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Jjotlie Voar in Advance in the Caiinty ^ Sylva, N. C., Wednesday, August 18,1926 $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County
liSsH
tilt. motorcade from Ashc
'm,?i.l^ on Saturday for the
10 AlW'l ? ilm
h"ftl) it tin celebration of the
tjw. Appalachian Scenic
1*0* %roM Asheville to Atlanta
rlnnomuvd yesterday, and in
r 'rate nilos for the comfort
r on oi the parties making the
W T|t.'n;ui\ will assemble at the
K p.rk iioicl at ti:30 o'clock
** I,-.*, breakfast will be
- -a ept
1^ tlvJ ;it ' 41 clock#
fc&s are that the Murphy
s?"1",i7.wi'1 ^o,,c
? w.. ivatosi load celebrations ever
JjTfothc South. Sponsored by the
I ^national Api*l?jchian Scenic
f Lav (Viniiiissioii of North Caro
W the State Association of
rpqa. a,urates will meet in Mur
Lviromn- number of Southern
?? W 111,1 omtsion> and Promi
' t m-ikt'is uoni two states appear
pi ?l*,m
| w the prwtrani.
Boa*1 Marvel, president of the
I ^national Appalachian Scenic
yiwsy Association has issued the |
jjloirinu schedule and rules gover-l
i x tin1 itinerary:
Rules for Itinerary
o;30~Fatltry Park, coffee and
Battery Park, assemble.
715 Hra.iy to start?picture.
->(i_Na:t. sj>eed 30 miles an
Jour.
7-mi \\',>t Ashevttle?Cars asseni
tyonMidn street find fall in line.
jiVM'aiiton?additional ears as
atiied join motorcade.
yjii?\VaC ties villi?stop for addi
tional s?cmbled cars to join motor-,
fade. I
9;:ii? Svlva?stop tor additional;
ismbli-il car> to join motorcade.
jti;!.")?lS'v-ou City?(10 minutes
Wat at Fiyiiuoiit Inn)?all cars con-1
t?.inii? ladies, and ?"> minutes at Dr. I
Kelley Bennett *> 0 >ruif Co.
ln;:W?I -.aw for Nantahala Gorge
luui vtai Vyou?l Almond the motor
' cade vc'iW si?i> w\?ilo lion. James (1. t
.Stikeleatiier ami other State oft'i-j
rials nimne rhe barriers to permit'
travcjl out tlif last completed link ofj
State Hisliway Nv. 1(1, ami official-1
ly o|xii the "Main Street of North j
Carolina" and the International A.
S, 11. Stop .{ minutes at top of i
mouiitanr^tu view the Great Smoky!
Mountains National l'ark, and pass-'
iag on llirouirli tlieNatahala Gorge j
unJ mountains, to Andrews.
11?Stop at Andrews for ad
ditional ?ars.
12:30? ilurpliy, N. ('.?stop at
bridge lot uuide to picnic grounds I
ami parkinsr spaee.
1:00?Luncheon served (Eastern,
Time) liy the |Hople of Murphy.
?Program starts.
The tentative program as anuounce
f'l by otticials of the ASH will in
'?iide some ot the most outstanding
uders and road enthusiasts in the
futiiv country. The program follows:
Roseoe Marvel, of Ashevillc, pres
'dtiit ot the Appalachian Scenic
Highway association presiding.
Welcome address John H. Dillard,
?J Miirp|,y.c
Response, Frank T. Reynolds, of
Atlanta.
development of Highways,"
aJ<n John S. Cohen, president and
f 'tor oi 1 he Atlanta Journal.
July ot (the Federal Government
? 'outinue) Aid for Highways."
'att., a. \V ebb, co-publisher of. the
Ashevtlk. Citizen.
Vf 5?,'s'luct'on of Interstate High
ai?, John X. Holder, of Jefferson
a-> ehair.naii of the Geoigia State
%Uay board.
BoiMius the Appalachian Scenic
(. North Carolina," James
bid 1 '(at'ur> Asheville, state
v u;, t'w"1J"issioner for the Ninth
<;?> ll0'i"n district.
)ii ))Ul','i,,ir Western North Caro
? Don S. Klias, publisher of The
Aobevilh- Times.
id AL(aMlri"- 1Value of linprov
\e IK,,Wa.vs," Congressman, Zeb
North CaroUna.
to i1,1 '"'I"oved Highways mean
dim a"la' ^ Hofftnan, presi
'ntrce' Chamber of Com
"Wha,
to a i ?l,,l""oved Highways Mean
t|lfc ''Je>" President Bryson, of
?J|-^ Chamber of Commerce.
