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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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WAYNESVILLE, N. G, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1939
$1.50 In Advance In Ilaywood and Jacisea Cauntka
Wayne
Ws Club Will
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tmas Contest
L Are Offered For Best
t Decorations
Lacement has been made of
yMg (Jtmsunas tree mm
jeewations contest, neia an
. u the American Home de-
Ltf the Woman's Club.
L ,r ig oi z.ou eacu are
Mired by the club this year;
L the best decorated living
pa tree, and another lor
Ut attractively decorated
mi rrounds of any home
Lelwood and Waynesville.
wrionj entering the contest
Letted to phone Mrs. Ben
k t 194. by noon of De-
L the 23rd. Judging will
U between 6 and 9 o'clock
Lrday, December 23rd. No
but may win a prize in two
Life years.
contests held by the club
done much to stimulate out-fec-rations.
When the con-
tire inaugurated a few years
there were only twelve
ktants the first year, and last
there were between fifty and
home decorated.
Wag with Mrs. Ben Colkitt,
are Mrs. Robert H.
kut, and Mrs. S. P. Gay.
Park Travel Is
Still Gaining
Over Last Year
Visitors continue to trek their
way into the Great Smoky Moun
tain National Park area. In No
vember they numbered 22,043 and
were riding in 8,027 vehicles, and
represented an increase of five
per cent over travel for November
of J938.
The visitors came from 46 states,
the District of Columbia, Canal
Zone, and Ontario, Canada, Forty
five per cent of the visitors were
from other than the local stages
of North Carolina and Tennessee.
States in number of visitors
ranked as follows: (1) Tennessee
(2) North Carolina, (3) Illinois'
(4) Ohio, (5) Georgia, (6) Mich
igan. The increase in number of visit
ors noted were diftributed through
the three checking stations and
were proportionate among local
and out-of-state travel. Travel
for the year to date exceeds last
travel year through November,
1938 by seven per cent.
imittee Asks
Revocation Of
A Beer License
Brewers and North Caro-
.Beer Distributors committee
bed the Haywood county
if commissioners- to revoke
Vufl license of one Haywood
nfctler "
1 E Bain, of Goldsboro,
Pfi clean up or close up"
fs in North Carolina, said
petition was based on
liquor law violations of
laler.
i dealer's place of business
padlocked by court order,
he committee seeks to have
w license revoked in order
it cinnot be used elsewhere,
(l Bain explained.
Mel Bain also announced that
ywood county dealer, whose
4 the committee petitioned
rood board of commission
' ill November meeting de
ll action until its December
'S on the committee's peti-
revoke the license of Myrtle
M In the meantime, Su
' Court Judge J. Will Pless,
'ski the license.
Son Of Local Man
Wins In Popular
Song Contest
John C Murphy, Jr., Wins In
Contest Conducted By
Radio Gaide Magazine
bgo Visitors
end Weok-Fnrl
P Route To Fla.
mm. waiter D. Harris,
PfO, (re the ir.mct. Ar:nr. 1
Ftk of Mr. and Mr. TTinma-.
fetl. at the Hotel LePaine. I
na5s is president of the
V cosiness College, and of
rdHarris School, also of
P He and hi. a,;ra ,..,
f to Florida for a stay of
r- " more. Upon their re
r they will .im
F Seawells.
M1 Mrs. TTarri. o.r.
stic ever fh; ...t,-..
nd pfcn to make ex-
nere in the future.
E MAN
LOSES LICENSE
Mayes, 0f Clyde, had his
il "warning io WOra
safety. '8 W"y aep"-
At 6:30 Saturday afternoon, East
ern Standard time, Del Courtney's
Orchestra will premiere a new
song, that bids to become a pop
ular hit of the current season, "I'm
Playing 'Hide and Seek' With a
Dream.'!
The song was written by John
Carpenter Murphy, son. of .Dr. and
Mrs. J. C. Murphy, of Waynesville,
and has been declared as the winner
of a first prize of $200 in a recent
popular song contest which was
conducted by the Radio Guide
Magazine, published in Chicago.
The eong is to be put on the
air, phonographed, find issued in
sheet forms for bands and orches
tras. The composer will receive
royalties from these various forms
in which the song is to be used.
