North Carolina Newspapers

The Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park FIFTY-SECOND YEAR NO. 48 WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1936 $1.00 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY News Events of World-Wide Interest Briefly Told--' UNRECONSTRUCTED Last week a man in New York napped up a bargain of Confederate Kind for ?6.00 $10,000 worth due Julyl, 18(38, which means that about $.j,").000 in interest has piled up, but the new owner fortunately does not expect to collect. The sale was made at the Adrian II. Muller & Sons, auc tion rooms in Vecsey Street, New New York City, where all sorts of oddities in securities change hands. SEVERED The Siamese twins, Simpiicio ami i ,uio (iodina. were separated surgi- cally last week shortly after Liu io had died of rheumatic feve-. Sim plieio. untouched by hi.s- brother's ill ness has been recovering , from tin1 operation, according to reports and preparing for the first time in his t '.verm'-eight years for an independ ent life. THE MARITIME STRIKE Striking seamen of Atlantic ami Gulf ports made important gains on tw0 f nints last week in their effort to complete the tie-un of the Eastern c-eaboard. On the home sector they added to their ranks more than 1,000 licensed officers, members of the Mas ters Mates and Pilots Association, and by the Marine Engineers Beneficial , Association, who were ordered out by 1 their national official. . FIN AN VI NO TH E FAIR So far New York City has appro priated $7,000,000 directly for. ithe 1.039 fair, most of it for the acqui sition of land; about $1,000,000 will lemain to put up a city exhibition building. Additional sums totaling $10,000,000 will be spent by the city for sewers and other improvements upon the grounds. The state has ap propriated $2,200,000 for parkways and landscaping, the Federal govern ment has not yet contributed, but the next Congress will be asked to pro vide $5,000,000 t0 $G 000,000. Last week the World's Fair Corporation announced that its own budget above governmental contributions would be $27,000,000. WPA WORKERS FIND FIELD FOSSIL Evidences', of life that existed 1,500,000,000 years ago have been dis covered in Iron Mountain, Mich., by WPA workers, blasting a quarry, ac cording to Oscar H. Reinholf, geolo gist and mining engineer. Reinholf be lieves the discovery places the Upper peninsula of Michigan as more an cient than the Saratoga Springs re gion, long believed to have sustained the oldest life. TRAFFIC DEATHS DECLINE Official records revealed last week 'that 114 persons were killed in traf fic accidents in North Carolina, "in October this year as compared with 131 in 1935," and that during th first ten months of the year fatali ties totaled 1,010 against 1.120 dur ing the corresponding time last year. A. J. Maxwell, commissioner of reve nue attributes the 10 per cent de crease for the 10 months period to the increase in the state highway patrol personnel and the driver's li cense law which went into effect last -November. HOLIDAY DEATH TOLL HIGH ;'-' Thanksgiving holiday tragedies took a toll of at least 74 lives in the United States, according1 to the reports of last Thursday night. More than two thirds of the victims met death in road and street traffic accidents Others were killed in hunting- acci dents, fires, train mishaps and other tragedies. At least 13 were killed in California accidents. , SHIP STRIKE CONTINUES While thousands of striking mari time workers sat down to skimpy Thanksgiving dinners, union nego tiations and government representa tives worked out plans for using two fishing vessels to maintain a 10 day service between Seattle and Alaska. Interior; department authorities at San Francisco worked at high speed to get an emergency ship under way to Sitka and Cordova .within five days to relieve what was described as a fond shortage situation threatening to become serious. Today's Market The following cash prices were be mg paid Wednesday by the Farmers federation here: Chickens, heavy weight hens ...... .10c Chickens, fryers .. ... .... . . '; '.. ... , ...10c E?gs, dozen , ....';.,...:...... ,35c Corn, bushel ., ....75c Wheat, bushel ... ; . . . ... . . . ...J$1.00 Funeral Services For J. R. Francis Set At Two Today Well Known Carpenter and Me chanic Passed Away Tues day of Pneumonia Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon at two o'clock for John Robert Francis, t4, who passed away late Tuesday afternoon, of pneumonia, at his home in Hazel wood. The services will be conducted by Dr. R. P. Walker, of this city, ami Rev, V, F. Creson, of Asheville. Hurial will be made in Green Hill i emetery. Mr. Francis was born in this coun ty, November 4, 1S72. He was a caipenter, builder and mechanic, and recognized as one of the best in the t:ade. He is survived by hi. widow, ih'ee lauchtc: s. Mrs. (', M. Morgan. Ashe- viile. Mrs. 11. V. liurnelt. Wayiies vi;ie. ami Mis. t'harles Smith. Sylva; tw ns, Samuel Francis, of Tay lursyiMe, and William Way, of this city. AIs'i three brothers and -one sister. . l'allbeareis will be: T. I.. Charles Russell, ,). K. Hoyi Welch, .1 a nu s Craw ford, ami J. Hyatt. Green. , J, Ernest Officers Named By Junior Order The linal chapter of the Junior Order United American .Mechanics elected officers at a recent meeting, and at the same time inaugurated an : attendance contest, with Hoy l and Otis Kurgin, leaders of I teams. The team,; were chos. I'hillijis the two cn at the j meeting Tuesday night. The officers elected, were as -follows, jaiui will serve until June: i Coum ilor, Homer Henrv. Vice Councilor, Sam Hradley. Recording Secretary, ' L. Massey. Assistant Recording Secretary, ('. W. Barnes. Financial Secretary, F. A. Burgin. Treasurer, W. T. MehatToy. Chaplain, A. C. Arrington. Warden, Tom Smith. Conductor, Bob Fie. Inside Sentinel, Otis Burgin. Outside Sentinel. Roy Phillips, Trustees, J. R. Boyd, Roy Phillips, and Z. 1.. Massey. Thermometer Drops To Nine On Friday The coldest weather of the year was experienced Friday and .Saturday, when the, official thermometer dropped to nine, while ice and snow covered the ground. The second light snow of the sea son' fell Monday night, but soon melted, as the thermometer climbed to 31. .Othe-v official 'readings will be found in the lower right hand corner of this page- Herman Stump, 19, Buried In Virginia Funeral services for Herman' .Stump, 19, were held at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. i. Stump, in HazelwiMxi, Saturday afternoon, with Rev. O. C. l.andrum and Rev. Frank Leatherwood officiating. Immediately after the services the body was carried to Salem, Va., where burial was made. The family and j friends who went to Virginia, returned Wednesday 1 Death came about midnight Fri.lay ' night, following a brief illness. ; He is survived bv one sister. Miss Gladys Stump, and his parents. Commissioners To Meet Again Friday The board of commissioners met on Monday of this week, and present plans are to hold another session on Friday to complete their year's work before; the new board takes office on December 7th. Only matters of routine were dis posed at Monday's meeting. Stentz Named Lincoln Insurance Representative J.- D. Sfeptz has been appointed a Waynesville representative of The Limoln National Life Insurance Com pany of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Stentz will have Waynesville as head quarters, and operate directly under the agency in Asheville. FARLEY TAKES HOLIDAY Postmaster General James A. Farley went to Ireland to rest from the political campaign, but didn't stop meeting political figures. In one day last -week he accepted a gift a copy of the Farley coat of arri from President Cosgrave, and a ban quet from Mr, Cosgrave's arch political rival. President de Valera of the Irish Free State. Garner Gets Honorary Degree Although he has been a prominent figure In national politics for more than 30 years. John Nance Garner, vice president, shown leading i academic procession, received his first honorary degree when h wan made doctor of laws' at Baylor university, Waco. Tex.. abov. Mr. Garner was similarly honored. 57 Wage Increase Made At Tannery The two hundred employ. England-Walton Company Hazel-wood, received a live cent -increase in salary, ellc s at iri per ctivo the 14th of November. , This increase means about .