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-, '., : - -.A. : ; ... i . - . . '-v. VOL. J V NO. 7 NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE AT The old board of County Coinmis EAST END OF TOWN s;nerslet a e-jntracf for a bndge to'7" t"" l u,3"l?ls la or be built across SCoUs" (-at Uw:'??0" of east end of town, and the contrac ,rs had begun Vork, but when the hVthU ".I- u P 63 uew board teamed the size of the'i ? . . .; . ,L , , .territories may. in their dis.rpHrn bridge they stopped the -work and? had the. foreman wire his company and they sent their manager here last week.: The contract was changed from a one-span, sixteen . foot ' road way to a two-span eighteen foot road way, with a five-foot sidewalk. The bridge is to be constructed of con ' crete. ' . n . Vben the old bridge i? torn out it will be necessary for all automobile traffic to go around by Mr. John Lasley's, but wagons can ford the creek near the old bridge. The roatd supervisor, Robt. Woods, has a force of men at work on the road that turns off near the place where he lives and goes by way of ; S Mr Ensley's. putting it to good .tape jauuyj .-- ,v6v, .o removed the road will be ready for utomobile travel." : THE WORLD'S BEST FRIEND The world's - best friend is the farmer. We all owe him a debt of gratitude. He feeds us all. He sends his daughters and sons into the' ser- jvice of our Country, not only in Ifihting, but in farming interests. Let this be a year of notable im- pro cement and increase m the Live rntu- or -,w- - 0M , Lit i . . . . for the carnage ofpassengers for btock IndusUyattle andHsgs.aud hirftnr1 ft m sowmg Soybeans Cowpeas,CIov- T' ''ard Grass," Red -Top. Blue . u r L : . -i i t: t urjss, mruue over auu iiuiuuiy. . Let me rouitry maustry oe pusn- ed lorward with increased energy, lor this yields an income which . . . ' ....... buys almost all the family wants and a surplus besides. Poultry, also, eat largely what would be lotherwise wasted. i Let the Sheep Industry-be pushed jh Jackson where the ideal moun- tain climate and soil bids fair to make this the land of Sheep, as well - is Lattie, nogs an fouitry; also, rcaara advancement. I 1 congratulate you on your great bprortunities for present, ais well as future advancement. ! . - Your co-worker, John C. Brammer. . County Agent. WANTS GOOD ROADS. To the Journal: I noticed last jweek's paper about good roads and noticed that the commissioners have power to put the matter right prough and I want us to get busy pnd help tnem. Goodfor that act! fhe farmers of Quallatown are progresing finely with their farm ork. ' i The ,,flu"is quiet in our ' settl !- pent at this writing, but is raging among the Cherokees over on Soco iCreek. ' Wilburn Messer has returned from camp. ; x v Born, to Mr.- and Mrs: Cohley Mes- per, a fine toby , girt, March 12th. It seems as though a lot of acid ood is being shipped nowadays. the registration of any motor vehi flhere must be a reasdn: : , ' ' c es on and - a'fter ihe firat-Yday-of Best wishes to the JaurtfaT 3and P s readers. Big M. Whittier, Rt. 1. March l&ju: i - pOU SALE--3 resiaiiice Jots, also 1 tract contafn'- n nH on ft h n If j acres in high state of CUtf i Va- tion. Thic ic onftfftal k.-ji . , " . ouildine lot for one who wants plenty of robin. D. v iioopen 6ts ROAD LiW (Continued ffom last week.) See, 4. That the several counties. lownsnips and road districts in the cost of constructing said svstem of Sfnto hiiW use suclr road funds as- they may haVe available or . may provide same under and pursuant to any law now in.force or 'hereafter enacted, and the construction and improvement of the said sty stem f State high ways is hereby declared 'to be a necessary public expense pf th? sev eral counties, . jtownships ard ' road districts as to such portion of same as may belocated within their re spective hounds, under the provis ions of this act.- And: the financial co-operation of the respective coun ties, .townships and road districts shall he undpr. nd 5n ua.,n shin or road offimU nri ,h si.,- Highly. Commission, which agr.e- nients shall conform with the re- ouirements of the Federal govern ment and the provisions of. this, act not inconsistent with the said Fed eral reauirements. Sec. 5. That section six of chap ter one hundred and forty of the public laws of one thousand, nine hundred and seventeen be stricken out and the' following inserted in lieu-thereof: "That a license or reg istration fee shall be charged, and collected annually on motor vehicles registered under the provisions of thisact; ou each motor vehicle, ex cept motor trucks, motor vehicles 0n - each mStor vehicIe havillg a mtinS o twentyrSix horse power or a rofratmn li r., nf f0 dolls. ech motor . . v mg a rating of more than twenty inri n-:n,inei f a lauuK ui iiiuic tiiau six horse