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- -t I VKAK IN ADVANC $2.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE OUT SIDE THE COUNTY MTV AGENT'S OFFICE > : IN COURT HOUSE - \V. TiNoii, coimty farm agent .lark<t?'i! has heen ,M the county week. Iji- o^iee 's i" the county Imhim'. I|" very anxious i:iiwis business mon of rt>iinlv in his office, on their at" their j>1 net's of business !:(ions and> discuss prob s I'd;'11 "l /??'.? vV?l to the agricultural ?din ? ^relative '?> fllei,r own farms and linn""1* [el(?|Miui:i '?? the county. Mr. Til i has #!ivs?iv met several business Mini visited some of the farmers !(,?,? rri-?-r'i?.ii< of the county. Call l,im Art'i) in- will also call on you Jr;f~t :i> |Hi<>|blc. so you can gef to |ifr oil" lli? farm problems that iitlcmii'H uml start to work oil C\> tf . ;i:h! v 1 ?? ? : t ihinus t<> ?!?? 011 the' farm this In. Hill ttl>. I,j, i> the time of year that there |0 rti>li on the fann, so this is the fei'tiiijf i11'H'p.ne for the coming |l':iil mill early wintei1 by getting ul' fli'- '?)hs done now that will ,i he ili'tic :it a loss if we leave j:i,li! u< have to do them >?> ?"n|| >i\I1 ? This is the right sea " j to: o Impair J lie bam and crib or any .-lit'ds or out houses I,.,| i'?r the, stock this winter, ricaij; ?>Ji? the smoke house or ai:d'"j>!!e|ifiiv it for storing the Lr m^it ;Wnl other supplies. Mmv oft' tiic ditch banks and cut the truce cornets befrre lirrtii m'hI- ripen to produee more L< h.tcr. \ 5 _ I:? i:isr the wood was not pr ? ,1 I;,si winter cut* split a J supply of winter wood, and [dally pripare" t)s?' stove wood in t<? have it always ready for the aculed. Build a '.*eVd standard house tin' s<?w. She liiust have ii wi ^'t a i?:*od crop cf spring .?I ii'Wi' (r.'.isr a high percent iO' tliM::. Bui'.!;! standard poultry house \vu larni flock. Tin; hcus must s.snoil fa: nil house as well a y o! the riyht kind of feed if ire to Uet c^s thisvwinter when briii- the highest price. (i ?se you need plans, bills of rials, licjp with culling hens or aid of this kind, call on your (ity airent. , j . . JJY NOTABLES COMING? TLANTA JOURNAL'S MO rOECADE COMING BY SYLVA uvcnicr (Trllovd Walker^ ol rna. Muvnr Walter A Sims, oi una, II. Smith of tlie Atlant: iibrr o! (\mtiHcrce, and many r jM-ftnfiticiit men fr>m the citie? will he :<11it>iiLt' those who iraki- flic triii (,v('r t'10 Appala n Scenic Highway, from Atlanta l>lic(i)lc, oil September 14 and 15. !<? M()ton::i|.' is under the s]>on of tla-1 Atlanta Journal, and Iwvfc that city on tlie morning ^I'tciniicr U. arriving at Ga'iis H"r liuic!i': Tliey will have dinner l>peml tlie niirht in Murphy, pro Iuk: tlirouirh the Xantalmla Gorge ^v>(in City lor linffch, on tlie 15th. IT"- at Sylva for a short time, "?t?csii!ut.j#tn ainj tq meet our -cc. m"v charming little the patty will proceed to Asbe f'*Vrc a banquet will be given, "liihvcrtli in?, on the evening of loth. . Itlmutrli the departure of the mo ,''l> nearly a month way, bun <n tnt.iie., have already beeM. f. and reservations procured. At ?ticully.'every town along the r',*?tc the p:irty will be joined 'foiiiineht people,, and by the time (a,'hes Ashcville, will be one of ,"l0?t pretentious ever made. Atlanta Journal is featuring it I "a.v? "till meat U|tcrest is being |Uw,>! Hiioii^h N'oitli Gijoigia jVestern North Carolina. f S.vlva Chamber of b'ommerce 'IfHiiei) roneiinttoe ?0m|)0sed Slowly, If. K, Buchanan. *? *lonU. I. || |iovr<i!l nnd John II ,;i* t" look after arrangements oftt( rtainisient of the motor 1 *l'il(- in .Jackson county. kVA METHODIST CHURCH jj- Mi'\\. ttnibhain, one of our ;r'- Siiiiiliiy School men, from ''flivYet.!,., will with v.s nt ?' !. hour Sunday morning ^ r.|> tin- line record made, ' "WinVj, in the way of atten [t(: i'iiil ^:v(. |)r Brabham, if Pos" ?<i!n;asC. ? i.