North Carolina Newspapers

V ' : '.-.-.-.' - I The Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At . The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains Nationat Park fsiXTH YEAR NO. 27 Twelve Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY' 4, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson Counties lasons Will Begin riving On Sunday r Summer Meeting sixth annual session of the) 'Assembly of the Grand of Royal and Select Mas- f,'orth Carolina-Masons, to be held in Waynes , July 8, 9, and 10 isx tt be the most outstanding if the summer season here. I. R. McCracken, the resi meral chairman, said he ex i large attendance of prom lasons from many states in stern half of the United I McCracken added: "There one outstanding feature in ssembly that will attract Uasons not only from West- kh Carolina, but from states lous to this part of eastern L, and that is the conferring second night of the assem the 'Super Excellent Mas- begree by a special team ieveland, Ohio. This degree ier been conferred in Way . nd not in North Carolina last five years." IlN'DAY, JULY 8, 1940 M.i Opening of the Grand of North Carolina, in Ma- Temple. . duction and Tecepltion of fcished visitors. less of welcome by Hon I J. Harkins, Grand Master tns in North Carolina, nse by Most Illustrious L Stephens, Grand Mas- the Grand Council of Ohio. fcrks by other distinguished Grand Council. P. M.: Opening of Doric No. 20, of Waynesville. ring Royal Master's degree oh Council, of Raleigh, N. C. i0 a team from South Car- kill confer the Select Mas- CH. lurnment. P. M.! Master Mason's de mferred bv the West Gat of Haywood County, this to wed by an address by Most it Companion Chas. H. John ;neral Grand Master of the 1 Grand Council of the Unit- Continued on page 7) rd Purchases If Station On 3n Street Here i U Ward has just purchas Galf Service Station at the of Main and Pigeon streets, hhitf Mease. . lWaM kn. n:iv T- xi - tperienced station operator, ;k'e. are being made to mod More Power For FDR X ' jLVf... 1 Suggestion of Senator Claude Pep per of Florida to the Senate that President Roosevelt be granted "full war time power to prepare and defend America" is only meant or duration of present emergency, he said. He recommended the Presi dent be empowered to suspend laws j and government regulations. ' Four Injured And Car Demolished In Wreck Monday Bill Plott and Phillip Matthews are confined to the Haywood Coun ty Hospital as the result of inju-r ries received in an automobile ac cident, wHich occurred on Monday morning at 1 o'clock when the car in which they were driving with three other companions ran into a telephone pole on the Asheville highway, this side of Canton, near the Sallie Haynes branch road. The car, a 1940 DeLuxe Ford, owned and driven by Matthews, caught fire after crashing into the telephone pole and was completely demolished. Phillip Matthews received sever al body bruises and has a frac tured leg. Bill Plott, who was rtding on the front seat with Mat thews, is suffering with a broken leg. T. V. Moore, Jr., of Miami, re ceived slight injuries to an ankle; Thad Chafin was bruised about the face, but Ed McRorte, the fifth occupant, escaped without injury. Ron lr TJqC I FFA Chapter Wins DdllK lldh First Place In Excellent Business Earnings For Last Six Months Were 24 Of Capital Stock, Resources Are Over Million The First National Bank has had the most profitable six months in the history of the institution since its organisation in 1902, in the period from January the 1st through June 30th, it was learned from officials last night. The earnings' in this six months period were approximately 24 per cent of the capital stock. The total resources of the bank last night had reached ?1, 070,249.68. One half of the earnings was paid out in dividends to the stockholders. The management stated last night - (Continiied on page 6) Negro Waiter Held For Death Of Woman District Contest The local Chapter of the Future Farmers of America has been noti fied bv the state executive secretary that they have won first place again in the district contest lor the best chapU-r. They competed with 60 other chapters. This is the fourth year they have won this honor in the district. At the state convention of the FFA which will be held in