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fm Waynesville Mountaineer lt Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1XTH YEAR NO. 5 WAYNESVILLE, N. C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties , . , . , ; f Along POLITICAL FRONTS lack On The Job J order that Tar Heels may i "some influential say" in the nation of presidential and r presidential candidates, Gov ir Iloey has suggested that the Democratic convention be ; sometime in May before the primary on May 25th. The leistion wB8 ' made at his first s conference since his return i Duke Hospital, where he un rent an operation. He stated, e ill, be had followed the-guber-rial race with interest, but it .d be lands off with him "un niy Tiinistration or the re ef t a party is attacked." iy fi i. 3 just insisted so" is Id r ' ' e alibi for a candidate, in tie, c .,of Representative ext L. Ik ghton, who i baa' iged his i nd, and decided to gain, it i s no fairy tale, but Ui-xat confession. Reporta that i v as a forlorn figmre I fc'.l 1 i fi iunds the past week, with the question.: Bis ily w bated him to retire as he planned, and also hU physi- and return'to his mountain I in Laurel Springs, but high jnistrative officials beseiged bwith pleas to remain, as his try needed him and he yielded jbeir wishes. Thousands of ests came by mail, and when Irge delegation from his own Set came to Washington and in strong appeals that his be up again for re-election, econsidered his plans, and re ded to the "call to duty." fomas Cooper, mayor of Wil fton, has decided not to be the candidate as be announced telf as a "seeker" for the job overoor on Sunday. He makes 6th to date, the largest, guber rial flock of candidates ever fa to try their wings at one tin the campaign flight in this , J. M, Broughton, Lee rely, W. P. Horton, A. J. Max Jand'now Cooper. Cooper, who ' served two terms . in prison ank charges, has staged a real I back, having represented his Sty twice in the legislature, and jw mayor of Wilmington. He a great flair for publicity and s the value of such things. he made his announcement "i d reporters to hi3 hotel i r.aleigh, first introduced i to l is daughter, a technician pu..d Hospital, and them to a lew. Friends dropped in just informal calls, while the re fers f t the story. As to his Jorm la said, "I could take a Of t'. ...a and give out a lot of jrfluous s upercilious words, but H use ( !y a few words that I Bed at r y mother's knee the fen r.u!e 'As ye would that tshou'J do to you do ye also Bern Ike wise.' I have survey line fiU of announced candi- s J I do not find one that I k represents the great masses be r pie." Cooper will add X of c . r to the campaign, re ps s cf the final count. r "dirt farmer" aspires ' office. C. Wayland inent farmer and state r the third term of Ber y, has announced his can " commissioner of agricul i as the "silver tongued ! Bertie," and to hun n with whom he has ' served in the general nee 1935, as "Cousin hile not known so well a popular figure in )lina. As an advocate ame" he has attracted n by nrovidine a milk "WW, " ed on back page) Haywood Thawing After Mercury Hits 12 Below Lake Junaluska Lowered To Relieve Pressure Of Thick Ice With the second coldest stretch of weather in the past forty-one years, recorded last week the sun shine and clear blue skies of yes terday were a welcome change as they melted the freezing grip of old man winter, which has had such a persistent hold on the com munity that it slowed down the normal pace of the populace. No one actually suffered, but many were dicomforted, it was learned in a survey of conditions .by The Mountaineer. The pages of history were turned back for a large number of people in town, who learned first hand. how it is to "carry water from the spring" for all household purposes, According to Harry M. Hall, local official weather observer, the low for the week was reached on Sunday morning when the ther mometer dropped to 12 below aero. The mean maximum for the week was 23.9 and the minimum was 2.30 below. Mr. Hall states that according to an unofficial reading made when the observer was out of town, the information given to R. N. Barber, from whom it was obtain ed, states that on January 13th, 1918, the thermometer dropped to 19 below. Ths record, however, was not