HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1939
$1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY
After A Pleasant Pheasant Hunt
Infantile Paralysis
Drive For Funds In
Full Swing In Co.
Square Dance Given In New
Armory Saturday Night
Great Success
After a six-hour hunt in the Sunbuist .section, these five hunters re.
turned with their bag limit of pheasants. Left to light are: Claud Under
wood, Carl Jones, Edd Brown, Jim Caldwell and Amos Jones, all of Waynes'
ville. The dog shown belongs to Carl Jones. Photo by ShernU's Studio.
Haywood Home Building And
Loan Has 20th Annual Meet
Vending Machines
Placed In Lobby
Of Court House
Vending machines dispensing
Coco-Cola, another peanuts, and
a third candy and chewing gum
have been placed in the lobby of
the court house. Permission was
given by the county board of
commissioners to the leaders of
the Boy Scout troops in this area
for occupancy. All funds de
rived will be used to carry on
work of the Scouts. So far the
machines have proved a very
popular addition for the comfort
of the regular office force in the
court house, as well as the vis
itors. . .
Rotary Club Hears -Talks
By FFA Boys
At Weekly Meeting
Achievements Told Of Smoky
Mountains Chapter And High
Rating In State
Stockholders Hear Hest Report
In 4 Years. Board Of
Directors Elected
James Francis, senior, and Sam
Arlington, sophomore, of the Way
nesville Township High school, lead-I
ers in the work of the local chapter
of the Future Farmers of America,
spoke at the weekly meeting of the
Rotary Club on Friday.
Young Francis, who is president of
the Smoky Mountains chapter, spoke
of the importance of supervised prac
tice work as conducted in the agri
cultural department of the local high
school.
Arrington, secretary of the chap
ter, told of the achievements of the
Smoky Mountains chapter - during
1938. The chapter was judged the
best in North Carolina last year, the
best in the mountain district this year,
and has been selected as one of the
five best in the state this year. The
highest rating chapter ih the state has
not been determined for this year.
J. C. Brown, teacher of vocational
agriculture in the township school, also
spoke briefly.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Messer were the
guests over the week-end of friends
in Andrews.
The rt'Dort submitted bv S. II. Hush
mil. secretary, to the stockholders of
the Haywood Home Building and Loan
Association, at their 20th annual
meeting held Tuesday night, showed
the affairs of the association to be in
the best condition they have been in
the past, four years.
A remarkable record was noted in
the disposal of real estate covering
the past year as well as a three yeai
neriod. In 19158 the association start
ed the vear with $21.l21.8 in real
pstate. It acquired through loans
during the year, $25,000 and sold
$35,733 worth, leaving on hand at
present only $10,888 in real estate.
TJirpe and half years ago, the asso
ciation hd real estate totaling $116,
000 on hand.
During 1938 the report disclosed,
that loans amounting to $79,900 had
been made, with $67,331 retired, and
profits and maturities had totaled
35,375.
Last July the payments on stock
changed from a weekly basis to a
monthly basis, and two additional
classes of installment stock offered
the public. One class, with shares a'.
50 cents a month, maturing in 12
vears. has been bought as an educa
tional fund. The stock at $2.00 a
month, maturing in 45 months has
proven to be a popular form of invest
ment. Around thirty stockholders were
present for the meeting on Tuesday
night. The following board was re
elected to serve the association for
the coming year: C. N. Allen, J. U.
Boyd, E. J. Hvatt, L. M. Killian, K.
h. Provost, L. M. Richeson, J. W. Ray,
and O. H. Shelton. R. L. Prevost has
served as chairman during the past
year. The board will meet on the
20th of this month and elect from
their group the ortieers of the asso
ciation. The 47th series of stock of the
Haywood Home Building and Loan
were opened on January the first.
Miss S. A. Jones, who has held a
position with Eastman Scott Adver
tising Agency, in Atlanta, for the
past two years, is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. S. A. Jones at her home
on Walnut street.
According to Bill " Prevost,- county
chairman for the annual President's
Ball, the square dance held on Sat
urday njpht in the new Waynesville
Armory was an outstanding success,
with an attendance of more than four
hundred.
