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The
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NESVILLE M
TAINE
'.ale That
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park
fTY-SEVENTH YEAR
NO. 2.
Sixteen Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1941
$1.50 In Advance in Haywood and Jackson ConntieL
fail Term Of
jourt Adjourns
liter Two Days
nf Cases Dtenoaed
Ulliuvx v- .
Daring The Brief Term
f Court Under Judge
ettles
rhe January term of civil court,
icb convened nere --on aiuuuay
rning with Judge Zeb V. Nettles,
Ashevilie, presiding, adjourned
Hi at 4:30 Tuesday afiernoon.
while the docket was cleared of
Umber of cases there were sev-
11 non suited op carried over to
kher term of ceurt.
tn the case of Johnson versus
lder, Mrs. rewer ana mr. joau-
agreed to a compromise neiore
case was caiiea. tiuage newies
the Jury a summary of the
tea and the jury returned the
uict without leaving their seats
be box. '.'
he case grew out of an auto-
bile accident Joyce Johnson,
year old child, through his best
d, his father, li. W. jonnson,
a verdict of $4,000 for dem
and physician fees for inju
he received while attempting
oss the highway in front of hi
e in Canton last August, when
k by a car which was driven
rs. Lawrence r elder, of uan-
case in which Bryant B.
h business manager of a local
firm, was seeking damages
nting to $20,000 from Max-
Tolansky and his wife, Selma
Isky, of Ashevilie, for alleged
ier was deferred to the May
I of Haywood Superior court,
fe case grew out of the thef t of
g of jewelry valued at $20,
jU $30,000. When it cam, up
'trial Tuesday Judge Nettles
ruled a defense motion asking
a bill of particulars specifying
persons hearing the alleged do
ing language and the places end
they were said.
be case of George Casey versus
Coca Com Bottling Company,
sheville, was non suited, due to
act that a number of witnesses
Asbeville failed 'to appear.
yilained .thathe,jBunre4
,t physical disabilities from
1 ing a coca cola from a bottle
he discovered af .er he had
cd half of its contents, eon
I a small mouse. He is seek
:,000 in damages ltd his health,
he case of Ario Hunter, ver
rover Clark and Ames Hun-
kivoiving a livestock feeding
ct, the judgment gave Arlo
the rigot to recover $100
Amos lidntex, and Grover
w to ' credit Amos Hunter
$100, and the costs of the
are to be equally divideu
fen Amos nunvtr a ad Grover
To Take Office
I L - I J
County Farmers
Make Good Start
On 1941 Program
To Date Haywood Farmers
Have Used Twice As Much
lime As Any Other County
Under AAA
Haywood County farmers have
used twice as much lime under the
1941 Agricultural Conservation
program to date as any other coun
ty in North Carolina, it was learn
ed yesterday from the county farm
agu..t's office.
Star.ing in November of 1940,
there have been delivered 3,500
tons of lime to Haywood County
farmers Under the farm delivery
sys'tem, which is being inaugurated
this' year. Deliveries will continue
After noon today, J. M. Brough- until October 81 of the current
ton will become governor of North year. .
Carolina, succeeding Clyde R. Hoey, Orders are befcg taken pracli
who' will return to private live in cally every day. through the farm
Shelby, leaving for Mr. Broughton agent's office, and it is expected
a comfortable balance in the state that over 7,0000 tons will be used
treasury, a very efficient working by May of this year,
jrganization and a contented pub- Orders are being filled as they
lie of the state. - are placed so the farmers wishing
Mr. Broughton will take the oath lime for spring crops should place
of office today noon and immediately their orders now, according to the
thereafter deliver his inaugural farm agents.
address.
In Raleigh
r .
Lime may be used on any crop
on the farm. The recommended
rate is 1 to 2 tons per acre, ex
cept for special crops such as al
falfa, sweet clover, and other sim
ilar types, in which cases the rate
is increased to 4 to 6 tons.
