Newspapers / Jackson County Journal (Sylva, … / June 13, 1919, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Jackson County Journal (Sylva, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
VOL. IV NO, 7 SYLVA, N. C, JUNE 13, 1919, $1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE V : : , r r m mm. , , m mm i ,, , , , i m . j, ; II 1 WITH THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION it ; Germany, -May 20th, 1919. Although the American Army of Occupation has many games and amusements for pastime within its own area, still life here would be come monotonous if longer and more general "leaves" were not exr tended! In consideration of this fact, many leave areos have " been opened uj) all over France, where the American soldier can go and spend several days- of rest and rec reation,; away from the regular army routine. ; s Perhaps readers of the Journal would be interested in a word re- gardins tnese piayarounas ot t.'.e A. E. F. soldiers- - A: The Writer has just returned from the Savoie Leave Area. Afx'les Bains, France, and will now endeav or to give a short description of the points of interest in this region. Although the town, itself, is so small that you will possibly not be able to find its location on the map, still its fame is so wide that its reputa tion extends all over the world. Unil the beginning of the war more than 40,000 tourists from all parts of the globe visited . this place an mia lv. ft is the favorite summer resort of all the kings and queens 01 JLUropc. 1UC luwu rvaa uuiu up on the reputation of its mineral springs, which are still very famous. It was the first place opened as a leave area for the A. E. F., and by the earnest work of the Y. M. C. A . K. of C, eta it has been made a real home for the American soldier ol pass. More than one hundred larg T-l - . Emanuel III, of Italy. It is kept by fifteen monks of the order of St. Bernard, who have lived in seclusion here for thirtv vears - Snap will V . -t . v riot permit a detailed description of what we see inside, but will take a rapid glance. Walking down the right aisle we pass the tomb of William of Savoie (1239) who was poisoned by his enemies; Margue rite, wife of Louis IX of France, and Eleanor, wife of Henry III of Eng land; t)f Louise, daughter of Duke Charles I who died at the age of thirteen (1499). ' Adoruing the tombs and in niches about the church are more than live hundred statuettes of weeping women and no two are alike. Some of the statutes are of the finest Car rara marble and - required eight years to complete. Beautiful paint ings, masterpieces, of the greatest Italian artists decorate the ceilings. While this is only a word about so interesting a building, there are .nany other pi ices of historin inter est I should likto mention. To students of history, one of the ?nost interesting features of this whole reigon is , Hannibal's Pass. We could see this pass from Tre severe Hill. Those who are familiar with ancient history konw the story. It is the road over which Hannibal, chat great Carthagenian general. passed with his army and elephants iver the Alps and down into Italy to attack Rome (218 B. C.) Again there are the old Roman 3aths built 122 B. C. and the Rom m Arc of Campanus built in 300 A. D. And now let us take the trip to the top'of Mt. Revard which rises majestically back of Aix to a height of 5070 feet. We go on a log rail-! hotels are open, which accornmo- mg having a 21 percent grade. As- date five thousand soldiers at a time, I we go up the mountain the country I T6 prtmdeforthe entertaimneni below spreads out like a beautiful .of the men, the Y. M. C. A. has been I panoramic viewl From the sum able-to secure the use of the Casino, A 0f tjie mountain we get a won- '4m : m- rill mm ' - ' A U Bf R I A . 'V. 1 : 1 b.i.v.u;T:v:::-.:;w:;:i:",..iri:iT vr.-?:"--"-"-.--." v-"1"-"1-" -.l--:-.-'L' 1 rvv;:!,,1,!-'''''':::,; -;rr:-':--Ti.iir------ii--ll!i, - ,lv-;li-lM.ilr,.;-l.r...M;Ti tr WHAT IS LEFT OF THE IMPERIAL GERMAN EMPIRE IN EUROPE IS SHOWN BY THE . SOLID BLACK, WHILE THE TERRITORY CUT AWAY UNDER THE PEACE TREATY 13 SHADED, -' ; f Copyright SHOUTINIi AFFRAY r - " Tl A little shooting affair took place about one mUf from Franklin near tlie home of Col. A W. Horn last Saturday morning, r rom wnat we could hear. Mr. E. B. Sutton, Mr. Horn's son-in-law had purchased a tract of land from Mr. W. R. John ston and Mr. Horn had sent some hands out to build aFence on the Imd, when Phillip Edwards ran them away With his shot gun, claiming he h id a lease on the land that had not iexpired. 