ti ftO THE YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COIJNTY . . _ , _ ===== .. 1 : ? SYLVA' ? f- OCTOBER 21, 1925 ? $2.QQ THE YEAR IN ADVANCE 0 UT SIDE THE COUNT*! moody dairy made good RECORD FOR YEAR 1924 For the past two months Count\ Agent Tiison has been writing up some of the results obtained here and there over the county by beginners ? dairymen on a very small scale. His ' K purpose in this i sto show^tfic peopU v) in' >thec ceoimty just what can h done right at home as beginners i V ,l;ii tying with no experience. Thc^ readers will recall some statement mating that fanner who wor.U >. iiisS experience /gradually on { * scale to begin with could ai ,;,ti1d make good money with six <. . ; ?*? COWS. V : jim asking you now to considi " viuit Jackson County 's one and onli. nal dairyman did last year. ' lu March 1921 he started with j. cows. Mr. Moody milked at th' Moody Dairy last year, 1924 an ave h:tV' of 20 to 22 cows. His inconu \frjm sales were as follows: Sweet milk $0809.3^ \ j iiuttermilk ..? jfll 445.4. iUittor 1 180.81 Total from cows $7,435.7( From a iloek of a little more thai 100 hens Mrs. Moody sold eggs am , j))ultry to the extent of $394.5i mkking the total gross income froii the"cows and chickens $7,830.26 or : grass income of $652.50 per month. Ut course the cost of feeding tlu 'cows. the interest on the money in '?abseil ill the barn, truck, tows am other (Liiry equipment arc to be de ducted before we determine who Mr. Moody and his family have re ccivcd for their time a ; dariy farm crs last year. '? At any rate we can readily se; that their farm has had a might} good chance of paying its operators : fair profit for the 365 days put , ii during the year 1924. The fact that we know that th operators of the Moody Dairy ban. put in every one of 365 days wit I the cows and chickens while tin average Jackson County tanner pu in less than one third o fthe 365 day ov'.ung with less profitable cas! cropi makes laigely the differenc ?a' llie gross fann income of tli Moody Dairy Fann and the average Jackson County farmer. Mr. Moody has an up-to-date dair\ barn and dairy that are wel kept. The people who get milk froi: the Moody Dairy are getting a goo( product and value received for al tjiey are paying for the milk am butter delivered to them. These year ?t faithful service furnishing a goo< product Mr. Moody has bfuilt up : retail milk trade of satisfied cu< i rs. The fanners of Jacksoi will have open to them no. jylarch a wholesale cream trade un equaled anywhere in the Souts, an a good ereftni trade with feeding tin skiin milk to gopd poultry and hog will pay just as well according tr i: bor and investment as Mr. Moody tvhole milk trade. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Announcement was made of the ap paintments of prcachers for thi Western North Carolina district, al t!:?> conference, meeting in States villc, Monday. 'vVjiyne^ville District: P. W. Tuck . presiding elder, Andrews; J. R ' r !i, Bethel; It. P. Fikes, Brysor. ? : 1). V. Howell, Canton; A. C > ib.s. Cullowhec; A. W. Lynch. Del wood; H. E. Christ, Supply Frank 1 in; B. C. Reavis. Franklin circut: K. A. Truitt. Fines Creek; J. C R-own, supply.v Grlenville; W. C Med ford, Supply. Hayesville; C. S. I'iyler. Haywood; Van B. Harrison, ilinhland; R. C. Kale. Hiawassee; C. h- headman. Jonathan; H. M. Ken v Hudson; to be supplied. Lake Frank Si'er- Macon; T. ?'Colon, Supply. Murphy; D. H. U'nincsardt Murphy circuit. Robtyns \iilc;- W. T. Correl, supply. Sylva; M. Robbing, Waynesville; T. F. Mttrr. Webster