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The Waynesville Mountaineer Along the POLITICAL FRONTS Puhliheii In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smokv Mountains National Park ririi-iniuu it,AK yv.aZ WAYNESVILLE, -. (. ., Till KSDAi, JlEtE.MBER 30 19.57 $1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY Administration Leaders Confer. Senatorial candidates continue to spring up in all sections of the state, but the, latest seems to have come to light right here under our feet, so to speak, according to a statement issued by Williard Coffey, of Candler, that Rev. A. A. Johnson, a Baptist minis ter of EfUncombe county, had definitely decided to enter the race as a candi date for the nomination as United States Senator in the Democratic June primary. I - The Announcement went on to say: -It is understood that the ministers of Builicombe county will back Mr. Johnson. He is a brother ot Judge Johnson, of Asheville. He L-aduate of the University of fcee, and has a B. s. i'egree. ne ThomaV L- is a f Tonnes Kuncor, like to wood Cl this m K. C." a native of the Leicester section of Jibe county. Mr. Johnson would hear from his friends in Hay mnty as to their attitude about itter. His address is Candler, SevoJ-al napers over the state have tommeinted on this race, and the minis ter's possibilities of getting to Wash ington In justice to the Buncombe preacher, comment' is not made until a definite platform is forthcoming. Yet, what good is a platform in poli tical campaigns, except to furnish fuel for firey arguments? A The special session of Congress went home after being in session for 157 days, without passing one of the Ad ministration bills, which has brought them the title of being an "Indepen Congress," since they have seeming ly refused to listen to the President and grant his wanted legislation. 1 Jft-1 ! ; ''xL J'. 't - , . nuingmrrninwimiiri .a,twaitMMMta Sjgi William B. Bankhead jLjohn Garner AnnKajrUje2j yT Failure of congress to enact any part of the seven-point program outlined by the president when he called a special session resulted in a conference of administration leaders, left to right, William B. Bankhead, speaker of the house: John Garner, vice president, and Alben Barkley, senate majority leader. They are shown leaving the White House after a secret conference with the president. Since Congress has adopted this in different attitude against some of the major New Deal legislation, it is now predicted that the continued block ing of the New Deal program will "compel" President Roosevelt to seek a third term. This came from Senator Norris, who was one of the eight liber al Senators called to the White House for a mysterious conference. Two of the six measures designed to achieve definite Administration aims were passed by both houses but in different forms, which will require adjustment by conference committees. Leaders decided that this task would take too much time to prolong tin special session. ';... Babson Predicts Upward Trend In Business In '38 Women Serve On Jury In Haywood For First Time Nolcd Statistician Says We Are Not Headed For Another Depression l'v Keger V. Babson. This, it was pointed out, would give Congress a good start on the regular session which will convene- the- first week in January. Taxation will be the subject of fore most interest in the fir-t weeks of the session. All indication ; are that Ad ministration leaders will endeavor to fret passage of tax changes before March 15th, so that they will be made .to apply to 19.37 earnings. The House committee adjourned from special session without determ ining exactly what would be recom mended in the way of modifications of the surtax and capital gains levy. Crop control legislation was still in the embryonic stage, although each House had passed a bill for control of irlmif ma4-4-aw iranen nll1 vino rirtrC linl.ia. mwn in nnrAiticrra MrtW . .'