Raleigh on the 17, 18 and 19th of this month, the state winner will be selected from the winners in the five dis tricts of the state. For the past two years the local chapter has the distinction of having made first Dlace in the final contest. J. Colvin Brown is teacher of the vocational sericulture department of the high school, which sponsors the local chapter of the uture Farmers of America. Lynn, Miss Smith and Hannah Named To Positions By Board Claimed By Death June Travel In Park 40 Above Figures Of 1939 A total of 128,533 persons visit ed Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park during June, 1940, and they came in 39,203 vehicles. The visitors were from all 48 states, tne District of Columbia, Hawaii, Can ada, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Cuba, and Chile. Fifty-three per cent of the visitors were from other than the local states of North Carolina and Tennessee. States in number of visitors: (1) Tennessee, (2) North Carolina, 3)Ohio( (4) Illinois, (5) Indiana. Travel for June represents an increase of 40 per cent over travel for June, 1939. The increase was proportionate through the three checking stations. Travel for travel year to date exceeds last travel year through June, 1939, by 16 per cent. Stock Yards At Clyde To Open Thursday, 11th The Clyde Mutual Stock Yards will open for the 7th- season on next Thursday, the 11th, according to R. Sanford,' owner and mana ger. The Clyde Yards not only serve as a main exchange for cattle of this section, but attract buyers from all over North and South Carolina and Virginia. Mr, Sanford has hud a wide ex p.iince in the operation and man agement of stock yards. .He-. built the stock yards in Spartanburg, and the. yards in Clyde, being the first owner of the latter. He re cently brought back the business !t Civile. Mr. Sanford's plans are to kiep the yard open the year round, thus affording an all year market for cattle in Haywood County. Pre viously the yards were kept open about six months out of the year. Lake Has Full Program For Independence Bay add "e equipment, and to Wditional stock. .'';, Hard Will Prmfinna iA - m Gulf station at the Lake I ae opened last June. The rtf- ftal'on opened in have a complete one-stop and believe me it is going eellent," said Manager Wesville Band 1 1 lay In Won Saturday P'aynesville Township school jlil march in oJ- i- Saturday evening at 6:30 , ""ier m the evening they for softhnii .m P P to Canton upon an invi- .Ui" l"e high school band mterpst f . ... . f.,j i " -ipaiKU w Iunds for lirif-:-- . r-.n'Kft school hx-n 'nemhers 0f the local band -i w assemble at the court at .5:2(1 j i a., Lr . nu win oe wen f up frrm here to Canton. Cheerfully jDefenseTax i .-. llT haW to pay a CQT)Be tax on every , J.sH r'w, which here in e means a total of 28 - Massie, manager of the i SJtrfnlly- paid the can " ?any commenting W -!' and addin that they Marker To Last Surrender Of Confcclarates A marker commemorating the surrender of General James U. Martin, of the army of Western North Carolina, the last Confed erate force in the state, to acknowl edge defeat in the war Between the States, which took place on May the 6th, 1865, will be erected at a prominent spot near Way nesville, on U. S. 19, it was learn ed this week from Dr. C. C. Crit tenden. Tentative plans for the marker were approved at a recent meet ;w nf ths executive committee on historical markers for the state of which Dr. Crittenden, secretary oi the state historical commission, re chairman. This is the second marker to rje placed in Haywood County of the 215 markers that have been ap proved in the state since the erec tion of the first marker in Stovall, Granville county in 1936. The first local marker VwaS that placed at Soco Gap, Athletic Events To Begin At 2 O'clock; Fireworks Display Will Be At Nine Normal activities of the Assem bly, enhanced by special events, will mark the 164th anniversary of the nation's independence as ob served by the Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly. A gigantic fireworks display fwvm mistsionarv Doint at 9 p. m. is to be the closing feature of what promises to be a safe, sane and sat isfying Fourth of July. The Youth Crusade Conference will conduct their regular pro grams. International friendship