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Ihe Waynesville Mountaineer
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park
ZtftfTH YEAR NO. 33
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939
LBurgin Will
I Buried Today;
assed Suddenly
Rural Mail Carrier,
Man
ner A"" lu.. - -
Was Seventy-une
... -.1.4 ...iflwi,)
irrier, ana pi-uiii:v.
business ana Bgiicuimi
es, passed away at his home
e Lane yesterday morninK
I; following a two weeKS
' nneumoma ana piuerisy,
ral services will be held at
dock this afternoon at the
o.ntut church here, with
i S HoDkins. pasior, in
and assisted by W. K. f
pastor of the hresbytenan
Masonic order will have
of the services at Greenhill
rv.
Burpin had Deen in in
for about a year, and two
ago developed pneumonia,
bent two weeks in tne nos-
He was improving rapidly,
turned home Sunday. His
k yesterday morning was
fcudden.
Ume to Haywood from his
county of McDowell, at the
24, and opened a merchan-
ttablishment at Dellwood.
on afterwards married Miss
IDwen.
Iddition to his store, he op-
a farm on the Deelwood road
til a year ago was actively
i in manging the place.
Brtember 6 1906, he carried
il on a rural route as sub
and six weeks later in
Continued on page 8)
$1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
81 Years Active
eral Ferguson
tired, Is Home
On Visit Here
fco To Washington To
id Up His Connections
iWith U. S. Army
pdier General Harley B. Fer-
p-etired from the U, S. Army
Kith an exceptional record
engineering corps has ar-
i town to spend a week or
ore going to Washington,
to wind up some business
to his retirement.
ral Ferguson, a native of
fille, has worn the uniforms
service for 46 years. His
ke of work was his greatest
rag. As head of the Mis-
River Commission he did
'ame the turbulent Missis
River than any other man
N Ferguson was the guest
paugnter, Mrs. Otis Green.
Afsheville, en route to
T!"e, from Vicksburg,
e was last stationed.
W. T. LEE, celebrated his 8lst
birthday Monday, by attending to
business affairs as usual.
W. T. Lee Passed
His Eighty-First
Birthday Monday
Veteran Business And Politi
cal Leader, In Prime Of
Health
An Increase Is
Noted In Three
County Schools
A Gain Of 128 Pupils In Bethel,
Fines Creek And Crabtree
Schools This Year
flwoodHasBut
J! Amount Due
? On '38 Taxes
collector G. C. Sum
f Hazelwood. vent tn
J" his delinquent tax list
cion, he found but few
' ProDertv n nhiA 1000
a not been paid.
m dollars and cents, he
ted up towards 96 per
nao something over $11,
ne nooks at th kooiKti.
r ear, and now ther i
F M0 due thp tm
Interesting to know that
f,M property remains in
ru lnat has street and sew
f ments, due, and the owner
Pf made plans to clear the
f'wm 30 days, it was said.
f'leClOr SlllMnamns
much troiihlo nnw
F lQr tax rKr itota
lrm8 the past year.
Theatre Gets
tore 2 Days
After Release
t----uc not oniy nas
e most modern buildings
int in the south, but
1'nstances, shows new pic-
- -"a section.
Folded Dictnra? .Qt.n1
Sstone" fHu o
k Wl." be shown at The
dte on Friday,
H ys will be on the
iH be found on
W. T. Lee, retired business man
and veteran political leader in
North Carolina, passed his 'eighty
first birthday ot his country home
on the Fairview road, on Monday,
the 14th, in the best of health, with
a keen appreciation of the affairs
of the county, state and nation.
The first recollection I have of
coming to Waynesville, or of any
thing for that matter, was the day
my father brought me to town to
see the muster and call for volun
teers for the Confederate Army,"
said Mr. Lee this week in his rem-
inishing of other days.
