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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
f-SIXTH YEAR
NO. 14
Sixteen Pages Today
WAYNESVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940
$1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
A L ON G
ILITICAL
WONTS
.for Governor
H MELVILLE BROUGH-
jjrominent attorney, of Ra
jrho will fire the first shot
tate-wide campaign for gov
jit North Carolina here on
jr night when he makes his
campaign speech in the
pmse at 7:45 o'clock. His
! to the voters of Haywood
!and to this section will be
list over WWNC, the first
i ever to be put on the air
j'aywood County, A packed
'with voters from all parts
'rwood and from adjoining
I, is expected to greet Mr.
ton on Tuesday night.
?st of announced candidates
county offices in Haywood
Ijreased by only two names
jthe week, that E. C- Hor
j Canton, and R. W. Howell,
athan Creek. Some weeks
hen campaign issues were
arted, there were a number
jBsible" candics- as
re not made up their minds
I the final step, but even so
eported that ere next week
,. when v the "gates" are
on the Great 1940 race,
names "will be written
Candidates and county
era for state officials are
be covering the county
id getting lined up for the
rimary. ..
W. Howell, better known
bout the county as "Bobby"
V and brother of Postmas
( Harden Howell, has joined
ie of those seeking to be
nembers of the county board
jmissioners. Mr. Howell, a
nown farmer of the Jona
ireek section, has served the
in public office before. He
lairman of the county board
ication in 1924-25; he has
, justice of the peace for 15
and is a deputy sheriff, Mr.
1 is another one of those
ates who has a large family
tion and if he can depend on
ks he can count on a goodly
r of votes before he begins
friends.
young voters are not going
left alone to wander around
i dark trying to find their
io vote and what it's all
according to William Med
itate secretary of the North
ia Young Democrats. All
who have had their 21st
ly during the past year, and
wt as yet cast their initial
re invited to a meeting at
art house on April the 15th
r Mayme Albright, head of
ate employment service, set
the requirements of a good
. and the responsibility of
r a ballot. : Mr. Albright will
:t what is called a Citizen
Day Program, and will in
the rising voter on the ob
ns of citizenship. ,
3. Horton, Canton insurance
'Continued on pajre 6)
arriage
ney"
. . a thrilling, startling
lid exciting new serial,
rill begin next week in
lie Mountaineer.
)ne full page will be
rinted next week. Look
or it Read it. You'll
njoy every word.
Band Drive Within
$24 Of Their Goal
Committeemen Turn In
$1,775 On The Campaign
To Get Band Uniforms
Wanted-Twenty-four dollars,!
That is all that is neded for the
band campaign to reach the goal
of $1,800.
When the band committeemen
met Tuesday night, and made their
complete reports, they found they
were just exactly $24 short of the
goal, so with renewed energy they
went forth to find the less than
quarter of a hundred dollars, and
at the same time, sent the uniform
makers in several cities word that
on April the 17th, the committee
would open bids for the uniforms
for outfitting the high school band.
C. N. Allen, treasurer, had $1,556
in cash Tuesday night. There
were $20 in pledges outstanding,
and the committee signed a con
tract with officials of Junaluska
Methodist Assembly for six band
concerts for $200.
Cash on hand ...$1,556.00
Pledges .. 20.00
Junaluska Contract .......... 200.00
Total .. .. .......... ..$1,776.00
L. M. Richeson, chairman of the
band committee, was more than
elated over the success of the cam
paign. In a formal letter to the
editor, which is published else
where in this newspaper, he thank
ed the people of the community for
their co-operation and contribu
tions. The plans, under Which the mon
ey was raised, is that the band
director, L. T. New, Jr., will be
retained for the summer months to
continue his band work, and that
the band will be uniformed just as
soon as the tailors can deliver the
order.
The band committee is composed
of L. M. Richeson. C. N. Allen.
VMV t V tt t,' 7 . 7"
x. Ae, Jr., uf. H. Bowles, George I
A. Brown, Jr.. T. L. Bramlett.
Jack Messer, and Bill Prevost.
Those who made it possible to
retain the band master, and to get
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Broughton Will
Open State-Wide
Campaign Tuesday
Opening Address Will Be
Broadcast From Haywood
County Court House
J. M. Broughton, attorney of
Raleigh and one of the leading can
didates for governor of North Car
olina, will start his state-wide cam
paign in Haywood County next
week. He ia scheduled to speak
here at the courthouse on Tuesday
evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Mr. Broughton will be the first
of the seven gubernatorial candi
dates to speak in Haywood and it
is expected that a large crowd
from all sections of the county and
from the adjoining counties will
be on hand to hear him.