and' -fellowship was the theme of the youth platform program Wed nesday night under the direction of G. C. Spiedel, former missionary in Korea, Two Christian nationals, studying in America, spoke for Christian principles and purposes in their respective countries. They were K. Tanimoto, of Japan, stu dent of Emory University and Agenor Andrade, Brazilian stu dent of Peabody College, Nash ville, Tenn. The Fourth will bring many newcomers to the Lake to begin vacations and as week-end .guests.;- '., Outstanding on the Fourth of 21-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death On Tracks Early Wednesday Morning Around one o'clock on Wednes day morning, a colored couple, Clarence Kay, 24, and Helen Cherry, 24, are said to have en gaged in a fight -on the railroud crossing near Brannercrest. There were no eye witnesses other than Kay, no one knows exactly what happened the -woman is dead. Kay claims that he stayed with her for about mi hour trying to revive her after he had knocked her diiwn. Realising that She must be dead he left her on the track and went in search of a friend, Frank Allen, eolof-cd. It is said that ho told Allen that had killed Helen and that he wanted to give himself up to the officers. Allen hunted up -officers Downs and Thillips of the -night' force of the city police, and with Kay they went to the scene of the fight and found the woman lying dead on the track as Kay had told them they would. The woman's face is said to have shown signs of several blows, both eyes had been struck and her body gave evidence of having been beat en. Officers 'h:llips and Downs stat ed last night to a representative of The .Mountaineer that Kav ad mitted that- he had killed the wo man, but that he did not know how nor recall why he killed her. Kay, said to have been noticea bly under the influence of an in toxicant, was arrested and lodged in jail around two o'clock. It is (Continued on. page C) Palmer Elected To Head Beef Cattle Asso. J. L. Palmer, of Jonathan Creek, was elected president of the Hay wood County Beef Cattle Associa tion here on Saturday afternoon at a meeting of the beef cattle pro ducers of the county. Claude Francis, of the Katclul Cove section was elected vice-presi dent, add W. A. Medford, Jr., sec retary-treasurer. The assistant secretary-treasurer will come from the. county-. -farm agent s oMice. These officers are elected to serve for the year 19-10-41. Th officers of the organization were instructed to appoint, a di rector of the association from each township in the county. Beef cattle -producers' present urged that a larger membership be secured in the association, ns they felt that all producers would profit by being n part of the county or ganization, which will work toward improving beef stock in the county. A discussion was h'-'d, of the ways in which the association could help the beef cattle producers .and the advantages of a large working membership. Following adjournment, those present visited the farm of Robt. V. Welch, where they inspccicti . 1 u lt l'..l..l. some top sneers, w'liicn mr, " is finishing for 'the' market, which were judged to be of exceptionally line grade. ' . K - -VJ J , II K. MAIVNKY, life-long resi dent of Hethel, passed away Tues day morning. He had been a sub scriber to this paper since it started over f(i-years ago. II.R.MauneyWill Be Buried At Bethel Today Last rites will be held this after noon at !l::ill o'clock at the Bethel Methodist, .church fur II. H. Maun ey, NO, prominent farmer of the Bethel section of the county. Mr Maiinev, a native of this , , i ..i u n i,;u county nan itmucu iwiy u" life, and had been engaged in farm ing.' He was much interested in modern methods of fai l'iing am' had several agricultural projects on his place. Surviving are the widow; two sons, W. H. Mauney, of Asheville, and T. J. Mauney, of Canton; three daughters, Airs. Fred Thompson, of Lake Junaluska; Mrs. Frank Pot ter, of New York and Miss Mary Mauney, of Bethel; 10 grandchil dren, and 11 great grandchildren. Commissioners Do Not Act On Sponsoring Sewing Room Again This Year J. C. Lynn, county farm agent, Miss Mary Margaret Smith, county home demonstration agent, and Mark Hannah, county fire warden, were re-elected for as long "as their services are satisfactory," at