HigU.."1 l'u" A])palachian Scenic
Hj^t(U;X to North Ga.., Henry
tijfe r,,s' Gainesville president of
^01oin division of the Appala
BARKER'S CREEK
Several of the people from this
community attended the Baptist As
sociation at old Savannah church last
week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Gib
son August 12th, a daughter.
llev. Geo. Snyder filled his regular
appointment here this month and was
reelected for pastor next term.
Miss Gertrude Buchanan from |
Green's Creek is spending a week
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Brooks at this place.
Miss Miss Bessie Brooks pent Sat
urday at old Savannah.
Miss Birdell Sutton spent Satur-|
day night with Miss Gertrude Buch
anan at Green's Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tatham are
visiting Mr. Tathan's parents at
Gay. v
We have the threshers with us this |
week and that means work.
Mr. Frank Sutton who is working i
at Sylva spent Sunday with home |
folks. ?? . i
Mr. General Sutton and Holmes I
Cqgle were Barker's Creek visitors]
Saturday.
The Sunday school is doing nicely
Only wish we could have better at
tendance.
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WILL HAVE OPENING
SALE OF OAKLYN HILLS
The opening sale of Oaklyn Hills,
the new subdivision of the Sylva
Realty Company, will be held on
Thursday, August 26th, according to
announcement made by A. J. Dills,
manager of the company.
The subdivision faces on highway
No. 10, now concrete and has water
sewer, lights, surfaced streets and
playground facilities.
This subdivision has building re-:
strictions assuring that only high
class h o m e s wilt be erected
there it is stated. Oaklyn Hills is lo
cated outside the city limits of Sylva
between Svlva and Beta.
ROAD PROJECTS IN GRAHAM
AND CLAY SCHEDULED
Two ini|>ortant road projects in
Clay and Graham counties will be in
cluded when bids on twenty one pro
jects involving a total expenditure of
$2,(500,000 are let August 24, at Ral
eigh, by the State Highway4 Depart
ment it was announced recently by
James G. Stikeleather, commissioner
for the Ninth District*-' The (awards
to be made in August will form- the
largest single lettings in the history
of the state commission.
Ninth District projects to be in
cluded in the August lettings in this
immediate section are:
The grading of 9.4 miles of road
in Clay county, between Hayesville
and Franklin, on a section of Route
No. 28 leading from Bat Cave to
Murphy.
The grading of 9 miles of road in
Graham county, from Robbinsvil'e,
the county scat, westward, toward
the Tennessee state line.
TO HOLD SALE AT LUFTY DAM
On Friday, August 27, the Sylva
Realty and Auction Company and the
C. J. Jeffress Realty Company will
conduct an auction sale of the R. M.
Waldroup property at the Ocono Luf
ty power dam, and at the junction of
the Tuckaseigee and Oeona Lufia
rivers.,
The property faces on Highway
No. 10 ami the Highway to Cherokee
and on the Lake fron^. j.
It is considered valuable property
for cam]* sites and summer homes
property. )
Tom Tarheel says that old rocky
field, full of stumps, just back of the
barn is now one of the best pieces
of land on the fann since he blew
out the rocks and stumps with explo
sive.
chian Scenic Highway.
"What the Appalachian Scenic
Highway Means to North Carolina,"
Ottis Green.
"The Great Atlanta - Asheville -
Montreal Motorcadc of 1927," May
or John Cathcy of Asheville.
"The Atlanta Convention of the
Appalachian Scenic Highway Asso
ciation," W. T. Winn, of Atlanta,
president of the Georgia Automobile
Association. I
All addresses will bo limited to five 1
and ten minutes, in order that the
full program may be covered at the
one afternoon session and without
wearying the audience. "I
FORMER SUVA HUN
FOILS BANK HOLD-UP
H. W. Hoffman, the hero of the
following story from the Oeala, Flu.
Weekly Star, was until recently as
sistant cashier of the Jackson Coun
ty Bank, in Sylva and resigned to
accept the position of cashier at
Citra, Fla.
''Attempts on the part of two
young men to rob the bank at Citra
at 10 o'clock this morning was de
deated thru the quick action of H.
W. Hoffman, cashier of the institu
tion, who shot one thru the neck.
The other man made his escape aijd
is being trailed by blood hounds fol
lowed by Sheriff Thomas and his
entire 'personnel of deputies. At the
hospital the wounded man gave his
name as Harry Barnes of Island
Orove.
