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Hmiirht. and the fact that the assigned this city was ove luhit-rihi-d by several hundred dol Irs ;>! :i preliminary meeting doo: i?, mean that the city will stop the Irive lor funds. , The nieetiatr loiiight was opene Mfivor <>? I'- Williams, who out tin advantages that would ac I-,.,, as :i re-'di oi the-establishment Ji /he j?:irfc. TIn- mayor was followed by S. W Hark ?ho declared that Bryson City. Lm "raise a racket" in the cam |);i ii^ii lor lands. The next speakci AlcKinley Edwards, local at loriiev. who presented the jwirk idea \> a uveal opi>ortnnity offered the |c>i(lc!its of the section. Sehe \ anier of Whittier also spoke . in favor of the proposes i.iiL .Mr. Varuer was followed b\ [ioliji ilai-wood, of Knleigh, who told lie meeting that the entire state wa: iuiiiir up behind the proj>osition. The last address was made b\ iiifluv Thud Hryson who brought hi: iiudieiit-:' to a hit;h pitch of enthusi Usui by telling what the park "wouh !.ieaii to all ot Western North Caro ina. T'te meeting was held under tin <ii the local Chamber of Con :icnv, as a sort of prliininary stej ;? the.actual opening of the* cam Jjiiiiuii and after the enthusiastic rc f.NjK'iisc in the form of an oversul [rrriptioij ot the (|uota assigned tlx iii had been received, extreme grat. foariOij wax expressed b> leaders i, 'ti c movement "here. 'S20,000,000 for ROADS THIS YEA1 Raleigh, Nov. 28.?Two million do lars worth of highway contract si lii'iiuied for letting December 8 wii Ijj'mu the State's total investment ii i.cw highway coi Unction begun duv in- 1925 to approximately $20,000 oito-hottng a jioitahle pace ofr the (firs' twelve months of an administration that is majoring in both economy an< j ingress. Figures obtained from the Stati Highway Commission today list the niiieage*. involved in the investment :<t ti.V.i. nf which 425 is hard surface* construction, and the December J !,'ll:ii?r will iid<l HO miles, 60 of then a jdialt or concrete. M,: Dvivtnlx r 22 the eommissioi. v;"u? Jet ! contract for the Chowai itiver bridge, a mammoth structun tliat is lojcoiincet Bertie and-Chowa. counties and reclaim for Norti Carolina territory a half do/en Nor tlieastein counties which have beei heretofore lots to Virginia citiec The last Legislature authorized a hali million dollars for the constructio; oi 'tiie bridge, the amount to be re landed from toll chargcs. Tlic commission's fignres^on th; cost of t!ie year's new projects pre seats a record tliat stacks up wit' flic bit; construction periods ici'.Ugii rated with the first $50,000,000 high fVay bond issue. Actual mileage eon: J'letv'd in 1925, officials estimated " ?",v run above 1,000 miles and exceed ;;r.v iv.'flv:- i.ir.ntlis period. Actua Ji.'iires on completed mileage, or I l*.t <*?st, are not yet available, pending U'e annual check up at the end oi .?lie jicriod. Adequate finances for the eon tinn.lnee of the present rate of con ?-tnii tion through many more month.' have been assured through highwnv issues of the Legislature, County '"an* and Federal aids, Highway ' Mil man Frank Page reported to ''Qvcrnor McLean some months age tJitfl' road building during the first ?ro years of the McLean adminstra '"?ii would exceed construction fig for any other like period. The IWrnor U enthusiastically behinr ' pvogram and it will reeeiye fur ""'r boosting during his tenure in ?iiiee. ' , <? ?rhc projects to be let to contract in l)ceei>:her are located in nine coun !,K Cumberland will get 12 miles j 7 miles; Davidson 12; Rock 'I'Khain ?-, Kiciimond 9; Alexander 9; Stokes 12; J^kson 12, and Swain M. WHY BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS? Suppose treacherous poisonous ser pents wended their way through North Carolina, striking thousands with their deadly fangs leaving deso lation, heartaches, shattered plens and freshly covered mounds of earth along their trail? Every intellr^it individual in our state would <1 all within his power to crush ojit. the monsters. ' ? .? The available figures show then were 2462 deaths from tuberculosis in North Caorlina last year. This it an increase of 117 over the previous year. In this number were fathers needed by their families, mothers tak en from their little children, students in colleges, young men and ? women just beginning to work out their shin ing dreams, children in schools, each touched by the Great White Plague and taken away. In Jackson county there were 5 deaths