LAVEMENTS to be mads
F aT DILLSBORO school
tlelojrntion of Dillsboro
1 8 Reared before the county
ffflS ' Tlf 1 1
, 0f clucalion, on Monday, an?i
la protect at the removal of
'? |li?.h sch001 gmdes to the
tr8i High i^'iool. The <lelegation
'^presented bv Walter E. Moore
|E p. Stillwell, attorneys. Fol
? these gentlemen, Mr.Lawrencc
-ohr, assistant supervisor of high
0f the state department ot
I,, gave the views of the de
l|llfl,t on the matter, and pointed
JS |,js opinion, and the opinion
be experts of the department that
(oiisolidation plan is the only
IjoJ whereby high schools that
attract and keep the children in
w| after they pass the-compulsory
Wn be provided, and as the only
as whereby adequate high school,
lities oaii be provided for all the
jtfii in the state, without th?
beiiii,' prohibitive.
l Dillsboro people insisted that
fffre not throwing stones at the
tral Hiirh School, but that they^
, fearful that the removal of the
feh school grades, now taught
hllsboro. would to a great extent
Jjfn their excellent school, cost
i the loss of the services of Mr.
Watson, their present principal,
leave them with an elementary
ol of not the best grade.
ie county board of education
ted out that the purpose of the
d was to give Dillsboro and the
r district of the consolidated dis
a strong elementary school, as
jrs to the high school ; provide^
all the districts in Dillsboro
t's Creek and Sylva.
nally a compromise, which ap
ed satisfactory to all concerned
reached, when it was agreed bv
ward that the elementary school
bow and Dix Creek be immed
r consolidated at Dillsbor.), t\v.
rooms be added to the Dillsbcv
ol building, and water and oth- :
tional facilities be provided ii_.
building, and that Dillsboro Ik
red to pay .Mr. Watson, t'1
filial, a salary above the stall
ry schedule, in order t?> hold the
who has made Dillsboro 'm school
ost excellent one, with the bade
and assistance of the I)ilJ.?bor;>
tenship.
his was said to be satisfactory
he Dillsboro citizenship as well a
he county board of edueat:on, it
i? in keeping with the county-wld;
i of organization already approved
adapted by th eboard.
tscOPAL SERVICES SUNDAY
Ipecial interest attaches itself to
service to be held atSaint David'
scopal church in Cullowhce on
idav morning next at 11 :15 o'clock
that time the Hector, the Kev.
fence S. McClellan, Jr., will be
a series of four sermons dedicat
to and designed for the students
the Cullowhce Normal School.The f
of sermons will have for their
leral theme," The Spirit of Youth
An Aife of Readjustment" and
first sermon will take as its
"Springtime ? The Forward
tong Thoughts and Actions." It
no* expected that these sermons,
^ eompleted and revised will be
^ in book form about Christm?s
1924. There will be special and
'fopnate, music at this service at
"?whee. Miss Dorothy Clements
' have charge of the music and the
tibers of the faculty and the
^nt body will assist her. All are
"ted to atend. What the Rev. Mr.
^kllan will say in his first ser
the opening in the serios, will
^ vital interest to the!- people of
j?on County.
a evening at St. John's in
rj? ?t 6:45 there will be the Ad
oration of Infant Baptism, at 7
the Holy Communion and at
' , k the regular Evening Ser
* *ith preaching by the Rev. Mr.
. fHan. All are invited to attend
14 senice also.
1 REALTY TRANSFERS
p ^ Hanie to John C. Jones, 4
PS in Sylva, $10.00.
1'honias F. Parker and S. P . '
F Charles J. Met?. 535 acres in
Nets Valley, $13,4G7.
I ? C. Hen lev to Jane Hen '.ley, ^
pin ])\ - Crtek, $1.0'.V
I" ^ Jones to lee Bradley
r" 111 Barkers creek, $105.00.
A COUNTY WIDE PLAN OF
i. SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
(, ; > n T ,,
(Continued.)
By 0. S. DILLARD 1
In a reccnt issue of the Journal, I
attempted to set up the standards
that a county wide system of schools
will bring to our people.
