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Opportunity's Empire-Waynesville Altitude 2,850 feet- Natural Resources for the Location of Manufacturing Industries Volume XXXVII. Number 21 J A Splendid Edu cational Address Excerpts From the Address of Dr. J. Henry Highsmith at the Waynes ville Hiih School Monday Night, May 25. Dr. Hiyhsmith spoke on the sub ject of Equalizing Education Oppor tunities. He said: "The State 'ought to be the unit of administration in order that educu tonal opportunities may be equalized. "When we speak of money, taxa tion, some say we are not able to do it. Are we able to do it? This na tion has 6 of the population, 1 of the area, 30 of the manufacturers, 40 of the iron, 50 of the coal, one half of the gold, 50 of the coffee, 80 of the automobiles on the face t the earth. We have more automobiles than telephones. We have more au tomobiles in North Carolina than tel ephones. "What do we spend this money for? $700,000,000 for tobacco; perfumes and toilet articles, $750,000,000; movies $775,000,000; candy and ice cream $100,000,000 per year. This money must be put back of the education of the children of the United States. We spend in this nation only $1,500,000,000' a year for education, a little more than we spend for candy and ice cream. There are 325,000 automobiles in North Carolina, including Fords. The average price of an automobile today is $1,111. If we .spend $1,000 for each one, we have spent $325,000,003 for automobiles in this state. In 1924 we had $65,000,000 in school property five times as much for auto mobiles. I maintain that any people who ride in automobiles ought not to allow their chiildnen walk in igno rance. Money of course, we have it. "Our children are taught civics in our schools. One of these days when they get in earnest we are going to L-hange our attitude towards taxa tion. They will know that education is the foundation of real civilization. The World's Work of this month gives an advertisement by bond deal ers. Suppose we have spent the amount quoted, haven't we value .re ceived for our money in schools, hospitals and insane asylums? Sup pose we do owe $1156,000,000, we haw spent most of it for roads. The road program will fail only when the own. erg of automobiles run them under the sheds and quit riding. "In Pinchurst last week one banker reported deposits equal to the deposits of all the banks in North Carolina in 1900. "We ought to be ashamed to talk about North Carolina as a pauw'Hr State. "Now I want to speak ahout tlbe length of the school term. We never would have had an intelligent civili zation on a four 'month term, we will never have one on a six month term, nor on an eight month term. I will guarantee that one of the problems in this school this year has been to adjust the children to the high school program. They come up out of t'le seventh grrade and they have not been to schoofl seven years 12 months. The mininimum is 56. The children who come up out of the elementary schools are fifth graders. When you put them into high school, they are .simply not able to do the work. "We boast of our Anglo-Saxon civ. ilization, that it is 99.9 pure. The only trouble with the people in your state and mine is that the boys and girls have not had a chance. We need to send them to shool from the time they are six until they are fourteen years of age for ten months in a year. One of these days we will do this, and teachers will be paid on a yearly basis Tather than on the basis of six or eight or nine months. "We will never equalize educational opportunities, until we have an ade quate supply of adequately trained teachers. What do I mean by ade quately trained teachers? I do not mean these children out of the seventh grade, nor out of the high school. I am talking about getting in the rural districts teachers of personality, character, scholarship, ability to teach, with the