VOL I NO. 7
.nnr.c OTPDHPWQAM
. L dIU ulwuuh
N",-a, JAN; 1 S1918,
$10 THE YEA IN ADVANC2
VISITS JACKSON CO.
fand; girls, years after r th
- ".a-aCr-.. - r v. v.v. am V I 1KB' I U ..3-1 V IT 7
judge Gilbert 1. brepenson, ; ox vou: ? What bah did;vnn tV n th
Winston-Salem. Field Secretary for Ureai world var?" What Will your
North Carolina War Savings answer be? Will it be that you did
Committee, made his first official npthinorwiU it be that " you "did APPLICATIGN FOR ISpKANGE
visit to jauA-" w. . wmy, wjr 1asiu5 a pig. cnicKens v
week. wnue uits wcawci iw au acre 01 corn to feed the hun-
Weekly
W
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Digest
4 Stories of Activities and CoflditionsThrbugh-
1 Fronts. fr- r1!!!!). 'C.'" '
show a total of about 62.000.000 ltMmore to nrei. far rf.i.rt
! bushels which is 20,600.0()d bushels Und c-uItivBtinTa field with a fi6od
, Iessthanm 1916 and aboutlO.OOO.OOO.Wrt nf i .J-hTZ.
less than was estiiiatedln theaum-!staJd:: "
mer, when the populace was put on j i s-w,:' tf J J .uL.ij
"""O wvyu VAAU VUH OUVU1U
f this
was so extremely bad that irber gry soldiers who arewilling to give
.mp nessary for him to catfcel their: lives if necessary, for von nn
his engagement at Cullowhee, yet! their country?
,. hja time was cuuiyrcmj iu.U ?uWUjaujr uas more nogs man sne
?nd in all five speeches wmie nere. naa. at the beginning of the war.
On Monday.afterno6tt;beisHw herds; of the Allied
the Sylva Tannery and Superintend- have, nearly been consumed
ent Powers assembled his men in Leyen many of the breeding animals'
the "pan house" where the; matter The number of hogs in the U S
was presented to them in a very has been reduced. Illinois which
clear and forceful way by the speak-1 usually, proTTcrs next tb the largest
er. On leaving the extract aepart- number of hogs of any state in the
ment and reaching-the mam bmld- U. S. will have a very small surplus
jng of the tannery, nesiaeni r. i. next year.
McKee suspended operations for a North Carolina has been asked bv
short time and gave all his men an the U. S.: government to increase
opportunity to have the matter oi l her number of hogs this year 120,000.
'War Savings presented to tnem.TThis means that Jackson county
The action on the part of theoeials should raise at least 100 more hogss
of this, the largest manufacturing next year than usual. The boys
plant in the County, was - highly and girls should respond to thh call
appreciated and their patriotic ser- by joining the pig club.
vice is commended to all. Results The agricultural colleges have
have already come from the efforts shown that hogs can be raised and
put forth to start the men working fattened cheaper in the South than
in these two plants to saving, in in any oilier section of the U. S. In
that more war stamps have been thio rnild climate expensive housesJ
sold at this plant than at any other are not needtd, but in th North
piace in uitj vxjumy ou im. siuvcs re usea iii tne expensive
On leaving the Tannery, Judgr houses to keep the pigs warm
Stephenson next-visited the Sylva I Moreover, quite a variety of graz
Collegiate Institute where Prof. In- crops can be grown, thus reducing
gram very kindly suspendea nis the cost of pork production as the
work for one period so that the grown4 season of the south is much
matter of var savings" might be longer han in the Dorth:
presenled to'his teachers and pupils hcethe .U. S. Food Commission
-idike. On Mpiroyaght that thetirice
uapusx cnurcn, ine spcaner uciiv-ioi nogs nexi ran snail De governed
COrJNfFmBOYS NOT PHYSICAL
LY f SUPERIOR TOTHOSE -
LIVING IN CITIES "
Accotding ta records of the select
ive service, country boys do not
NOW
Appltioh i ior r; insur
ance tbymen of theViAjiny and
Nav have nearly reached the'
009,000,000 marknd 5 ctinu
come in at a rate orBbput 65.0o6,-0Q0-a
-iay; - The average amount
applied for per man if ?5j630, the
erage having inqrep -vv
since the act went into "effect, Oc
tober a .
