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The Best Advertising Medium In Haywood CountyPublished At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Read by Thinking People VOL. XLVII NO. 48 WAYNESV'ILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935 Outlook Bright For Potatoes And Tobacco In County County Agent Smith Believes Tobacco Will Bring In More Than $100,000 To Count v Puritan Maid-New 1935 Model County Agent W. D. Smith has just returned from Raleigh where he. at tended a conference regarding "the marketing of Haywood c'rops, and several other matters of importance 1 to the farmers of this county. Mr. Smith is much"en?ouragsd over the situation, and is "feeling fine" about the potato crop. It was esti mated some months ago that the ciop would be only about fifty por cent of the normal crop, bat new figuies 'show that the crop is above sixty Sve per cent of the normal, and with the prices advanced ' ninety cents, makes an encouraging outlook, he ex plained. Potatoes got as low as 15 cents a bushel in Maine, and were being ele .'ivered on the Atlanta market for as iow as 33 cents. The new nric23 give the Haywood farmers a different out .'ook. The tobacco crop in Haywojd this year is somewhat less than last year, iy about 100,000 pounds. This year's crop will be approximately 500,0p0 pounds. The allotment for the county is 618,000, which means that all 'that : produced in the county can be sold this year: This was not the case ast year under the marketing regulations sales were limited. Mr. Smith believes the price this year will be higher than last year, which will mean more dollars and i-ents to Haywood farmers. Last year's crop brought in over $100,000. Two Fires Here Over Week-End aaturaay morning sparKs irom a chimney set the roof of the R. L. Pre vost nome in liazeiwood on tire in two p'laee, burning portions of the roof. . iWater did some damage to the rooms below. Mr. Pre vost plans to have the repairs made this week, and estimates it will cost approximately .$500, The fire department answered an other call Sunday morning at the home of Francis Mllner, where a flue wa burning out. No damage was reported. y" - Mr.h Hun j s" ' s -3. rwil Parked Car Damaged On Street Saturday A hit-and-run driver did consider able damage to the parked car of T. L. Gwyn last Saturday night, in front of his home on Main street. The front end and steering apparatus be ing damaged beyond repair. This is the second time within a month that his car has been struck while parked in front of his home. -N'o clue was found as to who hit his car Saturday night. IVo Local Boys On Rutherford Team Two Waynesville football players have recently come into the lime ight of Rutherford College, and bril liant grid futures are in prospect for thorn,- They are: Ben Atkins,-flashy speed demon and field general, who has proved a nucleus of the Ruther ford running attack during the sea son thus far; and Edwin Poteate, stal wart guard, whose brawn and ability have greatly bolstered the Ruther ford wall. Atkins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Atkins, of Waynes ville, and Poteate is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Poteate, of this city. It is thought that both boys will return for another season at the Methodist institution next year. In dications are that Rutherford will, next year, produce one of her great est football concoctions of all t trees," Hollywood may lack the crisp New England weather characteristic of the first Thanksgiving, but Marsha Hunt, screen star, has made sure that her holiday feast will have the traditional turkey and pumpkin pie. , Ink Used To Sign Driver's License Is Causing Delay 75 Girls Working Day and Night In Raleigh Issuing Driver's License, Says Patrolman Any number of people have ques tioned, ''Why don't I get my driver's license? I sent off the application blank in September, or the first of October?" "And, will I be stopped by a pat rolman for not having it yet?" These questions, and hundreds of others, ale asked almost daily of the highway patrolmen, so The Moun taineer got Patrolman Lee Phillips to give an explanation of the mat ter, and it is simply this: If you recall, when filling out your appli.ation for driver's licence, it