circuit; W. F. Cook. Whittier; JE. W. Whittier. Wm. Hornbuckle, Jr., supply Yale Divini ty School, Murphy Q. C., F. E. flurtslield. Agent of hospital; J. T. Other appointments of interest to J' mal readers arec " '-wester, L. T. Cor4eil; lilesville, Mvers, Spindal, J.J.Gray; Rutherford College,O. J.Jones; Spruce Pine* 6. ?? Cliristenborry; Elkins, L. B. Ahcrnethy; Presiding Elder States VI"<1 District, J. E. BeraetliV; Oak '*? S. Howie. , ?t SMATHERS GETS FIVE YEAiwo Monday morning Jud/c T. I). Lrv :on, presiding at Jackson count-, superior court sentenced Ed. S r;:"f ? ? ors to a term of not less tliaii fiw j,nor more than seven, years 111 tin state prison, following conviction !?; the jury, late Saturday, of man slaughter, for slaying Vird Colva: : it Case's saw-mill, , on Tuekasdg. river, last April. Smath?rc entered a pica of soli defense, and both in the . evidt::. :nd hi counsel's arfanient to the;iuJ;v. irested the unwritten law, appeal ((? the jury to acquit him on lull i v .tuids. A tier jibout two hours ddih.r n, th?'jury returned its v'erdiei . ^laather.;, according to i lie evident .-.sf forking on. ,a legging job, i t tin aw inifl, of which Colvard was, lore \ ? C )? ? lan, and was running a boarding iousc where a number of the saw-' ?iill employee; slept iVnd boarded -smathcrs alleged thai Gqlvard mad uiproj>er remarks to hjsj wife, tlu ?ight before the shooting, in tlx ?vseace of Smathers, who, ?ftr aiVard l\ad retired to his room, aros. 'rom bed r.!i& ordered Colvard i'roi. he house^tnd exacted a promise bit he wuv.ld leave that section. Oi ';j|ng to the say/ mill, the next#niorn ig, Smathcrs contended, he fount Jolvard, and when he asked him wh\ " :iaden't leit,Colvard arose and pre u'nled a shot-gun in his face, where ?pon Smathcrs shot. This-r>wA?^TW idencc of both Smathcrs and To! vin Ensley, who was the only eye .itness to the affair. The statc/cAn ended that the range of the bullets, from the shoulder downward, aws\;n :onsistent with the verbal ttssti iony,as Colvard was about siv inche aller than Similiters, and thai ? .lathers must have shot while Col ; rd sws sitting down at his worl ?.-nch. The jury took the stains view a?.; ?chimed a Verdict ol' guilty. The state was represented by icitor Grover Davis,-G. Lvle .Jones, f A: heville, W. R. Sherrill, of Syl\ ;? nd T. L. Jenkins, o^" RobbiusviHe .rhile the defense was represi nli?! i.v Alley and Alley. Both Smutkeis ai.d C*>U;;;d mrried men and have families. Dock Mcsscr, who plead guilty : transporting was fined $100.00, on a. appeal from the Recorders eourt; a' .lough it was his second ctjnvictitm ince the Galloway-Bryson Act wa; ratified. Judge Bryson stated that i va> his opinion that the second ol onse was not sufficiently alleir d ir he bill of indictment. Other cases disposed of were: PauN )illard, assault, continued, and cap as ad testificandum for .(Jus A Pen nd Cics Passmore. Dewey Bryst, ssault, called and failed. la-;>ei wen, C. C. W. called and failed denn A'shc, seduction, nol pros will, ave. Walter Hawkins, transporting ioO.OO and the costs. Hubert Stanley, oandoment, instructed verdict oi lot guilty. Perry Duncan, false pre jnse, not guilty . Will Nicholson lolating bus law, instructed verdict f not nc year on the roads for breaking tnd entering Monteith and Davis' ;torc; and Reece was sentenced .o 18 months_for shooting Pierscn Iwen, at a prayer meeting, in Can ida, a few months ago. ii BALSAM .. / : Children's week was observed by ;he Methodist Sunday School, lasr week and a pageant, "The Voice of Ihe Future" was given at the Par-1 jnts' Meeting Sunday afternoon. >j Mr. Cling Ensley r-nd family of Sylvfl visited Mrs. H.P.Ensley Sun day, v - ? Mrs. Maybelle tVrrv made a bns '11 ess trip to Sylva Saturday. 