spirit of humanity, so trained that they -have capacity for leader ship. That is what children in the country never have had. In proportion as teachers lack training they need all the more super vision. If we cannot get good teach ers for all the schools, the next bet thing is to put back of these teachers the best supervision we can get. The trouble -with most of the rural dis- Diplomas Are iPhysical Education iT Entertain Music Given to Pupils; Classes In Pageant Lovers of City Waynesville School Closes Year With Large Class. Diplomas were presented to a grad uating class numbering 29 students Monday night at the final commence ment exercises- of the Waynesville Township High School. - The annual address to the class was delivered by Dr. Henry Highsmith, who spoke on the subject: "Equalisa tion of Education." The invocation was given by Tev. J. T. Mangum and Mrs. J. M. Long, member of the Waynesville Township school board, presented the perfect attendance cer tificates to a group of students who have neither been tardy or absent during the year. They were Lee Davis, Edna Fisher, (irace Noland, Newton Brendle and Elisabeth Mar- tin. Diplomas were presented by .l.j W. Reed, of the school board. The graduating 'Jas.4, included: Louise Allen. Charles Hadgett, Mary Cox, Harriet, Willa and Edna Ruyd, Newton Brendle, Lillian Burgin, Vir ginia Burress, Josephine Coman, F.d- gar Duckett, Esther Davis, Clyde! Fisher, Brown and Frank Ferguson, Mattie Franklin, Ralph Howell, Mar- guerite Massie, Pauline Noland, Dal-' las Rathbone, William Slrjan, Benjamin Sloan, Bonnie Teague, Dorothy Wil-j liams, S. A. Jones, Arthur Schulhofer, J. Edwards and Richard Covington All of the events of commencement week were well attended and enjoyed by all who witnessed them. On May, the pageant, "American Citizenship" was presented under the direction .f Miss Florida Kent, director of physi os!! eduction and the dancing of Dorothy Lane and Mary Cox in thh pageant was unusually good. Ciass day exercises were he'd fct noon Saturday, May 23, and was open ed by an address by Benjamin Sloan,, president, who expressed sentiments of the class for the assistance given them by the school board and express ed regret that the class must dis band. Otlrer features were clau poem, by William Sloan; class proph ecy, Ola Francis; History, Harriett Boyd; orattion by Loie Allen; and class wiH by Brown Ferpusin. .High school promotion certificates we; e given Frank Ratcliff, Mary Francis, Ajgnes Sisk. Rufus RatclilT, Robert Tatcliff. Junalos&a pupils receivin high school pmomotions are l.rcy Kate Burnette, Hilda Lcatherwcfd Nanie McElroy, Edna Phillips, Mary Rath bone, Elizabeth Reeves, Lois Thomp son, Dare White, and Raymond Wyatt- Hazelwood Students promoted; Blanche Allen, Luvile Cr.iwford, Gra ham Ferguson, Susie Fishers, David Hyatt, Azea Jordan, Cecil Lergcn, Clinton Mehaffcy, Roy M'.is, Leon Morrow, Ralph Summerrow, and Ma - rietta Welcn. Waynesville and East Waynesville pupils: Robert Allen, JanVes Boyd, Ruth Creasman, Pearl Davis, Wilsie Frady,. Louise Francis, Frank Head, EPizabeth rleniy, Garrett Howell, Gladys Justice, William McCracken, Edwina: McDowell, Martha Mock, Huel Patterson, Flora Turpin, Rutl. Williams, Violet Wright, Mary Duck ett, Opal Ferguson, Elizabeth Leath erwood, Louis Medford, Anna Jeu.i Plott, Elizabeth Ray, Elizabeth Stew art, Martha Stringfield, and David Underwood. Mr V. W. Lewis of the State Di vision of Markets and Mr. C. A. Bur meister of the Department of Agri culture, Washington, who have been tiiMiTir iaArio nf mffiintr in Westprn 6 r, j North Cai-olina, sncnt the week-end in town tncta is that it is a case of the blind , leading the blind, and they have ill most fallen into an intellectual ditch i "We must consolidate the schools and transport the children. I con gratulate you upon what ha-, been done in this township this building, with these