$300 to 400 more in payrolls each week, it was learnel on good authority this week. October Travel In Park 60? Better Than October, '35 Travel, in the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park continues each month to exceed that of a similar period of last year. Estimated travel for October, was 72. 150, an increase of 09 per cent over October of 1935. A traffic-count taken at ''one of the six entrances to the park 'resulted in a count ol If. '! automobiles carrying i 00,375 people. Estimating that 20 per cent aiditional people, canle into the park at the live other entrances, a total traye) figure of 72,450 is es timated. : Automobiles from 43 states, ilic Ilis tri t of Columbia, Canada, Canal one, CubaMIawa'ii, Nova Xcotia, and Puerto Rico were counted, with 35 per cent of visitors being from states other than Tennessee and North Car olina. . Outside of the last two, named states, there were more cars from Ala bama,, with California second, than any other states in the Union. $70 Made On Bingo Party For Library . . '-. ''' "','"" Approximately $i0 was turned over l'' .tne Waynesville Library by the Tlairy , , .. 1 , ' .1, 1 eiieuK-ujj nau ueeri inane on trie oeue- fU bingo party, which was given at the Masonic Temple, Tuesday night a week ago. The attendance was more than an ticipated, arid interest in the games indicated that similar gamefl would be staged at frequent intervals. Mountaineers End Successful Season The Waynesville Mountaineers brought to a Close on Thanksgiving cne of the most successful football seasons in history. Marshall was de feated 12 to 0. During the season the Mountaineers have pcored 197 points and their ooponents 52. " Out of-eleven games played, eight were won, two lost, and on tied. Every home game was won, as has been the case during the past Jive years, Coach Weatherby said. . The reserve team of the Mountain eers have twice defeated the Canton Reserve team ; once in Canton 12 to 6, and Tuesday here the score was li) to 0. , ,'-' ' ' ENLISTS IN" ARMY Among those who enlisted in- the United States army during Novem ber, included Woodrow Allison, of WayfiesVille. He enlisted at Char lotte on November Gth, for the In fantry, first corps area. 1 2 Fires Last Week ! Do Considerable Damage To Homes Home Of Miss Alice Quintan Almost Total Loss. Shelton House Damaged Insurance adjusters are si ill work ing on the reports of the fire .that practically destroyed the home of Miss Alice Quinlan n Pigeon street early Saturday morning. The .tire started at the fuinace floe, according to (). L, Hriggs, lire chief. He poiniod out that the lire, went up the walls of the house and broke out in the attic and basein.'iit about the same time, 'making it extr'etneiy hard for fiiemen to get to -t lit heart .of the blaze. The blaze wAs well end' rway before being -discovered. I" 1 1 1 1 lirenie.i fought the blaze several hours, with the ther mometer down almut 15 degrees, 1 While no official figure has been placed nil the damage, according to Mr. Briggr., the loss will run into sev eral thousand dollars. On last Wednesday morning a house on the Asheville road belonging io W. T. Shelion, ami n'euiif by Mis. Huff man, was damaged by fire, which was said to have caught fnmi a kitchen stove. .Most of' the-furniture was lost in the blaze. The house Waw dam aged about $200., it was said. Mrs. Murray Named Dist. Court Reporter Mrs. Huford Dunavant Murray, formerly of Waynesville, has recently been appointed district court reporter, for the second Arkansas judicial dis trict Under Judge Keck, of JonesborO. Mrs. Murray has been secretary for R. K. J. Wilson, of Wilson, Inc., of Wilson, Ark., for the past two years and will leave that position on Janu ary first to take over her new dutiuo' as court reporter, Mrs. Murray is the daughter Mrs. Crews Moody, of Dellwood. of Series Of Catholic Talks Will Begin Tonight At 7:30 Rev. Father Philip O'.Mara, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic church of Hejidersonville will begin the course of talks on the Ten Com mandments this Thursday night at 7:30 in Saint John's church. His isubject is "Morality: Old and New." Mrs. Thomas