'A Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee Jr;, ntten-) ed Rtygling Bros.-Barnum-Bailoy circus in Ashevilif Friday, Mr. T. M. Rickards of Canton was here Monday. Mrj. A. H. Mehaffey and Master Glenn, went to Sylva last week. Mr- Robert Bryson, Jr. made a business trip to Sylva Saturday. Mr. A. H. Mehaffey has sold his farm in Haywood county to Mr T. M. Rickards and son, T. M. Jr. WORK IS MOVING ? P ALONG SCF J 11 AsliovilltvTiiiics, L 1 18.?-With " 3i I woi'k progressing _g" /into the tall al a iialfdozen |ioifii?Xl:d the enti.e mileage eitht-r completed, Under con st. uciion, contracted for, or survey ed, highway No. 10, between A.:h"r villc and the Georgia line will be vir tually omv continuous hard surface lh1-6Ugl,farc next summer. . An inspection trip over the rout* ti.JM Asheville to Bryson City Fri :l.:y by J. G. Stikeleathcr, district way commissioner,- accompanied < :"i er^ineer and a representative m t 'if- Times, gave proof of high ;iysmii/ activity that is to convert \i.- highway into one oi' the finest iconic. rente:; cf America. Accomplishment to date on this noaniaiii artery, lying wholly through ) nidged cinmtry, has be on, -, little ihort' a realization that invest uiei.' i' ;o')(l r;)ii()s wi'i pay iy*turns i t'1 a' r/f.vl-i'old. Tlie^ people of icvep io\y:s are st.ainihg their resolute; to ?btain tl:y very b;-. t highway'pos.sibii ThewMniag ev< nts are castiift; their shadows bel'i re them. ' There i ; ,<-i .ic.tivity in mountain real etsaic al! along the/route. Onlj i iVw days a;. > representatives of the ;'harlotte Chanibet' of Commerce se ated a site ol'r their new club house ii Sylva. Keen to the situation and she advisability of getting, started, orop; riy, the people of Sylvn, ilonat d- -'tirr fixe a^id one-h&if acre's ot m.:. , , y I Ti1,* :>!':? en-e.of ccd.I'lfr.ction en ,'.nu'. cWi actors' forces, and: vast' ? ri'.'.y of Hjiiipali'iil, has lent, reality ?> tie great day that is hVotd.'* to: i hesr western counties. ;); 'i: lisui everyxvhere is expressed completion of the Scenic high way is the talk of the hour. Com :;ii;:iiiie> aie turning from a men '?aid surfaced roads to consreraticu \ ... O ) fit;-. I? -st lugsxvays possible. x The county of -.lackson has an Aw, i/.ed a loan of $500,000 to tin t;;'e so that thc^y::tire 12'. miles be vii. IJ.il jun and !Sylva m:w b 1 ? >? *? , wilt of eoiurotc. And this i'tiai t o.-vintr thuoierh the mountains i ?-?; t v.i) t.j Ml per r..ile. Present estin;a?.;s ' ut it w ill last' a miniumum of 2< ;o:'V V. . ri Ik lateral highways feeding t< ;lid iVoi'.i the Atlanta-Murphy-Ashe . ii!e highways arc booming. The wind through Franklin to Al !anta i all paved or under contract The court cl' Sevier county, Ten ! asset*. has proposed to the com missioners of Swain connty that they are ready at any time to meet North Carolina with a road at tse top ol Li'fty mountain.". ?)_ In a confetcnce at Bryson Cit\s ast iiivht, the letter from Seviei 'cOunty w;>s rear, to which Conimis -sicuu* Stikoleathcr replied: . "Xortli Carolina lias always stOoe eady to meet any other state with, a through highway." All the way to the Georgia lino hard surface has been built, is undei contract, or under construction. MORE THAN THIRD OF MILEAGE PAVED According to figurers compiled in the Maintenance Department of the State Highway Commission moiv than one third of the mileage now unrer State Maintenance is paved.Tse types under maintenance . and the mileage of each is as follows: Con crete 879.4 miles; Asphalt 887.85; Penetration macadam 125.5 , mi|es; Brick 40-8 miles; 170.S miles; Topsnil ,sand clay, etc., 2, 591.54; Gravel 503.9; Shale, Feld spar, etc., 37.8; and Dirt 904.9. District One, composed of Counties lying in the northeast section of the State leads with 912.7 miles of road nnder maintenance while the Eighth District, composed of Counties in the vcit'-m part o fthe ^tate has 549.6 * liiilefc. ? ?