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'he Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park iyJlFTH YEAR WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1939 $1.50 IN ADVANCE IN COUNTY Ued Civil Cases LpnFrom UocKei ft Superior Court try TenAdjourned Here LL. After Clearing The Let Of Many Old Cases than one hundred cases were I from the civil docket on when trie lasi, uay w bbruaiy term oi super.or was g'ven over ucal . 1 J . s ftlA l)ie civil caicnuai many more than twelve years S'one of the cases dismissed ..aa nc imDortant. but were Heap on the court records, case of J. Handy Kirpatrick in merior court, for charges of element, was u""" "3 Zeb Nettles, at the close of the evidence on Friday. P. A. Hargrove, widow oi me of Canton, was ief prosecuting witness against BrkpatncK, iomer yicoiuci.u Junct Champion Bank and Trust case dates back to 1917. Mrs. fve ciaiineu Loan i- rrowed $8,700 from the Cham- Bank and irusi company on a note, auu max. sne aim ner signed another note, for which was given as collat- al days after this transaction i i i iu irerove enea nis own me. it was testified that more than in insurance was deposited in nk in Mrs. Hargrove's name. kirkpatrick was charged with lug enough of the insurance to pay olt the Hargrove note 00. judgments handed down since dnesday were as. follows: ge Rathboiie, accused oi atan- Jnt, was given 8 months on the land in jail. case of Fred Marcus and In Phillips, who pled guilty of ts of trespassing, and judgment (ntinued until the July term of r court, ird McElroy was fined $50 and Ists for reckless dtfving. he case Of Ed Singleton, for Inment, the defendant was giv- years on the roads. n't Amos, was sentenced from three years on the roads for Leopard, was given 12 months roads and jail for house f-g, larceny and receiving. or Rhymer and Paul Haney, ach sentenced to 18 months on lad and jail, for larceny and tig.:. rt Caldwell, was given 4 on the roads for violation of hibition laws. ECORATING OF VDYTO-WEAR DEPT. OF RAY'S COMPLETED finishing touches are being put the ready-to-wear department E- Ray's Sons, which has un- ' an extensive re-decorating the past, few weeks. fixtures, together with added IK equipment and display racks, tne department one of the Modern in the section. ct lighting on the racks of ndise brings out in a more de- ,way colors and fabrics in their lure. es.new fixtures, the entire de nt Was le-nainted ntiH ihe-nr. ugh Massie Goes On ng Trip For New Store Hui:h Massie left on Sunday wins, where he will spend later part of the week purchas- enatKiise for his new store, Wing of which is now under !l"n the Rogers property " street. Plans ready for occunancv the April. -;. K. Chanter To Hold ? Annual Declamation ontest At High School annual declamation rrin- nsored by the Dorcas Bell aPter of thp n-.i,t,. t u :an Revolution, will be held on u"y afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock auditorium ,f t. i . vj. .n BtllUUI, e member? of the chapter and ine contestants for the mvited to attend. IN' NEW YORK Erk owner of Erkraft In- leU last TOpplr fnr o J,r . . -V ..... 11 VI I s trin : -kt - ... ew lork and vi- To Present Plan FRANK M. DAVIS Definite Program For Bettering Beef Cattle Is Proposed Group Of Farmers And Farm Women To Meet In Executive Session Here Saturday A committee of farmers and farm women will meet at the county agent's office Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, to formulate plans for bet Iteving the beef cattle situation in Haywood County. Frank M. Davis, who has taken an active part in the program, will pre sent a plan to the committee, it was learned yesterday, that has already met with the approval of cattle rais ers and business men in every section of the county. The committee will meet in execu tive session, and have called in spe cialists for suggestions.;. The committee appointed a week ago at a farm meeting here, is com posed of: A. J. McCracken, John F, Rogers, Mrs. Frank B. Davis T. Weaver Cathey, C. L. Allen, Grover J. Abel, Jarvis Chambers, Glenn C. Palmer, D. Crockett Campbell, John Howell, John Holder, Walter Wright, I. R. Howell, L. Z. Messer, John II. Allen, and Dewey L. Pless. 