VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA, N. a, DECEMBER. -12 . 1913
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convention:
The Interdenominational Sunday
5chool Conventioa met in the audi
torium of the Cullowhee Normal
8na industrial School at 10 o'clock
a m, on the first Sunday in Decem
ber, 113 and was called to order
by its very efficient president Mr.
Holmes bryson of Dillsboro, the
devotional part being conducted by
proi. A. C. Keyaolds, 01 Cullowhee,
10-10:30 a. mM Song t Service con
ducted by Mrs. Hrinson4 director of
tne jvibicai department oi the Cul
jowrxte iNormal and industrial
School. iu:5d to 11 a. m., jfjof. U.
s. L ean eutei tamed tile UMivenuon
witn au auie lecture on' me suuject,
"ice uina, ine Sunday bcndbi ana
Ihe tauten.' Those who laned to
bear irioi. lean missea a treat. 11
jx:oua. m., rrof. C. ri. Utley of
WcObter neiu tne undivided atten
tion oi tne onventiun lor tne en
tire 30 minutes on tne siiDject "The
lext booK ol the Sunday "School"
ana vvmcn lecture received a great
deal of comment by those wno
were lucky enough to hear Prof.
Uuey. 11:30-12 jvl., Mrs. brinson
ghowed the music of the Sunday
Scuool not only to. be oi great im
portance, but a vital necessity lor
every bunday school. The paper
6poite tor itself that Mrs. Briuson
had devoteci a great deal of time
ana careful study in preparing the
paper winch meant so much to the
urogram in the way of making the
(jouvenuon a success.
beiore adjourning for dinner. Prof.
A, U Reynolds appoiLtea the "fol
io wing committee to meet at 1:45
p, in. and select, officers for the en
suing term of the Interdenomina
tional Sunday School of Jackson
Cou ty, viz: Frank H. Brown of
Cullowhee, chairman; Prof. W. H.
Rhodes, of Sylva; C. H. Utley, of
Weoster and Z. V. Watson of Cul
lowhee, members of the committee.
Convention adjourned until 2 p. m.
The Convention convened at 2
p, m when the following report was
offered by the chairman of the
above committee to-wit: Holmes
Jfryson of Dillsboro, president; Z. V.
Watson of Cullowhee, vice president;
John R, Jones, secretary-treasurer,
elementary superintendant; Prof.
H. & Jones, secondary supt, Pro!
C H Utlev, adult supt; Miss Daisy
Davies, home visitation superin
tendent; Prof., A-C. Reynolds, mis
sionary, temperance, social and
punty superintendent A motion
wa9 made and sustained to adopt
the above report as made by the
committee. -
The following Committee was ap
pointed by the president for a 'pro
gram committee, viz: M. Buchanan,
V. Watson, and Prof. O. S. Dean.
A canvassing committee was also
appointed to visit 'the . Sunday
icnools of the comity for the pur
pose of getting more interest and
better results from the various Sun
day schools of the county, namely:
Prois. A. C. Reynolds, C. H. Utley
ma W. H. Rhodes. - '
r rom 3 to 30, Prof. H. B. Jones,
Of Cullowhee, won for himself . a
place of prominence in the program
Of me day by showing to the con-
Veauon the real workings of the
'Organized Class,w by organizing a
Phnathea Class before the "conven
tion and carrying out very efficient
ly the usual form of organized class
work. 3:30-4 p. m., Prof. W. . H
Rhodes addressed the Convention
very. ably on the subject, "Better)
Facilities in the Sunday School,"
afer which the Convention closed
with the understanding that the
Convention would convene at Syl-
ya the 1st Sunday in April, 1914.
As secretary of the Convention
and also as a citizen of Sylva, I ;
take the liberty and pleasure as !
well, feeling sure thai the town of
Svlva will stand bv me in extend
ing a warm invitation to every Sun-!
day schol in Jackson county t0 1
meet with us on the above date,.
The oroaram will come out later. '
but I ca assure you now that you
n nt-1
date expecting to hear something
Worth your time and trouble.
I will n'ot promise that the enter-
tainment committee will make you
feel as much at home as we were
made to feel at Cullowhee last Sun
day, but I wish to assure that we
will do our best. 1 have never seen
or felt as much welcome anywhere
on any occasion, as played in the
social atmosphere in and around
Cullowhee on last Sunday.
HOO-H00S WILL HOLD
lUNUItNAIWN HtKE.
