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$493,000 APPROPRIATED FOR ' CULLOWHEE NORMAL A total a|)|?roi>rij?t ion of $493,000 |w;i> tjiade by the- General Assembly I for the Cullowhee Normal and In I (Just rial School. according to Repre sentative Coward. Of this amount $278,000 is i-? permanent improve ments, $100,000 lor maintenance for the two years, and $15,000 as an emergency appropriation for the pur pose of r.irnisliintr the haudsome new dormitorv, just bein.tr completed for pills. The appropriation itemized is: Koinls. walks and beautification of ^rounds' >10,000. New central heat ins; plant$40,000. Keinodcling and repairing1 of hni.Miii^s ami buying additional fur 5,000. J ii; iiinasiniii, with shower baths and hatliiit- |?ool $.'>0,000. -?.Additions to new donnitorv for t'UiS >^1M'0(I. r . !' ;nniMre ami equipment for dorni jjoiv slo.noo. ! ,:hra ; /.books and t,<iuipn>ent$2>000 Academic buiding with adminis ts.uive oilices, laboratory facilities jiii<! equipment $(55,000. Additional water supply $8,000. ^ Additional lands, for buildiug sites, athletic field, pasture, etc., $50,000 Power plant $50,000. President \s home and furnishings SS.oOO. Two y<;?rs maintenance at $50,000 a year $100,000. ? Kmergency fund for furnishings $15,000. ' * The people of this region and the faculty and trustees of theCullowhee Normal and Industrial School are elated over the generous provisions made for the school, and the school autllorities are planning for thu greatest school in all Western North Carolina, at Cullowhee. HAS CUPID RESIGNED? There is much speculation itmong the people who keep up with the county records as to whetherCupid Iijisn ' resigned so far as Jackson County w&s concerned, or whether he is spending a vacation in Florida. Some even yo so tar as to say that lie lias possibly become disgusted with the large number of divorces in America and has abdicated his throne in this country as a warning to the nation of what lie will do unless the married people with whom he lias striven so hard, stay married aftet his sweeet ; poisoned darts have forced them loj /the altar. ^ Be all this as it may there hasn't! been a marriage license issued xin this county in over a month. The la'st couple to get license to wed here got theirs on January .SO and here it is March 10; ajid the pott tells us that "In the Spring the young man's Fancy, lightly turns to thoughts of N love." Maybe, however the modem \ youip.' lady's fancy doesn't turn so| I easily when the trees and Christmas I jewelry beging to turn green. DEATH OF GROVER WIGGINS A (irpver departed this life on Feb. Il(2.'5, being twenty veal's four ^Months and three days old at his ? death. <?ii December, 17, 1922 he was hap pily mnrried to Miss Alice Hunt, and on >1 titulary 2S lie went to Detroit, MiHi,. to work in a machine shop, in :i few days was taken ill with l'iii'ii!ut)iii;i and lived but a few days. He !??;? vi -i a widow, father, mother, seven sisters and two brothers, many velatiws and friends to mourn his death. 1 1 is body was brought back sun! placed in the Shoal CrecK eeniftery. The funeral service was eondiM'ti'd by licv. Ben West and l*ev. .1. if. Church. o SO J A BEANS A n \ , fanner wishing me to secure Beans for him this year should see mi- on(.(, or write me the aiiiiMuil that he wants. Beans are not so plentiful this year and we st re 'joiiiLr to have to get ours early. 1 buy them in the Eastern part of tin. State for $1.90 per h/?J>!iel and the freight will be added ? o that, making them cost us $2.15 to 3&-J.20 per bushel here. (?ft your orders in to me as early st* |?o.^ihle and I will do the best that 1 ean for you. 1{. W. Gray, Co. Agent. 