'HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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POLITICAL
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tax collector.
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tn'tVor. two lor nospiuu nusw.-r.
neivi- Democratic constables are
trig ni'
urinations from seven town-
:a.s thf heavy list of Democrat-
Litiidatts, there will bo threo Re
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fican run-ons ui. coim-vim, wur
liomi and trustee of county nos-
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race
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for Hoaverdam will be fought
finish by seven candidate?.
lie complete, and oniciaj usi oi
filiates, as provided by the board
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-mix i::ts tiled fur Primary June
( OMMISSIOXEK
K. It. Hickman.
A. Howell.
Cini-jre A. Brown, Jr.
,1. A. uiwe.
W H Williams
Clarence ('. Metlford.
R. T. (Bob) Boyd
T. R. Moore.
Grovor ('. Rogers.
Frank M. Davis.
cor sty vohoxer
R. Westmoreland.
liOM:i OF EDVCATIOS
il. V. Carle.
IE UK S I EEElOli CO L'h'T
Minnie Ferguson.
W. c. i:yiis.
i:i:ii:i.se tatiye
'IK. Sei.tvlle.
t'lierin (?. rainier.
'STATE S i:ATE
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m;ii i::i: deeds
. AA I'OU.ECTOR AXli
St''Eh'WSaK
J. Lai! 1 rfiisnn.
11. MrCrackcn.
SHE El EE '
K V. Welch.
L; S'tnnrfield.
"".vn- si-hveyok
H..P. I,,';tt,.,.
Hupland Gibson.
msi'lTAL TRUSTEE
Kliwin FinrW "
'ivde Hoey, Jr.
ll'STICE OF THE PEACE
f-d Buchahnn
(;""-1- Moffiu.
(OX ST ABLE
. KnunetriUe Township
'rge Buchanan.
- S. Rhvmer.
J- C. Kerhy.
'arK Thompson.
J- B'ankenship.
-H- Scott.
: C. Glance.
p::r-w"'i Smathers.
Bab -Anderson,'
lf"nk Township
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K.E J;r'7 Thip
fcliC3n "didates filed for 1938
i ir . SHERIFF
(CnUnu ob page 3)
u!ishl(LJj- The County Seat of Haywood CountyAt The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 17 WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1938 $1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY
Haywood Dairymen And Their New Stock
Hazelwood-WaynesviJle Boards
Complete Negotiations For New
$4,500 Fire Truck; Is Ordered
These are the Registered Guernsey aniniais which were bought by Haywood ( ounty dairymen
at the (luernHty Cattle Promotion Sale which was held last Thursday, at the Osborne Farm near t'unton.
From left to n'trht are: Jarvis H. Allison, Waynesville, with the heifer calf he bought which was eon
signed to the .sale by Twin Hrook Farm of Moeksvillo; Olen Miller, employed on ('. N'. Allen's farm,
holding calf purchased by Mr. Allen of Hazel wood which was consigned by the Osborne Farm; ('. N.
Allen, with heifer he. purchased which came from Twin Hrook Farm, Mtx-ksville ; ('. VV. Kdwards, Jr.,
with the bull calf which he bought. This animal was consigned to the sale by .Klondike Farm of F.lkin;
and W. A. Bradley, Hazelwinul, with the heifer calf which he bought, which came from Kliada Homo
Farm, Asheville.
5 Registered Guernsey Calves
Bought By Haywood Dairymen
Average Of 8151 Paid lt,r 11 XurSCS TllUtlkful
Calves At Annual Promo
tion Sale Last Week
Dairymen from four unties paid
$2,010 for thirteen registered Guern-I
sey calves at the annual promotion I
sale held at the Osborne Farm last
Thursday.
Five of the calves were bought by
Haywood dairy men, five went to Hen
derson county, one to Cherokee and
two to Iiowan count. Haywood dairy-i
men bought four heifers' and , olio bull.