A dozen blind kittens will have
their eyes opened on the night of
Friday, December 26, when the
Concatenated Order of Hoo-lioo for
the WesteSn district of iSortn Caro
lina will hoiu its annual concatena
tion in tnis city. Ine event will
bring lumbermen from all parts of
Western North Carolina to Asheville
for the celebration and the appro
aching concatenation is being look
ed forward to with keen interest in
the lumber circles of this section of
the State,
The annual gatherings of the Hoo
Hoo here are enjoyable events both
for the cats who know the ropes
the kittens who are desirous of get
ting wise to the incidents necsssary
to a thorough eye-opening. This
year's event is expected to be an
unusually successful one.
In accordance with the custom of
the organization, the initiatory cere
monies will be followed by a ban
quet at which prominent Hoo-Hoo
and initates will be called upon for
short talks. Citizen.
FIANCE DYING WHILE HER
iUltMJb LiTtKlAINED HER.
Asheville, Dec, 10 While addres
sing invitations to her wedding
wnich was to have been solemized
here on the night of December 30,
Miss Elizabeth Wilhamson, Tuesday
niht, received a telegram bearing
the news of the death of Lane Davis
of Oak ark, Ala, to whom she was
engaged.' Miss Williamson had
just returned home from a card
party given in her honor and which
was the first of a series of pre-nup-tial
events arranged for her. A
message from Oak Park indicates
that at the rhour that Mr. Davis
was dying as the result of injuries
sustained .in a motor car accident
this morning, his fiance, was. at
tending -the last of a series of
showers" given in her Konon ChT
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IE1MTI0N GOES
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A delegation from the town of
Svlva composed of C. C.; Buchanan
Dan Tompkins, and John B. Ensley,
passed through Asheville yesterday
en route to Shelby, N. C. where they
will be joined b Sandford H
Cohen, of the Greater Western North
Carolina association. They go there
to appear beiore tne board of trus-
tees oi WaKe f orest college for the
PurP0Stf 01 "aering them an offer
to ul"' lIle wcoUeae to, bylva
lor tne buuimer montns.
mis movement is Dacked by a
lare nuinuer ui- interested persons
auu 10 118 8Uccess-
iae vsiievnie uoara ol trade rece'n
Uy pasbcu resointious iavonng
oyivcis uiicr in oie matter anu as
sui ing tne people; oi tnai place ineir
ncaicieaL co-opciciuua ana support.
xiiiD Aiiuvtfuieiii. licta tieen uiaer
coivsiderauon ioi inuutns aiid many
people arc mieiestea in its bucefcds.
it was nopea xur a time mat it
mint ue uiuui to Asiievilit;, out
Wucu u wab occa mat mis could
nut ue aone tuc people in sxieviiie
wno weie trying to et it nere nn
meuiatwy mrew meir supporc to
jyiva, wim me lesuit mat tne
ciuz.ciis oi mat place, represeuteu
uy tue aeieatiuu mat iixa gone to
iiieiuy, aie euauiea to
Uatteiliig oileis ucioie
Uuatecd. Vyltlzen
piace very
me conee
b. L. tLtbllUN
me election wmcn was neld nere
la&t luesday lmegcd'u to dtoeh.i-.aw
resulted in a voteoi 1U4 in iavor ol
exclusive stocK Lkiw and lor no
toen Law.
.ms we nave been very 'busy we
did not nave time to learn how tne
election went in tne otner townsmps
tnat was neiu tne same day.
KtlllAL
An Evening witn James
Whit
como Kiley.
taiven oy the Sylva Collegiate In
stitute uiris l uesday nignt; uec. iib.
Admission 10 anu D cents, pro
ceeds to be spent ior improving the
scnool biniuiug.
Everybody mviced.
lUKiN wm 1 tit MUST
- IAluadLE Ml HlSTUttlf
Washington Dispatch, 10th.
inis year's corn crop promises to
be tne most valuable inis or any
otner nation nas ever produced kai-
tnougn tne department oi agricul
tures preliminary estimate ol pro-
ducuon, is issued today, mdicates
tnat it wul be more tnan hall a
billion busneis less m size than the
ine record ciop oi last year and the
smahest since ltn)J. tJased on the J
department 8 ligures of 7U.7 cents
per Dusnel, tne average larn value
on November 1, the crop, as now
esumated, is worm $1,741,353,019,
while the value oi tne Vd& record
crop was $l,52u,4t4,UU0. The pre
vious most valuable crop was that
of lbU9, when it was worth $1,652,
822,000.. v
SITE PURCHASED
FOR MACHINE SHOP
Canton, Dec. 10. A site has be3a
bought on the Tennessee and North!
wvuii icunpuu iur tut? wuyu ut
a machine snap and foundry, an
temporary organization of the
Stockholder's was . effected at ?a
meeting held here yesterday. The
subscription list is still being circu
lated and several new stockholders
have been secured within the past
few days. It is certain that a large
part of the authorized capital of
$50,U00 wiii be raised and work
will be begun on the plant immedr
iately after the charter is secured.