power but .not more than thirty horse power, a registration or license- fee of fifteen dollars; on each motor vehicle having a rating of mere than thirty horse power a registratiou or i i c e n s e fee of twenty dollars; that each motor vehicle used for the v . of passengers for hire shall carry, a special service' license to be furnished by the Secretary of State for whichthe i license fee shall be twice the amount fixed for like motor vehicles for private usel The annual license or reg stration fee lars.. fhe annual, registration or' license fee for motor -trucks shall be as follows: On each motor truck with a carrying 'vCapacity of not more than one ton - twelve dollars and fifty centsi.on each motor truck with a carrying capacity of more than one. ton ,but not more than two lonSt twenty -five Hnllars: rn p.ar.h motor truck wuh a carrying capacity 0f more than two tons Wt not more three tons, forty dollars; on each motor truck with a carrying capac- htv nf mnrft than three tons but not more than-four tons, sixty-five dpi- hars; on each motor truck with a carrying capacity of more than four fnns hut not more than five and one-half tons; one hundred - dollars; on eacb'trailer. ten dollars for the first ton carrying - capacity, and twenty dollars for each additional ton; Provided "that any applicant tor March of each year shall berequired to navrfor said registration a license fee for the balance of the year end- iag June thirtieth, only one-hall of thefee levied in visseptioii- Provided, further, that" no county, Lifcv town, shall charge any license f oV registration fee on motor vehicles in excess of one oouar P I Provided, further, that no moioi rro.mc. . ,Qntv nf 11 nv . 0- w. , more than; five and one-half tons nSrany motor truck with, satires. STATE WliiP IUL SYLVAi N. dV PIAR21. 1919, . ..... .- . . - ... ;.--: -. - . . suaii oe ucensea or ailowea to o: used upop th 'State highway sfjrt tern. y The method of computing th horse power of motor vehicles shai be. the formula adopted by the Sol ciety of Automdbile E iaeerd? Pr6v vided, further, that all neeessarjf expenses of collecting the. said ill cense or reistra tioir Jees. incliidin clerical assistance, the cost of purjffWr. D, D. Hooper has sold to the chasing number platesand inaiim;Jaekson County Bank the lot on same, and for, sunn hhnks hnnks s- wKinii o.,i..- ni and other supplies as: cannot be furnished by the Slate printer shalf be paid for -monthly from the reyej nue 'deriv :d from said fees by WdNj.was not mentioned., rant of the auditor, on tfie State; Vljrhe. Bank expects, to erect a large Treasurer; and said' exQees shall be approved by the Governor and. Council of State, and shall not in any aggregate exceed ten per cent & of fhe total amount collected byfThe first was the -Secretary of. State under the provisions of this act." Sec. 6. That section eleven, chap ter one hundred and forty, public laws, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, is hereby amend -d by striking out the word "ten" in line, eleven and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twnty-five" and by striking Out the word "one" in line seventeen thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five." Sec, 7. That the funds heretofore collected to be expended in the sev eral counties of the State under the provisions of chapter one hundred and forty, Public Law's of one thou sand nine hundred and seventeen, now remaining unexpended, shall be paid by the State Highway Com mission to the counties to wnich such funds belong under the provis ions of said act, to be by the rounty road authorities used as a county fund under the - prp5?isi9hsftHr act for the construction and maiii tenance of the State Highway or highways in said counties as here in provided, which use shall be sub ject to any of the agreements aud contracts now in force between the Federal Government or the various counties - and the State Highway Commission. . (Continued next week.) 30TD DIV. 10 DEBADfi AT -CHARLESTON Charleston, S.CM March 17 South eastern department headquarters was notified today that the trans port Kohigon der Nejderlandea, bring ing units in the Thirtieth.divi$io$ from France woukhiebark the troops 1 at Charleston instead of Newport Newsas first announced, the vessel having been diverted during the voyage. The ship is due March 23. Units aboard 'f he vessel include the 115th field artillery" of the Thlrt ieth and the 105th ammunition train the latter .. composed of . former national guard companies of this city. ; . . ' The troops w)Il be sent to Camp Jackson for sanita ry treatment b e fore demobilization. Asheville Times. : '. ' ; COUNTY AGENT VISITS QUALU County Farm Agent Brammer spent last week in Qualla township. He is; well pleased with the farm work in that section of the county. He