HU 1. j . . , -i mine luiiriyinnsunuie 10 a BO
TU! mailable. Hay wood' County has a
-o - j wviviv Fuuuiunj
Mercury Drops
Down To Eleven
For the second time this winner,
lionU I. iZATT tbns and orders will be filled as
liquid sapped down to 16 for three tllo ,nm- tr.
monthly allotment of about 60
P.
case of Swann Hendrix
pt the Westenoi Union Tele-
Company, involving 'a tele-
which was delayed in deliv-
as continued.
S. Jones, in hs case aganst
McCracken, involving a cat-
We was rendered a judgment
.00. -.
case of Junaluska Supply
1y against B. J. Sloan was
ted, with the plaintiff tax
I costs of the court The
I ave notice of an appeal
Supreme court. In the sec
e of the Junaluska Company
t B. J. Sloan, involvinz the
Mt of a note, the plairjtiff
sred a judgment of $2660.
he case of C. A. George ver
t. R. Moore, the plaintiff re
A judgment against the de
It for $88.00.
he case of Hardin Price ver-
C. Clark, which grew out
appeal from the magistrate's
Clark is to recover $15 of
Vunt paid to the magistrate
pee the balance.
e divorce cases were granted
ws: Wilma Campbell Phelps
i ohm. Phelps; Irene Kohker
irom Maraell Hubbl;
ui irom j. L. Ball.
of the coldeat days of the winter,
The week's report as compiled
by Q. M. Kipp, official observer, ie
as follows:
Mm
89
48
32
19
16
11
16
Jan
1
2
3
4 '
5
6
7
p. m.
62
60
34
36
25
80
30
0.60
0.19
they come in,
Farmers desiring to use triple
superphosphate on grass or pas
ture in the spring should place
prec 1 their orders now. Triple superphos
phate obtained through the AAA
program can be used only on
grasses and clover on pastures
established. That is, phosphale
cannot be used ouv small grain or
row crop regardless of what crop
is to follow. '
There is no freight charge on
AAA phosphate. The farmer is
3 only required to pay for the haul-
62 mS the phosphate from - the
H railroad to his farm. The recom
37 mended fate of phosphate is 200
g pound 1 per, acre. Farmer are
0.79 rgcd to use phosphate on pas
46
26
Max
62
66
50
42
34
37
40
Meaty maximum
Mean minimum
Mean for week ............
High for week ..;..
Low tor, week .....:
Mean for 7 p. m.
Below Jaunary r.ormal
Precipitation for week
Below January normal
PrecipiieJtion since Jan. 1, 1941 0.79 n8 beeI, applied the results have
Deficit for year ..................0.06 Deen for decided improvement .
' ; - ' . ; I The demonstration farmers' re-
W 'cords show that the best results
Deiense Mechanics have been obtained on pastures
wi.n one ton or lime and 200
pounds of triple superphosphate.
GLKVN C. PALMFR assumed
his duties for the second time as
representative of Haywood County
in the state legislature which con
vened at noon Wednesday. Mr.
Palmer said before leaving Way
nesville that hedid not have any
local bills in mind which he would
introduce in the 1941 session.
New C. Of C. Board
To Elect Officers
At Meet On Friday
The newly electd board of the
Chamber of Commerce will bold a
meeting at 7:80 o'clock Friday
night in the chamber office in the
community buildirg.
The purpose of ihe meeting is for
the e!ec;ion of officers for the en
suing year and the general work
ing organization of the board.
The outgoing board will also
present a report of the activities of
the past year ar.d give a complete
financial s.atement of expenditures
covering the period.
Members of the new board and
the groups they represent include:
Industry, R. B. Davenport, Bill Pre
vost and William Chambers, Jr.;
Merchants, Felix Stoval, Bill. Ray,
and Harrold Massie; Agriculture,
J. C. Lynn, and R. N. Barber, Jr.;
Business and professional, Marion
T. Bridges, Paul L. Davis, J. W.
Killian, James S. Queer.; Hotel, C.
