North Carolina Newspapers

The Wayne sville M OUNTAINEER Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park FIFTY -SECOND YEAR NO. 47 WAYNESYILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NO Y EMBER 26, 1936 $1.00 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY News Events of World-Wide Interest Brufly Told- STU'EY WADE RESIUNS Governor Ehringhaus gave State Cauital .circles a surprise last week when he announced the resignation t,t Stacev - as Shield. ..I t.,te and the appointment ot ClnrlW Powell to fill the vacancy until the expiration of Wade s .tcin. ,.! in Janua y, when 1 had hme ass umes omce. I5( HIKING M ANY CON V EM 10 N S CWrence 0. Kuester, manager of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, has announced that already 3i con ventions, exhibitions and other shows ha"o been booked to be held in Char lotte next year. lVOC'rOKKl)" GASOLINE Uioiding to Oca. C Haiku, chad- , man of the State Gasoline lernnnal .. commission, "ctoeu reu p"- -being sold in North Carolina and the SUte iS Without adequate laed.t.e for testing the quality even ot the en million gallons it buys annua, v for its own use, much less foi the hundreds of millions bought by he half million ear owners m Noitn Carolina. M:r,,oo,ooo for anus hia Herbert F. Kawll, founder of the Christmas Club, ln , estimated Us week that Christmas saving club checks totaling $355,000,00 Avould be dibt ibuted to 7,500,000 nu mbi i - b 5,500 banks throughout the nation this se.i-on. It was estimated hat $110,000,000 of this money would uc expended for Chnstmas puu bases. FOR OLD AGE PENSIONS The most gigantie task of its kind ever undei taken the job of setting up social security accounts for ap proximately 20,000,000 oike.s-was begun last Monday by the K-deraJ .government, operating through 45, 000 post offices, postmen took out formto be delivered to 5,000,000 business establishments. BUDGET TO BE BALANCED SOON Senator Harrison, chairman of tne finance committee ot the Gniuu States, said in Washington ,ast week, that the Fedeial budget would b brought into balance during the lis, a vear beginning next July 1, and that there would "absolutely be no increase"-in taxes by next Congi ess. REX FORD TUGWELL RESIGNS Rexford G. Tugwell, "b am trust er," has resigned two jobs in the Roosevelt administration. In his lat i i t tua voft.t.liment aclmin- as m-ttu ui "v. , i istration he has been under nie ot uiticism from anti-New Deal sou -ceh and from many other friendly to ( Roosevelt, though the President has , been "Strong for him." Instead ot returning to his positlon y faculty of Columbia University, as has been expected, he has accepted a post as executive vice president of a mo- lasses company. i COTTON -GROWERS WARN ED Seeretaiy Wallace, of the Depart-i .. ..u loof li-f.f.V wain- i ment oi Agrieuicuic, o. - , ed that cotton will be eliminated from i crop insurance "unless more interest." At ttie same time he promised few changes affecting the South, in the government's VJ.i farm program. RADIOS IN CARS Installation of radio in the automo bile is no longer regarded as a nov elty. Automobile manufacturers have accepted the innovation m the last few years and are now design ing their cars for the installation ot radios. Recent surveys show that there are more than 2,800,000 with receiving sets and 750,000 more than were installed last year. HUNDREDS OF SHIPS TIED UP BY STRIKE While hundreds of strike bound ships, passenger liners, and tr?!nT ers, remained tied up in Pacific, Atlan tic and Gulf ports, including one or more at Charleston, S.C., the two-week-end maritime strike presented an uncertain outlook the latter part of the past week, although govern ment conciliators at San Francisco worked earnestly to bring about a e- sumption of peace negowawu'ra. The following cash prices were be ing paid Wednesday by the Farmers Federation here: Chickens, heavy weight, hens Chickens, fryers ". Eggs, dozen . . 33c Corn, bushel .. '5c Wheat, bushel . ............ ,....$1.00 Today's Market i , Canning Expert ' ;-'''..'