* an^V Sd.ool 9:45 A. M., Epworth l!Bc 7 30 P. M. W. it. Itotybins, Pastoy. &JLVA SCHOOLS TO OPEN AUGUST 31ST. The local sehool board announces the Sylva schoolsjwill open Monday August 31st. The following: regulations will help high sehool students in determining their classification. ' ? Those wishing to cuter the eigbi grade 'will present their seven;. i>7"?de diplomas or satisfy the scSiug.s by examination. All students to ento this grade inust meet one q!' :ibove requirements,. Those studjevf. wishing to enter 9th, 10th or lltH grade must show approximately Hit following number of credits: 3,7 It. A student may be Classed as a regu!:'. ?Icvcnth jjrade studem with five > octs, but one, carrying as many ji ;ix in order to graduate will be .class d as "conditional". This plan v..iii elp keep students out of doubt about . heir work. ' Fifteen standard unit ? are - requir ed to graduate. A Ktr.t.'.nt should :ave more than fifteen unorder to bo well prepared. Some subjects mtwt be" aken; others are elective. English .iust be taken evorv year. Two years ? * * I *? ,( Latin oiv 1 It, one year ol Science^ and ? * ? netry one among hose that i:....t be taken by all who expect to ? raduat-e. Students*- from other schools ol iandard classification will be receiv d and given credit for work done i'i ,i... ?/ schools. 1 s?;all be glad to go over the work I' anv student who mav be in donbf N % ") ? ? ) ? I bout hrs or her work. I suggest you ee me the week preceding the opon ag of school, so that we iuay avoii, the rush., 1 , ^ I am fSur'e we will have /> a nine! ,et; -r school than we had last yc:u. et every one do his best. With best wishes to the patjens/ .ydents and teachers, I am. Sincerely, A. C? LOVELACE. iylva, N*. C, r. Aug. 7, 1925. o <? 7ES1ERN NOETH CARO LINA ANNUAL SINGING CONVENTION BIG SUCCESS The Western North Carolina annur singihg convention which was held af Dillsboro, August 2, was one of tf: j?.it held in many years, there beiii !?Out two thousand in dttendom*. lie eonvtnition was held in tlii Dills i-jjo ili'ih School Audiiorum. viae I ...s altoi.*'l!:er too s>o ill il'or .llu ren d, many being inni.'ji" to Win ad :iittanee to the convci ? ion. We an ery grateful to the reiring ofliccn ')?? their faithful servieo for tin? |?.isf vear. The convention itsejl' speak; * ? ? ? v ^ '? for their untiring eliorts. Four sonnies were represented at ihis.conveittion; Buncombe, Ha\wood Jackson and Swain counties' A bou;; ifteen chorus and quartettes parties ?ating. One of the outstanding fea tures of the convention was the sing, ing of the Cherokee Indians, 1'ock Spring's Choir and Xick's Bottom Those who failed to heaij- these t vvn* classes sing surely missed a treat. .Not only did the Cherokee Indiana perform well, but other classes and quartetts came in for their share of the good work. It certainly" is great to see and know tli? number of peo ple in Western North Carolna that arc taking part, and arc encouraging others alonir in this line work. May M ' .1.1. 1 ? they continue this >vork and that new classes bo organized throughout all the counties represented. The following officers were elected: Hay Parker, President, Canton; J. M. Crawford, Vive President, Dillsboro; T. K. Ledford, Secretary. County Secretaries: S. B. Smiley Swain, Bryson City; Linton West Haywood, Canton; F. B. McAfee Jackson, Dillsboro: Miss Terra Pear' Petitt, Buncombe, West Asheville. Rout 3. LARGE MILEAGE OF PAVING TO BE LET AUGUST 25TH Fouftt^n projepts, aggregating 107 miles of road, avp advertised for let tin? on August <j/Hh, Of thin miloago. bids will be usked for immediate pav ing of 86.4 miles, the remaihder ol; the letting being for grading and bridges. A list of these projects, giv-j ing 'the lengths, quantities and de-; scriptions, will be made public with-) in the next week. Q LICBNSE8 TO WED i Licenses to wed1 have been granted to the following couples: A. C Crawford to Nettie Derrick. Golman A. Kinsland, to May Child ers. 0 Floyd