specified to use blue or black ink. Those who didn't follow these instruc tions got their applications back in a few days, but many of those who did i use the ink specified, used a type -of link that will not photograph. hach blank that is sent in is nho tographed for a .record,- but 'tome of the cheap inks would not show on the photographic plate, arid that ne cessitated nutting 75 girls working day and night tracing oyer the 'infe rior grades of . ink .with an '' k that wiil photograph! Mo arrests, or inquiries will be in uli by patrolmen about th; licemse until all have been mailed out of Ral eigh. Although not officially an nounced, it is believed that a drive on driver's license and the new 193(5 tags will be made at the first of the year. Anyway, according to Patrolman Phillips, if you have sent in your application and have not heard from it sin. 'e, just don't worry neither lose it when it comes, and have it with you every time you get under the steering wheel. Over $13,000 Paid In Haywood In 3 Months By Mutual Haywood County Mutual Can ning Association, Inc., Paid Over $5,000 For Labor At Cannery Lectures Have Been Postponed Until Jan. The course of lectures on contempo rary subjects, which will be delivered by Dr. Willis A. Parker, of the Ashe ville Normal College which was to have been sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's Clubs, which was to have been given this month, has been postponed until after the holidays. Much interest has been evidenced in the prospect of having Dr. Parker lecture and a number of people from outside the county have signified tneir intension of joining the classes. rEACHERS WILL MEET HERE DECEMBER 7TH Teachers of the county will hold a special meeting at the Central Ele mentary School here on December 7, t was announced yesterday by Jack -lesser, county superintendent of edu cation. : S. E. Connatser, of Clyde, is presi dent of the group. On the program -or the day will be Miss Juanita Mc 'ougal, of the State Department of instruction and others will speak. Patrolman Says "Horse Sense" Will Stop Many Wrecks Lee Phillips, state highway patrol man from Asheville to Waynesville, told Rotarians last Friday that most automobile wrecks were caused on straight, dry roads in the day time, and that 95 per cent of all WTecks were caused by men. Patrolman Phillips went into de tail of how to avoid wrecks, but con cluded his talk with the phrase, "At all time use just common old horse sense." He cited a number of instances right here in this county where care lessness had been the cause of serious and "almost" serious accidents. He stated that the driver's licenses were being mailed out as fast as pos sible by 75 girls who are working day and night. It is thought that en forcement of the license and the 1936 tags will be done at the first of the year. ;. OX VACATION Dr. and Mrs. F. O. Garren left Sun day afternoon to spend a week's va cation. Dr. Garren is manager of Smith's Drug Store. A report just made public by the Haywood County Mutual Canning As sociation, Inc., which operates the cannery at Hazelwood and three others in this section, paid out for pay roll and crons in this county alone a total of $13,050, between July first and September first. A total of $39,M7 'was .distributed to all four of the associations in 111? group. The figures show, however, that Haywood county received about a third of the total amount. The pay roll at the cannery, and the amount-paid to Haywood growers ran a little better than .$5,000 each. Hne camu'iy pay roll reached $-,!2o, for the 327 persons employed which made an average of $18.12 per person. I'orty-iline per cent of the persons employed in : the cannery were under 20 years of age. It was estimated in the report that 2,0U -persons-.were affected by the pay roll. .at the tannery. I he beiry crop in this county paid in cash, 1.!M)0. and reached 175 ia.ni- i lies, or 1,050 persons. . It "was esti mated that 580 were on relief, and H70 near relief. A total if 441 grower's were paid $5,177 for contracted crops. This meant that an estimate of 2,l) l(i . r sons-were affected. A summary shows that a ' t'olai of $13,50 was paid eut in this county, that !)43 families were affected or 5,696. persons. Of this number 1,530 