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WHAT JACKSON CO.
RED CROSS IS DOING
-j-e women of Jackson county
will be pleased to know that their
County Chapter is meeting with re
markable success. We have now
ready for shipment 339 bandages,
125 hospital shirts, 56 comfort pil
lows and 25 suits of pajamas.
We wish to acknowledge with
thanks, a box from our Cullowhee
Auxiliary, containing 5 suits of pa
jamas, and 12 hospital shirts.
Auxiliaries to our Chapter are
being formedin different communi
ties of the county. All work passing
through the Chapter, will be credit
ed by the Atlanta Division to
Jacks-jii County.
The ladies are requested to bring
their thimbles and scissors to the
Red Cross work room next Wednes
day.
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A MISTAKE
The report is being circulated 'w
certain quarters that those connect
ed with the Thrift Stamp move
ment in this county are working on
a salary. Let it be said here and
now, once and for all, that not
one penny is real5 zed in any shape,
form or fashion from any one for
this work, and everything which is
being done is from a patriotic stand
point. Time is giveu and the loc
expenses are borne by the local or
ganization. - w. s. s.
SECOND CALL
The following calls for men have
been made on Jackson County:
Two white men on March 22 o;;
firsi quota.
Six white men on April. 1, to l
credited en second call. Also ten
colored men to be entrained o
April 1.
Any man having special quatirl
cati.ns and desirixg to get the ad
vantage of being in the initial en-
trainment of the second cell will be
given thi opportunity if he will
notify the Local Board promptly to
the effect that he wants to be en
trained on April 1.
w. s. s.
NAMES OF SO DIERS
AND SAILOR WANTED.
To the Relatives and Families of
Soldiers and Sailors The :War and
Navy Department here maintains a
Bureau where a Roster or Register
is kept of all officers and enlisted
men in the Army and Navy.
i am addressing this open letter
to vou who hnve near relatives or
loved one? in the service tOask you
to write me giving the full name
and address of the Soldier or Sailor j
near to you. Give me the number
of his Regiment and Company, the
branch of the service he i engaged
in, and the name of the Camp, Can
tonmeat or Vessel where ; he is lo
cated. ,f
Do this and in case of emergency
I will get first information concern
ing them and notify you so as to
relieve your anxiety.
1 want to do all I can for the
noble boys who have answered their
Country's call to the Colors and I
want to impress on the loved ones
that are left behind that this office
is ready to do all- in its p?wer io
serve them and welcomes any cor
respondence and will give any mat-
r prompt attention. When
yu
send me the names I will list them j ed the last iig'it, to Ml except ihe
ia a book kept for that purpose in i patrons wha have children iu school,
wy office and be, thereby ready .to (in oidev to pwy the exper;nes con
renjD r, nected-with r he entertainment
uCl duy am mar iney may nere.
Zebulon Weaver,
Member Congress 10th N. (IDis.
WILL-; ;
M EXPLAIN?"
Winston-Salem. March 9:" What
will you tell your children and your
grandchildren you did to help win'
his great war?" Col. F. H. Fries of
jVinston-Salem, State Director of
V jr Savings is csLing nnn and
women of North. Carolina. "When
our veterans return after the war,"
ht says, "and pass for the grand rt
view by the President, and later by
the Governor of the State, who is
4oing to feel a thrill not of joy, u
sure, bui of shame at tb pan
ho jj'aye.l in i ringing the soldier j
ho ;ie vg .in? vVno is going to fee:
sa .&fied with his 'bit' in the
ence of those Wi j gave their ali t
Colbnei Fri : aia asks: "Vvh
are oa goa to say when you .
asked in later years what port y.
piayea in winning tne great war
if you are within draft age, and diu
not fight, how cm you exp'ain it?
If you are beyond draft age, and did
little or nothing made no sacri
fices how will ou explain it? A
young man who was recently called
to the colors, but who apparently
had grounds to claim exemptioL,
said to me recently, Ii I don't go,
never in a lifetime could I explain
when it is all over, why I didn't go.
"It is true," says Colonel Fries,
"thnt not everyone can go and fight,
mJ not everyone can spend large
sums of money to ssad soldiers to
fight, but a way has been provider
for the people of America by whid
evervone of her citizens can havet.
part in winning this great war, .:
part that will not give him a thi.i'
of shame when our soldiers retur:
triumphant. This way is through
t he -Wat-Siav inglpian dojdk
Through it, a person can save
regularly and invest safely, and
thereby lend his savings to his 'Gov-
rnmeut wkh interest 'to pa th'
expenses of the war. It seems such
a little thing," says he, "to lend our
surplus moisey to the Governmenv
s our part, whpir tjiere are thou
sands of our young men giving the;
nves as tneir part to proiect ou;
homes and save our country."
