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NEW SERIES VOL. I NO. 8 SYLVA, N. C, NOV. 21 1919 $1.5(TTHE YEAR IN ADVAOTE COMMUNITY INTEREST By J. C. Brammer. . Although it rained Hard Tuesday November 11, Willets celebrated the day by, getting every word thai was said on selecting seed corn. I AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $25,000 SEWER SYSTEM BONDS ; OF THE TOWN OF, SYLVA. NORTH CAROLINA Beit oraainea Dy me ouaiu ui f 4-V.o Tmim rf Qxrlva - . msectiofi iv That in pursuance of the This class is 40 strong arid 100 per provisions of The Municipal Finance ? cent in spirit'. v Act (phapter'138 of the Public Laws of Profs. S. J. Phillips and Grover iqi7 of North Carolina, as amended), Cooper,' besides what the State, etc.- negotiable bonds or tne iowuui oyiva, t0 bj known as Sewer System Bonds, are hereby authorized to be issued in an akgragate principal amount not ex ceeding TWENTY-FIVE T HOUS AND DOLLARS, for necessary ex nenses of said Town, to-wit. for the purpose of paying for the construction 01 a oewci jyoLu. -o. are going to give to each one wfco passes the examinations on "Select ing and ; Testing Seed Corn," ' "Leg umes," and " Feeds, and Feeding" said they would give prizes to he two pupils making the best grades. Eleven' classes' have an opportun Trt?2&SSi&. tt. ity .of niaktog good. ..Twoteachers' nrinbipal and interest o fthe bonds herqby authorized shall. , be annually levied and collected. Sec. 3. The r following matters are hereby determined and declared pur suant to the requirements of section 17 of the Municipal Finance Act. (i) A statement of the debt of the ToW of Sylva has been made and filed the Town Clerk pursuant to ine have put their purses into this. Who witi be the next? Remember in the enrollment you can canvass for outsiders far and near. Every one who attends as many as 60 per cent of the meet ings can share in the prize contest. Thurday November 13, 71 agri c u 1 1 u r a 1 pupils enrolled at with Municipal Finance Act, and is open to incnpr.tinn. (b) The average assessea vaiuauuu ui vv" vn. nu. u v.uvi property subject to taxation by the and parents are instilling into the Town of Sylva for the three fiscal years pUpils that they are not going to be in Iwhich taxes were last levied, as aoythmg. They boast of shown by said statement, is 3638,842, . . COUntV (C) The amount of the net debt of tne-Dest record in tne couniy. ihl town of Sylva outstanding, author- Green's Creek ran over 200 people ized, or to be authorized, as shown by Thursday night. They say they are said statement, is 40,000. , I going to buy a gas light, fix an ex Sec. 4. inis oruinauuc: suau "c"" lished once in each of four successive weeks after its final passage, as requir ed by The Municipal Finance Act. Sec 5. This ordinance snail take ef fect thirty days after its first publica tion, unless in the meantime, a petition cnhtnission to the voters is filed uiider The Municipal Finance Act, and I SOU hibit corner lor corn etc. Green's Creek you are making a standard for us all. If you will live up to your ideal, none after a while, can run fast enough to catch "Old Jack in such event it shall take ertect wnen Webster added weight to the oc- casion by assisimulating every ut- Act. terance. They have finished the The foregoing ordinance was passed ed ysioa of thig course and tjie 29m day ot XJJtooer, 1919, anu . was jtirst pubiistied on Uctouer 31st, are now ready for Legumes. - s-'iJLK J&ore.ljian, 4Q , are enrolled; at Any bon or proceeaings question . - - , , iag tne validity 01 said ordinance must Webster. No doubt from tne very .b commenced within tbirty days aftsr atal0gphere Webster means to put "a WILSON, Clerk, - the whole into Hoe, She realizes Town of SylvaNortn Carolina, tier position to the surrounding M D2DINANCE-AUTHORIZING neighborhood and no doubt aims to THE ISSUANCE OF $75,000 run light into herself and reflect it WATER BONDS OF THE dfferent communities. The TOWN OF SYLVA, County Agent has seen about get- ftORTH CAROLINA ting seed coin and seed potatoes for Beit rdajxied by tne rsoaruoi ..wu- tnose wno join Ujese ciuos next week. We want you all to have THANKSOIVlNBipAY A Proclaanation By jOThle Governor Our forefathers established the beautiful custom setting apart one day near the end of the harvest time to return thanks to Almighty God for the blessings ofjife: f .fiMV' f .