. In ruiw-ff-.mr- iVi.iiit)i'iiMiiMfnifii-i Miss (.I.ADYS KIMKIIOl (.11 Noted Food Expert To Give Demonstra tion Tuesday, Dec. 1 Miss Gladys kimbrough Will (Jive Demonstration Under Auspices Of II. I). Work A meat canning demonstration will be given by Miss Gladys. Kimbreugh, food preservation specialist, Tuesday, December 1, at 10:00 o'clock in the kitchen of the Bajitist church. Miss Kimbrough has had a wide experiencein foods. She has taught food, and cookery; a former home demonstration agent- broadcasting tested recipes; and serving as home economics laboratory director for a national organization. Miss Kimbrough has taught home canning t0 large groups of women in Ml) states and has met most of the question that can lie asked about lood preservation. l ne period lonowms the demonstration will be used in dis cussing the individual canning prob lems of those who attend. Mis.. Kimhroinh's demonstrations are given under conditions and in a w ay that can be repeated by the wom en "in their own homes. Their kitchen lu.mnmnnt 1Y1HV Vfll'V Widely. She fcuvs "Hour many women real I v have model kitchens? Very few. Then isn't it important for me to show how in ln the best that can be done in the average home? Fortunately food can be preserved perl ectly under rainei tivp conditions. Modern equip ment saves labor; modern mcthodfe certainly save both labor and material. IMir woik is to teach the best im thods wnd practices now known. We present those which can be used in any home. ' Home canning is a fine ait. The term "Home Canning" may suggest a lot of hot, hard work to some people,, but those who see Miss Kimbrough converting raw material into beautiful, delicious jars of tempting food real ize that it is one of the line domestic ait Miss Kimbrough thinks that good material, plus proper equipment simple recipes and .sound' instructions should always get good results. This demonstration is not for home demonstration club members only, but for any woman in the county who would like to attend and learn more about meat canning. Caroline Miller Wins Children Caroline Miller, Pulitzer prize-winning author of "Lamb in His Bosom," -obtained temporary custody of her three children at a hearing growing out of her divorce suit against hei .husband at Douglas, Ga. The hearing was on a crossbill filed by Will D. Miller, who asked custody of nine-year-old Will D., Jr., and sought to prevent Mrs. Miller from removing the child out of the court's jurisdiction. Mrs. Miller is seeking a divorce on grounds of incompatibility and menta. cruelty. A hearing on the petition wil be held in December. Miller's deposition said he had been a "faithful and affectionate husband and the couple got alor,g well for 13 years until his wife got pleasure mad after writing the book." The Millers spent several summers in aynesville. Dr. Walker To Teach Citizens J5ible Class Dr R. P- Walker, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will teach the Citizens Bible Sunday School class or. Sunday morning at ten o'clock, in the room over the fire station. The class has an attendance of about 30 members, and is taught by J. R. Morgan. The class president 13 George L. Moffitt. Two Major Cases To Be Tried In Court, Beginning Monday Hardv Kathbone and Donald Henderson Will Probably Face Trial During Nov. Dec. Term. The November-December term of ol criminal court will convene on Mondav, November 30. h. with Judge Felix K. Allev, presiding. The docket is filled with a num ber of minor cases, most of them for violation of the prohibition laws. in, I simple assaults. Onlv two major ;-asi s are on the docket tor mis term. Hardy Kathbone will 'probably Ik' tried this tenii for the murder of vphas t ag!e. This murder took place on August 18th,' 1SI35, in the northern se.tion of the countv. 'Kath bone was at larce for ah.'iit lii month before being captured. The other niajo- case will proh 1)1 V be the trial u' II, ,,,;. I n.. ,)..,. son, who is charged with the murder of his father, W. ( Henderson, nea Clyde, on the Kith dav of Aiumst " is year. The jurors named to servi term of court are 'as follows W oody. V. ., Mo;ivor:!:iiii; H. S., lleaverlam ; Justi.'c f.