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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
:IXTII YEAR
NO. 10
16 Pages Today
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1940
$1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
Wayne
ALONG
OLITICAL
Fronts
p'.' Jree Haywood candidates toss--4eir
hats into the political ring
liSveek, for the first formal an
-.v. a - . .1 injn
emeu is 01 (.lie caiupaigu
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k fcry is twelve weeks off, the po
1 I heat is steadily rising, and
dications are that some
smry campaigning lit xinywuuu
done between now and seven
on Saturday, May Zoth.
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intimated in this column last
Glenn C. Palmer, successful
er-dairyman and business man
his formal announcement this
re-election as Eepresentative.
aimer served Haywood Coun-
ciently in 1939, and his sound
:ss judgment, and construc-
Bo; legislation won for him many
ds. He also served as a mem
"f the board of commissioners
becoming representative.
L second announced candidate
M to a successful farmer and
ifl pan. J. Earl Ferguson, of
" pan Creek, is seeking the
I C aation as tax collector and tax
" jyisor. Besides being a farm-
Iryman, Mr. Ferguson is
jger of Jonathan Roller Mill,
b closely identified with busi-
bf the county, v He is no new
to county affairs, as his many
, of service on the school board
""him in close touch with all
Is of county business.
mrge A. Brown, Jr., the third
lllloiounce, is seeking re-election
Li - i -j
furman ox ms uuaiu vi muv
ners. , He is another success
A Good Record
Of "Good Deeds"
For One Day
Monday afternoon found W.
G. Byers, clerk of the Superior
Court, completely "whipped
down," but happy. He had te
his credit, not the proverbial
"one good deed for the day,"
but three.
Couples who contemplate
separation or divorce proceed
ings who have children, often,
before taking any legal steps
consult Mr. Byers, as to the
possible turn the court will
take regarding the children, as
it comes under his jurisdiction
ito decide which parent will
have the custody of the off
springs around which there is
often so much heart ache and
controversy.
On Monday, no less than
three-couples consulted Mr.
Byers on this vital subject. He
undertook to untangle the emo
tional threads of .their lives,
and was so successful, that
when the sun went down on
Monday, all three couples had
"made up" and were back home
happy with their children.
92-Year-Old Woman Helps With
Family Wash, And Carries Wood
Bsiness man and farmer. Two
v.
jst majority of any county
!5
ago he was elected by the
of
FpMssioner m many years. Con
ting that this was his first
Ire in politics, it was an al
1 f unbelievable record. Mr,
I m as a progressive business
jfc has a keen y knowledge
,(y affairs.
Kerr Scott, a practical and
ressive Alamance farmers and
nissioner oi Agriculture, an
fl,iSed last night he would seek
Inination in the Democratic
ry on his record as an lm
Tal administrator and aggres
flfservant of the State
. ten he had served only one
II las Commissioner of Agricul
fhe was selected as the "Man
il!he Year" in service to agri
ttTe by the Progressive Farm
ffA the gubernatorial candidates
-E gathering force. Now they
Jer eight men strong instead
k. all hoping to spend the
teg four years in the govern
Wsion in Raleigh. The sev
candidate to enter during the
rweek was Bryan Thompson,
Camlet Now; Mr. Thompson
be well known "down east,"
ip here in the hills he is a
ger. He may be a fine up
man, but it is, to say the
unusual for a "private cit-
who has been hiding his
tic services'' from the people
ijs state, to come out for high
1 1 eighth candidate is Edwin
(tale Leaksville farmery and
fe of Virginia, who came to
I Carolina in 1930. He was
Icted with the state health
rtment in Virginia, and when
tt came to North Carolina re
in Alleghany and then Sur
,here he was engaged in
h work. He moved to Rock
county in 1937. He is
g his platform a definite
m for the advancement of
i jarmer. Mr. Hale, an adopted
Kof such short standing also
king chances on a "brief ac-
dtance."
it . .
1 ere are three now seeking the
s number two job that of
,nant-governor; namely, L. A,
fin, of Lexington, formr state
lor, R, L, Harris, of Roxboro,
ter of the House in 1933, and
prskine Smith, of Stanley,
,6ent pro tern of the 1939 leg-
lire. From all appearances
tllartin 'seems to be the most
jbsive, he was first to enter
ice, and first to come out with
nite platform. ;
ere is no doubt that the Re-
an party in North Carolina,
here, is picking up. It is
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for 15 years they have
Fpnng political show to
-His to carry on as they
" out any effort to claim
They apparently real-
School Bands
Gave Initial
Concert Friday
Seven Hundred People
Heard Concert In High
School Auditorium .