Mr; Lee, who has been and still
is an influential figure in both
county and state politics, has been
m public life for more than fifty
years. He started his career as
a deputy sheriff at the age of 21,
and his last public office was as
chairman of the North Carolina
Corporation Commission, which
office he held for 18 years. Only
one other person in the United
States has ever served longer on
a state corporation than Mr. Lee,
and he was a member of the Ten-
nesse Corporation,
Mr. Lee entered politics in 1894
and was elected as a member of
the lower house of the state legis
lature, serving for two terms. He
was again elected in 1899, serving
another term in 1908 and 1909.
He was a member of the State
Corporation 'Commission for 26
(Continued on page 8) -
in most instances enrollments
in the schools of the Bethel districl,
the Fines Creek district and the
Crabtree schools which opened on
July the 31st, show an increase
over that of last year.
In the Bethel district the total
enrollment for 1938 was 1,163 and
for this year amounts to 1,253,
showing a gain of 90 students.
The enrollments in .the Individ
ual schools of the Bethel district
for 1938 were as follows: Bethel
High 260, elementary, 427; Cecil,
lb4; Cruso, 216; Spring Hill, 96,
Enrollments for this year in the
various schools in the Bethel
district are: Bethel High 288;
elementary, 454: Cruso, 238; Cecil,
176; Spring Hill, 97, showing
gain of 90 pupils.
The enrollments in the Fines
Creek district for 1938 were: High
school, 107; elementary, 315; Red
mond, 14; Hurrican, 20. For this
year the enrollments in the schools
are: High school, 123; elementary,
321; Redmond, 13; Hurrican, 24
showing an increase of 25 students.
In the Crabtree schools the en
roiiment lor iy;is were: 105 in
high school, and 330 in the elemen
tary school. While this year, there
are 123 students in the high school
and 325 in the elementary, showing
a gain of 13 pupils.
The total enudlments in the
three school territories show an
increase of 128 students this year
over last year.
Home Coming Day
Will Be Held By
Two Communities
Residents Of Crabtree And
Iron Duff Will Have Re
'union On Sunday
East Waynesville
Highway Will Be
Widened In Sept.
Total Cost Will Be $41,000;
Found Drainage Not Ade
quate For New Road
Work is scheduled to start in
September on widening the high
way through East Waynesville, it
was said here by E. L. McKee,
highway eommissioner.
A slight delay was made in
starting the work, after the drain
age engineers of the state high
way department went over the
survey and found that an additional
17,000 would be required to put in
necessary drainage near the Pet
Dairy Products Company plant.
The widening of the highway
will cost $34,000, plus the extra
$7,000 for further drainage facil
ities. The highway will be widen
ed for over a mile.
Plans are compjetad for the an
nual home coming day to be held
by the residents of Crabtree and
Iron Duff at the Crabtree school
on Sunday, the 20th. Those who
plan to attend are asked to as
semble at the Crabtree high school.
The Rev. R. P, McCracken will
make the principal address of the
day, with Willis Kirkpatrick, of
Canton, in charge of the Sunday
school hour, which will preceed
the talk of the former.
In the afternoon following the
pinic lunch, S, E. Connatser, form
er principal of the Crabtree school,
will be among those who will
make brief talks. Frank M. Davis,
of Waynesville, but formerly of
Iron Duff, will preside over the
day's program.
Mrs. Glen Palmer. Millard Fer
guson and T. C. Davis form a
committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the reunion, which
is the second to be held by the two
communities.
All the families and friends of
the residents of Crabtree and Iron
Duff are invited to attend and
bring a basket lunch. :
Dr. Sullivan Joins
Smith's Drug Store
Dr. Harry Sullivan, of Ander
son, S. C arrived this week to join
the personnel of Smith's Cut Rate
Drug Store as druggist.
Dr. Sullivan spent the greater
part, of last summer here, and
has spent several weeks in the
local store during vacation periods
for others.
The addition of Dr. Sullivan
gives bmitn s Cut Kate two full
time registered druggists on duty.
