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'HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrant oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park
FIFTH
YEAR NO. 23
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939
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This is the first published picture of the Soco Gap dancers that will cut figures for the King and Queen
White House in Washington tonight, for eight mi:iutes. They graciously posed for the picture in front of
,iffl"t:iimer. and were all set and ready to go in fact it was hard to keep them still long enough for the pho-
ihtr to jri t the picture. First row, left to right:. Martha Moody, Beuluh Caldwell, Iowa I.ee Ferguson, Jose
Plott, Mr. Kyle Campbell, Carmen Plott, Mrs. Robert Hugh dark, Sam Queen, leader, Juanita Massey and
Quwii. Second Row : Rankin Ferguson, Richard Qjeen, Wilbum Campbell, ; Ralph Moody, Kyle Campbell,
ill Lcathei vvood ,and Joe Campbell. The little girl is Kyleen Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Camp
Kathleen Boyd made the trip. She is not shown in the picture and will not dance unless one of the regulars
Dancers Escorted i
By Motorcade As !
They Leave Town
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Soco (Jap Dance Team Will Per-!
form For King And Queen
Tonight At White House
First Choice
tt.Lee, Supt.
wer Construction
Painfully Injured
Lee lo-t His Footing And
ell 18 Feet Jpip A Rock .
Lined Ditch
Lee, superintendent of the
action of the Waynesville, Ha
"d, Lake Junahiska sewer lines,
Blythe Pros.' Conmanv. of
'tte, suffered painful and se
injuries hist Saturday morning,
he lost his footing on the bank
litch and fell about 18 feet,
landed directly in front of a
shovel that was ditrginr a ditch
K.h a l'lK'k cliff. Tn th-.'fall -ha
'ted a knee, broke a bone in one
nd received injuries to his
lf and body bruises.
ditch is located on the outfall
lf 'he construction near the
01 C. R. Jaynes on the Crabtree
The accident occurred about
jf'dck in the morning.
we was taken to the Haywood
Hospitai for treatment, and
" .has suffered greatly, his
on in' view of his iniuries was
N by hospital attaches, late
t be satisfactory,
and other memhprs nf his
Mrfm Chesnee, S. C. have ar-
w with him. ,
's absence from the work
delaying the construction. It
Nted, that flip
are bending every effort to
!ie work kept up to schedule
Will Lead Soco Dancers
With a broad .smile, having just
been informed that a Hroudwav pro
ducer would be in the capital to talk
over prospects for a contract for his
Soco dance tiam, Sam Queen and his
dancers left town yesterday afternoon
for Washington around one o clock in
high spirits. They was accompanied
to Asheville by a motorcade, headed
by a highway patrolman. Alter ar
riving m Asheville they went
to the (himiher of ( ommoree,
whei. they were photographed
and wire given some final in
struction. Shortly before live
o'clock tiny wire taKcn to the
Southern station, and boarded the
special chartered- 'car w hich will car
ry them to the capita).
F.xcitenu nt prevailed up and down
the main street as the motorcade
foiiucd near ;. the upper end ot the
street, evi ryo.nc trying to catch a last
glimpse of tile (lancers as thev lei I
town.
"Yes," We are going to dance the
King's Highway, because it was one
of the tiguies our ancestors brought
over from England," said Sam Queen,
manager.
"Then we'll do the -London Itndge,
too, the Wagon Wheel, and the Ocean
Wave, and we'll end up with the
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Chairman Brown
Nominates Smith
As County Agent
J. ( Hrown, Vocational Teacher,
Named As Second Choice
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"Caller" Sam Queen and his dancing partner, Mrs. Gertrude Plott Clark,
will lead the dance tonight in Washington. This photo made by Sheriil s
Studio, was made for The Mountaineer.
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Firms Purchase
Large Flags For
Street Displ:
llKN K: COLKITT
Energetic Jitterbugs Amazed At Fast
Dancing Pace Of Soco Gap Dance Team
Ken K. Colkitt has .been named
president of the Waynesville liotaryl
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I tub lor the coming year, ana win
assume office on July first.
'New. 'incoming president will also
attend the international convention
in Cleveland in the next few weeks.
M. H. Bowles, now serving as presi
dent, will act as vice-president for
the coming year, Jimmy Neal as sec
retary and A. P- Ledbetter, treasurer.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following
news release was made to all news
papers from the news bureau of the
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Voice, o 7e People.
kry Business Still Proves
rofitable For L. H. Bramlett
P(ears In Business
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L H. BRAMLETT
noto by SherriUS Studio.
For 25 Years He Has Been In
The Business, And Has Kept
Pace With Times
T. tl itvamlptt. rounded out twenty-
five years as owner of a livery stable
tha 5Stb. In the last quarter
of a century the livery stable has
undergone many changes, ana n nds
tnUn o trppri business man to stem
the tide of of the transition from the
horse and buggy days to the stream
lined motor car of today, and stay in
the business and make money.
For there is no denying tne tact
i,t-.Vin travel shifted from horse
flesh to motor vehicles money was
lost on the horse. But "Lush nas
Kpph able to meet changing conditions,
and still make a profit.
"Boys and girls don't nave tne iuo
ti,.'iiel to. Now they don't think
of anything but riding fast to an
other town it's going places at
tance that seems to count with them.
They don't know you can travel slow
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ti ! mni.n.pm nn fiml in bor of men capable of following Mi.
W aynesvil'e to have a banner placed Roosevelt."
across Main Street the day Presi- , . .
dent Rooevelt comes through enrni R. T B'yd -Member of the Cou
to dedicate the Park, which would ' ty Board of Commissioners I am
read- "Welcome To The Third Term a third term for President Roosevelt.