states that the farmers, are all interested in better farming. He states that he believes that he will secure" orders for a carload of Soy Eeans and thatr he will close the opportunity next Saturday for farmers to Let these beans ; at the very reasonable price he has secur ed. ; :" " ' t'.'; Mr. Brammer says that he thinks that the farmers of Qualfa-will pur chase a thoroughbiei Kentucky Jack in the near future; - COUNTY DANK DUlfS- BULD liNQNOlOtWlED BY POSTOFFICE l the old Svlva Pharmacy in, which is now occupied by postoffice, stands. The deal was closed Monday. - The consideration jick building on this lot in the near.future. r This is the second lot Dr. Hooper sold during the past two v. eeks. a residence lot just across the street from where he Jfyes, and was sold to John A. Par fisyho expects to build within tho the next few weeks. J. c. DIES The many friends of J. C Moore, f.Oaney Fork, will lear 1 with re gret of his death which occurred at mshome last Saturday. Mr. Moore has been in bad h alth for the past two or three years. He issurvivedby his wife andtwochildrsn. Interment was made at Speedwell last Sunday afternoon. Mr. Moore has taught school in this county for the past several years arid -was a very successful teacher. BIG fIREAT 1NMAN, 5 C. Atlanta, Ga., vlarch 17. Crews of carpenters and track men started at daybreak to clear away the debris and begin rebuilding the platforms and buildings at the Inman yards of the Southern railway, where dam age estimated at $1,000,000 was caused by fire early last night. The transfer station, a platform 40 feet wide and 750 feet long, and , more than 100 freight cars loaded with automobiles, lumber, cotton and merchandise of all descriptions, was destroyed, by the blaze. According to officials today the flames broke out in the transfer station, but the f cause has not been determined. Asheville Times. CONFERENCE 0' HOME SERVICE The Red Cross Chapters and Home Service Committees in a Uroup of Counties in the Western part of North Carolina, the South-eastern part of Tennessee and the Northern part of Georgia, will unite in hold ing a Conference pa Home Service at Murphy, N. C. on' Wednesday, Thursday and Friday- March 27th, 28th, 29. The counties invited to send del egates are the following: In North Carolina Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, Haywood and Swain. In Tennessee Bradley, j McMinn, Monroe and Polk. In Geor gia Fannin, Gilmer, Ttw. is and Uaioa The topics to be considered will be- Home Service in Families Or ganization of Sections Compensati on- Vocational Training- Home Service and Child Welfare The Future of Heme Service-and others. The topics for "Round Table" dis cussions will be as follows: ORGANIZATION,' including- Publicity- Information Getting in Touch with Families, etc. Vv AFTER CARE, including- Compen sation-r Vocational Training-Crippled and Tubercular Soldiers, etc FUTURE OF HOME SERVICE- including- How to Secure Community Interest and Support. FAMILY PROBLEMS Ift PEACE TIM-wdviding. Child-Welfare, l a CKSON MOORE SllUNff INDUSTRY The Manufactures Record reports concrete evidence that building ac tivities in the south and southwest show; marked increase for January and February. The Record's bulletin service finds ,t hat in these months jects were undertaken as in No vem- h - . - . airaosc xwice as many DUUding pro- ber and December. These: figures warrant the Record in saying ;that the south has realized v the import ance of setting to work to makeCgbod the construction deficiency resulting from war. ' - In an interview published in the same issue of the Record, Roger W. Babson urges state, county and city officials to start a campaign of ad vertising "to sell prosperity" to the people. In cities, Mr. Babson suggests the municipal officials should! find out how many homes are needed and what it will cost to build them. People must forget that prices are high, says the noted expert on eco npmic conditions, and producer and consumer must remember that only by production and trade can pros perity be assured. The way to return to normal activity is to go" to work, says Mr. Babson.Asheville Citizen I FLUEMZA WTES OUT SPIT BORNE DISEASES OF CHILDREN Figures based on reports to the State Board of Health show that the. precautions used against- the Spread of influenza almost wiped out whooping cough, measles, diph theria, and other spU-borne diseases of children. The Board of Health Stales that duri ng ' June, Jul a Au gust and September, preceding ifce epidemic of influenza, there Was an average of -2,498 cases a month. In October during the height of the influenza, a suddeu drop in the other diseases occurred, and from October to February 1st, the period in. which the greatest . number of cases of chi dren usually occur, there was an average of only 848 cases a month: It is also noted that as the influenza subsides the r'. - other diseases 'increase; During February there were more then twice as many cases of whooping cough, measles, dipchtheria. etc., as in November, following the height of the influenza epidemic. This sudden drop in the occurence of diseases of children was due to the fact that the fatality of influen za and the rapidity of its spread, put into the hearts of the people fear; which made them exercise personal precaution more than ever before. They coughed and sneezed into their handkerchiefs and. used their own towels, drinking cups etc' Children were kept from school when unwell and unnecessary ex posure avoided.