people, these citizens are an inspiration to anybody. I nave seen many audiences, and this is one of the most pleasing and inspiring as vou are striving to equalize the opportunities of the girjs and boys here. I beli eve the children in the country ouerht to have a chance. They will get Jt by consolidating the schools! and transporting the children. I "I hope the people of this county will i catch a vision of citizenship and wi!l give to their children such opportuni-' ties as will help to make North Cnro-j Una first in education." WAYNESVILLE, HAYWOOD CUNTY, NOTTH CARILNA, THURSDAY.MAY MOST SPECTACULAR EVENT OF WAYNESVILLE TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL COM MENCEMENT. , A remarkable demonstration f the work done by the physical education classes of the high school was staged in the high school auditorium on Fri-, day evening, May 22nd. 'I'll r: .In.aaa L' Vl ll,.(wl 0V0llotlt , , . , Waynesville should feel very for trainmg which they had received un-l ... der their instructor, Miss Florida F. Kent. That everyone who attended the entertainment enjoyed the work of the pupils was manifested by the ap- , ' , . plause. Many encores were given. . . , . Probably the outstanding part of ., , j uit' program was ine soio aancing oi Misses Mary Cox and Dorothy Lane. M,8!,es i,,a,y -"x W'hile al! ,he K'-un iances wcre , the two outstanding dances were i Irish jig and th? French doll danc1 i The whol- program is reproduced ! below: I Program. Columbia Josephine Coman Uncle Sam Lee Davis I Ko.v Scouts. William New, Johnnie j Johnson, Hai ry Mct'rai'ken. Herald Anna Gordon McDowell j I. Prologue ColbinoiaJ Chorus America the Beautiful III- Indian War Dance Mary Cox Catherine Phillips, Lucile Leather- wood, Janie McCracken, Naomi Sisk, Mary Davis, Helen Lampkin, Irmo Patterson, Margaret Noland, Kath leen McCracken, Edna McKay, Maude Kinsland, Virginia Seay, Edna McElroy. Chorus Red Wing III. Spanish Fantasy La Palooia Dorothy Lane Chorus: Gail the Troubiadours. IV. "Ttateh Duet Dance, The Villagers iThe water head of the lake is 40 i BovRileen Fisher 'P The Haywood Power and Lighl Girl Adgie Price Chorus True Love V. Old English Country Dance Sir Roger de Coverley (known in Amer ica as the Virginia Reel) Dorothp Williams, Elizabeth Martin, Eliza beth Smathers, Edith Mangum, Lou ise Morgan, Pauline Noland, Ehse Davis, Virginia Garrison. Chorus iDrink to Me Only Wi'h Thine Eyes. V3. Irish Jig vMary Stringfield. Mai guerite Massie, Margare: Hyatt, Catherine iPhillipa, Fiy Snyder Katherine Walls, Mabel Underwood. Chorus Wearing of the G:Ttn 1111 il- r-v m Vdi. uanan i-ance, .arcnieue- - nar- licit oya, iviary naroei, iai:i Davis, Dorothy Woods ; Ohfirus .Sata Lucia VIH. French Doll Dance .Josephine i Cabe, Lola Davis, Frances I'ay. Bu fiord Dunavant j Chorus La Marseillaise ix. Highland Fling .... . ...Mary Cox- Chras Old Iang Syne X. Rnassian Dence. Kamai inskaia - Dorothy line. Mary Barber Chonos .OTer the )istant L'intry Mountains XI. Unfurling of American Flag, Unde Sam i oring the Columbine as an Nation.:! Audience j .ins chorus an i dancers pr T,u,sc (Ualifu..i()ns Kivc it in singing .t:ar Spangled H.mn.M preference RUMMAGE SAIF ' Uoluihliinc is a native of the Circle No' 2 of the Presbyterian ! UniUl States. Grows wild in prar church will have a Rummage Sale tknU? wrS spl t",n f tho nluntiy' in the Gift Shop, Friday afternoon, i Can vel'y easll' bp ruHivate.1 in anv May 29th. at 3, Saturday, May 30,lKrden- Ani1 in most, ',alts 01" e afternoon at 3. , country is found in blossom or. the j Fourth of July, when a very patriotic THIRTY-SECOND DEGREE M A decoration of these flowers can be ar SONS TO HOLD SERVICES IN j ranged as they include red, white GRACE CHURCH. land blue. t., .. i e . I a u : 1 1 .. i imhuc,. u.c n,t..t v,,.. sistory who are all 32nd degree Ma-, sons, will attend the eleven o'clock service in "Grace Church