North Carolina Newspapers

Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park f -SIXTH YEAR NO. 16 Twelve Pages Today WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties iEgineers Working On 150-Mile R.E.A. Line ALONG LI TIC Ah FRONTS n the sun went down on Sat fternoon the 13th, it set t. a as far as those who to Lie for county office in od in the races for 1940. t has grown surprisingly in it two wei!:s until the Dera- ticket is 1 1 strong and the lican cut,'.. !-tea' number 8. -ht is now , and until May i, count ' servers,' old at me, ru fc tnat the next eels ",A mark one of the ntct! :-'ve political battle ever on Haywood soil. L Hyatt, lumberman, who Expresses it, has been "ac paywood County politics for tot forty years," is impa- get back into the official circle of Haywood County. Vatt is no stranger to the fof the county. For four he served as chairman of iity board of commissioners, years he was a member of .fwood Hospital board, being iber during the years of jttion and establishment of NBtiWtion. This time Mr. Wants to serve on the coun fof education. He knows about Haywood, and has acquaintance that covers Jj)wnship in the county. With k ground he will no doubt strong fight. " - eodore McCracken, a pri zen, as far as an elective concerned, is asking the of Haywood to cast their tr !ti. He wants to serve m J of county commisslon- Ifhila never an active tTtie the political uie,oi ine he has always taken a keen in the affairs. For a num- ears he served as a member SJwelfare board, an appoin- 'iir.fnn " Hern ho rendered a iied service. He was a of the .Waynesville town tool board for eight years &)m for many years in the , iptist church, he has, taken Ite part in ehurch and civic I lated to half of Haywood jhe stands to make a strong inembership on the county commissioners.' ;;.' Jr Howell, prominent farm ,i Nstock raisef, of Waynes 'Sd Jonathan Creek, has from the side lines for Xjie, a1d has ' decided he an onlooker any longer. ! announced his , candidacy collector. ; Mr." Howell, is Aje old school politicians and koeracy is generally rec- k. to be all wool and a yard 'j-fat as his loyalty is eon rt jHe takes his politics very m He has watched the to of county officials come 'C and at one time for a pe bur years Joined the crowd jmber of the county, board Jiissioners, to say nothing gijig everybody in Haywood Haywood Gets $2,640,698 Federal Money Recent Projects Would Send Total Near 3 Millions About Three-Fourths Of Total In Form Of Direct Grant To The County Federal expenditures in Hay wood County, since March, 1933, total $2,640,698, as of June 30 last year, according to an itemized statement just made public. Of ths (2,600,000, about three- fourths was a direct grant. Of the total, $696,270 was in the form of loans, and the balance of $1,944,228 was non-payable. Several hundred thousand dol lars have been added to the Hay wood total since the above figures were compiled, which would prob ably run the total near the three million tnark. The itemized list of loans, showed $60,000 from the Recon struction Finance Corp., $122,500 PWA loan; Land Bank Commis sioner $176,610; emergency crop and feed, $32,996; rural rehabili tation $25,838; farm tenant pur chase $20,891; REA loan $42,000 and Home Owner's Loan corpora tion $211,735, making a total of loans of $696,270. Expenditures for current pro gram, include, PWA $188,817; pub lic works, completed, $397,669; public roads, $204; WPA projects, $799,056. Through the social " security board, $52,963 has been spent. For the AAA, $85,620; Federal emer gency relief, $263,831; CW A, $100, 0 JtkA rental $57,193, making a total of non-payment expendi tures of $1,944,428. Other benefits not included in the list above, modernization and improvement loans, amounting to $102,206, and mortgages accepted for insurance, $76,300, making a total for housing insurance of $178,506. Soco Gap Dancers 'Make' Society With A Capital's' Sam Queen, manager and his son, Richard Queen, who serves as master of ceremonies for the per formances of the Soco Gap Dance Team and the members of the team were guests on Tuesday night of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Leiter, social ites, of Aiken and New York, at the estate of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock, in Aiken. Mr. and Mrs. Leiter were hosts of a barbecue and dance at which time the local artists instructed the guests in the figures and step of the mountain folk dances. Mr. and Mrs. Leiter were among the guests who attended the per formance recently given by the Soco Gap Dance Team in Aiken Under the sponsorship of the home demonstration clubs of Aiken County. They were so captivated with the art of the local dancers that the invitation was extended for their party following the ex hibition dances of the group last week in Aiken. County Candidates In Both Parties Are Announced By Election Board iC() C Haynes, farmer, of . tvnship, is seeking a berth yhounty board of education, fees, who has had years hence in various county Sjtrants to serve the county! j?or six years he was reg- deeds; a membef of the : -4 iard of commissioners for 