Three of the calves sold for $2mj
each, to lop the sale, alxt one cail'i
for $100. This was the smallest price j
paid for any animal. 1 hv average
for the thirteen calves w as . 1 "-l.t;2. .
County Agent K. K. fsnii'hv, icU.
pointed out 'that the sale and h
banquet on the prececding nii,'lit w. re
successful from t-vt ry atigle. He ex
passed his appreciation i' .: the co
operation of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Waynesville Rotary
Club for sponsoring -the meeting-'on
last Wednesday night.
Approximately 3tM) persons attended
the sale. The following counties were
represented: Haywood,. Puncombe,
Cherokee, Polk, Yancey, Rowan, Mc
Dowell, Macon, Jackson, Henderson,
Yadkin, and Davie.
Some of the prominent persons at
tending the sale were: Dr. J. P. La
Masters, head of dairy department,
Clemson College, South Carolina; Mr.
J. A. Arey and Mr. F. R. Farnham,
extension dairy specialists from State
College, Raleigh; Mr. H. C. Rates,
auctioneer and field representative for
the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Animals sold were consigned by:
The Osborne Farm, Canton, Quail
Roost Farm, Rougemcnt; 'Klondike
Farm, Elkin; F. E. Lykes, Arden;
M. F. Shore Cycle; the Eliada Home
Farm, Asheville; and Mr. Ralph
Shields, Murphy.
14 Babies Don't
All Cry At Once
78 Diplomas To
Be Awarded Here;
Sermon On Sunday
Rev. Albert New To Deliver Hac
calaureate Sermon Sunday
NiRht At 8:15
COMMENCEMENT
SPEAKERS
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Tib m qiiMir i .a.U:i1toVi b mm
Civic leatleis of Haywood need
have no fear of the result of the
1!M0 census, as long as the nurs
ery at the Haywood County Hos
pital stays as full as it was yes
terday 'afternoon-only fourteen
babies.
Nurses at the hos'ritnl wore
thankful that all fourteen had not
started trying out thti.r voices at
one t ime.
When eight, babies Were regis
tered in tbe nursery, a photo,
uraphcr was sen; 'for to make a
picture, and although he. hurried
over, three more arrived before
he got t here.
Xo, ir, there is lio l-etd to.
uorry about a decreasing popula
tion, as long as that pace coii-titiLies.
Mrs. Doyle Alley
Named President
Of State P. T. A.
Waynesville Woman Going To
Salt Lake City For Na
tional Convention
Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, prominent in
Parent Teacher Association work in
the state, was elected president of
the North Carolina Parent Teacher
Congress last week at the annual
state meeting which was held in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Alley started her work for
the organization in the local schools,
having served for sometime as the
president of the P. T. A. of the East
Waynesville school. She was also
at one time head of the Haywood
Council.
She served as recording secretary
Continued on Back Paeo 1
Many Truck Loads
Trash Being Hauled
On a check up late yesterday af
ternoon it was found that the town
truck had been making nine trips a
day in -co-operation with the clean
up campaign, which is underway this
week in observance of the National
Week which is set aside each spring.
Last year the truck made 21 trips
daily during the week, with the small
truck, which carried only one-fourth
as much as the new large truck. At
half the cost, more than three-fourths
as much rubbish has. been 'carried off
to date this year as compared to that
of last year during the same period.
In all sections of the town, it was
reported, people are making an effort
to get their premises cleaned up, and
taking advantage of the opportunity
offered by the town -to haul off the
debris.
The baccalaureate sermon ol the
commencement exercises of the Way
nesville .Township '.-High School will
be delivered on Sunday evening at
8:15, May the 1st, in the high school
auditorium by the Rev. Albert New,
rector of Grace Episcopal church.
j The services will be opened bv the
processional of the choirs of the
' churches of the town. Invocation will
be given by Dr. I!. T. Walker, pastor
of the Presbyterian church. Follow-
, 'ii.g the fending 'of the scripture an
anthem "Jesus Lover of My Soul,"
v. ill be rendered b .Miss Grace (. rock
er, pianist.