** ? * : y? ? ? ? * ? da,iry cattle * , From The Asheville Citizen * Jackson county is stirring in * more ways than road building? * it is alert, up-and-coming. Each * week we note in the progressive * Jackson County Journal some * new symptom of county activity * and Sylva-Dillsbjaro enterprise. * The Journal is impressed with"* the possibilities in the dairy bus- * iness for Jackson; Macon, Clay, * Swain and Cherokee counties * which will open next Spring with v the o:?ning of the creamery * wh?c! lie Carolina Creamery of * As':t e is building at Franklin' * The counties have the grass and * the creamry will supply a mar- / * ket for the milk. Anticipating this enlarged mar- * ket, farmers from four sections * of Jackson county have engaged * County Agent Tilson and State * Dairy Specialist Farnham to buy * for them a number of fine Jersey * heifers in Tennessee iso that they v * will have more high grade milk * c cows, in service by the time the * * creamery is ready. Other farmers * * arc invited (.to join in the pur- * * chase plan, and it is stated by * * The Journal that the banks of * * Sylva are promoting it. , . * * * m j y * HENDERSON SEES 'FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTY Abbeville Citizen, Oct. 18.?The Hendersonvill^ News is emphatically in favor of good roads?the best of good rdads for that matter?h(at it sees a danger to its community in good roads elsewhere unless Hender ?n County goes actively good-road building. / ' - f "Henderson County hasn't time to stop and pat herself on the back for anything she has done in the way of roadbuilding. She must keep mov ing to pccupy her strategic position on the road map" says The News. It hangs out a danger sign for Hender sonvillc?but it is no "Stop, look and listen" warning. On the contrary it is; a full-speed ahead order The News gives. It looks :broad and sees signs and int?:rprccs .hem rightly. Highway No. 10 it sees as an important highway calculated Iq divert travel from the South through Murphy and the up and com ing towns between there and Aslic ville?keen now for tourist trade. With this highway hard-surfaced it will draw travel front the Greenville lfendesronvillc road unless the short link of the State line be paved by Henderson County. j Travel from Charlotte now conies to all Western North Carolina by way of Hendcrsonville, but The News foresees that with 'the paving of the Charlotte-Asheville highway No. 2h iiirough Hickory Nut Gap, "trave. will keep on the straight, paved ron<: rather than take a turn over an un staved road at Bat Cave bridge.'" Therefore it is for Henderson Coun ty to pave the Hcndersonville-Bat Cave stretch. "If Henderson County sits still and folds her hands pa\ed roads will run rings all around her," warns The News. "Wo must build roads rapidly or suffer the loss of our ad vantageous position." % HIGH HAMPTON OFFICERS ELECTED Mr. E. L. McKee, of Sylva, itrte owner and developer of High Hamp ton, aws elected as its first pre>i (lent, since incorporation, at a meet ing of the board of directors, Tues day. Mr. Gilbert C. White, national!j known engineer, of Durham, is first