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3 11.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY SYLVA, N, C. NOVEMBER 4, 1925 < > ? $2.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE 0 UT SIDE T^ir nnmrrv ACCIDENT T*?JfKtIN SCOUT ? Franklin Press, Oct. 30.?One ?f th, ,'reatest tragedies that has ever \atcu tdaec ?? Macon county occuv ,,1 last Saturday at 11 A. M., at Brown VCamp on Wayah Bald, When Th *iu>s Edison Curtis, 16, a charter nftmlN-r of the local troop of the Boy S.mt- of America was accidentally kilk,;i with a 22 calibre rifle. Accord to the coroner's inquest the de based youth met death with a rifle Jichhiu his own hands. rpju. ,iav before the accident Thom vvitli ( lias, Davis, Eugene Welch 'ami c Bami, '*r*>^y8' Franklin had gone to Wayah Bald on oiiiing. Saturday morning it sfiMiis that the boys went hunting. Th01,,,is returned to the cabin first and Chas- Davis an(l Eu&euc Welch watered the building Thomas. m a SJ?ii of fun called "hands up" wr ??Halt." About that time a rifle discharged the ball entering the bodv of 1 houias just above the heart. t'lias- and "Eugene then went to the itraivs* telephone and called town st;)ti"u t,ii;it Thomas had been shot. jlr. 1'nink Curtis, the boy's father, with Dr. liorslcy immediately pro cctnli-i! to the camp and found t)ic boy dead on their arrival. From the. trial tire of the wound it is believed that death was instantaneous. "Tin- l>inly was brought to Franklin ami buried at three o'clock Sunday. Six boy scouts, Bill Higdon, Jr., C 1). HifiVd/Jr., John Arrendale, Jr. ['hi| McColluin, George Anderson and Howard Siiook, acted as pail bearei> while the remainder of the loial troop acted a.J honorary escort. ' Kcv. E. J. Pipes, the scoutmaste. and Rev. J. Q. Wailacc conductcd th< funeral exercises at the Methodis. church where hundreds had asseinbleu lo i?.!\ a tribute of deserved respect tj tiic departed youth. Thomas was a senior i?atrol leade ot the scouts and manfully lived uj io wcry prec-pi of the scout teach ings. tlis example along that line i one well worthy of emulation b\ every scout in Franklin. One of the most impressive feature ot the funeral services tookiplace a the grave when more than 40 scout companions of the dead boy, thougl. deeply grieved at the loss of theii comrade, snapped to attention, cann >o the scout salute and repeated tlu scout oath, thus honoring the spin of their departed brother. The trip to Wayah Bald was no. made under the direction or by con sent ot the local scout authorities. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank Curtis, the deceased youti leaves the following sisters and brotl ers: Mrs. Fred Parrish, Misses Emnn Sue and Annie Lee Curtis, Hugh Ed win a.:;i F?unk Smith Curtis. ANOTHER LARGE DEVELOPMENT O n ' Franklin Press, Oct. 30.?The J. E Mei'rary company of Atlanta ha purchased from Messrs. Ctyarlie'Gris. ?nil \V. M. Martin 1000 acers ol' lam lying partly in North Carolina am p rtiy in (Georgia, and situated be iwu'ii Lsthtoa (Mud Creek) Fall; ami rfc?ily. This tract of land has ai average elevation of 3500 feet am contains several small mountai. stroaiiLs and numerous bold springs According to reports reaching th Press otlicc the new owners plan on< of the greatest summer resorts in thr south. Work has already started on r system of boulevards which will thor ougbly cover the new development i&diSng each section readily assessibh Present plans call for the constructioi of 800 summer homes and cottage jMhin the next two years at a cost ' J $.500,000. These houses will obtain l-'t'ir water supply from pure moun tain springs. /} A dam will be constructed just above the Erstatoa Falls for power jw poses. This dam will impound a '?? covering approximately 20 acres l! is als.) planned to harness the falh ?Hi Middle ('reek as an auxiliary pow Aii iher dam impounding a lake f i' ng 100 acres will be built above Creek Kails and used as a stor reservoir and for resort purposes. - I'f McCrury company, according " '!?ort:;, will cooperate with the lifition d government in the -expendi ture of $25,000 to improve the road from Dillard, Ga., to the site of the development, a distance of five or Six miles. f b> B?X SUPPER AT BETA SOHOOI O f ? ?. I '?I- f?? h >v supper at th* . >ct-ool, Beta, on Novem U) ib2o. morgan cooper. Y. .? ? f . Jr -? I MISS DILLARD DANGEROUS LY INJURED IN OAR SMASH Miss Clois Dillard, thirteen year old daughter of Cleveland DiHard, of Savannah township was dangerously injured, Monday morning, when Dr. W. F. Russell's car collided with one in which ?he was riding, on the curve, in Sylva, near the chipper house cf the Sylva Tanning Company. Miss Dillard was riding with her father, when Dr. Russell's car, driven by Walter McDowell, colored, ran into Mr. Dillard's car. Miss Dillard ro oeived. injuries in the throat, from