.! uiiuci VCI U)H vviiuiiiiuiio. . . ' conferences will have to be held to work out compromise bills that will be satisfactory to both the Senate and House. This, however, will envolve many an hour of debate. The President spent Christmas with relatives and friends at the White House, while Mrs. Roosevelt made last minute changes and went to Seattle to spend the holidays with their daugh ter. Last. week marked the first ap pearance of women serving on a jury in Haywood County. The case concerned the incompetency of William Thomas Justice, who could not apply for an old age pension, unless the routine of a court declaration of his . 'condition' was made, Mrs; J. Dale Stentz, county wel fare superintondc nt applied to the court for' pu.ip;ihe of appointing a guai diar. after which Mr. Justice may receive- an old Age pension. Norman James .was appointed guardian. The case was tried before W. "(I.. 'Byres, -clerk-of the court and the following made up the jury: Miss Kate 'Williamson, Miss Avie Noland, Miss Hartie Oliver, Mis. Carolyn A. Hyatt, Mrs. Johnnie Cuddeback, Harley McElroy, Steve Redmond, W. T. Bryson, J. H. Haney, J. L. Walker, J. E. Bryson and W. H. Noland. 1 Babson Park, Mars'. - , not t-n-t. ring a major depression; 11)38 will see ,a resumption of the upward trend '; which begin in U.'i.t. Yhe irrse-f'ar-t' i may be poor -mu li worse than j the early months of 1H.H7; hut later in j the year I look for a substantia! rc ! viva.I. Do' not confuse this current sharp recession with a major depres sion! Payrolls, prices, stocks, real estate, and jobs should all he on their i way to new highs .by the- end of lll.'iS. , j This l)'cen-hei- presents a tremen I dous contrast with a year Then, ;thc (dd year was riding into the his tory books: (in ii giciit u-iivi- of opti mism and hope. "Good limes" lay over (he horizon of H(.'i7. The dark ! 'roxr' '( 1!2!-1 !i:!.r. wciv drowned out ( in '.u- hurrica.i;e 'of -wajje boosts, divi ' (lend Cxtias, and gigantic Christmas trade. My forecast at. that time was: "l!l::7 will be the fii-.t year of real 1 m-i -iSTior! I - si iwo 10'"l - Til,-. ..,,;,. year s gain should average seven hi .winter ; eight per cent above 193(." Barr Named TVAC Administrator, To Have Office Here ; He Will Kemain d'eneral Mana- j;er Of The Land 0' The Sky I Mutual Association .1. V.. Ban', general manager of the ; Land (' The Sky Mutual Canning As- sociation. has been named adminis trator of Tiimessee Valley Authority Cooperatives, succeeding .1. Kd I'amp j boll. I Headquarters for the administra tion will lie located in ayncsvillc instead of Knoxville. Mr. Hai r's uew position with TVAC will tint mean any changes as general manager of the Land O' The Sky. lie will remain as general manager, but has turned over the sales department to James Neal, who has been with the Waynesville office for a number of years. The TVAC comprises four canne- ji its, one crcamtry, a (lour mill and a j handcraft shop. The canneries are j 'ocated at Ua.elw ood, Croen Moun j tain. Murphy and Cranberry. The i creamery is at Krasstow n, and the (b ur mill at Newport, while the hand craft shop is at Norris. Mr. Han was named canning super visor of the TVAC in May, l'.t.'U. A year later he was made general niana irer of the Land (V The Sky Mutual Canning Association. The Associa tion is a regional cooperative, with eight nit label's operating ! .canneries in Virginia, Tennessee and Noi't-h Caro lina. -Tlie sales of all canneries ar made through the WVynosville ollice. -The Land ' 'I he Sky .Mutual Asso ciation c.!ves technical service, account ing serv:C(. and dors some buying and all the selling for the. members in the group. Four-people are 'employed, .in the .'office, alotie, and at times several more are used. Last year .the Association, packed .150,0110 cases of canned goods. Plans are underway this year to pack at least IiniUH.Kl cases. . Mr. Ilarr said that iiiany niore iases of some items could liaVe been during the past year. Claimed By Death ..... - 5 ' 5 V. . U.UMNW4'..". S(d( H. M. Hall Is Now Sole Owner Of Waynesville Book Harry M. Hall is now sole iiwihi and (-pevatoi of the Waynesville . Book Stoic, raving purchased the iiiti.reM .lMi:s ATKINS. .Pit. Armory Dedication And Birthday Ball To Be Joint Affair Plans Underway To Have Out standing Speakers Of State Here For The Occasion, 29th Funeral For James Atkins, Jr., Will Be Held This P.M. Property Manager Of Lake Juna luska Pa-ssed Away At His Home From a Heart Attack Plans are being formulated to hold the dedication of the Wayiiesville '.Armory-jointly with the President's Bir thday - Ball . on Saturday ni.vl;:, Jan uary it. A .general committee will meet Tues day night to complete dofinit,- plans, one of which will be a '-pe:ik"r .'