For persons who joined the colors
Before October 15, 1917, the last
day for applying for , Government
insurance Is February 12, 1918. In
tentive efforts are being made by
cpmmnding oftiefs to Jjave ait i tMpsical examination 28.47
their men take insurance before pernj6f the city boys were re
that date. ' " , jec;ed, as against 27.96 per cent of
The maximum amount which the country boys.
cottais full of little children
ghtSJbailiff of the estate ; of
a bloated landlord turns a family
Maipnile the man is at the
froteljicmiment takes care of itself:'
physical superiority
over those of the cities. For pur
poseJf?cdmparison selection was
mkoTiSlbities1 of 40,000 ;to 500,000
popuiationi and a corresponding.set
otcoiinties o the same total size.
consumption in many of th? cotiOh
ries at war has already: been order
ed. Under the new- regulations the
Swiss may have only a pound and
a ,half of ?tigrpperp
month. The bread ration haben
fixed at fixed at about half a pound J
a day, and the butter ratibn-at one'
fifth of a pound a month. ..
WAR CREDITS GRANTED - TO AL
LIES BY UNITED STATES
-TOTAL OVER $4,000,000,000
War cridits extended to foreign
Governments since tje" United
States entered the war total $4,246.-
400,0(M). Of this Great Britain re
SPRUggPLOWING7 IN FRANCE
WljstBE DONE BY TRACTORS
'lFROM; AMERICA, .
Toncrease France's crops and
to ligiitenlthe burden of toil on her
old menwomen and children 1,500
farm taetors wil go to that coun
try fifam; the United S ates. Tbe
first hundred are already on the
ceived $2,045,000,000," France, $l-jwayhdiihe whole numbet will be
285,000,000; Italy, $50Q,0Q0,000; Rua
sia, $325,000,000; Belgium, $77,400
000; Serbia, $4,000,000. -
LOWER REQUIREMENTS FOR AD
MISSION IX) ARl NtlRSEf :
CORPS
ucvausc 4iir utr greai ; iseea ;ior
ered a stirring patriotic address tb bv. the price of corn there is no pos- nurses for the Army Jurse . Corps
a large crowd, in which he brought sible chance to lose in this game of certain requirements Maave beei
in France by March, in time for the
sprinlfjlo ing. Deck space wa&
Drovided for the first shiument on
a navstetransport. Schools of in-
structiOn will be orgauizcd
lhe acreage so wn to crops m
the
7
emergency. Registered "nurses are
preferred, but registration mj? ho
waived, v
Nurses between the ages of 21
and 45. will riow be considered, as
well as thos3 vho are grrdu- e ?
from hospitals of less than 100 beds.
Under rhe temporary revision of
home to them the jealities of the raising pigs, for it means that hogs waived for the period of the war i
war and the propositions which we will sell for 26 cents per pound
were up against, closing his address when trim is worth $2.00, that is
with an appeal to the people of the 13 tor 1.
County to invest m the war Any boy between the ages of 10
sayings fund" so that Jackson Coun- and 18 years may become a pi
ty may not iaii Denmo in ns snoi- ciuo memoer, out ne must piacure
ment I at least one pig and care for it hiai-
On Tuesday morning d u.d ge self, keep a record of feed arid pas-
Stephenson visited the Dillshoro tures used. The pig must be weigheo) rules .hey are not required to pur-
Graded School and spoke for thirN when bought as well as when sold chane new uniforms.
minutes to the students, . teachers in order to determine' the gain and A nurse traveling under orders is
-and patrons, explaining to them the cost of the gain. given a first class ticket, Pullman
campaign in which he is so deeply 1 Each member of the club must car accomodations, and traveling
interested. The students and faculty agree to smdy the instructions sent expenses not to exceed $4.50 a day.