28-Year-OId Debt Of $3 Paid Here Walter Mooney, of the Hyder Mountain section, left this county twenty-eight years ago, when he was in his teens. Before leavir.sr he borrowed 3 dollars from Mark Bishop, also of Hyder Mountain. Mark Bishop died some six years ago, and the 3-dollar loan had been forgotten. Last week his wife received a letter address ed to her late husband. She open ed it and found three one dollar bills from Mooney. It seems that Mooney has re cently "gotten religion" and that he was asking forgiveness for all his sins, stating that the Lord had forgiven him, and he was now asking forgiveness on this earth. He had long had the three-dollar loan on his conscious so after eight years, was paying it off trusting that he would be forgiven. Frady Being Held For Killing Brother-In-Law, L. Fie, 37 Shooting Took Place Near Mag gie In Early Hours Of Last Thursday Bill Introduced To Regulate Salaries Of Town Officials Palmer Puts First Bill In Legis lature Setting Out Salaries Of Waynesville Officials T. W. Cathey Acclaimed Corn Growing Champion Of Haywood Corn Champion The first local bill for Haywood County to be introduced in this ses sion of the legislature was put to the "hopper" Saturday morning by Representative Glenn Palmer. The bill, dealing with salaries of Waynesville officials, sets out: "That from and after the expira tion of the present term of office of the mayor and board of aldernien of the Town of Waynesville, the salary of the mayor and board of aldermen of said town shall be fixed by the board of aldermen at not exceeding eighty dollars ($80) per month for the mayor, and not exceeding forty dollars ($40) per month for each member of the board of aldermen." That the acts of the mayor and board of aldermen in paying the salaries for the present term of of fice at the same rate as paid prior to this term, is hereby approved, vali dated and ratified. Death Of Wife Of General Ferguson Shocks Friends Mrs. Harley Ii. Ferguson, Well Known Here Dies Sunday At Home In New Orleans Mrs. Harley B. Ferguson, wife of Brigadier General H. B. Ferguson, of the U. S. Army, died at her nome in New Orleans on Sunday. Last rites were conducted here on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock at Saint John's Catholic Chapel. Burial vas in Green Hill cemetery. Father Louis Bour, of Asheville, officiated at the services at the chapel and Father A. H. Rohrabacher conducted the hist rites at the grave. Serving as pallbearers were: Hugh J. Sloan. Harry Rotha, Frank W. Miller. Col. Fred Alsteatter. of Sa vannah, Wells Green, f Asheville, and James L. Stringfield. Mrs. Ferguson was before i er mar riage Miss Mollie McCormick, daugh ter of-the late Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McCormick, of St.: Paul, Minn. She had spent many summers here since her marriage, often staving late in the autumn. She possessed a charming manner that easily won her friends. Her de votion and loyalty to her family were appreciated by all who knew her. She had often expressed th desir- that upon General Ferguson's retirement from the Arniv that they would make Waynesville their permanent home. Surviving are her husbanj, two daughters, Mrs. Charles E. Boudous que, of New Orleans, and Mrs. Ottis Green, J). of Asheville, and one son, Harley B. Ferguson, Jr., and one sister, Miss Josephine McCormick. Among the out of town relatives attending the funeral besides those surviving mentioned, were: Mrs. Eli Watson, of New York City, Billy Ferguson, of Newport News, Va., A. A. Shufford, Jr., and Harley Shuford, of Hickory, Judge Robert Wells, and Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Green, of Ashe ville. . The grand jury has returned a true bill against Albeit Frady, 35-year-old fanner, of the Ivy Hill township, charging him with the murder of his brother-in-law, Labarne Fie, a farm er of the same section. The trial is set for the July term of court. The fatal shooting took place about 3 o'clock Thursday morning, at the home of Fie at Maggie. The sheriff was notified about 7:30 o'clock, and an ambulance was sent for the in jured man, who had been struck with a bullet over the left eye. Fie was taken to the Haywood County Hos pital, but lived only a few minutes after arriving there. The officers Jocated Frady in the woods near the place at 9:30. He Save himself up stating that had left the Fie home, in order to avoid furth er trouble. Officers, who investigated the case, stated that a social gathering had been held at the home in the even ing, with several of the party found to be in an intoxicated condition. The quarrel which resulted in the fatal shooting was said to have started over family affairs. Frady and his mother lived in the Fie home, Mrs. Fie, being the sister of the former. It is said that rela tions had been strained for sometime. Frady is now in the county jail awaiting trial at the July term of court. Funeral services were held on Fri day afternoon at the Methodist church at Maggie for Albert Fie, with the Rev. John Finger and the Rev. John White officiating. Burial was in the Henry cemetery at Maggie. Surviving are his widow, eight small children; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. General Fie; three brothers, Frank, John and Charlie Fie; two sisters, ' Mrs. Ben Moody, and. .'