-r t hi- Hennet t, Havnes. ! i lies Creek; Burgess vcrdam; ImisIcv 1' ,s liradv, Bea Bcaverdain ; Aienatfey, . I.. Wavnesville': lliin- ter, H. (J.. White Oak- t:,-.,h 1 n Beaverdam ; Smut hers. John i , )ea verdani; Koi.iiison, .). A., Beaverdam; lish, (. H,, Beaverdam; Stroup, V L, . Beaverdam; .. Lealhenvood, K . Bcavei'dam. Holder, W. Chile; M. sscr F V., Jiiiialhan ( reek; Cube, 1., W , Beaverdam ; Singleton. II. V., Piyeon ; Mi'dford, l.i'e, Beaverdam; Snyder,' li. 1... Beaverdam; Brown. ) , Bea -erdam; CaMwell, D. H.. .iot'ial iian ( reek; Allen, . J., A'a nesville; Smathcis, W, G., Clyde; Kuyketulalli J. H, I'lgeon. SECOND WEKK Singleton, N. H Pigeon; Robinson, D. A., .Beaverdam; Clark, W. L, Bea verdam; Walker. N. H., Clyde; Pat rick, J. ( ., Waynesville; Sharp, Lee, East Fork; Moody, J. A. , Jonathan Creek; Williams, J. Ned., Beaverdam'; Thompson, J. Frank. Clyde; Hardin, W. I.., ..J i-:, U Hvnesville; Arriiigton, Iane, avnesville; N'oland, B A , Waynesvillej Fisher, K. W., Fines' Creek; Smith, W. I., Beaverdam; Deaver, I,. D., Pigeon; ('agio, Bert, Pigion, Medio d, J T, Wajnesville, Rhinehart, E. I,., Be averdam. Last Rites Held For Walter West,29, On Monday Afternoon I- uneial services were held Monday afternoon for Walter Preston West 2, of (lyde, at the Hyde Baptist church.;. 'I he services were conduc ted by Kev. K, P. Mc ra. ken, Rev. R (J Mace, and the Rev. A. V. Joyner. M . West died earlv Sunday mmn ing at the Haywood County Hospital He underwent an operation alout a week ago for appendicitis. He was an employee A the Cham pion Fibre Company, and was well known in the countv. The deceased is survived by his widow, the former Miss Katherinc Haynes, and two small daughter.-., Norene and Mariam, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. West and one brother, Jack West, all of Clvde A. live pallbearers were: (Jerald Fish, Amos Medford, Riiel Noland, Shirley Moody, Vert. ran Haynes, Carey McCracken, and Howard Cole. Buncombe Man Hurt In Wreck At Lake Fed Carter, of Buncombe county, is in the Haywood Countv Hospital suffering from several broken ribs and bruises, which he sustained when the lightweight truck he was driving was hit by a large truck near Lake Juna luska early Monday night. Carter and three other men, were en route to their lumbe- mill jobs in North Georgia, when they were hit by the truck. The other ttiree occupants t,f Ca ter'.s tru.k were not injured. WILL GIVE LECTURE Father Lane announces a course of lectures on the"Ten Command ments," beginning Thursday night, December 3. at 7:30 at the St. John's Catholic church. Rev. Father O'Mara, pastor of Hender sonvlle, will preach. All .tre welrnme. II EA RING POSTPON ED The hearing set for last Mcnday fo- Melvin Reeves in connection With the death of L. A. Downs, was mst poned until December Iflthv Fost pouement was made due to the ab sence of one of Reeves' attorneys. Prize Winning Fat Calf This is tin- ealf o'f Cri'Vcr Aliel. .if jteii'vfnlatn, whicli wen llrst place in the I'laywuod group, and founli pla.e in the Fat Calf Sha in Aslievllle recently, in winch over (ill animals ' competed. Tom Kay sun of Mis. Bonner Kay. is shown holding th'1 animal, uliuli was purchased l,v (' K Ka s Souk after the show. Passes Away At 99 f ' ! ,1 M. ( Al.llWI I. AlllUll'T " n f I Mil fl'olir. (lie I Mr. 1 "a ell w del ale ' lei .1 anks. nu the Hi Id 1 1 a a 1 ' slip, fil h 1 (Ml VtHII'H "Id in t-'eliriiary. J. W. Caldwell, 99, Passed Way On 15th J; W. Caldwell. !'., who was per haps the oldest poiison in . Haywood county, passed away, at the home of his son-in-law, Joe Price, at Dell wood, on Sunday, November l!fh. Funeral services were held at the Dcllwood Baptist church with Rev. Fletcher Shelton in cnarge. Inter ment was made at the Dcllwood cem etery. Mr. Caldwell was an active church worker until his health forced him to become confined fo hit room. Al though he enjoyed having 'the. Scrip tures read to him after his eyesight failed. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joe Price and M:s. Hi ks ( agle, of Dellwood, aril three sons, Jeirv Caldwell, and Mack aldwell, both of 'I rov. N. (-.,- and Abe Caldwell, of Drapev, N. ('..alto one sistr. Demonstration Club Schedules For December December 1 Meat canning demon stration given by Miss (iladys Kim brough at 10:00 o'clock in the kitchen of the Baptist church in Wavnesville. December 2 Bethel Home Demon titration ClulJ will me at 12:00 o'clock with Mrs. T. G. Ilighlill. Decemlier .'J Maggie Home Ilemon- ration (lub will meet at 1:00 o'clock with Mrs. Kenneth I.owe. December 'J Rock Spring Home Demonstration ( lub will meet at 1:00 o'clock with Mrs, Annie Highfill. December 10 F'ines Creek Home Demonstration ( lub will have an all day meeting with Mrs. Curtis Rogers. December 11 Iron Duff Home Dem onstration Club will meet at 2:00 1 o'clock with Mrs. Manson Medford. , 4-11 stllMll l,r rim ntjrjMir.n December 4 Cruso 4-H club will meet at 10:00 o clin k at the school, Cecil 4-H club will meet at 2:00 o'clock at the school. December o The 4-H county coun cil will meetl at 2:00 o'clock in the court house in aynesville. All of cers of the local clubs and their local leaders are requested to be present. December 7 Canton 4-II club will meet at 9:00 o'clock in the school. Reaverdam 4-H club will meet at 11:00 o'clock at the school. Rock Hill 4-H club will I meet at 2:00 o'clock at the school. December 8 Clyde 4-H club will meet at 2:00 o'clock at the school. 'Fines Creek 4-H club will meet at 10:35 o'clock in the Fines Creek school, at 2:00 oclo k. Misg Jane Cooper Miller, of Ashe ville, was the guest over the week-end of Miss Sarah Jane Walker. Stores And .Offices Closed On Thursday The merchant's division of the Chamber of Comnn rce, at a l e Ccnt meeting, decided that all stores in the community would, close all day Thanksgiving with the exception of drug (stores, and they will observe Sunday hours. All otli.cs, except the sheriff's olbce, in the court, house will lie closed, aU0 the Iwmk ami post office. Union Services Will Be Held Thursday Dr. It. S. Tiiit'sdiilc, Pastor Of The Methodist Church, Will Deliver Message At Hap tist Church 'I he churches ol the town will ob serve their usual custom of joining together for a union '1 hanksgiving nci'vico. 'I his year the service,, which will be at Is o'clock on 'I hursdnv morning, will be held at the F i si Baptist church. Dr. R. S. Truesdiile. pastor ot UK First Methodist church, will preach. Special music is being arranged by the V avnesville '.Choral Club. All per sons who prefe1- to have their dona tion go to a specilic orphanage, are asked to enclose in a .marked envel ope, otherwise it will go in with trie general collection that will be equally divided anions the four -churches; Library Group Hold Distrtict Meeting Vith repi oscnul iveK Irom llcndor t'onville, Canton. Mars Hill, Ashe ville, Sylva, Cullowhee, anl 'Waynes. ville, representing clulis of the State .Federation ttolary Clubs, Aein;i. an Legion and Auxiliaries, Parent-'I ech er Associations, Library -board anil other -civic groups, the fifth district meeting of the North Carolina Citi zen's Library Ansoeiiiision wa; c-i dared by those in charge, a ,nosi. suc cessful mei'ling. Miss Manine I Seal, director of the State Library, cum mission, presided. The program included several illuminating- talks pertinent to the great need in the state for library (service, a display; of the latest books for both adults and children, with literature for distribution to those, attending. The principal talks were made by Miss Heal,' Miss Margaret Gilbert, field worker, for the State library commission, Mrs. J. M. Day, of the district adult educational work, Mrs. Madison, of Sylva, and William Medford, chairman.' of the W'aynes ville Public. .Library board. Miss Heal spoke of the demand in the state for books and library service, She stated that there were 1,100.000 persons residing in the state, who did not have access to a public, library. The standard as given by the American Library As sociation demands that there should be two book per capita, while the record for North Carolina shows 2-10. Miss Heal discussed at length the advisability of the regional library service, consisting of several coun ties serviced from a central office, a! has been worked out bv the health work in North Carolina. She stated that the first retrional service in 1h: state was being inaugurated in Ashe, Alleghany and Wautauga counties. Mrs. J. M. Day and Mrs; Madiso told of the book truck which was be ing sponsored as a WPA project in Jackson county, assisted by various civic groups, with the truck being driven by a student of the Western Carolina Teachers College, as a means of working his way throuirh college. The truck was on disnlay m the coert house driveway and was observed by those in attendance. Following the various talks tnd discussions the body went on record as approving asking trie TJ.57 state legislature for an appropriation for state aid for libraries. . .':"'' : ': '" - ''. - .. I.'