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qIjD t'ORT TO GET ,
BIG BLEAOHERY PLANT
Ii,.,: have boon delivered to ro
lives of Joseph Bancroft and
' Sons i. iu|?iny, of Wilmington, -Do
Irui t l?y property owners of ()|,i|
Foil, viu-reby tlio Bancroft company I
into ownership of moro than
,'iM ifics of land adjacent to the
l,nv:i i'i Old Foj't as a site for a I
nivnl iklustrial plant. 'I
t nlinj,' to G. \V. 'Simdlin ofl
Old ! m t. who wit^ Cof. J). \y J
Adam-, and T. II. Masbburn, had!
diiinn of the transaction (or. tlw I
owiin; more than $78,000. ftr cash I
mis (*?* i*l '?r tho propqj ty, whereon I
is i. elected a tremendous bleach- 1
t-rv ? fi.tf will represent a total out I
I; iy ?'| more than $30,000,000, provide!
oni|>It \i:ieiit for 2,000 jH'rsons, and I
will f;ike euro of tho output of 40 tol
;")(! xmlliein cotton mills.
NORTH CAROLINA
w LEADS SOUTH
In amounts of federal taxes paid
tor i In- li.M-al year ending Juno 30,
North Carolina lead all the Southern
stitfes, iiiul fiaid moro tobacco tar\
than any state, making a grand total
ot federal taxes paid by this state
of #1 30,551,050. Tobacco tax paid
by North Carolina was $118,370,325.
Fodeial income tax paid by North '
Carolina amounted to $18,183,734< .
Income tax payments of other
stnt4'.-> include:
Aliilmma $li,202, 020 ; Florida $0,
3')S,I!H>; Cieortria $12,07r),270; Louisi
ana $10,473,771; Maryland $27,
S72."> lo ; M ississippi$2,903,454 ; South
Carolina $5,337,290; Tonnesseo $11,
570, SS2; Virginia $13,700,232 West
Yinjimn $13,314,012.
WEEKLY MARKET
Kaleiuh, Nov. 30. ? Issued by the
North Carolina Division of Market.-;
in Cooperation with the leased wire
Sonne ot the Federal Bureau ot
Agrictilt ural Economics.
Chicago, Hog prices-" decline 10
2n c. tor the week closing at $7.15
for the top and $050 at"~7 for the.
bulk. Medium and good beef steers
50-7r>c. up at $8.25 to #11.50. Butcher
cows hiiiI boilers 10-20 higher at
50 to !?Itt.s
gs 11,075;
Sheep 79,201. In eastern wholesnle
fresh meat markets Iieef 50c. to
liighcr ; Veal $1 higher: Pork loI:j;i
higher to $1 lower. Nov. 30 prices
pood grades beef $14.50 to $18.
Veals 13-15; Lambs 22-24 muttou
15-10.
drain Market weak and im.settk.l.
Both com and wheat future prices
lower for week. Fair milling demand
for lust ?rades of wheat ?:id price,
held steady. Cash corn lower cn larg
er ivyeipts and limited demands. *
"ats markot continued steady at
practically unchanged prices, '{/not
ed November 30, No.1 1 dark north
ern spring Minneapolis 108,120. No.
1 hard winter Chicago 104-100, Kan
sas City 1031-23. No. 2 Red Chicago
10.j St. Louis 114-110. No. 2 yellow
'?oris Chicago 07 l-2-79c.. St Louis
No. :i yellow St. Louis 73-74c.
No. :? white oats St. Iiouis 45c. Kau
ris City 45c.
REALTY TRANSFERS {
.
(i
??I. IMott Company to Hugh K.
Moiifcith, 92 acres in Kiver, $^0,00.
\J?; M. Hall to C. W. Ilaynic, 10
Wru in Sylva, $400.00.
C. Cowan to Arthur IX
Cou .in, }-4 interest in 38 ifcrcs in
$850.00.
T. 1 >. (iuntcr to Dillard Brooks
1 i* acres in Barkery Crock $80<>. j
?>, ^ A. Hooper to county board ol j
ataaliob, land on Tilly Creek, $1.00.