- , In this good year, 1919, how much we have for which to be grateful! Our soldiers who on last Thanksgiving Day were far away in foreign lands have safely crossed the seas, and are . at home again in happiness and peace. ' .'-' C The Lord of the Harvest has been good to us. Our fields have, yielded bountifully. Our industries have thrived wonderfully. Prosperity smiles on farm and factory, bank and store. In every line of business endeavor we are prospering beyond the fondest dreams of our fathers. There has been also a mighty triumph of spiritual forces in our midst, for which we should be profoundly grateful, v The fruits of this victory are seen in the great forward movements of all the churches; in th finer educational advantages enjoyed by all the children of "the State; in the growing demand for complete economic and social justice in tax ation and all other matters; and in the larger opportunities offered on every hand to the average man and the average woman. Surely in this day God has given to men everywhere a bigger, broader conception of Christian service than they ever had before. frortti Carolina is singularly blessed in that in tfyis time of turmoil she is almost free from industrial and racial bitterness and strife. We should be deeply thankful for the spirit of friendship and good will that prevails among us. Let us pray for absolute justice for all, by which alone this spirit may be strengthened and maintained. NOJV THEREFORE, I, Thomas Walter Bickett, Governor Nqrth Caro lina, in obedience to the custom established by our fathers and in ac cordance with the proclamation of the President of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 27in , a dav of public Thanksgiving. Let this be a day of rest and rejoicing, observed by everybody. Let us not forget the orphan, the poor and unfortunate. I earnestly trust that all the people will assemble in their places of worship and make this'a real Thanksgiving Day. 'Done at our City of Raleigh, this the 12th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and f nineteen, and in the one hundred and forty'fourth year of our American Independence ' T. W. BICKETT, (SEAL) Governor. By the Governor: " - Santford Martin, Private Secretary. . wood business is an irffportant in dustry. The Hard Wood at Sylva employs a number of men in; the manufacture of building ; materials: Jackson county has about fifteen townships; most all of theje have good school buildings and churches. Local taxes have for the extension of the public school terms been adopted in most of the townships of Jackson county. We " have a number of graded schools, there being one at Webster. Sylva has one graded school and a collegiete institute, a Baptist school for the Christian training of young men and.women. Beta has one graded school; Qualla township has a graded schoal which employs several teach ers. "Hurrah" for old Jackson! she's ?o ning to the front yet, being bless ed with all the privileges of freedom and liberty. Let us take advantage of our opportunities and ever hold up lor our colors the grand old Red, White and Blue. - ,,,0rj .t Thf iown ot vlva. hat in oursuance 01 section 1, the I Finance Act (napter 138 ot me ijud1ic Laws ot 19101 in ortn Carolina as amended), iieouaDie bonds ol the town ui ayiva, to !e known as Water Bonds, are were i.: t-. no lQiiii in. an as' J.o, ... mn.nai amount not exceeding Qualla Gr. School 7 h. ViiH 1 Vii TriUUANU DUL- vVlliits " " i0:30 A. M. ior necessary expenses 01 Dilisk0T0 p. M. the same chance. Remember the dates of Mr. Oli ver's &peaking: (Most important are these) Oiivet 10 A. M. Nov. 24 P. M. 24 25 agparel, fire -ar'malamn.unitipjil "The scenery of Jackson county is picturesque. We have several ele- By Jerdie Powell - jvated peaks, namely: Whiteside, de fine article whichjjollows is the riving its name from, a, vvhit rock tlurd pnt? of ths compositions which on the south side of the mountain, we bav published, winning first j which qaa.be seen for miles. It is premium at the Community Fairs. ; several thousand feet above sea Jackson County is situated in the j level. It is visited during the sum heart of the mountains of V estern mer months by numbers of pleasure North Carolina It was formed in ! seekers from thio and other states. 