John Abel And His Champions
One Killed, Two Injured
In Wreck Saturday Night
"Ross" large calf to the right, weighs h83 pounds, won the grand
champion prize at the Baby Beef Show hold for 4-11 club members on
the annual Farm Tour.
Smaller calf "Bob" S03 pounds, won the reserve championship.
Both calves are owned bv John Abel,' who has exhibited baby beef
cuttle in the shows for the past five years.
"Out On A Limb - - - --
9
"Out on a limb" sat Harold
"Teahound" Leatherwood, 20,
about 10 feet above the ground
in a willow tree near Char
lie's Place at the triangle in
East Waynesville, on Wednes
day morning.
His business "out on the
limb" was to cut it off, as its
waving branches were inter
fering with electric wires, He
gripped.'.' in his hand a saw,
with which to do the dirty work.
At any elevation in these
parts, the world looks good
even ten feet above ground,
there is the glamor of added
grandeur to the panaroma of
the hills , Clouds were lifting
their veil of white on distant
peaks, and descending in misty
waves on nearby hills. The
trees and all nature were fresh
from recent Bhowers. Thee was
a shifting of that scemV as is
often the case, one of the
fascinations of the mountains,
they never look the same.
Down on the streets in three
directions traffic was moving
at its usual fury cars passing
each other hurrying on, with
no time to waste-pretty faces
shot by as motorists wove their
way in and out of traffic. "Tea-
hound" wus lost in utter con
templation of the view he had
"out on the limb of the willow
tree ten feet above ground.
What difference was it to
him, as he watched the chang
ing clouds, the blue grey sky,
the speeding traffic, the pretty
girls which side of the limb
he sat upon, for the time, at
least as he gazed out from his
n itch above the earth did such
a trival thing matter.
So with the handle most con
venient, "Teahound" began to
saw, The limb was green and
wet. But he sawed with a
steady motion. The limb began
to sway, it was completely cut
through, "Teahound" still on
the limb of the willow tree,
was gathering himself up ten
feet below his former high
perch above the world.
"I was shook up a little,"
was his only explanation, as
he dusted himself off.
What a lesson? How easy
in life it is to neglect to get on
the right side Of the limb be
fore we begin to saw. Many
a man, and for that matter
woman, has lost out by for
getting this all important po
sition when "out o.n a Jimb."
8-Mile Sewer Line
Put Into Service
Plans Inaugurated For
Labor Day Celebration
Plans were inaugurated this
week for the Labor Day celebra
tion on Monday, September the
4th, for Waynesville, Hazelwood
and Lake Junaluska, which jf car
ried through will mark the day
with the biggest program of enter
tainment ever staged on any pre
vious occasion.
The parade will be led by the
Spruce Pine band, of sixty-five
pieces, and every organization in
the community is invited to partici
pate with decorated cars and
floats. Boy Scouts, Girt Scouts,
National Guard, veterans of the
Spanish-American War, members
of the American Legion, Future
Farmers of America, and all other
organizations will be expected to
be represented in the parade,
A mutt division, as of last year,
will be featured. Boys and girls
are asked to register at the Cham
ber of Commerce in Waynesville
or at the store of C. N. Allen in
Hazelwood, for making their en
tries. Cash prises will be awarded
for the best entries.
C. E. Weatherby and Carl Rat
cliff will have charge of the ath
letic events. -..
In the afternoon and at night two
CCoBtimned d pag g)
The 8-mile sewer line, from
Hazelwood to Pigeon river, was
put into service Tuesday of
this week, which brought the
work to completion several
weeks ahead of schedule. There
remains a small amount of
surfacing to be done on some
of the line right-of-ways, it
was said.
The line is about one fourth
full, and according to engin
eers' reports, it takes about
four hours for the sewerage to
flow from Hazelwood to Pigeon
; River. ''
Only one or two private taps
remain to be made on the line,
and then Richland Creek will
be cleared of all sewerage.
The line was built by the
towns of Waynesville and
Hazelwood together with an
outright grant from WPA.