from tuberou iesis. The pitiful part of it is that many could have lived, had help reached ihem in time. Education in bodily care, training in good health habits, instruction along lilies oi^ prevention, medcial, nursing- care for the affjictcd on?s and sufficient funds to promote e d tne de.iths froni tuberci'.osris these health measures could have re to at least one half of what they Aere last year. On Thanksgiving Day the Christ nas Seal sale began. It is promote* )y the North Carolnia Tubercuiosi. Associations in cooperation with the oc:?l Tuberculosis Seal Chairman, >Ir.;. J. B. Ensley and her commilU'e. Seventy-five per cent of the mone> raised by the local committee is re tained in the community to be useo o conquer turbercolusis. North Caro ina's organized fight litis reduced the total annual deaths nearly 2,000 in en years. If the rate of 1915 pro ailed, this would have been a re taction of. 12,0^0. iie^auise of last ear's increase there is a greatei iecd for a more intensive campaign .iian ever before. BALSAM Mrs. A. C. Bryson was summoned o Canton Tuesday of last week on .ccount of the illness of her father, ?[iv Hall. He passed away in a few sours after her arrival. He was a Confederate Veteran. We extend sin ere symjathy to the bereaved ones.' Miss Bonnie Barnes and Mr. Elbert iccee were married in Sylva Satur lay noon at the home of Esq. R. A. Jainter, he officiating. Mr. and Mrs. ,ViIl Reed, step-father and mother tf the groom and Miss Evic Recce, .ister of the groom accompanied them 0 Sylva and witnessed the ceremony. 1 hey were given a reception that light at the home of the bride V lot her, Mrs. Ellen Barnes. A sump ous supper had been prepared to vhich a large number of friends and elatives were invited. Music and ;ames were enjoyed until a late :our. Later the bridal couple were ;iven a serenade. C Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee, Jp., at ended the marriage of Mrs. Lee's .istei\ Mi^s Mabel Williams to Mr. Stanley Weaver, ^vhich took place at he home of the bride in Waynesville Thanksgiving Day. Rev. Wm. Pruitt of Hazelwood jreachcd morning and evening in the Baptist v church here Thanksjjiving Day. () ?' r} A most enjoyable Thanksgiving entertainment and box supper were. <iven at the public school house Fri lay night: The proceeds which amounted to $36.35 will be used for he benefit of tfce school, Miss JCatie Kenney won the cake which was vot :d to the prettiest young girl. Misses Hannah Warren ami Myr tle Lindsey of Ashevillo were week >nd \isitors in Balsam. Bom to Mr. and Mrs, Mart Hovlt NTov. 9th, a nine pound girl, Alice Ivalee. This is Mr. Hoyle's 16th child and he is a young looking mar j et. i* > ) Mr. Dick Queen of Dillsboro was here Friday and Saturday, Mrs. Maybelle Perry, Mrs, Lily 3ryson and Mrs. Meleta Beck went to Sylva Saturday. ? Mrs. Mabel lfrjisl*y went to Sylva Monday on business. . V Mr. George Knight went to Sylva Monday,,' Mr. Charlie Finland and family of Clyde spent Sunday of last week with Mrs. Penland's sister, Mrs. R. J. Bryson. '<>- A- ' )?? v V'/ ''I f \ '? tJ WORK 'STARTS ON HIGH WAY NUMBER 28 Franklin Press, Nov. 28.?The con victs who have been used on the Bry son City road for the j>ast several months were moved last Saturday to a camp site near the home of Mr. Ed Cruso on the upper Cartoogcchayc. They started work on the camp build ings Monday. When the camp is completed work will bqgin on High way No. 28 at the foot of the Nanta hala* and continue through Wallaoc <Jup and on towards Hayesville. Thi> road is n9W graded from Franklin to a point about 12 miles wost. It is ?ilso graded toward Highlands for seven miles. The highway from Franklin to Hayesville when completed will be one of the most scenic routes in tho. south. It will also open-up a country rich in national resources?a country ;o far tuly lightly touched by thfc ha! -i oi' mm. The entire county and particularly lie citizens of Cartoogechavc, are de ightcd thai work on the Xaut&halas is soon to begin. No more beautiful .alley than that of the Cartoogeohaye ?an be found in Western North Caro !ina. In this valley live sdine of Macon's best citizens. There are many ideal sites for dams along this stream, and many thousands of acres are available lor development pnr IMMt-s. When , Highway 28 is graded ihr.niuh Muqjou we may expect the country toward Hayesville md also toward Highlands to develop rapidly. It is.,not known just when work on this highway toward Highlands will .tart. It is understood that the coun ty eonanisssioners have had funds available for this purpose for somo inte. The matter now, seems to be .rating iii th? hands ol the District Commissioner. 