North Carolina Newspapers

rOMMlTTEE PRAISES 1 C WESTERN CAROLINA 1 ' i V<,7(\?ii? regional conunictee ap i' ' '^tigatc the southern \ with a view to select - . site tor a national park has in- ?! ' .1 i 1 < lot od its tour of m thru WefcHjrn North Caro ls i.-iTiiia. South Carolina and sunt horn states ami has taken 1 a .... \V,,;.,!"! nil stor/v' ol info rotation .t. in \Vashkiu?-oii with it. Some in? ;i-?? aeroplanes wore seen enc'r , lti(. immediate section and it is ? . ' * v believed that those aviators i::k iii'_r photographs of |].is lor 'tho park committee, v;.,. i. rout Mssion of the North ( an iSoiioni: Assembly appoint ,.,ui>:tiiiuv ?? i the two houses to |:j.,;lT ' with the. national coinnvitoe , s a w i<> !??? . inji' the park local ti. ,,, \'?r! !. t'amlina. |! ,? '< ;.L"iial oonunittoe was tre: ? impressed by its visit ,'A'otorn North Carolina, ae : I a W'ont article in the" \o:i? Times on the subject oJ |i|i>|ii>m'(| national park. Mi-inii'-r- i't thi^ committee assert : ? < re are national pheiuomcun io_.?ni inspected which will -i:: n.eir ?a), if not surpass, the |,itfi>!ii<iia ot' Yellowstone or Yose i:iiie 1'n rks. ; \ h.sii of lire that appears from inv'tiv to pro** the mountain face tiisippcar in to nothingness. ? pi.nl chaotically as if by giants ? . ii., ^ towering mountain :i'?ciiih!os a Jingo and benigi. . <v# ;?;! relieetin" on the way o! * " } ; * ivt>: i.i I: t i i him. A rock from v .! i- i:: possible to throw one's | \ river that shouts with a ean iiii:i Vcii'f a- it drops 1700 feet in 1 i.vr-jini'n-. , Innumerable waterfrifis tuu.hu' ni a WTiion that recalls New Yovk*> own Niagra. These are nt tin sights which title com mittee -experienced as it examined , w liai Xiiiii ( arolina had to off or in vn'iy o! a site. Their experience ii, Owu-tii t 'arolina was repeated ii ?it unj/ -.[Die, visited,- but not to the same ileum- mid effect. BIG RIDGE . i ) T. ! i i nM a i-ited Big Ridge last i !<??:* * !i '-ill'. ' ' % \ ? Ml ' -i - ? ' r.V :i!!(l .1 CSS IiuSSCl C oV 'i'i i. villi1 :;nitiu'il K 1% Ridge Sub (fax. ?. i" Ml ami Mrs. II. I). Fowler ami little t|jirJitny/j?c!ba returned to tlii ir home at Akron', Ohio last week. Mr. L A. Wilson wlio has been s]*'ti?iij?tr some nine at Hot Springs, Ark., ntur.hd to his home here illill(!;; \ . Mr. ilaviit Pruitt of S. C. I., spent last week cnil with his father and iB?tli(iy(M r. and Mrs. James Pru.tt. Add.f i i;i.\ es, Mrs. hyiHKII Wilson :1,(,| Mis ;" \ :d;;h. 1 IIdw::ids iimtoivd ti, <ile:ivilie fcjr.nd.'.y. . Mi? .1. W. Moore, F. C. I ?her : 'I T. (I. Kisher made a business trip !<? Sylva la>t \\\ei<, ?Mrs. .1. ('. Brysou and d.uigl.ii& ' -ju'iit Saturday night With Air-. Hniii Uryson of Glenville. ||. 11^ i l(;o|x r and. daughter Hi s>ii. { '?-ci I , ore visitors at Glfn >i!|c i.i .i Stjrfday. Mr. mid Urs. Arthur Cardon ol ?svivi) .sjicnt the week end with rela 1 ' v<*-s iMid Irieuds here. ?Mr. Mini Mrs. Lyman Wilson and I ' .Mnhcl Edwards attended the fiA'iv;tl at Gleiiville Saturday even ii1:. I'trty ironi here attend the ^??hary Reunion at Cashiers, and W* i"i1cd a nice time. Mioses I fuse/ell a and Lucile Moore Sl"'ld the hist week end with friends 'ileiiv i I !??. Alt'. I- iank Bryson'of Glenville was " vif-itor here Monday. Mi'>ms Lvinan Wilson and Will """ iijiule a Imsiness trip to Tuck* Saturday. ? t'"- B. Middleton and son * write of Kffl.st Porte were here ,,n, business last week. Air. I'heiron Brvson made a bus 'w** trip t0 Cedar Creek last week. ?Mrs. ('. |jt Kitchen of Beta spent ?? ><tv days with relatives and friends ':l'" la.st week. Honor roll at Big Ridge School 'lie mouth of August. 'sl ( ! rndo, \Ethel Moore, -in! unide, Clyde Pruitt. "i irrade, Edith Moore. j lade, Christine Moore. r1'' uxade, Desser Pruitt. 7th urade, Bessie Cecil Hocp?r, trace Bryson anfd Lucile Moore. . '-Ctacher, Maljel Edwards. N. C. PRESS MEETS Tlio Western North Carolina Week ly Press Association meets at Ruth erfordton, N. C.t AMday at tlie I so Thermal Hottjl. , ' 1 1 Afternoon Session ? 