A. George, and Mrs. Grady Boyd;
Automobile service, Spauldon Un
derwood, and Dill Howell.
TT 1
Accidents
way
Cost County $24,5
00
Envoy to U.S.
Short Session
Is Expected Of
'41 Legislature
Mull Named Speaker Of The
House As Legislature Con
vened Wednesday Noon
The North Carolina General As
sembly opened its 1941 session
uoon Wednesday by formally elec
G. F. Boston Well
Known Lumberman
Dies At Home Here
Last rites were conducted at the
Methodist church at 11 o'clock on
Tuesday morning for George
Frairk.in Boston, 66, well known
lumberman, who died at his home
here on the Howell Mill road at
4:30 a. m. on Monday, after an
extended illness. The Rev. W, L.
Hutching superintendent of the
Methodist district officiated. Bur
ial was in Grear.hill cemetery,
n -
h x 1 1 n
fkJE'i . ....
Report Shows 5 Killed And
27 Injured On Haywood
Highways During 1940
Accidents. on the highways of
Haywood during 1940 cost $24,650,
according to the report of the state
highway patrol in their annual
statement just released.
This cost is based on the average
cost of $125 per accident, and
$3,000 for each death and itemized
' as follows:
,6 'Paralitica ...$15.000
' 27 Personal ijuries ....... 3,375
,' Actual property damage .... 4,775
Stock (2 mules) ...... 400
Total . ...................... :.$24,650 I
The reports on the 27 accidents
were based on those reported to
the Highway Patrol and in excess
of $10 damages.
The annual report for Haywood
is as follows: pt
Accidents investigated -'. 27
Arrests made 17
Cases nol prossed 2 .
Oases continued 3
Fines imposed .. ......$225
Forfeitures :. ..........$500
Coste imposed .. ..... .......$169.60
, Amount defendants required by
court to pay vicitms or beneficiary,
$4,725.
Actual property damage -;...$5,775
Fatalities 6, (1 died Wtor partly '
as result of accident).
Personal injuries - 27
Stock killed, 2 mules
The report further showed that
84 per cent of all accidents occur
James S. Queen has recently been a. .riiu d.tv...... .
Serving as pallbearers were the1 " " i u S - " five fatal accideJts were within
ai1 following: J. E. Bar" J. C Rose I b KflT m'ich , mile of a town. Two-uhW of
Ji- iChaa. r. P,. fl. n v to be held on ThursH the acddonila hemnr W.n I
day evening, January the 30th. l and 10 p m
Thetappointmentjva9imade by. An inking part of the re
Dr. Julian Miller, of Charlotte, who -r ' . ..v. . Ai
caused by some form
were
driving. ,
berav were agrei that ihey would ' among those from out 'of Iowa L Z .Z" co.mi"eu MTvin -other jdrians -walking into '
go home fs toon wlbey could tendinefu
te Cshi routnne business. ... . l't a later date. . . vefcWe " v " f
Accidents were reported every
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax
is Britain's new ambassador to the
United States, succeeding the late
Lord Lothian. The appointment
was seen as an indication that
Britain considers the Washington
post of equal importance with a
cabinet portfolio.
James S. Queen
County Chairman
President's Ball
ing tWus M. Mull, of Shelby, as o. Ro. j w t M-r.-..i.r ' '
speaker of lihe House, and John O,
Larkins, Jr., of Tremtan, as presi
dent pro tempore of the senate.
, Mr. Boston, a native of West
Virginia, came to this section from
Arkansas in 1919.