The song is what musicians call
an. off-form song, in that it has
a fifty-six bar chorus instead of
the regular thirty-two bars. A
famous example of such a compo
sition is "Happy Days Are Here
Again."
John Carpenter Murphy was
born in Hickory on June 26, 1915.
He is a graduate of the University
of North Carolina. At present he
is arranger for the Johnnie Long
Orchestra which is now playing
at the William Penn Hotel in Pitts
burgh, Pcnn. The composer's sif
ter, Miss Marguerite Murphy, who
is a student at the Women's Col
lege of the University of North
Carolina, suggested the name of
the ring.
The Radio Guide predicts that
all listeners will get a big thrill
from the song, which from all re
ports gives promise Of a popular
ity run.
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J.J.Ferguson
Re-Elected Tax
Collector Aide
Commissioners Draw Jury For
January Term Of Civil
Court At Monday Session
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Singing Convention
Will Meet Here On
Sunday The Tenth
"You letter be good you better not cry; better not pout, and I'm telling you why, Santa Claus is in
in n MAvhr Wav was down at the tram to greet Santa as he stepped off last Saturday morning.
Standing right behind the Mayor is Oscar L. Briggs, who had charge of erecting Santa's motor alcigh,
which is shown in picture No. 3. In No. 2, is part of the crowd awaiting the train. The large horns m
the center belong to members of the high school band. No. 4, is one of the many happy children, who re
ceived candy at the igloo. And No. 5 is Santa him elf, look ng from the w ndow of his igloo to see that
every child had received some candy. No. 6 shows part of the crowd working up to the igloo. No. 7
is a partial view of the igloo in front of the court house as the crowd thinned out. The front of the motor
sleigh can be seen. No. 8 was taken from the sleigh just aa Santa made his way to the igloo.
State Engineer
Here Inspecting
Parkway Survey
Crew Of 25 Making Excellent
Progress On Survey From
Soco Gap To Ravensf ord
J. J. Feriruson was re-elected
for another term as assistant tax
supervisor and collector, at the
mectinar of the county board of
commissioners, which was held here
on Monday. This will make the
fourth term that Mr. Ferguson
has served in this capacity.
Annual statements of the county
affairs as prepared by Chas. C.
Francis, register of deeds and
clerk of the county board of com
missioners, wtre ordered posted
on the bulletin board in the main
entrance of the court house.
A number of releases were grant
ed in cases of tax penalties, and
one county road project was ap
proved.
A jury was drawn for the Jan
nary term of civil court which
will convene here on the 8th with
Judge J. A. Rousseau presiding.
The following were drawn for
the first week: Allen Rathbone,
Waynesville; John Tcague, Beaver-
dam; J. C. BuitcII, Waynesville;
Sheridan Coward. Waynesville; R.
T. Green. Fines Creek; Ira H. Cog-
bum, East Fork; F. Frank Wells,
Pigeon; Ben P. Walker, Waynea
ville; Thomas Yarborough, White
Oak: Isaac M. Grogan, East Fork;
Charlie A. Stamey, Beaverdam.
J. II. Cathcy, Beaverdam; Phil
Sctaer, Beaverdam; Tom S. Free-
man, Waynesville; wiwam 11.
Blanton, Waynesville; O. Yorke,
Beaverdam; Edward Green, Clyde;
Lawrence Walker, Waynesville;
Herman P. Presaley, Pigeon; Gro
ver Hooks, Iron Duff; Avery Pek,
Pigeon; J. N. Brookshlre, Beaver
daaa; and Van C. Wells, of Pigeon.
.For the second week the follow
ing were drawn: L. F. Birchficld,
Cecil; Frank W. Cogburn, Beav.r
dam: W. F. Nix. Beaverdam: L. W.
Curtis, Clyde; George M. West,
Beaverdam; Ralph Kuykcndall, Ivy
Hill; Seth C. Wood, Beaverdam;
Wallace W. Blackwell, Waynes
ville; Roy Rogers, Fines Creek;
James B. Green, Fines Creek.