2 O'clock j Roll Call and Reading o? Minutes. How Editors can Help the Home I and County Agents ? Discussed by F. E. Patten, agent for Rutherford County; Miss Hattie Neill, Home Agent lor Rutherford County; Mr. Ii. E. Lawrence/ agent for Cleveland Count v. * ' Howe the Editor N.e?leets the Op portunity, to Help the County Home and Farm Agents, Led by Noah Hol lowell of the Hendersonvillc News. Value of Local Features and How to Handle Them. ? Discussion led by A. C. Honeycutt of Stanly News Herald* and (?. (i. Page of Kings Mountain Herald. 4 to 6 P.?M. A?to ride to points of! interest in Rutherford County. Evening Program 7:30 to 9:00 P. M. Banquet to Kditork1, by Chamber of Commerce. To what extent should ? county newsjMipeis handle political matter without pay 1 Led by Dan Tompkins ol Jackson' County Journal; P. E. Bryant of Statesville Landmark an<! Miss Beatrice Cobb of Morganton New.?- Ilea rid. t.v What does :t, \(,v.s|iai>er) Owe to its Community? Led by J. '.1L Perkins of Lincoln Count\ News aiunLee B. Weathers of Cleveland Star. Briet Business Session. ?* GREAT THINGS , ? FOR GLEN VILLI' ? ) ? v ,J # -y "< " \\ li:ft is considered one-<><" t revival meoljngsrover held in upper ? lacksoh county closed here last Sun <u!\ ai {he Baptist church, ;?f which Rev. Frank Bumjfaruer is t lie pastor, -t was ( mbii liieeting both, in name ami in spirit. Rev. Wade Nicholson, pastor of the Baptist jut Jio^.s innn and Rev. W. C. Medford oL \\ aynesville, pastor of the Glenvillo I ircit/ did must olv the preaching' 'I htf -iinee'i continued Cor s/hvelve davs and there wore more than forty I u'n Versions and rc-la mat ions, W e.have>iievcr been in a better svr- ! vice than the one on Tuesday morn ing ol' |jir fiocoiiff week. The wiii'J preached from the text: " Kveopt ye la- (P?nvcri;-d and bccome ,as littie children, ye' shall in ' no wise enter lie Kingdom of Heaven": There were about thirty five penitents at the al tar besides all t he christians, and we had twenty professions at this one service, v. We tee! that most of the credit, however, is due Brothers Nicholson and Bumgarner, who'i had 'been hold in-; "three or tour days before the writer arrived. Twelity six jtersons have alreadv united \Vilh the two churches (the :?>; unity went to the Baptist church) and several Others will comi'.in later.- 3 Other visible results of the meet ing are as foil ws:A Young; Peoples' 1'nion has been organized- in the Baptist church and a Ladies' Aid in the Methodist cli nch; Many of our members will now lead in prayer \yho had not been doing so prior to ti'.e meeting and there is strong talk of organ r/in& a j Union .'Mid week Prayer -Meeting. The churches, 01 course, w.erc greatly revived, ami byck sliders were reclaimed! Besides prejudice was broken down, confi dence was restored, new family al 1 tars were erected and the Sunday schools were strengthened, and test but not least a pledge was entered into bv many ol' our citizens both men and women s:t the close of -fie meeting to put down lawlessness, boot-legging, drinking etc., in the community. The. Methodists have begun the work of remodeling and repairing their church here. Many jpei-sons, re gardless of denomination, have prom ised' to give one day (on Saturday September 13th) toward this work and the cleaning off and beautifying the church lot. The Ladies Aid will also^sell lunches 011 that day for the benefit of the church. Pray for us! Sincerely, W. C. MEDFORD. ? o ? ?j CARD OF THANKS <" f wish 1,o thank tho people of Jack son eminfv for their kindness diiriny ! the sickness "and death of sister Em ma Dills. /? I Her funeral ?" will be preached September 23, at Black Mountain cemetery on Wuyehutta, by liev. David Dean. Services all day. MRS. JULIA' DILLS. , THE BEST DATES TOR WHEAT SOWING ' ? I' f ? . , ? Raleigh, Sept. 