the regular July first Monday meet ing of the county commissioners held this week. Mr. Lynn and Mr. Hannah have served the county in their respec tive offices for the past year, whila Miss Smith has been home demon stration agent for the past several years. The commissioners also discuss ed at length the advisability of continuation of the WPA sewing room project. Last year the coun ty appropriated approximately $2,800 for the purchase of sup plies and materials, which amount ed to 25 per cent of the cost of carrying on the work. There was a sewing room in Waynesville and one for Clyde and Canton, giving employment in the sewing rooms to from 55 to 00 women, In the new set up of the WPA sewilig room project the county commissioners as sponsorsi are tif-kod to put up 00 per cent of the cost of operating the work, which will be confined to only one sewing room. There will be iflnployed under this new project from 17 to 20 women only and would cost the county around $!l,000. It was brought out at the meet ing Monday, that it Jul not seem advisable to sponsor the project from a uusiness standpoint, with such a small group of .iuon giv en employment. No definite ac tion was taken, but the matter can be brought up at any time, that the commissioners wish to sponsor the project. Extension Of REA Lines Are Assured . , , .v. ( r .Tii -. , ; De water cuniesw. teuuis, taCr r r lhali, and horseshoe pitching ill . , . v i double-faced, has black lettering aluminum colored back- 'eriea wa done right. u va tlf'liotir 15 Tin t -r a on xne.lO-cent rrniin1 anil is mounted on an iron pipe imbedded in a concrete base. Each is Dlaced on a numbered hard-surfaced highway. In case the object marked is not at the same place as the marker, the distance and direction are given. While it is not generally known that this important surrender of General Martin occurred here, the fact can be substantiated by refer, ence to the Records of the War of the Rebellion, the official records of the conflict, according to Dr. Crittenden. 'tournaments' in the afternoon; a concert by the Waynesville Town ship band at 4 p. m. under the di rection of L. T. New, Jr., and the nvenine concert at 8 o'clock by the Junaluska Choir under the di rection of Walter Vassar of Greensboro. Bishop Selecman's address Wed nesday morning was the closing public feature of the Conference on Evangelism which has attracted an attendance of approximately 200 ministers and has been marked by more than 40 simultaneous re vival meetings in the Asheville (Continued on page 7) July Mixed Term Of Court Will Convene Monday Judge Wilson Warlick, of Mar ion, will preside over the mixed term of court, at which both crimi nal and civil cases Will be tried, that convenes here on next Monday morning, the :8th.: . Those drawn for jury duty in cluded, for the first week: Hugh Terrili, Clyde; Fred A. Queen, Pigeon; Paul Medford, Bea verdam ; F. A. Webster, Clyde; E. G. Robinson, Clyde; Harley Mc- Elroy, White Oak; G. M. Js.eet.cr, Pigeon; Frank Swafford, Beaver- dam ; U. H. wrowneu, jeavri u.m. John A. Henson, East Fork; M. P McKinnish, Beaverdam; W. H. ni Wavnesville: Millard How ell Waymville ; H. V. Plott, Way nesville; J- Y. Davis. Crabtree; Pnrtnri Jonathan Creek: Clifton Moo!y, Ivy Hill ; Will Prad- cW- Crahtree; Ilaray weaiora, Wavnesville; David jaynes. 11 For the second week the following were ilra wr;: I p..t ('rabtree: Joe N. Tate, Wavnesville ; T. W. Ferguson, -W ay-. nesville; G. ,11. Jr erguson, fines Creek- R. E. Owen, Jonathan Creek ;' A. J. McCracken, Waynes ville: Alf ( reasman, Waynesville; Claude W. Warren, Beaverdam; Charlie Medford, Iron Duff. V . Ed'-Williams, Beaverdam; Robt. H AVhite( Iron Duff; Boone Rogers, Fines Creek ; Charles McCracken, Fines Creek ; Curtis Rogers, Fines Creek Talmadge Hoglen, White Oak ; George W. Williams, Pifon; Jobn Estes, Waynesville; John p. Medford, Waynesville. ''." .-.'' :' I. '-".''