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sville Mountaineer ME i Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park WAYNE J-SIXTII YEAR NO. 15 Twelve Pages Today WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties i ALONG jLITJCAL FRONTS yment Service Director I 'WAYNE ALBRIGHT n dates from the east are ' their way up in the hills jsiderably frequency as time I and are expected in larger I ere tne May piimary ar- On Tuesday of this week, (Ross Poo, candidate to suc .nself as state auditor, op 7 Charles Miller, of Ashe fas checking up with his Jabout the courthouse. While superintendent of the State Ir. Pou knew personally all i-iffs in the state, and they n to set great store by him. it Canton at the dedication few postoffice, candidates, cal and otherwise, were . as house flies in spring. Id seems to be a very im spot around election time. I i Democrats of the eleventh jiional district plan a great tian rally in Asheville on of this month, William il, local attorney and state 'y, is chairman of the speak- imittee. Thn Young Demo Mayne Albright Will Address Young Democrats State Employment Service Director Will Speak On Citizenship Day Program Mayne Albright, of Raleigh, di rector of the North Carolina Em ployment Service, will conduct the Young Democratic Citizenship Day program to be held on Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 o'clock in the courthouse. William Medford, Haywood County chairman of the Young Democrats, is in charge of the arrangements. All persons who will vote for the first time in the coming elec tions will be special guests at the meeting. It has been estimated that there are approximately 800 young men and women in Hay wood County who will cast their first vote in the elections of 1940. The purpose of the meeting will be to instruct the new voters in the responsibility of the ballot and of citizenship in general. All over the state Young Demo cratic Clubs are holding special meetings and programs in com memoration of Jef fersonian Day, and the Citizenship Day program on Saturday night is the form in which the Haywood County group will celebrate the day. Mr.' Albright, a member of the class of 1931 of the University of North Carolina, is an able speaker, and the public is urged to attend the meeting on Saturday night. Election Board Appoints Judges And Registrars Gudger Bryson, chairman of the county board of elections, has an- nounced the appointment of regis trars and judges for the Voting precincts of the county. In compliance "'.'.' , .o- nmiini n n ruir Mrv. -1 " iu f.irkW faff. ,p "tistfation books will be opened on Taking Part In Senior Play Friday Night r If ? I ; -S i. ' Farley Dedicates Canton s New Post Of fice Tuesday Brighter Lights... The "white way" which was installed some years ago to light Main Street has been practically torn down during the week and today the comple tion of the arc lighting system will be made on Main Street, starting at the Waynesville Sanatorium and extending to the Gordon Hotel. Where the street has been lighted with a 100 candle power at intervals the new system gives 600 candle power every 125 feet. Broughton Opens State 'Wide Campaign For Governor Here , , ; 1 ; ., , , r il m ! l I Large Audience Hears Can- smaii uuiaren Only Witnesses Of Tragedy la! a ted to liven up the ranks locracy ere the final goal Ihed in November. " Tyre now a Washington attor itle realized back in 1928 was trying to find a way ji up the split caused by Al 'n the ranks of the Demo I the state just what a big 't was starting when he or ' the Democratic youngsters. I hat time the organization jome national. (till the list of candidates i Haywood. R. T. Messer, ! in the retail and whole .cantile business, and mem flu county board of educa te 1932, is seeking re-el ec r. Messer has been in tf repairs and maintenance iings and also purchasing w the schools. Under him NYA boys do general r 1 on school improvement April the 27th and will close ' on May the 11th. The registrars will be at the, voting precincts to which they have been appointed on the following Saturdays, from 9 a. m. until sundown, April 27, May the 4, and 11th. The following have been ap pointed registrars: W. W. Pless, Beaverdam No. 1; W. L. Clark, Beaverdam No. 2; C E. Williams Beaverdam No. 3; Blaylock Ay ward, Beaverdam No. 4; Grover Russell, Beaverdam No. 