Asbury Bradley, Ivy Hill; Homer
West, Clyde; W. F. Fender, Beav
erdam; Spaulding Underwood,
Waynesville; Gilbert Reeves, Way
nesville; Will A. Hipps, Beaver
dam; M. A. Jenkins, White Ouk;
S. Pink Reeves, Jonathan Creek.
List Of Worthy And Needy
Families Being Compiled
The Haywood County Singing
convention will meet next Sunday
at 10 o'clock at the court house
here. H. A. William?, chairman,
hao extended an invitation to all
vocal groups in the county to at
tend and take part in the program 1
of the day. J
Mr Williams hones fo make the
Sunday meet the biggest affair of
the entire yfar of the singing con
vention meetings. '
looking over the county
General Haywood
GETS A FEW THINGS OF COUNTY-WIDE
INTEREST OFF HIS MIND WITH LETTERS
Garbage Trucks
Make Daily Trips
The street department has
started a clean-up drive for the hol
idays, and the garbage trucks will
make daily rounds, according to T.
L. Bramlett, alderman in charge
of ttreets.
All citizens are asked to place
their garbage on the curb and the
trucks will pick it up.
Mr. Bramlett also called atten
tion to the need of raking all
leaves up at this time as a precau
tion against fires
Joe Liner Undergoes
Operation At Haywood
County Hospital
Motor Vehicles:
than three weeks, it will
Potion of the law to ope
i. Teh'cle on the highways
j" 1940 licrnse plate. Of
know that
gently msny did not know
r s can be bought for
i Price now as on Decera
r sold on the 81st this
year. Year after year, I have no
nA thtt Ion line that had to
wait for tags during the last min
ute rush, and some even waited
until the first week in Januaryt
but waiting for what, I have never
been able to figure out
There is less chance for , mis-.-j
oortsinlv a time saver,
. : (Continued on page 2)
The condition of Joe Liner, who
underwent an operation eary Wed
nesday morning, at the Haywood
County Hospital, was reported
last night as satisfactory. Mr.
Liner had a fairly comfortably day
yesterday, it was learned.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY WILL
HOLD DECEMBER MEET
ING ON MONDAY
The Waynesville post of the
American Legion and the Auxil
iary will hold the regular monthly
meetings on Monday night at 7:15
in their assembly rooms in the
Legion home.
During the Joint social hour
Mrs. E. L. McGee and Mrs. Ada
Palmer win serve as hostesses.
Complying with the request
of readers of The Mountaineer,
The paper will again sponsor
Christmas cheer for the needy
families of this section, in co
operation with the county wel
fare department and Salvation
Army.'
As of last year, beginning
next week, the paper will
carry descriptions of the SO
neediest cases that have come
under the supervision of tbw
county welfare department
and the Salvation Army, which
may be taken by either indi
viduals or groups to ' supply
their Christmas needs.
The cases will be numbered,
with no names, but number in
family, location of home, dis
tance from, Waynesville, and
ages of children. Anyone de
siring to take care of a cer
tain number is asked to cair
137 and it will be checked off
the list to avoid duplication.
Around thirty families were
supplies kith, not only Christ
mas cheer, but many of the
necessiies of life, last year,
and in some cases were tied
over the worst of the winter
by this method of reaching
them through the generosity of
others.
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Mock hsd
as their guests over the week-end
at their apartment at Birchwood
Hall their eon and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mock,
of Elizabethton, Tenn-,and an
other son, Jack Mock, of Bristol.
Santa Busy Here
Visiting Schools;
Mail Is Heavy
Will Visit All Schools In The
County, Will Give Away
Candy And Oranges
About the busiest man in all this
section right now is Santa Claus.
Ever since his arrival last Sat
urday morning, via train, he has
be:n as busy as could be, making
his rounds to schools, to rural
'ections, and into J.acVson County.
Besides his personal visits, his
mail is getting heavier, and he Is
required to spend considerable
time poring over his letters, and
completing his list.
A crowd of BOO were on hand
Saturday morning to welcome him
as he arrived on the train. His
25-foot red and white motor
sleigh was parked nearby, and he
lost no time after being greeted by
Mayor Way in getting to his
sleigh and joining a parade through
the streets of Hazelwood and
Waynesvile and out to East Way
nesville. On his arrival at the
igloo, he went straight to work,
passing out candy.
Children and grown-nps greetec
the red-suited old man all along
the route of the parade.
Today at one o'clock Santa will
appear at the Crabtree school, and
at 2 o'clock, will go to Fines
Creek.
