North Carolina Newspapers

it.! ' Ml sville Mountaineer ive 9i! 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 ... ......it AlltA.ifvl. Via Ufa. 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. DL 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 I' 'A I 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, fS4Smww.'. " , . -"-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 ''. -.'' "v .' : .' '' :. 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 i