breaking glass, and was rushed to Sylva where she was attended by physicians, and was very weak from the loss of blood, befbre its flow could be stopped. The Negro driver was arrested and committed to jail, being unable to make bond, and Dr. Kusscll, owner of the car, who was aiso in it, was placed under $500 bond for his ap pearance at the next -term of the recorder's court. Both were charged with reckless driving. ^ THOMAS QUEEN DIES BALSAM NEWS. Rev. Thomas H. Queen passed a way very early Sunday morning. He htul not been well for some time. A short time before* his death his wilV asked him if he were hungry. Ho' replied "Yes, I am hungry for peace1 and rest." The funeral was con-' luefced in the home hy Revs. IJeitzJ Carson and Snyder, after which the t-emains were laid to rest in the fam-l ily cemetery. He leaves a wife, one1 son and several grand children to ?vhom we extend -deep sympathy. ?' Blessed arc they who seek sweet ;>cacc, the gift of God's love and find it. "Mr.-Queen was a good neigh bor and will be greatly missed in the community. He was about 74 years ?Id. Announcement has been received in balsam of tho oirth of an eight joui^d, eight ounce daughter in the ionio6?*Mr.rin(i Mrs. 6. F. Penning on in Asheville, Oct. 24th. Mrs. Pennington was, before het^lnama^, liss Selma McKay, Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smath rs, October 26th, a daughter. Master Benjamin Bryson spent last veek fend with Mr. M. C. Green, in ?Vaynosville. % Mrs. S. C. Christy and little grand laughter, Camilla Refshal, left last ;reek for Norfolk, Va. Miss Edith Christy left last week ,o spend the winter with her sister, vlrs. Finley Carson in Lakeland, Fla, Mrs. A. F. Dock was called home ast week from( Pablo Beach, Fla., on ccount of the illness of her mother, Mrs. Annie Gicssler. "Home Coming Day" was observ ed in the Baptist church here Sunday >nt on account of the very bad weath ?r, tho attendance was small. The jpeakers also failed to come. How ever, Mr. R. . R. Fisher of Addio iiadc a splendid talk on the subject, 'Self ControlGood singing was furnished by the Balsam phoir. There ,vas an abundance of good dinner ind all who. were present will re nember the day as a most enjoyable me. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Jones went ?o Sylva Monday.1 Mr. George T. Knight made -? a business trip to Sylva Monday. Mrs. R. J. Bryson went to Way lesville Monday. ' / Mr. Corbett Ensley made a flying Lrip to Sylva Monday. r,^ P ^ Mr. Bill Giessler of Newark, N. J., and Mr. Leroy Dock of New York irrived Thursday to see their mothei md grand mother, Mrs. Anna Geiss er? who is very ill. There were many "Spooks" in Balsam Saturday night. f ? o ' SYLVA METHODIST CHURCH Rev. P. W. Tucker, presiding elder. A the Waynesville District wili oreach Sunday mornipg al 11 o'clock ind hold our Quarterly Conference it 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Let lis ,;vc Bro. Tucker a good hearing Sunday morning; and let every of icial be on hand, if possible, ijor'tho Conference in the afternoon. Sunday School Sunday morning at 9:45. Epworth League Sunday even ing at 7 o'clock. There will be no preaching Sunday evening as the Pastor goes to Dillsboro. The Pastor and his family appre ciate very mfich indeed, the cordial reception and the generous pounding given- them on their return -^from Conference., j ! r- iimmnt*" ? -V' The Auxiliary of the American ; Legion lias made plans for a big . celebration in Sylva on Armistice Day, Wednesday November, eleventh. 1 Beginning at eleven o'lock there wi^, be a big parade marching from Sylva ' to Dillsboro and back. We are en deavoring to get a brass band here to lead the procession. The parade will consist of floats gotten up by the Chamber of Com merce, business houses of Sylva'and surrounding t^owns, and the schools of the county .We shall be delighted o have nil of the schools and bus ?ness houses in the county get up loats and join the parade., The Chamber of Commerce is offering wonty dollars as a prize ?or the btst ioat in the procession and other prizes will be , given for the >best ;cbool r.nd private floats. The ex-service men of the county re requested to form in a body and narch in the parade. We hope you .vill wear ^our uniform, but if yor annot, come in civilian clothes and 'et'fi remind the psople of Jackson county of what a fine company they iad during the World War. On Wednesday evening at eight o'clock in the high school auditorium the Auxiliary is putting 011 a free outer! niiUHont in honor of our boys in the county. There will be a section rcservel in the auditorium for yov and we hoj>c you will honor us with your presence. Every body is invited to come and enjoy the Entertainment. A;i\i..it- d'.'