North Carolina Newspapers

Close of Journal's Salesmanship ' Race Saturday Night; Judges Begin Count T o Determine Winners - b--> u ? jf you have a favorite in the race whom you wish to help to a better prize you must give in your ' subscription before closing hour; Final round up now in progress; Work of today and tomor row may be deciding factor. IHE winners will be an nounced IMMEDIATELY AF TER FINAL COUNT IS MADE BY THE/ JUDGES AND PUB LISHED IN FRIDAY'S ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL. Tl.f Journal's Salesmanship Club vi|| nunc to a close promptly on the -U'okc of eight to-morrow night. jew words relative to the manner euijiloMil in winding up the big event ma> not be out of place. No doujit to-iuorrow will be one of the bi^i'st days of the campaign. It is not unusual in events of - this kind, considering the prizes at stake, the value of them, etc., that the business turned in during the last day. and uight (A the campaign to be equal or exceed, the entire amount 'turned in during the entire time of the race previous to that day. Conse-j qiiently tlie management has arrang-. eJ every detail in such a manner as will he absolutely fair and impartial ' to each and every Club Member in 1 the list of workers. There promises to be a fierce fight for the honor of winning the auto-| mobile? the biggest and best prize ever offered by a newspaper in this section.) ot North Carolina. Now, all this week and until the1 , closing hour, all business has been 1 placed in envelopes and sealed then ' placed in the ballot box in the bank. I No one, either inside or outside of the Journal oflice except the Club know wh:(t these envelopes contain. 1 They will be oj>ened by the judges' to-morrow /light. j 0XL\ BONA FIDE subscriptions will he accepted by the official judges. No sums of money will be accepted lor the names of the subscribers to ' be supplied later. Every subscrip tion must be written on the report properly tilled out with the name of the subscriber, correct address and the projH'r amount of money must be in the envelope with the report. BK SIRE AND HAVE ALL Voir reports and money in ENVELOPES BY 7:55 SATURDAY NIGHT, as the judges will seal the spout ot the ballot box promptly at the stroke ot' 8:00 o'clock and noth ing can be accepted after that hour. The following is the last published striding of the Club Members that Was made by the campaign manager. The official judges will merely add the votes or credits published below, to the votes or credits they find in Jl'e ballot box to arrive at the num ?or each member has polled. SYLVA. Miss Inez Cathey 2,795,100 Miss Kathleen Kitchen 10,000 Miss Docia Garrett 11,100 Miss .Marv Geisler .<.....1,450,300 ;M|S' !'? Moody 2,693,400 ""'hard I'otts 337,600 argura ? Cardelia Fortner 566,000 ,, GREEN'S CREEK ( M'Ss Blanche Ashe lOJMO ? (:- Tui-pin 10,000 ?Vi>. Hubert Potts 314,700 ... gay ?; ,ss 1>(,arl Jones 97,600 lrs- 1 lurry Morton 592,000 highlands llss K'lith Picklesimer ..100,400 GLENVILLE ,ss Lou Moss 623,000 CASHIER'S rs- Kim S. Bryson 304,900 EAST LA PORTE - lsS Helen Moseman 946,100 CULLOWHEE ; !Ss Cass?a Wallace 2,731300 'v'ss 'fuisc Hcnson .438,400 - w. Grover Moss 2,675',700 A WEBSTER - ls* Dollie Hoyle 1,043,600 y. WlIITTIER - ls* Josephine Patton.... 1,965,100 Al. t WILMOT Mi t !'n? Brown 384,600 * a Lee Sea^e 961,600 DILLSBORO '? 1 ? w. Kincaid ' 2,777,700 ^ BALSAM ' ' T- KniStt 963,600 i MACK SOGERS DRAWS TWO YEARS AND $500. 5 Mack Rogers, until a few weeks, ago chief of police of Sylva, was sentenced to two years on the Hen derson county roads and to pay a fine of ^$500/ in recorder Is Jcourt Tuesday morning, having been con victed on four counts for malfeas ance in office and violations of the prohibition laws. The case grew out of the capture of a liquor runner's car by Rogers, on July 21. The evidence was that Rogers obtained a search warrant from magistrate F. A. Brown, and after he captured the car, turned the automobile and 30 gallons of whiskey over to the court. This was proved by Mr. Brown. J. P. Davis was introduced by the state and admitted that he was driv ing the captured car, transporting 90 gallons of liquor from Georgia toward Asheville. He swore that he had 9 ten gallon kegs of whiskey, and that he was overtaken east of! Lake Junaluska, when he stopped at a ditch across the road, and that when