reported to the weather bureau, so there is no official re cord of it,-- j. - - ' The thermometer dropped to even lower levels, it was unoffi cially reported from other sections of the county. It was learned that it went as low as 21 at Lck Le gari,and in the Fines Creek sec tion from 14 to 19. Calls have been coming in con stantly at the city hall for help from, homes where pipes have been frozen outside. The town secured a 300 amph generator from Abel's garage on Sunday and have been working all day and far into the night since thawing out pipes in the modern way, by electricity. Late yesterday afternoon 186 me ters from homes into main lines had been thawed with around 100 more calling for the same services. Lake Junaluska was completely frozen over. The depth the ice might have reached is uncertain as it was necessary to open the flood gates on Saturday and let the water out below the- ice, since the pressure of the ice was pushing the boat house and the piers out of their foundation. Some of the coal dealers stated that while they had been able to supply the demand that they hsve had more or less "hand to mouth" experience, owing to the shortage of cars, which the miners have attributed to the slow sunuly. While citizens have complained that fuel was melting away like snow in July, as they attempted to keep their houses warm. A check up with some of the garages showed that all agreed that business had been soaring in sales of anti-freeze, but slow on gasoline. One garage operator stated that he had towed in a number of ears damaged while sliding on slippery streets, while another claimed that people locally Seemed to think more of their cars than they did their homes, as they had laid in chains (Continued on page 7) Introducing . : A number of new features are making their initial ap pearance in The Mountaineer today. Due to a delay in re ceiving two of the features, they are not placed in the paper on the pages the publishers had planned, but nevertheless, that is a minor detail that will be worked out by next week. We believe these features will prove popular with all readers. For convenience, the new Washington Column, by Stewart Editorial Cartoon, by Cargill Serial Story, "The Cruise To Nowhere" Sports Cartoon, by Sords Today's Styles, Society Page . Scott's Scrapbook, by R. J. Scott -Illustrated Sunday School Lesson Was In Line - W-t Tj. V Control of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee would have passed into the hands of Rep. Thomas H. Cullen, of Brooklyn, N. Y., had Rep. Robert L. Doughton of this state, not changed his mind and decided to become a candidate for re-election after announcing he would retire at the conclusion of the current session of CongresB. Broken Water Meter Delays Issue Of Mountaineer Wednesday afternoon a wa ter pipe on the street in front - of The Mountaineer office burst and, .flooded the press room which delayed the print ing of the paper. The room was flooded before the town authorities could get the wa ter meter cut off. Other than the delay in getting the paper to the readers, there was no damage done. E. K. Herman, Patient In Mount Alto Hospital In Washington, I). C. Ernest Herman, who has been a patient in the Veterans Hospital in Johnson City, Tenn., has been transferred to Mount Alto Hospi tal, Washington, D. C. While Mr. Herman was in the hospital in Johnson City, Mrs. Herman spent a couple of days with him there before he was transferred. Chas. TurbyfiU, Of New York, Is Here On Visit With Mother Charles O. Turbyfill, connected with the annex of the Museum of the American Indian, of New York City, arrived on Saturday from his Fort Lauderdale winter home, to spend several days with his moth er, Mrs. P. L. Turbyfill. MISS BETTY PLOTT WILL TAKE COURSE IN NEW YORK Miss Betty Plott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R, Plott, left Friday for the North. She will first visit her sisters, Miss Marga ret and Miss Lucile Plott, who are residing in Newark, N. J., after which she will go to New York City, where she will enter a busi ness college. features are indexed: Page Two Page Two . Page Nine Page Ten . Page Six Page Four Page Four lVf ' I fit V State WPA Grants $7,778 To Improve County Schools Twenty-Three Workers Allotted; Initial Work At Hazelwood School An allotment 