North Carolina Newspapers

HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Along the political FRONTS ..i?inc ill iv - v'aJ- . ....hlichw DOll- ' l,1 me coming election ''n 4;,v. gone by have been " " ' ..i. jiithnritv in no 1 ' j it-Ii n " f ' , ,,,..' makes others, wnn ? " ',,,. or less been on the ff"'v just how things f ., nark up on June the f ?:!VlH..!v eems very certain f:r" , ' V situation offers no 'f-Vt:;"t. Xepless nights to the f- "'i.'ji.i.;.,.. ami campaigner I" -w Uliimrv voter it offers 1 t ,'...,;r ,,f a gamble as re-l.-'Tuh,. wins out the coun- .,','; bv run pretty well. . I.,. ., I'.inviininir until t, 1 11 till 3 1 ' c- " , tit tVli , ,,,-v it became pJ"'" - 1 '" - ". ,1.,,,. would be but little tV-Hnt in the primary-certain-?' '' u i.f ,-,iiinfv candidates, ,, I,..; bv utners. -wi. 'what was spent in the '30 :. C,. 1 n i.,k ,.i large campaign iu..Uo. m. ,,i!icialis to preuict a iigiu I Juih fourth. Another moi- , .T nf a tight vote is tne coiiun iatli f interest on the part of j,,.,;,;;,) jlllblic. ,ui- learned here yesterday, that eaillu.aus in one race had agreed ; mum! any money in the cam- T , . 1 t fhc si-cmul primary is almost u- ,, tutiirding to those who have fc in ci'ise contact wiwi uie suu.i- The failure of a line-up among three of the ten candidates for irai?s!"iKTs has complicated niai- 4 me piilitieal observers went so this week as to remark that in ,vin(l, there were three thousand Irs uhi) hail not made up their !s fei- whom they would vole, or . - it- fe either not expressing taeir k. Kigl.it on the heels of this ii.iik. . tanie one from a man who traveled ill every nook of the n ty . saying that the rural sections v freely expressing their choices commissioners, but little or no fiiiiuit on other races. Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 20 WAYNESVILLE, X. (.. THURSDAY. MAY 19. 1S38 $1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUMT '38 Spinach Crop To Reach 200-Ton j Mark, Says Davis i t Ten Tons Canned At Hazelwood; Cannery. New Planting In This Week Home After Two Years In South Africa All indications yesterday were that the spinach crop would amount to two hundred tons, according to Frank Davis, manager of the cannery at Hazelwood, which resumed canning this morning of spinach. Ten tons were canned last week, giving work to some eighty people. The crop is averaging from eight to twelve tons per acre, and the con tract price is $18 per ton. The spin ach will lv cut oil' th- 1 ; i in time for corn, tobuceo nnd bean planting, it was noiiUed out, and in most every instance, the cash rcciveil lor spin ach is tar in excess of that which u corn crop would have brought. One ol the new feaiui-.s of this year's canning, is a new process used, ibe "reel'' invented by J. t. Liarr, general manager, takes all foreign matter from the spinach before it is washed. This method assures clean er spinach, and a better grade. Spinach planted in .March is ready for cutting by the 15th of May, un der ordinary weather conditions, Mr. Davis pointed out. Experiments have shown that the best crops of spinach are grown on well-drained land, where plenty of manure was used, and about 1,2011 pounds of 5-7-5 fertilizer used to the acre. The rows should be Hi inches apart, and 10 pounds of seed used lo the acre. When the plants are two inches high, the crop should be side dressed with nitrate of soda. The bean crop is promising, with 175 acres under contract, and crops ranging from half acre to fifteen acres. v i WiTI S '5vJr Ma U if BhUr- ?v si" nv r jMi ' ' . i i 3-Hsf . I 4 titt& Mr. and Mrs. ( olm Melnnes. and two chili ten, John i) and Margaret 8, are shown here aboard their snip as it ducked in Koslon recentlv. returning trom a two-year stay in Port Klmibcth, South Africa. While in South Africa, Mr. Melnnes was a dealer in sheepskins for the A. Lawrence Leather Company. They lived in this community .a number. of years before going to South Africa, lie was an oHieial at the Tannery at Hazelwood. The family plans to reside in Newton, Mass. Mr. Melnnes is associated with a leather concern there. Pith all precincts represented ex- t Hazelwood and Big Creek, the ivi..cl Democratic convention went record endorsing the national, state y nniiity Democratic administra- I. iino tlien delerretl election ol a . "-ty liiah man until June 11th. Mo- Felix Alley, W. R. Francis i Je.hn t'abe spoke' on the Demo ric administrations, -''ami then all ae urged to attend the state con ntion which convenes in Raleigh lay. These indicating their inten i.i'f '-'"ing, included W. G. Byers, iiniher of the state committee, and U. Celeiium, 1). 11. Harris, Crom J'V;T. d.. (iwyn, W. R. Francis, O. ty '' (;- liryson, Chester . Cog Mrs. Chester Cogburn, Mrs. O. vat s, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Queen. ' K'. H. McCracken, C. Mei!1.