tl M. Geier, a local hotel proprie
tor was last night eleotedchairman
oi the or anization, and A. W-'l
Freeman is secretary. J. T. Horney
was appointed attorney for the com
pany, wmch will conduct a lrrge
macnine siiop. JNext iriday even
ing auotner meeting will be held,
at wmcn time a decision will be
made as to wnat prodact will t be
maninactured uy the foundry de?
partment of tne concern. Local
businessmen and several investors
liooi otner towns are interested
ana tnere has been considerable
impetus to local business conditions
since tne organization of the com
pany. uiuzen.
lAht lUKANCt (WAN.
The Insurance Commissioner del
sires to warn the citizens of the
Statel'gal
Laoerty Uinon, formerly of Onio,
now oi rventucKy. It is pronounced
a, ranis, iraud and unwortny of ine
patronage of the citizens of North
Carolina, iney presist in trmg to
oo business m tnis State Send to
the Insurance Department lor leaf
let aoout mem.
WAlfNINu AS 10
tniilSTMAS DECUBATIONS.
Bv way oi practical suggestion,
we submit tne following as to the
dangers of the Christmas tree ,all of
which are easily fohowed:
Don't leave an uTuminated tree
unwatched.
Don't use festoons of tissue paper
or cotton batting on a tree.
Don't use any ornaments of cellu
loid. Don't let the children touch the
tiee.
' Don't permit a draft of air to sway
the brancher of a tree while it is
illuminated.
Don't put cotton beneath a tree
to make the carpet look like snow
covered ground.
Don't remove a thing from the
treeuntii the candles on it are
blown out
11 the appearance of snow is de
sired lor. any purposeV use "mineral
wool," or asbestos. It will not burn
and gives a better effect than
cotton.
Finally, let the safety of your
children and your property be your
first consideration, and Christmas
will then be a season of happiness,
undisturbed by accident
Lee Montieth of Beta was in
the city this week. Mr. Montieth
has just returned home from Wash,
where, he has been for the past five
years.
J. W. Roper went to Franklin
his week on busines.
T0 .SPEND HOLIDAYS
ASHEVILLE.
Much interest will be. shown here
in aQnouncement that Secretary
.(0f State Mrs. Jennings Bryan
Will be Asheville visitors during,
the holidays, information having,
been . received to the; effect that
they will arrive in Asheville Dec
1. for a stay of several days at
Grove Park inn. Secretary Bryan
chose Asheville as a place for recu
perating a short tiais ago and the
report tnat he is to spend tde holi-
uays here, was confirmed yesterday
Asheville is Secretary Bryan's
favorite resort city and he spends
much of his time here. He is thor
ougnly familiar with the many cli-
matic and scenic advantages of the
1 M having explored
the many scenic highways sur
rounding this city on frequent Oc
casions. Upon his lasf visit to
Asheville, Secretary Bryan declared
tnat he was leaving here as an en
thusiastic Asnevilie booster and he
expressed tne hope that he caald
return nere oiten to rest.
While here Secretary Bryan will
not mane any public appearances
it is stated, having decided to
Asheville in order that he.might de
vote his entire time to recuperatin
Citizen.
CHANCES LOOK GOOD
o
. Mr. J. B. Ensley returned from
Shelby Friday, where he had been
attending the State Baptist Conven
tion in interest of getting the Wake
Forest summer school moved to
this place. -
Mr. Ensley says that the pros
pects look good a d that he be
lieves that Sylva, will get the school.
This was brought before the board
of Trustees at Wake Forest College
and discussed by Dr. A E Brown;
C. C. Buchanan and Col. Sanford H.
Cohen, Then, it was left to a conv
mittee of five appointed by the
board -of .trustees, to report on at
the regular meeting of the board in,
February
WASHTUB DSED FOR
STORING WfllSKEr
A wash-tub as a cold storage
plant for bottled rye whiskey is the
latest innovation to be uncovered
by the deputies of Asheville in their
efforts to capture the violators of
. the prohibition laws in this city,
, Last night the -house of Carrie Ad-
kins, on Avery s-jeet, was raided
by.Deputies Joyner, Ford Sumner
and Rice and thirteen pints of in
toxicants were found. Five of these
were discovered in the house, all
that was left of a freshly opened
case, and the other eight were found
in the wash-tub in the back yard.
The officers thinking that there
was an outside supply made a
through search and after breaking
the ice on the toD of the water intn
which the bottles had been dropped
discovered the whole supply. The
Adkins woman was taken to police
neauquauers wnere she was reg
istered on a charge of Wailing:-
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