5; S. C, Wood, Beaverdam No. 6. It was learned from relatives at tending the funerals last week that the only witnesses to the triple murder and suicide which took place at Kents Store, Va., when Harry Walker Morris, 30, killed his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John .R. Kirkpatrick, and shot him self on the night of March the 31st, were the three small children of the murderer, ages 5 and 3 years, and 3 months. A younger brother of Mrs. Mor ris came home Sunday night after a date, saw the bodies sprawled on the floor in one room and stum bled his way to the home of a neighbor, Dr. S. W. Seldon, who returned with him and was the first person to enter the room. Rigor mortis had already set in. The two older Morris children were attempting to "wake up" John D. Ca they, Pigeon; Charlie their mother and grandmother and Moody, Cecil; R. P. Russell, CIyde;,the baby in a basket crib was cry Bryan Heatherty, East Fork; Ben ing. Noland, Crabtree; Lush Caldwell, I Investigating officers recon Cataloochee; Glenn James, Fines structed the tragedy with Mr. Mor- ? V. Cagle, in the general dise business in Canton for 1 27 years and a member of Wood County board of edu jince 1932, has announced a candidate for re-election, le seems to have inherited t for a place on the county I education, as his father, Manson Cagle, served on I dam No. 4, q lor sixteen years. t .esser and Mr. Cagle have m perhaps the most active 1 education ever function- Jie county. The buildings ects of the group during few years when federal fave been available for !uildings in such large have resulted in a great building program in the , Among the school . build tt stand as monuments to An of office are the Way junior high school, Hazel abtree, high school build JS'ines Creek, additions to and Bethel schools, now instruction. Never in the tf the county has the ma Equipment of the county teached such a high stand le board has a record of ihments. - f ; ' Leatherwood, farmer and an, has cast his hat in the political ring during the I has announced himself a ' for county commissioner. 'js Mr. Leatherwood's first to the political arena, his ve been office holders. His tthe late Jerry Leather I s clerk of the court for J1, and Tiis father, the Leatherwood, waa sher 1 county and also served ' the court. Creek; Manson Medford, Iron Duff ; Alney Mehaffey, Ivy Hill. Jule Boyd, Jonathan Creek; Mack Caldwell, Big Creek; Ford James, Lake Junaluska; Howard Passmore, Hazelwood; Jarvis Al lison, North Waynesville; C B. Atkinson,' South Waynesville; Bibe Duckett, White Oak. Appointed as ; judges were the following: Beaverdam No. 1, Dem. Burton Lee, Rep. S. R. Felmet; Beaverdam No. 2, Dem, W. R. Al len, Rep. Gladston Haney; Beav erdam No. 3, Dem. J. T. Chappie, Rep. Frank Robinson; Beaver- Dem. Bill Franklin, Rep. Clinton M. Holland; Beaver dam No. 6, Dem. Fred Winfield, Rep. A. L. Smathers; Beaverdam No; 6, Dem. Gird Smathers, Rep. L. J. Ward. Pigeon, Dem. Walker Brown, Rep. Walter Singleton; Cecil, Dem. Perry Allen, Rep. Carl Singleton; Crabtree, Dem. Chas. L. Hill, Rep. L. O. Ferguson; Cataloochee, Dem. Steve Woody, Rep. James Hannah; Clyde, Dem. Rural Noland, Rep. 7ohn W. Shook, Sr.; Fines Creek, Dem. R. F. Arrington, Rep. Henry Haynes. Iron Duff, Dem. Glenn Tate, Rep. R. L. Stevenson; Ivy Hill, Dem. A. Mark Howell, Republican; Dave Jaynes, Jonathan; Dem. Nathan Carver, Rep. Vinson Mor row; East Fork, Dem. Rex Pless, Rep. Coleman Trull; Big Creek, Dem. Crow Hopkins, Rep. Mitch Sutton, Sr.; Lake Junaluska, Dem. Guy Fulbright, Rep.. A. E. Ward. Hazelwood, Dem. William Whit ner, Rep. Rufus Gaddis; North Waynesville, Dem. Noble Fergu son, Rep. Shuford Howell; South Waynesville, Dem. Hayes Allen, Rep. Grady Farmer; White Oak, Dem. Gaylor Baldwin, Rep. Vin son Jenkins. ris apparently in heated argument with his wife and her parents just previous to the shooting. Mr, Kirk patrick was believed to have been standing near the door, and was probably the first shot, Four bullets entered his chest near the heart. Mrs. Morris must have rushed over to where her father had fallen and then she was shot. Mrs. Kirk patrick, who seemed to be lying on the bed apparently was shot as she started to rise, falling back on the floor alongside the bed. Empty shells were scattered about the room and there were sev eral bullet holes in the walls. A box of loaded shells was in young Morris's pockets. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were natives of this county and have a wide family connection in Hay wood. A large group of relatives from here attended the funeral services held last Wednesday. ,.- . " . -.v w The following cast will present the senior plav, "A nnio Laurie," Friday night at the high school auditorium: Front row (left to right) Vance Spivey, Flora Smith. Talmadge Woodward,.. Corinno Alley and Jack Richeson; second row Mary Sten'z, Pauline Wilson, Roberta Norris, Sara Iouise Leatherwood and Bula Caldwell; standing Ned Howell, Catherine Jones, Bill Milner, Nell Cooke and Greek Waddell. (Lewis Jones was not present when the picture was made.) i i . . I. i ; i hi i , Popular Drama To Be Presented By Senior Class The annual presentation of the senior play on Friday night in the high school auditorium,' under the direction of Miss Hester Anne Withers, dramatic teacher, will formerly open the commencement activities of the Waynesville Town ship High School. The group has chosen "Annie Laurie," of the immortal ballad, a real person, and not the creation of some lyric writer s fancy. On the slender thread of actuality the author has woven the story. Annie Laurie, of Maxwelton, Scotland, although engagtvl to Lord Ferguson met William Douglas, and fell in love with him at first sight. The ballad destin ed to win distinction was written by Douglas. Their love is discov ered by the father and the story in the play begins at this point. The following is the cast of characters: Meg, Sarah Louise Leatherwood; Sandy, Vance Spi vey; Ramsey, Mary Stentz; Jeanie, Catherine Jones; Lord Donald Gregory, Ned Howell; Annie Lau rie, Pauline Wilson; Mither Mack intosh, Flora Mae Smith; Sir Rob ert Laurie, Jack Richeson; Lord Ferguson, Bill Milner; Lady Jane Scott, Corrine Alley; Sir William Douglas, Lewis Jones; Lady Car- lyle, Roberta Norris; Lady Bruce Bula Caldwell; Lord Bruce, Greek Waddell, and Rev. Wallace, Tal- madge Woodard. The following committee chair men are serving: Properties, Sara Louise Leatherwood, lights and special effects, Lois Massie and Fred Martin, Jr.; stage, Jack Sheehan; publicity, Margaret Teague; book holder, Mary Nell Cook. Mrs. R. P.Walker, who has spent the greater part of the winter in Florida, With visits to relatives in South Carolina and Georgia, re turned home on Friday. Soco Dance Team Will Appear In Aiken Tomorrow The Council of Farm Women, of Aiken, S. C, is sponsoring the Soco Gap Dance Team in a per formance tomorrow night in the Armory in Aiken. It was learned from Sam Queen, manager, that following the per formance the audience will join in the Square dancing. The Soco team returned on Mon day morning from Pittsburgh where they appeared in Carnegie Music Hall, under the auspices of the In-and-About Pittsburgh Mu sic Educators club. They were honor guests at a dance following their appearance, and also at a breakfast the next morning. ': Miss Catherine Martin spent the week-end in Charlotte as the guest of friends. didate, And His Speech Is Broadcast Over WWNC Before a large and enthusia.-ulc audience, J. M. Brouijhtoa, of Ral eigh, candidate for governor of North Carolina, opened his state wide campaign here in the court house on Tuesday evening. He was frequently interrupted by loud applause, showing the ap proval of those' assembled of his ideas for the continued progress and development of North Caro lina. The audience was especially appreciative of his attitude to ward the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mr. Broughton said in part: "The Democratic party has by vote of the people been Vested with responsible leadership in North Carolina continuously for forty years. Under this leadership the State has made remarkable progres. I do not propose any rradical change in the form of government that we have maintained under Democratic leadership, but my program con templates the furtherance of this type of government, with such changes and adaptations as new conditions may require. As a candidate for the Democrat ic primary my first word is one of exaltation of the Democratic party in the state and the nation. We are making great pro gress in all essential lines, and I pledge myself to the task of carrying on this program of progress without retreat or devia tion. During the last seven years the party has given to