-d, ;. II. Leathei-wood, A. - Heris.m, Dr. F. M. Davis, Jack J- k- Boyd, J, A. Lowe, Frank '" '- ln--t, K. Ii. Rickman and - A eleh. r L; 'P"'a'nlett is present chairman, f- Uoyle Allov t,.i,. it. f ."ccutive Committee. For M'Ws meeting, O. L. Yates acted "-t-ini V. " . I.:?''; i:''-lds will not speak in ,l as was: indicated several J'P- His followers here re- H Jtwlay that the campaign I factory in Haywood." Trav , p !r"'n ',v- the state reported Ir,be: n; -vas gaining ,4.1 thu stau'- while Con-n-Hancock came forth with ;. , ment this past week that ove, v l' Say'ng: have been' , Z , u! ' -ai0,inai and I tell ,s. weight out of ten persons are . .- return of a playboy to the M -'"l:'i -statesmenship." i'f.a'.ftr : t?i...., i . ' f-.h T. ' "'' ' a 15-minute frdiiL t'lay "iht in Raleigh. a mat 1. ''y lcgis,ative !i,i,h .fs ver been in ac 'this -RfSpi-.0' public svice. AT V-ERY -OTjj TVhILL SH0W f f' -or of k , h 1 have cast on :XA7E hi 1 ' l XITED STATES ; tErfevvote-iBthefate'- "'ERl h t EARNER, the thV youth E"? RAN' the tnt (-1,,-,, the advance- obu i " and for the P'O" ' Mo t f and industry. I ave ; v.." smcerity that you f J'Jne 4th I as to the outcome I. ,Jr -victoir i. e Slate lnt- lijriri,,. W by an nvm,l,l: r1 hith I X 1 unsurpasseda T thankful "cn 1 sna11 nued " back page) . District U. D. C. Meeting Will Be Held Here Friday State Officers' Are Comirig For Celebration Of Silver Anniversary Unusual interest throughout North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, cen ters in the meeting of District Num ber One, of the state organization, which will be held here Friday with the Haywood chapter as hostess. The occasion marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization -'.of the district, and the program will be featured by the observance of the anniversary. The meeting will be held at First Methodist church, at 11 o'clock, with the district director, Mrs. Sidney F. Mauney, of Old Forst, presiding. The principal address of the day will be made by .Mrs, John S. Ander son, of Raleigh, president of the North Carolina division of the Daughters of the Confederacy. She will speak on "Know the U. D. C." Other state officers have accepted invitations to attend the meeting. All past directors of the district have been extended special invita tions, and will be seated together at the luncheon, which will tendered in the banquet hall of the church. The meeting will open with asseili by singing, followed by the invocation by the Rev. .). G. Huggin, Jr., pas tor of the First Methodist church. A welcome will be extended the visi tors by Mrs. W. L. McCracken, pres ident of the hostess chapter, and by J. H. Way, Jr., mayor of the town. Mrs. Charles R. Whittaker, of Hen dersonville, will respond. The minutes of the last meeting will be read by. the secretary, Mrs. eCharles Steppe, of Old Fort. Miss John M. Queen, Jr., accompanied by; Miss Nancy Killian, will give a vocal solo. The reports of the state officers wi)l be followed by the chapter reports, and the appointment of the commit tees. Bobbie Lee, young son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Lee, will give H declama tion, "Robert E. Lee," with which he won the medal annually offered by the chapter. The historical' report will be pre sented by Mrs. Lila Ripley Barnwell, of Hendersonville. Music through out the luncheon period will be ren dered by Robert Love Sloan, well known young pianist. Following the meeting a pilgrim age will be made by the group as sembled to the monument which marks the last shot of the Confeder acy, located near the Haywood White Sulphur Spring Hotel. Mrs. W. F. Swift will serve as di rector of pages, with the following girls as pages: Jeanne Johnson, Mary Lee Alley, Sarah Louise Leatherwood, Ida Jean Brown, accompanied by (Continued on back page) -- Beginning the first Sunday in June, the churches of the community will combine and hold a union service each Sunday evening, for the follow ing three months. The congregations of the communi ty voted for the union service, and at a joint meeting of representatives of the churches here Tuesday, deci sion was made to have the pastors decide on one of two places The Pisgah Theatre or the court house. The pastors will also be responsible for the programs, which will feature musical numbers by 'choirs, orchestras and individuals. Visiting pastors will be called on to deliver the ser mons. The music will be handled by Evander Preston, J. Dale Stentz, Miss Ida Jean Brown and Miss Mildred Crawford. Ushers named wore . Robert Gibson, J. C. Patrick and E. L. Withers. The finance committee is composed of Hush Massie and John L. Davis. The small attendance at the churchr s on Sunday evenings brought about the suggestion, which has mot with approval on all sides. A number of outstanding programs will be available during the sum mer, and those sponsoring the plan believe, that many more will attend the union services than would at tend all the churches on Sunday evenings. , Union Services To Believe Cigarette Be Held Each Sun- From Plane Starts day Evening Here Fire On Water Shed (lOngrejraUons. Of Community More than lOO acres on Cherry 1W.IT.. r,mU;na .!. Cove "-'branch,., on ayncsviUo s waii'r sritti AviMi'uuriH.'ij uwi ! or June, . I Uiy.ana AUgUSl : Sunday'-a week ago, from what Oscar Hriirgs, water superintend ent believes, was caused by a cigari'tte or cigar being .