were on relief and 3, 7lM) in or near relief. Cannei :. v ;.ie loc ite-! rt HuZrlwo'oei. Murphy, Banner Elk, N. C, t nd Soddy, Tenn. The issd-iutioi at Ban ner. Elk led the gro.ip, with a total of over $18,000 being paid out. Hay wood Was second with $13,050: Mur phy third with $8,050, an,d Soddy, Tenn., fourth with $747. The association distributed f oi for wages $16,170; for berries, $9,098; for crops, $14,381, making a grand total of $39,649. It is estimated that 6,501 families have been affected, or .17,714 persons. The report also shows that 15,732 persons derived enough to overcome relief needs, and that $13,698 was giv en to persons on relief. The home office for the four asso ciations are maintained here, and employ some eight or ten persons. Business Men To Put Up $400 For Building Stadium Signs On Stadium Scorned. Shrubbei Will Be Planted Instead, In Beaut ificat ion Program Fund Chairman At one of the most enthusiastic meetings held in Waynesville in four years, a group of 25 business men of the community last Thursday night, pledged over $400 necessary to sup plement funds to get a $7,500 stadium at the local high school. The group will' solicit funds from otheis in the community, but obli gated themselves to see that the mon ey was in the hands of the treasurer, Hugh Massie, by the first of Decem ber. The groun last Thursday decided definitely against pla.-ing any signs en the back of the stadium for .ad vertising pin-poses. Instead shrub bery wi-1 be planted and a genera! beautifR-ati'mi program will he carried out. The linns making contributions gave them as deroct donations, and did net buy anything except ' A general mp. ovemoiu for the school." - complete list of the firm- con--. i lluiting to this cause will bo. pub lished at .i later date. Work is already underway at the stadium, ami some til'teen or more men at work: The total of $5.00 lias been approved under the I'WA pro ject for labor alone. The stadium is to be completed-, within three months. S.-hool officials; hope to make the stadium 200 feet long instead r..!' the lod as originally planned. I hev r.lso hope to extend the In Id in I' oVt of the stadium to a size tn.it will take care of a baseball field, and use the stadium as a grand stand. Union Services, I Football, Dance Set For Thursday All Stores To Observe Sunday, Hours. Services Also To Be Held At Clyde. Clyde School Is Closed Until New Boiler Arrives No doubt - die nappio.st group ol children in (he county will be lound in and around Clyde, as there is no school being held on account ol a "bursted ' boiler. Thursday night the boiler wentt bad, and is beyond repair, and until a new one arrives, no school will be held. It was said that it will proba bly be a week before a new boiler can be installed. Only last week the 20-tons of coal caught on fire, but did no damage. An adult, hearing of the closed school, and recalling his school days, remarked that this was probably the answer to the prayers of some of the students. Changes Made At Local Funeral Home Extensive changes have been made on the premises of the darrett I'lin cral Home propertv. A ponecochei c lias been added to the side, which is a great improvement both to the ap pearance and the convenience of the building. A few weeks ago. the trees and hedges were uprooted and the entire plot, since, has bi'e'n rclands.-aped. I lie lawn has been icsodded. and a variety of shrubs set out. with a small htrelffej cf -iubori'.ae. planted: aknr a. i;ey ' ceinTnt driveway, . that w iii rx- tend to .the garage-'in the retr wlirn completed. . Man Escapes By Jumping From 2nd Story Window Sun. Mayor Way Finds Purse Containing $65 Only once in a life time could a person lose a pocketbook with $65 in it and have it returned to them promptly. . That is what happened to Miss Millie Padgett Friday. She dropped her purse in front of J. H. Way's resident, and in a few minutes Mr. Way passed along and found it. There is no question to it that Miss Padgett was the happiest woman in Waynesville when the news was broken to her by Mayor Way. Declaring that he would die be fore being placed in jail, after being arrested bv .Policeman J. W. Patton. early Sunday night, for being drunk and fighting, Jack Hoxit, 22. lumped from the