'Of 7,778 and 23 wurkerg for school building im provement in Haywood County has recently been approved by C. C. McGinnis, WPA state administra tor which is among 14 other new relief projects which will cost around ?828,154 and give employ ment to 1,300 persons in North Carolina. : The amount, according to a state ment from Jaik Messer, county superintendent of education to a representative of The Mountaineer yesterday, will cover a general painting program of all county school buildings and renovation and repairs in a number of them. All boilers in the schools will be made fire proof out of the allotted funds. The initial work under the project, the conversion of the audi torium of the old Hazelwood school building into a gymnasium is now underway. Piedmont Hotel Owner Will Be Buried Today Jefferson Daris Hyatt, Died Yesterday Morning Jefferson Davia Hyatt, 82, prom inent farmer and owner and oper ator for many years of the Pied mont Hotel, popular 'summer re sort of this section, died at his home on the Eagles Nest road, at 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, fol lowing an extended illness. Mr. Hyatt, a nfcve of this coun ty, was the son; of Elisha Parker and Dorcas Dorighty Hyatt, and his place on tkfjHagles Nest road is one ,of the '-largest original tracts of land still owned by de scendants of a pioneer settler in this section. Many years ago he and his late wife, . Mrs. Mary Jane Young Hyatt, a native of Henderson Coun ty, started taking summer visitors in their home and build up the business to where it was necessary to have larger accommodations, and the Piedmont Hotel was then erected. It has been successfully operated since that time, having given wide publicity to this sec tion. Their son Paul Hyatt has been in active management of the place for the past several years. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church, of which Mr. Hyatt had been a mem ber since early youth. The Rev. James G. Huggin, Jr., pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill cemetery. ; Serving as pallbearers will be the following: W. T. Lee, Clyde H. Ray, Dr. Tom Stringfield, J. R. Boyd, W. C. A'h-n, J. L. String- fieid, Captain George Plott, Dr. N. F. Lancaster, and Chas. Ray. Surviving are three children; one daughter, Mrs. E. T. Turner, of Dayton, Ohio, and two sons, Wil liam D., and Paul R. Hyatt, both of Waynesville, and four grand children, Mary, Ann Jean Elimore, and Edward Turner, of Dayton, Ohio. Mrs.G.Z.Shoaf Dies In Asheville Last rites were conducted Sat urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist church for Mrs. Garfield Zachery Shoaf, 32, who died in an Asheville hospital on Friday . morning, Mrs, Shoaf had been in ill health for sometime, but, her condition became critical only during the few days preceding her death. The Rev. James G. Huggin, Jr., pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in Greenbill cemetery. Serving as active pallbearer were: Robert Suttles, James Sherl lin, William Revis, Hyman Sutton, Robert Hugh Clark, and Bradford Mehaffey. Mrs. Shoaf was before her mar riage Miss Merrill Lee, daughter of R. Dean Lee and the late Mrs. Nancy Ray Lee. She had spent her entire life in Waynesville. Surviving are her husband; her father, three children, Ray, Frances and Nancy; five sisters, Mrs. O. C Suttles, Asheville; Mrs. L. L. Rhodes, Jacksonville; Mrs. N. B. Revis, Canton; Mrs. Gaither Z. Candler and Mrs. Luther L. Allen, of Waynesville. Judge Alley To Preside Over February Court Judge Rousseau Makes Exchange With Judge Alley Because Of Sickness The regular February term of criminal court will convene here on Monday morning the 6th, with Judge F. E. Alley presiding. Judge J. A. Rousseau, of North Wilkes boro, was scheduled to preside, but owing to sickness in his family made the exchange with Judge Alley. The docket is rather light, ac cording to court attaches, the ma jority of cases dealing with drunk en driving. The trial of J. Delvin, 22, of Candler, charged with man slaugh ter, has been set for this term. Delvin was driving the car in which Mrs. Annie Wilson, of Enka, was instantly killed on Sunday morn ing, November the 26th, when the car went over an embankment on the Howell Mill road. The following jurors have been drawn for the February term of criminal