the nation an unparalleled record of achievement jn the inter est of the great masses of the people under the leadership of the world s greatest humanitarian, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. North Carolina enjoys an envia ble record among the states of the nation in its financial, industrial and agricultural position; In its financial structure the state is sound. The budget is balanced and the bonded indebtedness is being steadily and substantially reduced. In our industrial life we have made remarkable progres. Pulp mills, rayon plants, cigarette paper factories, new textile industries, new furniture industries, hosiery mills, creameries, and a great list of others are looking upon North Carolina as a favorite place for their locations. In this lies the greatest hope of our state indus trially and economically. Already, with the unsurpassed attractiveness of the Great Smoky Mountain park in the west and the unsurpassed, resorts in the pied mont and east, we are attracting to the state hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. This in itself constitutes a great industry in North Carolina and is adding im measurably to our current wealth. It is a tribute to the fine program of advertising that the state nas received and to the co-operation that has been given by the many civic agencies, j We pnopose to carry on this program, to add to and improve our scenic attractions, (Continued on page 6) Resurfacing Of Main Street By State Underway The State Highway and Public Works Commission are now en gaged in resurfacing Main street inside the corporate limits of Waynesville. This work is being done entirely by the state out of a fund of $500,000 allocated for re pairing streets in incorporated towns on which state highways are routed, according to T. L. Bramlett, town nlderman. Other High Officials Take Part In Impressive Program Attended By 5,000 Approximately 5,000 persons were present in Canton on Tues day afternoon when Postmaster General James A. Farley dedicated the new postoffice building to "the service of all classes of the people of the community and this nation." Mr. Farley reviewed the exten sive building program of the Roose velt administration and of the gen eral improvements in the postal service. He. pointed out that the great construction program had come at a time when it had served a dual purpose, with improved pos tal facilities and work for thous ands of jobless. "Such construction," he said, "provided suitable quarters for a rapidly growing postal service, the largest in the world, and for you, its patrons, but more than that, it supplied steady employment for workers not only at the site of these postoffiees scattered into ev ery part of the nation, but in for ests and quarries and at factories and institutions in many cases thousands of miles away from the actual scene of construction." The new $80,000 Canton postof fice he said will stand as a monu- ine worK consists 01 spreading ment to tne "industrial prosperity two to two and a half inches of of tnis community, proclaiming to flue stone over which a tar binder !ftn wn(1 See it that here is a town will be poured and then rolled intohich ja growing progressively." place. The work will take sever- Mr Farl(ly ai(, proat tribute to always to complete and the street he champion rapor anJ Fibre will be closed in sections so that traffic can be maintained. Each section will be closed approximate ly 21 hours. Plants And Bulbs Are Stolen From Lake Property Discovery was made during the week that the basement of the resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ivey at Lake junaluska had been broken into and all their valuable dahlia bulbs stolen. About two weeks ago hydrangea and butterfly bushes wore stolen from the Methodist Assembly grounds property, and three juni pers were taken from the property pressman of a private owner. As a result of the thefts the man- Company for its generosity in do nating the site for the building. ; Reuben Robertson, executive vice president of the Champion Paper and Fibre Company, served as mas ter of ceremonies. The Rev. George Hammond, pastor of the Canton Tresbyterian church, gave the in vocation. Mayor Paul Murray de livered a brief address of welcome, and presented Mr. Robertson. Mr. Robertson in turn presented Postmaster Wade Hill, who recog nized Paul