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*' sn THE YEAR IN< ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY SYLVA, N. C., DECEM3ER,30 1925 $2.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE OUT S^EtS"oQUNTY= WORK ON BALSAM BOAD TO BE PUSHED Advices from the state highway commission are to the effect that the contract for the ' surfacing of Highway No. 10, from Balsam to Sylva has been awarded to Overstreet arid Xance, the low bidders, with the understanding that four nines of thi surfacing is to be leased, and thai two outfits arc to be put on the re maining eight miles, the whole to be ruined to completion. A letter from, chairman Frank Pag#, to commissioner Stickleather, |w:ts forth these facts, and. follows: " Raleigh, Dec., 22.?Dear Mr tikelenther: Overstreet and Nance, ow bidders on Project No. 955, hav< con in the oitiee. and I have di. lussed with them the practicability 1 putt in <r two outliits on this pro ct ami they agree with me that the\ jil..put on two outfits, and lease at ?ist tour miles of it to some othei ?iitractor:'They also agree to cu< he. working days not to exceed IOC o 140. ??I'pon the above conditions^ 1 nvc ii warded the contract. I assure rou that 1 will keep right after then nd see that they do rush this thi lyork to an early completion. With best wishes, and compliment. Dt the season, I am, Very truly yours, Frank Page, Chairman State High jrgv Commission." The state is making preparations ?Ir the grading work necessary to liniinate a number of the dangerous urves on the mountain. The camp lave been built. Two steam shovels and other grading machinery are oi le ground',and the grading work ias actually begun. It is hoped that the entire ron< will be completed before the begin niijir of the tourist season, giving th.1 p.'ople a concrete road from th; |(!.'ortria line, via Franklin and Sylv: [to Ashevillc, and opening Xo. V iin'w-ugh from Ashoville to Murphy. LOVE'S CHAPEL ITEMS r .Miss Mamie Brown spoilt tli' Christmas holidays with relatives a' W oodrow. Ml*. and Mrs. Ira Franklin of Earn Svlv? spent Christmas with Miv Franklin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H .Mis.; Mamie Drawn spent Tuesday witli Miss Nettie Ashe. ;YIi.-,s Bn!ah Mills of Cullowhc spoilt the week end with her brother. .Mr. Fred Mills. Miss Nina Parker has returned t roni Caney Fork where she has beer visiting relatives. Horn ,to Mr. and Mrs. Bnrk Pain Dorom'^r 22, a son. Mr.aV.J Mrs. JohnHooper and little ^IjMgtyter Rubie Sue of Sylva spent jilif week end with Mrs. Hooper's j j iiunt.i, .Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ashe. Miss Nettie Ashe spent last week vCi her sister, Mrs. John Hooper .01 Sylva. <; Miss Annie V. Tatham "and Mr! i: Tinan Ashe were guests at Sava nnji Christmas eve. Mr. >nd Mrs. Enis Ashe and little son, Willard spent Christmas wit! Mrs:"1 Ashe's father, Mr. Frady af Webster. ifr. Edgar Plott of Canton w? ttw -nest"' of Miss Louise Parker ulur tr? the holiday's. Mis? Love Bumgarner a student ol Sylva ili'.'li School, spent Christmas sir M"aytiesville. Miss JIa Biunganier, who has been f Wavnesville is spending a few days 211 llOJflO. Mis.-es Mamie Hoxit and Jerdie Mills ol' Cullowhee spent the week <ii(1 with Miss Nola Ashe. Misses Fannie Belle and Nettie As! were the guests of their broth-H < Mr. Mack Ashe Sunday afternoon ' The coinmuntiy was saddened by flit' reath of Mrs. John Williams of "hi; place. Tlie funeral was conduct ??<< jit the Old Field grave yard at !k'!? by Rev. Western Reed. X Misses Annie and Lyda Painter ?TMit Saturday afternoon with Mr. Hall TOY HELD m WASHINGTON T'cpnty Sheriff Dock Sutton left, Saturday, for Taeoma, Washington, ''' hring Ralph Toy back to this advices having been received that Toy Ls being held there, for the ?u iili Carolina authorities. ?' T?v's wanted here to faee charge^ "i l' r^ery, it being alleged that he ]?w<l a number of checks, said to "av<- been forged ujwn local business "0"ses, and aggregating over $600. w, several wceL ago. . ?