North Carolina Newspapers

" II 1 ' i t The Wayne sville Mountain EEk Along the POLITICAL FRONTS Started Things. . . Congressman Frank Hancock the announcement :of Congressman ii .iii!r no n oanli4afa (jpose Senator Keynolds for his place as North Carolina's Junior Senator has given courage for others who would like to acquire the title of Senator, to get their names into political circulation. In fact, there have been so many that have sent out feelers about mak ing the race, that some have been lost in the scramble. Of course, most all of them, with the exception of Han cock, have it thus far that they are considering the suggestion from their friends. Political observers say that defi nite announcements are being with held in order that the pulse of the public can be taken a little more carefully before any would-be candi dates leap into the unknown. Hancock, however, seems to be de termined to give Reynolds a stiff fight, and has recently sent out a folder, which is titled: "A good man with a good record'' reading time, 8 minutes. . Along with the folder came a pic tun of Congressman Hancock, his wife and seven children. There was an outburst of local pol itics in the air during the first ol the week, but as all pre-mature facts, it was frozen in the chilly air. So, with the November term ol court over, the local political situation will await the convening of the Feb ruary term for the formal opening of the IKK campaign. , - A little one-syllable word tax. is still the cause of many headaches in the special session of Cnne-ress. One lew phase is the speculation on the possibility that the Administration would .speed efforts to reassure busi ness in regard ( to relief throueh re vision of the undistributed profits tax. Before leaving for the South, where he expected to recuperate after a trJ'ii;g two weeks of minor ailments, r. Koosevelt finished his message on housing, relayed it to Contrress this eek. Stimulation of the building races industry, the President be lleVes, is one of the sharpest points "ect-ssarv to nrnd hnsinose nut nf its doldrums. Added spurs to trade, the Presi nt revealed, rested in the purchase w supplies for the Government. It been, estimated that between now and Ju"e 30, the Federal Government ould purchase some $245,000,000 orth cf supplies. Instead of spread ing the purchases ever the next seven tenths, the major part will be con tacted for in the next month or two. Ias((l in sound legal terminology as a deed filed last week with the "nty clerk attesting to the fact that President acquired 13.07 more to his Hyde Park farm holdings. Bs pretentious, decidedly more hntT'1' in speech than many a ' tpl menu, was the White House anksiriving dinner which, incident d ; ma,ked the first time the Presi n Vvnt th holiday in Washing ?'"' ' he became President. Urrir tackle this week, the I'res thaf have a chance to try out fir.ii- n members of the jj.' f?rni'y. From past experience ' President may be expected to ati h'S quota- Casting in diplo fciti'0 Waters is quite another prob- Tarrell is better thep 0Farre11' former owner of m jBul1 Station, who has been quite his rooms at the Hotel Gordon, hie?orte1 much improved and is ble to sit up. Published Ir The County Seat of Haywood County FIFTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 47 Million Pounds Of i Tobacco Grown In I Hayw ood County Increase Over Last Year, Plant ers Getting Ready For Open ing Market On Eighth According to information received from the office of the county agent, there has been an increase in burley tobacco acre-age in the county for 1937 over that of 1936. Last year it was around SSO acres, while this year it is estimated that the acreage will pass the 1,000 mark. It is thought by many of the grow ers, that the poundage in the county for 1937 will be in the neighborhood of 1,000,000 pounds, provided the usual average of production is in keeping with the increase in acreage. While in certain sections of the county it is said that heavy rainfall and hail storms of the summer dam aged some of the tobacco, the crops in general give promise of pretty fan condition. Guy Chambers, president of the Haywood County Soil Conservation association, states that each year since the growing of burley started back in 1930, the crop has become in creasingly popular with the farmers of this area, because of its cash val ue, and that if proper care is given it rarely fails to bring the expected remuneration. During the past few years the grow ers in Haywood have become more careful in their handling of their crops. Specialists have visited this section and have given instruction in the growing, curing, and preparation for market, which has been of inestimable value to the giowers. While only a few farmers grow moiv than three acres, and the major have scarcely an acre, it is "surprising- the total poundage, showing how much the tobacco crop is valued on a well bal anced farm. With the "opening of the Asheville warehouses in Asheville next week Haywood county tobacco will start moving. It is said that several Tow ers WC" planning