North Carolina Newspapers

Payne sville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park SIXTH YEAR NO. 38 Sixteen Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson Counties! Completed livestock V0nOct.3rd (km been completed for . o.rwnod County Live- L which wiU be held at i Khool stadium on ucto- inr-two page catalogue will .press by Saturday. These jet will be sent to all the wd business men of Hay will be distributed I county farm agent in the dvised by the coun .. hpHn making plana to Lir animals. Substantial Ms are being onerea in u i, beef cattle, horses and lW attraction will be the if $25.00 whicn wm oe giv- ite team of norses in nay Ctlifiir the greatest weight , 0 - , i T j tint will be done Dy me oy r,new development in test- mil in nower 01 learns. amission fee will be charged trance "d every effort if, k forth by the county formers ana uusineso men tb show an outstanding V In New War Post V HI President Roosevelt has named Benedict Crowell, wartime Assist-, ant Secretary of War and director, of munitions, as special consultant! to the War Department in its re armament program. wood Baptist bciation To t On The 26th regular quarterly meeting Haywood Baptist Assoola- 5U be held on next Thursday, ih, at the Oak Grove Baptist in the Thickety section of iinty, beginning at 10 and through 3 o'clock. urainn will Ha AtMv4vA iV jr. G. G. Lanter, of Ashley, Jbo ii conducting revival ser tor the Rev, H. K. Masteller, irst Baptist church, of Can- Rev. Frank Leatherwood, tor, will preside over the program will center around ion of the goals and ob- of the ensuing year, with it outlined by the leaders. churches are asked -to send f ntativea to the meeting. Wist Leaders Of Districts To Meet On Tuesday, 26th annual Coaching Day for of the Asheville and Way f districts of the Women's of the Methodist churches designated areas will be held local church here on Thurs- Pe 26th, from 9:30 to 1:00 i f officers of the Western Urohna conference will be rt m explain the new nhases p under the re-organization M 150 are exnefteri ta at- k - - fe meeting, with officers and present from woman's group two districts'. A t nnnn m be served in the church room at a nominal charge. r Of Mrs. Baker d In Command Of f t U. S. Air Base naer Osborne Hardison, Wadesbnrn. M P. ha placed in command of the .naval air base of the TI. S ostia on the Potomac River fwmngton. This is not only Pt air base in the country, bo has the largest number of L 7 Davy supervision. rMder Hardison is Li-ii. . D A' Baker, -;of len v . pent many i -".U nis aunt here. ruling TTT M women's Uroup uc reorganized organization SS?i First Stin!rf tte couitry since 1d .Methd8t groups, will t Cburch on Tuesday 11' 1' G' Hugin. Jr., paa ch. will present the til, T e new organization jJJ inched. hapwl!0 elecW for C!r?m futnr will sWo,nan', fc" AU members enf 1' an1 ob who ilTuday night wUl 3ifl? ,ta M the char loe society. .ANNOUNCEMENT the . on Sep- I ," " yiva. Mr. Pal- with Smith's Drug Soco Gap Dance Team Featured In Advertising Pictures were taken during the past week of the Soco Gap Square Dance Team at Soco Gap under the direction of Robert Bruce for 'Wild injj Pictures" of Hollywood, for the Atlantic Grey Hound Company. The pictures of the local dance team are part of a continued fea ture called "Amazing America." and will be used extensively all over the United states by tit' Pennsylvania Railroad and the Grey Hound Bui Company in their coast to coast advertising cam paurn. At the same time the picture was made of the Soco Dance Team, pic ture were also shot of scenes in the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park, that will be part of the feature. According to Richard Queen, as sistant manager of the Soco Gap team, the pictures will be released on December the 25th. 300 Attend REA Meeting; Hear Officials Talk Three hundred persons attended the rural electrification meeting, sponsored "by the Cruso Electric Membership Corporation, which was held on Monday night at the Crabtree school building. Miss wiary jocKey, KJSA borne econo mist, of Washington, D. C, was the main speaker. Miss Lockey told of the vanous uses of electricity in the rural home and on the farm. She also pointed out the many things to be considered in purchasing electrical appliances. Joe Howell, superintendent of the Cruso Electrical Membership Corporation, talked on proper "wir ing and advised all subscribers to have houses and buildings wired at once. He emphasized the use of duty wiring and the services of li censed