....... .0.08 tures, and in all cases where it be the biggest budget in 4he state's
Balancing the budget, of course, ',UX, Zm T-Vk ' V 2 "
will be one of the principal items !,. guilty tf New
The advAory budge commission fw' , " WMJPkn 111 more
will recommend what is reported to " yT Ti returnl": to thi
Course is being
Offered At Bethel
A defense mechanics' course in
the operation, care, air.d repair of
tractors, trucks, and automobiles I
got underway at Bethel Monday
night of this week wi.h twenty
eight out-of-school you.hs between
the aires of 17 to 25 enrolled.
The course is being taughi by eniLPPomted as state directors
Mrs. AUey Will
Direct Birthday
Party Groups
Mrs. Doyle Alley and Mrs. Ray.
mond Fuson, of New Bern, have
Hugh Cathey and George Samey
under the geceral supervision of
I. A. McLain, vocational teacher at
Be.hel school, who organized tl.e
courses. The classes are beinar
history F.guree ai e kept secret un-
Vil the budget aotually ta submitted
Other importaint i.ems sure
face i. (he legi.sliatore
1
nave passed resolutions askirig
leglislature to authorize a statewide
referendum on the liquor question.
The c-'ttm half of the e.iate was
expected (to protest any such pro
posal. Program for Schools
2 Schools. The legislators have
been asked to provide a retirement
puan lor teachers, pay increses, a
nine-mocths school term, a 12-year
school, and to raise the age of com
pulsory attendance do 16 years.
3 Boads. There have been in
creasing demands that Nor.h Caro-
luiia a roads be
secton early last sprng.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Lou.
cre.ia Shrader Boston: one dauirh.
tor, Mrs, Eugenia Boslon Balentine,
lof Waynesvillej one brother, T. J.
NYA Hospital Project
To Be Sponsored With
Fourteen Girls Employed
January
Pphrilfl.mr ..
tx piujuct, nan recently March
been approved for this county, ac-1 April
Liquor. Several organization, 1 -11 V' url"' ?ne county NYA-supervisor, The pro- jue "
passed resolutions askirig the w J1' Wilson, of Cairo, jict which is being jointly spon- Jujv " " '"
V . 1 uni'nH K (ha C(o r IJ UL - "
1,11c utoic uuaiu uj. XACttitii August1
and State NYA, will employ 14 Snm"
r- "
for the women's activities of the
ancual campaign to raise funds
with which to 'fight infantile par
alysis'' in observance of the birth-
" J i.'.VlV-lll. ILUUBr.KIL, ' . . m
pww t ... it. iiarm-o-market roads point out
conducted, n Mr. Cathey', garage, nZ-tolln. te sate's roads are becom-
and possibly some instruction will an.f. . nUnw. w January the obsolete
be given in the school shop as the J th baI!" I Hindus .iry. It has been recom-
course progresses ' I mended that the leaualMur- eet un
The hours of instruction are 6:30 M- AUey ten yesterday for . defense comm" in w.h.
to 9:30 each week-day night, ex- ?Ie,h! to attend a meeting with Wtota to .ecure Miiinl Str
cept Saturday. The course will "r- Jul'4B Mller te chairman. for jhe under th- jiailAi H
run at least eight weeks and is of- ln08- Uoward and Mrs. Fuson to feme program.
Commissioners
Have Busy But
Uneventful Meet
The county commissioners at
tneir regular for.night meeting
here on Mor.day spent the greater
part of the day in revising the
jury lists.
Thow aim it. i
more completely ' "1 "" ue lne PP"t-
modenlzed. Proponents of newer . Tl.uf"wooa. mathers, of
aruerial highway, and improved ei!ctric
oint out njrwwu vouniy. ine
fpumiment was made by Robert
ugn Uark, who was appointed
inspector by the commissioners at
vneir last meeting.
moro.Si, whh tihe high mark coming
in August, with March. April. Oc
tober ard November having 1 each.