Miller, to Eel ma Ferguson, both of IJayowod. y , CHAMBER OF COMMERCE employes Whole ? TIMfe MANAGER The board of directors of the Sylva Chapibei\ of Commerce, at a meeting: held, hist. Thursday, unanimously voted toemploy a whole-time man ager tor the Chamber, for the next .60 days. > ( "Jimmy" Smith was employed, "nd has entered upon his duties. Mr. Smith lias done admirable work with the Greensboro Chamber of Com merce, organized the one at Concord, :nd has been engaged in the work in various capacities in other cities. He lias just recently returned from the Northwestern University, where lie has been taking a si>o<?ial course in ?hamber of commerce work. Svlva is ^specially fortunate in getting him; is lie has two months at his disposal x'l'ore returning to college,when htt .vill take additional work along thij inc. ,V . k Mr. Smith will make a survey 01 the county and the town and ^et tile facts and figures with which to work, ?ill oil the machinery of the cham ber, as it. is expected to hiive it in .>xcellent condition in the two months which he will work. The anticipated rapid development of Sylva that is sure to come, and vhat bounteously, within the next year, makes it necessary to have a .!iolo-ti:iu' worker at present, and it is expected that a manager will have to be engaged early in the spring, to earn forward tlu* work. THE NEW TOLLGATE ?' ' Seldom in history has a tax proved so ]uiinless t.) the payers as,the gas liyo tn:c. not only in North Carolina, but in the forty three other states that now have such a tax. The motor ing public had become so accustomed to fluctuations in the. cost of gas that alien the tax was added it was look (I upon as .just nnother boost but the tail- reason (hat,,the motorist does \>ot complain is that lie se^s whe^e iirs money is going. Ho finds better i-oads under his wheels, roads that are maintained with the money that ie pays for his automobile license and gasoline tax, and he is pleased. When l|c toll turnpikes began re ?ilaejinr wilderness trails more than a ;-entur\ ago, our great grandfathers were mighty gljid to pay tlie tolls de manded, so obvious were the advan tages of the new "pikes" over the old foads. So with today's motorist when lie turns from an unimproved cross' road'"into a paved or well main tained soil highway. The contrast is so g;vat that he pliiiost (eels thank l'u! for the gasoline tax that makes it possible to keep the State highways in first class condition, Indeed, the red, blue, yellow, or white pump t?t the idling station has become the present day toll-gate. However,' the motorist of today en voys two decided advantages that his turnpike traveling ancestors knew not. In the first place, actual saving n fuel, oil, tires, and wear and tear, uore than pays the toll, and the ad ded comforts and conveniences are all velvet. In the second plasty1 the toll we pay at the pump is only a j fraction of the toll, mile, for mile, liat our ancestors paid when hp halt ed his team at the. tolagtp to drop a coin in the cup-on-a-stick thvust tfur wayd b.v tht? gateke<'P?F. It " has been . estimated by an slightly less than hree-tenths of a cent per gallon, the North Carolina rate, costs the motorist y an average of slightly less ban three-tents of a cent per mile. What motorist is not will ing to pay this insignificant amount to have the roads property maintain-1 ' ?