On Friday he will make his first
appearance at 12:45 at the Mag
gie school, then at 1:30 at the Dell-
wood school. At 2:15 he will be
at Rock Hill, and at 3 o'cock, he
will be at the Lake .Tu"ln'ka
(Continued on page 8)
Unusual Sale Of
Auto Licenses
Is Being Made
Sales for the new 1940 automo
bile license plates are ahead of
last year, which was an usually
heavy sales year, according to J.
Dale Stents, local manager of the
Carolina Motor Club who is in
charge of the sales, in the office of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Stents is urging the public
to buy their plates early and avoid
the lasf minute rush which comes
around the Christmas holidays.
Death, in December, rides top
f peed on the nation's highways, al
though traffic Volume decreases
greatly, according to Mr. Stents.
"While mileage figures for De
cember are less that in any month
from April until November, the
traffic death total rises as much as
25 per cent," the motor club official
declared.
Indicating that driving condi
tions are responsible for this in
crease, he pointed out that during
December there are from three to
four hours less daylight and pave
ments are often icy.
R. Getty Browning, chief locat
ing engineer of the state highway
department, was here yesterday
making an inspection of the park
way survey which is now under
way from Soco Gap to Ravensfordu
The excellent weather has en
abled the engineering crew to make
rapid progress on the survey, Mr.
Browning said. At present 25 men
are at work on the project, about
half of whom are Indians.
The approximate distance from
Soco Gap to Ravensford over the
proposed parkway route is 15
miles.
Mr. Browning said he expected
to see the work of the 2.6 mile sec
tion that U underway at Beech
Gap and the 5-mile section at
Wagon Road Gap while on this trip.
Canton Jail In
Better Condition
Than Was Charged
Canton Officials Point Out
That Grand Jury Was
Misinformed
Officials of the town of Canton,
in a signed statement yesterday,
formally denied that the city jai
was in the condition as presented)
to the grand .jury during their
recent investigation.
The statement, which bore tiw
signature of Mayor J. Paul Mur
ray and Aldermen C Guy Hipp
C. J. McCracken, and C L. West
moreland, is as follows:
"We would like to make soma
corrections through your paper as
to the grand jury report which
was delivered to Judge J. Will
Pleas, Jr., of the Superior Court
in Waynesville, North Carolina,
November 24, 1939 and which ap
peared in the Ashevillo papers
November 28. The jury reported
that the Town jail was condemned
in the following particulars! dirty,
bug infested, unsanitary, only two
cells, both white and negroes, mas
and fwmafe are kept in tame cells
and no janitor service.
"We like to make the following
corrections: as to the cells; there
are four, two compartment cells;
as to the negroes and white, male
and female being put in cells at
same time, this has never been
done and there is a partition be
tween the male and female cells;
as to the janitor service, we have
always had a lull time janitor; as
to the jail being infested withy
bugs, we beg to advise that there
are no bugs in the jail other thaiv
cock-roaches and they are Jiabfa
to be anywhere. We will admit
that the jail is not what it should
be, but we have always made des
perate efforts to keep it in a sani
tary condition. We regret very
much that the grand jury has been
misinformed as to the manner in
which it has been kept. At the
time the members of the grand
jury made their investigation the
jail was empty. All prisoners had
just been removed and for th!s
reason we feel sure that someone
misrepresented to them the man
ner in which female and male, ne
groes and whites are kept We
would like for any citizen to come
and inspect the jail at anytime
they wish, as we feel it is not as
bad as the report indicated.
"We will assure the pubttc that
it will be kept sanitary at all times
as in the past."
Company "H" Fights Off
Air Raid On Waynesville
A guard in a khaki uniform is
marching up and down in front of
the Waynesville Armory this week,
with the erectness, steady tread,
and vigilance of a soldier on war
time duty, but with a disarming
expression that only a peace time
guard could wear.
Company "H" of the 120th In
fantry of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard are encamped at the
Armory for one week beginning
last Sunday and continuing through
this Saturday.
Captain George Plott stated to
a representative of The Mountain
eer yesterday that all National
Guards throughout the United-
States are engaged this week tn
similar regular field training.
It wa$ pointed out that last
summer instead of the nsu?.
month's encampment, the guards
had only two weeks, and that
military, authorities considered the
breaking up of the practice for
the companies was more practical
and beneficial from a standpoint rf
training than one long period.
Last Right the company took
part in an imaginary air raid, hi
which they had practice with the
firing ef 12 machine guns, return
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