Arrangements have been made
with WWNC Radio Station in
Asheville to have Mr. Broughton's
speech broadcast, which will be the
first address ever put on the air
from Waynesville.
The voters in general await Mr.
Broughton's speech with interest,
as he is expected to outline his
platform in full on Tuesday night,
giving his views on the problems
and issues of current consideration
in North Carolina.
Mr. Broughton, a native of Ra
leigh, is a graduate of Wake For
est College and of the law school
of Harvard University, was ad
mitted to the North Carolina bar
in 1910.
For years he has been one of the
prominent leaders in the political
and religious life of Raleigh and of
the state.
He has served several terms in
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Commissioners Have It Easy
As Commodity Office Is Rushed
The Haywod County commis
sioners had one of the "lightest
days" in months at their "first
Monday" session this week. Few
er relief clients came before the
board than at any meeting in
sometime.
But while the county board
were having an uneventful days,
the commodity office of the WPA
across the street, had one of the
busiest days in months. The reg
ular fortnight distribution of com
modities was being made to those
Leads Campaign
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L. M. RICHESON, chairman of
the Band Committee, is elated over
the success of the $1,800 campaign
just staged to set uniforms fiv
the band and to retain L. T. New,
Jr., band director, for the summer
months. Mr. Richeson was ably
assumed by public 'spirited citizens
who contributed to the campaign.
The complete list of contributors
is found elsewhere in this news
paper. Cattlemen Of
County Plan
To Organize
W. C. Collins, who is in charge
of the demonstration farm pro
gram of Western North Carolina,
was the principal speaker at the
rlinna M ant ii - A nwAiinil t a
iMn valtlonwn of the coun
tw,K. voU k.M mj..
ty which was held here Monday
in the Welch Memorial building.
The meeting was sponsored by
the county agent's office, with J. C.
Lynn presiding.
Mr. Collins discussed beef cat
tle and contrasted the methods of
rasing stock here and in Virginia.
He pointed out the mistakes of
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Shocking Tragedy
Haywood County
150 Ashevillians
To Stop Here
Friday Morning
Making Tours Of This Sec
tion To Get First Hand
Information
Around 150 business men, offi
cials, clerks and members of the
Asheville Junior Chamber of
Commerce will make a brief stop
here Friday morning, in their first
of 8 tours of Western North Car
olina. The group will be at ten
thirty o clock.
The party will stop in front f
the court house, and will be met
by citizens of the county and each
will be given printed matter, con
taiing complete information, of
interest about Haywood County,
The Asheville people are mak
ing the tour in order to familiarize
themselves with the beauties Of
this section, so they can inform
visitors of desirable trips to take.
The trip tomorrow will include
visits to Canton, here, Sylva, Cul
lowhee, Cashiers, Lake Toxaway,
and Brevard. A similar trip will
be made each week, according to
officials of the Asheville group who
were here making plans for the
first tour. ; .
on the lists kept by the office.
One hundred and fifty-four per
sons, representing anywhere from
2 to 12 in their families were giv
en allotments of apples (shipped
in from Virginia) cornmeal, or
anges, and seeded raisins.
All distributions are carefully
weighed, and the amount based on
number in family, so there were
clients practically all day waiting
for their turn, in the commodity
office. ;
Canton's $80,000 Post Of f ice
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Formal dedication of Canton's $80,000 post office will be held
Tuesday at 2:80 o'clock, with Postmaster General James A. Farley
making the dedicatory address at Champion Park. The new build
ing is of native granite, and is one of the most impressive post
offices in the state. It was occupied on March first.
Farley To Dedicate
Canton's New Post
Office Next Tuesday
Postmaster General
FARLEY
Involves
Family
Three Murdered And One
Suicide As Result Of
Domestic Troubles
A shocking tragedy at Rents
Store, Va., said ito have been caused
by domestic troubles of a young
couple, ended in the death of four
persons,' three of whom were na
tives of Haywood County.
John R. Kirkpatrick, 60, post
master of Rents Store, and general
store operator, and his wife, their
daughter, Mrs. Lucile Kirkpatrick
Morris, 28, all former residents of
this county, and the latter's hus
band, Harry Walker Morris, 30,
were found dead at the home of
Mr. Kirkpatrick On Monday morn
ing, according to a message re
ceived by relatives here.