'Then Mr. Horn appeared on the scene and it is said that Phillip Edwards opened fire on him mooting him in the or Grand Cercle which, up to the beginning of the war, was the larg est gambling place in France. Stories are told of many prominent Ameri cans who made and lost fortunes here. Today the Casino is one oi the finest buildings in the world. Let us; take a look inside this beauti ful building. Passing through the entrance and vestibule we find our selves! in the Gallery of Mirrors, from Which branch off the other rooms of the first floor. There -is i library and reading room. ampl supplied with writing tables, a the atre 'seating a thousand persons, two large halls, with the finest Ve- nptinn nrilinds. and used by the ' soldiers' for games, concerts of i;est- ind-a drnnd salon, where movies o o , ' are given every afternoon and even ing, an auditorium where the relig ious services are held; a large and hpnutifiil hnll mom and a cafe. As many as three kinds of entertain ment are kept going at the same time in order that each soldier may find something to his taste. Some of the indoor games-are checkers, chess and billiards, while there are out door sports such as baseball, tennis, hikes, up the mountains, to the! Gorges, and to the beautiful homes near the town. One of the; interesting houses is the summer home of Queen Victoria standing as it was when she visited Aix. Anoth er home I visited was that of an American sculptor, an old man. who lives with his French wife on Tre serve Hill. From Treserve Hill a SDlendid view can be obtamed ol Lake Bourget the largest and pret tiest lake in France. It was about this lake that ; the poem "Le Lac" was written and the inspira tion came to the poet while gazing at the lake from Treserve Hill. I had the pleasure of takings ride on this lake in a steamboat. We got off the boat on the ether side of the lake and with our guide, Mrs. Beebe, of Syracuse University, went through Hautecombe Abbey This is the private property of King derful view of the snow-covered Italian Alps and of Mt. Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe. Ap parently, Mt. Blanc is not more than five miles away, though in reality it is a distance of forty-five miles. Lastly, but not least, -we will go into the Aix les Bains Museum, vvhich is located in the ancient Rom an Temple of Diana, built 122 B. C. I can mention only a few of the objects to be seen in the museum. There are a great number of old Roman vases; two large pieces of jhina made in Italy and valued at 40,000 francs each; vases made in NEW TAP RY. VILL OPEN 38,000 ACRES FOR CAPfTON Fill With the completion of a tao railroad how under 'construction rom Ela, N. C, to the New Found Gap of the Smokey mountains. Sevier county, Tennestefe, the first step toward the marketing of 38. 000 acres of virgin hardwood timber land will have been taiily the Champion Fibre company, of Can ton, N. (X, in what will be one of the most extensive developments iu the history of the lumber indu- , tryv of East Tennessee. In the opinion of Herbert E. Holt head of the Holt Engineer company the consulting engineers of the Champion Fibre company, and who has charge of all the extensive de velopment work, the remaining tea miles of the road yet to be laid will have been, completed by autumn, at which time, according to plane, a fcrge double band sawmill, now being erected by the company at SmoKemont, N. O, at a cost of $200. 000 will have also been completed and everything will be in readiness to send prepared materials to" the pulp factory at Canton. The 38,000 acres of virgin timber which will be marketed as a result of the building of the road, is al most entirely spruce, a lumber de voted almost entirely to the making of paper, and which, because of its scarcity, has become very valuable. More than 400,000,000 feet of Um ber will be taken from the forests, and at least twenty-five years will oe required for the work, MrHolt said, and will Involve the, eireridV lire on mm . mowing' -unn Am me i SCENE IN VOCANO STRICKEN ISLAND OF JAVA . Photo shows scene of volcano stricken island showing type of In habitants, peculiar dress, and at extreme right of hoto' shows a native carrying candle lanten s. ' copyright Memorial Service. For Elsie Dillard, Sylva Baptist Church, Eleven O'clock, Sunday June 15, 1919 Edwards, Edwards dodged -behind ;aa apple, tree Ind fired several shots at h'A Horn. ;Mr. Horn only hat! ;wo or three sfiells and when they L ,ave out he turned to go the other way, when it is said Edward's son was standing. off to one side also armed with a shot gun and shot at nlr. Horn seyeral times, a number of loads taking effect in his body. It is said Phillip Edwards was hit by several shot in the stomach and head. It is thought that neither Col. Horn or Edwards are in a serious condition. Franklin Press. Africa; delf ware from Germany; Roman lamps and coins; weapons America, The Beautiful dating back to the bronze and iron aes; a Japanese suit of armor of the eleventh century; a trunk CANADA Program . " , Chorus Invocation. Pastor The Carl To Service. t - Chorus tht Sorinture Reading .Pastor uiui I w - -, 0 . , I w -a r XI A Tl n l T " T 1 belonged to Louis XIT; and two Duet, O, Morning Land ..Mrs. w.u. mu ana miss i.ucie mcit large, ugly, black horns which were In Memoriam. . ..Mrs. C. Z. Candler blown to drown out the cries of ineLoraismy anepnera. slaves when they were being beaten Address and Presentation of Service Flag.... Hon. C. C. Cowan by their masters. (They undoubted- In The Hour Of Trial . uioir ly answered the purpose, for I heard Benediction one of them blown.) The last thing motored to visit home we will mention is the Egyptian W T ! mummy, ne is in a glass case with the ankles broken,, to prove that it is a real hum a 