ui tkke thir crops into the market at an early date. $168 Needed To Balance C. Of C. Budget For Year Annual MeeetinR Will Be Held At Court Hou.se Tonight. Di rectors Will Be Elected The directors of the Waynesville Chambers of Commerce were facel last night with the problem of a de ficit for the year of $ ICS, unless funds were forthcoming before the annual meeting which will be held at the court house tonight at ":W. The directors worked Tuesday and Wednesday in 'collecting; past due pledges, and wh n the hnal check-up was made late Wednesday . afternoon it was learned that $lt!8 would be needed to pay all bills and have a clear slate on the -first day of January. The directors for the coming year will be elected tonight at the annual meeting. Twelve directors will be elected, and from them will come the president for the coming year. The committees of the past year wiU make their annual report tonight, and L. N. Davis, president, will make the annual report of the.' president. Secretary J, Dale Stentz will review the accomplishments of the organi zation. The officers are working to get a large attendance for the annual meet ing, which is considered the most im portant community gathering of the calendar year. The nominating committee recently made their report, and have prepared ballots bearing the following names to be voted on tonight for directors: L N. Davis, E. J. Hyatt, .Ralph Pre if T. M Kicheson, Ben Colkitt, James Atkins, Jr., Harry Lee Liner, W H Massie. Lester Burgin, t,. Withers, C.E. Kay, Jr., W. Curtis Russ, H. W. Woodward, Paul Hyatt, ur. S.' P. Gay, M. D. Watkins, M. H. Bowles, and Paul Martin. y Indian Official To Speak At Rotary Clyde Blair, superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Rwervation, will be the speaker at the regular weekly Rotary meeting Friday, it was an nounced yesterday by Chas. E. Ray, Jr., program chairman. Mr, Blair will be accompanied here by Jarrett Blythe, chief of the Cher okee tribe. Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Curtis and chil dren spent the Thanksgiving holidays with relatives in Young Harris, Ga. No More Pink " :' 1 1 ;,ff Lbs 'V , f! eg rrw , . -iffSMl5 I Mm. Roosevelt shopping l - njlM .I There will be no pink tics on the Christmas tree at the White House thia year. Such was the remark of Mrs Roosevelt when she pur chased a half dozen cravats ur the president while shopping at Norria, Tenn., during her lecture tour She explained that several tics she had given the president last year which were on the pink side had never been worn by him. To Observe Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary With Open House Work To Start On Highway No. 284 Soon, Says McKee Commissioner Finds Balance Of $70,000, And Will Use It On Road Near SpringdaJe v Citizens of the county and repre- !sntatives of the Chamber of Com merce, were notified this week by E. L. jMeKee, highway commissioner ol the tenth district, that he had issued orders that the contract be let. -on Highway No. 284 'just, as soon as en gineers completed their work. This particular -project has to do with the stretch .of road just above Springdale.- Mr. McKee said that he had checked up in the Raleigh office, and found a balance of $.70,000 which had been previously allocated to j Highway .No, 2X4. Of this amount, i-sonicthrng like , $12(!,000 will be required to build a. bridge' ov r the river just .'south of Springdaie. The remaining . ?f)0,()00 A-ill be used on the -road, and : jt is believed by highway officials that j something like five pules can be giaded and stoned for the sum. ' ! A group composed of ('has. E. Kay, Jr., Frank W. Miikr, .1. K. V.i, W. ! T. Sheltori and J. Dale .'-Stent?, re cently discussed highways in Hay wood county with Commissioner Mc Kee, and he informed them that he i was, urging that work be pu.-heil or. j this project in order that a contract could be let at an early date. Bisfiop Gribbin To Address Local Masons Monday Bishop R. E. Gribbin, of Asheville, will be the principal speaker at a ban quet to be given by Waynesville bodge A. F. and A. M., at the Masonic Tem ple next Monday night in honor of the members of the winning team of an attendance contest which has been one of the features of an educational program conducted by the lodge during j the past year. Last January the membership of the lodge was divided i into three teams, each team receiving points during the year for their par ticipation in the educational program as well" as attendance which contest ; comes to a close at the regular commu ! r.ication of the lodge Friday night, at ! which time the winning team will be , announced. Another feature of the Friday's meeting is the annual elec tion of officers for Waynesville lodge. ) A number of Masons from the other lodges of the county, including D, K. i Medford, District Deputy Grand Mas ! ter for this district, are expected to be present at the banquet to hear the address of Bishop Gribbin. T. Troy Wyche, who has served as educational secretary of the lodge for the past year, will act as toastmaster. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. O'Farrell have as their guest at the Hotel Gordon the latter's sister, Miss Sarah Jane Jumper, of Springfield, S. C. At The Eastern Entrance WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1937 Ties for F.D.R. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Q. McCrack en Will observe open house on Sun day afternoon, December the Tlh at their residence on Main street, from 3 to 5 o'clock. The occasion marks the sixtieth wedding anniversary of the couple. No invitations are. being issued than the public announcement that all the friends in this section are invited to call during these hours. Mr. nd MM, ' McCracken w"i!r tie assisted in receiving their guests by their children and their husbands: Mrs. Kate Morris, . Mr. and Mrs. (!. C. Plott, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dun gan, of Eliiiibethton. 'reiin., Mr. and .Irs. Ed lsenhour, of Charlotte, Mr. and .Mrs. Kcbi it L. Coin,. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Kohits, and M Roy McCracken, ol Ui iando, l-'la., and i nu.mhcr of gi aiKichildu n, ineluoing Mr. E.-Ni Person, .of Philadelphia. - Mr. and Mrs. Mt (.'l ackni request no presents. Auto Plates Put On Sale At Local C. Of C. OlTices State automobile license plates went oii sale at the Waynesviiie Chamber of t;om!)ierc yesterday, with J. Dale Stentz, secretary of the orgariii'.aUo., in charge of local sales. Passenger car owners will experi ence a reduction in fees of live .cents per 100 pounds. The 1U3H rate is 35 cents per hundred pounds compared with 40 centn for liW6 and 55 cents for iy:i5. Minimum fee this year is J7 instead of $8. Light cars, including Ford, Chevro let and Plymouth sedans will be li censed at 1 com $!).45 to 10.50; Terra plane sedan, 10. 15; Oldsmobile sedan, $11.55; Dodge sedan, $11.50; DeSoto sedan, $10.85; Packard, Buick, LaSalle, Chrysler and Lincoln selans from $11.20 to $i:i..'10. Owners of light trucks will secure license at 10 cents per 100 pounds cheaper than during 19:17 while trucks having a gross weight of over 12000 pounds will pay ,10 cents per hundred pounds more. The 1937 legislature passed two laws that will affeci. motor vehicle owners. After January 15 a penalty of $2 wilt be imposed on motoi vehicle owners who fail to make application for transfer of registration and title with in 15 days. Responsibility for the transfer is placed jpon the purchaser. After : January; 1 a penalty of 5.25 will be imposed on any person hrm or corporation engaged in the business of transporting persons or property for compensation unless proper license fees , have been paid and "for hire" license plate secured. There is also a penalty provided for overloading trucks.. . The 1038 plates are black numerals on yellow background which is just the reverse of the 1937 plates. Applicants may secure license upon presentation of the white card mailed from the motor vehicle bureau at Raleigh or upon presentation of the title to their vehicle Applicants are urged to have the correct address on their cards and if the address shown on the card is not correct it should be changed in all four sections where the incorrect address appears. of TheJZreat Smoky 'QJaHotwlPark 2 Murder Cases 5-Day Session Red Cross Drive Goes Over Top L. N. Davis announces that the Waynesville chapter of the Ked Cross went beyond their expec tations in the recent annual Koll Call. They had set their mark for $500 and $510.30 was realized from the drive for members. The following amounts were turned in by the committees:. House to house $138.55; business and professional groups $171.50; industries, $119.25; and schools $81.00. Streets Decorated With Evergreens, Colored Lights Main and Church streets are now lighted with strings of colored Christ mas lights. Robert Hugh Clark, superintend ent of the city light department, is doing the work, and said that trans formers had been placed to take care of the MO colored light. that are on 18 strands across Mam street from the Baptist church to the Hotel Gordon, and down Church street for two blocks. Six hundred yards of evergreen rope have been bought anil will tie looped from pole to pole on both sides of the streets. Last year eleven strands of :ligli!s were strung across the streets. T;ns year there are 18. Each strand has 22 lights. vWhw'th light f turned on Sat urday night, they will burn each night until alter the holidays. The town board' of aldermen are taking care of the expenses of dec orating the streets. Merchants this week were display ing Christmas merchandise, and a number of. the stores are already dec orated lor the holiday season. The displays of merchandise are out several weeks earlier than usual, and the erection of the street lights . is about, two wet ks '-earlier than last year. Efforts are bring inadc lo gel shoppers to buy early and avoid the dreaded 'last mimit.e, rush.. Clio ice nierchai.dise is now being displayed, and merchants reported this week that indications were- that early' buying- would be heavier than in past years. Outdoor Christmas Tree Contest Will Be