1 is played fruit was 40 percent wormy; sprayed fruit was nine per ''out Wi.rmy according to tests made in the sandhills last year by the ^ortli Carolina Experiment Station. SYLVA EXPERIENCING . BIG BUILDING BOOM Sylva is just at the beginning of the biggest building boom in the history of the town, a large number of residences and business buildings being constructed or remodeled. Work on the new building at Sylva Collegiate Institute has beep j resumed, and the building will be rushed to completion. ? , The Baptist Church will begin the erection of a parsonage ^ithin a few days. * County Superintendent 0. S. Dil lard is just completing j a handsome residence on Sylvan Heights. . Jesse L. Dillnrd is erecting a resi dence on College Hill. R. 11. Dillard has -a new home go ; ing up on the Dillard pri?pivty,above j town. Fred L. Hooj)er, of Hooper's Drag Store, has bought the building now occupied by that firm, and is making extensive improvements on it. An entrance to the uj&tairs, from the street, is- being made, and a number of office rooms arc being prepared on the second floor. Mr. Hooper is put ting in new ceiling and flooring in the drug store, and has an elaborate outfit of new fixtures bought, which he will install during the early spring. Three new business buildings are exacted to be erected on the lots be tween the Sylva Market and J. S. Higdon's home, during the Spring or Summer, one of which will be oc cupied by tho Med for<fc Furniture Company. Mrs. W. IT. Rhodes expects to x. / 1s \ build a business building on the site where the building now 'stands which is occupied by the City Cafe. Prof. R. F. Hough is completing a new residence on College Hill. Roy Dills has just completed a resi dence on Sylvan Height s. Everett Harris is erectile.; a new home. ), ? ? .1. S. Iligdon has , been maiciir.r ex tensive improvements on his r -!?V mid on his ga ra*-:e. Hii} I lit ?? ? - j he has completed a Ww ,;e 7 i . ) - ( ' stock room, and Iqts om!itU*i ..n ex cellent and attractive rest !??" 1 C . O the use of the 'public. W. W. Watt, of Charlotte.wiU soon begin making jnany inipimcnysits on the "residence-, he purchased a I'etf weeks ago from ,J.\\V. Keener. . J. W. Keener will, construct a new i ? ? ? ) residence) Dr. Grover Wikes will erect a resi dence on the lot on the corner of Main and Maple Streets. Paul Warren will soon begin con struction of a new home on the knoll above the High School building. The Paris has been renovating the interior of the building occupied by it, making many improvements and installing new fixtures, making it one of the most up-to-date outfitters stores in Western North Carolina. Harry K. Buchanan will begin the erection of a residence on Main sfrcct within the next few weeks. J. F. Freeze expects to build a new residence beginning about April first. L. A. Buchan and K. K. Drown wiil both make additions and improve ments on their homes this summer. All the above building work ha either been completed, is now under course of construction, or will be constructed this Spring and Summer. There may be, and probably will?be other buildings erected dining this time. ^ j O J. B. CLAYTON PASSES J. B. Clayton, a well known citizen of the Scott's Creek section of the county, died at his home in Addie, last Wednesday night following a brief illness. Mr. Clayton was G9 years of age, and leaves one son, Thad Clayton, of Ashevillc, and his widow. The funeral was conducted at the home by Rev. Abe Norman, and in terment was at -the Clav'ton family burying ground. Mr. Clayton was one of the sub stantial citizens of the county, and had many friends throughout the county. / v/ LOTS OF AUTOS COM3 Pour car loads of automrbile., ha\o been received in Sylva within <r wee'.. M. Buchanaii, dr., has recel\ !?,' a c; r of Dpdgcs/fheH.E. BuehaniMiA ;ei.. y a car"of Stars, The T':.-!:;' oij.ee Motor Company a car of Overland-;, and J. 3. Eigdon a car of Votda. tlems Of News Gathered bg Our Co. Correspondents SHOAL ORBKli The visitors who attended tho funeral of Grovcr Wiggins were, Mr. Hunt of Lenoir, N. C., Mrs. H. C. Freeman and son Ottis, of Mill Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Terry John son, of Whittier, Mr. Ute Hyatt, Mrs. Bettie Shuler, Mrs. Hattie Me Cracken and throe daughters, Mrs. L;m Branton,a son and two daughters .lis. Lizzie Nichols, and Miss Maud icudson, of Bryson City, Mrs. Belle ?Srown, of Georgia, Mrs. Cora Still well, Mr. and Mrs Grant Beard, and Mrs. James Beard, of Almond. The Beta boys gave an entertain ment in the auditorium, Friday night. Come again Beta. Miss Grace Hoyle, Miss Addie| Freeman, Miss Stella Mathews, Misses Maggie and Annie Worley and Miss Josephine Patton attended the ball game Friday. Mrs. C. R. Bird visited at Diils boro, Saturday. Mrs. Cumi Hooper is visiting at Scott's Creek. Miss Annie Crisp has returned to Waynesville after a visit with home folks. '? Messrs H. G. Bird and J. 0. Ter rell are making a trip to Asheville. > M rs.. Homer Turpin called at Mr. j Perce McLaughlin's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Henson spent Sunday night with Mrs. W. H. Coop er. Mr. T. W. McLaughlin is on a business trip to South Carolina. Miss Fannie Anthony speht Sun day night with Miss Grace Hoyle. Airs. J. II. Hughes spent Monday V/!' i Mrs. .1. K. Terrell. , ! [W. \aiid .Mi's. \V. E. Bird and VS.