>:)' I MRS. MONTEITtt DIES AT SAPPED? On December 12, God callcd from this toilsome world Mrs. Lula Mon-. toith, wife of James G. Monteith, to 0[ dwell ill that beautiful place called : 4 Heaven". Mrs. Monteith, was mother to a nc^w born babe only a fow dayu be fore her death, and contracted pneu monia from which she never recover ed. The little infant only lived a day jr so, and God took it to Heaven, then a few, days later called its mother to be with her child. Mrs, Monteith was the daughter of lohn London of Macon county, and liarried James C. Monteith, known , v * J s>y most ovcrv one in this county and Transylvania,'as being an upright citizen in every respect. Mrs. Mort ;eith, was the mother of Ernest Mon teith, who ran in the last Democratic primary for Register o fDeeds. Young i at, is ii s-./.ooi a Cull whe , am, lie is a young, man o fsterling quali ties, and will be heard from in the luture it' he lives. Mrs. Monteith was a kind mother unl a splendid wife and neighbor. S 'O was respected by alt who knew icr, and will be greatly missed by or many friends. She lived in Fair field at the time of her death and all (' * U ? ? tier .neighbors were very kind to her and tsc family during her sickness and death. She was the mother of eight child ren all of whom are living except the ;ifalvt mentioned above. She leaves t 'uisband, seven children, two broth ers and two sisters and a host oi 'neiuls to mourn her death. She was converted and joined thi Baptist, church at Pine Grove Maoor ,bounty at an early age, and was r. fyiember of the Glenville Baptist ?Tiurch at the time ot' her death. ( She was 44 years of age. Rev ; ?'tank Bpingamer.pastor ol^theGlea-j i|b naptist ehurc'i and Ifev. Vr. r.ynch pastor of the CuJhv.",w- t Methodist church conducted the I funeral. She was buried at the Glei ! ville Ceriietery. ? ? > v Students of the Cullowhee Schco. sent a nice floral offering. MRS. MARTHA WIL LIAMS PASSES Mrs. Martha S. Williams, wife of John A. Williams, died at her home, n the Leve's Chapel section, of this township, on "December 22, at' the age of seventy years. She was a '"aithful Christian woman, and had been a member of tho Baptist church 'J *? manv years. i The funeral serviee was conducted >n December 24, by Rev. Western T>.-v?d. nnd interment was-in the Old Field Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was the mother of 11 children, 5 of which survive her, with her husband. o> CITY BUYS AD DITIONAL WATERSHED In order to augment the supply of the city iand to take care of the future errowth of the town, the citv * ' * authorities have just consumated a i."*?>! for the purchase of 663 acre.-*, covering the entire watershed of the; eft hand progn of Fisher Creek. Of the acreage bought by the city 403 acrs was purchased from W. J. Fisher, at a price of $22.50 per acre *?nd 170 acres from Mrs. Kate T.I Davis at $20.00 an acre1.' 1 ' This purchase will a little- more than double tjie ^atcr supply of th? city and ^hould ajnply care for it* growth of several years. CARD OF THANKS ) We wish to thank the many peop'< who have aided us during the illne?? and death of our dear wife and moth er. Words will not convey the mc sage that we should like to give ou many relatives and friends. Withou* your help and comforting phrase4 our sorrows would have been mud greater. Our loss - is great. We ar- ? mu^h grieved, yet we are comforter when we - think of ' her beautifi:' philesoh'py of life, her unselfish d votion to her family, and her eve willingness to help others. Again thanking you for your in' valuable help, we beg to remain, ' Sincerely your friends, J&meft C. Monteitb ana Children. ^ RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Hf^.utions adopted by the Cullo whee Pnptist church in. session Sun dav, December 27, 1925. Abort throe years ago Brother and Mrs. West came into our midst, stranger* from another state. Broth er West was taking up the work as pastor of the Cullowhee Baptist church, succeeding Rev. P. L. Elliott, who had started a fine foundation work in the church. Brother West faced certain situa tions, or conditions which might have di >* '.r;igod a less stout-hearted min ister. The church membership was relatively poor; it had but recently undertaken, for the first time, the support of a full-time pastor; the physical equipment was dishearten ing^ meager; the church heavily in debt, both on account of equipment and for pastor's aslarv! While a be ginning had been made toward the inaugration of a budget system, the financial support of the church was still haphazard and uncertain. To these aspects of the situation, one might add the fact that the Cul lowhee Baptist church, made up as it is of two elelents, made up as the community, which have quite dif ferent interests, itself constituted a distinct challenge. It is not an easy matter for a pastor to minister suc cessfully to a church made up of school people and a rural population Wherever this has been done suc cessfully, it means that there has been a whole-hearted dedication to the Lord's cause on the part of both pastor and people. We take pleasure in here record ing s<-i;ie of the accomplishments of the chuich under Brother .West'; ministry: [ ? (1) The church debt has been prnet:callv wiped out. , (2) The system of financing, in augrated by Brother Elliott, has been extended and improved, with the iv suit t!ml v have a definite budget, p-'Hi n hr<y majority of the mem bers pledged to regular giving, iiie church is well organized. vvi?'