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JsOtKc Year in Advance in the County Sylva, N. C., Wednes day, July 14,1926 <3 . $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County
4Vas)'i%rl0,t> -'u'y 11?The splen
did biH?t givcu North Carolina in
^rtieular. artil the South in general
^'fhuisday, at one of his regular
JjntVivnees ?itli newspapermen by
President Coolidge is but an indiea
" jwii oi what is being said about the
ifjU' and its neighbors nowadays,
-^liduia a liny passes here that North
Carolina is not advertised as a place
10 live, prosper and be happy. The
Interior iUpurtment acts as a guide
ly jxvjtie seeking now homes and new
(.jiij>ioyiutiit. It is bombarded with
qui a bout North Carolina by all
w,is' ot jH-ople. A great many farm-.
t.,3 in other sections are seeking iu
?ufimuion about the climate-and the
ydj. -Many ul these are jiot able to
nuke thocirip to find out for them
selves but wish to go to stay.
\Wy recently many inquiries have
?fu> about the Snioky Mountain re
gion. Several Washington newspaper
1111-11 will spciul their vaeations in that
, region to see what it looks like. Stu-j
deuts ami teachers are going there to
make observations. Large numbers of'
ner.y)iis want to see the Smoky Moun
tain area before work on the park
iub ftiaiiiiehced.t They will study it in
i;s wild state,'
Several touring parties plan to go'
througii the mountains of North Car-|
oiina, touching at the Smoky Moun
tain park site. Visitors art already
swariuinu into the Shenandoah re-'
gion. Washington and Viiginia peo-j
pie are quarreling over the route of!
the Lee Highway. The quarrel is
friendly but it shows the interest
maiiiiested. Kvory Virginia land own-,
irauwvi.ere near the proppsed routes'
is i'iamoi'iag for it. It is but a three
horns ride trom here to the new park
territory, and the road is fairly good
now. Tlie purpose of those behind
tiie Lee. and other highways out of
y>asVW;ion.is to connect up the'
/ Siimaiulo-A and the Smoky Mountain1
I projects. * . j
Trail to High
Fails Completed
John H. Wilson, J. S. Higdon, and1
W. P. AMiuiiw committee appointed
some time a-o, hv the Sylva Chamber'
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ot I'umiucnv to make the High;
Falls ui Tlu' Tuckaseigee, one of the
great Mtiiic marvels of Western
North Carolina, more easily accessi
ble, have reported the new trail, eon-'
strutted by the Jackson County High
way Commission, has been completed, j
The new trail leads from Highway.
10G, iiud the grade is said to be soj
good that it is easily travelable by
old people and young children.
The Chamber of Commerce author
ized the same committee to erect aj
bulletin board at the point where'
the trail .leaves the highway calling
attention to the Falls and the new.
trail leading to them. )
Recalls Meeting of
Press Asso. 50 Years Ago
Morgan ton Xews-Herald.
Fifty years ago this summer, the I
North Carolina Prc?s Association
its annual meetiug in Hickory
*vs a Hickory dsipatcp.
It is to nieet here again this sum
Mr, the daic having been fixed as
'uly 21 to-' 23. < _, |
At the meeting half century ago ani
IS year old student delivered the.
principal address. I
At the press banquet on July 22
the same man will address the organ
ization?the same one to which he
sjioke .">0 years ago, but with a mem
bersliij, almost entirely new since
then. ' ?
The man's name is Francis Don
nell Winston.
Although he has not announced the
subject of his address, it is expected
that some attention, at least, will be
''??voted to the half century that has
passed umler i,[s observation since
'lt spoke to the members of "The
fourth Kstate" that1 summer day in
;k?ry, five decades ago.
Simje that time he has become a
Praf,tfcinjr attorney, has held seats in
b?th branches of the North Carolina
^frislatme, has sat lipon the Superior
f-?urt bench, has been elected Lieu?
t'l'aiit-(l!ovenior of North Carolina,
?'l(l oth<jr offices and honors, with
eh" varied experiences, have come
to him.
Edith Birch Given
' 6 Months Sentence
Edith Birch, convicted- for the sec
j ond time of violating the prohibition
law, was sentenced to serve 0 months
in jail by Judge Alley Monday at the
regular session of the i"eeorder's
court.
Albert Keener was convicted of
carrying concealed weapons and sen
i tenced to 6 months on the roads of
1 Transylvania county, from this sen
,'tenced he 'appealed to the superior
court and bond was fixed at $500.