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WHO IS JACKSON COU TY'S
BtST MATHt .ATICIAN?
The department of mathematics
of the Cullowhee Normal and In
dustrial School is mailing to the
public school teachers of Jacksoi
county a test in arithmetic to bt
given to their pupils next Monday.
afternoon, March 18. This test con
sists of six proDiems. ine papers
will be seat to the County Super
intended where they will begrade(J
on the-" following basis: skill of in
terpretation SO per cent, accuracy
20 per cent.peed 20 percent, neat
ness 10 per cent. Prof. A. C. Rey
nolds and Prof. E. H. btillwell will
act as a committee with the County
Suoerintendent in grading these
papers.
A Scholarship at the Uillownee
Normal and Industrial School yield
ing $50 will be given to the student
making the highest percentage in
the examination.
The results ot tne contest are
looked forward to with great inter
est by the boys anct girls, as Jack
son county s best mathematician
will be brought to light.
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NOTICE.
The Beta Graded School will close
on Thursday night and Friday night
March 21st ancL 22nd.
On Thursday night seven girls
will recite. A gold medal is offared
the winner, mis contes promises
to be exceptionally good.
v' Friday night, the final entertain
merit will we piae ;. A very inte
esting and entertaining pr :gram is
being planned.
c A smali"Gdissioii will be char:!
K ; Frvhl,d , cordinll v inviied t-
be present ai the closing.
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O. S. Duxard, Prin.
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SYLVA, N. C,
THE ARM THAT
THEREIN
JACKSON COUNTY
HE TOP"
31 it
to Oirector Askeil ForTen uLimtt
Members This W(ek And Eleven
Have Crossed "Nolan's Land."
Judge Gjl )ertT. Stephenson, "of.
Havings, mi le his second offiiu! .visited Jacks 33 Coaaty this wek, a id
t'e results we-e most rativ'ng. .
're fuker,. , . Tito ? ; - unn hejmet with the u Var Saving ' Coin
nittee U; .re Auditoriuiii A wentf oyet plans in general, At this
neeting, a committee composed of &&UQhanan and T. J. Powers was
ippointed to ret subscriptions froax' len who would, "go the limit" ub
.ribe for $1,000 wort'; of stamps, at " ve. wre secured before the mom-
lut train-iQltoniW.edfiesdav ' - "
v$: Oa?iay?Tn.o"rning Jude Stephenson visi wcull
his own wcrds- "Cullowhee gave the
in tht Stet" for the number preseiit.
rhis :eint : )e o-g-?d"hy fi'e member?
iher Thoi J i . ' Dc'ar' mtn of the r
iuch .aen'are vanted ii the .'ounty.
Below i3 d list of those who have,
this iivi: -7 J Hiri3, T. ,T. Powers,
c-.n, ii i ' ' h. vJ ' .;rutic.ii" D.):1ai" w ; 'r .uiw ;iu
lub" tor tins Juunty in Sylva, ou;Satuiday at 3 o'clock P. M,
Who will be the next to qualify?
CUP CfiAHEl
By D m TompkiiiH
The effect t.iat the exceptionally
fine weather o( the past few weeks
has ft ad upon tUo rrianiio'd activi
ties of the Camp Is to bpeed things
up to the tp fiotch. Whafwi h the
work of drill!! g and instruction dur
ing the. d, vii ut hours ?.nd the
schools of var ous character during
the evening, the boys are kept busy
all the tinrj nd as the smif? ad-
vances the students, of the shools
are beginning o ask if the author!-
ties have forg- ten the time-honored
custom of hc viiig commencement
exercises, cr i we will continue to
go on to school the balance of the
year after the other students in the
schools and colleges are enjoy ing the
fruits of a vacation. Personally I
,i . tt - i r
am convuicec cnar u nc le aaui
doesn't intern to have any com
mencement it-his schools, aid.if he
gives his studouts a vacation it will
be in thenat ire.of an European
tour.