\ Savdi'.v School, Missionary So cifty, B. Y. P. U's, Y. W. A., etc. 4) The church has been definite i;. I ro.J^lit before the Baptists of tht i.;? <?? ^ - pecially before tl.e Stale ..fission Board, and is now reeogni/. '.uv-i oncjo.f the strategic centers ot den^iiination in Western North '?'?Lt: '\ . ' v ? , membership of the churcli <??1 ifj'/j ? spirit of harmory that if ?.?? ily gratifying and promises well f.v 3 f . v.re of our work. v ,(6) Numbers in)the church, undci t'?- !c3'1r-V::hip of the pastor, have been stimulated to a more systematic study <>i the Bible. Mr-. Wc?st, as pastor's wife and helper, jawd as an active participant in all that went to the upbuilding 01 the st: ?.ch and the community, ha. been no less a force than has Broth >r V. Their joint labors have beer labors of love and devotion to tin cause, i heir presence in the communi ty has been a benediction. While we record, with reverent gratitude, the accomplishments en .umerated above, we recognize th?' bigness of the challenge of thing which should yet be undertaken by the church. Courageous leadership it no less demanded now than when Brother and Mrs. West came to us.'" However, Brother West feels thai the l^ord would have him cast his lot elsewhere, and he feels impelled to go. We are asked, therefore, to ac cpt his resignation as pastor of thu ehuroli. We would, of course, like tc. hav> it otherwise; but since the will of Him whom we serve seems to be directing matters, we bow in humbh submission. Bo it resolved, therefore, First, that we accept Brother West's resignation, and commend him at>d his family to the fellowship ;f the church at Roxboro, where he has been called; Second, that we assure him and his family of our unabated affection, of our united interest and prayers; Third, that a copy of these reso utionsj be placed on the minutes of the church, a copy given to Brother West, a copy sent to the Jackson County Journal, a copy to the Chair nan of the Pulpit Committee of the "Irst Baptist Church at Roxboro, al ,o a copy to the Biblical Recorder. TAKE WARNING No one should build a fire in kitch /H range having water front unles; . .uf that water running through at -i tvone hot water fnuccf. Failure ,o take this precaution has cause< 1 ...any deaths from water front and boiler explosions. ' JOHN T. WIKE DIES The venerable John T. Wike [ ' \ citizen of Jackson county, died at his home, near East La Porte, on Decem ber 22, in the eightieth year of his life. Funeral services were held on December 23, being conducted by Rev Mr. Woolum, and interment was in 7 / * the Wike family ceraentery, with Masonic honors. Mr. Wike leaves his widow, and three children, Charles Wike and Mrs. Hopkins, of East La Porte, and Will T. ?7ike. He v.r.j one of the best known and best loved citizens of the county, in which he was born, and had lived his long life. He was a Mason of many years standing and Past Master of the East La Porte Lodge. SHOAL CREEK .On Friday afternoon an interest ing Christmas program was given by Qualla school. The manner in which each child acted its part show ed careful training on the part of the teachers. Several beautiful songs i were sung by the young ladies ol the higher grades, and some were sung by the entire school. The pro gram was followed by a treat ol candy and - oranges front th( teachers to each of their students. Then last but not least a beautiful cedar tree aws '' deprived of of its fruits" to the delight of those pres ent. Our teachers left Saturday to * ( ?? O j spend holidays with homefolks. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes since sincc returning from their wedding trip to Asheville arc at home to their friends, at present, at Mr. J. 11. Hughes. We are glad to have these' uajjfjjl an&JbelpfuVyoiuig folks settle iimong us. * Messrs. Wayne Battle, .1. Q. Torre) and Buren Terrell are spepdin:; Csristnias vacation with homefolks.. Messrs. J. E. Battle and Tho.s. Patton made a mountain trip las ?veck. Mr. and Mrs. D. Cy Hughes ami Mrs. J. M. Hughes called at Mr. W H. Oxner's Sunday afternoon. Mr. Jack Battle was the guest ol Mr. Luther Hoyle Sunday. Mr. Sevier Keener spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. W. F. Battle's. Mr. J. R. Bradley of New York, spent Sunday, night at Mr. J. E Battle's. V. Mrs. J. G. Hooper