I Clyde A. Irwin, stale superintend-
ent of public instruction, will deliv
or the literary address at. the grad
uating exercises im Friday night, lie
will 'be introduced by Jack iMesscr.
county superintendent of education.
M. II. (tow left, district principal, will
award the diplomas to the 7H gradu
ates, The class will be presented by
C. K. Weatherby, principal .of the high
school. The D. A. R. Good Citizen
ship awards will be made by the re
gent of the local chapter, Mrs. J. F.
Abel. J. C. Itrown, commander ol the
Haywood unit of the American Le
gion, will make the awards given bv
the Legion.
Mildred Phillips will give the ',ilu
Calory, and Grace Lealherwood will
deliver the valedictory.
The Class Day program will take
place at 1 1 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, May the 4th, with the fol
lowing on the program: "Alma Mater"
written by Miss Margaret Stringfield,
tor the class of 190!), and sung by the
the graduating class; violin solo, by
Miss Stringfield; vocal solo "Ava
Maria." by Jane Stentz; class
."history, by Susie Arrington; song
Ihere is a long, long trail a wind
ing into the land of our dreams," by
the class.
Vera Hosaflook will give the class
prophecy; Ben Colkitt will render
' Coiilinuetl on Hack I'age
REV- ALl'.ERT NEW, rector of
the Grace Fjuscopal ( hurch, will de
liver the Raccalaureate sermon to ihe
graduating class of the W ie nr. sville
High School, Sunday evening at iiie
high school auditorium at o clock.
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Cooking School In Motion Pictures
Will Be Shown At Park Theatre Soon
The Mountaineer has scored again!
This newspaper has just been suc
cessful in securing the new Motion
Picture Cooking School, "Star in My
Kitchen," which will be presented at
the Park Theatre on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, May 5, 6 and 7th.
Mark the days on your calendar be
cause every woman and man in the
community is hereby extended a cor
dial invitation to see, absolutely free,
this fascinating picture which weaves
helpful, intelligent lessons on cooking
and home-making into a humorous
and romantic' plot.
The Motion Picture Cooking School
is a brand new idea. First conceived
last year, it has met with acclaim
from women throughout the country,
who like the happy combination of
sparkling entertainment and close-up
cooking instruction. Seats in the back
row are as good as those in the front
row the motion picture permits
everyone to hear and see every trick
in frosting a cake, making a pie, or
cooking bananas.
"Star in My Kitchen" was produced
in Holloywood, and the audience will
recognize many of the rising young
actors and actresses who take part in
it. Women young and old will appre
ciate the humanness of the romantic
story, in which Some problems are
" (Continued on page 7)
HON. x nVDK EKVv IN, superin
tendent of public instruction. o) Nertn
(arolma, vi.ll nddn-s the graduates
on the. evening-of Mav Mti. at which
time 7H will receive diplomas.
Miss Thompson Is
Named Superinten
dent Of Hospital
New Hospital Head Conies From
Anderson; Will Arrive In A
Month To Take Charge
The board of trustees of the Hay
wood County Hospital through their
chairman, Rufus Siler, announced
this week that the position of super
intendent of the hospital, from which
Miss Ruth Hampton resigned several
weeks ago, had been filled.
The board has chosen Miss Ellie J.
Thompson, native of Anderson Coun
ty, S. C, who comes to the local insti
tution, highly receommended, and
with the background of experience,
and training which should qualify her
for the superintendency.
Miss Thompson is a graduate of
the General Hospital of Nashville,
Tcnn. Following her graduation, she
did post graduate work at the Van
derbilt University Ilospital. After her
training at the last named, she re
turned to the General Hospital in
Nashville, and has been for the past
seven years, superintendent of ob
stetrics and pediatrics, of that insti
tution. Since Miss Hampton's resignation
came into effect the first of April, at
which she left the hospital, after
serving as superintendent for a
period totaling eight years, Mrs.