He was fined $50.00 and the costs on
a charge of transporting and possess
ing, and also appealed in this case,'
under bond of $200.00.
Johnnie Robinson was fined $50.00
and the costs on a charge of trans
porting and )rt>ssessing.
! Will Aiken was fined a like amount
[ on a similar charge.
Elmer Green paid a fine of $25.00
upon being convicted of intoxication.
P Booth Board was found not guilty
of violating the prohibition law. 1
The following cases were fcoutin
ued:
Fred McCoy disposing of mortgag
ed property, John McKoy, public
drunkenness, John McCoy disposing
of mortgaged property, Fred McCoy
interferring with an officer. Mary
Queen, public drunkenness, ltufus
Jones, public drunkenness, Carter
Brvson, public drunkenness, George |
Sinathers, public drunkenness and
Horace Mehaffey and Mary Queen, a
statutory charge.
A Teacher's Resolution
"1 am, resolved to like the com
munity in which my lot may be vast;
to be a f>art ol the civic and social
life of the people; to be free from
lucal, political and other antagon-j
isms; to meet the. parents and the pa-j
trons openly and frankly; to giver
and take in my dealings with my fel
low teachers; to live free from pro
professional jealously; to be too
large to be self-important or an au
tocrat or a luartinent; to base school
management on > round principles;
not on policy, and to be firm and
constant therein; to prepare myself I
adequately on the whole, and from!
day to day, to the end of solid ser-j
vice; to cherish good books and. to,
seek companionship of thoughtful
and serious men and women; to live
as ioug, jis X live; to have faith in
children, ,i? God, and in myself; to
teacli from the great book of life as
well as from school books; to be a
helper and a leader; if possible,
without as well as within the school
room; to touch the lives of my pupils
and to have no favorites, to talk
about tilings, not people; to think
arid talk ideas, not gossip; to have
worthy ideals in eulture and conduct,
and to live up to them; to have a
larger purpose in teaching than mere
ly to teach for money or as a make
shift to something better; for to dis
cover, to develop and to set free the
soul-s latent powers is the greatest
work of all; so help me God, to take
this resolution to heart and thus be
worthy of my calling."?John Meiss
ner, Supt. of Schools, Willow City,
North Dakota.? ,
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East Sylva
Our B. Y. P. U. enjoyed a social
on. last Thursday night at the home
of Mr. E. G. Beaslcy. ^ Interesting
talks were given by different mem
bers of the B. Y. P. U. After which
chicken and lemonade was served".
Those enjoving the social were the1
members of the B; Y. P. TJ. of t.iie
East- Sylvi B-ptist church.
Mrs. J. B. Card en of Franklin is
the guest of her sons, Messrs. Floyd
and Arthur Cagden
Mr. and Mrs. Boman Matlock were
the week end guests of Mr. John
Shepard. j
Miss Blanche Long was the gue.it
of Miss Alva Carden Saturday night
^Messrs. Coy Franklin and Rilej'
Shuler motored to Balsam Saturday
night. [
Miss Lucile Long spent the week
end at Cullowhee with her grand
mother, Mrs. Norton. C
Mr. Arthur Carden and children
spent Saturday night with his moth
er, Mrs. J. B. Carden of Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams arid
Mrs. L. G. Leathemian of Locust
Creek were East Sylva visitors Sun
day. , ) . (
Mr. Whit Leopard has returned
from an extended visit to friends and
relatives in Hamburg.
GREAT SMOKY PARK LANDS f
PURCHASE BEGINS AT ONut
Asheville Citizen.
Aetual purchase of land to com
pose the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional park ip Western North Caro
lina and Eastern Tennessee was plan
ned at a meeting: yesterday of the
directors of Great Smoky Mountains,
incorporated at the Chamber of Com
merce. The land is to be purchased'
and presented to the Federal govern- i
nient for the purpose of establishing:
the park.
It was decided at the meeting yes-j
terday to proceed at once with the
collection of pledges for the pur
chase fund made in the campaign so
that the purchase of land might be
started at once. The state legislature
is expected to make an appropriation
to enlarge the quota suscribed dur
ing th<e campaign and a national cakn
paign for funds will also be started j
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Qualla
The Poultry Club met with Miss
Ida Bnl tie Friday. v j
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Hughes sjient
the week end with relatives on Luf
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Mrs. Reeves of Kavensford and Mr
Frank Parks were Monday guests at
Mr. J. E. Battle's.
Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Ferguson spent
the week end with friends and rela
tives at Andrews,and Hayesville.
Mr. II. E. Buttle and family ot'
Sy'lvu sjKHit Sunday at Mr. W.' F.
Battle's.
Mr.VGordon Shuler of U. S. Navy
is1 spending awhile with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shuler
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes and
Miss Mary Battle made a trip to
SuiokemOnt Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Jess Blatiton and children
spent Sunday -vith Mrs. \V. H. Hoyle.
Miss Hazel Battle went to Wav
nesville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes and
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kinsland called
at Mr. Barrett's at Whittier Sunday
afternoon. ' ,\"N
An ice cream reception given by
Mr. Ted Kinsland at his home Sat
urday evening was enjoyed by quite
a number oi young folks.,
Mrs. Bill Howell spent Thursday
with Mrs. J. K. Terrell.
Miss Zcnia , Payton of Whittier
spent the week end with Miss Vinnie
Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Singleton were
week end guests of Miss Martha Her
itage. k
Miss Mary Emma Ferguson is at
home alter spending a lew days in
Bryson hospital.
Messrs. J. B. and Wayne Battle
tuid J. 0. Terrell motored to Bryson
Sunday afternoon.
Mesdames W. C. Martin, J. H.
Huglies, C. M. Martin, J. M. Hughes,
I). C. Hughes, R. Honeyentt were
dinner guests ot Mrs. J. C. Johnson
Wednesday. v
Mr. Luther Hoyle motored to
Beta Wednesday.
Mesdames I). M. Sliuler, Bill How
ell, S. M. Crisp and A. C. Hoyle at
tended the Wonuuis Missionary meet
ing at the Addie Baptist church Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Jas. Beard spent last week
among relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Varner of
Whittier called at Mr. J. M. Hughes'
Thursday.
Misses , Eunice Turpin and Annie
Terrell were guests of Misses Ger
trude and Ruth Ferguson Sunday.
Mr. C. B. Terrell left Sunday to
begin school at Green's Creek Mon
day. -/->
Mr. Guy Moody was a guest of Mr.
Frank Cooper Sunday.
Miss Etta Kinsland called on Miss
Winnie Cooper Sunday.
Mr. J. 0. Howell and family were
guests at Mrs. A. C. Hoyle's Sun
day.
Mrs. Turpin of Waynesville is
spending awhile among realtives.
Mrs. J. K. Terrell spent Sunday
afternoon at Mr. B. B. Henson's of
Whittier.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
Will Ogle to Essie Raby.
Jo Burton Stanley to Mildred Har
ron.
Jack Cogdill to Eva Belle Johnson
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to make available the money neces
sary for the immediate purchase of
150,0000 acres in the Great Smoky
Mountains.
A special purchasing agent will be
secured to handle the legal transac
tions and actual buying of the land
will be started immediately. It has not
been announced who will be secured
to act in the capacity of buyer for
the Great Smoky Mountains, incor
porated. The initial gift of 150,000
acres to the government is expected
to be raised to 400,000 acres at some
future date.
Directors attending the meeting
yesterday were as follows: Senator
Mark Squires of Lenoir; Dr. E. C.
Brooks of Raleigh; Senator Plato
Ebbs, Charles A. Webb and F. Rog
er Miller all of Asheville; and Dr.
D. R. Bryson and Horace Kephart
of Bryson City.
Ochre Hill
On last Saturday Mr. Jack Cog
dill of Washington was married to
Miss Eva Belle Jonson of Addie. The
ceremony was performed just above
the Ochre Hill church by Rev. Law
rence Crawford. Those present were
Misses Winnie and Annie Cogdill,
Mrs. Hattie Myers and Mr. John
Parris.
Master Woodrow Lindsey who hasi
bceh visiting relatives here, returned
to his home Suuday accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Cope, Misses
Bonnie, Margie and Frances Cope.
Mr. Lloyd Robinson, Mr. Jeromej
and Mr. Glenn Robinson motored to
Beta Sunday.
Last Saturday night an ice cream
supper was" given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Norman. A host of
young j)eoplc were present and had
a grand time.
Miss Essie Cope and Miss Bernice'
Dillard were the guests of Misses
Florence and Cumi Blanton Sunday.