of this school pledged their support by theU. S. Department of Agri
to the movement. culture. Each member should send GERMAN PAPER TELLS HARD
Judge Stephenson is throwing his one pig to the County Fair. The SHIPS OF SOLDIER'S FAMILY
whole life and soul into this work winner at the 'County Fair must Tne Committee on Public Inform
and is presenting it in a way which send pigs to the State.Fair. : Either ation has made the foljpwlng trans
will have a lasting effect oipon his pure-bred or grade pigs may be lationofa sjory appearing in the
hearers. He is one of the leaders provided, as the club member may October. 15, 1917, issue of the JLeip-
i among the young men of the State, desire. It is important to join ast2eier Volkszeitung:
Hehasgivenupa lucrative practice soon as possible. "A sample of the fashion after
and is devntind thn entire vear of Th Pmiitrv nH rnm PinKo Va which bloated landlords treat the
1918 to thi: p i riotic work in order very similar to the nig clubs. As wives of soldiers has been brought
that he may berve his country here it is impossible for the County & our attention from Upper Lange-
bo mat it may be prepared to meet Aent to see all boys and t girls of liau 1U tu
the needs of our hova when thev o th rnnntv this nnnnnffirnent is men of Dr Mueller's . agricultural
g HlffiW rlUkte va Branch f theexi Ccss
i0li or 24.4 par cenU The iiicreaa
epV production through the use. ot
s tractors this year" is expected to
greatly improve the food situation.
over there."
BR- J C OWEN CALLED TO
FRENCH B30AD CH
Kev. Dr. J. . Owen has been
called as pastor of the French Broad
Avenue Baptist church by the board
given in order that those interested estate-has been for a long time at
may see him at his office at SyW the front. ; His wife, who hrd, work
Court House any Saturday or write d along-side her husband, before
him at Sylva for other information, the war after the usual custom
J. M. McClung, Co. Agent. maineq m me raims oi iue U .
hands ana accordingly retained ner
Is it possible for any one, after farm cottage. October 1 this wo
the
GERMAN ALIEN ENE IES IN
UISllLD blAiLD MUST
y REGISTER
Among the regulations for the
regisirution oi German uLen euemiea
in the United States during the first
week of February, are the iollowing;
All German males of the age of
14 years and upward are required
to register. Notice of time and
place of registration will be given
by publication in newspapers.
The affidavit .of each registrant
must be accompanied by, four un
mounted photographs, signed across
the face so as not to obscure the
features, and the finger prints ot
each registrant shall be taken.
Between 10 and 15 days auer
registration each alien enemy must
again appear betore his registration
omcer to ootain a registration cus
which will bear nis iiaine ana i. s
left thumb print. This card mutt
be carried bv tne registrant tor iu-
ture identification.
An alien enemy who changes ws
place of residence to another pioce
within the same regisyuiiuii dioiiict
must at once report the change
the registration officer alien
enemv shall move out oi the dit-
trict without a permit. Applies: u,n
for a permit must be made upon a
form furnished oy the Department
of Justice, giving full particulars as
to date, reason for change, and I
tended place oi residence.