- ? Gladys Beam, of Cidlowhee, .-i>fiit the week end at Mr. C. \. Bird's. ? ? Airs. A. C. Hoyle spe?t Sunday nigfet at Mr. Olus Howell's. . Prof, and Mrs. W. 0. Hampton, spent the week end with their sister, Mrs. C. R. Bird. Mr, Claude Hughes visited Mr. Buren Terrell Saturday. Prof. Wayne Wells is filling Mrs. Wiugins place as teacher in our school while she has gone home to take a lew days' vacation. Miss Hettie Howell is spending a few davs with her sister, Mrs. Lottie % C> McLa ughlin. q Mrs. James Sitton gave a musical Wednesday night for he r sisters, Misses Myrtle and Nellie -Thomas, of Barkers Creek. Miss Bessie Martin spent Friday night with Miss Jennie Cathey. & v ? GAY Messrs Jack Sutton and Rosco Me Mahan left for Sunburst last Sun day. Mrs. Boston Buchanan is very sick, hut we hope with the skilled medical :ii lent ion slitf is receiving she will again he restored to her good health Mrs. John Tatluini and Misses Bcfl Talham and Victoria Buchanan spent Friday with Mrs. Emilis Tathain. Quite a few people have been gardening here. Mr. N. Higdon has' let his store down on the new cut of the high way. Messrs Lemon Tatham, Carl Hig don and Hurshell Cabe who arc at tending the Webster High School,' spent the week end with home folks. Mr. Tom Jones Went to Sylva Sat urday on business. Mrs. Roxie Higdon has been ori\ the sick list, but is better. Mr. Will Buchanan is working at Swannanoa. Mrs. 6. C. Turpin has been on the sick list this week. Mr. R. O. Jligdon, who is attend ing the C. N. & I. S. spent the week end with home folks. o * SAVANNAH __________ ?? i. Our Sunday School is progressing with' a very small attendance, but we hope for better in the future. j Mrs. Lu!a Prcsslev and little daughter. orgia are spending some t,ime with ht-r parents, Mr. and Mis. Sam Bro:;l:. . Mr. Charlie Sutton spent the week did with home folks. Rev. R. W. Green fdled his regular at Qld Savannah last Sunday. Mr. and Mis. B. M Henson and i Mr: and Mrs. W. T. Henson spent the -week tend With Mr. and Mrs. Felix Ashe. Mir . Elsif Sntton went to Gay Sundty. There will be preaching at Oi>l Savannah Chunrh Sunday night Mar. 25th*Everybody is invited to attend. Mr. 0 V. Cagle went to Cullowhce Sunday. " * ?" I Quite a crowd of young folks en joyed a party given by Blanche Ashe, last Saturday night. Mrs.Thomas Brooks has been visit ing her son, Colnian, at Uastonia, re turning home Saturday, accompained by her grand daughter, Miss Stella Brooks. Mr. Frank Brooks, of Wh^ttier, spent the week end with home folks. Mrs. Margaret Estes has been visiting her Son, Seib, at Gastonia. ' BARKERS CREEK . s We are hiving <jome very pretty weather.Tbe farmers seem to be busy getting ready for the spring planting. The box supper was carried on very nicely. Everybody reported a nice time. Born tesMrand Mrs. John Davis a daughter .Emma Sue. We are very proud of the new highway, which is being constructed from the lower elevation to the Ijaurel. Misses Gertie and Daisy Buchanan, of Green's Creek, visited relatives here Saturday ami Sunday. Mrs* May "Bumganier, for 'Wi! mot was the guest of Mis. Thomas, Fri day. Messrs le-% .mil General .1 s. Misse^ Neil ami .M rtle Thomas - ?k { i a hihpJthrougli Qualla last "Y?Y? ? j I day kodaking, v Miss Bessie Brooks went to S.. .a Saturday, , shoppibg.