he saw Mr. Rogers,, he ran oii into the darkness and waited until the car was driven away. -i Fred Mull was next introduced and testified that Mr. Rogers got him, Mull, Lake Alliston, a member of a show troupe showing in Sylva at the time, Earl Angel, and Roger's son, and followed the car to Lake j Junaluska, where it was taken, and that at the time the car was taken that it contained 9 ten gallon kegs of whiskey. He said that when they got back to Sylva that Mr. Rogers gave Alliston one keg of the liquor, and that Alliston took it off in his car. Rogers then, according to Mull's testimony, gave Mull 1 keg, which he hid on the creek bank, in the weeds, and later failed to find. The other four kegs were carried off down the rail road by Earl Angel, Mull stated, and the three remaining carried to the mayor's office, and later poured out. The state then rested, and the de fense put up no evidence, and the court promptly convicted Rogers on four counts, malfeasance in office, having more liquor in his posession than the law allows, having liquor in his posession for the purpose of sale, and transporting liquor illegal ly. The defense put Dr. A. A. Nichols on the stand to testify as to Rogers' physical condition, and Dr. Nichols swore that Rogers is suffering from a leakage of the heart* and indiges tion, but that he is^somewaht im proved and that there is compensa tion of the leakage. J. P. Davis and Walter Winfield, captured last week by Sheriff Sutton in a Buick car with 128 gallons of( liquor, entered pleas of guilty ofi transporting, and prayer for judge ment was continued until December 10, to give the two young men an opportunity, to Attend the Mgicon county term of the superior cpurt and give evidence concerning the whiskey ring along the North Caro- 1 lina-Georgia line, wher? the liquor runners have been coming from, in making their trips through here. Each of them were placed) under bonds in the sum of $2500. Davis was fined $10.00 and the costs for oj4ratjing his car without license, and the car, a new Buick, in which the whiskey was captured, was con fiscated and ordered sold, by the court. A bunch of young men fromSavan nah and Green's Creek plead guilty ; to public drunkeness, and were fin ed from the costs to#$10.00 each. Joe Burton Stanley wa/> |found guilty of riding a freight train and fined $5.00 and the costs.. He was; also found guilty of an assault and appealed in botl^ cases. Hayes Bryson was found not guil ty of retailing. Thad Allen was tried on a charge ( of larceny of gingseng, probable; 4 cause found, and he was bound over to the October term of the superior court, Vint Joes was fond not guilty of retailing. a M. Luck and the LuckCompany were found guilty in two counts of passing worthless checks, not guilty on one count, and a case charging misapplication of funds, was nol prossed. The cases grew out of some checks that were given P. S. Myers for labor. Two of them were later paid, by the banks, and the third could not be paid, althpugh the money was on deposit in the J ack son County Bank, because of an at tachment proceeding against it. It appearing to the court that all the I checks have now been paid, judge- 1 ment was suspended upon payment of the costs in the two cases where conviction was held. Wibb^Queen, retailing, not guilty. Tom Amnions, stilling, pica of guilty, prayer for judgement con tinued until September 24. Ammons being held under bond for his ap pearance at that time. Levi Gibson, Fci fa, continued un-j til September 24. Hayes Matins and Tolvin Brown were tried and convicted of assault- 1 ing each other, on Christmas E\c, i 1921, and Mathis was fined $10.00 and the costs, white Brown, who got the better of the argument by knock ing Mathis into a brush pile with a I stick of wood, was forced to pay $20.00 and the costs. .? A capias was issued for Robert Cabe . in order to collect the costs assessed against him some time ago I in a case where his brother-in-law had him indicted for blocking the road. i r I Odell Barnes was found not guil-l ty of being drunk. Bascomb Queen's case charging! public drunkenness was nol prossed. A capias was issued forDui Mathis I on a charge of retailing. Walter McDowell was convicted of trying to collect an alleged debt from Roscoe Burgiss, at the point of his knife, at a negro gathering in the Tannery section. When Roscoe