- Brown Assumes Presidency Of Rotary Club Names Committees For Coming year's Work. Chair man Will Discuss Policies Committee chairmen for the Way nesville Rotary Club, just named by President J. C. Brown, will have charge of the program Friday, and discuss the policies which they think the club should adopt this coming year. . Last Friday, Mr. Brown assum ed office, succeeding B. E. Colkitt. President Brown, in a few well chosen remarks, pointed out to the club the importance of Rotary, and its part in the world. The committees which will be formally presented to the club r dav, are: " , Club service, Dr. J. R. McCrack en, general chairman. . Classification and membership, Hugh Massie, chairman, Aaron - ' ; (Continued on page 6) Oflicials Tell Cruso Mutual That Work Will lie Com-' plelcri In 1910 Ollicials of the Cruso Mutual Klectric Company have been no tiiied by the Rural Elcctricfication Administration that the proposed extension of the company's lines into Clyde, Iron Duff, Crabtne, Fines Creek, Jonathan Creek and White Oak sections will be.com- I pleted before the close of the cur rent year. They have been given every rea son to think that the construction work will, be resumed in the near future, it was learned from the local authorities this week. D. L. Pless, president of the board of directors of the Cruso Mutual Electric Company and Ira Cogburn", vice president, and Mrs. V, O. Deaver and Van Wells, mem bers of the board of directors and Joe Howell, project superintendent, attended a state rural electrifica tion meeting which was held in Green.-boro last week. At th mectinir in Oieensboro a number of officials of the Rura FWtHfication Administration Washington were present and j Standing committees of the Lions discussed the program ior me en-, ( ub, as named ty the new presi dent, A. T. Ward, have received Officers Break Up Liquor Run ;il)-(iallon Still, 1.320 Gallons Of 'Keer Caught In Raid On Hal-am V.ountain -.-Raiding ollicers captured a J'0 g'a'Mon copper still and l,f!200 gal lons of beer Saturday, on Park Ridge, near Balsam, and broke up what they believed was a run of liquor intended for today's con sumption. Only G gallons of liquor was found at the still, but 3 barrels of beer had just been prepared for a run. The officers found,2fi6 sugar bags which had been emptied In sugaring-.'-the 2.'i barrels of beer. This amount of beer is said to have been sufficient to make 200 gallons of liquor. The beer had been heavily sugared in order to have it ready for immediate still ing, and in time for the Fourth sales. . Five known men escaped from the ollicers. : Those making the raid were R. L. Jenkins, John Norton, and Cart I'.ryson. - - Several weeks ago, Bill IM1, John, Norton, and R. L. Jenkins, cap tured a 180-gallon still in the Big Bend section. Committees For Lions Club Are ' Named By Ward in i Ivy t Marsh Accepts Position With Power Company tire state. The local group was informed that final approval and instructions for their year's work allocation of funds for the Crus The appointments were: extension Would be made sometime; Attendance and membership, this hionth. i Paul Davis, chairman, G. C. I ergu- A survey has already been made gon) Jerry Colkitt and Fre l S vann. of the proposed extension lines info, Program and entertairment, Clyde, J'ron Daff-, Crabtree, Fines : Evandtr Preston, chairman, W hite iCri'ik, Jonathan Creek and White Mease, L, T. New, A. W. Collins, r e Mni-h who has been with ' Oak, pond tik the allocation of Jerry Colkitt and Clarence Barnes. L ' ',';-' Henar'ment of ' th funds in -Washington, so.-that the Constitution and by laws, and the engineering department j)i . at ho ; t .i.,,;.. t..,, n,.n earnest- possible date, a large . chairman. . d. Uyers, J. &. Hop kins, and W. L. Hardin, Jr. Finance and auditing, Henry State Highway and niD!iC,. oi Commission, has resigned: after nineteen years, and has accepted a position with the Nantahala Pow er Company. Mr. Marsh, a native of Rochester, N. has been residing in the South 'for a number of years, and has been living in Waynesville for the past several years. His fam ily will continue to reside here for the present. number of subscribers on the lines have had their homes and build ings wired in anticipation of 'the day when the current .-would be turned on. . Mrs. Mary Moore has as her uests at her home at Lake Juna luska her son and his family of New York City. I '' Davis, chairman, Oscar Barker, W. H. Burgin and J. VV. Uoyd. Publicity, M. T. Bridges, chair man, W. L. Hardin, Jr., Everett Camp and Tom Campbell. Blind work and health. Dr. N. F. Lancaster, chairman, Bill Pre- (Continued on page 6)