- These precautions not only retarded the development of influenza, but prevented thou sands of cases of dtherdiseases. We must conclude, from the above that the number of cases of the diseases o children can be ma terially decrease 1 by proper pre cautions. Knowing this fact, it be- I comes the duty of everybody to learn about the spread of diseases and to make as great an effort to protect the children against diseases all the time as were, made during the great epidemic of influenza. A. A. Nichols, Assistant Collaborating Epidemiolo gist. ' '. Mrs. A. A. Nichols, spent the firsr of the week in Bryson Gty, visiting Mrs. W. V. Dorsey. Mrs Robert Cooke, of Asheville, isvisitin home folks here this week. .James McKee went to Asheville 1 h irsday and accompanied h i s brother Robt. back to this city. A Father's Meeting will be held at the Methodist church next . Sun day afternoon: at 3 o'eJwfc - , $1.50 THE TEAR;lNrAl)VANCE TIMELY HINTS FOR ft RAISERS '-See that the ewes ' are in flesh, and health.-; 5ee that ty are not crowded through narrow - - . .-: w openings, , such as ,narrow ;gates, ' doors, etc., as this will result in lambs getting toned or killed beJ fprp birth andill give jots of trcu- ble at lambing time. This often causes the; death of both ewe and After iambs are born see they nurse, and see that the ewea- have plenty of milk for. them. .-A SHEEP little attention at this time Is where ".Vr the success lies in sheep raising for J II tne eweaoes not have much -syS, milk give the Iamb cow's milk, but do not dilute it, and do not give in large quantities; give in small amounts and often. Do not ieed the ewe large amounts of grain just after lambing, but give fresh ; clear . water and hay the first ; day;f theut : feed grain the following day. but ia small amounts, ahd all the haysher will eat up, and plenty of water: k: The following are some good grain mixtures: - 40 lbs. of corn and ebb meal, 25 lbs. of cottSnseed meal, 25 lbs. of oats, ' 10 lbs, of bran. . v Feed 1-2 to 1 . pound per - head . daily of this mixture and J2 "ta 4 pounds of hay daily. Corn silage 1 to 4 pounds per headper day. Another grain ration is made as follows: , : .' - . --A"- v 70 lbs. corn and cob meal or -r -rerad meal,' . ; trKammal poesifey;? : 2 3 b; cracked corn " 1-3 ibi cottonseed meal. " For lambs the following mixture is good: " - 40 lbs. cracked corn, " 30 lbs, of oats, - ; 20 lbs. of linseed meal or. cpl- tonseed meal, 10 lbs. of bran; A good daily ration for a ewe suckling lamb is 1-2 to 1 pound of any of the following grain mixtures, 3 pounds of corn silage, one pound of hay. If silage i3 not available 4 pounds of hay. ; : Make a small pen, or lamb creep, close to where the old sheep are kept. This creep should be 12 feet square, with openings 7 inches wide in threeor four plates arpund the pen for the lambs to go in, and not the mothers. Put a small trough in tins and feei a small amount of grain, just what the lambs will. clean up, increasing the amount as " the iambs grow and" increase. Make the ere p larger as fast as necessa ry so that the lambs will not be crowded. By all means keep, the creep clean. George Evans, Sheep Field Worker. PAYING THE TEACHER ' We may talk -as we like about progress in education, but if we fail to spend money for teachers there1 rwill be no progress. School boards who take a complaisant at tit ude about teachers' pay should read the -National Education Association re port on teachers' salaries. Theyi will find there solemn Words about the "threatened collapse of the teaching profession," sensational words used by men accustomed to weigh their utterances carefully. . n the new world of freedom-and ; democracy that is emerging, intellh! gence, knowledge, and skill will count for more than in the'old Education becomes the chief business of legislature-and congresses representing the people. ; " Bob McKee; who has been serv ing with the 105th Field Signal Bat talion in France and who sustaine 1 broken leg some time ago nd was brought back to the States i b ut six -Ihftrfi with his narenta: "Mr niirt ' Mrs: ewMcir m s I! -' ! II; V K ? y-