. Haywood Fat Calf Makes Good Showing In Asheville Show Hertford Heifer Of (,'rover Abel Takes First Place In Hay wood Group; Fourth In Show County Agent W. I). Smith, and beet cattle growers, are well pleased with the showing that, Haywood county animals madv at the recent fat calf show in Asheville. lle-th Mr. Smith and the growers are encouraged over the future in beef tattle in the county, and the show nmved that a decided better grade of animals are being produced here The heifer of (irover Alxd, of the llensoti ( ove section won fourth place in the Atdieville show and tirM- place in the Haywood group. This animaP weightsl UK) pounds, and was sold for $'..'-: per hundred. It. wa.s of the llci tfiml breed, and was sold to C E. Bay's Sons, f Wnvnesville Mr. Smith pointed out that. Hav- ., I .. ; i i . . . i .j'OMiais averaged i'gnt and a naif cents a pound, which is over twice the average pri.t l.eini' p;l'd in Western North Caolina for beef cattle. The average lie i up fur ents. Over (( animals wem shown ai h show, ;md id this classed as good, choice and prime I'lns i.s far above the ave-ap, Mr Smith said. Mountaineers To End Season With Marshall Hi Thurs. Two Strong Teams Are Expected To Display Some Ileal Foot hall ' liefore Large Crowd The V aynesville Mouiitjuiw will complete their l!l.'i( football schedule Thursday afternoon when thrv meet the strong Marshall team, On the local held at 2:;J0 o'clock. '1 he Mountaineers came out of the Canton game in splendid condition, and are expected to put up a light against the Marshall team which took dow the strong Mars Hill team, iho Mountained-s were defeated by Mars Hill by a 2 to 0 score. The annual Thanksgiving 'Day gamo here attracts hundreds, and loach Weat.herbv and ..tWl ti',ni.ii,. r.l,, ! t take ea.e of a capacity crowd.. The Mai shall team is considered I one of the best teams in the western section ot the state, and also one of the heaviest. 'I hey are the champions of Madison county, and the Moun taineers the champions of Haywood county. ' . On Wednesday afternoon, Coach Veal.neiby will take fifteen of his reserves to play (joach Po index tor s Bear Cubs on the Canton field. These are the boys that hope, to make th .second and first teams next year. BenenTBaTwili Be Staged Wed. An Athletic Ball will bo. sUiged at the New Junior High 'School building i n Ueclmsd.iy (.v runK, Novemtxr at nine ci'clo k, lor the ..benefit of tdc athleti, association, with the Hucan etis, ot Astieville, Jtirnushing tne music. 'I ho civic oigamzal urns of the cotn mutnly are sponsin'in- the ball, and .-.poiihurH have Ui n nanied .an follows: Amencan Legion, Mr. and Mrs. w! A. Bradley and Mr. and Mr,, Lester Bui gin. Chamber of (oirnnerce, Mr. and Mrs. L. .M. Richeson and Dr. and Mrs vS. P. Gay. Booster Club, Mr. and Mrs. William ( hambers and Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Kobi'rson. Rotary ( lub, Dr. and Mr. R. H Stretcher and Air. and M.s. Krnest L Withers. " Woman's (lub, Mr. and M-s. R. I.. Prevost, arid Mr. and Mrs. Ben Colkitt. Two H;iwM)d Liiundrymen Attend State Convention J. W. Kiflian, general manager of the Waynesville laundry, and M. C, Sprinkle, of the Canton jAuhdry, at tendod the annual meeting' of the North Carolina Laundrymen's Asso ciation in Raleigh. Several outstanding laundrymen were on the program. Mr. W. F. Sutton,' of Grceneville. Tenn., visited his brother, Ben Sut ton, here over the week-end. The Weather " Max. Mm. Wednesday 54 -' Thursday -"53 t Friday fil) 2- Saturday 61 -1 Sunday v 69 !' Monday ,'S i'?