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HjOtlie Year in Advance in the Count $ {?
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$2.00 the i In Advance Outside County
jjorks for Fourth
probably Forbidden
ILflnco Commissioner Stacy W.
hlis sent our to mayors and
its t strong iipitral for concerted
* OU the i""'1 1,1 a,lt' coun
.(ioriiies i" suppressing the sale
ififf#0rks tor (lie Fourth of July.
rlv ?|| of the more progressive
^ jjJtJ pities of t he State there
oniinaiie^s forbidding the sale
fjffnorks within the corporate
^ ot the town or city and these
faun's are strictly enforced. In
-,?? eases. however, the ordinances
f prwtyall.v miilitied by county
pontics Kisuitig lieense for tlie
of ? fireworks just outside the
?, limits.
[Thedivision 01 safety education of
, .North Ciirollna Insurance de
cent has in its files a long
wrj of Fourth of .July disasters.J
. liuinlivds ot happy boys ami
j jn North Carolina, the joyous
#ay lias ended as a day of pain
j in scores of eases, families who
jtfd the day with happiest antici
os, found themselves homeless
jlk close of l[
i ffiile children delight in the noise
| display of exploding fireworks,
[risk is too much to run for the
mre involved and every good cit-i
Ha should Use his influence to have'
p Fourth of July observed sanelv.
I [fere is nothing patriotic in endan
joiou the lives and property of oth
t people.
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|/otm Battle Un
dergoes Operation
Ijnsou City Times, June 25.
I job nBattkv of Sylva, son of Mr.
Ld Mrs. W. F. Battle of Shoal
ICiwk, took sick suddenly with ap
Ipemlicitis last Thursday morning at
|l o'clock, June 17th, and was rush
led to the local hospital by Henry
?Bird and Wayne Battle, brother of
loliu, accompanied , byj^r. Candler,
Ui Sska. Xi 4:30 o'clock he was
operated on by Dr. Candler. Since
the operation lie seems to have been
iiuprovm very nicely as could be
expected.
Last Sunday his parents, sister,
brothers, Wayne of Svlva, and Ras
tus am] wiie ot Tennessee, were at
the local hospital to see him.
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Produce Late
Vegetables Advises
Horticulturist
Raleigh, X. C., June 29?With the
towing of general rains, the vegeta
ble garden may still be made pro-j
dnctive and profitable. There arei
i number ot' late vegetables which'
should be planted to provide food
for the table.
" "About the first thing to do,"j
ays Robert Schmidt, vegetable spec
ialist at State College, "is to plant
some snap beans at once and don't
forget to continue planting that a
continuous supply may be had. If1
there are no pole butter beans, some
01 the bush varieties like the
Improved l!ush will produce a good
eroP in the late fall. Tomato plants
'0r the late crop may be set during
first hah of July. Beets and
Trots, planted in July will produce
a fall crop.'' ,?
Prof. Schmidt also suggests the
planting of more sweet potatoes in
*?stern Carolina. These may come
trom the sprouts ,or from vine cut
m8S- I" taking vine cuttings, how
eu'r> no |iiore than two should be
"Mowed from each plant. Cutting
Dlorc severely will reduce the yield
?t the parent vine in proportion to
l(' "umber of vines removed.
Another im]H>rtant thing is to.
P "P cultivation. If the rains
e?ntinne, grass and weeds will grow
^pullv. Cultivation should be con
moed often enough to keep the sur
ace broken and loose and the weeds
tiled out.
nsects and disease work havoo in
e garden during the late summer,
*Vk ^ro*' ^('hniidt. A careful
J1 should be kept for such tron
f a,1|l measures taken to control
6 oar(h'ii pests before they do
mu?h damasje.
SlAYERS of banks acquitted
Five negroes, Nora Johnson, Dave
?hnson, Johnnie Johnson, _Woodrow
?Wn, and James Hawzeol, were
knitted by a jury in Bunconibo
??untv su|M-rior court, Saturday, of
^Uriler in connection with the death
? Wesley Hanks, conductor or t
Railway. ?
W. M. TJ. Annual Meet
ing to Be Held at Addie
The annual meeting of the Bap
tist Woman's Missionary Union, of
the Tuckaseigee Association, will be
held at the Buff Creek-church, Ad
die, on Wednesday, July 7, begin
ning at 10:00 o'clock. Mrs. Edna R.
Harris, one of the officers of the
State Union, who was elected at the
State meeting, in March, is expected
to be present and address the Union.