Mrs. Nellie Cope who has spent the
past two weeks in the French Broad
hospital has returned to her home at
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Blanton were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Blanton Sunday^
Miss Lessie Sutton who has been
visiting relatives at Wayehutta re
turned home Monday. u
Miss Berdell Queen of Webster was
the guests of her mother Mrs. Sarah
Queen Sunday.
Miss Swannie Mills and Mrs. Roy
Jones took dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Norman Sunday.
Miss Mattie Cope, Miss Edith
Bryson, Miss Gertrude Blanton and
Miss Ijazol Norman spent Saturday
with raises Florence and Cumi Blan
ton.
Mrs. Sarali Queen went to Sylva
last Thursday on business.
Mr. Ed Moore returned to Mur
phy after a short visit to his home
Sunday afternoon accompanied as far
as Willits by Miss Bernice Dillard,
Misses Florence and Cumi Blanton
and Mr. Jerome Moore.
WOODMEN UNVEIL MONUMENT
The Woodmen of the World un
veiled a monument to the late Henry
Woodard, at the Keener cemetery
Sunday afternoon, with appropriate
exercises. The Woodmen marched to
and from the cemetery in a body and
the services were directed by Alf B.
Smith. Hugh E. Monteith delivered
the oration.
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SINGING CONVENTION TO
BE HELD AT EAST SYLVA
The Jackson County Singing Con
vention will meet, with the East Sylva
Baptist church the fourth Sunday in
July. All choirs are requested to
conie and sing. Singers from other
counties are cordially invited.
J. M. Crawford, Chairman.
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PHILLIPS FAMILY
TO HOLD REUNION
The Phillips family will hold its
annual reunion at the home place of
"Aunt ^Sallie Watson," on Waye
hntta Creek, on the Saturday before
the Fourth Sunday in August. All
members and friends of the family
are urged to attend the reunion.
Farmers Figure Cost
Of Growing Peanuts
Raleigh, N. C., July 12?It costa a
I little over six cents per pound to
grow an acre of peanuts in North
, Carolina according to the records of
some good farmers in Halifax coun
ty.
"Growers in North Carolina need
some protection from the flood of
cheap peanuts grown in China and
shipped to this country," states C.
E. Littlejohn, County Agent of Hal
ifax county. "The business men of
Scotland Neck and some of our lead
ing farmers in Halifax county feel
that the Tariff Commission should
make a two-cent increase in the pres
ent tariff to protect our growers.
This is necessary because of the high
cost of production and the average
yields per acre in the peanut sec
tions of Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia."
The average acre yield of peanuts
for North Carolina is twelve bags
weighing 88 pounds per bag, states j
Mr. Littlejohn. The cost of raising an
acre, as worked out by good farmers
who keep records, is placed at $70.39
per acre: This includes rent of land,
use of lime, landplaster, fertilizers
and seed, the preparation of the
land seeding, cultivation of the
crop, personal supervision of the
grower and the depreciation
in farm implements and
teams. The value of the hay will be
about $2.50 per acrc, leaving the net
cost at $67.89. When this nel cost
is dhided by the average yield of
1056 pounds of peanuts per acre, the
average cost of production per pound
will be nearly 6 1-2 cents.
Mr. Littlejohn states that some
growers may think fliis cost is a lit
tle too high but if they will figure
in all items, including the personal
supervision of the owner, and make
the peanuts bear a rightful share of
every item of depreciation and re
pairs, the cost will not be found ex
cessive. Recently Mr. Littlejohn
mailed a cost sheet to all of the pea
nut glowers in Halifax county so
that they might' aid in the movement
to secure more adequate protection.
Balsam
Miss Evelyn Green is visiting
friends in Bryson City.
Master William Coward and little
sister, Virginia, spent last week end
with relatives in Cullowhee.
Messrs: Clarence Flye and Silas
Jones of Asheville were in Balsam
Sunday.
Mr. Grady Tannery of Westmin
ster, S. C., has returned to Balsam.
Mr. 0, R Jones, Jr. assisted by
Mr. Ed Smith took tliree Chevrolet
trucks to Franklin Tuesday and sold
them.
Misses Marie Coward, Evelyn Bry
son, Hettie Bryson, Messrs. L. L.
Cooper and Grady Queen and Mr.
and Mrs. Wess Queen motored to Cul
lowhee Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Beck went to Sylva
Monday.
Mrs. W. B. Farwell, Mrs. D. T.