On Saturday night; the 21st, a
square dance will be staged in the
Canton Armory, to which the people
throughout the county are asked to
attend. Music will be furnished by
the Pisgah Mountain Ramblers, with
various special features.
Another feature of the fight against
infantile paralysis, is the sale of the
red, white and blue buttons, which is
being made throughout the county
this week as the March of Dimes cam
paign rolls forward. The drive offi
cially started Tuesday and will con
clude on January the 30th, the Pres
ident's birthday.
Everyone is being asked to con
tribute at least a dine and wear a
button. Organizations here and
throughout the country are working
simultaneously in one of the most
gigantic button sales ever attempted.
Last week the office of the committee
for the celebration of the President's
birthday, reported that more than
three million buttons hud gone out to
the counties, and that orders for them
are still coining in.
The sale of buttons is taking many
forms according to various reports.
Buttons are being displayed in stores,
along with cards calling attention to
to drive. Com cans are provided in
many places for reception of coins of
any amount. Birthday greetings to
the President will include a shower
of dimes.
Information about the drive is being
spread through radio talks, national
chain by noted persons. ...Merchants
are displaying facsimiles of the
March of Dimes buttons in their
newpaper advertisements. ; .
Hazelwood Buys Modern Fire
Truck. Will Enlarge Local
Facilities For Fighting Fires
Haywood Bankers
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J. iR, BOYH.was recently re-elected
president of the First National Bank
here, alter the stockholders had heard
an encouraging report tor U'38 business.
Waynesville And Hazelwood Ent
er Into Agreement For
Mutual Henefit
Voice 7&e Pe&pU
Mt. Sterling Camp
Asked To Be Moved
To Cataloochee Area
Civic Leaders And Organizations
Point Out Necessity Of Im
proving Interior Of Park
Civic leaders and organized groups
are working to get the CCC ('amp
NC NP-7, Company No. 417 moved
from Mt. Sterling to the Cataloochee
('reek site of the abandoned ("amn
NP-20, and the matter is now being
presented by officials in Washington
to park authorities.
The plan behind the movement is to.
get the camp into the park area
where development can be carried
forward, especially in the vicinity of
the Black (lamp (Jap, Flatt CiccK,
Ileintooga Ridge and Cataloochee. It
was pointed out that these places will
be the ones which the public... is most,
anxious to penetrate and "it. is im
perative that, their development be
undertaken," was the phrase used by
("has. K. Ray, Jr., chairman of th"
Western North Carolina Advisory
committee in a recent letter to Con
rad Wirlh, supervisor of recreation
and land' planning of the National
Park Service.
Mr. Ray continued: "It is a public
necessity that more of the park area
be made available to the public, and
conditions anticipated this summer
will bring unfavorable comment
on the Park Service."
The Chambers of Commerce of
Waynesville and Asheville are ask
ing that the move be made as well
as individuals of the two communities.
.i,Miiiwiijryrw'yW
... . .
Hazelwood has purchased a fire
truck from the American La France
tiro Fighting Equipment Company,
which will be delivered within the
next sixty days, according to a state
ment made by Whitener Prevost,
mayor.
The truck will be turned over to
the Waynesville fire department and
will become the property of the town
of Waynesville. In return, an agree
ment has been made between the two
towns for Waynesville to defray all
operating expenses and up-keep of
the truck, and service all firts in
Hazelwood, for a period of twelve
years.
For several years the Waynesville
fire department has been answering
all calls from Hazelwood free of any
charge as a friendly service to a
neiuhbor in trouble.
The addition of another truck to the
.lire, department of Waynesville, it
was pointed out by Mayor J. H. Way,
would reduce the mercantile buildings
5 cents as fire risks, and tho mer
chandise li cents. There is a possi
bility, when the law rating is made
for the town, that there will be an
mlilit lonal cut in the tire risks for
both these groups.
EDWIN KINCIIlvR, was also 're
elected president of the Haywood
County bank, which lias their home
dlice at 'Canton and a .branch at Clyde.
This, institution also 'showed gains
luring the year.
Norman Caldwell Resigns;
Sam Calie .Appointed As
New Tialliie Policeman
Norman .Caldwell, 'who-has' served as
traffic-policement of t he past several
months, lias resi'giH'il.
