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Waynesville Mountaineer The Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance 6 The Great Smoky Mountains National Park SIXTH YEAR NO. 25 Twelve Pages Today WAYNESVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson Counties oco -'Cherokee Road Survey tarted $s Review of R NEWS nft f n n i ir is exuetu v Len.arily to France, a,- French govetm..".- - the German leader a plea Alleged Hit-And-Run . Driver Held Dwain Robinson Jailed Without .u is anxiously await- V- -S rrm. and P"ce ot Peace D"U rUI" lmilt? Glenn Cagle Remains Un conscious In Hospital From Accident 48 Days Ago ter fliuer ' in Munich, reacueu u ut on me ai""""5 ,.ers toward KTance Viit h twn r sn armiaucc, u had not last nigni revci- Lrms or the time. Ldon. diplomatic sources Lt during their conference ifh. Mussolini hae urgrea L, modulate the harsh terms anv intended to impose ice. These sources said that I.; indicated that, if Uer r" . as moderate, Italy woum her demands to Corsica, Nice and certain African tch as Djibouti, and that II Id Hitler that it would be "consume the French lm herry "in several Dites m- one. These reports were ifirmed. Pius addressing an audi Vatican City, appealed for is peace terms. the terms for peace were framed, the armies, air fend navies of France and jy continued fighting, with twits that heavy battles ging in southern France. were that the rear Jrench las in chaos, as the men ngry and tired from weeks Inued fighting. Daniels to Open 27th Session at Junaluska Ker, in spite of the peace ought by France, it was an- from England that She lcarry on. Plans are ai knderway for her to take ranee's war supplies, and leir to those contracted for United States. In the brae, Prime Minister Win- IhurchiU told his fellow (men that Briton is strong- pred to fight invasion and are good and reasonable if fir.al victory." I'nited States servea no- the German and Italian Fents that it will enforce roe Doctrine by refusing to p any change in the fity. of the French, British lh possessions in this hem- late department has dis- at the notifications were to the two governments on y the American envoys to fid Rome. The move came after France had sued p for peace. Raisine the I? that French islands In orId might be made for the drafting of a peace, iierlands already has been Frd by Germany. Faming carried out legis- FW awaiting , . ' ' h 4 iiaiuui. ;' signature. That ites into law the Mon. Jctrine nolicv nt TTnH distance' to any change f aUS QUO Of fnrnimi 1ante F in thp Wontor, i, invoking non-American department spokesman wpies of the identical w ' given to representa French, Dutch and :oerriment? '.-.. billion dollar naval ex- as recommended hv r .uat committee Tues j. 'wiit Koosevelt's n- r - said in Washington ? l as rm.. j autnonze the construc e Wst navy in world passing even the com- eniI f this nation. administration official pfday that President ' Proposed for compul t :nient service envissa- .0 V! Z.UIHI.IUH1 unn-n "-"6 For forty days Glenn Cagle, vic tim of a hit and run driver, has been unconscious in the Haywood County Hospital. For forty days the sheriffs de partment has been diligently working to solve the mystery and has followed one clue after anoth er in an attempt to locate the guilty party or parties. Solution of the mystery was climaxed on Tuesday night when Dwain Robinson was arrested, fol lowing information divulged by persons said .to have been riding in the car with bim at the time he is alleged to have hit someone and failed to stop. Robinson, foreman in a local manufacturing plant, was bound over, without privilege of bond, for trial at the July term of criminal court, at a hearing held here yes terday before magistrate C. B. Atkinson. Jess Miller and John Boyd were sworn jn as witnesses. Jack Med ford another alleged occupant of the car, who had been summoned, was unable to be present on ac count of illness. Miller had previously made a written statement as to the test imony which was brought out at the hearing yesterday. Miller testified that he and his wife were riding with Robinson and hi3 wife, Jack Medford, son Of J. B. Medford, of Iron Duff, and John Boyd, son of R. T. Boyd, on the night of May the 10th, and that on the street near the old Sulphur Spring Hotel the car had side swiped something, but that they did not stop, but looked back and saw nothing. Miller testified that Boyd and Medford got out after the car left Smathers street and turned out over the bridge and railroad track and headed up toward the high school building, and that they went to the spot where the thought the car had hit something. Boyd told a similar story. Deputy Sheriff Noble Ferguson testified that the sheriff's depart ment was called around 9 o'clock on the night of May the 10th and told that there was a man lying on Smathers street that had been (Continued on page 12) - - Lake Speaker Lions President v ""4 v ' , , -J