f deacons. The caH was extended having heard Judge Stephenson on man got the following letter:
last Wednv n?riht of a mMMnj Monday night, to try to shirk the " The undersigned bailiff of
ofthehrH 0Amo.frduty which is pi iced upon the estate herely gives you notice as of
u,uvt,- UUU OUUUUiltrlUIVUI VVf 4-- " - I , , Oil ' ' T
the call was mdA nflU off Ar. Uhoulders of every ma, , woman and tbis date to me iieiq aervi- tu od,:
, xwa rir tHio dtoat etriiddip? We uarv 1 1918. On tnat dav you are
Rev. Dr. Owen i triiinnarv are at WAR, yet few of us seem to tp give up your house. The work
We are eating as much which you are doing on tne tarni
3vv a m. mm mwn m rm m mm 1 v , m
iii..: r -. . . rl. . - -i-.. . no miirK u?a art I rinoa nnt nnmnensate tne farm l-r
8aiuu ooara and is weir Known to nca'" - -i 7. Z
the BantiQtQ nTK i;oSlsnendin as mucn-as we ever
; a .1 ... . I fi " . " jCn Una nnt- ruTTa fha rrtinpni S'tnnTfrt. of ' our :ani
414 ASnevile. hnt!mot nfihk-wftrc t.l ne spirit. Oi Buwmuc.uflouvi vyM r- y.exrr - ? r
Wo k.. , ' .u : , rt.-,, t0uiiaviiir ir& for yourself awy
-mj wu ooae m "otner towns and u"1"''"3' uui vvu,4,""h ::n - v"- v i , is utcom amc
state. Ra-u 'ii s.;rnt aiiffpirmir own nomesnveiio.i irom initsi?; y..- y cli eeiL n ui.-ei
- M . I . w I mmmm ' mM . ..... 1 I . . M M . a m MM. W. v - .... I ..... . ( T
work nf v. i-i i noAn k ii i An nnfi wounoea. auu
' Kev,
years
FOOD SUPPLY t OR FRANCE .ND
NLUIRAL COLiMklES UN
THE DE LINE
According to the rood Admins
lion, snorrase o wneat iu rra;;t;
'
The woman corn municate - e
BZr for scverai ye uFwe no, do our part, i( we uotice to her husband v.ith ,h,-e
n.. .7?!r,... L., n, nlprf to do that which words: 'I mm. tdl you my . distress.
gently resigned in order to enter were called upon to do, when the soon i
IC. Ar work with tire army daof ufi; ma MMd
bread rations. Tie authorities are
already .considering a further re
duction in the allowed consumption
The food situation - in Switzer-
'"T' ine owrocSes long and 7 inches iaSrcilta4
'.lAff'0? thaUS 'terence, measured three inchbS.
haye-clearly in mind what hscon-
Icansiders a perfect "ear'of coni and
8elect,only ears that approttch that
ideal type. This ear is" about 9
in
Boys- anpljirllubs in nortbera
and western States pledged for war
service in gardening, canning, poul-
r traisihg; ajSd other emergcyi
enterprises have more tban 809.000
members. ' --r-''vCt
The winter of 1916-17 was "he
most disastrous the range t$tockmen
of the West.haVe ever known. The
amb crop Jof thfe entire : West was
15 to 20 per cent below- the aver
age. and the calf crop was consider
ably below normal. :
A fire proof solution for treating!
airplane fabrics is a thing which
may be realized in the near, futur
experiments in a private plant nav-
fi'A alread developed a comoarat-
veiy successful solution.
AREB CROSS CHAPTER
FOR JAgSON COUNTY
We are pleased to "announce that
the buttf It should taperloaii
slightly and approach a cylindrical
form. Tlie rows of keiSeb chouldi
jBt as' closely as possible tojetixi
whfethe kernels should bedee
ihe germination test can be mnc?e
a box; 6 inches deepr ahdi 3 bK,
feet This box wold0jS'
enough to test 100 ears. FiU th
box up to one inch from the tod
with r wet sawdust. A riiece "of :
white muslin: should then bellaid
off in checks large enougli to Hold
20 grains ot corn and spread dyer
te- most sawdust. The checii
shoud be pnnibered if etc.to .
fpa,; wun eacn ear to b6
iar nofie fl6or
m iFowsi anil numbered 1 21 a ;:';t
'kej-neis of corn from ach ; ear
are placed on the check haVing tho
fame-number as the ear.
. the. box should theiT be covered
with asaturated blottmi f paper or
woolen cloth and set -in a warm
place to germinate, yJLl conditions
are favorable germination should
start in five davs. Ir shmifH h
borne in mind that three things are
essential for germination; air, moist
ture and heat. The ears that do
not germinate and those lowest ib
vitality as shown by the weak
sprouts or kernels failing to gersxu
nate should pot be used for seed, for
they will cause vacant spaced .n
Jackson County Chapter of
ij' rican ivcu c-ius, iiuviu juiia-.
diction over all Branches and Aux-
haries in the county. .-
An Auxiliary has been formed
through our Chapter. They - have
fifty members and wer" anticipate
4 uable donations fro., them. Mrs.