court. For the first week: Chas. D. McCrary, Fines Creek; C. C. Lovelace, Beaverdam; Rufus S. Browning, Waynesville; C. G. Medford, Waynesville; Oliver Rath bone, Ivy Hill; Robert Hogan, Waynesville; W. B. Sorrell, Beav erdam; Amos J. Moody, Ivy Hill. Lawson L. Allen, Beaverdam; Thurman Haynes, Clyde; E. J. Schulhofer, Waynesville; W. A. Hyatt, Waynesville; Lee William son, Jonathan Creek; J. R. Hipp, Waynesville; Hugh II. Liner, Beaverdam; W. R. Harbeck, Way nesville; W. C. Moody, Beaverdam; John J. Fulbright, Fines Creek; Goble McOracken, Beaverdam ; Oscar L. Smathers, Clyde; Perry Smatbers, . Waynesville; James Boyd, Jr., Waynesville ? J. Amos Moody, Jonathan Creek; Chester Hipps, Clyde. Jim Ratcliff, WaynesvUKJ'rttJ" lace Ward, Waynesrtllet Ralph O. Kelley, Pigeon; Lon L., Cham bers, Pigeon; Zeb Rogers, Waynes ville; John C. Underwood, Waynes ville; Robert Reeves, Jonathan Creek; A. G. Baldwin, White Oak; Steve Duckett, Fines Creek; Chas. B. Hawkins, Fines Creek; Jarvi Palmer, Jonathan Creek; Mark Galloway, Waynesville; Will T. WilBon, Waynesville; R. R. Mease, Jr., Beaverdam; Jarvis H. Allison, Waynesville. For the second week the follow ing were drawn: Fred Tucker, Ivy Hill; Glenn McCracken, Fines Creek; Carey C. Smathers, Beav erdam; C. B. Wells, Beaverdam; James H. Haynes, Clyde; Jess Garner, East Fork; M. A. Leath erwood, Clyde; Jas. B. Brad.-haw, Iron Duff; J. B. Duckett, White Oak; Troy Leatherwodd, .Jonathan Creek. . Ronald Morris, Waynesville, Guy Medford, Beaverdam; Zinsey R. Sparks, Fines Creek; C. A Scruggs, Waynesville; J. E. Bur- nntte, Beaverdam; Henry Francis, Waynesville; frank Swanger, Waynesville; Hardy Liner, Jr., Ivy Hill. Mrs. Elisabeth Day, of New York City, is the guest for a fort night or more of her aunt, Mrs, Rufus L. Allen, Demonstration Farmers To Hold Annual Meeting Fri. The annual meeting of all dem onstration farmers in Haywoed County will be held at the court house on Friday, the 2nd, starting at 10 o'clock. The highlights of the meeting will be talks by R. W. Shoffner, of State College, who is in charge of the demonstration farm program in North Carolina, and Ralph C. McDade, of the agri cultural division of the Tennessee Valley Authority. A special feature of the program will be the showing of slides of farming operations on demonstra tion farms in this county. Farm ers and all persons interested in the demonstration farm program are asked to attend. The demonstration farmers are organized into an association call ed the Haywood County Mutual Soil Conservation and Land Use Association, Incorporated. Much of the credit of the accomplish ments of the group has been due to the efficient work of the officers. At present the number of unit demonstration farms in Haywood County is HO, but a number of Junaluska Summer School At Lake To Be Discontinued Taking Census N. C. WEST, of Clyde, is Uking the business and manufacturing census in Haywood for the 1940 United States census. Business Census In Haywood Being Pushed By West Firms That Have Been Contacted Giving Hearty Cooperation N. C. West is planning to start taking the business and manufact uring census in Waynesville this week-end. ' -:- '"' v The rWood ecnms offlcial bit completed this phase of work in the Canton area, and reported hearty co-operation by all firms. The business and manufacturing division of the 1940 census is to be completed by March 81st, and soon thereafter, the count of pop ulation will get underway. Mr West started this work on January 2nd. Township And County Schools Reopen Today The Waynesville district schools, which were closed on Monday af ternoon will re-open this morning, it was learned late yesterday af ternoon from the olliee of Jack Messer, county superintendent of education. The schools were closed on ac count of frozen water pipes, which since Monday have been thawed out, and in the necessary instances mended.' The Bethel school, which closed on Tuesday the 23rd, will also re open today, it having taken more than a week to thaw out the pipes and fix up the damage done by the freezing. thece while new members accom plished many intangible things that cannot be included m this report. All the new 48 unit demonstration farmers are taking their full allowance of lime through the soil conservation program in 1940 to be