Bonnie Brendle Rayle has been act
ing superintendent. Mrs. Rayle will
continue in this capacity for a month
more, until Miss Thompson arrives
Hazelwood IJuys .Truck, And
Signs 12-Year Contract With
Waynesville Hoard
The lla:'.elwood board of aldermen
placed an order lor a $1,600 Anieri-can-LcFrance
tire truck Tuesday
night, after signing a 12-year con
tract with the town ot Waynesville to
answer all tire calls in Huxclwood.
The truck will bo delivered in about
!0 tlays, and will be placed in the
Waynesville lire station, and is to
become the properly of Waynesville,
in exchange lor the services rendered
by the local fire department.
The Waynesville fire district will be
enlarged to include Hazelwood under
the new plan, and two fwH-t.iim? truck
drivers will lie employed.
In the, agreement, Hav.elwood is
to pay the firemen for each fire just as
Waynesville now pays $1 ftjr day
calls and $2 for night calls. There
are lt firemen on the volunteer list
here.
avnesville ollieials said yesterday
that they had every reason to believe
that the addition of a second truck
here would reduce the insurance rates
bv perhaps as much as ten per cent.
Ihe truck which the Waynesville
tire department has been using for a
1 1 il I ) 1 1 h I- ot vears, cost $12,500.
Nee.-ot uit ions have been going on
between the two hoards lor several
months.
Ihe truck which was bought was
here several weeks aco on demonstra
tion. It has an inclosed steel can
for prelection ol the driver, and has
ovcrv modern lacilitv lor lighting lire.
New Stock Plan
Offered By Build
ing & Loan Asso.
Ihe directors ol Haywood Home
Ituil'img iv Loan Association' Monday
decided to oiler a la w series of stock
which will mature in about three and
oiu -half vears. I lie utoek hercto
loie i:-mioiI has maimed in 'six an 1
one hall vears.
Ihis new mm lev is olleied of.pccial-
l. r .(hose who de'iie an investment.
I he nui'i, (d the association is
loaned bv l"ie board, el flirei t(Ms on
food ' ri al (-stale only alter careful
oca" inn, I b rough
and reuny oilier
wiiif . failii).'.,'.
lo'-Hudderr. have
,it. Ii. I he.a
u hen haul.
.'me 1 it nl nisi it II' lo
eai i led on and the
!",. !! able to receive tl. ir mi iiey wi'll
it .-. i'n mines in I all.
j .. Now (be as-ot tat ion is aecui . ntuiut -!
inir a rood reserve lund and the m
: v t mollis ,! safe. 'I his new series
I off i iv a food opportunity' tor invest
ors to make their savings earn six
I pi r cent, - where t heir- J unds will be
sale, liiulding and loan stock is, non
taxable except as to inivjmp Lay.
S. H. Itiirhnell. secretary-treasurer,
has already received seveml inquiries
about the new series of stack.
TWO LOSK LICENSE
Two Haywood county motorists lost
their drivers license during the Week,
both on charges of driving while
drunk. The department of Revenue
reported licence retoked from Charles
William Penland, Canton, and Lest.-.-Jenkins,
Waynesville.
7te WecMte Repot t
H. M. HALL, Official Observer
April Max. Min. Free.
21 C7 55 0.41
22 iK 54 o.(n;
2'i 5(1 3.1 0.10
24 09 36
25 73 40
20 ?! 40
27 81 : " 4t
Mean maximum . . . 70.0
Mean minimum ... . ..... ..... ...4;j.4
Mean for week ... 5(5.7
High for week i
Low for week . rw
. v ..jiit iii'iiiiui tt:iiJiicxai.uic u...
Precipitation for week--; .0.(10
Precipitation for month .......,...2.8S
Deficiency since April 1st
Precipitation for year . 14.54
Deficiency for year 1.18
Same Period Last Year
Mean maximum : ,," V)?,
Mean minimum .,...44
Mean for week '" .67.1
High for week ...83
Low for week .... ...... . ..1... 25
Precipitation for week ... .1.SS
to take over her new duties.
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