The first of these requirements is
for a uniform length of term. In this
county at present the school term
varies in length from six to eight
months. In other words some of the
children have a term of school one
third longer than some of the other
children. For example the children
pf Svlva township have 160 days
while the children of Savannah have
only 120 days.
If Johnny Jones enters the first
grade in the Sylva schools at six
years old, and he is a normal child,
then at, the age of thirteen he should
have finished the seven grades of. the
elementary school, and be ready for
the first year in high school.
If Billy Smith who lives in Savan
nah or some other of the less wealthv
districts o fthc county, which ar un
able to support a term of school for
eight months, enters school at the
age of sirx he will lose two months
each year, and instead of being able
to complete the seven grads of the
elementary school at thirteen years
qif age, hie will be fifteen years and
two months old-oii in other words
that child has lost over two full
years of the very period in which he
can make the most progress in school.
In the Course of Study prescribed
by the state department of education
the following statement is found :
"The Course of Study is outlined
for a term of eight months, and ad
equate provisions should be made for
the accomplishment of the work as
planned." Also, "In aefiools having
only six months termy it is impossible
to complete the work as outlined for
caeli grade. Teachers and all school
officials should realize this and in^Rr
it clear alike to pupils arid piti. ns.
Therefore as stated abo\ ? the only
children who can^completo i grade a
year are those who live 'in the
wealthy districts where it' is possible
;o maintain -an ' eight months term ol
school. By study olV-jt lie school con
dition:. of the 'wanly we find that
only |5 pi>r cent of tin* children of
the county have the benefit Of a term
of e,i?ht months. To put jt in another
way, :tlie child in the v short tern,
school must spend from one to two
veal's more in the elementary school
than they should. This results in a
great 1 economic loss both to pupils
?id parents.Thc result of such a con
dition is that hundreds of boys and
?ir!s drop out of school even before
'?:> aent&ry school is completed,
r if they manage to complete the
Momentary school, they are so over
age and so handicapped when they
(Miter high school that more than
'?alf of them drop out in the first
"ear of high school.
In 1914-15, 937 children enrolled
in the first grade of the schools of
Jackson County. Had all conditions
been favorable we should have had
practically all this number the next
year in the sec end grade of school.
But what do we find ? Instead of the
937, the number dropped to 780; the
next year to (>6$, and with the suc
ceding years, we find the number cor
respondingly decreasing until only
221 remained^ in the seventh grade,
and in the ninth grade the number
had dwindled till only 53 remained.
At the close of next year, when the
11 year period for the completion of
the high school is up, we will find
less than forty pupils in the last
year of vthe high school. What has
bccome of^lhe other >900 pupils?
Most of them have fallen by the way
side, and have had snut ijii their
[ faces forever the door of educational
opportunities.
As was stated above, the short
term of school makes it impossible
for a child to complete a grade in
school at the normal age. The con
sequent result of this then is that
we find the grades of all our schools
filled with children ranging from on?i
to five years over age for that grade.
Iu the first grade of school the
normal age of the child is either si>:
or seven. Then in the other gr?'d v"
he should be either seven-or-eight.a-i'l
so on through all the grades of tho
school. But what do we find in tins
county? In the first grade ? t'<<*
schools of the county for 1921' "f w
find 902 children enrolled. C"
number 3#4 or 42.5 per c?nt
from ona to eight years over av:v.
This number- of .children increases
year by year as thoy progress
t'-fc ^n'.des untU in the seventh r. '!.?
"? ?;"i:?l T:"0 eh i' droit out. of 2n
T'1 Av lm.1 per cent. In the e ? ?"
grade we lind that 86.1 are over age.
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None of these figures take into ac
count the number of children that are
forced to drop out because of eco
nomic reasons are because of their
age.
I submit that there is but one
remedy for this condition of affairs.
That is tor the county to adopt and
put into operation a county wide
sysem of schools with a minimum
term of eight months as fc standard.
Thus every child whether he lives in
the wealthy districts of thfe county pr
the poor district will have the same
advantages as to length of term at^t
can be reasonably expected to finish
the elementary school at a proper
age. ^ .