electricians to do the work Jonathan Woody, president of the First National Bank, told the farm ers and their wives that his bank would aid in financing the instal lation of electricity as well as wa ter systems in the rural homes of the county. J. C. Lynn, county farm agent, spoke of ways and means of n ancing equipment and installation of electricity in the farm homes and buildings. In behalf of the First National Bank Mr. Woody offered $50 to ward helping install electricty in the home to the person whose name should be drawn. Miss Mary Davis, of Iron Duff, was the lucky win ner of the fifty dollars. The Cruso Electric Membership Corporation offered a free wiring job to the person whose: name should be drawn in connection with this contest. This was won by J. L. McElroy, of Iron Duff. A number of electrical appliances were also given away in drawings. Postmaster General sW. President Roosevelt used a rally of Dutchess County Democrats at H vde Park. N. Y- as the setting for his announcement that he was nam ing Frank C. Walker to succeed James A. Farley, resigned, as post master general. Walker operates a chain of theaters in Pennsylvania and New roric Mrs.R.L.Burgin Assumes Duties Auxiliary Head Mrs, R. L. Burgin was installed as the president of the American Le gion Auxiliary at the meeting held in the Legion home on Tuesday night. Mrs. J. Harden Howell, re tiring president was in charge of the installation ceremonies. Others who will serve with Mrs. Burgin during the coming years are as follows: first vice president, Mrs. J. H. Howell; second vice pres ident, Mrs. Guy Massie; treasurer, Mrs. M. C. Green; secretary, Mrs. Hurst Burgin; chaplain, Mrs. George Kunze; sergeant-atarms, Mrs. Edna McGee. During the business period, Mrs. George Kunze reported on the suc cess of the stand maintained by the Auxiliary during the Labor Day celebration. During the joint social hour with the Legion, Mrs. M. C. Green and Mrs. W. C. Boutwell served as associate hostesses. Mrs. Doyle D. Alley Is Attending National PTA Board Meeting Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, state pres ident of the North Carolina Con gress of Parents and Teachers, left Tuesday for Chicago, where she went to attend the meeting of the National Board of Parents and Teachers. -The meeting which convened on Wednesday will last through Sat urday. Only state presidents nd national committee chairmen will attend.' Woman's Club To Stage Last Dance Of Season The benefit square dance to be held at the Gordon Hotel tonight, beginning at 8:00 o'clock, will be the last of a series to be sponsored by the Woman's Club this sum mer. . The dances were inaugurated in the early summer and have been held weekly since that time. Music haa been furnished by a well known local string band, and the callers of the figures have been among the most talented of the local devotees of the art of square dancing. Death Claims Mrs. George R. Stuart On Saturday, 14tl " Mrs. George R. Stuart, of Lake Junaluska and Birmingham, Ala., beloved by hundreds of people throughout the South, died at her home in Birmingham at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs, Stuart had not been well for the past two years, but her death at this time was unexpected. , Her daughter, Mrs. 'J. Dale Stentz, had been notified by wire Saturday morning of her illness and shortly after she received a phone call telling of her sudden death. Mr. and Mrs. Stentz left at once for Birmingham. Funeral service were held at the First Methodist church in Birm insrham at 3 o'clock Sunday after noon, prior to which the church had been opened to friends for two hours. Following the rites at the church, the body was taken to Cleveland, Tenn.; for burial beside her hus band in the family plot there. Mrs. Stuart was the widow of the late Dr. George R. Stuart noted evaneelist. lecturer and an out standing minister in the Southern Methodist church. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Sullins, of Bristol, Va. Her father was the founder of Sul lins College, and was for many years president of Emory and Henry College. She was born on December the 25th, 1861, in Wythe- ville, Va. Mrs. Stuart had been coming to Lake Junaluska since it was first established. Her husband had been one of the leaders in the organiza tion of the Southern Methodist As sembly, and was active in the work until his death in 1926. The Stuarts had one of the first homes erected at the lake. Surviving ' are the following: three daughters, Mrs. J. Dale Stentz, of Waynesville, Mrs. James B. Preston, of Birmingham, Ala., and Mrs. A. P. Pettyjohn, of Lynch burg, Va., and one son, George R. Stuart, Jr., of Birmingham; and fourteen grandchildren. Miss Emily Siler has gone to Chapel Hill, where she will take some special work at the Universi ty of North Carolina. Dr. T. H. Spence Will Preach Here Sunday Dr. T. H. Spence, curator of the Historical Library of the Montreat Presbyterian Assembly, will fill the pulpit at the Waynesville Presby terian churoh at the 11 o'clock Sunday morning service on next Sunday. - ; The pastor, Dr. R. P. Walker, is out of town for two weeks. He is conducting revival services in Charlotte. Joe Davis has returned to Chapel Hill, where he will be a student at the University of North Carolina, Sulphur Spread On Potato Seed Keeps Away Bugs 'The way to have bugless po toes, is to thoroughly dust the seed in powdered sulphur just before planting," said William Shoolbred, as he exhibited a bag of over-sized potatoes from fcis patch. 'I did not have a single bug . on my vines this year, and be sides that, the sulphur seemed to help the potatoes to grow and mature," he explained fur ther.' Mr. Shoolbred planted two pecks of seed, and harvested 12 bushels of potatoes. He planted a peck of Irish Cob blers and a similar amount of Spaulding Rose, and the latter he prefers, although they NTM a lattf potato. Samples of the potatoes grown under bugless vinea are on display at The Mountaineer office. Haywood County Boys Win $77.00 In Prizes At Fair Haywood County exhibitors of calves at the Western North Car olina Fair held this week in Hen- dersonville, won $77.00 in cash prizes according to J. C. Lynn, county farm agent, late last night. Mr. Lynn also stated that the com petition this year was the keenest even known in this section. Calvin Francis, with his calf, won first place as reserved cham pion in the heavy weight class. Francis Boyd won second in the light weight class. Lloyd Buch anan won 6th place in the light weight class. In the medium weight class, Richard Bradley won 8th place; P. J. Powell 6th place; Jack Rogers 9th place; and Billy Hall 10th place. "' In the heavy weight class J. D. Pless won 7thi In the county group of choice of 6 best calves shown as a group, Haywood county 4-H club boys won 3rd place. . In feeder calves Collier Howell won second place. Calves entered by the following were judged to be the best five from Haywood County and will be shown at the State Fair: Calvin Francis, Francis Boyd, Jack Rog ers, J. D. Pless and T. J. Howell. Number Damage Suits Settled By Civil Court The September term of civil court convened here on Monday with Judge Wilson WarlicJc, of North Wilkesboro, presiding. While a number of cases were disposed of -through yesterday afternoon, it was the opinion of court at taches that court would continue through the week. A restraining order enjoining Canton town aldermen from pay ing the salary of Way Kinsland as tax collector from June 80, 19:19 to September 2, 1940 was dissoiv. by Judge Warlick. The restraining order was sought by J, D. Mackey, who resigned early this month as tax collector of taxes at Can-on following more than a year ot .n troversy. . The jury was sworn in and a number of the witnesses had tes tified late yesterday in the case of Chas. W. Roberts versus McCrack en Furniture store in which the plaintiff is asking $20,000 in dam ages. The case grew out of an automobile accident which occurred sometime airo. when Mr. Roberts was injured while ri'ding in a truck belonging to the McCracken Furn iture store. Other cases tried during the week include: Universal Credit vs. Chas. C. Smathers, in which the plaintiff: was granted a judgment of $125 and costs. H. A. Osborne received a judg of $285.75 and the costs in the case of H. A. Osborne versus G. W. Singleton, Admr. of Mollie Sing leton, V The plaintiff received $500 and costs in the case of Cogdill and Self against . the Morris-Taylor Lumber Company. In the case of Dewey Heatherly and Ben Heatherly against Albert Bros., contractors, each plaintiff received a judgment of $125 and the costs against the defendant. The ease grew out of an automo bile accident. 