vice-president, and Charles E. Wad dell, of Asheville, second vice-presi dent. Mr. H. W. Plummer, of Ashe ville, well known business man and developer of the ASheville Power and Light Company was elected as secretary and treasurer. The board of directors consists of the - above named gentlemen, and Mr. J, 0. fktbb'1 president of thp ^irst National Bank and Twist Company, of Durham. The property will be developed by the present incorporators, although they are said to hay? reived a num ber of attractive offers for the prop erty. It is the intention of the direc tors to add to the capacity of the hotel, by enlarging the present build ing and adding a r\\unber of cottages, for family occupancy. The golf course >vill be enlarged to 18 holes, and a new lake, covering a large aeerage, and backing water to the foot of Tvock Mountain will be constructed. It is said that sites for homes will be made available with a number of building, and other restrictions. JACKSON COUNTY BANK HAS GRAND OPENING With deposits, for the day. ag gregating $283,000.12, as the Qrst day's business in its new banking! home, the Jackson County Bank held open house and entertained its hun dreds of friends, from 5;00 to 10:00 o'clock, Tuesday evening. A number of bankers from Asheville, Canton, Mashall, and other Wctsern North Carolina points were present, to par ticipate in the celebration of the opening and moving of the bank into its new quarters on its twentieth an niversary. Sandwich^, punch, cake and ci gars were served, and each lady was presented a beautiful rose. The prize of $10.00 in gold, offered fo<- the c.osest guess on the day's business was won by Wayne Higdon, he guess ing $245,000.00, and the deposits be ing $28:3,000.12. Mrs. J. C. Plough guessed that'there was $76.70 wort!; of pennies in the big ja^, and wa; awarded $5.00s in gold, being the nearest estimator. The jar contained $75.99 in one cent pieces., Mui,-c was furnished by the Audi torium Orchestra, of Asheville. All the officers and dii'ectors of the bank were preseut, including the presidert, Col. Charles J. Ham?, who been its cuief executive officer since it aws founded in October, 19()5. Th< other officials are: M. D. Cowiu, cashier, F. L. McKec, vice-president. H. W. Hoffman and W. R. Enloc, as sitsant cashiers, and John W. Phelps, bookkeeper. The board of directors consists of Messrs Charles J. Harris, E. L. McKec, S. W. Enloc, M. D. Cowan, Thoinas A. Cox, I. H. Prwell and J. W. Keener. Beginning bu 'iness in October) 190". with a capital of $12,000:00, the bank has had a continual and steady growth, kc ping step with, and be ing a,baron;oter of progress of Jackson Co-inty, until it lias now a capital of ^O.fiOft.OO, a, surplus of $12,000.00, . .d undivided profits of $10,000.00, .nd a handsome banking house that would do credjtj,cu4any bafik in any city in the state. The first officials were: Col. Charles J. Harris, president, Coleman C. Cowan, vice-president, M.. Buchanan, cashier, Thrums A. Cox, secretary ro the board, iutd a board of directors consisting o! Cel. Harris, O. B. Cow ard, Judge I). 