-2
.. .....a
1
1
2
..,.. .4
..5
.....3
......2
October
November
fered free.
complete delails and plans for the
women's activities in North Caro-
Mrs S. C. Satterthwaite has re- ." . . :
turaH tn Atlta ft. ' Aa7 maiviauai, ciud or organiza-
.everal months in town at her home Srt.-?!? A 8pn8r "M
anH uiifh tioi i.-ti . v party" for adults or for children
andwith her daughter, Mrs. Ernest wm rceive information from Mr,
L. Wither,. ! Alley.
.Walker Of
ton, Passes
twood Walker, 66, assistant
' of the Canton division of
mpion Paper and Fibre
y died at an Ashevilie hos
Pesday night at 11:45 o'clock
I week's illness with heart
I survived by ore sifter, Mrs.
PTIara, of Hollywood, Cal.
Pal services were conduct
n Well, FuneraJ home at
ednesday by the Rev. W. R.
! pastor of the First Meth
surch and the body was sent
I fomer home at Cmcumati
: , .
y Davis, who has spent th,
month, in South Carolina,
irnd to town.
Funds To Help Greeks Will Be Sought
In Community-Wide Drive Here Friday
Starting tomorrow morning and the following: Jonathan Woody
lasting (through the Saturday the W. Roy Fraccis, R. V. Welchj W.'
11th, an intensive drive for contri- Curtis Russ, Chas. E Ray Jr '
butionsto to the local Greek relief C N. Allen, L. M. Ri'cheson' Bill
fund will be made by a committee Prevost. Mrs. D. D. AIIpw - v.r
of citizens of the community head-. Whitener Prevost, of Hazelwood
girls.
The girls will be assistants to
:he nurses in the Haywood County December
HoKpi.al and will work entirely
under the supervision of the train
id nurses. They will have noor
duly and two will be assigned to
the nurses home as housekeepers.
As soon as the girls are availa
ble and sigfl( up, the project will
Mjirf . ITanh criil .i..b- Ufl
hour each month ani will be on : A Mw band, i's being organized
du.y two weeks out of the four, ' !" the e fim.Wnr schools of the
with 7 on duty at one time. uuict unoer tne su-
During the past month the NYA Pp11810" ' L. T. New, Jr., band
; ..i.. :.. u.. !".. ...j director.
New Band Group
Organized From
Saxtette Students
Lions To Select
Hi-School Junior
Lions Each Month
The Lions Club at a recent meet-
trom 36 to 160, according to Mrs.
toy d. The roll is composed of
botn boy, ar.d girls and are en
gaged in a varie.y of projects.
AAA Committeemen
01 County Will Attend
Meeting In Ashevilie
The county farm agents, the
ed by J. R. Boyd, chairman.
The sponsoring committee feel'
ing thai the worthy cause will have
-Reapportionment, The 1940
census gave the etarte another con
gress man, and lb will be up to the
legislature to provide a 12tdi con-
large has been proposed, but the ing ecide?. to night
suggesUon has not been received V".: "7, " " "Ku
favorably. Ore proposal was that At """ ttim" two h,?h chol ,.tu-
the most populous ditricU-the aea" w? n.ave maae "tanaing
lOthbe divided 40 provide a di- f4"" lrir Mhool work will
trict composed of LincOA,Mecklen- ..i ,r
bure. Burke. Mitchell. Yancev A ,of the month-
McDowell counties. A boy and girl will be selected tural Conservation program, and
Many umer Matters uiu..yu. me meeung meito give instruction on the 1941
Dozens of other Hems are sure to CIUD, W1U P"811! them some sma l burley acreage quota law.
o. lowing toe meeting all town.