18. ? It is not alone important to look carefully after the seed bed and fertilizer requirements of wheat to be successful with the crop. It is well to know the best varieties for a ceratain section, and ,lhcn,( according to Professor Frank . * V_y'1 ? J in Shemifin, Chief of the division of cntomolojjy^l'or the Experiment Station and Extension Service, one should also gi*(c candid attention to his planting dates. Prof. Sherman has worked out standard ten day periods for mowing wheat in all sections ol' North Carolina based on da mage done by the Hessian Fly. and winter killing from freezing weather ''The plan by which we calculated O _ ' n / <ur ditcs, savs Prof. Sherman, ' ' was .sent out by the United States ?)epartnient of Agriculture ami has teen coordinated with what we \:vnv of J he Hessian Fly and-, the r/r >-t I a I dxiwrienee of wheat grow ers i'lMUl al! over the Kintc. We have worked oi?t its application to nearly 1,000 localities in all parts; el' North .Carolina. Tlic.se dates luivc been kub nutted to the agronomy workefy-j>1 our experiment station, to e::f?er ienced farmers and to our field work ers before we ventured to make them public. *$>ince that time wediave alsa \isHed a number of wheat fields and found that the actual yield.-* haw given confirmation to the plan. ? * I ,t-t it be understood that tlio.se dales (ire reconiended not merely ,a i M*? .'Terence to Hessian Fly, hut a t believed to be the- safest sowing o periods Cor general practice in average seasons, nil things consider-. e?J. Wr believe that if. farmers fol lowed these calculations with slight deviations for clearly abnormal sea ;sdn.i. that it would result in lfess dain ago'by Hessian Fly than we have hereto lore liad, and less damage from winteil-kill. We have found in one community .at the same time a variation c^f nearly two months;, some sown so early as to invite !? I.v lnjtirv, and some s<j dale as to be ii irt by wiuter-kiil.'" The standard *Ci?-day periods are aimed Vo escape ! i)th' t lies^*la 11 wis so i'ar as 1 " /avov iltle weather lor sowing will usually', lie found within the U'u day period. 'If a drouth extends into the period it is well to yl'nii lyr a rain, but itVdrougth persists it is suggested to sow as near to the ehd (it' the period as jiidgeinentoinay de cide." For this section the period .from October 11 to 21 is best Tor wheat sowing according to Prol. Sherman s reeommendatiohs. 1 182 PATIENTS WAITING AD MISSION SANATORIUM ift 1 STITUTION ACCOMO DATES ONLY 185 1 i \ ' A ' Sanatorium,; Sept 1 .'it It. ? The Xorllt Carolina Stale Sanatorium lias beds for only 185 patients.^ There arc 182 tuberculous ? persons iy>w on the Sjui atorium waiting- list. In order to ac commodate the persons waiting to lie admitted to tlieSanatorium practically every patient now at Sanitarium will have to leave before all the persons /m l lie waiting list can be admitted. A lost persons infected with active tuberculosis need at least six months and never less than thrc<? to four months of sanitarium/ treatment. . i!?-'! this fact is tak^n into coh . Iv! ..ition it can be easily seen that it will be some months yet before the patients now waiting can be ad mitted toSanatorium with (lie present accommo rations. -o- - SCHOOL TEACHER ADMITS DESTROYING INFANT ? r AVayncsvillc Courier. Sept. 11.' ? Miss Mollie Tongue of \VTiite Oak town ship. member of a prominent family, admitted the destruction- of a nine pound infant found in the field near where she was boarding in Cat i.lot ;hee township where she was teaching school. Dr. Abel as coroner held an impiest and on examination she confessed to the crime. Miss Tongue is about .''0 years old and lias a- great many friends in the county where she has taught much in the public schools. She is too ill to be imprisoned at this writing, but Will be soon as she i4 well enough. The child had a cord around its neole when found. Hay < wood