116 rs, and a deputy sheriff jlK sollector for 10 years. He aywood County and its )U like a book, and is never " as when he is riding in e with other boys who : king the county govern We has been mighty lucky ast elections about land Offices he has sought, so o doubt make a formid ionent in the board of U' t race. ; 1 8 tonnahoe, candidate for if or this district, will dis- W platform at the court (re Saturday afternoon at Wk. Candidate Donnahoe f d by the National As of the New Townsend plan. A brief outline of rm will be found in the lg columns of this news- J i Crawford," campaign for A. J. Maxwell, eandi Diitinned on page 12) Elmer Hendrix Won In Speaking Contest In Sylva Elmer Hendrix, a member of the Smoky Mountains National Park chapter Future Farmers of America and a senior in the local high school, won the public speak ing contest for the federated chap ters of this district, held in Sylva Saturday. Young Hendrix spoke against four contestants. The speakers represented future farmer chapters in Bethel, Fines Creek, Hayesville and Waynesville. Young Hendrix had won previ ously in his local chapter contest, He will next compete in the dis trict contest which will be held in Henderson County on May the 11th, at which time the winners in the federations representing sixty five schools in the western district take part. The winner in the district will, after one more elimination contest, represent the western district at the state contest to be held in Raleigh in J uly. The ultimate goal is to represent the Southern region in the National speaking contest in Kansas City next Oc tober. . . Beef Cattlemen Of County Will Organize Monday A meeting will be held on Mon day night at 7:30 o'clock in the office of the county farm agent of the committee appointed at the recent meeting of the' cattlemen of the county, with William Medford chairman. The committee was appointed by J. C. Lynn, county agent, to for mulate plans for the organization of a county beef breeders' associa tion, the purpose of which will be to stimulate interest in improv ing the cattle industry in the coun ty. Others appointed to serve with Mr. Medford were: Tom Kainer, T. Lenoir Gwyn, Dewey Pless, Grover J. Abel, Claude Francis, Frank M. Davis, C. N, Allen and Glenn Boyd. There'll Be Apples Despite The Cold Wave Despite the fact that the temperature dropped to 21 on last Saturday and the bitter cold of a January day crept into April, the apple orchards were not seriously hurt, it has been learned after a check up with the Owners. The Barber orchards on the Balsam road suffered some damage, but as the bloom was heavy, and the consistently cold weather had held back the growth, it was estimated that there would be a satis factory crop for 1940 regard less, unless other climatic changes occurred. Similar conditions were re ported from the Robert Boone, Will Boone and McCracken orchards, as well as a num ber of other smaller ones in the county. The cherries, plums and peaches, which had reached a fuller bloonij are snid to have been killed outright in many cases, and damaged to such an extent in others that th" crop will be very small this sesason. Sam Queen And J. T. Bailey Are Horton Managers Sam L. Queen, farmer and well known as the manager of the Soco Gap Square Dance Team, has been named as Haywood County mana ger for Wilkins P. Horton, Demo cratic candidate for Governor, with the exception of the Canton area. J. T. Bailey will be in charge of Canton. : The appointments were announ ced during the week by Mr. Hor ton's State campaign manager, Democratic Executive Com. Met Saturday At a meeting held here on Sat urday of the Democratic execu tive committee of Haywood Coun ty, the date of the county conven tion was set for May the 11th at 3:00 o'clock in the court house. The precinct meetings have been set for Saturday, May the 4th, at 2:30 o'clock. C. E. Brown, chairman of the Democratic executive meeting, who presided on Saturday gave the following instructions relative to the precinct meeting: that at each meeting a committee of five is to be elected, one of which is to be a woman. The committee of five will elect one of their number as chairman, and will also elect a vice chairman, which is to be a woman. The pre cincts will also be required to elect delegates to the county con vention, each precinct being allow ed one delegate for every twenty five votes cast in the gubernatorial election. Announcement was made at the meeting on Saturday of the state convention which will be held in Raleigh on May the 17th. .; . Work Started Monday On Project Which Will Serv e 700 Families Sat urday Marked Last Day For Filing For County Offices Gudger Bryson, chairman of the Haywood County board of elections has announced the Democratic and Republican candidates who will face each other in the coming pri mary to be held in May, Saturday the 13th marked the last day for filing for county office. The Democratic ticket includes the following: for chairman of the county board of commissioners, George A. Brown, Jr., and Frank M. Davis. For register of deeds, C. C. Francis, for re-election, and Bryan Medford and G. M. Fish. For