.siring ' further infor 'nation in regard to the colrbrnlion may communicate with r.ny mci.be" A* the following committee. Mrs. C. Z. Candler, Mrs. Ramsey Buchanan, Mrs. Corsey Buchanan. NATION S WILDEST SCENERY IS VIEWED FROM LUfrOTJSlKE IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS The following impressions of the Great Smoky Mountains were set down by Roll in Lynde Hartt, the well known magazine writer and editor, after a brief visit to Asheville and Kuoxville and excursions into the mountains. Mr. Hartt has recently coiwibuted articles to World's Work the Fovujh Outlook and Everybody's He has been until recently an as sociate editor of the Literary Digest. (By ROLLIN LYNDE HARTT) " Through the plate glass windows of a cushioned limousine, 1 have just been looking out ujxjh the wild est scenery i'i America ? mountain' fastnesses in which no human being has ever ventured, virgin' * forests! whose giant 1 rees wer-j full grown when Columbus was a youngster, and towering summits nioro ancient thj.11 any others on earth. That magnifi cent wildcrnefcs is to become the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and when Tennessee and North Carolina have made the Park a reali ty, any one who likes may enjoy the new and thrilling sport of mount aineering by limousine. Literally millions of Americans will go mountaineering then for noth ing could he easier. We lunched in an industrial city. We were back in that same industrial city by dinner time. It is safe to say that no party of excited enthusiasts ever had a bi?ger feast of beauty of wonder and of breathtaking fascination between meals. -1. I know mountains. I have lived in Rio Janeiro, where Sugerloaf, Cor covada, and the superb Oigan Range enciiole the tinted city. I have visit ed the Azores, where a pointed rock seven thousand feet high spring; out of the Atlantic and loses itself in the clouds. I have seen the maritime A'ps all snowy in summer, the Scot ? iish Highlands pink with heather, and the English mountains of the famous Lake District. I liave seen Vesuvius? vfith its pillar of cloud by day, and its pillar of fire by night. Tf have trumpvd the Catskills, the White Mountains, the Green Mountains, The Berkshire?,1 andJhe amazing Rockies. But nowhere have I beheld anything so lovely and at the same time so majestic as these incomparable Great Smokies. Their veil of dreamy blue mist, their royal romantic mystery and splendor combine to set them off as altogetlier the most enchanting aconory imaginable. ~ Mountaineering by limonusine is still a very tame spgrt by oompari son with what it is destined to be como. Last week I motored through 'the splendid Carolina Mountains ahoye Asheville, but got no glimpse of the Great Smokies, and (even to day our car from Knoxville could penetrato1*1 no further than Cade's Cove. W ? saw the Great Smokies ?only lr.;a a distance of eight miles But wait. Once let that stupendous ?chain of mountains become the crest of a National Park, and there will bd a highway from summit to sum mit all along the Great Divide for sixty miles and more. Hour after hour, you will motor above the clouds, looking down upon a wild chaos of sylvan beauty, and away toward the dim horizon across range after range whose ethereal blues and purples and soft green melt into an adorable harmony as surprising as it is ex quisites ' ' 1 .1 This' supreme delight was denied us today. We looked upon the promis ed land but could not enter it. Never theless, our limousine decended into Cade's Cove, halted before a log cab in, and let us out. In the cabin door -tood a group of tow-headed children, and when we threw kisses they ran ior their lives. They are a wild race, these mountain children, / but not wilder than the denizens of the stu pendous forest clad masses toward frhich we turned our gaze. Deer still roam the Great Smokies. Black bear tunnel trails in the dense thickets of rhoddodendron, Wildcats abound, and pheasant, and innumerable quail. There are even a few people, very interesting, whose ancestors settled In the Great Smokies before the Revolution and who still speak pre Revolutionary English nnd sing pre Revolutionary ballads, while the women weave textiles in patterns two hundred and fifty years old. In one section of the Park area there arc Indians, descendants of the Cherokeof who resisted deportation to the In dian Territory. I thought of all this I stood gaz ing across the valley at that sublime mountain mass. No other National Park has such a romantic historical background or is so quaintly touch ed with human interest. By and by step from your limousine into the Eighteenth Century and greet the picturesque natives whom a gifted writer has charmingly' called "our contemporary ancestors." } Still) more stirring was my con sciousness that among those woode. mountainsides .upon which my eye rested thire were whole regions no. only uninhabited but unexplored wild gorgda and