Commonwealth's Attorney, Har
old N. Stephenson, of Fluvanna
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March Travel In
Park Increases
33 Over Last Year
Travel through the park during
March showed an increase of 33
per cent over March of last year,
according to an actual count made
at park entrances.
A total of 23,361 ppersons visited
the park in 8,967 vehicles. They
were from 47 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia, Hawaii and
Canada. Forty-six per cent of the
visitors were from other than the
local states of North Carolina and
Tennessee.
States in the number of visitors,
were: (!) lennessee, (z;..JNortn
Carolina, (3) Illinois, (4) Ohio,
(5) Michigan, and New York
CARL MEDFORD IS
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Carl Medford, Haywood County
supervisor of WPA, who was car
ried to Atlanta last week for exam
ination and treatment, came back
on Tuesday Of this week and is now
a patient in the Haywood County
Hospital. It was learned last night
from hospital attaches that his con
dition was slightly improved.
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Senator Reynolds And Con
gressman Weaver To At
tend $80,000 Dedication
Canton's new federal post of
fice building recently completed at
a cost of $80,000, .will be formally
dedicated Tmfcday afternoon,
April 1), at 2:30 o'clock.
Officials of Washington are ex
pected to attend and participate
in the program which will be held
on. the Champion ball park grounds
adjoining the post office on Park
street. Among those who will
take part in the exercises are:
James A. Farley, Postmaster Gen
eral of the United States, Hon.
Zebulon Weaver, Congressman
from the 11th district: Senator
Robert R. Reynolds; Ambrose
Q'Cotmell, second assistant post
master general; Smith Purduin,
fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral. Other distinguished guests are
also expected, including Paul
Yountz,. president National Asso
ciation of Postmasters, Charlotte,
J. R. league, president of the
state association and postmasters
from near-by towns.
Music will be furnished by the
Canton school band, the Rev.
George B. Hammond, pastor of trie
Canton Presbyterian church, will
give the invocation, Reuben 13.
Robertson, executive vice president
of the Champion Paper and Fibre
Company, will be master of cere
monies, and Mayor J. Paul Murray
will give the welcome.
Wade C Hill, postmaster, will
make some brief remarks and rec
ognize distinguished visitors.
The dedicatory address will be
by James A, Farley, U. S. Post
master General. Dr. H. K. Mas
teller, pastor of the First Baptist
church, will pronounce the benedic
tion. '..
The new building was completed
and occupied on March 1st. It is
of native granite and is one of
the most beautiful small town post
office buildings in this section.
Soco Dance Team
Left Today For
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sam Queen and his famoUB Soco
Gap Dance team left this morn
ing at six o'clock for Pittsburgh,
where they will appear in Car
negie Music hall tomorrow night.
The party was composed of Mr.
Queen and his seventeen dancers,
and a number of musicians will
join them.
They will travel by bus and ears
to Pittsburgh, where their appear
ance has been given wide public
ity. The team has, been Carefully
selected so that the performance in
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Haywood Census
Counting Noses,
Twenty-three Haywood County
enumerators started to work Tues
day morning, taking a three-fold
federal census, population, hous
ing and agriculture. These 23
were partof the 120,000 through
out the nation who were doing the
same work.
Fifteen days : are allowed for
completing the work in the towns,
and 30 days outside the towns.
Dan Tompkins, assistant direc
tor of this district, here yesterday,
100 High Grade Cows
Will Be Brought To
Haywood In April
Heads Merchants
N. W. GARRETT was re-elected
president of the merchants' divi
sion of the Chamber of Commerce
at the second annual meeting on
Monday night.
Rat Control
Campaign To
Be Launched
A rat baiting campaign will be
held in Waynesville as a final mea
sure of tho'annuul clean-up cam
paign of the town and will bo
sponsored, by tno local health de
partment, the United States Bio
logical Survey, in cooperation with
it committee from the Merchants
Association, of the Chamber of
Commerce.
On April the 15th a movie will
be shown which will give extensive
information on the habits of rats
and how to put out bait.
A survey will be made during
the week of the 15th to ascertain
Lhe amount of bait that will be
needed for the campaign in Way
nesville.