The band will be composed of
the saxette students who started
work last fall. Counting the new
ly organized group, there are now
4 separate and disticct bands la
the Waynesville district schools
Regular rehearsals of the new
group composed of 20 elementary
students, and any additional stu
dent planning to join, the group it
reques;ed by the band director to
chief clerk, the county committee et n touch with him at nn.
members, and the chairman of each I With the continued training of
township committee of the Agri- new groups, as the members of th
cultural Conservation program,) ma'n' band graduate there will be
will at.end a meeting to be held Pnty of trained students to fill
in Ashevilie, on Wednesday the
15lh
'the purpose of the meeting is
lor discussion of the 1941 Agricul
come un in the lecislatu hut it emb.em in appreciation of their
was believed .those were the most acholastic merit.1 No student will
important The sales tax ie sure toi De BC,eweo more than one ume re-
Mayor J. H
T. L. Gwyn.
At the meetimr
Way, Jr., and Mrs.
on Tuesday
a strong appeal to the people of nght Mr. George pointed out the
this section are optimistic over the great need at this time for relief
amount that will be raised, and w Greece, and the fact that the
hope that every person jo. the com- funds would be sent from here
muniiy will give something. jto New York and sent immediate-
The committee met Tuesday Jy to the stricken areas.
night and were the dinner guests rians were made to have the
of C. A. George, formerly of driv announced in all the church
Greece, now a citizen of this eoun- es the community on Sunday
ty and a World War Vetera, at in1 ft U social and civic group
hi, cafe. Plana were formulated noting, during the coming weekJ
for it he drive to be made for funds. the need to raise the funds at
Those wishing to make dona-. nce is so urgent.
came under fire bu if any changes
are made in !, it probably will be
lio lift it from necessary foodstuffs.
gardless of grades
Carleton B. Weatherby. princi
pal of the high school and athletics
The highway patrol may have its coach, will serve as chairman of
powers broadened because of mob
ilization' of the na.iooal guard
Safety Director Champion
Fibre To Address Lions
Clyde Hildebrand, safety direc
tor of the Champion Paper and
this program for the club.
rtone are asked to leave tbem eith
or with Mr. Boyd at the First Na
tional Bank, or give to any mem
I'd was also decided to rrfnt
the names, of all the donor, and
amour t, contributed, in the paper.
hereof the committee made up f i - (CoatiMed page 1) ;
Two Haywood Pastors
On District Program
The regular quarterly conference
of Baptist minis.er, of the district
wiH be held Monday with the Cui-
Fibre Company, of Canton, will hmhee church. Among those from
address the members of the Lions Haywood taking part on the pro-
Club at their regular meeting to- gram are: Rev. H. G. Hammett, of
ship committeemen will be called
in for an all day meeting on the
ia4i program and tobacco acreage
quotas for 1941.
There are 39 AAAcommitteemen
in Haywood county, and each one
is expected to attend the meeting
next Wednesday.
night in the Welch Memorial build
ing of the Baptist church.
Accordk-g to the president of the
elub, Alvin Ward, the entire pro
gram will center around the sub
ject of "Safety."
Waynesville, and Rev. W. B.
Sprinkle, of Canton.
Rev. Mr. Hammett will speak on
"Sabba.li Observance," while the
(opie assigned Rev. Mr. Sprinkle
is: -Andrew Clubs for 194L"
GOING TO NEW YORK
Mrs. C. J. Reece plans to leave
Sunday for New York where she
will spend a week buying spring
merchandise for Massie's Depart
ment Store.
IN RALEIGH
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Gwyn are
attending the inauguration of J.
Broughton today, and tonight
M.
will' attend the formal Governor's
ball.
the ranks.
Farmers Urged To Sign
Up For 1941 Program
Eighty Haywood county farmer,
have already received their 1940
Agricultural Conservation checks,
according to the county farm
agents' office records.
. A! checks can be delievered by
April if the farmers will sign their
applications for payment as no.
tilled.
Every farmer who wishes to take
part in the 1941 program must
make out a farm plan. ..This plaa
will be made at the same time
the application for payment is
signed.
Farmer, are asked to watch th
mail for schedule of meetings to
be held in each community for the
signing of applications.
Ralph pTevost, sales manager
of the Uregusta Manufacturing
Company, left Thursday for Chi
cago where he is attending tbe
semi-annual furniture m.rk.t. B
will remain there several days.
Si