ravines into whofi fastness th^SjWildest?mauntainee has never penetraTwT^As for ihe crest of theGreatSmokies,only two or three daring explorers have ever traversed it from end to end. Then, too, I s awnre of w thing dramatic?the crises of the mountains?the danger that even this remote wilderness, with the only ex tensive primeval forest left standing anywhere in the United States, would be invaded by the lumbermen whr are now destroying trees at the rate of a million a year. To save the Great Smokies from devastation. Tennessee and North Carolina must act without delay. Happily, both States are preparing to ?fct and the idealistic motive behind the agrita-| tion for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is inspiring to behold. To be sure, there are materialistic motives also. In both States I find business men alive to the opportuu; ties it affords for gain?the certain enormous increase in tourist traffic the advertising of both Tennessee and North Carolina the country ovei with results already visible; the pros pect that the immense inrush of tour ists will mean; the likelihood that many of them,' fascinated - by the charm of these progressive, all American communities,will be tempt ed to make their homes here; and the chance to assure the success oi the hydro-electric projects wsich will develop an American Ruhr in this region if water ppwer can be relied upon and which will be a failure if water power is reduced in reliability by denuding the mountains. ? Meanwhile, I find automobilists and nature lovers enthusiastic over 'the Park, which will be a matchless playground, cool in the hottest sum mer months, a paradise for hikers and campers, and so accessible that I the fartherest resident of either (State can reach it within a day. [ Moreover, there is enthusiasm among hunters and fishermen, who know that game and fish will multiply in * ~y~' % ' ( the park and overflow into the woods and streams outside it. ^But the main motive is a different thing entirely?and finer. It is. a de sire to preserve one of Nature's mas terpieces and to bequeath it unspoil ed to the Americans of coming cen turies. That will cost something. Let it. Congress has never yet purchased Park property with federal money, and does not intend to break its rightly established rule; but Congress has had the Great Smoky Mountain Park area surveyed and, at its next session, will undoubtedly make the Park a reality if the people of Ten nessee and North Carolina express j their sentiments by raising a fund to purchase a part of that glorious highland range. In both states, a movement to raise a joint fund of $1,000,000 is under way, with even' prospect of success. In Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association lias the campaign in hand. In Noilii Carolina it is being pushed as. vigorously by the North Carolina Park Commission. An Inter state Committee has been organized to co-ordina^o the, two movements. All over America keen interest is manifested. Nothing in years hat called forth such a flood of news ? ? ^ paper and ; ,^/iae articles. T!i,c November J' 'V:;tiu of the National Parks Asr ? ation is driven up eu tirely to ti e .junkies. The National Gcorgraphic^ ' ?ai-:I?ie is preparing a similar"is no. Back o? Tennessee and North Carolina in this venture % . *-?? ' ? t P* ., . is the united American public, which has its way vyhen it sets out to ge* it, and this time it is setting out with a will and a gusto that nothing can" stop. CULLOWHEE NORMAL CELBBRATES HALLOWE'EN Cullowhee, Nov. 2.?The young iiion and faculty members of Davits Hall gave a delightfui Hallowo'en party Saturday evening. October .';ls< from 8 to 10. P.M. Invitation's wore sent out in advance suggesting that each iguest come masked and be on close guard for witches and ghosts. The reception halls were beaitiful ly decorated with lighted pumpkins, crepe paper hangings, and rich color ed folliagc from the mountain sides. The' lights were carefully shaded, which gave the whole setting an in viting habitation for strange spectres and weird looking creatures. At eight o'clock sharp the sister "spooks" and apparitions from Moore dormi tory and the neighboring hilfs made their appcarance a hundred strong. They were ushered in by unknown hosts, and at once, the fun began. The whole party was soon' conducted in a daring tour through the chamber of.horrors, where they were permit ted to peep into the lower regions, Here they saw Bluebeard aud his wives, the attending impsj! and other frightful scenes. The shrieks made both the inhabitants and tjie guests created an atmosphere that wfcs some what irucoml'ortablc for the time. The fortune teller was kept busy in her booth for more than an hour re vealing startling facts to those who were anxious about their future wel fare and happiness. After some time was