I got away from Walter, he beat it I down the road, regardless of speed I limits, with Walter close at his heels. Walter drew $10.00 and the costs and a warning from the court that the next time he makes his ap pearance in the court, it is the Hen- 1 derson roads for him. Ed Smith, a 18 year old Balsam youth, was convicted of being pub-l licly drunk, of committing a simplel assault and of carrying concealed weapons. He told the court he 1 didn't know the names of the Blen he got his liquor from, and drew five I months on the Henderson roads. The greater part of Tuesday and Wednesday was consumed 'in i the trial of a case from Canada town-l ship, wherein Albert Owen and the state were seeking to place Wib Queen and Isaiah Owen under peace bonds to keep the peace toward Albert Owen and his family. The judgement of the court was that Isaiah Owen, Wibb Queen and Albert Owen be placed under bonds in the sum of $500 each to keep the peace toward each other and thel world at large. 1 0 W. S. CHRISTY Mr. W. S. Christy died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. )Geo. Brysori, in Balsam last Saturday at the age of 65. While he had been in poor health for a year his going was a shock to his friends. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church at Balsam Monday at 2:00 P. M. raid interment was in the ccmctcrv at Waynesville. Mr.Christy was everybody's friend and every body loved him. He was a good man, standing for the best things in the community, and ever loyal to his church. He said his only regret when he thought of dying was that he had not done more for the church, and he wanted to live that he might have the chance to do more. In al most his last conversation he urged a young man to go to the revival meeting and get right with God- The end came suddenly and he breath ed his last on his knees praying. A large circle of sympathizing friends gathered at the ehurch for his fun 'Jit/'mumm , The DUldKno Secondary High School ogfaafti last Monday morning with an tfeiusually large enrollment of student^ something like two hun dred- - The faculty consists of Mr. F. L Watson, Misses Grigsby, Hannah Moore, Dorothy Moore and Mrs. Etta Morton. We are looking foward to a successful school year and feel like we have as good a set of teachers as Western North Caro lina affords. Mr. Watson has been with us for several years and a more able teacher cannot be found, for he has shown this by his exce 1 lent work and the readiness of his students to enter any school or to undertake any work they may wish. At the present time there are young men and women, in the State colleges, Normal schools, In stitutes and high schools all over the country, and young business people, book-keepers, teachers, etc., that are making a success, that really owe our teacher credit for inspiring them along these lines. Part of our high school' students are attending the Central High this year. We hope they will make a record there that shall not be surpassed by any others attending the school. We feel con fident they will do their best as they have always done here-to-fore. The children have noticed the courtesy shown by all the teachers and part of the students. This certainly is appreeiated by all parents sending children to sehool. Mrs. B. E. Gray from Louisinia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. M. Dills and sister, Mrs. A. H. Weaver of our town. Mr, and Mrs. L. V. Brock and daughters, Misscs an.d Mildre<3' ot'Asheville,are visiting friends here. They lived here for several years and had many friends in this county. Mrs. W. D. Pangle has returned to her home in Florida, after spend ing several weeks here with relatives. Mr. W. F. Marion spent the week end in Waynesville. ? ? Mr. and Mrs. W. M. 