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AT 05, HE TAKES
A WIFE^ OF 35 1
A white couple came to the Reg
J ifi of Deeds oftico at Rockingham
Tuesiliiy and applied for license to
imirry. The man's name is Medloek
tlie woman a Miss Long. The
lii'ly 4 longed ' to enter ' wedlock Mte
Siivt njrc at 95, she at 35. The
l^'uistor of Deeds, refused them
lii'f'iise and sent them to I)r. Mcln
t"sli for n certificate. The doctor (
''" liiii il to give him uoe on account
( his advanced age. And the couple
"'it Uio'olhce snyintr they would
to to Bennettsvillc. " ? Rocking
Post-Dispatch. ?>-"
hEe destroys
? TOPTON STATION
Tri-Cdunty News, Nov. 30. ? Tha
railway station ^at Topton was com
pletely (Joqtroyed by fire early Sat:
urflay morning. The origin of the
fire has not been determined. A large
quantitity of goods in the station is
said to have been destroyed.
The Andrews fire department re
ceived a telephone call about 3
o'clock Saturday morning, and niem
'bers of the' department . hurried by
I automobile to the scene 'of the fire,
but, by the time they reached Top
ton, the station was practically de
stroyed. ' 1 ?
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NEGRO GIVEN TWENTY YEARS
John Henry Hendricks, negro driv
er of the car that ran into a crowd
of white* women and girls, at llaw
Iiiver, on November, 2 killing Miss
Until Ripley and injuring a number
of others, has been convicted of
manslaughter, in Alauianco county
superior court, and sentenced to.
serve 20 years at hard labor in tin
state prison. >
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SMOTHERS IN COTTON
\ ^ ? ? , | ? |
A 10-year-old son of John D.
oilliman, of Mill Bridge, Rowan
comity, smothered to $path, last
Saturday in a pile of loose cotton,
before his parents learned' of hi?
perilous condition. * >
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RECTOR'S STORIES -
TO APPEAR
"Tho Southern Churchman", of
Richmond, Va., is bringing out this
month ? three stories by the Rev.
Clirence S. McClcllau, Jr. One is
about a trip to Rethleham in Pales
tine. In this article the Rev. Mr.
MeClellan describes Betholahem as it
Is today and tells its history* and the
, ipw>?int of Christ's Rirth. The second 1
article is about the Origin of all ourV
Christmas Customs. And the third '
concerns itself with tbo history of
the old Christina ? Carols. Later these
articles are to bo published in book
form along with the Canton Rector's
Sermon* and Stories for ch'ldrcn.
TheyStoll comprise a book of some
2">l' page-. \
The ''Asheville Citizen" in it::
Sunday editions during December iE
to bring out parts of these stories.
The Rev. Mr. McClcllau is soon to
prepare an illustrated article on
Western North" Carolina for the
National Orographic.; Magazine and
also an article for /the American
Magazine on Dixie, lie is also pre
paring an "Historical Sketch of
Western North Carolina" to appear
in book form later.
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CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Next Sunday nn vr'ti<; at. St. David's
Episcopal Chuiv'i in Cullowhee at
11:15 the Iicctor of St. Andrew's.
Canton, tlic Rev. Clarence S. Me
Clellan, Jr., will conduct Christmas
Services and preach a Christmm
Sermon. Many of the teachers and
students of the Cullowhee Normal
School will render old Christmas
Carols at this service. In the after
noon the Rev. Mr. McClellau with
the Rev. A. W. Lynph and the Rev.
Charles Plylcr will conduct Christmas
{Services at the Jackson County
Home.In the evening at7: 30 j the Can
ton Roftor will conduct a servico of
Holy Communion and at 8 P. M.
preach a Christmas Sermon in St.
John's Episcopal' Church in Sylva.
There will.be Christmas Music at tin
evening servico in Sylva. All are
invited.
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TO BUILD NEW
COUNTY HOME
The commissioners of Jackson
county will build a handsoihe, new
county, home within the near future.
Plans for the new building, which
will be of brick and will be modern
/in every respect have tjeen made by
architects, and advertisements for
bids, on the building will shortly ap
pear.
The new building will bo erected
on the splendid farm at present own
ed by the county, on the Webster
road, in Webster township.
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NASH TO RACE FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
r.
Assistant attorney general, Frank
Nash has announced that he will be
a candidate for the office of attorney
general at the coming democratic
primaries. ' )
| TO BUILD -TELEPHONE
LINE TO CASHIEES
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A movement is on foot, and . a
considerable artount ?f stock has
been subscribed Gy basin <}ss men in
Sylva and Jackson county, to build
a telephone line through the county
from Sylva to Cashier^ Valley, and
intermediate points and . it is ex
pected to have the: line up and in
operation b>\ early spring.
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?IECKLENBURG FAiyHERS.