people who have Jiea rd of the ? aiiair are greatly shocked and sym pathize with the splendid family io which she belongs. NORTH CAROLINA JUMPS ORE GON IN EXPORT IMPORTANCE i __ Washington, Sept. 18.? North Caro lina jumped its position from four teenth to thirteenth place among the states of the Union superseding Oregon, in the straggle for export trade with figures for the six-month period with valuations of $16,223, according to statistics just released by the Department oi' Commerce. Its nearest rival, Wisconsin, showed ex port figures of, $35,1 0?, 189. Cotton shipments made up th?i principal item for the half-year period with valdations of $10,223, 771, followed by leaf tobacco exports worth $14,091,292. It was noticeable, in this .connection, that for the first four months of the year, tobacco, shimpents took the lead, only to give way dining the following- few months to .cotton exports. Of the 39 states and regions" fol lowing North Carolina; Wisconsin heads the list with figures' of $!!.">, 108,189. Other states arc Georgia, with ibtals of $34,790,910 ; Oregon, $33, 730.99ft; Marylnad, $2!), 753,031; and Nevada bringing up the rear with ex]K)i*ts of only, $130,370. New York state tops the entire list, fol-' lowed by Texas, Pennsylvania New Jersey California, Louisiana, lllianis, Michigan, Virginia and Ohio. rl his is .the escond time in the history of Government trade statis tics states Dr. Julius Klein, Director of the' Hureau of Foreign and Do mestic Commerce,, under whose charge the tabulations were prepar ed, that an attempt lias been made to show the relative jfossilipn of the different states in export trade. It is planned to issue these figures quar terly. ? . \ STRONG DRIFT 0? VOTES TO DAVIS IN NORTHERN STATES AND CENTRAL WEST Reports of a general anil signifi cant drift of voters to the Demo cratic party are reaching Demo (?ratio headquarters at Washington from practically every state in tl;c I Xurtli and Genual West. This trend oi sentiment' lias become {\-p.cially' 'ehsorveabie sice John W. ??Davis,, the Democratic presidential candidate began his trip -in the We.- t? *?' IJcmocratic jleadurs in varjeu. statues declare* that the extent and,) enthusiasm ?'?t* the rush to I ; v :s end Bryan ,is without"; parallel : >i their expermoi-e. They are^ confid^t. they say.' that the* .sui^iment in favor if the D' m icratic 'jVr didate.; ill e?"-)i I mue with I i:c 'vising < m> a ? i:ni f th, lough the it-;.- ndc'r of i !.;?}* c..i.v paii;n. The frankness,* clarity audi vigor witlr which tl/e issues of the campaign have be$n discussed by .Mr. ? >a\ is is given as the chief tactorj in winding popular approval and -support for the Democratic ticket. o < SHOAL CREEK ) \ . Prof, and Mrs. W. K. Bird left Sunday for the State University. Monday Misses Essie Anthony, I Hetlie llowell and Messrs Carl lloyle, Frank Battle. Wayne Battle and Buren Terrell left for Cullowhec School. Mr. J. 0. Terrell left Monday tor the State University. Misses Clara Buntain, Annie Deak ihs and Bertha Buchanan were guests at Mr. G. A. Kinsland'Js) Wednesday night. v Mr. and Airs. York Howell sj>ent Sunday afternoon at Mr. II. G. Fer guson 's. ^ 1 Miss Yinnie Martin spent the) week end with Miss Jessie Martin at Cherokee. All's. James Sittou and Mi's. Dock Snider spent Thursday with Mrs. J. H. Hughes. Miss Frances Battle spent Sunday! night with Miss Winnie Cooper. Mr. Dallas Howell called at Mr. I). C. Hughes' Sunday. Miss Bessie Bradley visited among | relatives at Smokemont last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hooper called at Mr. Mark Blanton's Wednesday. I Prof. D. L. Mirnier was a guest at Mr. J. K. Terrell's Wednesday night. . (>? [?, Aliss Grace Hoylg called at Mr Iv. Howell's Sunday. Miss Lethe House visited Mi's. A. M. Tiibson Wednesday night. Mr. and Airs. Jess Nelson, II. G. Feiguson and daughter, Miss Mary Enima and Mr. J. K. Terrell attend ed services