In succeeding articles, I will at
tempt to discuss the other things
that a county wide organization will
bring about, chief among which will
be both elementary and high schools
with comfortable and adequate build
ings modernaly equipped, transporta
tion provided wherever necessary to
provide these schools, and a ditribu
tion of the tax burden that will equ
alize the educational opportunities of
all the children of the county.
SYLVA COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE CLOSES
With the presentation of the Com
mencement play "The Path Across
The Hill", at the auditorium, Tues
day \ evening, the Sylva Collegiate
Institute Commencement exercises
clo < .1; and the school completed one
of ilie most successful year's work
in if < liistoiy.
T! }?l;iv was unsually good and un
usually well presented, and was en
joyi.d by a laige audience.
I. 7:>e ( .crcises be<?an Friday even
ing il!i the annual concert, under
dire{ ii ii of Miss Esther Kinney
dir.!-! v.?' music.
Sw>i(i:iy morning, at the Baptist
< the baccalaureate sermon woe
, ? >-b
doli'vvred to a Jarge congregation, by
!>:\ II. C. Campbell, pastor of the
Fir t ^Baptist church of Canton, li
was :iu able effort and well received.
e<l. ' '
On Monday morning at 10:30 thi
class day exercises were held, bj
member.; of The' sfttfo? elass^ at whicfi
tiuriTbhe class history, pcein, prophecy
oration, last willand testament ami
')ther jeflorts were delivered.
The1 graduating exercises were held
on Monday evening with the saluta
tory by Ijawrence Monteith, and ad
dress bv Dr. Q. C. Davis, pastor ol
the First Baptist church of
Albemarle the class song, the vale
dictory, by Miss Nola Higdbn and th<
clas? benediction by Sanford Smith
Diplomas and certificates were de
livered to the following graduates
and post graduates; Nola Higdon
Mildred Cowan, Dixie Henson, Waym
Woodard, Marguerite Hope, Sanford
Smith, Louise Parker, Nora Patter
son, James Black, Gladys Cody.
Stanley Iiovingood, Evangeline Hope
Jennings Bryson, Sophia Chastain
Gov Wilson, Bessie Snyder, Jame*
Mason, Carrie Cope,dLora Dills, Re<
Queen, ClaudJones,GarlandTonesyWal
lace McCracken. and the commercial
class :BcssieHoffman, EvangelineHope
John J. Matlock, Marguerite Hope
Gilmer Moody, Madge Beatty, Jack
Zimmerman, and Lambert Leopard.
t>
CLERK OF JACKSON
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
DIES SUDDENLY
Wi'.'iam L. Henson, clerk of thf
Jackson County Superior died sud
denly at his home near Sylva, Mon
day morning. The suddenness of th<
death of Mr. H"i:*iw brought a gro?f
siock to the pjople of this commnni
t} and count.*, as he had be.m in ho
usual health and attending to hi?
official duties up to within a few
hour . of his death.
?.I ; . Henson was one of the best
knov. n and most popular men of th<
coin:' of which he was a native
and a moat useful citizen, was a
me::;l)or of the Sylva Baptist
chiui-'i end of the Masonic order. He
v.* progressive leader in the
polh " I .and business life of thf
count v. and besides the office he heir,
at t!'c time of his death, he had been
count v superintendent of public in
ft -on, end had taught in the
of the county. . I
In 1914 he wa9 elected clerk of th<
"linen or court on the Democratic'
' >' el ? tt'if: re-elected in 1918 and was
-d in 1922, and wiJR re
the people, the bar and
< ' * c ? ? vy as being t of the
be;t and mo? efrcient eNykc of th?
court in Nort'i Carolir n
Tie ir. survive j hy l>.s widow, and
(?.!? so-is a I mi ??fie dtill'ji:
I '.???> ? - II.1 ??!
t-i: brother Sam i?i?l
C. iivOa ? of Culiou U? . B. B.
ttlUXm, of w:{ 'tsV mil Hi -
Uirs/Mre. g. H Phi ijw. of AfclKYillu
36is. T. C. JiJ.Htv ??f IV-ta, an I Mm
;iuhHi Lonr, of Clay eonnlv.