PAINT HOMES
s .J
Raleigh, Dec. 6. ? Mecklenburg will
be a place of 11101$ beautiful homes
us a result of the recentHomc Beau
tification Campaign upt on in thn\
county by the extension workers of
the State College and' Department of
Agriculture. Reports made by tho
township committees appointed by
tho home and farm agents, Miss
Bertha Proftitl and Kope Elias, show
that 210 bouacswill be painted on
the outbid", lV'iKon the inside, i)2
farmers will have the barns or out
build". i'r>- and .44 farms will
'??aw ? try painted. Pinc
.uid Si.irv,! townships turd for
i'.i^t lionors iu securing tho most
pledges to paint and Charlotte eapic
second. The following committer
won ti>u gallons of. pamt each for the
plrikgcg turned in: Sharon, Pine
v> ?? ( < r.tral S'ei* Ov^lc. t.'nrhi ju
ci' ii>, Min? Ilil. V;n>ll, Devila,
Creek, Mid- Low. r Prm '??? ..00 P-m
? ii!e mo Sharo'i .own-ill will be
riven 20 gallons of paint cucli and
Charlotte will be awarded 10 gallons.
All of this prize paint will be used
ill some public building such as a
Community house or church.
A total of 18 mi etings were held
.11 tlx fifteen townships; during the
'.'iiiupaign demonstrations wery made
*n how to uso paint for all pubises
and in addition, the importune-; oi
having shrubbery, grass and ,'.rtvy.
h'Mit the h:?:>K plaees or schools was
.?..ip'ia i/.( d.
n e.iunie.i. iitvj ' n this picee oi'
?jrk, Direet:> ? I1*. W. ^vilgoro ?-x- }
messed himsf' ;i' cr wotTv dun? hv!
'Iwk'enburg .(Jaunty. It is fe\' "1 ti;^
influence ?? I this campaign, -vli!
? i > > t over flv v.holti pud
' ) V ?*; f , ' ' 1| 'ill ll will
,:t ? ' .n.ti|ui h?.in?is :iiv?l
irm-sloi'd 1
MACK ROGERS'
PAROiiE REVOKED
Hie parole granted to former thiol
of polico Mack Rogers, on November
G, lias been revoked, by Governor
Morrison, according to information
received by Sheriff Sutton from the
Gaveiiior's office. No leason for 10
,) ^ V
voking the parole -vvs assigned.
Mr, Rogers was ooi.victed early in
the tall,- in tho recorder's cour.. -ol
vuilaUiiH of 'hi prohibit ioii law.',
I icc of Sylya,
in connection with a raid in which
a large quantity of liquor wa stakeu
from ? rum-car, in Haywood county,
and evidence was 6liown in court
that only about one third the amount
captured by the party under Mr.
Rogers was ever accounted for in a
legal manner. He was senteuccd. to
serve two years on the roads ol'
Henderson count}' and to pay a fine
of $500.
On November 6 Governor Mor
rison granted him a payrole for six
months, without bond, because ol
evidence furnished the governor ol
the precarious condition of Roger's
health.
The letter to Sheriff Sutton, in
forming him of the action revoking
the parole follows:
November 28, 1923. ? To tiie Sheriff
of Jackson Coiurtv, Sylva, N. C.
?f J hereby revoke the conditional pa
role of six months granted to W. M.
Real's on November 6.
CAMERON MORRISON,
* 1 1 Gpyeqior.
THIRTEEN BfcfJrftSlfl&N
AGENTS 5 if? HfiXiiB IN
SER\CWS.Hff-'M MONTHS
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Washington, Dec. v2,? Ii\- the ? 1^?
months ending with tli? month .Of
September 13 'pWhttttt iVm enforce*
inept agents -wore' 'kilrtrd and 58 in
jured in the line of-^uty, Pfohihitioi
Commissioner Hnynes said today i' j
a summary "of the bureaus 's activitr^ I
Property destroyed, in the way *?.
illicit stills, liquors and compound
i-tis worth $1,121,000. There also v. .-' >
Seized Wut ' not destroyed property
valued at $0,050,000, sonic of which
is awaiting court action, while t?"?
balance, is represented by auto
mobiles, motorhoats and varum- ?
other materials.?
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Sylva Collegiate Institute
SENIOR CLASS
PRESENTS
/ "FARM FOLKS"
A RURAL PLAY IN. TOUR ACTS
by
^ ARTHUR LEWIS TUBBS
\ , ( Saturday, Dec. 8, 8:00 P. M.
- Sylva High School Auditorium
SYLVA, N. C.
. ! CAST OF CHARACTERS '
Philip Burioigli J. : Front NeV York
Law roii co Monteitii ' .)
?Dave < , .?...! : A \fuuug- i'tivnier.
\ Henhon Oliver
i A s ".Via Owner of Silyerbrolc Farm
Stan'ry Lovn>w<?:i]tsi n Servant at the Burleigh residence
James Black X ?