1 .. \ \ COWARTS ! tapik that all of our people UuiM bcv anxious for the Smoky IfoHtAtai'i National Park. I think the people of Ccncy Fork township can roali/P more than any one else the real necessity of protecting our for est:; for daily we see our beautiful timbers and ofrests disappearing* Soon the expression "deep forest' will be an expression in charming stories, ; Miss Elizabeth Brown who is at tcndiirr Sylva C-Hegiate 1 list i to spent last week end at thisN plan with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown. Mi-s. Lonia demons, of Haves ville returned to this place Sunday where she is spending several months with her brother, It. N. Henson. Mrs. Clenions hap been visiting relatives in Canton. The Junior Class erf' the Methodist Sunday School had an enjoyable time on a picnic Sunday. Lunch was eaten en a nearby mountain top. vj It has been decided that the Ep worth l eague and Bi Y.P.U. will give n program jointly at this place 011 the afternoon of Christmas Day. Mioses Elizabeth Brown and Louise Hooper were guests of Miss Patsy Deitz for lunch last Saturday.. M' S.Ada Hooper recently retnm ed *'?> lit lfnie, at this place after sperdin? >01 ie time in Waynosviih where she has been undergoing treat ment of an eye specialist. Mr. Larson Lovdahl has recently '? ?"iirne-! to !ii.- home her*, after -pendin ?. shamim! n oir'i - 111 Akro's Ohio, 'i Among those attending the Union Meeting at East Sylva last week we're) Mr. Lawrence Lovedahl and Prof. Jonothan Brown. The friends of little Walter Brown pro sad to know that lie has been ill for some time. We hope ,'ihat he >viP soon rccover.' The'ji: >[>]?? of this section ere n;reat brosters of. the Journal and are in terested in county activities. SYLVA METHODIgT CHURCH Prettchinsr Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday ?evening at 7:30. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. Ep worth League at. 7 P. M. If you do not attend church any where else we shall be glad to have yon worship'with us. , "Let us not forsake the assembl ing of ourselves together, as the man ner of some is". Heb 10:24. PARK DRIVE IS SUCCEEDING Aslieville, Nov. 30.?With one of , \ ? # its counties '' over the top" on its quota before campaign has begun, Western North Carolina today faces the task of raising the major portion of the half million dollars that will \ ' make the National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains a reality." Ashe ville aud Buncombe-county have a greed to raise $250,000 and the or ganization, which lias been set up by J. G. Siikeleather, state highway coninlin rier and chairman of the orgar.i: \!on committee is ready to begin, work tomorrow. In the other communities of Western North Caro lina the local chairmen have been ap pointed, and it is planned to raise without delay the $150,000 assigned to this section of the state, outside of Buncombe county. r Already Swain county lias raised ( $600 more than its allotted amount ' ry of $25,000 and the workers declare that they haven't yet started to work. Most of the subscriptions in thflt county to date have been large ones, and wen*,made at an - open meeting :it Bryson City last Satur day night. With Slate Senator Plato D. Ebbs / > pi Ahlieviljo as district chairman, V^tcir, North Carolina is fully or ganized, and dozens of niass meet ings have been held to stimulate in terest. The women's clubs are taking dp the'task of raising their share of the fund under the directoin of Mrs. Charles M. Piatt of Aslieville. In Aslieville and Buncombe county the campaign organization is headed by Don S. Elias, local-chairman, and the women's division is led by Mrs. C. C. Hamilton, president of the Aslieville Federation of Women's Clubs. A children's division has been organized to ailow the young folks to cent Hbule, and .Tack and Billy Faulk ner, the 10-ycar-o!d twin sons of Abncr W. Faulkner, president of the Brown Motor'Company, were the first o come forward, each with a con aibution of $10 to the fund. SHOAL CREEK Prof. W. C. Roed made a business trip to Asheville Monday. Miss Anna Deakins spent the week end with relatives in <Ionesboro,.Tenn. Mr. Bill Howell is, making a bus iness trip to Ijenoir/ Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hall visited relatives at Willets Suuday. Mr. Frank Battle of /Asheville School spent the week end with homefqlks. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Varncr of Whit tier were guests at Mr. J. H. Hughes' Thanksgiving. Mrs. Wx C .Marton of Bryson and Mrs. Clias. Worley called at Mr. A. C. I ioyle's, Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Webb of Cooper's Creek, Mr. John Monteith, '? of Forney, Messrs Luther and Carl Hoyle, Misses Essie Anthony and Grace Hoyle, Mr. and ' Mrs. Ras Chambers and Miss Stella Mathews were callers at Mr. D. M. Shuler's Sunday afternoon. Music was en joyed by 4hose present. Mr. G." T. Cooper and family and Mr. aTid Mrs. Oscar Gibson spent Thanksgiving at Mr. H. G. Fer guson's. . Mr. Reed Queen and Miss Sadie j Queen of Sylva called at Mr. J. E. Hoyle's Sunday. . r) Mrs. J. L. Ferguson spent last i week with relatives^ at Cullowhee and Glenville. Misses Pearl and Maud Cooper of Sylva spent the. week end visiting among relatives. Mr. Wayne Battle returned to Balsam Grove Sunday after a visit with homefolks. Mrs.. J. H. Hughes and Mrs. W. H. Hoyle called on Mrs. W. H. Oxner Tuesday afternoon. Miss Leatha House spent Monday with Mrs. Cumi Hooper. Miss Bertha Buchanan and Mrs. Bill Howell were week end guests at Mr. Tyler Buchanan's of Webster. Mr. C. A. Bird, Mr. H. G. Fer guson and son Wayne, Mr. T. W. McLaughlin and daughter, Mrs. Robt. Hunnicutt and sons Ed and Grady, Mr- P. H, Ferguson and Misses Ger trude and Ruth Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. J, K. Terrtfll attended Quarterly Meeting at Whittier Sun day. - ^ . Mrs. Hanscel.Br&dley called at Mr. #. Nelson's Monday. PRACTICAL SHORT COURSES OFFERED AT STATE COLLEGE j Raleigh, Dec. 1.?Short courses in agriculture for farmers of North Carolina will begin at State College on Wednesday, January 6, and will offer students in agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy production, fruit and vegetable growing, . marketing, poultry husbandry, insect control and farm forestry. -? These short courses are the regular ' - \ ? ^ winter and spring term coureSvS and are not to be confused with the brief, N , 7 weekly, practical short courses which will also be held about the same time. The winter, term course will begin on Wednesday, January 6, and closes on Tuesday, March 16,'a::d the spring term course will begin on Wednesda, March 17, and close on Friday, Jun 4. These courscs are so designed that those who camipt attend col'eyv for one of the regular four year coureses may still secure college train f ing and get the benefit of the fact: found by investigation on the facts periment st aion farms. A studen may select a certain course which will prepai ; him for general Tunn ing in a certaiu section of the Slate or he may specialize in any parti cular branch in which he is interest ed. The college ofiers these course:* In both men ;md women but each ?p I plicunt mi- . bo of mature years aii-1 must have ...nl at least two year, oi practical f: >v :i:if;. A student ma> select one or m.-.jt bourses but lie wit' 4 be' limited i.?::xi!:.-*m of '21 civci its per te:.,.'and when'ihfe suc cessfully co;np?ctcd the work requir ed for GO credits, which will m|u:.rc three or more 'er as, he will be ^rant ed a certificate in agriculture. The expenses of these courses are nominal and the faculty of iha c-utire school of agriculture will bo used in giving the work. It is felt by the college officials that many farm folks who could not go to college will thus be benefited by attending for a short while such intensive courses as arc now being offered, . j TEAMS DRIVING FOR PARK. , l , With Mr. E. L. McKce as county ehairman, the drive for Jackson county's quota of $20,000.00 for the purchase of the lands for the Smoky Mountain Rational Park, was official ly launched, at a dinner, held last evening, at the Chamber of Com merce. A number of local speakers, in cluding Mr. M. Y. Jarrett, Mr. John B. Ensley, Mr. Billy Davis, Mr. M. Buchanan, and Chairman McKet* spoke in favor of the Park project, and pointed ant the great benefits that will conio to this region through the establishment of the Park. Practically every man present mad" a pledge to contribute to the Park funds, and Mr. McKee anounced the appointment of the committes and canvassers for the city and county. Announcement is to be made lator of the workers appointed in the oilier townships of the county. County Executive Committee, M. Buchanan, J. B. Ensley, Billy Davis, Dan