Spurloek .will sing the Ava Maria as a solo. Mrs. DeLay will be at the organ. All are invited to attend these lec tures which will be given by the neighboring priests of this section. Father Lane said he was happy to give the community the opportunity of hearing these fine speakers and es pecially on this interesting subject. ' CAR TURNS OVER NEAR CLYDE Sometime early Sunday night, a car was demolished about a mile west of Clyde, when it turned over after striking a pair of concrete steps near the road. As far as could be learned the occupants of the car escaped with out injury. Their names were not .known to officers of that secjion. Road Contract Let For 9.74 Miles On Highway No. 284 Woid was received here yes terday afternoon that the state highway commission had let a contract to C. A. Ragland, of Louisburg, for the grading and surfacing of 9.74 miles of High way No. 2K4, between Waynesville and Hreva d. The stretch of road just let is in Transylvania county, and is between the look ing Glass (."reek section and the Haywood county line, The award of the contract was for $lti4,348.32. The Times, in Hrevard, was unable to learn locally there yesterday afternoon the exact date thai actual work wouVi be. gin. Mayor's Court Col lects About $750 Monthly On Costs Almost $1. 10(1 Collected Ity Court In Four Months. Court Docket Is Heavy When Mayor .1. 11. Way closed his books on the police court for Novem ber, he found that approximately $750 had been paid into the court for fines and ivsts by the defendantsmost of whom were ehai'ged with being drunk. The i -.os t s go into the town treasury, nii(j as a roMilt, about $150 went inh' 'the treasury from this source. $150 went to the counly sdhnd fund, where all money lolloctcd from lines goes. The mayor's court is sometime ex tremely .heavy, having us'. many as 30 cases. In chocking back over the records, Mayor Way found that during the four months of .luly, August, Septem ber and October, that a total of $1,3112.42 had been collected from de fendants appearing in police courts. The police for, e is now 'composed of three full time men, and a 'part-time man. Duke Alumni Will Meet Here On lltb The I Mike Alumni of Haywood county- will hold a -dinner in the ban (uet hall of the Methodist chu'th, at 7:30 oil Friday, Demeber the 4 lib. The. dinner here will be one of the many held on that late in Ibis and other states, in coniinemoratioii of -the twelfth aiinive-rMii y of tin creation of the -Duke Kndownieiit Fund, making possible I Hike University.' The chief address of the occ.-'sion will lie made liy ("apfain W. W. ( a"d, of the alh'etic depart meil, who. will lining a message of I he a inis ari.i p-iii-poscs. of I be inst iliitilon . ' Park Streams Are Restocked With Over 150,000 Trout More than 1.50,000 trout were re-lea-sed.- in a. Score (if streams of ( he Great, Smoky Mountains : National Park during the lO.'Hi restorking -esa-son, accordiiig to a report by wildlife specialists just received by the Nation al Park Service at its eastern regional headquarters in Richinond. Approximately 141,000 ainbow tn-ut ami 10,001) of tile eastern, brook species, all from three to six inches long, were 'distributed in the Tennes see and North Carolina watersheds of the (117 square-mile national s.-eni area.' Of the ',,108,000 fish planted streams (,n the North Carolina side of the park, slightly more than half went to Straight Fork, Cataloochee f. 1. 1 . L .. T . tL I . , M-i K aim me lyeiL rorK oi me ucona- luity. a total of 4:1.375 was placed in Tennessee water courses approx imately 28,000 having been released in Little River and its tribelaries. Fish for restocking were obtained from U. S. Bureau of Fisheries hatch eries at' Wvtheville, Va.; and Irwin, Tenn., the Tennessee State Hatchery at Morristown, and the North Caro lina State Hatcheries at Roaring Gap, Balsam, and Marion, If. favorable conditions obtain in 1937, National Park Service represen tatives nlan for a supply of a quarter-million trout to be used in re stocking. A hew' hatchery has been completed at Kephart Prong, near Smokemont, and, is receiving first consignments of eggs. Restocking operations in the Great Smoky