Matter S gn V; Electrician Clarence
A. Baylesl as returned from Leon
Springs, Texat , where hao beei.
icr Uie past '--vw uiuiuucf lanuigajiuuuuuB ui ieiiuiiJtAA c . .
special coins, in the Signal Train-1 deer distress, and with the cloud of
ing School a Camp Samuel F. B. j misery darkening his own door
Morse. -j America-has - a war ro win f-rd a
Sergeant jo'iu C. Rucker is ipend-1 world to seed, and every m.r.ure
ing a few 4 3 1 wi.h his parents at - wasted in idle.iess is a crime uaixist
Union Chur h ifi.s .humanity. The idlers mus- be put
aeraeam
sn V Dili- rd was at
iio;:ie ' . r a -: -Vt
las-, wat
L ibi Siliiru ..uer vv-is ;rreaily
good exiubiun of base bill on the
drill ground o:.rhe 105 v Fiel4 Sg-
1 J-... I- -- ...I, ..-. .. .1 D. -r
! a al Dan - u wucn uir .i,irii 14a .
tahon'tOv-X w tint jinme q. series
from their ae.t" door ueUubors, the
Ordnance Hepot to the tune of 1 1
to 5
TV.- .-. ti. rr.ni-i -prtAr
Aiid ' lArerthha me se a e would in-
1 dicate. xThe three Radio Company
MAR !5lCr;
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"OVER
"OVER
IK MR -SAVINVSL-
Wintson - Salem, State Director of War
While he wa? her , s 11,300 in pledges
ownee, ana in
most beautiful reponse of any pace
S5600 v. us- sub.?cnbd, $5000 f
of thx faeultv. It V uow us to the
i.uy io.iVni ii iiae. One hundred
"If CAN BE DONE."
subscribed the lima the time of
-M. Bucha v T F ?ioiz.
N.
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players on tho team wer Thomus
pitcher; Warren, catcher; and Morris,
third baseman.
j Mrs. M. Buchanan and Miss Lucy
DiVelbiss were here Tor .he week-end.
v.iih Battalir Supply Serjeant M
Buchanan Jr.
I see by the papers hat hp youn
ladies of Sylvamude -i drive for die
War Savings ':tamp :he othr day
and sold some $1300 A-orth, oid that
thoe of Dillsboio avA other poirrts
Li th'K beck f the wods are doing
for the people to be awaking, to some
extent, to the senouoiiess oi ihe sit-
uation and the absolute necessity
for everybody to do his utraos- for
the cause.
' In view of the fact that the pres-
ent conflict is a clear-cut ' fight to
the finish between right and wrong,
between democracy and the most
rrogant autocracy that has ever
misruled a people, between Chris-
i i i' : 1
, iiaimy ana savagery, auu wuu n a
matter of record that the enemy has
committed every crime in the cata
logue, aiid added a few to the list
that the mind of man nor. devil had
ever before co ceived, it is a mat-
! ter of wonder how any body can
c a 1 m 1 y pursue his peace-time
t selfish way without a thought cf His
to work, the wasted energy ma' oe
, put -into its proper cha 'ael, -1. . '
ca must throw every ounce of toil, logic holds true in the case of pota
moiiey a,nd men that she has, if toes. ' - -
qed be, into the balance to turn Potatoes.furnish one of our best
the scale to the side of nghaous- ...... t u v-
nMa c;i,i 00.fh. suostuutoa for wheat For this rea.
I stream of boys from the camps ro-
' ward the western front is flowing
nf tfathprinfi mnmpfiim as if o,--&.
They are looking ro the folk?- -it
home for the necessary backing.
m. 'mmm
mmw Russia
The President's message, tele
graphed to the, American consul-
ge jeral at Moscow for delivery fol-
lows:
"May I not Uke advantage of the I
me2ting of the congress of the sov-
, ietj to express the sincere sympathy
, wh eh the people of the United
j Sta.cs feei for tae Russian people at
! thi.- moment when the German
j powe r has been thrust iu to inter
j rupr and tarn back the whole Strug
gle ur freedom and substitute the
wis.ies ot Gennany for the purpose
of tae peopie oi Russia. Althougli
the :;ove:ame :t of the United States,
is, Jiihappily, not now in a position
to render iho direct and effective
aid it would wHi to render, I bet'
to assure the oeoole o Russia
hrough the congress that it will
a vaii itself of eery opportunity Lt
secure for Russia once 'more com
plete sovereignty and independence
n her owu affua'S and fud restora
lu to her greut role in the lift oi
drope ana the modern world. The
whole heart of the people of the
)n:ted Slate? k with the people o
Russia in the a l tempt to free them
selves foreves from autocratic gov-
imntnt and become the masters o
their own life." f -(Sigued)
"WoOOiROVV WILSON"
w. S. 8.