<! and marked so as ^ itavej ')oth comfortault) and safe? i TOURISTS USE HIGHWAY' INFORMATION SERVICE i 'n Tourists arc making use of t}ic. in formation service yeji^eyed by the State Highway Commission. Daily request? are uiade by. mail, telephone or |>ersonal calls on the Information Department for routings to various points in this and other States. This information is free except that in ease of requests by mail the requests should be accompanied by a two stamp to cover. ^ mailing. RonH-fj ku Itif various summer resorts throughout the State are in good con d'f'on and the existing detours, of which there are very few, are well marked and in first-class condition. Large maps showing, the fttate. Wgh way Systeiri have been furnished to hotels and Chambers , of Commerce throughout the. State and may be consulted by tourists. " I j/ : V > > CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES NATIONAL PARK MOVE v The Smoky Monatain National Park project received the unanimous endorsement, by rising vote, of the Sylva Chamber of Commerce, at an enthusiastic meeting, held Monday evening. There was a large atten dance and not a man raised his voice in objection. The Chamber of Com merce is pledged to work for the suc cess of the project, and a committee was apposed to draft and circulate I suitable .jlutions, giving the en thusiast,^ ^ppport of the Sylva Cham ber of Commerce to the movement. ? Present as the guests of the even ing -wei-e-^L-Wade Harris, editor of the Charlotte Observer, and Mr. Clarence A. Koester, manager of tho Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. These gentlemen have been in Jack son oountv for several days as the guests of Mr. Walter W. Watt, at his summer home, in Sylva, and have been making tours into all parts of Jackson county. When the meeting was called to order, Mr. Koester was introduced by Mr. W. W.t Watt, who spoke, in his usual enthiastic style, of the oppor tunities of . development in North Carolina, and especially in Jackson county, and Sylva. Both he and Col. Harris expressed themselves as being charmed by the magnificent scenery they discovered on their first trip through Jackson county. The charm ing little city of Sylva, the Tuckasei gee Valley, Cullowhee State Normal, Hamburg, High Hampton, Cashiers Valley, Whiteside Mountain, the Bal sam range, and the area in which it is proposed to establish the National Park, all came in for their share of praise. "Charlotte", stated Mr. koester, "would give ten million dol lars for the Tuckaseigee River flow ng near that town". i In giving his endorsement to the park project, Mr. Koester stated that his heart sank and he was filled with shame for the North Carolina cities, when lie was told that the money that is enabling the friends of the park to prepare the literature and disseminate it, showing the wonders of the park area, to the world, was contributed, not by North Carolinians but by New Jersey friwds of the movement. . The speaker congratulated Sylva upon the organization of a live chamber of commerce, and upon securing the services of "Jimmy" Smith, as manage* of the ?Ioniza tion. "AH that i* needed", he said, "is fov the people to catch the vis ion of the great Western North Carolina, the great Jackson County the great Sylva, that are to be, an/ then go to it with whole-hearted - ness to make the dream a reality". Col. Harris and Mr. Kcest^y plai to" make another trip through . thi. region, in October, ftt which time they will attend th? Indian Fair at Chero Y^it more of the park area and Cherokee and Macon, ^ounlji^s. B(xyn> to Mft and Mrs. John Jvcn ?ev, Afltfuat 6, a girl. Rev. Forest E. Dudley, Secretary of Boy's Work, General Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn., preached a very interesting sermon in the Methodist church here Sunday morning. Balsam Springs IJotel orchestra furnished musi^ th,e ser vice. Rev. Mr.Dufll.fjy tfas a^qompained by his wih, nn$ Miss Bates, all ot ivhom are guests at Lake Junaluska. The revival at the Baptist church is growing in interest, laige crowds attending every service. Mrs. H. R. Brvson operated on for appen^ivit^ W the Mission ^os|?