elevator lust a it started to the fourth floor of the jail, and dashed through the court house to the front, then up stairs and lumped from the second storv window to the con crete walk below. . Within thirty minutes after his second-story leap, he stole a car, be longing to a Mr. Kczziah, near the depot and made his escape. Monday afternoon about two o'clock ne came in and gave up. and was lodcred in jail. His companion. "Sonnv" McElrov who was arrested for fighting and being drunk, was lodged in lail Sun day night, and Monday morning was tried and given 18 months by Judge Wihon Warlick. He stole a car about a month ago, and was under an 18-months suspended sentence. Hoxit is also charged with stealing another car about a month ago. William B. Bell William li. Hell of New York, president of the American I vana mid Co., was named chairman of a committee of 10 nationally prominent industrialists and law yers appointed to raise tho lie publican campaign chest for 1 !;!. "Mail Order Buying" I s Expensive A n d U n c e r t a i n, Says L o c a 1 Merchants 1 he t nide-at-lioine campaign, which is being staged by the merchants division ol the t hamper ol ( ommercc. picked up more speed this week as the -merchants began making a de termined effort to keep business at home. In a full page advertisement last week (hev stressed the importance and ee'ononiv nf staying at home in stead of trading in nearby towns. J his week's message, in another page, sets forth tlie harm dune to a community bv patronizing mail order houses. A spokesman lor the merchants said: ' It only takes a lew days of watching the parcel pew l arrivals to be convinced1 that there is entirely too much business being sent, out ol town, if that .-anie business was kept at home, there, would be enough lo operate a store now much larger than any in town and at a prolit. and give at least 2i lo.al people work. It is a proven fact, bv compari son, (hat people pat i onizing mail order houses do not get anv bettel values than can be had right at homo, and the added t rouble, extra expense, time taken, for shinnient.s, iind the uncertainty of getting what: is .'-wanted,. is all done away with when mer- cliajjdisci is lioug'lit at homo," the spokesman said. In .connection with the trade'-at-honie campign,. (he merchants are; of fering $12.50 in prizes. One to an ele mentary school child of $2.50; another to a high school student of $").()() and also one of $5.00 to an adult fur: the best essav on. Why It Is-do. id I;usi-lie-s I o I lade At Home. ' . I.lie ess'iy niu.st be jp . thi! hands -of the ''Contest Manager" by noon, De cenilie-r ..tenth. Winners w ill he ah Waynesville and community will join the rest of the countiy in cele bia'.ing a typical Thanksyiv ng sea sim Thursday. A number of c.illege studeins began arriving Tuesday to spend the week end with their parents, a:id many other are' expected by tonight. At a meeting of the nieivha'Ks list week, it was unanimously decided that all stores would be closed, except those that remain open on Sunday, and they would o'n.-crve Sunday hours. At eight o'clock, a union service will be held a'. the Presbyterian chinch, with all churche.- participating. Hev. Albert New. n Kpiscopal church, wiil hi and ul choirs of t'De t: jhii-'I in the -pe.-ial mils' ( loot! i row d ai way -1 r : e- and t hn-e n ill! t draco !i'i ieakcr, w n will take the pi. n . hir. ,!i d .. h 'raver r I Weiin eai Iv ll: I tie .'ia ervi led, a!tiiid ihee large expect d riiurs.lav g- have been evening Ile um wit.ii piv.i begi cial it w K 'I'll: I' le w ill have a laptist church. .iace, pastor. at Clyde will :i nl her ,-po-niu .I for Clyde i: n servi the I .hing. n at si ( vent had s learned. At 2:15 in the al'iei neon, football fans will be given the nppj'i t unity of seeing t he . Mountainei rs in their last game of. tlu' season. I'hey meet the driicc High li'imi. ol A-he'Ville, m what is expected to be an exciting game. I he Mountaineers .came.' out. of the ( anion game in good condition, and m high spirits of winning their last game ol the season, dra e High has been up against some ol the best teams in ihe seition this year and have put up good tights. The Seveii ('lull plan a special dance at nine o'clock in. the evening, with the music being furnished by the1 Hucalineers. Sch.iol children will have a two day vacation. I his wul apply to all schools of the county. Several hunters .lrom here will make up a party and take to the woods for the holiday celebration, but for the majority, (he business men said they were staying home to do nothing but rest and eat. As is the custom, the manufacturing plant will observe the day, bv giving t he men the elay off. Will Ask Court To Name Refree in Suit Of County vs Welch adore: pounce.',! in this '; .