1851 from part of Haywood; and TThe HogrocK, Blue Ridge, Balsam Macon Counties. The area is 494 ! and NegroAuli mountains are noted PASSING OF MRS; MARY A. TOMPKINS Mrs. Mary A. Tompkins, relict of the late Dr. W. C. Tompkins, died at her home in Webster Friday morn ing, November 14 th. Mrs. Tompkins was in her eighty eighth year, and while she hati been in rather poor health for Several S ars, her passing came as a shock. She retired on Thursday night, ap parently as well as usual, -but was taken sick during the night and iied at an early hour Friday morn ing. The funeral service was con ducted at the home in Webster Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, by Revs. E. Myers and John- Hogleu and the interment took place at the A ebster cemetery. Mrs. Tompkins is survived by two daughters, Miss Amanda Tomp kins, of Webster, and Mrs. Lillian Vance, of Colorado, and a number of:gran&.;c of Sylva, Dean H. Tompkins of Ashiown Ark., Mrs, Robert Bush, oi Popular Bluff, Ma, Fred Tomp kins,, of St. Louis, Mo and others living in the w&t. She is also sur vived by one sister, Mrs, Amanda C, Lee, of Denver, Col, THANKSGIVING EXERCISES , OVERVIEW GRADED SCHOOL HONOR ROLL .LAKS, 1 7 2 7 P. M,-.-P. M. P. M. P.M. M. P. M. 2b 27 27 28 28 Mr. Oliver is a won Let these meetings be iown, to-wit, tor me purpose pt paying k 'ctr.nnri ot a water system 101 ureeus oreeu. furnisning water to town and its cit- Webster . eus. ' Tuckaseigee n A.tav sufficient to pay the John's Creek principal and interest of the bonds Wolf Cr'k ScJlOUSe 12 L..u..' .,ki shall he annually Oak Grove 7 levied and collected. AU come! c q-h foilnwine .matters , are derlUl man. hereby determined and declared pur the best of the year suant to the requirements of section 17 . Monday, December 1, Brammer of the Municipal Finance tAct; - shall lay his year's report in full (a) A statement of the debt of the before the commissioners. Come - Town of Sylva has bVen made and and hear this and tell the Commis- firi wiih the Town Clerk pursuant to sioaers whether or not you want to Th. MuniciDal Finance; Act, and is be burdened with him another year. open to public inspection. ; (b) The average assessed valuation of property subject to taxation by the Town of Sylva for the three fiscal years in which taxes were last levied, as ;. shown by said statement, is 658,843. SOCIETIES Two bright manly lawyers by the names of H. C. Cowan and Garcie Picklesimer used to live ideal lives (C) The amount of the net debt of jn Jackson. Thfir fame has increas the town of Sylva outstanding, authro- e(j m the aeartS of their country ized or to be authorized, as shown Dy j gince they departed . this life said statement, is 40,000. . tu;. vfinancfi shall be I)ub lished once in each of tour succesvesj ny nore, weeks after its final passage, as requir square rniies, Te county was named in honor oi President- Ana re w Jack son; the original county seat, Web ster, was named in honor of Daniel Webster. Sylva, the present county 23 seat, to which the public buildings I were moyed by an election held in 1913, wa founded by General . R Hampton in 1885 (of hear that date) The population in. 1910 was 12.998; now approjcimttely 14,500. Popula tion now, divides as to races, ap proximately as follows: whitesi 13,- 900; negroes, 1,000: Indian?, 0Q. Population now JgOO. JayHson coun ty is bounded bv Swain and Macon counties on the West; Transylvania county on the East; Haywood coun ty on the north and south. The chief occupations are farming, stocKrais ing, lumbering," mining, and manu facturing. The most profitable occu pations are farming and stbekrais ing. Jackson County prgiuccs iriost all grajns arjd Yege.tghles,. tlilt oan be grown in the fciiiQ.ae zone. The principal crops rre . wheat, rye, corn, oats, buckw he ha y , cane. and winded their way to the Sun-J;r;h notatoes ar.d a ;Vod variety of " w I - ..... . , garden vegetables, bihM a turnips, In hunting names appropriate for two societies at Green's Creek, they named them Ciceronian and Garci sonian in honor of these men. This is something which is going ed br The Municipal Finance Act, Sec. 5. This ordinance shall take ef fect