^ M Ash^vtlle last week and is recovering rapidly. Miss Louise Arrington spent Sun day in Hazelwood. . Mr. Phill Crawford and family have returned from a visit to Mr. and Mrs. James Queen in Gastonia. Mr. Wesley Queen and teft Sunday to spen^ im?e in Gas tonia. .i'.lV. Mis and Mrs. L. Hi Hargrove of Canton visited Mrs. Maybelel Perry Sunday. . Mrs. H. P. Eixsley, Mrs. Ensley, Miss Grac? and Hubert Fr\s^y. jyi^o^ed, to Ashevillc to l^. moyie, Rainbow Trail. Mrs. Bob Cfop? and children of Asheville are visiting her parents, and Mrs. W. J. Cogdill. Mr. Avery Brysoft of Washington State is visiting relatives in Balsam. WHAT IS A CHAMBER ^ v OF COMMERCE? A Chamber of Commerce is an oigani zation of individuals banded togeth er to do those things which they col lectively can do more effectively then they could as individuals, to promote | commerce and industry and those general interests of the community which effect commerce and industry or with reference to which people en gaged in commerce and industry should concern themselves. To get citizens pulling together. To raise the standards of the city. To develop the business of the community. To encourage physical improve ment of the city. To obtain good government at reasonable cost. To inspire go.od citizenship. To improve "civic" conditions, making your city "a good place to live in and work in". To bring about relations between employee and employer that are fair satisfactory and conductive to effi cient production. To render service of value to every one. t. To voice the views of the commun ity in everything for the good of the greatest number. Why A Citizen Belongs To The Chamber of Commerce. Because no other organization can enlist so many of the ablest men of the city in service for the community. (' ? Because it unifies the public spirit of the city and breaks down sectional selfishness. Becausc it Helps create and express sound opinions ou questions affect ing the welfare of the city. Because it lines the city with others in great business and j>atriotic movements. Because it holds up an ideal of civic development that tends to the encouragement of what is helpful and the elimination of what is harmful. Because its activities and social life make its members better business men and better citizens. Because it is the gauge of the city enterprise, prosperity and .ambitions, and reflects accordingly upon every eitizen. . } "Men band thfcmselves togfjher for the sake of association, no doubt but also for something greater and deeper than that?because they are conscious of common interest lying outside their business occupation, be cause they are inombers of the same community and in 'frequent inter coms# Itnd mutual stimulation and a real maximum of vitality and power.'' - (WOODROW WILSON) o HENRY 0. BRYSON' Whereas, cii July loi-li, 1925, it pleased the Great architect of the Universe, who doeth all things we1!, to call unto himself our beloved broth er, Henry C. Bryson "^from this transitory existence to that which en dure th forever. Therefore he it re solved: > v: : 1st. That ii\ the takmcr away of Brother (Lrvaen the community has lost ttu exemulary character, whose absence we moum. and whose place in our hearts be fil'^d only by the recollection of his kiii'l nature, hi-j many virtues and. nohility of character - .v '. . _ / , 2n<U ?. the ijv'i ol Brother Brvttfm, Lodg3 No. 513 A. F. & A. M., has lost one of its tiuest members, a go id man and a true mason. / 3rd. That when we give over our great loss,we submit to the will Him who doeth all things wiit, and we commend hii spirit ?hp'tlml 'vllo gave it. We are eonfldent he is rest ing ftom his earthly labors here. 4th. That we extend his bereaved family our sincere sympathy in this their hour of grief, with the assur ance we will be ever read.'" ** extend to them sympathy help when needed* / ? That a-copy of these, ruso lufcions be spread upon the records of this Lodge, a copy sent to the be reaved family,, a copy, to Jackson County Jouro&V Orphans Friend and l&aa&nfo Journal for publication. M.XD. COWAN", 1 J. R. JONES, 1 ,{ ' 1 BEN QUEEN, Committer. u. SH0AL GREEK Weddings bells as well as church bolls Sunday