Yoiint, Charlotte post master and president of the Nation al Association of Postmasters; Postmaster J. II. Howell, of Way nesville; Postmaster Grover Hay nes, of Clyde; Postmaster Wythe Peyton, of Asheville. Mr. Robertson introduced Con- Zebulon Weaver, who presented the second assistant post master general, Ambrose O'Con- agement of the assembly grounds 1 nell, and the fourth assistant post has put on nn extra night watch-f master, Smith W. Purdum, both of Contract For Band Uniforms Let This Week The contract for uniforms for the Waynesville Township High School Band, after competitive bids, was let during the week to C. E. Ward Company, of New Lon don, Ohio. The company has uni formed most of the high school bands in the state. The uniform, it was learned from the band director, L. T. New, Jr., will consist of a royal blue Coat with gold trimmings, trousers of tan with blue stripe, and cap also in the royal blue shade. The uniforms will be here in time for use in the summer con certs, if present plans carry through, 1 The following names should be added to the list of contributors: Henry Gaddy, $5.00; W. H. Fra zier, $1.00, and Claude Shipley, $5.00. man, and every effort is being made to locate the guilty parties, Persons contemplating the pur- whom pleased the crowd with their remarks. Congressman Weaver presented chase of dahlia bulbs or shrubbery Mr Farley as a national leader from individuals are asked to in-an(i an international figure, stat- vestigate if they do not know where the plants came from, and notify the assembly office at Lake Junaluska. ing what he had done for the postal service of this country. At the conclusion of the postmas ter general's address, which held the continued interest of the crowd despite the chilly winds, he recog nized Jeff Hayes, of Tomotla, who had retired after nearly 58 years of service in the postal department, the longest record with the excep tion of one other in the United States. The Rev. II. K. Marsteller, pas tor of the Canton Baptist church, J : ..uu date for the annual dinner and,"'"',, T'r1'" jJUiyer. ihumu was lurniaiitu Annual C. Of C. Dinner And Party Set For April 23 The executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce has defi nitely set Tuesday, April 23, as the community party, The : affair will be held in the the Canton High School band, a program being given while the Mrs. Ed Bright has returned to her home near the golf course af ter having been in charge of the Green Tree Tea Room for the past several months during the absence of Mrs. Harry Rung, who had charge of a tea room in St Petersburg. new community center in tne Duild- h)inHrpH, wpr n.atherinr on the ball ng formerly occupied by the Citi-! un(ja : zens Uantc ana I rust tympany, . Ml, Far1ev and about fortv of and the occasion will mark the of- the distinguished visitors and a ficial opening of the new quarters. number 0f iOCal neonle were euesta A good dinner is promised those 0f jir. Robertson for lunch prior who attend, and a short interesting to the dedication program provided by local talent. Tickets will go on sale at fifty cents, and will carry a stub and number which will entitle the hold er to a chance at one of the many prizes which will be donated by the merchants and manufacturers of the community. A list of the attractive prizes to be distributed that night will be published in next week's issue of this newspaper. . Townspeople in the meantime are cordially invited to inspect the new headquarters of the communi ty center and observe the plans that are underway for the enter tainment of the local people and the visitors. Miss Ethel Brown, student at the Woman's College of the Uni versity of North Carolina, spent a couple) of days during the week here with her sister, Mrs. Ray Bur gin. ' Mrs. D. D. Alley Talks To Central Elementary PTA Mrs. Doyle Alley, president of the N. C. Congress of Parent and Teachers Asso., was the principal speaker at the P. T. A. meeting at the Central Elementary school on Monday night. She had as her subject "Progress of the P. T. A. In North Carolina." After her talk Mrs. Alley in stalled the following officers: Presi dent, Mrs. S. P. Gay; Vice Presi dent, Mrs. C. J. Vandenhoogen; Secretary.. Mrs. Bonner Ray and Treasurer, Mrs. Wilfred Jackson. Following this a group of 5th and 6th grade children entertained the members with a musical program.