Mr. Calilui I! had served iii this
capacity for ' the: past, two .summer's,
and this fail was given an all time
job by the board of aldeinien. and
has been a popular '.'officer with , both
local people and the tourists.
At a recent meeting of the town
board of "aldermen Sam Cabe, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cabe,: was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy, caused
by Mr. Caldwell's resignit ion.
Mr. Cabe assumed his duties last
week.
One Per Cent Penalty
Goes On All Unpaid
MS Taxes After 1st
County Has Already Collected
GO Per Ce3t Of Current Levy;
Will Start (Jarnishceing
Warning has been issued to tax
payers that a penalty of one per cent
will be added on all unpaid 1!I3K taxes
unless paid before February first.
An addition of one per cent will be
added for the next four months, after
which time the property will be ad
vertised for the unpaid taxes, it was
explained by the tax collectors.
. II. MeCrarken, tax supervisor
anil collector of Haywood county, i
giving notice this week that he will
lie forced to start ganiisheeing after
the first of the month on all unpaid
taxes on personal property.
To date, sixty per cent of the coun
tv's levy has been collected, Mr
McCracken. pointed out. The 1 !J;JS
levy waS $:i!)(i,7(il .'.!.
Mrs.
IV T. Freoland Dies
At Home In Charlotte
Itr. anil Airs. (. T. Alexander were
called to Charlotte, on Tuesday morn
ing on account tif the death of the
hitter's .mother, .Mrs. I. T. Krceland.
which 'occurred at her home Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Freoland has spent the past
several summers here as the guest of
her daughter and son-in-law. Fun
eral arrangements had not been made
when Dr. and Mrs. Alexander left
town.
C O V E II I N (J T II E
-IJy Dan Tompkins-
pjpTH YEAR NO. 3
vson Verdict Set
side By Judge, A
Xew Trial Ordered
(et Cleared Of Cases Late
sterday Afternoon. Court
To Adjourn Saturday
the case of Gudger C. Bryson
st the Asheville Livestock Yards,
verdict given last wek, aU
e Mr. Bryson $2,500 damages",
set aside by Judge Zeb Nettles,
iding at the January term of civil
. t now in session. A new trial
ordered.
I D. Mackey, versus Carrie Hyder,
others, -involving the dower inter
of Lottie Mackey, which had
, purchased by J. D. Mackey, the
itiff was adjudged to be the right
owner of the dower interest of
ie Mackey, in the lands of S. W.
key, deceased.
ther cases cleared from the docket
ided the following: J. M. Good
versus Jerry Liner and others,
plaintiff was given a judgment
100.
the case of the Vanity Fair Hat
ipany against Stovall's Five and
Cent store, the plaintiff was to
i nothing and pay the costs. The
as Company versus G. C. Clark,
given a judgment of $123.95
Inst the defendant.
he case of Rachel Reeves Hamp
versus Will Singleton, administra
of A. C. Singleton, was a mistrial.
i the case of H. L. Liner and L. M.
ian versus P. V. Phillips and wife,
r and Killian were given a judg
it of $225. The plaintiffs in the
of If. L. Liner and L. M. Killian
;its P. V, Phillips were granted a
;ment of $325.
iivorc.es were granted to Ruby
wn from H. M. Brown, and Jim
Hay from Rosa Ray.
n the case of G. W. Young versus
M. Craig arid wife, the plaintiff
i granted a judgment of $214.45
inst the defendants.
. number of cases were non suited,
irt will pdjourn in Surdav it
learned yesterday. ,.
ix On Meals Hit
By C. Of C. As A
FDetriment'ToN.C.
'he board of directors of the Cham-'
of Commerce adopted a resolution
nding the sales tax on meals as
uj,- "contrary to the best interests
the State of North Carolina, and
tieularly those areas catering to
tourists j and definitely is detri
ntal to the business of those en
red in the serving of meals to the
die."
'he resolution was drawn by a
imittee composed of Mrs. J. M.
ig, Ghas. E. Ray, Jr., and J. Dale
ntz, and was sent to the govern
the budget committee and members
the legislature.