(3 i Mr. Walter Fisher made a business trip to Waynesville the nrst of the week. Mr. W. W. Jones went to Dillsboro Tuesday. Miss Birdell Sutton has moved to Mr. James Pangle's, where she will spend her vacation. Mr. Quinlin Holeombe, of Wilmot, attende<l the box supper here Satur day night. Misses Nell and Myrtle Thomas were the guests of Miss Selma Jones Thursday. , Mr. Johnson Thomas, of Alarka, visited home folks Sunday. Mr. Fred Mull, of Sylva passed through our section Sunday. Mrs. Mary Hyatt, of Bryson City, visited relatives Sunday. I / ? ? \\ .. ? Mr. T. J. Buchanan has bought a town lot from Capt. Weaver. Mr. Fred Buchanan and Mr.Lenora Green visited Mr. and Mrs. Buch anan. Mr. Burton Sutton visited Mr- Tom Dills and family Sunday. Mr. Dewey Green went .to Whit tier, Sunday to take up his new joii in the barber shop. Miss Lizzie Buchanan and Mrs. Frank Ward went to Dix Creek Mon day. Miss Mollie Davis visited Mrs. Frank Ward Sunday. Mr: Jess Jones spent a few days at this place last week. Mrs. Frank Ward and son Ralph visited Mr. Charley Miller Saturday. Mr. Frank Ward went to Dillsboro on business Saturday. Mr. George Davis visited . Mr. Weaver Nations, Saturday night. O ? ; BALSAM Mrs. Adelaide Crawford and Miss Addie Crawford attended the funeral and interment of Mr. John Clayton at Addie Thursday of last week. Mr. Clayton was Mrs.Crawford 's brother. Mrs. Emma Allen and two child ren who have been visiting her sister, Mi's. T. R. C. Duncan at Dark Ridge, have returned to their home inllazcl wood. Mrs, Earl MeElrath, > of Ra'eigh, visited friends in Balsam laM >' eek. Mr. D. W. Ensley went to ylva I Thursday. | Mr. Y?'. E. Funics has . the v building ^the feiicc along t!;e r rv ' on the National Highway from Biu ' sam to Addie. He and his co-workers are doing good work and progressing aa rapidly as could be expected. Mrs. Andrew Reynolds, of Clinton, S. C., arrived in Balsam Thursdflv of last week to join her husband and son who are assisting Mr. Raymond Hyatt in the wood an ft lumber bus iness on his farm near here (The Will Allen farm.) Mrs. Cora E. Beck was a Sylva visitor Saturday. > Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Cope have sold their home in Brvson City, and are acw sojourning with her lather, Mr. W. J. Cogdill, until they make ar rangements to locate elsewhere. We will be glad to have them in Balsam, Why not? We are f,lad to have Mr. L. R. Brown, of Pennsylvania, with us. Messrs Hubert and Odell Enslev went to Sylva on business Saturday. Messrs John T. Jones and H. J. Brown went to Wayncsville Satur day. Miss Sarah Fisher, Master Fisher Sprinkle and Miss Graco Carpenter of Addie spent Sunday night with Mrs. Carrie Bell Fisher Sprinkle. Mr. E. L. Wilson, of Sylva, was collecting taxes in Balsam Friday. We are glad to say that the sick are improving, and the majority of them arc ablc^to be out. Dr. D. D. Hooper, of Sylva, was in Balsam several times last week to see the very sick child of Mr. and Mi's. John I'lantnn. We are glad to say the little follow is convalescing ^rapidly.. Mr. ??*!,? wenO Ashfvilh' Saturd iy i in- His v ? ! .? rnd .little son wls? I.. . * vi? 1 !: ifln ive in '?wn v? : ; ?. ;V- i !h T i'K v ".,1 r coWAt - ? i c';": :.av; *? * ) , - ' . , . j TIlO C.'K.Cil .! V.V WHs: JtlMCiid'.'fl I . ? < . , / f ; bv repro.- ?? ,r ? ? wis r<i , the* act I I making tlic op.:'n s< .:san for-, quail from .November first March lirst, with a sea sen bag limit of 50. The open season for mountain trout is from April first to September first with a season bag limit of 100. The season lor pheasant hunting is the same as that for quail but the limit for kill for the season is 5. The seas on fjr turkeys is the same as quail and pheasant, but it is unlawful to hunt turkeys until 1928 and then the bag limit is one. The open season for deer is i from November first to December 15 with a bag limit of 1. and a fine of $25.00 for hunting out of sea ai, lor the first offense, to be doubled -IV :? each additional offense. The pen ::!<v for hunting or fishing out of S; ?: on, except for deer is $5.00. Tin* whole year is open sea son |br squirrel, and the open season for fur hearing animals is from No vember first tj March first, cxcept where the animals are depredating on crops or stores. It is unlawful to chaso fox from February first to June first, or to sho t fox in front of, the dogs during the chase. A jail sentence of 60 days is imposed for dynamiting fish. An act introduced by Represent ative Coward provides that widows of confederate soldiers who married . and were widowed prior to IST/i and who have become helpless er lost their minds shall. draw the sam.