tax collector, Asbury Howell and J. Earl Ferguson. For representative, Glenn Pal mer, E. C. Horton, and Frank D. Ferguson, Jr. For member of county board of commissioners, R. W, Howell, Clarence C. Medford, D. J. No land, R.T. Boyd, R. V. Leather wood, W. A. Hipps, and M. Theo, McCracken. For trustees of the Haywood County Hospital, E. B. Hickman and John F. Cabe. : For members of the county board of education, Homer V. Cagle, and R. T. Messer, for re-clcctionj and George C. Haynes, and W. A. Hyatt. For constable, East Fork, Ed Rogers; Beaveidam. Crom E. Cole; Jonathan Creek , W. C. Sutton; Beaverdaro, W. H. Scott; Waynes ville, J. C. Kerley and A. F. Ar rington; Clyde, Wilson Trantham; magistrates, Tom Garrett, Clyde township. Horace Ledbetter, is unopposed for county surveyor. The Republican ticket is as fol lows: for register of deeds, J. How ard Shook. For county commissioners, L. O. Ferguson and Frank Ensley. For representative, Jesse Rob inson. For constables, Beaverdam, it. C. Putman; East Fork, Shay Henson and H. W. Heatherly. For magistrate, Horace Sentelle. Rotary President CITIZENS ASKED TO KEEP WATER OFF NEW MAIN STREET PAVEMENT Work of resurfacing Main street CHAS. E. RAY, JR. Ray Will Head Rotary Club Chus. E. Ray, Jr., was elected president of the Rotary Club by the newly elected board of direc tors on Monday night, and will as sume office on July first, succeed ing Ben Colkilt, The board of directors also named J. C. Brown as secretary and re-elected A. P, Ledbetter. The club on Friday named as directors for the coming year, Dr. J. R. McCracken, Aaron Prevost, J. C. Brown, Chas. E. Ray, Jr., Dr. Thomas Stringfield, and J. G. Huggin, Jr. Ben Colkitt will serve as a mem ber of the board and as vice pres ident for the coniirg year. Commissioners Trying To Get Rid Of 4Ten Cases' The presentation to the board of county commissioners on Monday of ten cases of bottled and bonded V i . 7 ii a a 4 ir ! whiskey, captured by officers of completed Monday and trafl.c (h(, th(j mnHtony of an was let through late Tuesday. Highway officials have requested that no one wash the fronts of their places of business, or put water on the new pavement. No tice Will be given when the pave ment has sufficiently set up to allow water. Interest Grows In Annual Chamber Commerce Dinner Tuesday Night Industrial Shop Of W.T.H.S. Will Stage Exhibits The students of the industrial shop of the Waynesville Township High School under the direction of their teacher, Owen Corwin stage an exhibit of their work beginning on Monday morning, the 22nd, and lasting through Friday the 26th. The regular school hours of 9 to 3:15 will be observed. The public is cordially invited to inspect the exhibit which will be on display in room 33 of the Junior High School . building. A special invitation is extended by Mr. Corwin to the parents of the boys who will take up this work next year. The exhibit will contain many types of furniture, electric light fixtures, in addition to a number of repairing jobs of old furniture, and slip covers. ; Plans are underway for the an nual party and dinner which is sponsored by the Chamber of Com merce to be held on Tuesday even ing at 7:15 in the building form erly occupied by the Citizens Bank and Trust Company, but now the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce and the community center. The affair gives promise of be ing the largest ever staged by the organization; and interest contin ues to grow in the affair and in the large number of attractive prizes donated by the business firms of the town which will be given to lucky ticket holders dur ing the evening. A short interesting program which will include music by the high school band, a skit by Clar ence Barnes, reported to be a Sure cure of the "Blues," with other features will take up the evening. J. W. Killian, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will pre side. Dr. R. P. Walker will give the invocation, Jonathan Woody Will act as master of ceremonies. J. Dale Stentz, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will out line the plans for the community center."' N. W. Garrett, president of the WILL PRESIDE I W 1 L li i n ii D i w .: ' I 1 A ) LrVMmtm& .iii,i.irrrtniiri innffl PRESIDENT J. W- KILLIAN merchants division is serving as chairman of ticket sales, and the fifty cents asked includes dinner, entertainment, and a chance at one of the prizes. W. H. Massie, vice president, and chairman of ways and means is serving as general chairman on arrangements for the dinner Tuesday. A person must be present in order to be eligible for one of the prizes The following is a partial list, as a number more are ex pected to be added before the din ner Tuesday night: Western Auto Associates, quart thermos, With four cups; Belk-IIudson, $2.00 in trade; Massie Department Store, two pair Kayser hosiery; Smith Drug Store, Yardley toilet water; Spaulding Underwood (Sinclair) oil change; Shell (Charlie Balen tine), wash and grease job; The Food Store, 24 pound sack of flour; The Toggery, $5.00 in trade; Waynesville Laundry, $5.00 in laundry and dry cleaning; Massie Hardware, 1 gallon