Attend Frigidaire
Sales Meeting In Ga.
ul and Fred Martin leave today
attend the annual Frigidaire sales
'"ting in Atlanta tomorrow.
Hr. Martin reported that advance
ormation was that several changes
1 been made in the line for 1939.
MOUNTAIN
MAN
Gordon Breck joined the
U. S. forest service to avenge
the death of his best friend,
murdered by outlaws in the
loneliest recesses of the high
Sierras. How he tracked
down the murderer . . . and
found romance and a new
kind of life is told in one of
the most exciting and belie
vable adventure stories you
have ever read.
. Harold Channing Wire's
I New Serial
MOUNTAIN MAN
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Which of these would you prefer:
More exemptions under present three
per cent sales tax, or no exemptions
with a two per cent tax?
Mrs. Charles E. Quinlan-"! prefer
a two per cent tax with no exemption,
but I do think to have to pay a penny
on a ten cent purchase is unjust for
in reality it amounts to a ten per
cent tax. The one tax which I feel
hurts our state, is the meal tax, for
it leaves the tourist with a "bad
taste" regardless of how appetizing
the meal may have been." 1
Mrs. J. P. Dicus "I think it a bet
ter plan to continue the three per
cent sale tax, with exemptions than
to have the two per cent tax, with
no exemptions."
Mrs. M. G. SUmey "Most people
are scarcely aware of the exemption
under the present three per cent rate.
I think the public would feel the bur
den of the tax to be much lighter, if
with the two per cent rate and no
exemptions, but I doubt whether that
rate would realize as much revenue
as the present."
Mrs. W. F. Swift "I prefer ithe
three per cent sales tax, with more
exemptions. Under the present law,
the man with the meager income is
exempt from taxes on the necessi
ties of life. Since a sales tax is
necessary why change? Changes
are confusing to the majority of
people."
Mrs- R. H. Stretcher ,rI prefer
more exemptions under the present
three per cent sales tax, as I think it
would suit the general public better."
Mrs. James M. Long "I think it
would be fairer and equalize the bur
den better to have a two per cent tax
on everything."
11. M. HALL, Official Observer
Jan. Max. Min. 7:30 a. m. Pree.
12 ."'', 51 34 38 0.32
13 43 ":' 37 38 0.23
14 49 25 25 0.34
15 3!) 19 1!)
1G 44 19 31 0.19
17 39 19 30
18 44 29 40 0.48
Mean maximum . - 44.0
Mean minimum 26.0
Mean for week : 35.0
Mean 7:30 a. m. .... .......... ..... .-.. .31.6
High for week 51.0
Low for week ... 19.0
Below January normal ....;..,..........3.3
Precipitation for week ............i.....l.5S
Precipitation since Jan. 1st ..........2.72
Above January normal ..............-0.54
Precipitation for year .........,......2.72
Excess for 1939 .....0.54
The joint committees on appropria
tions has set today (Thursday,) Jan
uary 19, as the date for hearing the
presentation of the claims for Western
North Carolina Teachers College for
maintenance during the next bien
nium. It is expected that the build
ing program at Cullowhce will greatly
increase the number of students there,
and it is anticipated that more money
will therefore be required for the
maintenance of the school. The bud
get bill proposes that the state ap
propriate $78,985 for the support of
the school for the first year of the
biennium and $09,400 for the second
year. However, in the first year's ap
propriation there is a matter of
$11,000 for improvements in the wa
ter system of the college, which
would actually give slightly more for
maintenance the second year than the
first.
The budget anticipates that the col
lege will have receipts of its own
amounting to $117,355 the first year
and a slight increase to $122,040, the
second year, which added to the pro
posed appropriation would give the
institution $190,040 respectively for
operating during the next two year.-.
However, in order to raise the re
ceipts to the estimate amount, the.
budget proposes doubling the tuition
fees of the college, an increase from
$24 to $48. And there comes the rub
so far as the General Assembly is
concerned, there is a great deal of
opposition to this proposed increase
in all the state's colleges, in so far
as it applies to the students from
within the state. Representative .
Tompkins, of. Jackson, got the as
sistant director of the budget, in
questioning him before the appropri- ;
ations committee, to agree that stu-
dent loan fund, set up at each insti
tution, would be a practical method
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