Approximately 700 persons heard
the Waynesville high school band
give its initial public concert on
Friday night in the School audito
rium. The program was opened by the
elementary band, the group hav
ing had their instruments for only
two months. They gave a number
of short pieces.
The high school group Opened
their program with the "Star
bpangled Banner" and closed with
the school Alma Mater, which was
written some years ago by Miss
Margaret Strmgfield. The pro-
Lgram consisted of several lieht
concert numbers interspersed with
snappy marches and melodic
waltzs.
During the evening M. H. Bowles
read a number of congratulatory
messages to T, New, Jr., and
the band from the following: pres
'dent of the state band masters
group, Mayor Way. and Mavor
Prevost, other high school bands in
the state and various civic organ
izations.
L. M. Richeson. chairman of the
band committee, spoke briefly, stat
ing that three steps had been com
pleted by the band, namely: the
first, by the school board in em
ploying a band instructor: second.
parents in buying $5,000 worth of
instruments; third, civic erouDS in
purchasing base horns. The
fourth step, he pointed out, was
w puy uniforms for the group,
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, . -"-x-vto
MRS.
year-old
my pension check, and it certainly 1 92. Bllt LillCS Work
liiC UlC, UUW JU I
1 4... i S S.f i
veteran of the War Between , the
States, last Saturday morning, af
ter she had visited the office of the
clerk of the superior court, through
whose hands the pensions are hand-
led.
"i nave Deen strong ana 1 have ffTwW-'
worked hard all my life, and I
know that it's the Lord's will for
pie to until my time comes to go,
which seems to be longer than most
what she attributed the fact that
she had lived longer than the av
erage person.
In her black calico sun bonnet,
that was so prevalent in another
generation gone by, Mrs. White
presents an interesting picture
from the past. While she is
slightly deaf, her eyes are keen
with understanding. There is no
feebleness in her voice, which rings
clear and vigorous, as she dis
cussed the days of yesterday.
She came into town with her
granddaughter, Mrs. Pearl Crump
ton. For "the Dast nine vears she
has resided on Little East Fork
of Pigeon with her son, William M.
White and his family.
Mrs. Crumpton stated that her
grandmother was so a-tive and
enjoyed helping with the work
around the house and the farm that
it was hard to keep her from do
ing too much.
The day before, Mrs. White said
she had gotten in stove wood, and
her granddaughter added, "A'nd
more than that, she helped me with
the family washing the first of the
week. I couldn't keep her from
it. She said if I could do it all
winter, sne could nelp me now
the weather was better."
She has always liked to sew, and
like the women of her generation,
before the day of the ready-made
garments, she is handy with the
needle. Today, with some small
assistance she makes all her own
clothes.
Mrs. White has lived in Haywood
County all her life. She was born
on Jonathan Creek, the daughter
of Edna and Calvin Moore. Her
husband, William Greenberry White
served in the 25th North Carolina
Regiment in the Army of the Con
federate States of America.
He was a member of the second
company to leave Haywood Coun-
MARTHA WHITE, !2
resident of Little East
Fork, insists on doing house wovk,
helping with the 'family, washing
and carrying in stove wood, despite
her uge. She is pictured here on
the court house walk after getting
her pension check. Photo by Pasty
Gwyn.
ty, which was under the command
of Captain Sam Bryson. He serv
ed the remainder of the war, fight
ing for the cause of the South.
Mrs. White remembers quite
vividly the days of terror and pri
vation of the War Between the
States. Her family lived on the
North Carolina-Tennessee state
line.
"It wasn't the negular Yankee
Army that gave us so much trouble
in Hiiy wood County, it was the
raiders and scouters," said Mrs,
White, as she recalled the years
of her young womanhood.
Before the war was over she
stated that her family were com
pelled to leave their farm and seek
refuge in other " sections of the
county. The scouters became so
lawless that the people in her sec
tion were afraid to go to bed
at night.