1 body. This . entleman has been dead for 5000 years, but on that memorable day of Nov. 11, 1918, a group of Ameri can soldiers, who had been in the trenches, bht were now on leave at ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY Miss Dorothy McKee delightfully entertained Thursday afternoon from four to six. After spending an enjoyable hour the guests were taken to the dining room which Aix, were in the museum discussing was artistically decorated in a color the mummy, when the news reach- scheme of red and white. At each ed them that the atmistice had been signed. Can you guess what happened? Well, those yanks cheer ed so long and so loudly that the roof of the Temple came off and the mummv got ud and walked. This is the story that was told by our guide. I can't confirm it for I was in the Argonne on that day. How ever, I put as much faith in that story as in the rumor that the Sec ond Division is going to vreturn to the States in June. Pvt. Blaine Nicholson, 15th Fiefd Artillery, 2nd Div. Army of Occupation. place the guests found cards an nouncing the approaching marriage of Miss Futh Cooke, daughter of Rev., and Mrs. J. A. Cooke, of Sylva, to Mr. T. D. Smith, of Greenville, S. C. The wedding will take place June 30. A delightful salad course was served, in which the color scheme of reoV and white was carried out. Mrs. M. B. Fullbright and children, of Clinton, Oklahoma, are visiting her sister, Mrs. C. H. Kitchen, of Beta, and other relatives in Jackson county. The Act of 1919 increased the sum for which a day's labor upon the public roads of ' Jackson county might be commuted from $1.60 to $2.00 Mr. and Mrs. H. Stein returned Wednesday from a week s visit to Spartanburg and Greenville, S. C. Mrs. Florence Long and daughter, Annie, are visiting Mr. and Mrs Ben Fisher, at Canton. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cunningham of Glenville were here yesterday." Henry C. Moss was in the city from Glenville Sunday. W. M. Fowler, of Glenville, was here yesterday, on business. Mrs. W. A. Henson, of Beta, was shopping in town Thursday. Mr. John Smith Jr. Wolf Mt.' Monday to folks. HL Mrs. Elbert Coward of Sylva has returned after visiting relatives for he past week. Messrs W. Oscar Parker and J. R: Matthews Jrf, have safely arrived at AlVaOkl&. where they are to assist in the wheat harvest this summer. V Misses Effie Brown and Effie Matthews left today for Cullowhee to attend" S. S. ' . - C. E. and G. J. Robinson motored to this placf a few days ago from East La GallowayS Mason and Reed made a raid lasrweek, but didn't get any thing. Here's hoping they will make another soori and have better luck Gov. Bickett has lately, been to the Wolf lit! Rod and Gun Club on a fishing expedition. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wike and chil dren of East La Port spent the week end with Mrs. Wike's father and mother.? ! A Canadian. Notice retmessee befbte the iask shall have ", been completed. : The 38,000 acres of-fprest land whicn will be opened, it is stated. are te recently acquired property of the Fibre company, haying been purchased in two tracts of 13,000 acres and 25,000vacres, respectively at an approximate cost of $25 per acre. The smaller tract was secured from the Southern Spruce company in 1918, while the larger tract was acquired only recently from the Smith and Shegpard company. Development of the Fibre land, it is stated, will also mean the develop ment of 125,000 acres of other vi rgin , timber in Sevier county which has not yet been touched It will also facilitate the work of marketing: 1 other timber lands in nearby coun ties which will probably be exploit ed within the next few years at the outside. Work on the railroad was start ed about twelve months ago, but at first was seriously handicapped becavseof a war forced labor short age. The activities are progressing more rapidly at the present ' time however. The building of the road will have required an expenditure of $130,000 before it is completed Mr. Holt said. -Asheville limes. BOY INJURED BY AUTO The 12 year old son of Rev. R. U. Dry wesrun down and dangerously injured by a car driven by W I iam Nicholson, of Laney Fork, near the home of Mr. Dry Tuesday evening. At first the life of the little boy was dispeired of but it is now thought that he was not injured as at first believed and that he will recoveh -Mr. Nicholson was driving bis car just behind another car and the boy evidently failed to notice the second car. Mr. Nicholson cut off his engine and made sure the rCLEY ii iDNEYt-PiLLS I have sold my interest in The Jackson County Journal to Dan j boy was out of the way before he Tompkins, ahd all accounts made started again, but in the boys efforts before thefl 15th of this month to get out of the road and Mr. Nich- (June) exdibt current subscriptions olson's efforts to avoid hitting him are due and payable to me. f Yours truly E. E. SrOWN, Sylva. N. a : I : - , toe ooy got under the car and the I wheels passed directly over fa& body. 1 r It M m 4 1 .'a
Jackson County Journal (Sylva, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 13, 1919, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75