waters are carried forward by enrollees : of the Civilian Conserva tion Corps, working under supervision of the National Park Service, Eight CCC camps are engaged in a broad conservation-recreation development nrotrram in the park, established in 1926 as a national reservation which embraces the most massive mountain unlift in the East and the finest vir- "'n hardwood forest in the United States. More than (500,000 persons visited the area durincr the travel year which ended in September. Rathbone Given 25 To 30 Years rui iyuuiizl vauic Defendant Entered Plea Of Guilty Of Second Degree Murder Tues. Afternoon One of the tw0 murder case were disposed of Tuesday of this week in the regular term of criminal court, when the state accepted a plea of guilty of second degree murder from Hardy Rathbone, 32, of the Big Rind section. No testimony was offered, anil Judge Felix K, Alley senten ed Rath bone to serve from 25 t.() 30 years at hard labor in the state prison at Raleigh. No date ha been set for the trial of Donald Henderson, lii, who is chartred with killing- hi.- father nea Clyde last August. Among the cases disposid of dur ing the first two days included: W. C. McKirath, abandonment . costs and pay wife and children $15.0(1 a month. Bill Ferguson, reckli-s. driving, lined $50 and costs. liernie Price, assault. t pay costs. Fred Tittle, assault, Io pay costs. Cilenn Cagle, fiogety. to serve from 2 Io 3 years in stale prit-oti. Kd Bay and Ned Mull, dynamiting lish, 30 days on the roads. Kugene .Johnson, assault with dead ly weapon and larceny of automobile, suspended on payment of costs. Ted Walker, driving drunk, $25 line and costs. Vardic Wilson, abandonment, cotvts and to pay 'wife and 'children $15 a month. Helen Sunltmi granted divoice from Maurice. -Sutton on grounds of two years scparnt ion. Alvin Downs, driving (1: link and and assault, IS months for assault l! months for driving drunk. Rev. Mr. Parke To Occupy Episcopal Pulpit Sunday A.M. After an absence of twenty-five years the Reverend Ilervey C. Parke will again occupy the pulpit of Grace Episcopal church at the Holv Com munion service next .Sunday morn ing, .December'' the (5th, at I t o'clock. Fmm 1110(5 to 1911 Mr. Parke was the much beloved missionary to the group of mission stations then known as the Waynesville Associate Missions In the meanwhile since leaving here in 1911 Mr: Parke nas he'd many inv porlant charges, lie has served as rector of the church of Amherst, Mass., and later was the vicar of the church of the Angelo, Pasadena, Calif Both Mr. and Mrs. Parke, the latter taking an active part in the musical circles of the community, have many devoted, friends in- this Kin-lion, who will hi glad to learn of the opportu nity which is. offered' in meeting them next Sunday. While in town Mr. and Mrs. Parke will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. KLkpatrick at the Hotel LeFaine. On Saturday night, the members of Grace Church Guild will honor Mr. and Mis, Parke with an inl'ormal gathering in the iiarlo:s of the hotel. Health Officers In District Meet The health oflicei of Wetsrern North Carolina held a conference in A-she ville On Tuesday, at an all day meet ing. Health problems for this sec tion of the state were duscussed by state and county health officers. Among the subjects discussed was the standardization of reports to the state and federal government on health work done in the counties un der the social security act. Attending from district health de partment here were.- Dr. C. N. Sisk, Mrs. Jean Dillon, Mb Haite OlivelV Mrs. Caroline Hyatt and George A. Kunze. -..'. .. Baptist Roll Call Termed Successful Roll Call at the First Baptist church last Sunday was a real success. Next Sunday is the first Sunday of the ''Loyalty Campaign" which is to con tinue ten Sundays. This is an effort to get every member to attend these services, unless providentially kept away. - - ' During the campaign the evening services will be at 5 o'clock. Special music will ( be rendered at all these services. The Weather ... , , ; Max. Min. Wednesday 50 .17 Thursday 33 j Friday , 26 9 Saturday 51 IS Sunday 55 20 Monday 49 24 Tuesday . 34 23