The funeral was conducted at the
Cullowhee Baptist church, Tuesday
afternoon by Rev. W. Ross Y<fkley,
W. P.' West, Rev. Thad P. Deite and
Prof. R. L. Madison. Following the
chureh services the body was taken
in charge by the Masonic fraternity
, and boired with Misonie honors.
Oim of the laigert crowds ever at
tending a funeral in Jackson county
and the profusion of floral tributes
attested the estem in which Mr.
Hensoa was fold by all the people of
this eonnty.
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SHOAL CREEK
Prof, and Mrs. Chas. Owen, of
Waynesville were 'visitors at Shoal
Creek, Sunday. .
Mr. Clark Webb spent part of lats
week in Asheville.
Mr. H. 6. Ferguson and Mrs. J. L.
Ferguson went to Waynesville, Sat
urday to visit relatives.
Mr. G. T. Cooper went to Frank
lin on business last week.
Mrs. W. F. Battle is visiting rel
atives in Candler. e
Mr.- J. E. Hoyle went to Sylva,
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Howell, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Owtn, Mrs. W. A. i
Hyatt and Prof, and Mrs. C. F.
Owen dined at Mr. H} G. F ergiison 's
Sunday.
Mrs. G. T. Cooper called at Mr.
York Howell's Sunday afteri.con.
Mi. & M. Crisp and Mr. Phil
Crisp attended the funeral of Mr.
.loin Mtmlviti;, Saturday, at Forneys.
Cieek.
Mrs. W. A. Reagan spent Sunday
at Mr. W. F. House's. .
Mi. J. L. rVo|-er and family and
Mr. Wayne Colwell of V'hittie:' call
ed at Mr. G. T. Cooper's Sunday.
Mr. Jeas Nelson, who has been
-pending a weeks In Colorado,
has returned home.
The residence of Mr. P. H. For
new. coat, iif^pairit ii*.
side and outside.
An organ in the home of Mr. D.
L. Oxner. i
BALSAM
Last Sunday was preaching day in ;
Balsam. Rev. Geo. Snyder, of Beta,
preached Sunday morning, Rev. O. J.
Jones, of Sylva filled his regular ap
pointment in the Methodist church
in the afternoon and Rev. Lawrence
Crawford, of Tuckascigec preached
Sunday night. We understand that
Rev. Wm. Pruitt, of Hazelwood will
preach here next Sunday. j
Miss Alma Foster is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Maud Mehaffey near East
La Porte.
Mr.and Mrs. Albert Mehaffey, from
near East La Porte, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Mehaffey.
Messrs. T. R. C. Duncan and R. C.
Jones, Jr., went to Sylva Mondyav
Mr. W. M. Hutchinson, of Atlanta,
was in Balsam, Sunday.
Master Benjamin Bryson has re
turned from a visit in Toxaway.
Mrs. Sara Bryson is visiting in
Asheville this week.
Mrs. T. M Rickards and Mr, Geo.
T. Knight attended services in the
Presbyterian church in Waynesville
Sunday morning.
Mother's Day will be observed in
the Methodist church Sunday after
noon. Everybody invited.
Mr. Otho Jones, Jr., of Sylva ac
companied his father to Balsam,
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Maybellc Perry wert to Sylva
Monday.
Mrs. D. W. Ensley went to Addie
Monday to sec Mrs. Estes Bryson,
who is quite tlok. n
Mr. Cleve Shuler is sick with flu.
In fact there are many cpses of flu
near Balsam.
JUDGE BRYSON WILL
APPOINT OLERK
It is the duty of Judge Thad D. |
Bryson, of Bryson City, the resident
judge of this district, under the con
stitution of North Carolina, to make
an appoinment of a clerk of the
superior court to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr. W. L.
Henson; and as the superior eonrt
opens here this month, it is expect
ed that the appointment will be
made within a short time
The appointment made by Judge
Bryson will hold enly until after the
fail election,, at which time a clerk
will be. eleeted for a term of only
two years, or until the regular jud
icial election is held.