spent in gen eral merriment the guests were as sembled in the large reception room (formerly the dining hall) where a specially prepared program was given. The numbers were in keeping with the spirit -of the occasion and again some thrilling scenes were in troduced ak:ig^vrith a comical pro gram. At 9:45 P. M. it was officially announced that refreshments were ready to be served in'the front re ception room. Here were found pre pared punch wafers, caijdy, and ap ples which wire served, in abundance. At 10 o'clock the guests left after singing a goodnight song and giving fifteen rahs for the boys.of Davies Hall. ; The whole arrangement for tha party was under the supervision of Mr. P. W. Alexander, who was as sisted in arranging the decorations and the*.refieshments by Mrs. Lucy Posey, Social Director and Miss Alice Benton, Chairman of the Students' 'Activities Committee. CALVIN COOLIDGE ISSUES CALL FOR THANKSGIVING DAT ?) 4 Washington, Oct. 27.?President Coolidge today proclaimed^Thuraday, November 26, as Thanksgiving day, when gratitude should be expressed ''for many and great blessings" which have come to the people during the past year. j * The nation has been brought witlf safety and honor through another year the proclamation says, with peace at home and abroad, with the public health good, with harvests and industries productive and labor well rewarded. The proclamation follows. By the president of the United * States of America: "The season approaches when, in } accordance with a long established and respected custom, a day is set apart to give thanks to Almighty God for the manifold blessings which His gracious and benevolent providence has bestowed upon us as a nation and as individuals. h " We have been brought with safety and honor through another year, and I through the generosity of nature, He has blessed us with resources whose potentiality in wealth is almost in calculable; we are at peace at home and abroad; the public health is good we have been undisturbed by pesti lence or great castastrophe; our harvests and our industries have been rich in productivity and our commerce spreads over the whole world, and ( labor has been well rewarded for its remunerative service. ' "As we have gown and prospered, in material things, so "also should we progress in moral and spiritual things We are a God-fearing people who should set ourselves against evil and it rive for righteousness in living, and observing the Golden Rule we should from our abundance held and should those lee fortunately placed We should bow in gratitude to God for His many favors. "Now, therefore, I, Calvin Cool idge, president of the United States, do hereby set apart Thursday, the 'twenty-sixth day of November, next, as a day of general thanksgiving ni;id prayer, and I recommend that on that day the people shall cease from their work and in their homes or in their accustomed places of worship, devoutly give thanks to the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received and to seek His guidance that they may deserve a continuance of His favor, t "In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, this 26th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, one, thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, and of tU Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and fiftieth. ' .. ? ?.j ?? -v "Calvin Coolidge. Seal: By the President. Frank B. Kellogg. MARKETING CALVES IN WESTERN CAROLINA Dairying in Western North Caro lina is developing along with good roads and better transportation for handling farm products. As the farmers of this section be gin to milk caws, the question arises as to how best to handle the calves, especially the grade bull calves,, and the grade heifer calves that arc hard ly worth raising. If these calves werr produced in quantity, carlot ship ments could be made at certain in tervals, but at present there are not enough for this. In order to take care o fthis sit uation for the present time, the plans of shipping by express to Cincinnati was tried out by W. R. Anderson, County Agent of Clay county, and V. * W. Lewis, of the North Carolina Di vision of Markets. A common thin black calf weigh ing 145 pounds brought 8c. on this market. The expense, including ex press, yardage, commission, etc., was $5.57, netting the grower $6.03 for the calf. Top veal calves were then bringing 13 l-2c per pound live weight. This calf was not crated, but sim ply turned over to the express com-' pany with a rope halter on which was a tag bearing the name of the shipper and the parties to whom the calf was consigned. For light calves this is a very vsatisfactery way of handling as farmers usually make the crates too heavy in welg* f H?t* ever the calf crated would take 2-3 the rate when * rope hatter is
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