The complete program follows:
Devotional, Mrs,. W. C. Reed.
Address of Welcome, Addie Socie
ty. . ' . ?.
Response, Mrs. L. Jr* Henson.
Minutes of last Meeting.
Roll Call of Societies and Reports.
Report of Officers.
Address, Mrs. Edna R. Harris.
Discussion: Enlistment and Person
al Service, Mrs. H. T, Hunter.
Reports, Program "fend Week of
Prayer, Mrs. E. P. Stillwell.
Appointment of Committees.
Dinner.
Afternoon service:
Devotional, Webster Society.
W .M. U. Specials, Mrs. R. L.
Randolph.
Young Peoples' Hour: Mrs. J. B
Enslgy, presiding. - v
Reports of Junior Societie.s
Junior Demonstration.
Mission Study, Mi's. Edna R. Har
ris. "i
Business. Dismissal.
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East Sylva
The death angel visited the ltome
of Mr. Harley Bryson June 25th and
called his mother on to reap her re
ward. Mrs. Bryson was aioy one
years of age. The internment was
made in the Wesley's Chapel Ceme
tery. She leaves to mourn their loss,
one sister, three sons and two daugh
ters.
Messrs. Jay and Chas. Matlock of
Franklin spent the week end
TS-rty nnd John
R. Shepard.
Miss Blanche Long has accepted n
position with Mr. ii. E. McNeely and
son. i
Miss Lenora Carden spent Tuesday
night with Miss Amy Barnes.
Messrs. Coy Franklin and Riley
Shular motored to Ashevillc Saturday^
night.
Rev. Mr. Bain of East LaPorte
preached an interesting sermon Satur
day night. Among the vis it ox's from
East LaPorte were' Rev. Mr._\YoJum
and family.
. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McNeely and
daughter, Mary, were called to Mor
ganton on account of the serious ill
ness of Mrs. McNeeley's mother.
Miss Mary Shepard spent Sunday
evening with her . uncle, Mr. G. P.
Shepard.
Misses Blanche and Lucile Long
spent Sunday evening with Misses
Ben! ah and Pauline Carpenter.
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installing Auxiliary
Power Plant
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The Dillsboro and Sylva Electric |
Light Company is how busy installing
a steam auxiliary plant at Sylva to
carc for the patrons of the power
and light company in emergencies
caused by low water or other even
tualities at J^he hydro-electric plant,
at Dillsboro. 1 ,
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Local Ice Plant
Trebles Capacity
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Mr. M Y. J arret t, manager of the
Tuckaseegce Ice Company frOm which
i>ylva, Dillsboro, Cullowhee and oth
er Jackson county points are supplied
with ice, states that he has just com
pleted installing additional facilities
for making ice at Dillsboro increas
ing the capacity of the plant from
five to fiftcei/tons.
Land Sale Friday /
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? The National-Realty and Auction
Company of Greensboro will offer
some splendid business and suburbar
property at auction at 2 o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
The property, offered in this sale
includes the building on Main Street
in Sylva, now occupied by the Tuck
aseegee Motor Company, and is a two
story brick building, located next
door to the post office, and also ten
acres of the Love Farm on the Cul
lowhee road, q short distance from
the corporate limits of ISylva.
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Sunday School Con*
vention At SpeedrireU
Plans have been made for holding
the Jackson County Sunday School
Convention a tSpeedwell Methodist.
Church, Saturday and Sunday, July
17 and 18. Arrangements for the con
vention are in the hands of Pro|,
Frank Watson,, and Mr. R. U. Sut
ton, President and Secretary of the
County Sunday School Association,^
These officers have announced that'
they have secured jis outside speak
ers for the convention, Miss Flor?|
Davis, Raleigh, Associate Superin
tendent - North Carolina Sundajf
School Association and Miss Dai^pj
Magee, Raleigh, Children's Division'
Superintendent of the North Carojjn*.
Sunday School Association. Beside^
these outside speakers, a number <*
prominent pastors and Sunday Sch
workers of the county will take pa:
on the program. nj.
The program for the convention
will include addresses and discussions
of various phases of modern SundajC
School work, the- object being t3
make it possible for workers in alt
departments of the Sunday Schooi
to get help from the convention; A;
request is being made to the Sunday
School workers of the county t*'?
present to the convention any 3peo|
ial Sunday School problem thai
should be discussed.