Flora Goodwin "Only a country girl*'
Dixie llcnson.
Mrs. Burleigh Philip's mother
Evangeline Hope *
Grace Burleigh A His sister
Y Mildred Cowan
Sarah Goodwin ...! , Wife of Amos
Nola iligdon ,
Mrs. Peasley Who never has a minute to spare
Marguerite Hope
Defia Slccum T....'. Hired girl at the farm
Louise Parker
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SYNOPSIS
ACT. J. The yanl at Silverbrook Fahn, on an afternoon in
August.
ACT. II. Same as Act I. three days later.
ACT III. At the Burleigh residence, New York City. One month
, has elapsed.
ACT. IV. Back at the farm, u lew davs afterward.
TIME or PLAYING : ? Two hours and a half.
Admissic.ii -.'15 and 50e. ? Reserved seats 75c.
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EVERYBODY COME ! ! I
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HENDERSONVILLE WITH
DRAWS EL^CTTON
The school trusters lwfc*-e:.'ld-J'eei,
or something happened to -eh rise them
to withdraw the call ior-aii -jplpetiun
to ho held on issuing {j\?50,000 i.i
bonds to erect a 1 tight* school and
other school buildings in- the town o,
?J I '
Hendersonville.
The election was authorized by the
last general assembly and called re
cently by the 'school trustees, but ;
there was so great opposition to ihf
movement atuoug the taxpayers fp>
ilendersomilleJ that the trustees re
considered ana fthoiighi it bvst noi
to have the election at this time.
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BALSAM
We had a good quiet, rain\ Thanks
giving day, and we, haven't heard ti
"turkey gobble *' since.
The teachers oi the graded' school
spent Thanksgiving in Uvir lv-pee
tive home towns.
Mr. Jtt.nes 0. Kiikardsi an 1 t'amii;.
oi' Canton si'int 'i'hdlik. giving i.
Balsam.
Miss Pearl Iii.bij. nd iiaviv.i tUiu
tor were married Friday, .\neJnbei
JOth.
Mr. L. \V. Cr.iwu.nl, ?i Willi us
was in Balsam last wet-k.
Misses lJoBrayih: lisher and Kdna
McKay and Karl -lielilratb, oi Ilazci
! wood, spent the week end kvitli Mis;.
Sehna McKay.
Mr. Dock Sluiler and iautjiy c
Willets havu mo\e *?.
$>tfy ? I) rtfi er a' li' i
per i';;!l of utj'yojl ;utai>!t
The young ?jM,opl(f*enl|Ttye(t a"cand_\
breaking"' at the !>?:. > rfi Mr. a 1
Mv.s. 11. 1!. !'?*'} ' ^ ?.MatHyi!:: . ir ? ... '
Mr. Tom l.Y.in :?! i'-:..:ly i
! [ay wood cau.nj' ' ' . i v.. J hi
am.
Mrs.- Mw;.:-. :h. i;. < . . \V. K
i' r.vvll tiiitl ? :*. ? . : ???'
- . n'
dined with A-.. . ?
?.V'.'d Count . ' a: ?
dr. Dave - m * . .. .
it-ilsat::;
\i , .i, V. , i . I.'! . ?
yis!..-.! h ??.- Od.al .?Iv-Itit ? ..
in Cniiion ltvfl fin v
Mr.-;. 11. 1\ I'.nslty and ?n, lJiihort;
I \ecoiiipanienb\f l\r%-. :"ad . ' r*\ i ? ? ' ? ? -
Kuiiley,, of W.-.yne.-' :He. i;,i ' I iid.:>
in an 01d**im,bile" nt* ?+*? rt My civ.,
j Ha., where they intend to -p; ud th>
winter.
32 ON BARKERS CHEi'-K
HONOR ROLI
The honor nil of< the: Ba'rlvr
Creek School tor the fourth nion%!
is as follows, i x
First Grrtlj:
' .'aret R:")o!xSi Charlie It ivnor.
Alien S'utti i, Kol># Cunter. lioward
Nations, 'V .ririe Dill?, Edith Hud;
anan, Ral]:!i Bradley, Wr::e p>i<)vn.
Clamlo. Hv ,.*J,s.. !!:ii vey Riiivins.
^ec^iul Cr:\d?:
Bird HI Kin-,', A'len Bradley.
Annie Bell DrvR Eilli'e lie-ins. . ? .
Third Grata: -:
Marie I Jills.; .?* i-ut-e Dills-.
R rooks. .
Fourth Grade:. ..