applied on their pas tures and meadows. Records Of 62 Farms A tabulation of 62 of the unit farms thatfwere a part of the ini tial demonstration work in the county has been made by the county agent's office showing the great work done. Most of these 62 farms have been active in the program since 1935 and 1936, only a few have joined at later dates. As each year marks an improve ment in farming practices in this county so the interest in the unit demonstration farmer and what he is accomplishing is growing. In 1939 7,958 people visited the 62 unit demonstration farms to ob serve the farming practices they were using. This figure indicates (Con tinned oa page 3) ! V.' ix " v-. ) I,' 111"' ... . .;," i . . . my $ J Trustees Take Action Upon Recommendation Of Duke University The recommendation of Duke University that the Lake Junaluska Summer School be discontinued owing to its decreased enrollment, was accepted with regret by the board of trustees here in session la.t Thursday, The rucommenda tion was incorporated in a report to the board by Dr. Paul N. Ciarber, director of the 8ehoo for tha past several years, A comparison of the autistic of 1938 and 1939 showing a decrease in enrollment in 1939 of forty-four students, with the outlook for an even greater decrease, which makes the continuance of the school im practical, was pointed out by Dr. Garber. The burden of the operating ex penses of the school has been car ried by Duke University, with thtt board of commissioners of Hay wood County making a small con tribution each year, which gave the teachers of the county the privi leges o' attending. The decrease in enrollment baa been gradual due to the fact that all the teachers in the county now start out with 'A" certificates, and have no need to go to summer school, to -each this standard, as wag previously the case. The older teachers, it was brought out, who started with less than aa "A" certificate have achieved this standard." .' The teachers are now required by law to renew their certificates and attend summer school valy every five years, and due to legls V i vTtcusion aincs I93i ao UWIior with an A" certificate ha bad to attend summer ichool sine then. It was also brought out by Dr. Garber that because of lack of library facilities the summer school would not be able to offer many courses beyond the sophomore level, and also for that reason it would not be able to serve the re quirements of the teachers of Haywood County in the future. When the school was lirit es tablished back in 1925 it filled a very great and definite need and has rendered that service, was pointed out by Dr. Garber. He also staled that those in charge had known for sometime that the school for the reasons given would ultimately have to be discontinued. Members of the board expressed appreciation to Duke University, Dr. Few and to Dr. Garber for the educational oppoitunit.es offered by the Lake Junaluska summer school and also expressed regret over its discontinuance. Members of the board of trus tees present at the meeting Thui -day were Dr. Paul N. Garber, di- - (Continued on page 7) President's Ball Held In Canton Around 100 couples from Way nesville attended the annual Haywood County President's Ball which was held on Tuesday night at the Canton Armory, with music by Will Osborne's I5-piece orchestra of New York City, but without Mr. Osborne, who was detained at home on ac count of illness. It wag impossible to obtain the amount raised from the ball as all those who had taken tickets to sell had not turned in their reporU, ac cording to those in charge of the affair. It was estimated that ap proximately 700 tickets had been sold and several hundred persons attended. " , As a special feature during the intermission Sam Queen and h. famous Soco Gap Square Dance team gave a number of exhibitions of the figures danced for King George and Queen Elizabeth. While it was learned that the affair, due to the extreme cold weather was not the financial suc cess of last year, but from the standpoint of the dancers the floor was not so crowded and there was. more room for dancing. James Queen was local chairman of the sale of : tickets. Serving with Mr. Queen were Mrs. Jamea Henderson, Mrs. Felix StovalV Tom Campbell, Chas. Ketner, A. W. Collins, and James Hardin Howell, Js.