'Allen of <HpH>r^ have returned to their home after visiting home folks here. Miss Alma Fisher has gone to Goldsboro, where she will enter col lege this year. ( Mr. Lankfotrd Horae^, who has been here for some time, has gone to Hot Springs, N. C., where he will continue working with the highway. Mr. and Mis. John Parker and little daughters, Ruth and Grace and Mr. Dock Sutton and Miss Maiy Dorcas Sutton made a flying trip to Asheville last Saturday. Miss Elonor Marshall of Proctor arrived here Sunday. _ Miss Annie Parris and Edith Jar rctt of this city went to Sylva .Sun day. . Mrs. J. J. Hooker has gone to Hot Springs, N. C., to se her litt e niece, Miss Elizabeth Daniels, who is ill. We wish for her a speedly re covery. Mrs. R.C. Patton and little daugh ter, Mary Verna, accompanied her sister Miss Alma, as far as Asheville where Mrs. Patton will be home af ter a short stay with relatives here. Our water system will soon be in stalled after which there wUl be some new buildings erected,- that could not have other wise given sat isfaction without running water. Of course they will have to be brick structures, if they are erected on "Main" Street. We want to make some improvements as soon as we can, so our "Big Sister" Sylva, won't care xto tell what village is located so Mr their "Thriving, Thrifty Town." CONFERENCE OF TEACHERS TO BE HELD SATURDAY A conference of all the teachers in the county will be held at Sylva School building on next Saturday, September 15, beginning at ten o'clock. Dr. Hunter, president of the Cullowhee State Normal, will address the - teachers at eleven o'clock. The public is invited to hear him. . , o BALSAM Our little town was sadd&ed by the loss .of one of its well knpwn citizens, Jkfr. E. Z. Reece, who Tiad been sick for some ..time, succumb ed to the inevitable at 5 o'clock Friday, P. M., September 7th.- His body was laid to rest in the cemetery in Delwqjpd, Tfis former home. ^e. was a member of the Baptist church. He leaves, a wife and several child ren to whom we extend sympathy. " Mrs. A. H. Mehaffey went to Can ton Saturday. ^ . . _ Born to Mr. and Mrs. Newnan Derrick, September 1st, a daughter, Iris Pauline. Mrs. Mollie Boone and daughter, of Waynesville attended the funeral of their cosin, Mr. W. S. Christy. Miss Kate Rickards has returned from a visit to her brother, Mr. J. C. Rickards, in Canton. Her neice; little Miss Norma Rickards accom panied her home. | Mrs. H. P. Ensley received a phone announcement September 7th, of the arrival of her little grand daughter, Dorris Eugenia, in the home of her son, Mr. Eugene Ensley in Hazelwood. Miss Cornelia Christy, of Emory, Va., and Mr. Harold Christy of Andrews atended the funeral of their uncle, Mr. W. S. Christy. Mr. J. R. McKay, Miss Selma Mc Kay, Miss Fisher and others of Hazelwood, attended the funeral of Mr. W. S. Christy. MissesEdith and May Christy, who attended the funeral of their father, Mr. W. S. Christy, returned Tuesday to Emory, Va., where they are in business. SHOAL CREEK Ice cream, lemonade and cake teas sold at Qualla ' stehool Friday after noon and night. The proceeds to be used in buying a basket ball out fit for the school. , Quite a number of our people are attending revival services at Olivet. Mrs. H. G. Ferguson is improving after a right serious operation, Thurs day. Mrs. 3." C. Johnson spent last week with her son, Mr. Oscar Mar tin} of Bryson City. Mr. John Cathey and family were guests at Mr. Terry Johnson's of Whittie/, Sunday. Miss Vinnie Wells who is attend ing ?ullowhee school spent the week ? f % end with her sister, Mrs. W. E. Bird. Mr. ??}d Mrs. B. B. Efcnson, of Whittier, visited Mrs. W. H. Cooper, Friday. Mr. Lonnie Crisp and Miss Grace Hoyle have returned from a visit among relatives at Bushpell. Miss Lois Hall who is teaching at Willets and Miss Essie Anthony who is teaching at Chambers Creek spent the week end with home folks. Miss Bessie Bradley was guest of Miss Ethel Gibson, Sunday. Misses Lola and Annie Battle spent Wednesday night at Mr. G. T. Cooper's. ? Mr. Thomas Moody called at Mr. G. A. Kinsland's, Sunday. A new piano in the home of Mr. P. H. Ferguson. o CANADA Please allow space for a few dots from Canada, as I have not seen any thing from here for a long time. Canada is having a great many tourists Jiowadays: The Woods Boarding House, also the Wolf Mt. Rod and Gun Club house is most al ways occupied. Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Matthews also Mj-. and Mrs. J. Rowan Mat thews of Emporia, Va., have re turned after visiting home folks for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Fortner, of Darlington, Wash., arrived last week to spend a few days with relatives and friends here. Mr. James Wood, Jr., left a few days ago for Ohio, where he will spend the winter. Miss Bernice Matthews, Mr.Oliver Matthews also Mir. Ja;nes Parker left Wednesday for Brevuvd Insti tute. We are indeed glad to kn- w that Mrs. W. 0. Parker is able to take up her school at Sols Creek, aft-r a few days delay. Mr. W. L. Aiken also Mr. J. Whit mire, of Brevard were here the 'past week. Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Matthews were in Sylva Tuesday^ oh business. Mrs. Martha Ashe died Sunday and the funeral services were held at the Broom Cemetery Monday. A mother; four brothers; three sisters; five children and a host of friends mourn her loss. Born to Mr. and Mrs . Gaither Matthews a son, Alvin. o MARRIAGE LICENSES C. H. Adams to Myrtle Raby. v ' Wm. Wood to Hulda Shook. R. H. Hyatt to Emma Fisher. Elsie Sutton to Maude goflhanaa. PLEASE DON'T PLUNGE ? It was never the intention of the management of this paper, when the .Salesmanship Club was inaugrated, for anw of the candidates to invest any of their own money in the campaign. Our idea was to largely increase the circulation of the Jackson Coun ty Journal throughout this coun ty and the adjoining counties, thus increasing the usefulness of this paper to the town, the county, and the region that it serves; to do this through the efforts of the people who wished to enter the campaign, and to pay them for their efforts in prizes and commissions. The friendly competition for the Grand Capital Prize, the Sport Model Durant, should be a trial of salesmanship, and not a ques tion of who can invest the most in cash in the campaign. The campaign has been so ar ranged, as regards rules and reg ulations, to discourage, as far as is possible, plunging with per sonal funds. While every vote that goes into the ballot box, accompaintd with the correct amount of money for subscrip tions must and will be counted by the judges. I wish to go on record as being opposed to can didates using their personal funds in backing up their efforts and to warn each of them that if they do so they do it against th<# advice and wishes of the publisher of this paper. DAN TOMPKINS, Editor, Jackson County journal. 0 ALMOND HIGH SCHOOL BURNED Almond, N.C.,Scpt. 7. ? Fire which is believed to have been of incen incendeary orig in completely distroyed the high school building here early this morning, with an estimated loss of $50,000, including contents. The llberv at t)ie school, in which was recently installed a lai^re num ber of new volumes, was also de stroyed, and nothing was saved in the way of interior furnishings. Bloodhounds from Wayncsville wcro placed on tracks found around tjje school after the fire had com pleted its work and believed to be those of parties who set the placc ablaze, either purposely or through , carelessness. It was reported today that a party of autoists who camc through the town stopped at the school about 11:30 o, 'clock last night and played cards or held a drinking party in the place until after mid night. The fire was not discovered until after the building was a mass of flames and residents living nearby were awakened by the glare and noise caused by the falling of the heavy school bell. Every effort was made to stop the flames after the townspeople were aroused but the fire had gained such headway that nothing effective could be done and the structure was soon a mass of ruins. The loss is a severe one to the community, as the school employed seven teachers and furnished educa tional facilities to hundreds of pupils from the surrounding country. The school authorities recently pur chased two new busses with which to transport children from distant places to the institution and it was to have become a class "A" higli school at the beginning of the forth coming fall term. The building was a two-storv brick structure, and only a short time ago a new annex to it was completed and occupied. METHODISTS TO HOLD REVIVAL SERVICES A series of evangelistic meetings will begin at the Methodist Church S:lnday morning, and will continue for some days. The pastor, Rev. O. J. Jen" ;, will be assisted in holding the moi iingsr by Rev. S. H. HilliafrL The hours of services will be 3:00 in the a.'tcinocn and 7:30 in tho evening. Everybody is cordially invited to attend the services and take part ia them. -w ? ? o JUVENILE COURT Lefta Howell, a pretty 15 year old girl was brought before the Juve nile court, Wednesday afternoon, and upon her own statements, was plac ed in the custody of the welfare officer until arrangements can be 1 made for her admission to GirlV 1 Home at Samarcand.