thirty days after its first publica tion, unless in the meantime a petition c n. 1 n vntprs is filed under The Municipal Finance Act, and j to put vim and added strength U b such event it shall take eff ect when these Societies. It Will, also, im approved by the voters of the Town of ue every goclety formed and to be Sylva at an election as ' provided in forme(j here and elsewhere. I regoing ordinance was passii seen t me tbat county ...u,. . nKof xn,n nnd should honor such heroes. Why was first published on October 3ist Any action or proceedings question ing the validity of said ordinance must 1 be commenced within thirty days after its first publication. j T. O. WILSON, Clerk, y Town, of Sylva North Carolina. ' linger around Washington to the exclusion of our heroes who lived in our midst and did deeds of merit? . Such as thi3 will make ,-Jackson vitally alive until the earth shal melt with fervent heat and we are all transplanted in another world. cabbage, hmn, tomatoes, beets aha sweet potatoes. Com yields on an average of thirty five bushels per icre, wheat produces about seven teen bushels per acre, rye yields bout twelve bushels per. aqrg, Qa.ts iverage about thirty five bushels hav nroduses about one ton per acre. Jackson county exports an extent sive amount of lumber, wood and minerals. Cattle and sheep are also important exports A good deal of wool is 'exported, there being no woolen manufacturing establish ments in this county. The chief mports of Jackson county are coffee, sugar, rice, machinery and wearing for their scenery. They are all sev eral thousand feei aoye ea level; and nqany beautiful flowers can be found on these mountains. Balsam trees are yery numerous on the Balsam mountains hence its name. These mountains are aU famous for their good, pure atmosphere and icy cold water flawing from their sides. It is common ' to hear people who visit these places speak of the pure air and cold water. Fishirjg and hunting are pleas&Qt sports in Jack SQij county. Game and speckled trout are to be found in most aU sections. principal water stream. It has many beautiful falls. It rises ud in ; Blue Ridge mountains, its head be- ng two prongs. These prongs are comparatively near together at. the neaa, winding in mqst eve?y direc- uon, cqminpagth.er at Tuckaseigee, Qrramg great water power. The alls anord nice places of amuse ment for visitors; Canada town ship has a place on the east prong of tne luOkaeigee riyer Rock bridge. It is a sure enough bridge, built by Gods architecture It extends from bank tu bank and can be crossed without the least of danger. It is truly wonderful to look at the many beauUfnl, things pf nature that are more beautiful than any .thing that can be produce by art or skill of man. We sh'ould be thankful to our Great God and Creator of, all., that we, a?e blessed with su bounty of God's wonderful creations. The princitja industries are lum' Cjring, mining and manufacturing. Armour & Company have a Tan nery and Aid piant at Sylva which affords employment for a large 1 r 1 t . numoer 01 nanus, consumes a 1 Riverview Graded School (Color ed) shall on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 1919, render an excellent Thanks giving program at 8:00 P. M. . AH are cordially invited to attend these exercises. Music by the River view Brass Band. John H. Davis, Principal Thought He Had to Give up Work Sherve Says He; Could Find Nothing To Heje Him -Tanlac Makes Life Worth Living. "I have tried all kinds of medi ciii' s and treatments for my trouble, but nothing ever gave me the relief thatTanlac has "said Esra D. Sherve. of 2608 Harrison St.. Oakland, Cal "I had constant trouble with my stomach," he continued, "and had a poor appetite. Nearly everything I would eat soured and formed gas and my stomach felt like' there was a knot in it,, I would have dull, heavy ! headaches and was so nervous at times that the least little thing would upset me and I could hardly rest at night. Gas on my stomach caused my heart to palpitate till I could hardly get my breathy and when I got up in the morning I felt so tired and worn out that I could hardly keep, going. Infaet I felt like I would just have to, lay off from my work completely," ' y ' "While in this condition I began taking Tanlae and felt