Blythe Brothers of Charlotte,
had the contract for the line,
and started work early in No
vember.
Moody Family
To Hold Annual
Family Reunion
Friends And Relatives Will
Meet At Home Of Mrs.
Martha Plott
Registration For
School To Begin
Here Next Mon.
T h e Waynesville District
Schools To Open On Mon
day, August 28th
Waynesville District School will
open for the 1939-1940 term on
Monday, August 28, it was announ
ced ycRterday by Superintendent
M. H. Bowles.
The high school pupils are re
quested to report to the high
school to check their spring regis
tration cards and receive class
schedules. Registrations will be
held from 9 until 3 o'clock on the
following days:
Seniors, Monday, August 21.
Juniors, Tuesday, August 22.
Sophomores, Wednesday, Au
gust 23.
Freshmen, Thursday, August 24.
Seventh, grade, Friday, August
25v ..;'
Mr. Bowles also announced a dis
trict teachers meeting at the high
school on Saturday, 2Cth, at ten
o'clock. Final details of organi
zation, and assignments will be
made at that time, he said.
' School bus drivers will meet In
the school auditorium on Saturday
afternoon, 26th, at two o'clock.
Closing Out Store
1 I
l ft
M. T. MCCRACKEN is going out
of business, after 34 years as a
merchant.
I'hulo bu ShtrriU't Studio.
M. T. McCracken Is
Staging Going Out
Of Business Sale
The limit chapter ol a long
Waynesville ' business career will
be completed on Friday morning
when the "ending" of the Mc
Cracken Clothing company will
begin. Final arrangements have
been in progress for the larger
part of this week while the 'store
has remained .closed -for. the open
ing of the going out of business
sale which is scheduled to start at
nine o'clock Friday morning.
Representatives here of" the
Commercial Merchandising sys
tems, who are in complete charge
of this event, state that the store . . iir
will be completely changed with all LflSl KlteS Were
remaining merchandise grouped
on tables and racks, not accord
ing to their former selling prices,
but will be mixed items of all
kinds under one price heading
This way they further explained
will make possible a faster way of
disposing of this stock which they
will do as quickly as possible.
It is expected that huge crowds
will be on hand Friday morning for
the opening as there will be several
dollars in merchandise and money
given to the first there.. Arrange-
(Continued on page 8)
Hary Fisher, Jr., Canton, Diea
Of Injuries Received In
Iron Duff
CAR FAILED TO MAKE
CURVE AT RIVER BRIDGE
Charles Hyatt Remains In
Hospital Suffering Numer
ous Injuries
Harry Fisher, Jr., 23, of Canton,
died in the Haywood County Hos
pital Monday morning at 8 o'clock
from injuries received in an au
tomobile accident, about six miles
from Waynesville, on Saturday
night, when he and two companions
were enroute to Cataloochee on a
fishing trip.
Charles Hyatt, 23, also of Can
ton, owner of the Ford sedan, and
one of the occupants of the car, is
how in the hospital receiving treat
ment for injuries he received about
the head and for a broken collar
bone. His condition was reported
satisfactory last night.
iRoy Suttles, 23, of Hodge, La., a
cousin of young Hyatt, who was
visiting in this section was the
third occupant. He received bruises
about the legs and the head, but
was dismissed from the hospital
on Tuesday morning.
Young Fisher received a number
of lacerations about the head and
suffered internal injuries. His con
dition from the beginning was con
sidered critical.
The car went down an embank
ment near the bridge, with the
greatest damage done when the
vehicle fell on the guard posts,
which went through the car, on its
descent twenty feet down the em
bankment, inflicting injuries to the
occupants, which might otherwise
have been avoided as the car rolled
down.