Tompkins, G. W. Sutton, T. A. Cox, Mark Jarrett, John Allman, John Watson. Committee. ;cn at large, J. H. Wil son, Henry ?Hoss. Committe: for Addie, Cal Clayton^, John Allman, Grady Clayton. Committee tor Balsam, W. T. l^ee, Jr. , ;? ? Committee Sr Cashiers, D. A. Bumgarner, Hampton Pell, Carl Wike. Committe' for Qualla, P. H. Fer guson, Will Pntton, .las. Worley, Committer for Canada, LutheT Owen. % ; Committer for Sylva, H. E. Bu chanan, F. Li. Hooper, W. P. M<J luire, S im Higdon, H. W. Hoffman, Frank Clouac, B. X, Queen, A. J. Dills, J. H. Morris, W- M. Brown. Committer for Cullowhee, T. A. Cox, D. 11. Brown, Dr. H. T. Hunter, Prof. J, N. Wilson, R. L. Knight. Committee for Dillsboro, Cole Can non, S; W. Enloe, ft. F. Jarrett, Chns. Matson, W. C. Queen, Mark Jarrett. Committee for Hamburg, Carl Tam ison, Walker Breedlove, W. M. Fowl er, Frank Holders V HIGH HAMPTON PROPERTY SOLD FOR $336,500 The High Hampton property, oom ! prising the High Hampton inn, and - ? 2,400 acres of beautiful mountain' * * ^ L land in Jackson county, recently pur chased by a syndicate of investors, has been sold to R M. Combs, of Sar asota, Fla., it was announced today. , The purchase price was given as $335,000/ Mr. Combs plans to spend $1,000, 000 in development of the property, and will place it on the market its , soon as his program of improvement is completed. A landscape architee; to have charge of laying out the g-ronuds, developing golf links, im proving 'the lake, and otherwise eii-, liancing the grounds, highways, and drives, has been employed, according to announcement. J } { The sale was made by Fred Bur nett-, of Hendersonville. Some six weeks ago the property was acquired by a syndicate of whom E. L. McKee, is president; H. W. Plummer, Asheville, secretary-treis- j tirer; Gilbert White of Durham and Charles E. Waddell, of Ashevillc? vice-presidents. This company incorporated with $500,000 capital stock, and first an nounced intention of improving a,nd developing the propetry. The sale to Mr. Combs however terminates this program, and the new owner < has announced that he will proceed with the development. Mr. Combs is a successful real es tate operator at Sarasota, where he IiaS extensive holdings, it is announc ed. r JOHN S. FORSTER IS DEAD Asheville Citizen, Nov. 25.?John S. For3ter for 35 years a resident of Asheville, died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock after an extended illness. Physicians r in attendance had expressed little hope for his recovery and his death ivas not unexpected to members of his family. Mr. Forster is survived by his wife, three daughters; Mrs. C. C. Hipps, Mrs. R. E. Christopher, Mrs. Ed ward O'Kelley; three sons, Homer, Habile and William; one sister, Mrs. 5. M. Phillips; two brothers, P. S. mr J. E. Forster, ail of Asheville. Funeral service will be held at 3ylva Thursday morning at 11 o'clock followed by intcrement. The funeral was heir here, at the ionic Of Mr. Fortser's brother-in aw, Mr. A. J. Dills, on Thursday norning, att 11 o'clock, Rev. J. B. irice, pastor of Calvary Baptist ihurch, Asheville, conducted the ser vice. Interment was in the Dills fam ly burying ground. FORMULA FOR HOME CURING PORK If you like well flavored palatable pork for your table use the following mixture for curing your meat. 2 pounds fresh salt, 4 pounds brown sugar, 3 ota. ground sage, 2 ozs. ground peper (black). 1 oz. salt petre. The meat should be thoroughly coof cd out after killing before the hog is jut up.Then rub each piece thourough ly all over fith this mixture before storing away in a thin covering of the mixture. At the end of two weokjR' the meat should be taken up and the salty mixture- rubbed off. Then apply a new coating of the? mixture and place it back with a thin covering of the mixture as be fore. yi' The/amount of mixture stated above will be needed to put away approxi mately 100 pounds of pork. Increase the mixture accordingly for additional 100 pounds of pork. When oncc you eat meat from thi - method of curing you will discard the salt alone method of curing savs County Agent C. W. Tilson. WAYNESVILLE BACKS PARK The civic l)o<l;crs of Waynesville, including the Rotary Club and the Goodfellows,Club, hav* gone on record as favoring the Si .'.i.y Moimtaiu National Park.' ...At a meeting of tLo Goodfeilcws Club, Tuesday evening the 'ja-.tJcr was._ presented by. Senate Ebbs, and others, and the ren:iu'i? n unanimously endorsing the . Pizls movement, followed* ^ A \ ? ?