JONATHAN DANIEILS, editor of the News ami Observer, Raleigh, and prominent author, will be the speaker Sunday ut eleven o'clock whi-n Haywood County Day is ob served at Lake J unuluska. "Gome Get Them While They Last" Donald Dunham, well known gardener, whose generosity each summer, fills many a bar ren spot in local flower gard ens, is making his usual an nual offer of free plants and invites the public "to come and get them while the last." This year Mr. Dunham is giving away Chinese forget menots, petunias, candytuft, and baby's breah. Any per son desiring some of these plants is asked to call at the Dunham House oni either Thursday or Friday afternoon, after 4 o'clock. Mr. Dunham asks that no phone calls or requests to save plants be made. Longest Document Ever Filed In Haywood County The longest legal document ever to be filed in the office of the register of deeds of Hay wood County is now in the pro cess of being transferred to the records. It is a mortgage and deed of trust made by the Carolina Power and Light Company to the Irving Trust Company of New York and to Frederick G. Herbert, of East Orange, N. J. There are 313 printed pag es of the document, which in volves around $42,000,000. The mortgage is being made for the purpose of refinancing the indebtedness of the company on a lower rate of interest. The mortgage covers all properties and rights-of-way of the company in both North , and South Carolina. Dupli cates of this same lengthy doc ument will be filed in approxi mately 30 counties in this state in which the company has holdings. It will also be filed in the communities of South Carolina where the com pany owns properties. Raleigh Editor Will Speak At Eleven, For Annual Haywood County Day With Jonathan Worth Daniels, editor of the nAtb and Observer, Raleigh, as guest speaker, the Lake Junaluska Assembly will launch its 27th session Sunday with the annual observance of Haywood County Day, Admission to the grounds will be free and a big crowd is expected from all over Haywood county and from Asheville and other nearby cities. Mr. Daniels is programmed to speak at H a. m. At 3 p. m., there will be a band concert by the Waynesville High School band and the Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr., of Way nesville will preach at 8 p. m. Following Haywood County Day I the regular round of summer as semblies, institutes, and schools sponsored by the Methodist church will begin. . Harry Dennian, of Nashville, secretary of evangelism, is due to arrive Monday morning and will direct a Conference of Evangel ism through the 3rd of July. Also scheduled to open on June 24th is the Senior Assembly of the Western North Carolina Con ference, to be followed by the Young People's Assembly July 1-6.; Indications point to a banner at tendance and a full schedule of events, closing with a week of preaching by Bishops J, C. Mroom field, of St. Louis, and Edwin H. Hughes, of Washington, Aug 21 Sept. 1, according to Dr. W. A. Lambeth, president. Important features of Evangel ism Week will be the morning preaching at 11 o'clock sponsored by the. Assembly. Two speakers will be Bishop U. V. W. Darling ton, of Huntington, W. Vs., Bisfcop Charles C. Selecman. of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mr. Denrean. There will also be two forums each day -during thp week One forum Will be led by the Rev. George (Continued on bnck page) - i r f r ; , Jim J x-'v- Early Construction Of Highway Is Seen Two Arrested For Operating Still Moody Stevenson and Troy Stev enson, brothers, will be given a preliminary hearing tomorrow be fore United States Commissioner W. T. Shelton on charges of own ing and operating an illegal still. The Stevenson men were arrest ed on Tuesday by John Edwards, chief deputy United States Mar shall at their home 12 miles from Waynesville in the Iron Duff sec tion of the county. AI.V1N T; WARD, Waynesville attorney, will assumim- office as president of the local Lions Club on July first, succeeding Kev. J. S, Hopkins. A. T. Ward Named President Of The Lions Club New Officers Elected For lK-al Orjrunizat in. V!ll Take Office July First A T. Ward, Waynesville attorn y, was elected 'president of the local Lions Club here last week, with Francis Massie as first vice president. Mr. Wanl succeeds J. S. Hopkins as prescient. G, C. Ferguson will serve as sec ond vice president, and J. W. Kii lian ns third. W. L. Hardin, Jr., will continue as secretary of the organization, with Henry Davis as treasure1-. Dr. N. F. Lancaster was elected director for one year, wliil C. H. Barrett Was elucted liontamer and (J. W. Colkitt is tailtwister. Tht new officers will assi'mr their duties on July first. More Roads In Park Advocated By Chas. E. Ray Four Entrances On North Carolina Side Suggested By Waynegville Business Man By HILDA WAY GWYN There are four scenic and logical entrances into the Great hmoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina side, in addition to the New Found Gap entrance. These entrances are as yet closed doors to the visitors. Shut in behind the entrances lie some of the most beau tiful sections of the entire park. Until roads are built, comparative ly few will seek to discover by foot and trail the secrets of this area. The history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an old story to the people of Western North Carolina. The older gene ration who worked for years for its development still like to tell of the early fight for government con servation of this scenic area. lt is doubtful however, if the majority of the citizens of the state fully realized the present trends and phases of the development of the great preserve. It is time the people of the state and especially of Western North Carolina die", some active Work for the develop ment of the North Carolina side in addition to publicising the fact that in this section is "ttao eastern en tinnce to the Great Smoky Moun tains' National Park." For various reasons the four (Continued on page 7) Officers Think Two Escaped Convicts Stole Local Automobile County Agents Planning Out Of -State Tour Left Wednesday On Trip To Make PJans For Second Annual Out-Of-State Tour Commissioners Seek Facts 0 n County Fair ich year for potential mil- Industrial and technical The county commissioners at their regular third Monday meet ing here heard the report of the recently appointed fair committee composed of R. L. Prevost, T L. Bramlett and T." Lenoir Gwyn, but no definite action was taken, pending certain legal aspects that were to be reported upon at a later date by Grover C. Davis, county attorney. The committee presented let terg of endorsement from agricul tural groups over the county, in cluding 500 prominent farmers; letters from the 17 Home demon stration clubs of the county with a total membership of around 400. There were also letters pre sented from various civic groups in the towns as well as the en dorsement of the Waynesville and Canton Chambers of Commerce. The commissioners expressed themselves as being highly in fa vor of the movement to establish an educational and agricultural fair, but were not certain of their legal authority as county commis sioners to take the steps asked by the fair committee. The greater part of the meeting Monday was taken up with the hearing of read petitions and the granting 0t exemptions. Parking On Main Street Limited To 30 Minutes Beginning Friday morning the first day of Summer the police department will restrict parking on Main street to thirty minutes, at all hours. The traflic officer on duty on Main street, will make regular rounds every thirty minutes, checking all cars, and mark ing them for a time limit. Traffic tickets will be issued to all those who violate the parking law, it was pointed out. Fergusons Open Modern Grade "A" Dairy Near Here A tato-wide search i being: made ?or a green two-door Chev rolet, owned by Charlie Wood ward, which was stolen from Main street here Monday. Police are of tl opinion that two escaped convicts drove the car off. Two youtuj white convicts, of the Vhitticr camp, escaped while working at Balsam. They are alleged to have gone to BenderFOrt ville, and there stolen a 1940 La Saile. They drove this car back to Bryson City, and there held up a prison guard and 'demanded the rtlease of a convict. - The three, then drove back to wards Waynesville, only to wreck the far at a railroad crossing, breaking the foot of the released convict. They left him and fled. They arrived in Waynesville by taxi, and -were last seen walk ing up the street towards the point where the Woodward car was parked. An hour later the The county. 'farm agents left on Wednesday for a trip through Watauga and Alleghaney counties and t.hrn.igh the Shennnndoah Valley I' Washington for the pur pose of planning the annual out-of-state farm tor for the farmers of Haywood County. Plans will also, include visits to some inter esting places 'in Washington and the return trip will be made by way of Richmond and Winston Salem. Last year sixty-five farmers and businpsfl men made the out-of-state tour into Tennessee and Vir ginia and it is expected that about one hundred and fifty farmers will make the toor this year. Plans are to start the tour on July the 16th and return to Way nesville on July the 19 th. Some of the Outstanding beef cattlt farms in eastern America will be visited. The county agent has announ ced that letters will be Bent to all farmers in the county giving the details. f the tour and every one expecting to join the party are asked to notify the office at once. While in Washington the county agents also plan to investfgare further into the plans of the Ru ral Electrification Administration project that has been started in the county in hopes of finding out some definite information concern- Cherokee Reservation And Newfound Gap Would lie 11 Miles Nearer Waynesville A