in the Moun- tains'' next Sunday, May 31st. A sermon on "The Mystery of Religion" will be preached by the Rector, Rev. Albert New, M. A. . Ex-Congressman, Hon. Chas. R. ' Thomas, will conduct the Bible Class1 at 10 A. M. in the Parish House. The study will be on: "The Holy Spirit." Under the direction of Mr, Stall, Scout Master of Troop No. 1, the Boy Scouts will attend the evening ser- vices at 8 P. M., when the Rector will speak on: "The Christlike Boy." Thc worship of the, which is Whit Sunday, the Day of Pentecost, will begin at 8 A. M. in the Sacrament of the Holy Communion. Everybody is cordially invited to all these services. ReV. AABERT NEW, " Rector. MAKK1E MiARRlSEY TO SIM; HERE JULY 2ND. ! Marie Marriscy, world famous con ! tralto, will appear here in concert 1 Tl,..-An.. T..I.. 0.l Miss Marrisey is one of the grad uated singer America has ever pro duced and' has made thousand of friends through her phonograph re cords on the Edison and Buinswick. tunate in hearing Miss Marrisey a.; I she rarely makes such a s.nuli t.wn 'as this. Mis.s Morrisey has toured as soloist I uritk kth tU Mo... V.-b an I , , , , sian Symphony Orchestra with phe- . ', . . ' . nominal success, and is a great fa- .. , , , ' vonte wherever she has su;ig. During the past year she has given or. n-.w Wh n, idea of the popularity ..f' this i young singer. I Miss Morrisey is con Vdcrc 1 to iie lone of the most beautiful, ::s will as. best dressed woman on the concert ! wHirfi will, .i mil rvi.Wii, i,jr .tit -i 1 t ' v ;an() a lu,autiful vit.t, olio can undcr- j stam, why slu, fiS k)mtt,. the "artist supreme." Violet Martin, pianist, will upptar with Miss Morrisey IDWET PLANT AT JUNALUSK A. 24-Hour Service for Waynesville. Asheville Times. , Contract has been completed be- itween the Lake Junaluska assembly and the Haywood Power and Light company, whereby the latter has pur chased the water right of the Ijike Junalurka dam, and will erect a hydro electric plant. Machinery for this in stallation is now being purchased and will be set up as soon as it is received Haywood Power and Light company will rebuild their lire ami when they have cut in the power from Lake Junaluska will provide patrons in Waynesville a 24-hour servit.v. CIVIC LEAGUE. Mrs. W. L. Hardin was the delight ful hostess to the Civic League on Friday afternoon, May 15. In the absence of the president, the vice president, Mrs. Allen, presided. The meeting was opened by singing the Federation song and rtpcating in concert the club collect. A motion was made and carried to invite Bun ( f()mbe (.oulty ) havp a f)art jn the erection of an arch between the two counties. The league wishes to' go on record as favoring a larger endowment fund for education purposes next year. Mi-s. Allen made a most interesting report of the recent meeting of tn" Federated Clubs at Pinchurst, Mrs. II. G. West was a pleasant visitor of the afternoon, and read an ! interesting article on "Choosing a Na I tional Emlblamatic Flower." After an interesting discussion the . p;iirup voteil tn iro on record a.s fav- Columbine suggests Columbus and i : i e . u .. i . : umnim. , . f.- win, word. The word "Columbia" means "dove" and the petals are considered bv many to resemble a circle of does, 'and each seperate petal is a tiny reproduction of the liberty cap won by our Goddes of Liberty. The gener al shape of the entire flower .'uggests the Liberty Bell. I The subject' of the afternoon was' the "History of Haywood County." In which the older members delighted ' the younger ones with stories of the1 long ago. One member pi-esent coulJ ( enlembsr-' when there were only twenty-five homes in Waynesville and Main street, the only street, be- gan at Dr. Allen's residence and ex- tended to the Quinian home. The hostess served a delivious salad course with cake and coffee. The ' next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. iW. T. Lee Friday afternoon, June 5th. Mrs. H. G. Stone to have paper. 