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The Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park FIFTY THIRD YEAR NO. 6 WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937 $1.00 IN ADVANCE IN CWNTY Many Cases From Criminal Docket Settled In Week Funeral Services Held Tuesday For Mrs. Jas.M. Moody Wife Of Late Congressman Moody Passed Away Here Sundav Afternoon New School Buses Recommended By Grand Jury Report Report Says Buses Of County In A Delapidated Condition, And Beyond Repair Three Audiences Inspired By Dr. Barker's Lectures: Noted Lecturer, Brought Here By Rotary Club, Addresses Over 1,300 People. Bride of Nine With Her Family' German Brown Given 19 To 20 Years For Slaying Cousin; Oniy Homicide Case t February term of criminal cvurt adjourned last Saturday, after one of the hardest weeks work that court attendants have done in some time. One qourt omciai remarked k..t week's work was done in the one. Judge Donald F. Phillips, of Rockingham, presided. Sherman Brown, negro, cnargea .. the murder of his first cousin. ..ntcreH a Dlea of guilty, and was sen- tented from 19 to 20 years in the state penitentiary, utner nomiciae cases were continued by Solicitor John 11. Queen. Amoner the cases disposed oi on tne last three days, were: George McGowan, reckless driving, (I days on the roads. (Wil Presslev. was sentenced 30 ,iuys? on the roads 'for public drunk- eness. Frank Howell, trespass, six months. Osbv Rathbone, 30 days in jail far killing a dog. Council Pressley, given two vears us Derided sentence upon payment of costs for larceny. Paul Amngton, ordered to pay $H a month for non-support. pYed Elliott, given, 90 days, and or lered to pay $100 for driving drunk, liinise Smith. two vearK susmmded sentence for assault with a deadly weapon. Ttiarl Tintnn. riven three months on roads for assault with a diadl weapon. Sam Huddieston, nnea ana cosia or assault with a deadly weapon. Mark Tritt, assault, given twe year6 oil roads. . Glenn Christopher. reckless driving, given 2 years suspended sentence. Better Business Methods Discussed For an hour and a half , Mr. Buisch, n noted business authority, pointed out to a group of business men of this community, better business methods and efficiency. Mr. Biusch began his address, which wag held in the Chamber of Commerce office, by stating that too often mer chants were to blame for a town los ing business, in that they used the parking places in front of the places of business instead of leaving them for customers. During the course of his remarks, he used wall charts to illustrate his points, and he summed up his talk by showing that to be a successful mer chant they mast advertise, modernize, display, sell, supervise, and control merchandise, control transactions, and control salespeople. "The best way to get more business is to deserve it," he told the mer chants; "And the greatest asset a man has today is an open mind." Local Men Praised For Workln Ky. The following letter has been re ceived by the mayor, regarding the work of the two former police officers, Bryson and Cochran, who offered their services to the flood stricken area: "The Mayor, . ' Wayneeville, N. C. . I 'ear Sir: . " "During the past week your two Tn have been serving with me in Louisville,: Ky. "The services of these men have been almost beyond praise. They have proven themselves to be members of a highly efficient police force in their willingness to serve in this emer gency.; .. "It has been an honor for me to have been associated with them. Very respectfully, Major LYN G. ADAMS, Supt. Pennsylvania State Police. Highland Police Building, Building, Louisville, Ky." Bryson and Cochran returned dur ing the week from Louisville, and state while conditions are much im proved, there is a tremendous amount f work to be done to bring the situ ation back to normal. 75 Subscriptions Since last Thursday, 75 subscriptions have been paid to The Mountaineer, 27 of these were new. 48 were renewals. Another indication of The Mountaineer's increasing Popularity. Last rites were held on Tuesday af ternoon at three o'clock at the .Meth odist church, for Mrs. Margaret E. Moody, 74, who died at her home here on Sunday afternoon at 2:15 O'elo-k, following an illness of several months. The Rev. W. A. Rollins officiated, and burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were: J. R. Bod, J. R. Morgan, C. B. Atkineon, Dr. Tom StringtieM, Will irhelton, and Oliver H. She! ton. Serving as honorary pallbearers were: J. C. Welch. Walter Crawford, Dr. O. T. Alexander, Henry Caddy, E. L. Withers. Jack Way. Grov" C Davis, W. T. Denton, Frank Miller. T. L. Bramlett, J. P. Francis, Dr. ham Stringfield. and T- L. Green. Mrs. Moody was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Hawkins, who came to Haywood county several yeare before the War Between the States, and Mrs. Lucinda Battle Haw kins Crymes. On her maternal side. Mrs. Moody was the granddaughter of William" Wayne Battle, whose father, HoUiman Battle, was one of the pioneers who settled Haywood county, and who took a leading part in the formation of the county, hav ing' been one of the seven