-dropped j from, an iiii'plaiu'. j The Are started in a wilder ness a mile from the load, and Mr. H.riggs said if would , have been almost impossible fur a man to have gotten back . inlu the thick iindergrowt h. Thirty men were taken to tin; se, ni' and the blaze brought un der control when it .broke in fairly open- territory. The fire was discovered and reported by the look-out tower on Chambers Mountain, lit Clyde.-' Planes from Ashcvillo 10 At lanta, pass right over that sec tion of the Water shed, Mr. Briggs, explained. W. T. Denton, 70, Retired Merchant, Buried On Sunday Former Hardware Dealer Pass ed Away Friday Night Of A Heart Attack HA L COM S MO V E TO ASH EVTLLK Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Baucom moved this week to Asheville; Mr, Baucom was former pastor of the First Bap tist church here, his resignation effec tive March first. He is associate chaplain of the Good Samai i tan Mis sion in Asheville. Last rites wei'e conducted on Sun lay afternoon at U o'clock at the Garrett Funeral Home for W. T. Denton, 70, who died at his residence j here at 8:50 o'clock on Friday even ing. 1 he Kev. J.Ci. Huggin, Jr., pas tor of the First Methodist church, -officiated. Burial v.as in the Green Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Jule Noland, John Boyd, James Thomas, Hugh Noland, Grady Boyd, Joe Tate, (Continued on back page) Colorful Greek Marriage And Festivities To Be Held Here Cordial interest throughout the community attends the announce ment of the engagement of Miss Sikilia Demestnou and Chrest: A. George, the date of the wed ding, which will take place some time the first of June, will be announced soon. Miss Demestriou is a native of Halker, Greece, and resides with her parents in Tarpon Springs, Fla., where she teaches in the ; schools of the Greek Colony of that section. ' Chrest A. George," a native of Greece, has lived in this country twenty-two years. He first came to New York, then lived in Stan ford, Conn., from which place he joined the U. S. Army during the World War. Following the Armistice, and his subsequent discharge from the army, he Came South ti live. 1I has made his home in Waynes ville for the past sixteen years, where he has been engaged in the management of the W. W. N. C. Cafe, of which he is owner. Mr. George is an active mem ber of the American Legion post here, He has taken an interest in all worth while movements in the community, and is recognized as one of the most public spirit ed citizens of the town. The marriage Will take place in Waynesville, with the colorful marriage ceremony of the Greek Orthodox church, with the Rev. J. M. Merkouris, pastor of the Hellenic Orthodox church, of Greenville, S. C, officiating. The couple will also observe the cus tomary marriage festivities of their native Greece. Roberts Says State Needs Million Folks To Share Tax Load Speaker Points Out At ('. Of ('. 'lianquet Need Of Favorable Tax Laws In N, ('. "The real need of North CinoliiKi today, is the development of its re sources,, in 'order thtit tin' heavy tax ation can be paid," Coleman W. Roberts, told a gathering of iiliont 100 at (he annua ('huniber of 'oiniuei ce b;inciiet last, Friday night. "We need more people, and liioic capitaf. Politicians will not olve tax piobli'in, neither will they solv the relief probh'in," speaker ronlin lied. "North Carolinians live ton close to the state to fully appreciate its opportunities, and yet few people be yond our borders know of the state's resources." "This country is suffering from a chronic case of .selfishness- the curse of the world ," the speaker contin ued, as he hit billboards on the roads and highways of the nation, urging that the highways should be made beautiful as well as for coin fortable travel. "Favorable tax laws ("in be more than anything else to bring in moiv pcopic to mis staic, and we neeu a million more people to help carry on the present tax burden, "the presi dent of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce said. Mr. Roberts pointed out that North Carolina was not the (inly state in the nation with scenic views, and that we had to do more than try to attract people here just for that, and he