REGISTER* AMD
JUDGES APPOINTED
The following is the list of reg
istras and judges that have been ap
pointed for the several voting prc
cints in Jackson county for the com
ing primary and election.
Cashier'sValley, C. G. Rogers reg
istrar, T.F.Fugate,Q.T.Wike, judges,
Hamburg, H. H. Bryson registrar;
Columbus Wilson, J. M. Cunning
ham, judges.
Mountain, Jno. A. Stewart, reg
istrar; Oscar Coggins, W. F. Moody,
judges.
Canada, Ransom Shelton, registrar ;
Mil as Galloway, Mack Nicholson,
judges.
Juckaaeigee, Ferry Meddleton
registrar; P. N. Price, Jno. A. Hoop
er, judges.
East La Porte, Jerry Moody, reg
istrar; Chas. Robinson, Jno. Green,
judges.
Cullowhee, Jno. Phillips, registrar;
Jno. Stephens, Oscar Ensley, judges.
Green's Creek, Chns. Allison, reg
istrar; Golman Green, J. C. Reed
judges.
Savannah, J. J. Cowan, registrar;
Clinton Sutton, Garland Buchanan
judges.
Webster, Frank Ilenson, registrar
Walter Frizzel, W. C. Cagle, judges
Addie, II. R. Fisher, registrar; W.
A. Clayton, Chas. Crawford, judges.
Willets, L.C.Sutton, registrar; Rick
Henson, ivl J. Henry, judge*.
Ik Lam, Geo Bryson, registrar; C.
C. Crawford, W. D. Ensley. judges.
| Sylvn, North \\;rd, E. E 'Jivwt
I vgistrar; R. I.' .Sutton, B. 0. Pain
ler, judges.
Sylva, South Ward, Don Davis,
registrar; L. C. Hall, S. C. Cogdill
judges.
Dillsboro, Win. Fowler,, registrar'
J. J. Mason, M. B. Cannon, judges.
Barker's Creek, Ben D. Jones
registrar; Jno. R. Dills, Alonzo Sut
ton, judges.
Qualla, C. Y. Dunlap, registrar
Robt. Hall, J. i). Hooper, judges.
Canev Fork, .1. C. firown, registrar
Aaron Hooper, Marion Nicholson
The registration hooks opened las .
Saturday,' 12nd sill voters whose name
arc not on the registration b"o'*
must register if they wish to partici
pate in the primary.
II
DEAD BABE FOUND
IN GARBAGE BARRE)
ilnuvooi Journal, \pr. ."{0.- ho1:
t<'? days ago at fc unburst sin it:(:ii:
child, whirl*. had apparent!'.' b*r?
dead a month or more, was found ir
a garbage barrel in the rear of r
hotel at the above-named place, Sun
burst being a sawmill town in th<
extreme southern pnrt of Haywoor;
eounty.
This week a young woman, win
claims to bo a Mrs. Jennings, am1
who had been working as a helper i?
the boarding house for some time
was arrested on charge and suspicioi i
of being the guilty person and tin
baby being her own. The Jenningt
woman was brought to Waynesvilli
Tuesday- and at the preliminary
hearing probable cause was foun>7
and she was sent to jail withou
bond. No eyewitnesses to the crinn
have as vet been found; but it is re
ported that much circumstantial evi
dence was brought out. When found
the baby was badly charred and
burned.
The man Jennings, who claims to
be the husband of the accused wo
man, was also sent to jail the sam<
day on a whiskey charge.
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NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
FILE FOR OFFICE
Eight Democrats have filed their
names as candidates \ f-?r j various
offices in the June primary !n Jack
son county.
For Senator from the 27th Sena
* , -i
torial District; Walter E. Moore am!
Dan Tompkins.
For Representative; Robert L.
Madison.
For Sheriff; Claude Wike and X.
L. Sutton.
For Register of Deeds; Ernest
Montoith and Walter Ashe.
For Judge of theReeorder's Court;
J. J, Hooker.
MOTHERS' DAT
Mothers' Day will be observed at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing at 11:00 o'clock. The pastor'i
sermon will deal with the honor dup
to our mothers, and will indicate
how we may best render that honcr.