at Olivet Sunday after 1 noon. . . .. Miss Roxie Buchanan, of Webster ' .'pent the week end with relatives, j Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell enter- j tained a party of young folks at | their home Saturday night. | s ! SMITH WILL NOT MAKE RACE W. II. & tith, r i' Cowarts, requests us to mak ? the sia. anient that he is . Jiot a candidate fur representative, j as asflhnon iced a the Journal of last week, and that Jie c.itire story that 1 this paper carried, stating that he is a candidate or had been offered the j candidacy of the republicans, to .op pose Prof, Robert L. Madison, is a i mistake, and that the whole tiling started over a joking remark made by Mr. Smith, in this ollice. o : BALSAM Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Enslcy enter tained Friday eve'ning in honor of Mi's- Enslcy 's birtiiday. Many old and new games were played. One very interesting feature of the even ing was a guessing contest. A cur ta.ii i was hnng over an open doorway leaving a space above, through which each gill cast Iter hook and caught a young/inan 011 the other side who was to be her partner. When all the "fish" were caught, each pair was given a pcncil and paper and told to observe fifteen advertising pictures which had been previously numbered and tacked on the walls of the room, and write the answers on the paper. The couple guessing the largest num ber of receiving a prize. The price was won by Miss li.lnn;;!. War ren and .Mr. George1 T, Knight. De licious re: i\'slii;i( 1 ic < ?insisting o? ice cream, cake, fruits, etc. were served.! M re. Ensley received many pretty . and useful gifts. These enjoying Mr.; ai<d Mrs. i'.isley's hospitality "were. I Misses Evelyn Green of Willets, Km-. .1, < 1 ma McKay, Elsie and Grace Meliiif fey, Hannah, Kutli and Dixie War-| ren, Alleen Jones, Katie Ivenncy, Airs. Ra'ph Ensley of Waynesvillc, Mrs. W. B. Farwcll, Mrs. J). T. Knight, Messrs. Huff Hooper of Moses Creek, Glenn Afclie, Fred and Ode Ensley of Wavnesville, George T. Knight, Rov Brooks, \V. Gold smith and Howard Warren. Mrs. R. It. Fisher of Addie and Mi-s. Elmore visited Mrs. John E. .Tones last week. , ? . 1 , . Mr. Hull Hooper accompanied Prof. George*. T. Knight home from Mo.se.? Creek and spoilt the week end. I Mr. J. O. Terrell was a Balsam | visitor Sundays M ks. V, ;;lt; r Brysun and Mrs. \el-, son Beck have returned from the; Waynes ville hospital. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Rickards went to Wavnesville Monday. Mr. John T. Jones and family went to Wavnesville Saturday. Mrs. Andy West and Mrs. Luns ford went to 'Wavnesville Monday. Some of our people arc attending court in Sylva this week. Mr,. and Mrs. W. E. Christy and baby of Ashcvillc are visiting rela tives in Balsam and Willets. Miss Annie Robinson of Willets visited r; latives here last week. SPEEDWELL Mr. and Mis. W. F. Ilolden ami I i 1 1 1 so Thomas, Mr. Miles Holden f his dan htor, M rs. E. L. Wilson and little son, Wallace, spent the week end in Haycsvillc with Mrs. Ed. T. Shear, w!:o has been very low, but is improving some. Mr. B. ('. Wilson, who has been spending his Vacation with his par ent, Mr. ai:d Mrs. C. G. Wilson of Glcnville lias returned to Chapel Hill; Mis. E. L. Wii.-on and son, Wal lace attended the* box supper at Glenville Friday i;v.rht. Mr. E. L. Wilson is leaving Wed nesday lor Charlotte, where lie ex pects to get work with the Ford Assembly plant. Mrs. B. E. Wilson i::> : been very ill for some time but is improving. We wish her a speedy rte.vefy. o BRYSON REUNION Following the custom of - sc . c:::l years, the annual reunion of the Br son family will be held at Beta, on Saturday, October 4. Below we give the program fdfc* the day: ? , Prayer, RewT. F. Dcitz. Address of Welcome, T. C. Bryson. Reading, Mrs. C. A. Bales. Music. Address, Hon. Walter E. Moore. * Dinner, 1 :0d o'clock. \ ., < Reading, Mary Alma Wilson. Address, Judge