Dept. of Farm Demon
stration. KKfATOE&
The farmers of the U. S. made a
generous aijl patriotic .response t(
the appeal for h .creased production
in 1917. The necessity of agaii
securing large yields from farm?
f hit year has already been strikingl
e:np-i !v '-he President.
Last year we had a bumper po
tato crop. Notwithstanding this
fact prices prevailed good till Feb
ruary. Up tu this time potatoes
brought $4.50 to $5.00 per barrel in
some of the eastern markets of this
state. Many farmers held their
surplus potatoes expecting a repeti
tion of the high prices of last spring
Examination ot the January Crop
Reporter shows that nearly three
times as man potatoes were held
in storage last January, as January
a year ago.
Th Crop Reporter is published
monthly. Every farmer should
iake it. It costs only a postal card
Write U- S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
Dept. Agri., Washington, D. C.
Perhaps one of the best invest
ments for tho e having surplus po
tatoes on hand uow would be to
plant a large acreage next spring
This may seem foolish to some
However, many farmers will plant
a very small acreage fearing a
repetition of the present prices dext
year. In fact, under production is
much nure likely than over produc
ion during the war.
The writer knew a successful
truck farmer to plow under a crop
nf rndihp nd nlfint nrfnin tn rnri-
f radishes end plant agam to raa
ishes because paces were too low to
justify him iu harvesting the crop.
His reason was that. when the next
' wag read for maTet prices
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W"U1U ue uiscouragcu. w
son U is patriotic to praise potatoes.
Again, potatoes help the distribution
Ui uur wuur.
J. M. IcClung,
Co. Agent
$1:50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
FROM A JACKSON
COOBTY JOY
Dear Editbr--Will you please
spare me a little space this week
for a few words?
We arc having nice weather here
now and we are having a good time
also..
I like this place much better than
South Carolina, for we have more
privileges than we had at Camp
,evier. VVe hav no certain tim
to go to bed her.
Old Jackson, I think, has furaish
d her share of .men and boys for
the army, compared to what the
ther counties of North Carolina
lave done, and I am proud to say
f nm frnm .Tnolr
I hated to leave the Signal Corps
at Camp Sevier, because there were
so many Jackson county boys tjiere
hat 1 had known and beenwith
ESI
or some time, -
The boys in the Radio Cdibpany '
hated to see Cant. Dorsev
pr he was good to them. They
A-ere sorry, also, when Leiut. Cox
eft; he was a good Lieutenant and
the boys sure did like him.
The aeroplanes are going up here
every day now and it looks good to
see them uo in the air. but vou
mow, I wouldn't like to be in their
place.
We put our first Pontoon life sav
ng boat together last Wednesday
evening.
We haven't got our guns yet, but
I think We will get them soon: I
hope so. for it is much nicer to drill
with guns than without them.
We have boys from almost every
.State in the Union and they are
4ood boys here. They seem to! be
pretty anxious to get started to
francefor they want to Jet in- the
jattle. , 'r'-
I am glad Mr. Jess Moss takes
he Journal,-for it is just like getting
i letter from home to read the
Journal. Felix H. Monteith.
Vashington Barracks, Washington,
D. C.
w. s. 8.- '
LDAFERS TO BE DRAFTED
If there is anything in rumblings
that come from the direction of
Raleigh and Washington, labor
"slackers" in Jackson county have a
shock coming to them. The full
utilization of all labor is just as
essential to the winning of the war
as the work of engineers and the
fighting of he other branches of
the army in France. This, at least
is the opinio that, government of
ficials are coming.
The rumblings from Raleigh are
in the form of letters from State
Food Administrator Henry A. Page
to local authorities urging the rigid
enforcement of the law against va
grancy. .The State Food Adminis
trator states that it is highly desir
able that labor in each community
should be utilized for the production
of food in that community and that
the local larmers are first entitled
to the labor of able bodied men and
boy 1 who have not been regularly
employed or who are filling posi
tions which might just as well be
filled by women and girls.
Labor is needed, however, in ship
yards, munition plants and other
industries and the presumption from
j the Food Administrator's letter is
that able bodied men and boys who
do not secure employment upon the
farms and in the industries of the
respective communities are likely
to be' drafted for the more strenuous
and more dangerous services men
tioned.
W. 8. 6.
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