-paper, -l .lust "("ontest Manager,- Chamber of Ccun nierce." Kssays are requested to lie written between 200 and 2o0 words in length. One instance came up .this week where a local' man in another town started to buv senile shirts wh'ch a -tracted him. I hen ne remernbere'd his home merchants, lie came back here, found the exact, shirt and at a cheaper price than the -'"out-of-town-merchants offered to sell them for. Another instance is tiut ol i farm er who was preparing to send to a mail order hou.se for a sun which struck his fancy, and much to his sur prise he found he could ouv the suit and shoes for much less than the price in the - catalogue," to say noth ing of not having to pay anv nl agf. . These are just tw.) instances prov ing that it "navs to trade at home." . .1. C. Welch, sheriff, and former tax i (illector, through his at torney.-, will file. 'answer 'December third, to the charge made in a suit by t he state and llaywooil county'' in- which he is charged with a shortage of .$',(, 1120 in tax colle lions during the -years he. was tax collector. The answer wil) deny a!! charges, and set forth fhat proper credits were not g: en. It was learned by. thi.s piper from the' firm .of Morgan, Stanley and Ward, of this city, and S. Krown Shepherd, of K-aleigh, de-. fens" attorney-, that: the answer would be filed by Deeenibci' third. . '1' Jie ..4 1 a i n : ff . w-' 1 ! - k h a -1 1 id v'-. Wil-i.in W'a)iick, pre-.-li'ing judge al this term of criiliinal .tu; t , appoirii a refeiee in. ihe .('ase, The appoin'-. me lit ..'of a refeiee. is an unexpected move .em ihe pa.': of plaintiffs, : fhe appointment, if . granted, will proba bly be made next week, as court ad journs W'edne-day until Monday. De ce'inocr 2. - (Jn .that 'lav the commis sioners will also be in regular session. Attorneys for the plaintiffs are J. d. Merriinon and A. S. liainarel. both of Asheville. The plaintifls ask in addition to the alleged- $('.0,920.08 shortage, that payment of $2,000 penalty in two in stances be added. The alleged shortage is (he result of an audit ordered made by the board ol commissioner- a year last September. ago THE WEATHER Nov. Max. Min. 21 00 37 21 51 27 22 54 26 23 54 22 24 39 12 25 44 15 20 '52 26 Generous Gifts Given To Church Rev. II. W. Baucom, pastor of the First Haptist church here, announced to the congregation Sunday morning that two generous gifts heel been re ceived from each of the two children of tjlie late L. M. Welch, for whom the new Sunday school building has been named. Mr. Cleveland Welch, of Cramerton. and Mrs. Andrew Moore, of Ixew ork, were the donors of the gifts. A number of other gifts were also reported by the pastor, as he made the announcement that the building was almost completed. The dedication date will be held soon. Little Mis. Susan Briggs, of Hen- dersonville, is the guest of lier aunt, Mrs. Marguenti Barron, at Prospect Hill. Court To Adjourn Until Next Monday More cases were disposed of on Monday than at any one elay in court in many vears. it was said by court officials here Tue.selay, as the second elay of criminal court got underway with Judge? Wilson WarlK-k, presiduig. Court will adjourn Wednesday night, not to convene again until Monday, December 2nd. A complete list of the cases dispos ed of Monday and up until Tuesday noon were not available yesterday. The major cases will probably be called the first of the week, although this was not definite, neither an nounced by Solicitor John M. Queen. Mrs. W. L. Hardin and son, Mr. W. L. Hardin, Jr., have returned from a visit to relatives in Salisburv and Fayetteville. Mrs. W. L. Hardin. Jr. and small son, Bobby, who were the guests of relatives in Sahsburv dur ing the time, have aiso returned.