listed hospitality and true south ern style foods as two of tin- leading things that could be done to induce more travel, and repeated trips to this state. President Prevost, during his re marks, --praised the board of coinmis sioneis for their publication of a Haywood county folder, which is now being distributed by the Waynesville and Canton Chambers' of Commerce. There were 20,000 of these pictorial folders printed this spring. A number of visitors from nearbv towns were present at the meeting, wnicn was presided over by Ralph Pievost, president of the Chamber of Commerce. The visitors were intro duced by E. L. Withers, and a brief report. '.on the membership drive Was explained by W. H. Massie, chair man of the ways and means commit tee. The speaker was introduced by ("has. E. Ray, Jr. , New Pipe Line Will Make More Water Available To Town Work Now In Progress To I cifa.se Waynesville's Supply 200,0(10 (Jallons Daily Work is now in progress to in crease the water supply lure by L'OO.OOO gallons a' day. An eight-inch pipe- is being laid up Rocky Hranch aliout 40(1 feet above the dam which will give abuuL thirty pounds more pressure ul the reservoir, mid will carry more walei through the mains from the water shed to the filtering plant and reser voir, and make available over u mil lion gallons a day. At present only" 850,000 gallons How down the moun tain to the reservoir. Oscar 1.. li iggs, water superin tendent, said two or three Y.vtv would be required to lay the uipr line, and build an intake. Shinny Creek and Rocky Lrancfj provide over six million gjjlous of water a day, and under the new ptsn slightly over oiie .million will he pipeiil to the reservoir. The increased demand for watrr inako.s it necessary to increase Un available supply, Mr. Ifiiggs said. In the summer -of lll.'Ki, the (iimmu nity used over a million gallons a day. lind for 15 days last year tin- de mand was over a million gallons a day. Tile storage facilities of Lhi town aie a million and a quarter, with ' 50,0011 gallons eoining in daily. The continued' use of 150,000 gallon- more than the supply, drained heav ily on (ho storage, and in (ho event of a big lite, the supply would havr been exhausted in a short time," it was explained. Mr.. Hi iggs poinicd on; (hut 1,500 gallons a minute is. used by (v, lim-s of lire hose in some sections of town where pressure is around 120 pound per square inch. Milner Completes ' Five Stone Cabins In Tourist Camp New Cabins Provides JU'lIe Meade Man Wilh Accomodations I "or 7o People II. 11. Milner, owner and i;irutijr of Belle Meade Service Station, jh1 tourist cabins, is this moiiih finish ing five . modern cabins, built of na tive stone (in a lot across the highway from his service station. The couplet ion of thisse live cab ins will give Mr. Milner thirteen cabins, He has had eight in use for a year or so, ami last summer .turn ed away as many as forty cars durun? ' a week. The addition of the tiv.i cabins will enable him to prov'ul,' accommodations for 75 people. The new cabins are of the three room type, and have a toilet, bath, place to cook and eat, and each cabin' lias private parking fa'aliuns. The. new addition- represents an in vestment of $10,0(10, it was learned. Four of his present cabins brtit names of states Carolina, ( Virginia. Florida and Ceorgia--and he report ed a number of people, made a prefer ence in selecting a cabin. He is Un decided about naming his new cabin. Besides operating his cabins anrl service station, he makes furniture, inlaid wood novelties, runs a cafe, ami has a wood yard. Most of the-..people stopping iu cabins spend one night, be said, while there ire some who slay sev eral months. He does not figure that his thirteen cabins will be sufficjent this summer to meet the ''ever-increasing demand. 38 Arrested In Haywood By High way Patrolmen The state highway patrol made 38 arrests in Haywood county during tne month of April, which was only one less than were made in Buncombe, with only Gaston and Mecklenburg having more. A total of $589.35 was collected and turned over to the school funds. Of this, $325 was in fines and $264.35 for costs. Sentences totaled two months. , Mail Plane To Land Here At 1 The U. 55. Government Air mail plane is scheduled to land rompptly at 1 o'clock todav at the Waynesville Country Club. This service is commemorative of National Air Mail Week and will be the first, as far as known, th6 last for years to come, of air mail going direct by plane from Waynesville. All mail intended to make tho plane must be in the post office by 12 o'clock. The local post office will serve the county for those wishing to send mail on this first flight. Letters will bo brought here from Canton and other points that will be mailed here, bearing the commemorative cachet, from AVaynesville.