> pension of blind confederate soldiers, except where they arc confined to anr asylum or soldier's home. An act was passed placing Eliza beth Allm-in on t iie confederate widow .?? *ol!. - Al.??:Iie? ?'('? . IS pa.fc"- ! vn'nh'. ? '4 '!:c : >!? t'c of ? "v'.K* ft' ? '(??#*! f r Vr<\ Porf" -??' I voted bv ,!.e ;?!<} * . I. . - ^ f \\> ' ? ?' :1 : i . ?" 1 :: t i' ?V '<(? ? . . ' "? ' .?! I ? . ' ? V ^ ?jr. 'Mi. ' ?? * V ' I YSASUJtER'S OFFICE ABOLISH - \ ZL. -SPECIAL TAX AUTHORIZED ' The oliiee of couuty treasurer of Jackson ? comity was abolished, ef fective the first Monday in Decem ber, 1924, at the expiration of the term of office of the present treasur er, and local banks authorized to handle the funds of the ebunty, af ter making proper bond, nnder an act introduced and passed by Repre sentative Coward, at the session of the General Assembly just closed. The same bill creates the office of auditor for the county, to be elected by the people, at the next general election, with a salary of $1500 it year, and provides that his duties shall be the same as thpse required of the present treasurer, except that of receiving and disbursing funds, and requires him further to install n uniform and modem system of book keeping and accounting; sepa rtcly in all the departments of the county in cuding jail, county home, county board of education, county road com missioners and others. It is the duty of the new officer to compute and make out tax receipts, revise the tax lists, under direction oi the county commissioners, and to make correc tions, transfers and diseovcrios in the tax list; to inquire into and in vestigate the listing of all propertv, and sec that it appears on the tax books at its true value, and to audit all the books of the county at least once a year. The bill reduces the commission; of the tax collector to two and one half per cent, leaving the fees for coljectimr privilege and license taxes at the present rate. Another local act for Jackson County provides that the recorder's court shall convene once a month in sterid of once a week, as at present. The ci.untv commissioners are V. 5 t;;liori/cd t.< abolish the recorder's < ; i :my' lime, by first giving v v ?i;:y? notice by an order duly i 1 .<1 :ny regular meeting of '.a., passed authorizing the i ' n/: i sioners to levy a 10c. on the one hun >i:ition -for the purpose ?is iuoiujprd t?yJ the' ? i i recorder's courts, and >; . .nr each hundred dollars ' . r improvement of the ?\ for the support of r . the county. These specinl i .!?, ;; ? i ?, ?>(? levied for two years, A3C EI^BLY APPOINTS MAGISTRATES The lit! of magistrates appointed for .Tackson County, by the General Assembly include: C G. Wilson, Hamburg; W. J). Bishop and Cole Bpchanan, Savannah; J. S. Sellers B. D. Jones and Thomas Rogers, Barkers Creek ; W. H. Oliver, Sylva ; Jerry Moody, River; R. C. Howell, Glen F. Ferguson and C. K. Camp- J* bell, Qualla; Oscar Lovedahl, Caney Fork, W. T. Rigdon, Canada; G. if. Green, Greens Creek; R. B. Shuler, C. P. Dillard, and L. W. Crawford, Scott's Creek; J. J. Mason, Dills boro. ? ? JOE QUEEN DRAWS 10 MONTHS Joe Queen was sentenced to toil months on the roads of Haywoc l county, by Judge Hooker, in the Re corder's court Monday, on a c-har^o of making and transporting liquor. Queen entered a plea of guilt 'T some time ago and prayer for judge ment was continued, and he placeil under bond until March 12. Queen appealed from the sentence of the recorder, to the superior court, and appeal and appearance bond v. as fixed. * The defendants Jiavins demanded a trial by jury, the ease against Kui'as Robinson any May me Ensley, charg ed with F. and A., wan continued until March 19, and a venire of 18 men from whom the jury will be drawn, \va-* drawn fpbm the box. o ! CARD OF THANKS Wo wi-di t > use this means of thanking r>r.r imp*';.* friends '<f Addie r-id the Hi!i*!*oi*ndiiig ?? ntrv for iiifir kind sympathy and lie'p <lnring onr troublo and bereavement in tha ? ' <?;' our dear fallicr. ? :?Ir. :*!id Air.\ \V. T. CLAYTON', ? , , Asheville, N. (\ T'. o Tarfceel farmer who wants io :-:i h:? ! arr.istoaCd need only to / N ; ? ? v oods and fence rows for . r ' which will equal any th^ .i ryii an can furnish.