visited at Mr W. F. House'8 Tuesday. Mr. G. A. Kinsland called on Mr C. B. Terrell Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Golman Kinslam' called at Mr. J. H. Hughes' Sunda; evening. Miss Edna Hoyle spent Sunday light with Miss Clandia Hoyle. Some of our news may never reach the Journal office as our roads hrc getting in a deplorable condition. INMATES OF COUNTY HOME THANK CITIZENS The Journal is in receipt of a let ter from the old people, at the county home, expressing their grttitudc for the Christmas cheer sent them: The letter follows: lam not a subscriber but a reader of the Journal. Hope you will give me space through the columns for a little item,o fthanks to the many <jood people of Jackson county for their kindnesses shown to us aged people at the county home. We can not express but our hearts can feel what this kindness meant to us. Hearts of love made us praise with joy the Mighty King. MARRIAGE LICENSES ' " Harvey Wiggins to Mayme Davis, both of Swain. Edgar C. Fisher to Sclrna Green. Bob Powell to Annie Lewis. Claude Hughes to Flora Frances Battle. ? ( . ? Ernest Keener, to DeEtta Moody. G. Robinson to Hannah Jane Davis G. J. Robinson to Sallie Hooper. David Dowdle to Delia May Bry son. Gaither Eugene Carter to Bertie Ada Ashe. Odel Lackey to Beulah Lowery (colored). During the year 123 marriage licenses were issued by the local register of deeds.. 7 J ,, f/ GERMAN NICKLE MANUFAC TURE TO STUDY MINE > , ) vV'-.. Ashevillo Times, Dec. 29.?J Say lesberg, of Pabenburg-Ems. Germany is at Grove Park Inn, aifti plans to leave shortly for Webster, Jackson county, to investigate a nickel ore deposit near that place. Whether the Jackson deposit is sufficiently rich to warrant . its de velopment is considered doubtful by Mi1. Saylesbefg, who told a represen tative of the Times that lie-^-s come to look over j^ie mine and determine the percentage o fmetal in tsc ore. In order to mine nickel profitably it is necessary that the metal runs at least 4 per cent of the ore, he said, and his information is that the Web ster mine runs only one per cent. Mr. Savlesberg operates an exten sive nickel industry in Germany and has been engaged in that occupation all his life. Large quantities of nickel arc imported fur his factories from New Caledonia and Canada. From what he has seen of America the German engineer is greatly im pressed with this country.He deplor ed, however,' the ruthless destruction of native forests. In Germany,he said every effort is put forth to conserve the timber supply, and replace every cut tree with a new netting. In fifty years there will be no forests in America unless, heroic efforts are made to reforest, he" said. r.\ USE ROUrili PEED ? ,1 , >' ? SAYS JOHN AREY Raleigh,i. '20.--John Arey, dr.in extensoin . : ef State polleg?, has for ycjir-- ',<*'?* r<!\"isittg da'rv farmer t ? : gr?w tlici" own legi ?< !r, ?? <! to feed only sr.rti li;:y ? ? K'v. ? ror heavy milk and creji.. : ' Xow, he has hi. l to ; ^'jgsstOthat it niiirlit1 he *. . ?> 1 > fr <\ cotton seed liti'.Sa arid . gru > avs this win t-er. His ; have reseller] hi.5 i'riend < the dnijv game am] coD.-cquci '! Aiy. A ivy lias been be siged wit: lettcrs wanting to know w:t\j ill ' 'ijiiwjn_:' he has changed and jr.sl.?'A, the natter, anyhow. ]'s Uiidi: nth was so severe kui summer that i'ew dairy farmers grew enough legume hay to feed this winter. Some wen; planning;, to sell tseir cows? others wore planning to buy high priced alfalfa or other hays and still others were in a quandary, not knawing what to do. Therefore they began to write to Mr. Arey and his co-workers. In effect, Mr. Arey replied that those who arc selling whole milk now can afford to buy both grains and legume hays; but the very small dairy man or the man producing cream for sale to dreameries will find that' he cannot buy the high priced hays, in additions to grains,: and then make a profit.. "Therefore", says Mi;. Arey, "if these oream producers will make up a grain ration consisting / of 100 pounds of crushed c^orn, 100 pounds of cottonseed meal and 100 potinds of wheat bran, thev .can' use this mix ture on cottonseed hulls and stover with good results. "Some dairymen are using a so lution of feed molasses and water with which to. dampen the feed and are finding that the cows are eating every scrap.. We still do not consider hulls and stover as good milk pro ducing feeds, but they are best we have, in many eases, and with a good ration, may be used to advantage. We can get or have produced the com and cotton seed for the first two grains and will only have to buy the bran. Even if we have to buy coin, it is now pompartively cheap, especially when bought cooperative ly" ? v . '(' o? ? '-?) SYLVA BAND MIN STRELS BENEFIT T "The Alabama Minstrels" to be given in gra led school :"iditorium on or about February 14 is an event well Worth coking fur^xrd to. The train* .N-hormyvnth orchestra and some inand -oloi>'- will furnish the musical program* The van vu! skc>' ;-s will be up <o the mi'11.1 ;?