morning when Mr. Gol man Kinsland was united in marriage with Miss Mary Childers of Whit tier, Rev, T. F. Deitz officiating. Miss Frances Battle, Misars. D. C. Hughes and Dallas Howell were pres ent at the ceremony. The bride and groom left soon after the ceremony for Knoxville and other points. Qualla High School opened Mon day 10th, with Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Reed, Mibo Anna Deakins, Mrs. Alice Howell, Miss Bertha Buchanan and Mr. Cope, of Andrews, as teachets. At the opening exercises Prof. Reed gave an encouraging talk on the words of Paul "Forgetting those things which are behind, and reach ing forward to those things whisk are before," never being satisfied wth past achievements, but pressing forward day by day to the mark of1 a higher calling. Several of the parents manifested their interest by being present at the opening exercises. There was, what we believe to be the largest ntfhtbjr of children and high school stitylentS that ever assembled in the auditori um. 84 high school students were present. With Prof. Reed "at the helm "and all the tried and true teachers all of whom have taught / in our school before (except Mr. Cope)' we are expecting a most suc cessful school year and a standard ized Qualla High School. In fact the good folks of Shoal Creek commun ity are expecting at least some of their dreams to come true in the not far distant future. ?' Miss Louise Parker of Sylva will teach for Mrs. Reed this week while she finishes her work in Summer School at Cullowhee. Mrs. D. S. Flinton of Charleston, S. C., is spending awhile among rela tives. ? ? Mr. D. L. Oxner, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Oxner, Mr. and Mrs. R H. Oxner and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oxaer attend ed the funeral of Mrs. W. T. Carson at Dehart Cemetery near Bryson, last Thursday. Messrs. P. H. Ferguson and G. T. Cooper are attending Camp Free Camp Meeting at Connelly Springs. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bird, Mr. J. 1?. Terrell and Mrs. D. S. Flinton mo-' tored to Webster Saturday to visit Prof, and Mrs. C. R. Bird. Mrs. A. L. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck and Mr. Glenn Beck of Balsam were guests at Mr. J. E. Hoyle's and Mr. Note Snyder's Sun day. , }? . \ Mr. D. L. Oxner went to Cullowhee Sunday returning Monday. Messrs. C. A. Bird, J. L. Terrell, B. Nelson, H. G. Bird and J. 0. Ter rell called at Mr. Henry Nealon's at Bird Town Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell were guests at Mrs. A. C. Hoyle's Sun days. ' i i. ? ? j Miss Florence Turpin and Mr. Garland Oxner visited at Mr. Thos. Gibson's Sunday, v, Mr. and Mrs. P. V. McLaughlin of Sylva called at Mr. K. Howell's Sun ? Miss Essie Anthony was a guest of Miss Etta Kinsland Sunday evening. Mrs. J. H. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes spent Thursday with Mrs. A. C. Hoyle. ' . Miss Fanny Anthony called on Mrs. J. G. Hooper Thursday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Hoyle and Miss Clau dia Hoyle called on Mrs. Jha* ser, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs* J. M. Hugkw spent Saturday wght at Mr. D. K. Batt|?Y? I Mi?- *>? L- Oxner and daughters spent the week end with relatives in Wilmot. . i ' Miss Ida Battle spent Sanday aight t with Miss Claudia Hoyle.. Mrs. W. F. House and Mrs. I*azn Snyder called <*> Mis. 1L A. Gibson Thursday, i 1 ' Mi* Turpin spent the arasfc , end at Mr, W. IL Oxner'a. ^ | Mr. J. E. Hoyle made a Mom trip to Brysutt last week- ? _?) ! Messrs. James Bradley ?f Ofrla ;homa, Ptwrf Bradley ?f New Yoifc, ; Jack Battle, Claud Hughss and Uft j er Hoyle went oat on n wsuter 101st ! Saturday aigW- Th?y repeet a ine tiimev. - Mr. J. O. Bowwfi ins car. <" ? . ' ^ ?. With tike passing of*an air ptarn^ over our homes Saturr ay we imagined that we V? some". j , . . \Z.'rCy . j ?. tttj.-j } i ? ' .. s.. t w