Noble Garrett, president of the
Merchants Association, has ap
pointed the following to work with
the health department in making
plans for the eradication of rats
in the community: Chairman WR
ford Ray, E. J. Hyatt, and Dewey
Stovall,
Haywood Scouts
Will Receive
Awards Tuesday
Advancement awards will be pre
sented to Scouts: of Waynesville
Hazel wood, Lake Junaluska, Clyde
and Canton at the Haywood Dis
trict Court of Honor to be held
next Tuesday evening at seven-
thirty at the Champion Y.M.C.A
in Canton. .. ..
Three Canton Scouts, Jimmy
Kirkpatrick, Billy Alexander and
L. A. Coman, Jr., of Canton Troop
1 will be promoted to the rank of
Eagle Scout. A. M. Fairbrother,
Commissioner of the Haywood Dis
trjet, has been selected by the boys
to present the award.
Eagle Scouts William Barton and
Billy Burnettof Canton Troop 1
will each be presented with a Sil
ver Palm, and Eagle Scout B. J.
Sledge of the Committee on Ad
vancement will1 receive two Silver
Palms. -
David Gillett and Tilden Swayn
gim of Lake J unaluska Troop 8
and Edwin Jackson of Clyde Troop
9 have achieved the rank of Life
Scout.
Billy Haynes and Glenn William
Brown of Clyde Troop 9 have com
pleted the requirements for the
rank of Star Scout.
Workers Start
Homes, Farms
said that Haywood's enumerators
rated high in the two-day school
held in Asheville, and that the
work was going along most Sat
isfactorily in this area.
The census figures will be avail
able within 30 to 60 days after
the work is completed, he said.
The enumerators are paid four
cents per person; 8 cents per house;
30 cents per farm, and an addi
tional two cents for every baby
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Pet Dairy Products Co.,
Bank And Extension
Service Co-operating
Final plans were completed yes
terday to bring into Haywood
County during April, 100 or more
high grade Guernsey and Jersey
cows.
The program is part of an ex
tensive dairying program which
has been underway in Haywood for
many months.
Here yesterday Consulting on
the final details, were Major L. A.
Ballew, general manager of Pet
Dairy Products Company and F.
R. Farnham, extension dairyman,
of Raleigh. They were in confer
ence with J. C. Lynn, county agent.
Jonathan Woody, president of the
First National Bank, and R. B.
Davenport, manager of the Way
nesville Pet plant.
Applications for 76 cows have
already been received from 4-H
club boys, and FFA boys, together
with a number of farmers.
The plan is to bring in the grade
fresh cows from Tennesse, South
Carolina and some from this state,
and to sell them to the applicants
at cost. The First National Bank
is financing the cattle.
The Pet Dairy Products Compa
ny will furnish free to the boys
and farmers, all cans, strainers
and strainer pads for one year.
The loan at the bank will be
'paid off by the application of one
of the two monthly checks. One
going to the bank and the other
to the producer.
The Pet Company will keep ac
curate records of each cow, such
as number of pounds of milk,
amount of butter fat and the total
ca'ili received for the milk. In
that way the producer will know
at the end of the year the exact
record of each particular animal.
A similar plan to this is working
in Slaitesville, it Was said.
Community Center
And New C. Of C.
Quarters Secured
J. Dale Stentz, secretary of thv
Waynesville Chamber of Com
merce, is busy getting settled in
his new quarters in the Citizens
Bank and Trust building, which
has recently been leased as a com
munity center for the town and as
an office for the Chamber of Com
merce. The plans for converting the
bank building into a community
center have been under consider
ation for sometime, but were not
publicly announced until last Fri
day. Mr. Stentz moved the office
of the Chamber of Commerce on
Monday.
For some years the need of a com
munity center for both the town
hnntllo flirt . In. .mot V, n a kun
p'.ui'rc aim : wic ivunat uaa. uwti
recognized and aggitated, but has
not seemed feasible frotn a Stand
point of financing. Many plans
have been proposed, but not until
the idea of combining the perma
nent headquarters of the Cham
ber of Commerce with a communi
ty center could the plan be worked
out. -
The front of the large building
will be given over to the offices of
the Chamber of Commerce, the "
messazine floor, the enclosed di
rector's room, and the remainder of
the first floor space will be devoted
to various games and amusements
to be conducted for the benefit of
the town people and the tourists.
The plans now aTe to have table
tennis, card tables, checkers, and
other games allotted certain
spaces, as well as rest rooms pro-
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A New Record
For Circulation
. . . during the past months
the circulation of The
Mountaineer has been
growing by leaps and
bounds . . .
Today's issue is going
into approximately 2,400
homes. ,