President." What is your opinion of 1 1 think he is a great man and re
thi nlan' lieved this country when it was in the
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AV. T. Rainer Farmer and stock
m'icpr "The president, is not coming
here on a political mission, so I think
the banner would be out ot place, anu
not in keeping with the occasion."
J. R. Boyd President First Na-
innit Rank "I think they ought to
decorate the streets for the presi
dent, but I don't think we will ever
a tbird term president. I think
that is one reason we get on so well
in North Carolina, is 'because we nave
a one term governor."
greatest distress.'
Robert V. Welch Sheriff "Good.
I approve a banner with 'Welcome to
the 3rd term President.' "
Dr. C. N. Sisk District . Health
officer "I am opposed to a third term
for any president. The precedent
set by George Washington still holds
with me. I think there are any num-
Mrs, Dyle D. Alley Active in the
work of the N. C. Young Democratic
Clubs "I think the plan of placing
a large banner across the street read
ing 'Welcome to our third ternt Pres
ident' would be very timely and in
deed pleasing to our Great President,
as well as to the majority of visitors
who will be with us that day from
many cities of our own state, in cele
bration of this outstanding ; occa
sion. It, to me, would imply a re
newal pledge of our faith and con
fidence in his able leadership and in
the far-sighted program of such mag
nitude and effectiveness which he
has go successfully inaugurated and
directed throughout the United
States, that here in our own com
munity and state we have been able
to see our citizens, old and young,
working, well clothed and fed and
enjoying the security of home and
family life."
Whenever the . occasion -demand-,
Waynesville hiiMiu'ss Jioiim's along
Mam slrei-t will 1 b,. prepared to. dis
play (ilorv in front 'f every '
tablishment.
A -shipment of .'4. large lliigs, 1J
foot poles, were leeeived this week,
and street crews are -drilling hole-,
on the curb to fit the poles.- This
shipment supplements a large --number-
already here.
A movement was started several
weeks ago to have a flag for ever,
business bouse, and as a result, it wa-
said yesterday-, that, the campaign
was almost 100 per cent.
C. A. Ceorgc headed the work, and
announced that those who purchased
flags could call and get them from
the Wayriesville lUiok Store. The
flags are identical to those used on
all government buildings anil ships,
having been made by the firm who
supplies Unci,, Sam.
nation on Monday of K. K. Smithwii k,
j county tarm agent tor the past two
i veais. the county board of commis
I sunn is went into executive session
and upon .-nomination bv deorge A.
i Hrown, Jr., chairnian ol the boat I,
. Pulton Ninth, lormcr count
agent, was elected to till the vacan
cy. 1 he appointment was not unan
imous, as . V. Boyd voted against
the nomination of Mr. Smith.
.1. t olvm Brown, vocational agn
culture teacher in the W avnesville
High School, was nominated, bv K. T.
Itovd. Mr. Hrown was elected as
second choice ot the board tor 'the
position of county tanii agent, with
I' rank M. I ;ivis not vol nig.
Since the appointment of the coun
ty farm agent is a punt 'selection
made bv the county board ot commis
sioners anil the state extension si I -vice
ol the I . S. I 'opart incut of Ag
ricult lire, Mr. Smith will have to be
approved by the latter, before he will
be ollicurtlv acceptable for the posi
tion. ( has. ( . I rancis, clerk of the boaid,
was instructed to not it y the exten
hion service of the appointment of
Mr. Smith.
Other appointments made Mond.iv
by the board included: the appoint
ments of Miss Mary Margaret Smith
to succeed herself as home demon
stration agent; Robert M.: Boyd, of
Jonathan Creek, as fire and forest w in -den
to succeed J. Q. Allison.
'I he appointment of Miss Smith
and Kobt. M. Boyd will also have to
be continued bv the stale departments
under which their work is grouped
Hi van Medford was appointed to
assist '.eav' 11. Mcf.i.uken, tax
collector and J. J. I'ciguson, assist. ml
tax collector, in the collection ot
taxes.
At a pout -meeting .-of the count v
hoard- ol coninissoers, deorge A
Brown, .1 1 ., I' rank ,M. I 'avis, ami
I; I : Bovd, and eounl v w i I
lai'e boaiil composed, ol II. i
Ihur Osborne, Jimmy Boyd, and ( lit
iord Brown, ol Which deorge A
Brown, Jr., as chairman of the coun
t v board of ciimiliissioii.ers, aiitonial .-.
leallv becomes chairman, when the
Itt:o groups meet, no action Was
Inken regarding the appointment .u
a county welfare olhcer. I wo appli
cants for the position, Mis. .1. Pale
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Changes Made At
Smith's Cut Rate
The interior of Smith's Cut Kate
Drug Store as been completely le
iralTitod, and several counU'is and
shelves added for display purposes.
An air-condition system, whith
idraws air from outside the st)i
and sends it by huge blower fans com
pletely changes the air every few
minutes.
The system is so arranged that in
winter the same system warms the
store.
Local Merchant Looks Back
On 34 Years Of Business
'.34 Years A Merchant
T. M. MeCracken Oldest Mereh
ant On Main Street Philoso
phizes On Life
"I believe that the old saying,
'laugh and the wioi'ld laughs with
you, weep and you weep alone,' tells
the story of life, about as well as
any one expression I know," said
Theodore M. 'MeCracken, last week
in reviewing the 34 years he has been
in the clothing businss on Main street.
. "For there is no getting around
the fact, that the world just moves
on. It wants to laugh, and if you
have to stop to weep, you will be
left along the wayside, so the best
way, is to cast off your troubles, for
nobody wants to borrow or share
them, but your smile and your laugh
will never fail to gather a crowd,"
continued Mr. MeCracken.
Mr. MeCracken is the oldest mer
chant on Main street in point of con
tinued years in the same business.
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THEODORE McCRACKEN
Photo by SherriU's Studio.
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