M. Uuchanan, Mrs. E. L. McK-je and
M.s. Mary Brinson will visit the
work room this week, demonstrat-.
m& the work being done by tbe.
Sylya Chapter. v -
Mrs. M. D. Cowan, chairman of
the purchasing committee, reports
that through the courtesy of : the
Wilson Brothers, she has. been able
to secure one dozen bolts of :unt
bleached muslin, six bolts of outing.
at first cost.
For our second. shipment we, have
on hand forty finished bed shirts,
fifteen dozen bandages and twenty
comfort pillows. Pajamas and other
r v ies will be rdded before ship
m rst
rv nile we are gratified th it we
a ve reached the coveted two huii-
i inembers required for a Chap
it is our ai o to increase ctcad
: n numbers and activity.
L CTIH1Q SI ED CflNR AND
mm mmimrn
wriiheBaerlrlaitK
fair: "TSjifi:
tip grains and a half inch th
butt grains should bediscardM -"
Under ordinary cotiditions: When
corn is first husked in the fall it
contains, about 35per cent moisture.
tnis year more. If it is J!nwM t
freeze in that condition 'the germi
nation of the cop is, greatly reduc
ed. Hence Jt is inaportaht - to dry
die.eed asuicMy asjpbssibje. It
takes aong time fdr thejear; to
dryiinot husked, . " ;
Tie seeders mayl be taken to
the, house, tie.ih strings of 15 ears
on eacn side and suspended on
wires which are fastened to the
or rafters ;
; J. M. McClung, Co. Agent
NQBTH raBQLIlUA TO
OOSFITiL
ceutiy taut -
70 per cent in tUe oreaa rauo.
would soon become imperative
Denmark is now looking wrwaid
to a- reductioji cf wheat rations,
float jBuiea for" -thej wreall bayest
ou Dlam seed from "excellent
m, v -
a i that are proline you are
H'b ure likely to have a good
...op. For this reason seed corn
M be s lec?ed in th field. Like
Hiie. The nronsr place to
s;ec seea coFii is uv u mc cnw
but in field where the whole
lknt in3y be studied, yet it is much
b.-K-r to select from the crib than
iv. no selection. Moist com, like
ft present year's crop is Hkely to
h: osh "a heat" when stored in
j. -. ! ne . rn then loses its pow
r . ' i mi''io and "will not
r . rr
u 1 ror
A base hospital to be designated
as No. 65 and 'served by NortfiCar
ojma, physicians ad; nurses, pro
vided the latfter are available, the
hospital forie to incjude 00 people
or more, is riow, being organized by
t)r. J. v. Lcmg' of Greensboro, chair
man of the State committee Council
f Naiioodl Defense, medical sectipn,
for North Carolina. Dr. ;Long ; i
authorized by the Foletf
merit to equip a base: Ikital iat
once to' contain 1,000 beds and to
De served by thirty physicians4ind
surgeons, 100 nurses and 250 order
lies. The; hospital will be located
"somewhere in France and is: ex
pected to be ready for usi by Hay
or aune. - .- ' -.y-'.i
Dr. Long states that well qualified
North Carolina aurses are preferred
for- this hospital .work buf adcisjtbat
3o lack; of trained nurses from this
State will.jbe supplied $y the Red
Cross at Washington WA calary -of
$50 per month and expense is
assured nurses who will be accepted
for this woi;k. Those interested ia
this calf to patrioc service are re
.is : quested to write to Dr. J. Lort
i. :iAfM.Hv desirhie in a-Uieensnoro.
- 1 ' . TIva mAr!ir5i1 at aft aIumm 9m
ti seei for germination because bor
we cannot expect a gooa crop un passed upon by tlje Fcdercl authejw
less the cora-"des upl and giS; itie3 before they otBdcUy O
us a good Bai i Moreover, it costs cepted, ; ; : ' V
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