Staged In Town Mrs. C. K. Kirkpatnrk, chairman of the garden department of the Wo man's club, has announced the nuaT outdoor Christmas tree test for Waynesville and Vicinity. She states that there will be an-con- two prizes offered, a first and second, for the most beautifully decorated tree. The judges will inspect and give their decision on Christmas Eve. The amount of the prizes will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Kirkpatrick urges the use of living Christmas trees, which may be planted after they have been used in the house for the Yule Tide festivities. Christmas Seals ToGo On Sale . The annual sale of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals sponsored over the county, with the exception of the i Beaverdam township, by the Waynes ville Woman's club, is getting under day Mrs. Frank Ferguson, local chair man, states that any principal; who has not secured the quota for their school, can get them from the office of the county superintendent of educa tion, in the court hou& Seventy-five per cent of the money realized from the sale is kept here in the county for work among tubercu lar suspects, arid underfed children. Last year $100 worth of seals were sold. - - Mrs. B. F. Smathers has gone to Washington, D. C, where she will spend the winter with her son, Sena tor William H. Smathers. $1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY Tried During Of Court Here Judge Sink Directs A Verdict Of Not Guilty In Jule Boyd Case. Court Adjourned Tuesday Two murder cases and numerous other cases were disposed of during the live days which the November term of criminal court was in ses sion. The court suspended work Tuesday afternoon, with Judge II l.loye &ink, presiding. . . , Hurley Robinson and his step-son, Wendell Reed, charged with the mur der ol Ratchll Robinson a titst cousin of Hurley, gave notice of appeal through their attorneys after Judge Sink had sentenced them. Hurley Robinson was given 3 to 7 years, and Reed months to live years in the state prison. The evidence showed that Koed and Kutcliff Robinson became -engaged in an argument, which led into a fist tight. Hurley Robinson entered as a peace maker, and said that Ratclilf Robinson approached with un open knife. Hurley Robinson then nit his first cousin with u rock rendering him unconscious. Hurley Robinson claimed self delense. During the atfray, Rat clitl Robinson was also cut about the stomach and shoulder. The mur der took place last July in ileuver dam township. In (lie case of Jule Uoyd, charged with murder of 'Elmer I'artoii, on Jon athan .Creek, Judge Sink directed a veiei.ct ol not guiuy alter Boyd had entered a pleu of nolo conlendie. Churacter Svitnesses were heurd, and Boyd took the stand and test died that he had missed u lot ol corn lrom his barn, and had on a number of occa sions, nailed boards- back where they had been pulled otf by a person or persons taking his corn. Failing In tins method, he said he then made; other plans to protect Ins property. Otliccrs investigating the case, said at the time, 'that Parton was shot by a shotgun placed inside the bain, and that no one was near the barn but Pur-ton' at the tune ol the shooting. The killing took place about the mid dle of last February, Other cases disposed of included: Archie Snipes, house breaking, 20 months. Robert Foster, house breaking, re manded to juvenile court. Wiaver Clark, driving drunk, and reckless driving, 90 days on roads. Ed ( ope, driving drunk, lio days on roads. Orlo -.Caldwell, driving drunk, i0 days oil l Mads. j . i;. Edward's,' abandonment, order to make ; Weekly payment Engine Powers, assault, (1 months suspended sentence. Tin' following divorces were grant ed: Louise Palmer King from Thomas E. King. Bonnie Atkinson Thompson from Howard Keith Thompson. Ellen Ferguson Noland 'McCracken from 11. C. McCracken. Annie Bell Wigington from C. C. Wigington. Elizabeth Rich Muhon from Wil liam Mahon. The grand jury recommended that a heating plant be installed in the county home where there are now 39 inmates. " They also recommended immediate repair of a large crack ill the Way nesville high school building. Among other recommendations, it was uiged that a boiler inspector look over and inspect all boilers in Hay wood schools ;. The grand jury also .urged that-all maps and plats in the office of the register of deeds office be retraced or photosatic copies made. Broken Wheel On Freight Car Does Damage To Track Hox Car leaves Track Near Lake Junaluska, As Wheel Tears I'p 300 Yards Of Track A broken wheel on a freight car on the train which left Waynesville at 4:20 Wednesday afternoon, tore up about 300 yards of track, and threw the box car off the track at the long tressle just west of Lake Junaluska. A wrecking crew was sent out or Asheville and it was thought that the track could be cleared in two hours. The passenger train due in here from Asheville at 5;23 was delayed. It was learned that the car was loaded, but no statement could be given out as the paper went to press as to the extent of damage. No one was injured. '.:.t-i'