survey of the Soco Gap-Cher okee road got underway this week by the state highway department engineers, with all indications, that the 12-mile project will be ready to let to a contractor by September first. The project will be an extension of Highway No. 293, which now dead-ends at Soco Gap. The surveying crew, under tha direction of B. S. Marsh, expect to be in the field about thirty days, running the same lines which were run in 19H3 and 1934, with only a few minor changes at tha Cherokee end of the route, which has built up during the past six years. Contracts were awarded in September, 1934 for the construc tion of this road, but were later recalled by the federal govern ment pending final routing of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Now that the route of the parkway has been determined, ami all legal obstac- es. removed, the state is going ahead where it left off in 1934. The old line, as surveyed in 1933, was n high standard road, and the best ) ie possible was used. The state - bought the right-of-ways alone hig line, and few if any chani,. are expected to be mado until the line reaches the Reserva tion.. About half of the road will be in thi mountains, and the ;otli :t . down Soco Creek valley. 1 no other end of the road will resem ble in many ways, the road from Dell wood to Soco Gap, it was said by engineers. The roadway will be a standard 30-foot road. The contract, as let in Septem ber, 1934, called for $375,228, for 12.28 miles. About $55,000 of this was for structures, and th remainder for grading and sur facing. The road passes within 70 feet of the famous Soco falls, at one point, and a good view can be had from another point on the proposed road. The road, when completed, will put Cherokee and Newfound Gap 11 miles nearer Waynesville than at present. It will tnake a short cut to the park from this end, ani' will open up some majestic scenic : Continued on page 6) r Conservation Program Farmers To Be Checked i FpreUson's Dairy, producers Grade "A" raw milk, and kindred dairy products, announced this week that they had begun daily delivery in Waynesville and Ha- zelwood. The dairy i;- operated by J. Earl Ferguson, and his brother, C. B. Ferguson, recently of New Jersey. The farm is on the Soco Gap high way. The dairy theft was reported to poJice wio ;n? tfce completion of the exten di (Continued on bark page) I sion lines. Movies Made of Square Dance For State Film Twenty-four supervisors will start checking on the 2,400 farm ers participating in the 1940 agrj. cultural conservation program, ac cording to the county farm agent's office. They hope to complete the work by the latter part of July. The duties of these supervisors are to check the farms for soil building practices, measure tho tobacco acreage, and explain the 1940 program in general. All farmers are asked to co-operate with these supervisors jn getting an accurate check on every farm in the county so that in each case the farmer may receive the max imum benefit payment from the program. Farmers who exceed their 1940 burley tobacco acreage allotment will be subject to a tax of 10 cents per pound based on the excess acreage plus 8 cents per pound penalty under the agricultural conservation program. These farmers who are over their acreage allotment will be riven an opportunity to destroy this ex cess tobacco and avoid the tax and penalty. As part of a $25,000 movie trav- lelogue of .""th (.aroniia, i" nlfit.lv ; Wir- K .T Reynolds. Jr., and - 1 - svi t . y y equipped with modern electric equipment throughout, and ; "is as fine as can be had," it was said. At present, 20 Guernsey cows are being milked. J. Earl Ferguson, who was re cently nominated in the Demo cratic primary as tax collector and supervisor, has been in the dairy business for 15 years. He will also continue to manage the Jon athan Roller Mill. the state advertising oriunii, 100 people gathered at Cataloochce ranch Monday night to stage a square dance for the grinding cameras. Besides local people, and some members of the Soco Gap Dance Team, a party that left the next day for an 8-day trip through the park were on hand. The pictures were made by Bill Baker,, and Mr. McLeain, of the state department. They were ac companied by Joe Roberts, of the1 Xational Geographic Magazine. f During the dance, Sam Queen I and Rankin Ferguson d.d the call-; ing of figures. j The photographers spent Tues-! day in the park with H. C. Wil-1 They made their way down to Cherokee for scenes there, and later to join the trail riders for an over-nigbt stay. The photograph ers will go to the Brysori City area for more pictures this week end, j Summer Arrive: Tomorrow ... . and today, dear readers, is the last day of spring. Tomorrow, good old summer time makes it annual arrival. Predictions for a hot sum mer, have failed to bring crit icism from those who so well remember last winter, when the mercury dropped to 12 degrees below zero.