Announcement is also made by tbtt
officers in charge of the convention
that, following a custom start
three years ago, a pennant will
presented to teh Sunday School hav?.
ing in the convention the largest
number of representatives, sixtt*?
years of age and over, according to>
the number of miles traveled. Anjf
Sunday School in the county can'
compete for the pennant, except th$
Sunday School with which the eoa*
vention is held and others within one
mile of the convention church.
Hold Moore
Booster Meetfcg*
A number oi' influential Democrats
of the county met, Monday afternoon
at the court house in the interest of
Waiter E. Moore, Jackson's County's
candidate for Judge for the Twen
tieth Judicial District.
The meeting is said to have been
an entlmsiatsic one, and plans were
laid to organize each precinct for
(lie purpose of getting out the
largest vote in the history of Jack
son county, in Saturday's primary.
City Began Pouring
Concrete Yesterday
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The first batch ot concrete I of
Sylva's five miles of new streets,
contemplated by the present town ad
ministration, was poured on Keener'
Street yesterday morning by W. M.
Brown, contractor. *
~ The grading has been completed on
North Allen, Hampton, Drury Lane,
Savannah Roud, Jackson Street, Bal
sam Street, Walnut Street, Keener
Street and Ridgeway Street, and the
contractors, Dicus Brothers is laying
the necessary water and sewer lines
on the streets where they are not
now provided.
Mr. Brown lias two pavers now on
the job and ready to go to work, one
pouring the curb and gutters and the
other will start on the street paving
within the rext few days.
It is the hope of the city officials
to rush the job to an early comple
tion. "
TO DEDICATE UNION CHURCH
The Journal is in receipt of a letter
fro^i H. L. Wood, secretary and
treasurer of the Balsara-Gfove Union
Church, stating that the church, will
be dedicated on Sunday,- July 4th.
An invitation is extended to the
public to be present at the dedica
tion service, and especially to those
who have Contributed their means to
the building of the church.
Franklin Road
Nearly Finished
When the pave* stopped work yes
terday afternoon there was but seven
tenths of a mile needed to complete
the job from Dillsboro to Franklin,
and the contractor, E. T. Belote, ex
pects to complete it in the next few
days,- The road will be open with
, concrete surface from Sylva to the
Georgia lin^ by the middle of July.
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A Gossippe's Letter
? 1 From Cow&rts
L
I wish-to congratulate the editor
'On his wirite up of the "Million Del
ia* Rain." We have had several
million dollar rains of late.
Miss fioouie Hooper of FL Wayne,
Ind. has recently returneci to that
place after a visit here with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hooper,
i-;^he beauties of our wonderful
aunity got so heavy after the
-that the strain was too much
Some of our people. A party
ant" Saturday and Sunday, June
and 20th at Whiteside./ Those
having the pleasure of being in-this
were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
and family, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Smith and family, the Misses
Larson Loved aM, Patsy Deitz,
Hooper, Frank Brown, John
n and Spurgeon Brown.
W. A. Brown has recently re
froma visit to her old home
th Caroljpa.
Boys' and Girls' Farm Club of
place is making considerable
The next meeting is to be
Green's Potato patch. Where
a potato patch, a hoe, and
^boyish eyes -looking through
holes in an old straw Jiat you
progress. Progress has come to
y with us.
Misses Elizabeth Brown, "Fanny,
ry and Hetty Green recently
it the day with Miss Gladys Par
r, One of the things enjoyed dur
the day was climbing cherry
<$&es and sitting still for hours with
only the hands moving. Here's hop
ing that Mrs. Parker doesn't have
ite<6herry shortage. Another thing en
joyed during the day was eating
raerry pie sweetened with "Finger
?gp Artificial Sugar." For further
^formation concevinng this - pie
pDone Miss >r .
Hopin' you 're well,
A Gossippe.
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>odman Gets Degree
From State College
John W. Goodman, district farm
ag;:nt i'or Western North Carolina
has received the honorary degree of
Master of Agriculture, conferred by
the State Coliege of Agriculture and
Engineering at Raleigh, in recogni
tion of the excellent services which
he has rendered to the advancement
of North Carolina agriculture, since
coming to this state a few years1 age.
Mr. Goodman is a graduate of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and a native Virginian, but'was call
ed to North Carolina about ten \eain
ago in the farm demonstration work.
His first work in this state was as
farm demonstration agent in Avery
county, where he did such outstand
ing work that he was called by the
director of Agricultural extension
work of the state to take charge of
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the western district three years ago.