28, 1925. $2.00 To Honor Our Heroic Dead THE AMERICAN LEGION. The American Legion Post No. 47, held an enthusiastic meeting Monday night. May 2oth, and complete ar rangements for Menwrial Day Services Sunday, May .'list. A marker for Eric Englebert will be placed with the ceremony of the American Legion, Rev. S. T. Crocket, Chaplain, officiating. All Legionaircs art requested to wear uniform that have same. Memorial Day seivices will be held at Gieen Hill cemetery at 2:.'10 P. M., Sunday, May 31st. Congressman Zebulon Wearver w II ;ivake an address. The committee from the Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Confederacy hau' been active in making arrangements for thi.s service and it is hoped that ii large gathering will lie present to pay respects to our dead. During 1917-1K and 1919 we were doing our bit, helping in everyway to make our country safe, were striving to make life easier for our soldiers, let's be patriotic enough to give a few moments of our time in a ineiiin.o rial service of those that have passed on. Sonic of Civil War heroes will have just returned from Dallas, Texas from the Reunion of those that live and 1 sine will pe present at this service of those that have gone before. Below is a list of those buiieii -n Green Hill cemetery who served in the various wars that we have en gaged in: List of those who gave their ser vices to our country and buried in Green Hill cemetery: Revolutionary War, Colonel Robert live. Colonel William Allen. Civil War, 18fil-fc James Winchester, Mark Britta'ii, William Hyatt, Mark Boone, Aaron Brown, Rufus Mehaffey, Burton Jones, Zach Jones, Thomas Whitehead, Wid Norwood, Ailolphus Whitenei, L. II. Medford, Achass Francis, Col. R. ( A. Love. James L. Welch, Andrews Holder, Jeremiah Ratcliff, Mack Rat cliff. Joseph Sorrells, J. T. Mehaffey '('apt. R. M. Henry, Craton Morrow, ('apt. M. H. Love, Samuel L. Love, A J. Davis, Henry Hyatt, Hemp N Francis, Peter Davis, William Thomas of Maryland, P. May of South Cam. lina, Taylor Snyder, William Freeman, William Shuler, Tev. Willianns, R. V. Welch, William Brock, Jack Fu! bright, William Allen, Col. William Thomas., Uanuvs BrendBt, William CiVmes of South Carolina, Melvm Underwood, Runnan Frazier of South Carolina, Thaddeus D. Welch, Cap!. W. H. Faucett, II. M. Rogers, Robert Bingham, William A. Davis, Weil Mini fold. El Medford, H. M. Bright, Wil liam Rhinchurt, lienj. Felmet, Hale Feliuet, Dick Roberson. Joe Evans, Thomas Barton, Adam Hymes, James A. P. Edwards, Weldon Edwards, Atlas Allin. Jeremiah Allen, Andrew l.undy, D.. Arnold. W. E. Miller, Markus Homy Miller. Malthew Parton, W. 1!. F.rguson. G. S. Ferguson, Willia.n Norwood, Joseph Liner, Erastus How. ell, Dr. Boggs, S. J. Shelton, I4) Fay ette Medford, William C. Francis, T, Gwyn. Mark Felmet. David McElroy, Rci'lly Morgan, N Ratcliff, J. C. Trov, 3 C. I.. Gudger, W. Mallonee, E. Hyatt, W. Bennett, Dr. Walters. A. C. Caglc, G. Tramble, Milas J. Davis, Green Swaynger, L. N. Tate, John W. Miller, James Scates. Dave Allen, Wm. C. Francis. 'Spanish-'Aniei ican War. names not available. World War: Capt. Franklin, Edward Scutes, Henry Arrington, Claude McClure. Charles Francis, Walter Ray, Louis Schulhofer, Eric Englebert. If there is a name left ofT the above list it is not intentional, and any information lelative to those not men tioned will be appreciated by Capt. C. J. P. Edwards, Waynesville, N. C. Everyone please bring flowers. Services will begin at 2:!10 P. M. sharp, Sunday, May -list. The graduating class of the high school with s "eral guests, chaper oned by Mr. ana Mrs. R. O. Edgerton and several of the high school teach ers, Jeft town Wednesdap morning for the Gun and Rod Club, for a week's stay. Mrs. Jessie McCracken is in Kv.ox ville, Tenn. taking a business course at the Knoxville Business College, Year