A firm believer in the gospel
that happiness comeg from work
well done, and With a steady faith
in the Divine Power which marks
our destiny." Mrs. White waits
with calmness, but with interest in
living, for the last task,
Jury Has Filed
Report On Clyde
School Property
The jury appointed last week
by W. G. Byers, Clerk of the
Superior Court, Composed of
W. P. Harris, of Beaverdam
township, Frank Wells, of Pig
eon, and Jarvis H. Allison, of
Waynesville, met on Friday
and filed their report on
Saturday, in which they ap
praised the value of the pro
posed site of the new Clyde
school building, owtned by
Mrs. Mary Morgan.
They valued the 8 acres at
$6,750. Mrs. Morgan has 20
days in which to file her an
swer, but it was generally un
derstood that she did not in
tend to prolong the matter,
but owing to the illness of her
son.in-law, Patrolman E. W.
Jones, had delayed taking the
matter up this week.
Rev. 0. C. Landrum
Ends Pastorate At
Hazelwood Sunday
Has Iteen Pastor For Eleven
Years, Tenders Resignation
To Congregation
Stentz Withdraws
Resignation, Takes
Over C. Of d Work
Leap Year Baby
Arrived At
Haywood Hospital
A gloomy prospect for birth
day celebrations faces little
Miss Mary Alice Rathbone,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
O, Rathbone, of Clyde, route
one, who arrived on February
the 29th at the Haywood Coun
ty Hospital.
The first birthday cake she
will be entitled to have will
bear four candles instead of
one, and she will no doubt
wonder at her hard fate, as
the other children have annual
celebrations.
House Destroyed
And School Bus
Damaged By Fire
A seven room house located in
the Mauney Cove section and own.
ed by Fred Caldwell, was com
pletely destroyed by fire and a
school bus parked near the
dence was considerably damaged
aruuna uitv o'clock on Fridav
night.
The house was unoccum'ed at the
time and was reported to have pnn.
tained very little furniturp.
The origin of the fire was unknown.
The school bus, which was driven
by Larry Caldwell, son of the owner
of the house, will be replaced this
week by another vehicle, it was
learned.
Jack Messer, county superintend
ent of education got in touch with
the stats department of school
transportation early Saturday
morning, following the fire, and
was assured of a replacement.
The bus, which carried the nuDils
to the Lake Junaluska school, was
replaced with a temnorarv vehicle I Mrs. C. L. Thompson, of Summitt
on Monday, so that the children N. J., who has spent the winter
Park Visited By
11,091 Last Month
Visitors to the Park during Feb
ruary were from 45 states and the
District of Columbia, according to
the actual count made by Park
officials.
The 11,091 people traveled in
4,244 vehicles, with 28 per cent
coming from states other than
Tennessee and North Carolina. This
is the first time in many months
that no foreign cars were recorded.
Tennessee led the list with visi
tors, with North Carolina second,
Illinois third and Michigan and
Ohio tied for fourth place.
Travel for February represents
decrease of 16 per cent from
travel for February 1939: however
the travel year to date exceeds last
year's travel through February by
2 per cent. ..
Commissioners
Spent Busy Day
On First Monday
Final arrangements for the
transfer of the property of the
Waynesville Furniture Company
to the Unagusta Manufacturing
Company, were discussed at the
meeting of the county board of
commissioners held here on Mon
day. The transfer in expected to
be made this week.
The terms of the contract and
the agreement of the dispensation
of the property, which the Una
gusta has leased from the county
for the past five years were made
by a former board of commission
ers, and the transfer will be a mat
ter of routine.
The contract of W. Bowen Hen
derson for auditing the various
offices that come under the county
government was accepted by the
board On Monday. ' '.v;
Approval was made of a road
petition relative to the "improve
ment of the Medford Cove road
Out of Clyde, during the day.
A large number of persons seek
ing relief from the county came
before the board.
might attend school regularly.
Major and Mrs. J. Harden ITowoll
had as their euest durine the week
me la tier's sister. Mrs. John W,
Doran, of Key West, Fla.
cd on page 8)
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bliss have
As their guests at the Palmer House
their daughter, Mrs. Walter Adolph
and her husband, Mr. Walter
Adolph, and his father, all of Chi
cago.
with Mrs. Mary Saumenig, left
Monday lor bt. Petersburg, Fla.,
where she will spend a month be
fore returning to her home in the
North.