.Mrs:. Pherson Cagle, all of Maggie. Grand Jury Reports Need Of Improving School Properties Other Recommendations Made Of County Huildings, Includ ing County Home And Hospital At w - xv, v I MUUI 'U" S3f T. WEAVER CATHEY 4-H Champions A. R. OCT Rabhiin, AGAIN owner of' Haroh1 The grand jury in their report have recommended that the county board of commissioners employ a competent engineer to inspect all school buildings and school equip ment in the county with a view of correcting the unsatisfactory condi tions which they found on their tour of inspection during the past week. They found the school buses serious ly yver loaded, In many cases they reported the buses were carrying double their normal capacity, mak ing them a grave hazard to the hun dreds of school children, who must of necessity ride them. They recommended that the law requiring monthly inspection of the school buses be filed with the super intendent responsible for the opera tion of the buses. They also urged that steps be taken to secure addition al buses, that would enable transpor tation of the children in reasonable comfort and safety. It was also recommended that stops fin highways where travel is heavy, be limited as much as reasonably possible, so as to interfere with the the normal traffic as little as could be expected.' It was also urged that all persons who pass while a bus is being loaded or unloaded be report ed to court for violation of the safety law. ."It was recommended that buses number 11 and 12 be replaced at once, as both were considered un safe to operate.: They found the buildings of the county home in a state of deteriota iiDii.both inside and outside, and re commended that repairs be. made at once, on the plant. They reported Department store, was confined to his favorably on the manner in which bed for the first of the week with Jack McCracken, the newly appointed "flu." (Continued on back page) - ''s'iSsKSSiSSSSSSilW!:S :V'' . . ' If . : A A VV.V- . . ?. t-. & .Uk'.1 .v, sv M- xmc m row Pigeon Farmer Produced 110.7 Hushels Per Acre, With John H. Allen Close Behind ADULT CORN CLUB HOLDS THEIR FIRST MEETING John Allen Named Iresident Of Organization For Coming Year At Gathering Tues. 1 s -!v it . -J'" Kent Ketner Keith Ketner 1.68 Inches Kain Fall In 24 Hours This community had l.f8 inches of rain in the twenty-four hours ending Wednesday night, accord ing to Harry M. Hall, official weather observer here. The heavy rain of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning sent creeks out of their banks, and brought the month's exces sive rainfall to 2.18 inches. Since the first of February, (3.88 inches have fallen here. This heavy rainfall meant that about 187 toils . fell to the acre, he explained. Voice ajf lu PeofUe What do you consider the most im- Jack Messer county .supeiintend portant measure that has been or is .jlt of education "I feel that the to be brought up at the present m-s- lt,st important measure under con sion of the State Legislature? i sich ration has been the annronvin- Mt. Sterling Camp Will Be Moved Soon Camp Will Be-Moved To Cata loochee Area, Congressman Weaver Advises (Vi!!jri'e:s.man Z onion Weaver ad vised the Park and Roads commilt.ee of tht. Chamber., of Commerce this week, that ollicials of the .Interior Department, -are' ready to carry on! plans of removing the CCC camp from Mt. Sterling to Cataloo-'nee "at ait early .date, probably shortly after the first of April." Congressman Weaver further- said in his wire: "money is now available, and an order for removal has been made and instruction will go to the army this we k to .effect, this re moval." Civic .leaders her( have been urg;njr the camp moved in order that the men of the camp might do some, construc tive' work in t!ie Catalo( cliec area of the Park. By getting a corn yield of over five times the county average, T. Weaver Cathey, Pigeon farmer, was awarded s silver loving cup here Tuesday at the Hotel Gordon at the first annual meeting of the adult corn club, which comprises sixteen members of tho Haywood Mutual Soil Conservation i ml Land Use Association, Inc. Mr. Cathey grew 110.7 bushels to the acre. Close behind Mr. Cathey, was John II. Allen, of Beaverdam, who pro duced 10!) bushels, in spite of severe damage done by a wind storm just as the corn was maturing. Mr. Allen received a $3 prize. A. J. McCracken, of Clyde, was given $- as the third prize for havinu; grown 101 bushels. The members of the club took a keen interest in the reports, and when th(. three winners told of their melh odls of producing such yields, the members listened most attentively, and asked many questions. The club elected John H. Allen as president, Dnv J. Iloyd, vice presi dent, T. . Calhey, treasurer, and