.of rii nown... Several have "bt ti cor.facted, and any ( (hem would be a big draw ing card for the, occasion. Several military officials are cpec!ed to lie here for the dedication and b-i!i. The general committee,: while . .. 'ompletely oi ganized, have goitl I.OOi) couples for the Hall. This will he the fust Hall ever 'held in Wayncsvelc ;he .Ball has been hold in Cai, vea i sinee it ami.-' stalled. Last rites will In ci.in'ik d this afternoon at Z:'M) o'clock at the First Methodist Church, for Janus Atkins, Jr., who died at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night at his home at Lake Junaluska. following an illness of tuenty-four hours. The Ilev. J. (J. 1 i 1 1 K n i , pas tor of the church will officiate. lie will be assisted by the Kev. W. L. Hutehins, of Concord, a former pas tor, Burial will be in Crcmhill Ceme tery. Serving as actiue pallbearers will be the following nephews, Atkins Shackford and Joe Shackford, of C'ol umbia, Ben Sloan, (if Sylva, and Dr. Thomas St.riniriield. Joe Sloan. Sam Stringtield. Jr., Bobby Sloan and Joe Way, of Waynesville. Honorary pallbearers will be the men who worked with Mr. Atkins in his management of Lake Junaluska property as follows. M. H. Caddis, Jnrvis T. Coman, Sam Caddis, J. C. Williams, B. II. Burress, Arthur Rob inson, Frank Smith, and Troy Cut shaw. James Atkins, Jr., is the sen of the late Bishop and Mrs. FJla Branner Atkins. He was born in Asheville on August the 'Jlth, ISJ-'t, at the time his father was president f the Asheville I'emale College, of that city. He re (( ived his education in the Waynes ville High School, at Webb school of Bell Buckle, Toon. and at the Bra hain and Hughes Preparatory School of Spring Hill, Term. He .-'ohtinucd his ((lucation at -Wofrord Cidhge and went to Vaiiderbilt set as t heir e Birthday Birthday although ;oi, (-vei y ef Ml ago.' Mi Clar- .iik: tor.1 several Hal! : said that, no immediate cliangf would be made, but that, in the near IuUiic additional lilies win. Id be carried. Mr. llajl became interested in the store ei'ht years ago. Because of ill health Miss Lindfors, will spend the with relatives in Columbia. Motorists With- ; oizt 1938 License Liable To Arrest number i f years in and ' insurance busi ville. afl( rward in Later tie was eon Citizens Lank and for the of Lake this po-beeame ihe crili- Mrs. Ben. Colkitt Given Prize For 1937 YEAH OF PKOSPERITY Prosperity did come. Business did average 7 per cent above l'J.'iG. This past August the Babsonchart stood at 8 per cent above normal, higher than it had been for seven years. the squall, which PflofYmno Tfflo Butaftcr Lab(,f Dy mj,w j. v.ina(i been brewing all year, suddenly U.S. Department of Agriculture WEATHER BUREAU WaynesvHle Cooperative Station H. M. HALL, Observer Max. :...46 ...44 :. ...51 ...:..58 ;:...5i 50 56 Dec. . 23 . 24 ... 25 . . 26 27 . '" 28 . . -r 29 - .'II': 2'Z. Mean Maximum . Mean Minimum .-, Mean for week ........ :.''.. Lowest for Week Highest for week Precipitation for week . feame Period Last Mean Maximum ......... Wean Minimum .......... Mean for Week : Lowest for uwlr Highest for week Min. 38 38 33 -28 30 35 26 Prec. 0.58 0.39 0.72 .....51 degs. :...32 dogs. ;...41 degs. . . ..26 degs. ...58 degs. 1.69 inches Y, 1936 ...........54 degs. .... .... -29 dogs. ;.,....,..,41 degs. .:;. 20 degs. .59 deg?. recipiution for week 0.80 inches Total 1936 Precipitation to Dec. 29 '.6521 inches In the annual contest held by the Woman's Club for the most beauti fully decorated outdoor Christmas tree, Mrs. Ben Colkitt was awarded the first prize of f.3.00 and Mrs. George Summerrow in Hazelwood won the second prize of $2.00. Honorable mention was also made of the lawn of Saint John's Catholic Church, winner of the first award of last year, and of the Christmas Tree at the plant of the England-Walton Company, at Hazelwood. Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick, chairman of the garden department of the Woman's club was chairman of the committee in charge of the contest. HAYWOOD KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HOLD A CHRISTMAS SERVICE Members of the Waynesville Com mandery, Knights Templar, from Waynesville, Clyde, and Canton as sembled at the Masonic Temple at noon on Christmas Day to observe the annual Templar Christmas service. A short, but impressive ceremony, authorized by the Grand Encampment. Knights Templar of the United States, at which time sentiments pre pared by the Grand Master of the United States and the Grand Com mander of North Carolina were read. TWO OF FORCE SICK j. T. Bridges, linotype e;perator i.r.d Flobcrt McLean, printer, of The Moun taineer force, are confined to their homes this week. Both are suffering from severe colds, and were slightly better yesterday. struck. High taxes, political mud dling, labor agitation, and thin stock markets created a tornado of distrust and fear. The result has been one of the sharpest business declines on re cord. The Babsonchart shows 19 per cent below normal. The current gloom wiil continue to hurt business during the early months of 1938. But while activity will aver age at least 15 per cent below the first quarter of 1937, it should not fall much below current levels. Dur ing this discouraging period the base for a resumption of the upward trend will be laid. The Spring rally in ) 1938 will be much stronger than sea sonal.;: ,.',' GOOD 1938 TREND By next Fourth of July, business should have recovered from a third to a half of its i late 1937 loss. The j revival will pick up momentum during the second half. How far it will go, I it is, of course, impossible to say now. Nevertheless, as a long shot, it would not surprise me if the 1937 peaks were equalled before next Christmas! Because of the poor first quarter of the new year, the average of gener al business for 1938, however, will be slightly underroughly: 10 per cent below-the average for 19r7. The important point next year is the trend. A poor start (but not much lower than current levels), an im proving second I quarter, and then -a sharp upward surge during the final four or five months is my idea of the 1938 business pattern. 300 Children Get Christmas Bags At Community Tree The community ; Christmas tree, which is annually sponsored by the Woman's Club, the Waynesville Cham ber of Commerce and a number of the citizens of the town, was held at four o'clock on ChristmaR afternoon at the Court House. Mrs. Dan Watkins, president 'of the Woman's Club presided over the brief program and Mrs. - Frank Ferguson was in charge of the arrangement of the afternoon, 'Bags of fruits, can dies, and nuts with toys, were given to three hundred children and around fifty adults received giftt, afso. Assisting in the distribution of the bags and gifts were, besides Mrs. Wat kins, and Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs, R. ; N. Barber, Mrs, Paul Walker, Mrs. James W. Killian, Mrs. John M. Queen, and Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick. ili t se tt-ci-H ..'.-i-,-.:r i:ii;,li, v ' ." ext( llsiilll i.." ! ;ne V. -i I ' (v.- d inei'ji'i.-ls to ei -' ' h-.l;-' 'iv - it u;. i .i ,) .,. , , ;;( by d. l aie Sunt:', w'm.' i.- i: tag1 ' fl' l.i the X: 1 ! , v:l!-: i d' (.'(iiniiK t'c.'c olfiee. All olTicci'.