In this capacity he has rendered a
service that has attracted ti e spccial
attention of state officials.
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Mesdam.es Bryson and Brown Honor
Miss Davies.
A handkerchief shower was given
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. H. C. Bryson of Cullowhee in
honor of Miss Daisy Davies whose
i marriage to Archdeacon-'Griffith oc
curs this afternoon. Mr.s H. C. Bry
1 son and Mrs. David H. Brown were
the joint hostesses of the occasion.
The rooms were attractively dec
orated with daisies and sweet peas,
the punch bowl resting on a unique
centerpiece?a great star of daisies.
The guests were served delicious
punch on entering. ?;
j _ Charming and appropriate read
ings were given by Misses Alice Ben
I ton, Eleanor Gladstone and Mes
| dames Cox and Bryson. Immediately
following the program little Gordon
Bryson entered pulling a little wag-'
on on which rested a huge wedding
bell, covered with daisies. The
boll was placed in front of the bride
elect, it was lifted by the hostesses,
and underneath were found nestled
numerous dainty packages. ( Miss
Davies was the recipient of more
than half a hundred beautiful dain
ty handkerchiefs together with oth
er lovely gifts.
After the opening of the pack
ages a delicious ice course was ser
ved. About forty guests were pres
ent.
Where the stand of cotton is so
poor as to be unproftabile, it might
be wise to plant soybeans, a 1 Vis?
agronomist* at State ColUy,
Robert F. McKee
Died Last Night
RoberK F. McKee, died last night,
at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mat
tie McKee in Webster, at the age of
33, following a long illness.
"Bob" was a veteran of the World
War. Enlisting in Company '' H,"
North Carolina National Guard, at
the beginning of the War, he request
ed transfer to the Radio Company,
N. C. N. G., his home Company, im
mediately following its organization,
at Sylva, in July 1917, and was trans
ferred iri August of that year, at
Camp Sevier. He served with faith
fulness and distinction as a motor
cycle dispatch rider, with Co. "A"1
105th Field Division, 30(h Division*
throughout the war,- participating^ in
all the dangerous engagements of that
famous Division in both Flanders ami
France. - . _
After the armistice was signed, j
and while still in France, he was
injured; in the service, in a motor
cycle wreck, and was evacuated to
the hospital in England, from where
he-was returned to the United States
and* discharged. Later he was given
vocational training at Charlotte, by
the government. He has been liv
ing in Charlotte until a few week's
ago when he came with his mother
to Webster. At that time he was
seriously ill, and has been gradually
sinking, until death came last night.
The funeral and interment will be
at Webster this afternoon.
Young McKee, is the eldest son of
the late Henry C. McKee, and is sur
vived by his widow, one child, his
mother, Mrs. Mattie McKee, three
sisters, Mrs. Frank West, of New
Mexico, Miss Catherine McKee, of
Sylva, and Matilda McKee, of Web
ster, and five brothers, James Mc
Kee of Chicago, Henry McKee, of
Sylva, Fred McKee, Manehale Mc
Kee and Richard McKee of Web
ster, and a large number of other rel
atives.
Balsam
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bryson and
Master Benjamin returned Sunday
afternoon from Salisbury where they
liad been visiting Mrs. Bryson's sis
ter, Mrs. Julia Surratt.
Dr. and Mrs. Sheider of Asheville
are occupying their summer Lome
here. /
Mrs. W. M. Hutchinson and dauglu
ter, Miss Mary of Atlanta, are spend
ing the summer at Balsam Springs
Hotel. '
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Ensley visited
their son, Corbett in Asheville last
week and also relatives in Black
Mountain.
Mrs. J. R. Warren accompanied
her son Howard to Waynesville Sat
urday and had Dr. McCracken to
remove his tonsils. .?'
Mr. James Queen and family, Mr.
Robert Queen and family and Mr.
Wesley Queen and family who have
been living in Gastonia for several
years have returned to Balsam to
live. *
Mr. and Mi's. Reed of Fla., who
purchased, the H. J. Brown cottage
last Bummer are now here occupyinf
same. _
Mr. James Porter and daughter,
Miss Isabel returned Saturday from
a few weeks visit in Hypoluxo, Fla.
Several young lady friends are guests
of Miss Isabel.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ensley mm
Mr. and Mrs. McElroy of Hazel
wood were guests of Mrs. H. P. Ens
ley last week.