Both Mr. Hyatt and Mr. Suttlea
state that the car was not making
. (Continued on page 8)
Time Moves On-
Friends Remain
The happenings of thirty
years ago were reviewed in
quick succession, with (com
ments on the present, and pre
dictions of the future, when
four members of the class
of 1909 of the University of
North Carolina accidently
met on Monday of this week
in the dining room of the
Hotel LeFaine, one ; member
being C. F. Kirkpatrick, own
er and manager of the hotel.
Others were C. E. Mcintosh,
of Chapel Hill, who is in
: charge of the State NYA ac
tivities, J. Faison Thompson,
attorney of Goldsboro, and J.
G. Fitzsimmons, of Charlotte,
retired from the auto supply
business.
Dr. F. P. Venable was presi
dent of the University when
the four were students there
from 1906 through 1909.
The Moody family, descendants
of Reuben Moody, one of the pio
neer settlers in Haywood County,
will hold the annual family re
union at the home of Mrs. Martha
Plott, at Plott, on Sunday, August
the 20th.
AH the members of the family
and family connections as well as
friends are invited to attend the
reunion. A program of interest
ing and appropriate features has
been planned for the day.
All those attending are request
ed to bring a picnic lunch, which
will be spread on the lawn at noon.
Annual Flower And Dahlia
Show Wai Be Staged 29th
Held Saturday
For K. Howell
One Of The Oldest Citizens Of
The Town Passed Away
At His Home Here
Last rites were conducted on
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the First Baptist church for Kim
sey Howell, 87, who died on Fri
day morning at 5:15 at his home
on Love Lane. The Rev. J. S.
Ifopkins, pastor of the church,
officiated. Burial was in Greenhill
cemetery.
Serving as active pallbearers
were: Ralph Howell, Joseph Way
Howell, Kenneth Howell, Otis Bur
gin, Hurst Burgin, Lester Burgln,
and Charles Schrange.
Honorary Pallbearer were' Milas
Nolahd, John R, Hipps, Walter
Ferguson, Theo. McCracken, John
L. Davis, J. R. Morgan, J. Harden
Howell, D. A. Howell, Oliver Shel
ton, H. C. Wilburn.
Clyde II. Ray, J. L. Stringfield,
(Continued on page 8)
The annual dahlia and flower
show, which is sponsored each year
by the garden department of the
Woman's Club, will be held on
Tuesday the 29th, according to a
recent announcement made by Mrs.
Frank Ferguson, general manager,
and Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick, in
charge of general arrangements.
The show will be staged in the
building formerly occupied by the
Erkraft Industries opposite the
Hotel Waynesville on Main street
Mrs. Ferguson is urging the
entrance of small exhibitors in the
show, even exhibits of one class
are urged by the committee. Any
person who feels that they do not
have a contaner suitable for their
entry will be provided with one for
the duration of the show by the
management of the Goose Creek
Gift shop.
As has been the custom for many
years, J. B. Ivey, of Lake Juna
luska and Charlotte, will present
a silver vase for the best display
of dahlias. Mr. Ivey has done
much to stimulate interest in the
shows by his generosity in donat
ing prizes, as well as his improved
method of cultivating kowers.
The prize list for the 1939
show is as follows:
Class 1 Largest and best display
' (Continued on page 8)
2 Bridges Being
Widened Near The
Hazelwood Limits
Construction crews are at work
widening the two bridges on High
way Nos. 19 and 23. just south
of Hazelwood city limits.
The new bridges will be 33 feet
wide, and will include a railed side
walk for pedestrians.
One detour was built around the
bridge, and traffic will be routed
by the prison canjp for the other
bridge.
PWA ENGINEER MOVES
OFFICE TO CULLOWHEE
P. L. Threkle, PWA resident
engineer inspector, for the past
nine months, here in connection with
the sewer line construction, has
moved his office to Cullowhee, where
he is over-seeing construction work
on a building there and a prison
camp in Cherokee county.
T
O.V NORTHER?! MARKET
M. H. Rabhan, owner Of Harold's
Deprtment Store, is in New York,
buying fall merchandise for his
store. He will spend a week in
the city.