< d furnish plenty of laughs and ivep your attention from beginning . iid. ' The caft will cciirnst of local people. .' > - Miss Af- . iTi her, is Musical Direr tor, all t!;u wi!:bj<g(ton sing in the chorus orr' ca'i frrnisl a vaudeville sketdfitp' vset I'lr. C. H. Daniels, who is managing the production. NEW COMMERCIAL HOTEL PLANNED Franklin Pres s,Dec. 25.?At an en thusiastic meeting held at the Hotel Franklin last Friday night steps were taken toward building a modern com mercial hotel somewhere on lfrin street. At this meeting Dr.'j H. H. Kaplan, a prominent real estate man of Asheville, was present and made a splendid talk on Franklin and Ma con county from the viewpoint of an outsider. Dr. Kaplan spoke of the mineral resources that lie under ground in this county and stated that our citizens do not yet realize the mighty possibilities along this line. He also stressed the strategic lo catoin of Franklin and pointed out the fact that Franklin is preeminent ly the gateway from the south to the mountainous region of North Caro lina. After some discussion a motion was. made and passed that the chairman - of the Macon County Progressive Club under whose auspices the sup per was served, appoint two com mittees?one on location with full authority to lease, option or buy a site for the proposed hotel some where on Main street between ths tops of the two hills and one to so licit subscriptions. Mr. Patton ap pointed the following, as the commit tee on location: Messrs. Alex Moore, H. G. Robertson and Dr. Furman An gel. Messrs. Sam Franks, H. W. Cabc, E. S. Hunnicutt, John S. Trot ter and W. N. Sloan were appointed as the committee to solicit funds. JUDGE 0. H. ALLEN DIES IN KINSTON Kinston, N. 0., Dec., 16.?Judge Oliver H. Allen, a native of Wake m ' ( county, died here this morning at the age of 75. Judge Allen was appointed to tho supreme court bench in 1897. He re tired on January 23, 1923, and has been an emergency judge since his retirement Death came to the aged jurist at his residence here this morning at S o 'clock. He had been in failing health f >r some months death coming a^ a result of complications. Judge Allen was a brother of the late Supreme Court Justice William Allen. In 1922, Judge Allen said, "I have no satisfactory views as to prohi bition." "Rigid legislation will not make better people and that is the need of the hour. The church should exercise more power." CAESAR'S HEAD PROPERTY SOLD TO FLORIDA MAN The Caescr's Head property, em bracing 2,416 acres of land on Ceas ar's Head mountain, the holdings of the Paris Mountain-Caesar's Head, company ,of Greenville, was sold last week to H. Walter Fuller iof St. Petersburg, Fla., president of Laurel Park estates, Inc., and several asso ciates for approximately $500,000. The purchase of this property 11 the inital steep in the launching of u summer resort development which will entail the expenditure of some thing in the neighborhood of $2,000, 000 for a magnificent hotel and gen eral improvements. ' The purchasers will take posses sion of the porj>erty January 20, and will begin immediately upon its de velopment. Plans as outlined by tho purchasers call for completion of the lu>tcl and 18-hole golf course by tho sutimeif of 1927, SYLVA BOY SELECTED TOE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION Frank Askev, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyed Askey, of Sylva, has just been notified of his selection for membership in tho League of Curtis Salesmen, an honor organization jnnintained by The Curtis Publishing Co., for boys who sell its publicat ions. Admittance to this \ organization drpend:i upon regular school atten dance and a record of efficient ser vice to customers. Through this train ,in^, teachers very generally report that boys gain a sense of responsi bility that tends to make schooling more real to them. As Frank'8 friends know, he i.* developing a sense of relf oonfidrnr-:' and an ahility to r.in're decisions quickly. That is one reason he :s proud to show his budge ef n"?mber ship to his friends and is r w bod ing forward to advancement t) t!'<? next higher degree in the arguLva tiotu
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