; Clyde Bark'ett; I'.yha Waj'd, 1 >.*i -
forest Nation.4
' Eiftt G:?.cU:; ?
l Klavd (:il?>fin,''1 I
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MISTRIAL IN POISON CASE
Tlie jury, which vr?- 1 1 y !:i?r .Mr-1
fenriie I 'owe and h-r ijr.ind-daunhleh
Ethel. Caldwell, of I i !wwH ?.n ;
iirst doL'ree murder charge. i'ollowiau
tlie death* lastj Av.'^ti jil' \V. .V
Powe, husband of .tannic Powe, fail
ed to srjrce and mistrial was rem!, .*
ed, in llaywood county superior court
last Saturday.
Several days of the eiurt's tint
v.\ 'iv taken up fu iiie ^rial or' ? t ! , '
case, which lids dtnv.n ;i tie: \{
tcf attealion in iihyv:- 1 .
?
, MARRT.AGL LICENSES
? > !
Garrett Guntcr to Pearl Ilabb,
\\.,i ? ?iwi'c li. Vi'iv iiirotiu,-. which arc
li.i -.ir ; m mi istirtl interest, .bewail
I f':u;:,v niuiii, :ihd will continue for
. u'n da*.-; ( i- two weeks. Assisting the
f * i I
pastiH-, liev. Tliad F. Deitz, in the
V 1 ? .
P meetings are Kev. ,1. L. "Pat" Col
:.iul IJev. .J. II. Stairfwrry.
Services are being liehl :?t 11
?> U each n'oining.and at 7 in
<"
? I i : v* ivcu miis.
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PCUI.IRY ASSOCIA
TION TO MEET
Tin iv will be a reorganization
.i:.;ti'u of the Twckaseigee Poultry
' As'Mei:^ ion :;l the oiliee of county
?i" sit K. \\ . Gray, 'Tuesday evening,
il.'Xl.
v > SHOAL CREEK
: s I , . ' v T*
Si in lv- :y.! t lie "orfler of the
' >y" ior ni.'.it rather.)
:>n Saturday .Mr. Frank Owen was
;::it:'d in marriage to Miss Annie
Howell, Kev. H. S. West, olliciating.
* Mi ?).,y ,-i f. i:d Oxner left
i'.i ? blr, u he: 1 lie was learned to ?
Mis-, .'"at tie/ TalbM. T!i?*y arrived
lifiri'c.
, Mi.~ :-s i'loiei' -? Tinpio, Zetta, lio
t !. liannyh l.ee Fanner mid
Mr. iinrhud <'xner dined at Mr. (I.
.V. Kin /land V, 'i'luir.-tiay.
Aii ". !!. A. I'.rys: a v. as a true. t
. i.. I er I'sonV. Sim-iay.
a . I M>. P. V. McLaughlin
ii..
t*e.:\-ll ealiffd en Mr. \Vayne Battle
? :?id:iy nllerntw n.
Mr. Tho'tfs Patton, of CuIIowbee,
-i-Ih I speat^ihe week end with homo
\V. Ii; Bird and lit^e Sarah
Ann. of Fullowhee are visiting at
Mr. A. i'lrd's.
Mi.. Fannie Ward, of Wiluiot, is
? he vu -t of her sister, Mi's. I). L.
Oxner.
BARKERS CREEK
l .
Miss Fhrenee Brown from Wiltnot
-??' :it Saturday niirht with her sister,
llrs. .T. T. .Tone/.
and M 1 awrenee (JtijU^v
i-in'il :.t ':i s ;i: cc Saturday and
iv'idav, 'i AIn;J";a.
Ie.:. : a-\ ?: .1 N :iVs andMeKiidoy
.ivi. iff--* ' 'iccii., Creek Sun
\ .
I ?r* ?;je I!r ?? '\s >|K iit S-s 5 1!
i'Hit v.-itli Miss etoria N;s t
?h. !ov ? ' 4 -
day . .m-X "?tl Mabel
?|K n* Sat'Hiia " v t'i her trrand
ta'.Lcr, .M(l 1. i, ' ? ?.!? at Wil
ior
: i i; is SiUiii.i)4. i loin Itiii i?oiv.
? i. ? . -I 'i.< " >v;r.s here S;aidii\.
.M: k !*e -i;Hr.;i; *.- a husiiitss
\ ' ? i
! Si ' '? . j? it the \Vpi !f
with her iii'.-tiier. Mrs. P
y. FerLlia ?'?):! s soent Sunday
with hen si ter at this placc.
A,,. lirnc-st Jones callcd at L. li
Katun's, Sunday.