-- and hijriiiVi.y rolmeri have been nol ified to mak- arrests be-: ginning at niidnight Friday, of nil motorists driving on tlie highways without 1938 tags. ' The oflice will remain open until 5:30 for the convenience '-of the public; it was said. Citizens Bible Class To He Taught Sunday By Misses Colton And Brown Junior Order To Install Officers Captain Cecil Brown and Miss Col ton of the Salvation Army, will have charge of the teaching of the Citizens Bible Class Sunday momine: at 9:45! The class meets over the fire station, J. It. Morgan, teacher, said that the last time that Miss Colton taught the class that the attendance reached 60. A large attendance is expected Sun day.. :' ';,.'" BUSINESS NEEDS "ItELIEF" In making these estimates I am counting on Co-operation from Wash- (Continued on page 3) On next Tuesday, the Waynesville Council No. 373, Junior Order United American .Mechanics will install its I newly elected officers. The officers for the first six months of, WiH are: Councilor, Sam Bradley; f-'haplain-. - H; W. BauCom; Recording ; ..Secretary, W. p. Smith; Assistant Keeordirig Secretary, L. M. Black- Fi nancial Secretary F; A. Burgin; TreaS-i'.ir.-r. T. Mt-hafTey; Warden, Tom i Smith ; Inside Sentinal, Otis Burgin. The Junior Order in Waynesville has recently been reorganized. The present enrollment .. with the btate Council is one hundred and ten, and there are more than sixty members enrolled with the National Funeral Benefit. Practically every member en rolled with National Council is carry ing a $500 policy. Ray Attending Park Meeting . Chas. E. Ray, Jr., is attending a meeting of the North Carolina Park Commission in Asheville today. Seve ral Park officials plan to attend and discuss several important matters rela tive to the Park. Mr. Ray was invited to attend be cause of his activities in Park mat ters during the past few years. , from there he University.,, lie was for a !the real estate i ness in Wayne j N'a.shville,' Tcnn. rcled with tlx I rust- ( onipany here. lii 1!1.'!2 he became vrrv'. S e u t i i e i n M et h od : k t . A s m ; J i i .luni.luka, aiid ei t:! iiiin d in sil'ioti' until i:; Vt.'H; when. h. ,'prope'rty manager., I furin? cal year's whi n liie iiifK-btedness on the church pnipcrly 'irirud a hopeless task io hn. Mr. Atkins was ore of the inaji'i irilhieru'i"-: tr: t held the .As .senihiy toi:i t her, and assisted in rais ing the mi:t)ey to cleai' ;).i- .:'iiperty. li' is v. ide'ly known in th' circles of fSi in hern M ( I hedism, lio!h a-- the-sen-of one of . l !.e h adit:g bi.s'r- ns, wh, iielped to ( slahhsii h-Soillhi Ml Mv-ttl-edisl ' A-M-endily. and ri bmlfrf'lf, a ari oiitsfitiidirig layman in th" church. Fond of people, affable at ail times in his riianner, he was greatly beloved. Since the news of his death Mrs. Atkins has been receiving telegrams of cond(dence from numerous digni taries of the church and prominent nu n throughout the South. Surviving are bis widow, the for mer Bessie Sloan, daughter cf the late Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Sloan, two sons, Ben Atkins, of Lake Junahi.ska, and Joe Jack Atkins, of Greenville, N. C; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Shackford, of Columbia, S. C; one brother, H. JJ. Atkins, of Waymsville; several nieces and nephews, and one aunt, Mrs. R. D. Gilmer. Summer Resident Passes In Florida T. C. Darby, 83, who spent: the summers here for the past 25 years, died at his home in Crescent City, Fla December 22, of a heart atUck. Mr. Darby had been in ill health since last October at which time he suffered from a fall.' ; He was a retirpd merchant, and own ed a summer home at Hazelwood. He 13 survived by bis widow and three daughters. MmmmtmMn. -t i-' ri1 1 Salvation Army Provides Gifts Approximately 600 to 700 children received candy, nuts, and fruits at one of the five Christmas trees held by the Salvation Army last week, according to Captain Cecil Brown, who is in charge of the work. The trees were held tit Big Bend, Poplar Gap School, Shclton Laurel School, Bonnie Hill church, and the Salvation Army Citadel at Maple Springs. ' ' ., " Former Waynesvi'ie Groceryman Is Here Mr. and Mr. ,T. StrfJie Jones and sons Raif.-h t,ri-;l Vinson, of Flizahoth ton, Tenn., spent, the holidays with the formv-rV parents, Mr., arid Mis. W, H. Jones, of B:;!sn'ir!,. aid .Mr.' and Mrs. Sam 11. J"ii--r. Mr. .Jot:CS fcri:e? !y : owned and ope rated the: Wiiynv-v;!:.. Crec-ry C pany In ?i . r IL LJ.iWWN SiiTH hSni.it 11. L. Brown, of rruf been quite to be up. w .'th pre 1 two, who has imcni.'i is able 1 Narrow Outside Margin