Thad D. Bryson, Music. , - Reading, Ruth Wilson. O MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Ralph Fri;:/.e!l toCarrie' Fradv. Lee Crisp to Ruth McConnell. ? C. M. Nichols to ELie Moore, both" of Haywood. TO OBSERVE STATE MISSION DAY ? / ? September 28 is to be observed as State Missionary Day at Scott's Creek Baptist Sunday School. Every member of the church and Sunday School is expeeted and re quested to be present and make an offering for State 1 Missions. This mcaus that your offering will be ap plied on the mission fields of North ' i v' Carolina. The State Mission Board is in need of funds just now to carry out the plans of mission o{>crutions in ' the /State. The progress made in the last four years in point of conver sions and baptisms, and .church building has been nothing short of a matchless acheivement. Come on every one and give thus great cause a forward show. A splendind program will be ren dered by the Sunday School.; One that will be full of missionary spirit arid meaning. Cone on; lets do the creditable tiling for God and the church wo love. Come on lets put our Sunday School on the map us missionary, j through and through. J Come rain or shine. Coind for [Christ's sake. i - 1). G. BRYSOX, Superindent. u FARM LOSSES AND BANK } RUPTCIES LARGE IN 1923 Official reports issued by the De partment oi' Agriculture continue to tell stories of losses, bankruptcy and distress among- the farmers of the United States, particularly in the Northwest., Changes in the condition* of agricultural producers in the country at large. arc due to readjust ments rather than fundamental im provements. The latest year book of the De partment of Agriculture, dealing with the agricultural situation in 3923, re iterates the tale of insolvency and suffering recited in: the official re view of the previous year. There is practically the same, account as for J922 in respect to the drift of popu lation from the farms to the cities;, a similar chronicle of hardship for those who remained on the land, and an even more dismal report of in crease in bankruptcies and fore closures. The Department conducted a sur- j ( vey to ascertain the number of owners and tenants of farms who ?lost their land and property through foreclosure or voluntary relinquish ment. < "It was found," says the latest year book, " that of the owner farm- | ers in fifteen corn and wheat pro ducing states on an average almost 4 jK>r cent had lost their farms through foreclosure or bankruptcy, while nearly 4.5 per cent had turned ?ovcr their farms to creditors without legal process, making a total of abour 8.5 per, cent who had lost their farms with or without legal proceed ings. In addition about 14.5 per cent were, in fact bankrupt, but were holding on through leniency of their creditors." > \ A chart in the year book shows that while bankruptcies among fann ers in the country as a whole were about G.5 per cent of the whole num 1 I r ber rejwrted in 3920, they were about 1< per cent of the total in 1923. The number of bankruptcies among farm ers in the Northwest rose from 18 ? per cent in 1920, the last year of the second Wilson Admiustration, to 54 per cent in the third year of the Harding-Coolidge Adminstration. The insolvency among farmers was , not due to inefficiency on their part, says Secretary Wallace.Their troubles were caused, he sav,s chiefly by "the l.;!ution in prices of farm products an<i the increased cost of production t and 1 <;i; necessaries farmers must buy." 1 0 ? ? ? i LARG2 ATTENDANCE AT REVIVAL \ The revival sen ices ?>t the Metho dist church have beeii i-.. trading large congregations, esjiociaily at the evening services. ; ? Key. T. A. Groce, chaplain at Oteen Hospital, has been doing the ?preaching, and has been receiving the cooperation of the church people of the town, of all denominations. -- The series of meetings will close Sunday after the evening service.