Miss Betsy Lane Quinlan, who
has spent sometime in Miami and
other points in Florida, returned
home during the week. She is
with Miss Alice Quinlan until
Prospect Hill is opened later in
the spring.
New Contracting
Firm Opens Here
The latest firm to open in Way
nesville, is the Paint and Plumbing
Company. The company will do
general contracting, and is owned
and operated by three well-known
local men.
Claude Medford, will be in charge
of building and construction.
Robert (Bob) Gibson will be in
charge of all the painting and pa
per hanging. ;
The plumbing and heating wiil
be under the supervision of Walter
Underwood.
All three have had years of ex
perience in their particular fields.
- The office and sales room is on
Depot street just across from the
court house.
The Sunday morning service will
be the last which Kev. (). C
Landrum will hold at the Hazel-
wood Presbyterian church, Where
he has been pastor for eleven
years.
Rev. Mr. Landrum resigned
Februury 18th, effective March
31st..
As to his future plans, he told
The Mountaineer yesterday that he
had no statement to make.
During his eleven years pasto
rate, the membership of the church
has increased from 66 to 130 res
ident members, and about. 10 non
resident members, One hundred
and fifty-one members Were receiv
ed during that time.
The past year has marked the
best year of his eleven, in that
45 have joined the church jn the
last six months, and the church
completely re-organized, with an
active Sunday school, young peo
ple's work, men of the church
group, the auxiliary, the deacons
and session. A vested choir has
just been organized for the first
time.
A building program was launch
ed in the fall of 1936, and to date,
$7,000 has been raised on the new
church, which is almost completed,
and has been built on the "pay-as-you-go"
plan. The building will
represent an investment of about
$12,000 when completed.
Rev. Mr. Landrum attended the
Seminary in Richmond, coming
here after finishing there. For
six months he served the College
Avenue church in Danville, and
prior to attending the Seminary,
served the St. Helens and Batty-
ville churches in Kentucky.
In addition to his Seminary work,
he had theee years of theological
training at the Bible Institute of
Los Angeles.
Besides being pastor of Hazel-
wood church, Rev. Mr. Landrum is
also pastor of the White Oak
church, preaching there on two
Sunday afternoons a month. He
will tender his resignation there
on March 24, he said. j
He has been active in the Hay
wood Ministerial Association since
its organization ten years ago. He
has served as president, vice pres
ident and secretary. ,
Mrs. Landrum has been
active in church work. She is di
rector of religious education of the
church.
She is chairman of the Chris-
; tian Education and Ministerial Re
lief committee of district No. 6 in
the Asheville Presbytery. For
two years she was president) of the
Hazelwood P. T. A., and it was
through her leadership that the
work was re-organized and a cam
paign for an enlarged school
started. 1
Rev. and Mrs. Landrum have
three children, Joy, Owen and
Genevieve.
The work of the church will go
forward every Sunday with a sup
ply pastor, it was announced. Rev.
R. D. Beddinger, of Asheville.
Reconsiders
J. DALE STENTZ last night at
the urgent request of Chamber of
Commerce directors, withdrew his
resignation: of a week ago, and ac
cepted the office of secretary.
Mrs. J. C. Lynn and Mrs. J. L.
Reitzel have returned from Green
ville, S. C, where they spent the
week-end with the former's family.
Mrs. James G. Huggin, Jr., and
small daughter, Betsy, are spend
ing a fortnight in Spartanburg,
with the former's parents, while the
Rev. Huggin is conducting a meet
ing in Petersburg, Va,
Bishop Purcell
W i l l Preach
Here Sunday
Will Deliver Two Sermons
Sunday, And Another On
Monday Night
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Bishop Clare Purcell, of Char
lottefi resident- bishop of the Sev
enth Episcopal Area of the Meth-
rK ThJ Wi)I nreach at the
r irst metnodist church at tw
vices on Sunday.
In the absence of the pastor,
?nn, r J- G'-Hn, Jr, who is
conducting a revival 8ervice in
he morning service, which formal
ly concludes the Church Loyalty
Crusade, which has been In J
ess since the first of the year,
the members are especially
urged to attend the service;
at 3 o clock ,n the Waynesville
Muthodist church in th orfol"':
at thG county wide Methodist Ad
vance service, to which all the
Methodist ministers an tt,u,-
negations of Haywood county are
invited to attend.