some relief from the start, I have a fine appetite now and nothing I eat hurts me. The as osn my stomach is about gone, ray nerves are in good shape,! sleep like a lo4 and get up feeling fine and Teady for my work'. For forty years I had been troibled with malaria, but after Tanlac got my stomach im p;4 shape I wa3 surprised to find that every sign of malaria seemed to have disappeared," good deal of acid wood, beace Uw " AW druggists seU Tanlac DILLSBORO GRADED SCHOOL. Third Month. First Grade: Ernest Greene, Card mer Greene, Frank Hensley, Bert flensley, Scroop Jones, Parson Kin caid, Beauford Parris, David Parrii,' Annie Cunningham. . Second Grade: Maude IJjuragarner, Hazel Lee McMahan, Pearl Reynolds Eita Hensley, Edith Gunter! Evelyn Jarrett, Samuel Robinson, Roy, Sel lers, Ossie Sutton. N. L. Sutton, Robt. Jacobs, Richard Jones. Third Grade: Ella Jane Allen, Belle Cunningham, Rosa Robinson, Sarah Shuler, Margip Fowler, Alma Leath erwood, Mary Dorcas Sutton, Frank Patterson, ' Robert5 Queen, Thomas Fowler, Robert Nfesser, Albert Keev er, Arthur Daltonr ; ; Fourth Grade: Mollie Fowler, Sa rah Keever, Rosa Keever, Otelia Norman, Claqde Queen, Ethel Mor gan. Fifth Grade: Edith" Jarrett, Edna Monteith, Geneva Sutton, Guy Leath erwood, vViiliam Robinson. Sixth Grade: Mildred Brock, Mol lie Messer, Mattii Morgan, Janies Davis. Seventh Grade: John C. Sutton. Eighth Grade: Alma Fisher, Claude Pangle, Daniel Phillips. . Ninth Grade: Ruth BrocL F. I. Watson, Principal. We will pay 1.60 cash or 1.75 merchandise for yourTrish potatoes if delivered at once. Syrva Supply Co. . ' Women club workers FORM COUNTY COUNCIL Raleigh, Nov. 20 Those counties which now have their home demon stration work well organized have begun to adopt the plan of having delegates from each club in the county meet together at the county seatonce each month t o discuss problems fronx-a: county-wide point 01 view, reports Mrs. Jane S. Mcrum- mon of the Agricultural Extension bervice. Many counties have form ed these county councils for the purpose of furthering the work with tne women. Later, when the farm work is also organized on this basis, it is planned to merge the two into Home and Farm Councils for the general advancement of rural life all over the county. Discussing this more thorough ornanization of ' her work m the State, Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon says: Plans have now been adopted in these well organized counties favor ing the selection of delegates from eacn Home Demonstration Club in every county to go to the County seat one Saturday in every month to meet with the County Home Demonstration Agent in conference. In addition to forming a fine board of advisers for the Agent; these del egates also pledge themselves" to support the home demonstration worn, and they help to spread the art of home-making in every part of the county. Plans which have worked well in one section are gone over and fitted to other sections of the jcounty. Successful programs are exchanged and the women from one Club agree to drive over to a meeting at another club, either to help in the program or to sitas spectatorswith the view to taking note of the good points. To be able to measure one s own progress by the accomplishment of others, has been' one of the good points of these County Councils. The spirit of mutual helpfulness has been wonderful. Women are beginning to find that their duty is to the county as a whole, and that the de velopment of the backward districts is their responsibility, as well as that of the County Agent. In one meeting of a Council, the feasibility of a Home Demonstra tion Clu b engineering the serving of hot lunches in the rural schools was discussed. One club had put this plan through with much suc cess, and has been the cause of many other clubs - taking up the idea. Organizing Community Fairs was another subject -for discussion which brought fine results.- How can we interest the' womnn in , an indifferent neighborhodd, resulted' in volunteers going out tq give dem onstrations in nonkind . and the nat of the fireless cooker.. They also gave talks of what had been ac complished in other sections where women had come together for the good of the community.
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