commisf lon ers who selected the county seat. On May the 20th, 1885. Mrs. Mood was married to James M. Moody, who was one of the outstanding lawyers in Western Carolina, and served witn distinction as a Major. in the Spanish American War. In 1900 he was elect ed to Congress, but died before the expiration of his term. For years Mrs. Moody and her family have been prominently identified with the social life of this community. Surviving are the following children: Four daughters, namely: Mrs. Hugh Jolly, of Waynesville, Mrs. George Y. Mebane, of Asheville, Mrs. Fred Carey, of Hartford, Conn., and Mrs. Jack Harville, of Washington, I). C, and one son, Warren Keifer Mood, of Waynesville, and one sister, Mr?. Ed Walker, of Crabtree. Haywood Ministers I Oppose Proposed ABC Liquor Stores j Ministerial Association Wire I Representative. Senator And ' Governor On Subject A committee named by the Haywood Ministerial Association -sent telegrams to Governor -Hoey, Senator McKee, and Represenwt've Cabe this week re garding the proposed legislation on the liouor question. The committee was composed of Rev. Frank Leather wood. Rev R. G. Mace and Rev. George Hammond. They sent the following telegrams: "The Hon. Clyde R. Hoey," "Remenibeiihg gratefully ' your ef fective Jealership at the time of the repeal election we, look to you again to lead the forces of righteousness against the .present attempt to lov.er the legal standards of our State; and we urge you to mak'; effecTive ideals set forth in your, inaugural addresr against your 'public enen.y number one, and We assure you of the united support, of the better citizens of t(3is county." "Hon. Mrs. E. L. McKee." "Haywood County- Ministerial As sociation in meeting assembled this morning voices unanimous opposition to liquor stores with state-wide refer endum." ' , , , ,. "Representative Cabe s declaration of purpose to introduce bill to estab lish liquor stores in Haywood County without a vote of the people is con trary to the wishes of the majority of our people as indicated by every elec tion in which liquor has been a fep arate issue. "Hon. John F. Cabe." . "Haj-wood County Ministerial Asso ciation in meeting assembled this morning voices unanimous opposition to establish liquor store in Haywood County without vote of people is not in actord with sentiment of the people of thi rounty 33 indicated by every election in which liquor has been made a separate issue." Mr. And Mrs. R. L. Prevost Have Returned From Florida Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Prevost return ed on Tuesday night from a fornightg motor trip through Florida. They re port large crowds everywhere, and in view of the season Florida is having are optimistic about the coming sum mer in this section. . Mr, Prevost states they intended to spend most of their time in Miami, but that the pace was too rapid for him and he moved on up to St, Peters bury, which he terms & the Old Man's Paradise." Eloping at the age of nine to marry a 22-year-old neighbor fan, boy, Eunice Johns, whose mountain home is near SneedvtUe, Teaw.. bettered the record of both her mother, who waa married at 14, and a sister who wed at 13. The nine-year-old bride la shown in Um foreground of tfiis group picture of her parents and two Bistwa. Training Course For Scout Leaders Will Get Underway 26th Plans have been completed for the training course for those interested in Roy .S.out work in Haywoxxi coun ty, it was announced this week hy B: E. Colkitt, chairman of the Canton Waynesville district, which was re cently organised. The training course will W for adults who are interested in seeing tne Biy Sout work carried to all sec tions of the county. A. W. Allen, scout executive, wm have charge of the courses, which will be held each Friday evening at 7:;!0 for four weeks. Tne first two of these courses will be held in Waynesville at the Masonic Temple, and the .''second two will be held at Canton. The courses will begin 1'iidav even ing, February 20lh. What's Going IN WASHINGTON ( Ty '.Senator R ihert R. Reynolds.) . Remaps no legislation in .American history has aroused such universal mtert'st. and affect,.! so many individ uals as the Social Security Act passed bv the last. Congress-. ..From the very first it was, and is now. an experi ment in meeting one of the most nosing problems of tne age th' problem of enabliLg workers to bu'ld annuities toward the day when they are beyond tne age of .profitable-employment .insurance and equally as im portant, to extend aid to the needy ageit, to the bhnd and to dependent children. Obviously, no legislation of such scope could be perfect in all its de tails. Actual administration ha de veloped loopholes and weaknesses. More will be found and corrected. Le gal battles may be anticipated, par ticularly with regard to those phases of the act pertaining to retirement annuities and unemployment insiu rance. Out of it all will come a stronger and" better -plan for the fu ture. . ' But tne puonc assistance features are based on trie long-standing prin ciple of Federal-aid to the states. The Federal Government is giving the ma chinery and funds to