There will be nn nlo-J,).
m the church on Snn
Pn -Monday, night Bishop Purcell
will address the annual Youth
Crusade meeting, composed of
young people from over the en
tire Waynesville district. Several
hundred are expected io ,S
flg STeaengin' ot Asheville,
is the head of the group.
Porter Takes
Over Sales Work
For Standard Oil
W. S. Porter, for 20 years with
Standard Oil Company, has just
oeen named sales representative
for the Waynesville district, suc
ceeding G. F. Ball, who goes to
unanoite m the public relations
department of the company.
Mr. Porter comes to Waynes
ville from Fayettcville. He and
his sister, and only son, will move
within a week into the McCracken
house on Branner avenue.
He will have charge of the ter
ritory between Canton and Murphy.
Mr. Ball came to the district in
December.
Directors Urge Reconsider
ation And To Continue As
Organization's Secretary
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce, last night,
unanimously requested J. Dale
Stentz to withdraw his week-old
resignation and to continue as
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Stentz, in a brief statement,
thanked the directors, and with
drew his resignation. He accept
ed the office.
The directors discussed numer
ous phases of the organization's
work last night, and according to
President J. W. Killian, the entire
board is most enthusiastic over the
outlook for the coming year.
Plans were discussed for the an
nual community dinner. In all
probability, the dinner will be held
early in April.
The publicity committee, under
the direction of Dr. S. P. Gay, will
meet in a special meeting this
week, to make plans for publish
ing new folders and formulating
advertising plans for 1940.
President Killian, in discussing
the meeting, said: "I honestly be
lieve that the way the board is
going after things, that 1940 will
mark a new high mark in Cham
ber of Commerce activities. It
seems that every one is keyed up
with renewed enthusiasm, and with
a determination to put this com
munity to the fore front."
Mr. Stentz is beginning his fifth
year as secretary of the local organization:
Attention-Watch
The Figures Rise
Interested citizens are ask
ed to watch the thermometer,
which is to be placed on the
First National Bank building,
rise, as the collections toward
the uniform fund for members
of the high school band, are
tabulated from time to time.
Five hard working commit
tees are soliciting funds this
week to raise the $1,800 need
ed to "dress up the band" in
the approved style of such
groups.
224 Wed From Flu
DiTrir"JanuaryA
Pneumonia Deaths Totaled
327; While 142 Killed In
Preventable Accidents.
The influenza epidemic that
swept many sections of North
Carolina took a toll of 224 lives in
January, 1940, it was announced by
the State Board of Health this
week. This total compared with
only 43 deaths from this cause re
ported in January, 1939.
There was also an increase in
pneumonia deaths in January, the
total having been 327, as compared
with 315 the corresponding month
a year ago, while deaths from pul
monary tuberculosis numbered 155,
as compared with 146 the same
month in 1939.
Deaths from preventable acci
dents also took an upward turn as
1940 got under way, the total fof
January having been 142, as com
pared with 119 a year ago. It was
explained by the Vital Statistics
Division, however, that the total
"includes deaths occurring fa 1939
but not reported until 1940."
Suicides jumped from 17 in Jan
uary, 1939, to 30 in January, 1940,
while there was a decrease of one !n
the number of homicides, the 1940
figure being 29, as compared with
30 for January a year ago.
There was an increase in both
infant and maternal mortality.
Deaths among children under a
year old in January, 1940, tota'ed
453, as compared with 411 the
corresponding month in 1939,
throwing the monthly rate up from
64.7 to 67.8, while the number of
maternal deaths this year in Jan
uary was 53, against 30 the same
month in 1939, making the rate
(Continued on page , 8)
7te IVeatlte Report
H. M. HALL, Official Observer
Feb. Max Min 7:30 a. m Prec
29 61 32 35 ' 0.02
March
1 56 35 42
2 64 34 36
3 59 36 60 0.29
4 58 36 36 0.25
5 50 33 S3
6 46 25 25
Mean maximum
Mean minimum ;. .
Mean for week ' ;
High for week .
Low for week
Mean for 7:30 a. m. -
Below March normal
Precipitation for week -
Normal since March 1st .0.978
Deficiency for March 0.43V
Precipitation since Jan. 1 8.16
Normal to March 6 .., .0.61
Deficiency for year , n.fil
.66.3'
33.0
-...44.6V
-.64.0
5.0
-...36.7
1.9
..0.56
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