Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-27
Cr1tS and
Gravel
(WednesdaV. J1lv 81
BY T. MOSES JONES

"wednesday July I'D
we did not make as early start as
we should have this morning, but as
Things turned out, it was only enough.
Ihls is Friday, and we decided on q
"Trip over in Tennessee to see the
Great Smoky Park. Today was voting
day for Queen of the Lake" for next
year. Miss Lucille Medford, daughter
of the folks who own and run this
cottage, the Cherokee Inn, was in the
contest. So we went by the auditor
lum to cast our votes for her.
To the post office and received our
first written message from home. a
letter and card from Mamma and
Daddy Jones. Left the lake at 6
o'clock. Three miles away we stopped
a few minutes at Waynesville, a beau
tlful mountain town of about $500
some OF the streets go almost straight
up. We found the home of Hawkins
freeman, whom 1 met up here when
was boy. He was not at home but
saw his wife and daughter. He is an
uncle of Miss Nina Freeman, who now
has position at our Masonic orphan
age at Raleigh.
The policeman at Waynesville di-
rected us which route to take. It was
NO. ll9 until we reached No. 112. That
one to Cherokee, and then follow No.
LUZ. A mile from Waynesville, was the
beautiful mountain village of Hazel
wood. There was furniture factory
there, and several other business en-
terprises
Soon we saw children picking ber-
ries away up the mountainside. A
small patch of tobacco several times
larger than house was in full bloom.
The plants were all about six inches
apart and the leaves all nearly
pointed straight upwards.
Some of the mountains were tree
covered and some were Just grass
covered. Those that were part one and
part the other looked like a giant's
head with part of the hair clipped off.
We reached Jackson county after
leaving Haywood county. The alti-
tude is $500 feet. A car tried to pass
us as another car met us, and there
were screeching brakes, and a man
from Texas just barely missed caus-
ing wreck in which our car would
have been the goat, and don't know
what we would have been.
AS we stopped for gas, yellow cat
crossed the road. We also got some
chewing gum to keep our ears from
popping, but that did not stop it, For
those who do not know, the high alti-
tude air is so much thinner or rarer,
that the pressure inside your body is
greater than that outside your body.
You havt to chew gum, and when
you swallow it let's the air through
your ears and evens the pressure. Now
if that is not exactly correct, it will
at least give you some idea of how
it is.
Along the highway were several
streams falling down the rocks and
disappearing under the highway. Also
some waterfalls occasionally in the
stream which followed the highway
most of the way. At one place we
crossed under the railroad, and in a
couple of minutes more we cross over
the railroad, which was below us in
gorge of solid rock
Sylvia has 1900 population. we
stopped there at the Chevrolet place
to have the windshield wiper fixed
as it was raining. Also the mufflef
was out of fix. Everyone of. the me-
chanics and even the BOSNIAN, an
alumnus of old Trinity College, took
up time with us and we enjoyed d
social visit there also The Jackson
county courthouse at Sylaa was atop
a high hill.
Dillsboro is a small place, and the
road sign said Franklin, 81 miles. II
was to Franklin, instead of Frank
linton, N. c., that Sims Canadian