1). Davies, E. L. McKec Coleman C. Cowan, Thomas A. and M. Buchanan. The first depositor in the bank, in its new home. Tuesday morning, was Dr. Charles Z. Candler. DAVE TOWNSON AND BEN POSEY FIGHT ON - STREETS IN MURPHY Tri-Countv News, October 16\ Ben Bose/ ancf W. D. Townson, both of Murphy are' said to be in serious conditions as a result of a fight they had on the street here last Wednesday night. ? Posey, it is said, was dealt a hard blow on the head with' a stick by Townsonand Townson aws badly cut cn tho throat and one shoulder wiiii a knife by Posey. The trouble, it is said, arose about Posey walking up the street with Townson's wife. SHOAL CREEE Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes, Mr. Lueius Cope, Miss Anna Deakins and Miss Bertha Buchanan attended the Teachers' Meeting at Asheville Friday and Saturday. ? Miss Oltte Hall, who is teaching at Barkers Creek spent Sunday with honiefolks. - Mr." Garland Oxner has returned from a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bird and Miss Nellie McLaughlin wo3sible some one who"could read the inscriptions 011 the engraved rocks. Can get a sample of the rucks a.d forward them if they wish to sec them. "I have discovered an h.j! partly , jutting out, with about six feet still in the ground, with writing' on it. This would weigh from ?l:-. lo tons. Two lar^e stones yd up 1101*1:1 and south of this lariie . i: ?. abnut six inches t' ic'i, 'It 1 ing. The best inofrniatiop t can get ? is that this was done from 400 to (500 years before Christ. These stones are cut smooth. "1 would like to sell this propcrt".. if it is of any value for t'.ie mrn'oiui there is in it." TWO IS HOSPITAL AS RESULT OF WRECK Waynesville-Mountaineer, Oct. 15. tF. R. Hyatt and James Thoma^, J:-.,' were carried to the Mission hbspil ' Sunday night suii'eriny from juju-^ sustained in a wreck Sunday after- , * I noon 011 the Balaam Road. It w:>: feared that "the injuries, -,vt rious, but examination disclosed that they were of a superficial nature al tsough extremely painful. The car driven by Thomas collided with that of Teague, from Whittier. Both errs wAr*4 bad'y J' ,ccident/ . | ^ TToth Mr. Hyatt and Thomas were '?bio to be brought home in a few days, however, they have not entirely 1 recovered from the shock and injuries ' OIL VET Wo are getting our share of the rain in this part of the county. Miss Bertha Jordan has retiirnoi to her liomc here after an extended visit to Ravensford. Airs. Otto Jardan and children ai. visiting relatives in Asheville. Mr. Vaster Farmer of Asheville visited his father, Mr. J. B. Farm er, last week. Mrs. Parjis of Willets visited In r daugliter, Miss Willa, last week. ? Mr. Albert Allison was a week end visitor at the home of Air. Styles oil Hicks Creek. Air. and Airs. V. L. Cope and Aliss Willa Parris visited Air. and Airs. R. L. Hyatt Sunday. 'Air. Charles Hyatt and tat \!y ?' Asheville have been visiting hi-; par ents, Air. and Aire. R. L. Ilyail. Mr. H. Hyatt of Asheville has he 'j visiting relatives here., Air. Cope, Kelly Hyatt and Lenoir had, a goor fox race Saturday nig' TENN. ROAD TO N. C. LINE Tri-County News, Andrews.?T' " Knoxville Sentinel in speaking of the v new highway through Monroe county. Tennessee, to the North Carolina line, says: "The section of this road on t1, > Tennessee side of Unaka Moir'f-; is idvoady completed and --rt":] traffic. It is built "ceordn"' ' ' state highway ' ion<; y*>' maxium grade of ^ >? , /.?, easy enn-"0. F -v, i' top of th? >"i(: a format*'?" ?? * * and is practically n ' ? road. Work on the Nrrt'- rr t f section.i.; being pushed mtv-P'* ? the entire read w"'I n-' ready for travel witf'in si v. v "The highway will'noi !?].''?- oj up a new territory ava'lr.b'e. i~> KnoxvilK hut t-'P -r ^' ? T miles tlie dy?Jf ? ?>?) ' ^ I and the A '? in Eastern appears tn b? -* be used ?>?-'?' ? the T ee T!*'K ? the Carolina jn-i.Jed y'<\ 10 ,iit M". phy, and it is assume - the tw>-> states soon wiTT adopt it (rx : tnr! of their highway system/ blishins" a itrw ?' ' ? *! v < nnd " ?"*"? v tourists and pleasure seakers?" ' " '? "A