paint; C. E. Ray's Sons, $5.00 in trade; Way nesville Candy Company, a box of candy. The Eagle Store, 1 framed pic ture, large; Alexander's Drugs, 1 box Nunnally candy; W. A. Brad ley's Store, one print dress; Royle Pilkington, 1 piece of tapestry; Unagusta Furniture Companyj 1 piece of furniture; C. N. Allen, $1.00; Garrett Furniture, $5.00 iu trade; Burgin Brothers, 24 pound - (Continued on page 12) otherwise uneventful day, The responsibility of the dispo sal of the ten cases of first quality liquors rests with the county board. The law, so it is said, states that they can either turn the whiskey over to the hospital for medical purposes, or sell the confiscated beverages to a county that legally handles liquors. The whiskey was sent to the hos pital, but authorities there stated that they had an adequate supply on hand ; so it was returned to the county commissioners, who will now have to make arrangements with some ABC store. In the meantime, the whiskey is stored in the office of the county auditor under lock and key. Campaign For Eradication Of Rats Launched A movie with free admission, 'No Good on Earth," showing the destruction caused by rats will be shown tonight at 7:45 in the Chamber of Commerce by J. P. Fualkner from the state Board of Health. The picture is the first feature of a rat eradication cam paign to be sponsored here. The campaign is being conduct ed by the health department in co- Raltimore Engineers Stak ing Lines Through Eight Haywood Townships The final location of the propos ed extension lines of the Cruso Mutual Electric Company into ad ditional sections of Haywood Coun ty including Iron Duff, Crabtree, Clyde, Fines Creek, White Oak, Jonathan Creek, Ivy Hill, and cer tain sections of Pigeon township, has been authorized by the engin eering division of the Rural Electri fication Administration of Wash ington. When the construction of the nearly 150 miles of primary and secondary electrification lines which will become a part of the original Cruso Mutual Electrio Company, there will be approxi mately 200 miles of rural electri fication lines in Haywood Couny serving around 700 families. However, official approval by the administration in Washington of the project cannot technically be made until the June allotments have been designated as funds for the project are not as yet allo cated. J, T. Moore, of Baltimore, chief engineer in charge and Brown, Burner and Hubert Thomas, In strument men, arrived on Sunday night and are now actively en gaged in the work of staking the lines. The surveying party assisted by Joe Howell, superintendent of the Cruso Mutual Electric Company, has begun work in the Pigeon township this week. They will proceed as rapidly as possible through Clyde, Crabtree, Iron Duff, Fines Croek, White Oak, Jonathan Creek and Ivy Hill town ships. T. Lenoir Gwyn will be in charge of the office, which will be located on the third door of the First Na tional Bank. Work on extending the Cruso Mutual Electric Company lines was started last fall by J. C. Lynn, county farm agent, who has spent much time in perfecting the pro ject for presentation to the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington. He has been assist ed by T. Lenoir Gwyn in the pre liniinary project activities. The Cruso Mutual Electric Com pany was organized about two years ago, and oh last August the 25th the lines were energized. The project was allotted $42,000 for construction of the more than thirty miles up the Pigeon valley. Dewey Pless was president of the company, with E. B. Rickman sec retary.' Shortly after the completion of the Cruso project, interest in rural electrification in Other sec tions of the county developed and work was started to extend the Cruso lines into other areas of Haywood. Ten Cases High Grade Whiskey Captured Monday Hilliard Sanford made a $300 bond and was bound over to the July term of court after having been found with ten cases of bot tled and bonded liquor by an officer on Monday. The arrest was made about 12 o'clock - at the home of Sanford in the Henson Cove section, the officer having followed him to his home.. The ten cases of liquor vera found in a '39 Ford coach; which was parked in front of Sanford's home. It Was learned that the of ficer had followed Sanford to his home, and after he bad parked and pone into the house, the officer fol lowed and made the arrest. The ten cases are said to have contained a number of different oneration with the local merchants, the state Board of Health and the brands, among them the "Rocking United "States Biological Survey. Mr. Faulkner is making a sur vey in town this week to ascertain the cost of the program, which will follow the Annual Clean Up week sponsored by the town offi cials on the week of May the 6th. Miss Mary Ruby Davis left Wed nesday for a two weeks visit with friends in Newport News, Va. Chair," which is said to be an un common brand in this section. There were also several cases of straight Bourbon. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sloan an nounce the birth of a son. Benja min Sloan, Jr., at the Haywood County Hospital on Wednesday, April the 17th.