There will be readings and songs ap
propriate to the occasion. The public
is invited to attend.
WORK ON GLENVTLLE
ROAD TO BE RESUMED
The construction work on the high
way from Tuckaseigec to Glenville,
via the High Falls of the Tuckascigeu
will be resumed at onjee, by the <
state highway commission, Judge
Webb, in the federal court, having
granted a permanent injunction, ask
ed for by the highway commission,
against Brooks-Calloway Company
forbidding the construction company
to remove any of its machinery from .
the road.
The work was stopped a.; vera 1
weeks ago when the Brook* Callo
way Company threw up the sponge
and declared nubility to complete
Y *v . i
the .job. InimtduU':' I'.c state high
way cominiftu m asked an injunction
to retain the machinery of the
machinery of the company. The in
junction granted by Judge Webb
gives the right to the state highway
commission to use the machinery of *
the Brooks-Calloway Company for the
completion of the construction work.
o
TO THE ALUMNAE OP
JAOKSON COUNTY
| If you knew that you could help
to insure a future of useful, intelli- :
-gent womanhood for even one girl,
wouldn't you do it?
The North Carolina Collect for
Women at Greensboro has a problem,
a problem in Dollars and Sense-sense
of duty. Problems of this kind are
?lot new to our aIjikj muter for she
lias solved them before, but this time
' .she comes to you and puts her proh
e?n, squarely up to \ ou, who, as un
alumna, rank as her first friend in
time of need. She appeals to that
.oujful college spirit which you have
elped to create. She appeals, in the
wine of the future womanhood of the
*<)1<1 North State.
Can You Fail Her? ?_ -
- If^yon- knew that "$00.00 plus
'oii'VonM heh? to' realise fiio dream
for a handsome studeut-almmnae
liiiilding on t'ie collage campus and it
you knew that you had two years to
pay it in, if necessary, WOULD YOU
5IVK IT 7 NOW IS THE TIME.
Just one thing is missing on the
?amp'.js at our college, tliat is es
ential, and that is an alumnae home.
A place where we can go and be at
home, when visiting friends at the \
college, a placc where community in
terests may be united through social
contact in which the highest type of
college spirit is developed. Other
colleges have found it necessary to
build such a home, arc we going to
fall behind?
'ftot just a few alumnae can do this
thing. We must all help. Jackson
county has few alumnae compared
with some of the other counties. Let 's
;iake it 100 per cent*
Some of the workers will call on
vou with cards. Pledges must be in
by May 10th. > I
The present student body Jind
faculty have already pledged $25,
000.00. N
Ready now, with the old time
campus spirit ? INVEST.i
The following committies have be?ri
| lppointed:
Executive Council, Ruth Allison,
lane Coward, Dorothy Clement. t
Publicity Committee, Luey Wells,
Dixie Coward, Maggie Hunter.
Advertising Committee, Mrs. David
tf. Brown, Miss Blanche Grigg, Mrs.
! ?V. N. Coward.
Sub -.cf'ntion Committee, Dorothy
Clement, Uuth Allison, Jane Coward,
IJary Hunter, Harriett Christy, Mrs.
Ed Reed. 1 ' /
FATHER OF SYLVA 1IAK DISS
The following is taken from the
Haywood Journal of April 30:
Mr. James Russell, a respected
?* ' ? ren of lower Fines Creek, died at
his home last Friday night, April
^25. nl'r?-r nn illness of several yew*.
Mr. Russell was 67 year of tie.
He had suffered long with hemt
trouble, then p.i?alvsis a short time
a^ro, when lie irrrw rapidly woise.
Mr. Russell w?i a pood, boiic?%
law-abiding citizen, a:> all who k? jw
him can testify.Hc w?s a kind .ath
er, and dovoted to his hoirn . He.
had been a eowisttent member of the
| Fines Creok Methodist church for
i;>nny years. Tin* funeral servicc
was conducted at the c'lureh f*nndny
morning, by his pa -tor. Rev. Mr.
Summers, after whieli internieut was
in Fines Creek ettiwtary.
Mr. Russell wasthe father of Mi;
Cordell Russell, of Sylva.