George I'lott, secretary. , The awards were made by A. J. McCracken, president of the parent, organization which sponsored the club. R. R. Sniithwick, county agent, presided, and was assisted in the meeting by the two assistant county agents, W ,A. Corpening and J. L. Reittel. Mr. Smithwick pointed out that the latest census showed that Haywood iveraged 22 bushels to the acre; North Carolina lfV4 bushels and the nation 28.2 bushels. "While Haywood is 3Mi bushels ahead of the state aver age, we are still behind the national average by over fi bushels,'' he re minded the club members. "Tin? corn club this year has accom plished much, and your neighbors will see the results and this will help bring, the average of the county up," he continued. One significant outgrowth of the meeting, were the statements mad:; by the members during the general discussion of the past year's record. Every one said they had recorded their errors, and that their 103!) crop would be far ahead of the one last year. After the adult members had -: (Continued cm back page) dis- John M. Quoen Solicitor "I think the measures that deal with tions for schools in the state. I feel that this effects more people and the appropriations and taxes are the most ' fuure wt'lfa,,; f the state, then any important. People do not object to!"hl'r measure. public money being spent, but they want to get a dollar's worth, when a dollar is spent." Mrs. C. . J. Recce Spends ! Week In New York Buying Merchandise For Massic's J. Harden Howell Postmaster, Waynesville 'I think the most im portant measure so far introduced is i . i.. i. .1.1 t',i . i ,1 i T. J Cat hev -county auditor "I ! m aun m,l inai.snouio never nave believe the most important measure j b('('n changed in the first place. I from a financial Standpoint is the ! think it concerns -h2 public as per- rliversion of the State Hirhwav funds nP no ouier oin noes so ardently urged by Governor Hoey." Judge Zeb Y Nettles of Asheville, presiding over February term of Criminal court "I consider the edu cational bill to increase the salaries of teachers, to provide pensions for them, to add a twelfth grade to our public schools, and to improve our school buildings, by far the most im portant measure that has or will come before the present session of the leg islature." (has. E. Kay, Jr. "Vitally effect ing the most people, is the sales tax. .while objectionable to many people, there appears little likelihood of a material change in the present law. Secondly important, the proposed wage and hour bill will effect, directly or indirectly, every man, woman and child in the state. Its immediate ef fect will be upsetting to business, but is unavoidable in some form, and may react favorably in a general way." Mrs. C. J. Reece left here Sunday for New York City, where she will spend. 'this week buying merchandise for the ladies and children's ready to wear department of Massie's Depart ment store. Mrs. Reece plans to buy complete spring lines for these-departments. RETURNS FROM MARK KT F. G. Rippctoe returned Sunday from Eastern markets in Richmond, Baltimore and New York, where he purchased merchandise for the store he recently acquired from Burgin Brothers, and will operate under his name. He reported market activities en couraging, and not many changes in prices during the past 90 days. Civic Clubs Hear Discussion About Adult literacy Koli'.rians And Lions fn .Joint Meeting Hear I'lans For Ke di:cinx Illiteracy In County At a joint meeting of 1m Lions' and Rotary Clubs, held on 'Ihursdav evening in the Welch Memorial build ing, Mrs. J. M. Day, state supervisor if the adult iiliU'iacy ;roj?,:;tfn of ilio WP.V, outlined the work for (lie next, two years. Mrs. Day urged the smiiort of those present m reducing the. 7 per cent illiteracy rating of Haywood County, down to less than one per cent, pointing out that if the plans ,iow underway of the I'A .av cai i ;t "( out, the reduction is possible; Mrs. Morgan, of Sylva, d. strict su pervisor, spok. brifly on the-'work. Mrs. J. N. Himes, county supervisor, was also recognized. . Following the program, an old fash ioned spelling bee was held With J. V. Killian and Chas. E. Ray. Jr.. as captains of the teams. One hundred uf the most commonly 'Misspelled words were given out by Mrs. J. Dale Stentz. Mr. Killian's team come out as winner, with M. H. Bowles left standing after spelling correctly the hundredth word. The Rotarians challenged the Lions to a volley ball game, with iV date to be set later. Carleton E. Weatherby presided over the joint meeting, wi'.h M. II. Bowles introducing the speakers. Clyde II. Ray, Jr., was ehairman or the program for the evening. t . .J
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