Sixty-one years ago M . Smith's family were diving in Knglatfd , in a Gypsy camp, without education, knowled'ge of the Bible, or, Chris tianity, Today there are 13 .me fiber's -of his family preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. Mr. Smith will give in. detail the) remarkable and, dra matic, story of this exceptional, farh- '.'y-' -' :-'.---v The service will be held at 8 o'clock, the usual hour for the past ten days. Mr. Smith is remaining over for the purpose, of delivering this . message, at the request of many of the citizens . of , the town, who. wish to hear, first hand Of the extraordinary family. THE WEATHER OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT Date1 i : . Max 84 ' ' 90 , 89 ' 84 89 90 . 89 ' Min: , 59 38 I 61 '54 43 . 51 49 UlSpose OA ou, i"---,