in Advance, 12.50 if not so Paid Important Meeting Of Cattle Men Met in Clyde Last Friday Improc mrnt in Breeding of Beef Cattle Stressed. "To d sruss ways and means for belter 'marrketingi." That was an nounced as the special object of the coming of representatives of both the U. S. and the N. C. Division of Mark ets to Clyde last Friday afternoon. Only a small group of the cattle men of the vicinity turned out to hear them. These, however, numberej among them some of the most prom inent of Haywood's cattle men. Mr. Charles A. Burmeister of Wash ington, D. C '., represented the U. S. Division of Markets and Mr. V. W. Lewis of Raleigh and Mr. T. Lenoir Gwyn of this county the State Di vision. A In 1 1 1' discussion of the local sit uation, 111 which nearly all present took pan, developed numerous agree ments t hat the tirt thing to do to seeiiie l etter marketing is to improve through breeding the grade of the beef cattle offered for sale. If th" glade and condition is high enough it was virtually agreed that there will be Jittlix 'trouble i marketing to good advantage all the beef cattle Haywood county is likely to raise. All three of the representatives of the Division of Markets explained that "hotels and lestaurants, and ocean and oilier passenger vessls are de manding beef of a higher quality than they did only a comparatively few years ago. The key to improve ment in beef, it was agreed, lies pri marily in the improvement of breed ing. To this contention no dissent ing voice was raised. Improvement in breiing it was then pointed out comes in the first place through the use of better sires. And better sires can be obtained, it was argued, only through the co-operation the working together of the fanners and cattle breeders of the county. To bring about effective co operation in this line, it was agre?d will irquire a county wide organiza tion. To arrange for such an organiza tion th:1 following committee was se lected. .1. It. Hipps, Way Mense, J. II. Mann, Jr., Cr.iwford McCracken, J. L. Morgan, Henry Osborne. Lee Fei gusont James Medord. E.l Wells, Will .Moore, D. K. Noland. T. Gwyn and Charlie Hill. It was voted to have this committee hold its first meeting at the cou.'t house in Waynesville on June the 8th at two o'clock in the afternoon. Only a few of those named were present, but tin hope wa- expressed that all will heed this no'. 're and :ittend the Hurting "f the commit t e. All ti'cscnt nt the meeting in f'ly.le ugierd thai the beef cattle industry in the country is in a seriously bad way, an.l that if something were not done pioinotly Haywood county would sunn !o-v its 1 enutat ion a. the nest t;;ttlc la'-:,':- county in North Car olina. 3 P.1,'F1'H' PIC I I I K FOR HAY WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL. In to.r tcsy to ihe Waynesville Civic League. Cant. Edwaids will give the woiiilei ful n'ctu'i "Scaramouche" at Ya n wood Theatie Friday, June 5th, ;:s a hercit for the Haywood County Hospitcl. Those who have not seen this Htt, juice picture will have an neoi tun:ty to sto it at the popular I'-ice .'!0 c( 111s. The leading parts arc taken by Alice Terry and Ramon Novniro, and their characterization of the person- thev repiesent is sup erb. Ev. i.vonc will co-operate and make this occasion a hufe success for our worthy bosnital that means so murh to the county. Chairman of Committee. NEW CLUB. I A new club is being formed in town for the purpose of English study and use as the work The Marchiones of of Aberdeen and Tenair who is now in this country attending the lnternH tioral Council of Women writers, she will be an honorary member. The new club wiil be the "Sulgrave Club in honor af the ancestral home of George Washington in Sulgrave, Eng land. The dues will go towards th upkeep of the Sulgravj home of the r.nce--;o of George Washington. Mr. and Mrs, Bonner Ray motored to Asheville last Tuesday.