help the states aid their needy. The states them selves, througn state laws, mutt. Put the machinery in motion. in the brief space of this article, I shall endeavor to answer a few of the many questions that have come to me with regard to one phase of the act, that which relates to assistance foraged persons who are needy. One question -stands out. Why must we have at this late date some form of Federal assistance for (Continued on page two.) Park Service Urged To Improve Picnic Place At Flat Creek 1 Charles E. Ray, Jr., president of the ('.hamlter of Commerce, wrote J. Ross Fakin, sup rintenlent of the Groat Smoky Mountain National Park, last week, urging that facilituig be placed at the end 0i the Flat Creek road for picnic groups. Mr. Rav pointed out that as many as 200 people have toi-en at the place at one time, and he suggested that rustic tables be placed at the rnd of tne road, as it is from this point that the best view can be obtained. ! The pail, ofhcials were also urged : to grade the place and -provide sani- -tation faeiid le. Mrs. J. Wilford Ii;iy had as her guest over the week-end, her vousm. Mrs. Madge Morrison, who is now residing- in Asheville. On ot Capitals IN RAf.KKiH i Bv Dan Tompl inw.) Swiftly anil unexpectedly-the jquor issue came to a nead in tin- House ot iiepre.-ental iv"s, and the advocates of county option on -the establishment of ABC stores, such as - are. now op erating in eighteen of the one hun dred counties won a c-mipb-te victory,, assuring that the storey will continue to operate in those counties, and,, m the event the ARC stores advocates win another victory in the Senate. Other counties can operate similar stores, under state control, should they so desire, but ail under dual con trol l.count!e. and state. i- The tw liquor bills, introduced by i Mrs. Hutchins and others, providing t for a state wide referendum; which j would, in the event the senate voted j against liquor, have done away with present, liquor stores and the sale ot Twines and beer; and the Hanford bill. V which was passed by the House, were I both reported out of Judiciary com mittee No. 1 at the same time. Mo ; tion to-' begin immediate consideration 'Was made, and the question was on the adoption of the minority report on the Hutchins bilL Debate waxen warm and continued throughout a day. Hart the minority report been adopted 'the -people of North Carolina would have now been headed towards o .firTidiim and nossible Sahara I dryness. And the minority report I . . . 1 " . fTl 1.' came close to aaoption. a ne uquvi stores advocates from the Fast tom bined with the votes of Cooper, of Cherokee, Patton, of Macon, Ledbetter, of Jackson, and Cabe. of Haywood, polled a 58 to 66 vote against the minority report. Had either one of the gentlemen named voted for the referendum, there would have been a tie, and Speaker Cherry would have had to untie the deadlock. Advo cates of the Btate wide referendum (Continued on page 3) The grand jury in their report to the court last week, recommended that additional school buses be bought, since the buses now in use are "in a delapidated condition, some be yond repair, and 90 per cent need re pairing. All the buses are overloaded, with fomt t0 more than double their capacity." The jury further recommended, that "bus number 2S lc replaced imme diately, and that all husc liought bo e(uipped with hydraulic brakes." The report also made mention of tne fact that the highway patrolman had issued a warning about some of the buses, and that unless something was done he would have to take step to keep the buses off the highways. Further recommendations were that a garage be established in Waynes ville, and that, an extra bus lie kept on hand for use in cases of emergency. Other rocomnioiidat 1011 made in the report legarded repairing (f public buildings in the county. Funeral For Mrs. Hugh Kirkpatrick , Held Tuesday P.M. Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs. ! (ieorge Coble, 'of This City. Passed Away In Term. Funeral services were conducted n Tuesday at. 1 o'clock at tne Massie Funeral Home, for Mrs. Nannie Coble Kn kpatrick, wife of Hugh Kirkpat rick, -of Tate Spriiics, Term., who died on Sunday night at 10:4f in a hospital in Mornstown. Tenn. The Rev. W. A. Rollins, presiding elder of the Meth odist nhuich, assisted by the Rev. A. V. Joyner, pastor of the Baptist church of Canton, officiated. Burial was in Oreen Hill cemetery. Pallbearers w're: Charles F. Ray. Jr., John Ray, James Thomas, Wil liam .Shoolhrod, Jefferson Id eves, and Arthur Si hulhofoi:. . Mrs. Kirkpatrick had been ill for three weeks and for the past week nor condition had been critical. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Coble, of Waynesville. and resided here, until her marriage m De.eniiKr, TJ24, to. Mr. Kirkpatrick. Surviving are her husband and four small children, Mary Madone, Naliev Anne, Sue arid W-lliam; her parents. Mr. and- Mrs. George W . Coble; one sister, Mrs. R. I., Sullivan, of-.Glonrlale. f :i lit.: ;rni.l five brothers. John, of W.'ivncsville ; alter, of Win fergarflen. Ha. ; ill, ' At.antn and Wa.vnesv.ille; Set!. of ('hi'i-lotte, and Rav. of Bennettsvilic. S. ( . Judge Phillips High In Praise Of Boy Scout Movement ' I am ilad to see the Roy Scout movement is Iteing organi.i-.'i for nil of Hoywood coupty," was the remark 1' Judge Donald F. I'hnlins,. who hold .urt. here, last week. This -tatemcnt was made to The Moui.taii.eer just helo-e the Rockingham j in-! !; for Ins home S-rdurday. "The Roy Scout, movement is a vci'v tine Oiie. and I can sav thh, that during. my -12 years as solicitor, and the. -three years 1 ha i'e been on th bench, I have never had a Bov Stout or a former Scout come before ni that I know "tf." "There is no question but what ttio P,oy Scout organization is the finert movement i l the country for the voung boys. The Scout movement: teaches boys to respect the law. and gives them the right atttitude toward their fellow citizens, and above al l, points out in a practical way t he 'give and take" idea." "I am thoroughly sold on the Scout work." Judge Phillips 'was .questioned, as to what remedy he wouid suggest foi reducing the increasing number of cases of young boys being charged with larceny.. To this query, he answered: "That begins in the home, but I feel that if more hoys would become members of the Boy Scout organization, or the Knights of Columbus, that we would notice a decrease in crime among the youth." C. W. Bailey Better Following Operation C. W. Bailey, compositor of The Mountaineer, was reported to be get ting along nicely in the Mission Hos pital, in Asheville, yesterday after noon, following an operation Monday, on his eye. Mr. Bailey is expected to leave the hospital this week-end. Three separate audiences were hehj spell-bound here Tuesday, as Dr. Charley E. Barker, an outstanding lec turer, talked straight from the shoul der on problems of vital importance to individuals and families. Dr. Barker was brought here by the Waynesville Rotarv Club, as a fea ture of their community service. The Rot a Hans and 25 guests heard him iis'uss the history of Rotary, and what the organisation had done to wards furthering peace among the nations of the world. Tuesday afternoon, ho talked at length with the entire student body I of the high school, including tne tio I students and faculty, and also a good i number of adults. Having been on i the lecture platform for 2'i years. Dr. Barker, not only entertained his au dience, but confronted them with force ful facts. He pointed out to the stu dents the advantage of exercising ' each day. The proper methods of tudy. which would assure success, and i the danger and folly of "petting, spooning and necking." On the last point he dwelled at length, talking d'oiii the viewpoint of a pii-ront. He eded a number of instances wtierf high school students thought that i "petting" and the like, were harm I V, because "they always knew just ' how far to go." Dr. Barker, in a woll . hoM'it illustration, -showed them that ' too often that such Wiv not the ease. I Tuesday niirht at the couit house, he talked 'on "The Most I m portant Job In The W' rid," to an audience of at I least H00 He said that parents should I make their children mind; that par ' cnis should attend some religious ser i vice at least once each wetl; the ne i cesi!y of a Boy Scout and Girl Scout ' troop' in each community; and the I importance of parents being fair to i their children by telling them the Hunt itir'ut. In his address Tuepday night, Dr. Barker als pointed out to parents the evils of voting peop'e "petting' and rdead with parents to take then children inU their confidence and dis cuss sivh matte rs with them. Over $1,000 In Cash And Supplies Sent To Flood Sufferers Contribution-, continue to ie made to the flood relief emergency fund of the local chapter of the R'd .Cross, "according.' to William M-cdford, rotary. Since the last report of funds, .the Baptist church, of Hazclwood, ha contributed $2X.M, ' Ihe Waym svil'e Townh-p High School .udnt, f2.r) 00 and the C'C camp at Mt. Ste rling, S2K.UQ, 'with every person in the amp making a donat-or-. and Mrs. Andrew Mooie of Nw Yo-k .tv, $Lr. 00, in memory of her parents, Mr. a:,d Mrs. Lucia' M. Welch. This brings the i mount un to STiT.dO. coT''nbi.tel bv the local chapter. ; D;irmr 'the nasi. w ek -supplies ot food and clothing amounting to $100 were sent from htfke J una luska. mak ing a (otil of thK giv-un ot donations around. $W.- This bnngs the tifal f suppl;ei ,-nd nioiiev iloiat.ed to some tlnnf o" i "1 1'"' bv the V.aynes ville chi'pt r. . So far checks amounting ao have been ent a.id another -will go forward duiaiir the coming week : :l Surgeons From Here Attend Meet The regional meeting of the Amer ican College' of -Surgeons, which was held lasr week in Atlanta was well attended by Wavnc-ville physicians. Those attending from here were: Dr. J Rufus M-Cracken. Dr. W. Dudley Smith, and Dr. .1. F. Abel, Old Age Benefits Are you familiar with the Old Age Benefits, as set out in the Social Security Act? In the special column to- day from Washington, by .Senator Reynolds, this time ly subject is discussed in very simple language. You will profit by knowing some of the facts set forth in this article.