4 The case of Dave, Millwood ter. ui m tweet was non suited, but Millwood gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme court. The plaintiff received $45 and costs in the case of Haywood Gar age versus John Campbell. The plaintiff recovered $54.60 judgement in the case of Alec Tay lor versus Newton Brendle. The case of W. W. Pressley ver sus E. B. Rickman, involving a long intricate account was referred to a referee for a hearing. The ref eree had not been named late yes terday afternoon. Several divorce suits will come up during the week. One had been granted to date, that of T. M Massie from Florence Massie. Company H Prepares To Leave Soon For A Year at Fort Jackson A. B. A. President jUimjwMiiHim imiiniiin 11 VW 1 j- h Jacob Mark Lashley, St Louis at' torney elected president of the American Bar Association, ad dresses bis colleagues alter taking office In Philadelphia, where the lawyers bald their convention. TWO LOSE LICENSE Eugene Johnson, of Canton, and Melvin Stamey, of Clyde, had their driver's license revoked recently both on charges of driving drunk. Johnson was convicted in county court, Asheville, and Stamey in Canton police court. ; BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Pursefull, of Asheville, announce the birth of a daughter at the Biltmore Hos pital on Wednesday, September the 18th. Mrs. Pursefull is the former Miss Virginia Sherrill, daughter of Mrs. Carey Siler Brewer and the late George Sherrill. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. John C. Murphy, Jr., of High Point, announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Gay, on August the 15th, at High Point Mrs. Murphy is the former Miss Susan Sharpe, of High Point. Mr. Murphy is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Murphy, of Waynesville. MORE THAN 96 PER CENT OF HAZEL WOOD TAXES WERE PAID IN 1939 Hazel wood has had a prosperous year and as a result tax payers have been unusually alert about paying their taxes. More than 96 per cent of the taxes levied for the year 1939 were paid, according to G. C. Summerrow, tax collector Haywood County Council PTA Held Meet In Canton Mrs. H. K. Terrell, of Bethel, gave the high light! of the Parent Teacher Association v Institute which was held during the late summer int Chapel Hilf at the meeting of the Haywood County PTA Council which, tool-place-in Canton on . Saturday afternoon Representatives from ten.' schools were present Mrs. George A, Kunze, council president, presented standard cer tificates to the following schools Beaverdam, East Waynesville Hazelwood and North Canton. Mrs. E. C. Brooks, of Clyde, re ported on. the three reasons why she attended the recent institute in Chapel Hill. Mrs. George Kunze, who repre sented the Hazelwood PTA at the institute discussed the things to be stressed in the co-operation of PTA groups with other organiza tions. .: The yearbooks, which had been made by the students of Miss Har riet Boyd at the Bethel school were distributed. Members were urged to attend the district meet ing to be held in Brevard on Oc tober the 16th. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frehn, of Bristol, Ten-n., spent the week-end in town with the latter s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus H. Blackwell All Men Between 21 and 35 To Register For Draft On Oct. 16 The first peacetime conscription others later. The bill places a of man power in American history became a law shortly ofter 3 o'clock Monday afternoon when President Roosevelt signed the con scription bill over which Congress has been squabbling for tibe past several week. : At the same time the President issued proclamations and execu tive orders instructig 16,500,000 men to register for potential mili tary service. A registration day, October 16th has been set when an estimated 16,500,900 men from 21 to 85 in clusive will be required to register for possible induction into the armed forces for a year's compul sory training on a selective basis. - Within' an hour after congress completed action on the momentous measure Saturday, President Roose velt asked the legislators for $1,733,866,976 cash and $207,000, 000 in contractual authority. A large part of these funds will be used to finance the draft program. The draft bill provides in a nut shell the following: The nation's approximately 16, 600,000 men twenty-one to thirty five years old, inclusive, must reg ister on a day to be fixed by Prev dent Roosevelt, perhaps early in October., . About 75,000 are expected to be mustered into service in November for a year's training. A total of 400,000 selectees are due to be in training early in January, 1941; 900,000 limit on the number of trainees in the Army , in any one year. ':; Exemptions and deferments would be granted to men with dependents, ministers, theological student, men in essential occupations, certain government officers, aliens, the physically unfit and