Mrs. H P. Ensely and Mrs. Cling
Ensley of Sy'va motored to Asheville
last week.
Mr. Frank Clouse of Sylva was
here Saturday.
Miss Mary Middleton has returned
from East LaPorte where she had
a pleasant visit with relatives. *
Mrs. Mary Blanton of near Brv
son City spent Sunday here with her
son, Mr. John Blanton. ^ _
Trains, Nos. 21 and "22 are "now
running from Balsam to Asheville.
Concrete road now all the way
from Balsam' to Asheville except a
short space ia Canton.
Postmaster ReaDpointed
?W. D. Warren, who was appointed
by President Harding four years ago
as postmaster in Sylva succeeding H.
R. Hastings, was reappointed for a
four year term by President ?lool
idge and his appointment was
firmed last week by the
Pendulum Swings
to W. E. Moore
The political pendulum has swung
Us Walter E. Moore, of Sylva, and
from J. D. Mallonee, of Murphy, in
the race for Judge of the Twentieth
Judicial District, during the past
week in even a greater degree than
it did in the primary of June 5ttt,
according to advices from over the
district.
It has become evident that the al
ways apparent resentment for a sec
ond primary has assumed large pro
portion and notwithstanding the fact
that the people do not want to be
botheied with second primaries, the
voters appear to be determined to reg
ister their disapproval of Mr. Mal
lonee "s calling of a second primary,
which is costing the people of the dis
trict tax money so badly needed for
the construction of roads, schools
and the utaking of permanent im
provements which benefit the entire
population.
Another political development of
great significance lies in the fact
that for the first time the voters in
general have realized the service ren
dered the patty by Mr* Moore. It
lias become generally known that for
four decades he has fought for the
Jeffersonian principles, always sup
ported the ticket, helped in every
campaign and contributed liberally to
the local, state, congressional and
national campaign executive com
mittee funds.
Voters of the district also have
taken serious cognizance of the fact
he conducted a clean campaign in
the regular primary and urged his
supporters! to abide by the law, hold
ing that the Democratic primary be
held" for Democrats only.
His records of service to the peo
ple as speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives and as Grand Master
have long ago been eulogized, but the
unwelcomed demand for a second
primary has brought to the minds of
the voters his long established abil
ity and thorough qualifications for
the judiciary. '?*" ? |
Mr. Moore isshed a statement yes
terday expressing his confidence in
the banner Democratic County of
Haywood and said his information
from Democratic leaders of tested
standing made him certain of a ma
jority here. Political Adv.
Qualla
A large party of Qualla folks spent
the week tnd at Whiteaides.
Mesdames J. H. Hughes, J. C.
Johnson, C. M. Hughes and D. C.
Hughes were guests of Mis. Alice
Howell Thursday.
Messrs. C. A. Bird and J. K. Ter
rell made a trip to Echota Sunday.
Mr. H. G. Ferguson and daughter,
Miss Mary .Emma p?nt the week end
at Rev. J. R. Churche's of Andrews.
Mr. G. T. Cooper and family of
Sylva and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell
spent Sunday afternoon :at Mr. Y.
Howell's.
Mesdames S. M. Crisp, A, C. Hoyle
and J. 0. Howell spent Sunday fcf
ternoon with Mrs. Bessie Worlejv.
Misses Mary Battle and1 Ruby Nor
man went to Sylva Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. HrjghtM- nnd
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Howell were
dinner guests at Mr. J. H. Hughes
Sunday. 1
Mr. J. B. Battle who is in Bryson
City Hospital is reported rapidi" im
proving. He is expected home in a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sitton attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Thomas at
Barkers Creek last week.
Mrs. W. H. Oxner and Mrs. Ed.
Oxner spent Thursday with Mrs. Troy
Turpin.
Miss Peal Cooper of Sylva visited
Miss Annie L. Terrell Sunday.
Mrs. Gertrude Messer and children
spent Saturday with Mrs. D. L. Ox
ner. ./ .
Mrs. A. M. Gibson spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss> Lethe House.
Messrs. Luther Hoyle, J. 0. and J.
B. Terrell attended the Lyceum at
Collojgjiee Monday night
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SYLVA METHODIST CHURCH
iPreaching Sunday, morning at H
o'clock and Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
All the other services at their us
ual time.-Do not fail to be present,
always miss something when we
absent ou~vel^e0 from the houat of