Knight, Miss Nannie Knight and Mr.
Geo. T. Knight were in Waynesville
Thursday.
Mr. Hubert Ensley of Franklin
spent last week end in Balsam.
Miss Bonnie Raines of Hazelwood
was the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Hattie Beck last week end.
Mr. Geo. T. Knight spent Sunday
in Hendersonville and Chimney Rock.
Mrs. Lizzie Barnes has returned
from a visit to relatives in Old Fort
and Morgan ton.
Miss Ruth Williams of Waynes
ville is visiting her sister Mrs. W?
?T. Lee, Jr.
To Surface Part
of 106 This Fall
Highway Commissioner J. G. Stike
leather was in Sylva Monday in an
swer to the request of the^ road com
mittee of the Sylva Chamber of Com
merce, and stated that the state
highway commission will have a large
force at work on the link of High
way 106 from Cullowhee to Tucka
seigee early in the Fall, and will com
plete the surface on it this Fall. 11
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SYLVA METHODIST CHURCH
Preaching Sunday morning at 11
o'clock and Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
All the other services at their us
ual time. Subject Sunday morning,
"Progress in The Face of Difficul
ties.^' Don't fail to be on hand.
TO COMPLETE
Overstreet and Nance and The Ap
palachian Construction Company, the
contractors who are paving Highway
No. 10 from Balsam to Sylva, hope
to complete pouring the conarete on
Saturday of this week, if weather
j conditions continue favorable, accord
ing to Mr. W. A. McNeill, resident
engineer in charge of the work.
The lower end of the road, being
paved by Overstreet and Nance, has
but a short link from Scott's Creek
bridge, this side of Addie, to the
camp at Foster siding, to be poured;
Mr. Waldrup, while hia distance is a
little long, on the other end, expects,
with his larger paver, to pour to
Woodfin creek bridge, and complete
the job as soon as the lower end is
finished.
Engineer McNeill Btates that he
hopes to open the road for travel by
August first.
Commerce Body Meets
The Sylva Chamber of Commerce
met in the dining hall of the New
Jackson Hotel, last Thursday even
ing with President John B. Ensley,
presiding. Following dinner, the busi
ness session was opened and there
was considerable discussion of the
highways of the county, getting a
surface on 106 this fall and complet
ing the concrete on No. 10 from the
city limits on to the center of town
immediately.
On motion, M. D. Cowan, J. B. Ens
ley, E. L. McKee, Dr. W. P. Quire,
D. G. Bryson and T. C. Bryson were
appointed a committee to take the
matter up with the highway commis
sion of the state "and ascertain what
can be done. \
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Jarrett is Presiding
At Postal Meeting
Greensboro, N. C., July 12?About
100 postmasters, members of the Na
tional league of District Postmasters
in the first day of a two day annual
convention here today were welcom
ed to the city, heard addresses on
methods in accounting, finance and
other phases of postoffice work;
were giv<jn a ride over the city, and
were informed by the president and
secretary of the organization of the
work of the branch in the past year.
Clyde H. Jarrett, of Andrews, pres
ident of the branch, gave an account
of the activities of the organization
in the past year. He urged a member
ship campaign on the part of every
member of the branch, stating that
the number of postmasters in North
Carolina is about 1,500 but the branch
has a membership of only about 200.
Scott's Greek Church
Has Home Coming Day
A large crowd of people attended
the Home Coining Day at Old Soott's
Creek Baptist church at Beta last
Sunday. ,
Following the Sunday School there
was a song service followed by a
great sermon by Rev. Thad F. Deitz,
pastor of the church.
At the noon hour a bountiful din
ner was served, picnic style, in the
big church yard by the good women
of the community.
In the afternoon there was a song
and prayer service, roll call and a
number of talks were delivered by D.
G. Bryson, W. C. Reed, Thad C. Bry
son, J. P. Reed, John Smith and
others.
Following the services in the
church, there was a baptismal service
in Scott's Creek, a number of con
verts being baptised.
Scott's Creek church is second old
est as well as one of the strongest
churches in the county, being 96
years old this year.
Weeks, Former War
Secretary, Dies
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Lancaster, N. H., July 12?John W.
Weeks, war secretary under Presi
dent Harding and Coolidge died here
at his summer home, Mount Prospect,
at 3 o'clock, standard time this
morning. Death c^me from an&in*
pectoris and followed a tang ?gbt
for health, , . l