conscientious objectors. The latter are liable for non-combatant training. Trainees would receive $21 a month for the first four months and $30 subsequently, with opportunity for raises. , The trainees could be used any where in the Western Hemisphere, and in United States possessions and territories, including the Phil ippine Islands. Upon the completion of training, a trainee would be entitled to return to his former job unless changed circumstances made it impossible for his employer to rehire turn. No men could be called to serviceJ until Congress made appropriation for their training. Mr. Roosevelt requested the funds today. The men in service would be en titled to vote providing their state of residence had absentee voting laws. The legislation would continue in effect until May, 1945; voluntary enlistment would be encouraged. Industries balking at filling gov ernment defense orders on the gov ernment's terms could ; be taken over on a rental basis. Special -Train WiU Carry Local Men And Equipment Now In Camp At Armory Company "H," Waynesville unit of the National Guard took up their quarters at the local Armory under regular military routine on Monday in compliance with orders from the Adjutant General Metts, North Carolina. From here they go to Fort Jackson for a years service. .,"' : " -. Since enterine camp, officers, regular national guardsmen, and volunteers have undergone rigio physical examinations made by Col. Phillip L. Cook, and Captain William A. Bruton, both of the U. S. Medical Corps and Captain Jo seph Cutchins, of medical reserve corps.-. Examinations started early Mon day morning and continued far into ach night on Monday and Tues day, being completed around noon; . yesterday. It was learned that a number ot men ; would be disquaiined on ac count of physical disabilities, most of which were minor defects. It was learned that in case the company does not have its full quota of 123 men and 6 officer ' after the number of disqualified are . dropped from the roll, recruits will be added from the Asheville army recruiting office. Any local man, wishing to join Company "H" may transferred from the Asheville recruiting office after be has vol unteered there, to this company, it was said. When the company was ordered into home station for military rou tine it was reported that they would remain in euch position for at. least ten days, but it haa been re ported unauthoritatively that Com pany "H'' will leave during the week for Fort Jackson near Col ombia, S. C, but the day and hour o departure will not be mada public. The company and all equipment will go by special train to Columbia. It was learned that the Canton Signal Corps will go by motor. The men are being drilled 8 hours a day, but are allowed to leave camp from 4 :30 in the afternoon to 11 o'clock at night to go where, they please. The following calls have been in effect this week: First call for reveille 6:15 a. m. Reveille 6:25 a. m. : Assembly 7:00 a. m. Mess call 7:00 a. m. Inspection of quarters 7:30 a. m. First call for drill 7:50 a. m. Assembly 8:00 a. m. Recall 11:30 a. m. ' Mess call 12:00 noon. First call for drill 1:30 p. m. ' Assembly 1:40 p. m. Recall 4:00 p. m. Retreat 4:30 p. m. Mess Call 6:00 p.m. ' Call to quarters 9:30 p. m. Tattoo 9:45 p. m. Taps 11:00 p. m. The men are being well fed as evidenced in the following menu for today: breakfast, Rdce Krispies ham, grits, cream gravy, stewed prunes, toast and coffee. Dinner, beef stew, string beans, sweet pickles, rice pudding, bread And coffee. Supper, weiners, sauer kraut, pork and beans, pie, milk and bread. . For tomorrow they have the fol lowing: breakfast, French toast, bacon, apple sauce, coffee, butter and syrup; dinner, ham, boiled cabbage, cream potatoes, stewed tomatoes, com bread pudding, and coffee; supper, corned beef hash, creamed onions, cheese and maca roni, slaw, sliced peaches, bread and coffee. Three guards are on duty at the entrance to the armory, each for two hours at a time with every four hours off duty. The following six - officers and ' CContinaed on page 8) MACK MILLER INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE SPILL Hack Miller, employee of a local oil -company, was resting com fortably last night at the Haywood Hospital, following, a "spill" from a motorcycle late Monday after noon on north Main Street. He has a compound fracture of the right leg, and other minor injuries. The side stand of the machine dropped down as Miller started around- curve, and caused the machine to fall over on him.