The attempted hold up occurred
shortly after the bank opened to do
business for the day. The cashier
was standing near the cash window
when two young men entered. They
approached the writing desk and
Barnes drew from his pocket a check
which he filled out. He then ap
proached the cashier who took the
check with the intention of cashing j
same. The name of Joe Tracey, no- ?
torions outlaw who recently cscaped,j
signed to the cheek caused Hoffman |
to quickly look up and as he did so he j
ga/.ed into the mu/./.lc of a gun held
in the h<!mis ot Barnes. The other
hold up man took his i>ost as guard
at the front entrance.
Instead of puting up his hands as :
was demanded t lie plucky cashier
dropjH'd down on the flocr behind!
the cage and as he went down hej
grabbed his gun and ojK'iied fire thru
the wooden partition. Four shots|
were fired in quick, succession and
Barnes fell to the floor with a bullet'
in his throat. Barnes* partner, uj?on
! hearing the shots and seeing that the
; cashier resisted, made a break for
i liberty and fled to a woods nearbv.i
Sheriff Thomas was immediately
notified and he nislicd to the scene,
carrying all available men with him,
i A quick trip to the county road
camp was made for the blood hounds
which are kept there and as soon as
! all arrived 011 the scene the chase
I started and -reports late this alter
' 110011 are to the clicet that capture
j was made about five o'clock iw the
afternoon.
Barnes was rushed to the Marion
General hospital in this city and an
| x-ray revealed that the bullet had
entered the throat and had glanced.
downward. As doctors and nurses
were preparing to operate the wound-1
ed man was seized with a coughing
spell and the bullet was coughed up.
It was cif 38 caliber. Alter his
wounds were dressed Barnes was re
moved temporarily to the city jail
and is under the guard of two depu
ty sheriffs.
" Barnes it is stated has been engag
ed in a fishing trip around Citra.
On a piece of paper before deputies
at the hospital he wrote his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ergle lived at
Island Grove, he stated that he was
an ex-war veteran asnd belonged to
the American Legion at Palatka. He
wrote that his wife whom lie called
Bessie knew nothing of the hold-up
and requested that she iii case of his
death be given his insurance of $1,
882. The message was written rapidly
and the wounded man was under the
impression that he was going to die.
Doctors state that he will prqbablv
recover. ? \
TO CLEAN OFF
OLD FIELD CEMETERY
Announcement is pade that the
Old Field Cemetery, near Beta, will
be cleaned off Wednesday, August
25. Everybody having relatives or
friends buried here is requested to
dome. Bring lunch and tools and
spend the day. Don't forget the date.
D. G. BRYSON. s
REED MOTOR CO. ORGANIZED
The Reed Motor Company has
been organized and lias taken the
sales agency for Overland "Whip
pet" and Wyllis Knight cars, ac
cording to announcement made by
W. E. Reed, manajger of the sales
company.
The show room of the Tuckaseigee
Motor Company lias been secured for
the display of the Overland-Knight
vehicles, Mr. Reed states.
mum road
KILL BE BUILT
With the assurance, the public
promise of the chairman of the high
way commission of South Carolina
and of the commissioner for this dis
trict of North Carolina, that the
Wade Hampton Memorial Highway
from Sylva to Walhalla will be con
structed and surfaced, the large
number of road enthusiasts left the
dinner table at High Hampton, hap
py and in high spirits.
The principal speaker , was former
governor Cameron Morrison who elo
quently paid tribute to the Southern
ers of the past who so valiantly
championed the casue of state's
rights, and pledged his everlasting
allegiance t othe principal; but as
serted that too little had been said
about state's duties, the duties of the
states to provide the best possible
government through the state agen
cies of education, heatlh conservation,
road construction and every other
agency that makes for the happiness
and prosperity of the people of the
state.
lie then outlined the history of the
road building program in North Car
olina, and stated that not even the
]>oliticians can stop the program un
til it is gloriously completed through
out the length and breadth of the
state.. He urged South Carolinians
present to get away from the "pay
as-you-go" plan and emulate the ex
ample of North Carolina, reciting the
figures to show that without levying
a cent of projierty tax, North Caro
lina maintains her institutions and
receives more than ample from the
gasoline and automobile taxes to 'pay
the interest on the bonds, maintain
the roads, and have a sinking fund
to pay the entire bonded indebted
ness before the bonds are half due.
Col. .Tames of the Walhalla bar, af-j
ter stating that is was fifty years
ago to a day when General Hampton
' was nominated for governor ^of
South Carolina, leaving Cashier's
for Columbia to accept the historic
nomination, introduced a resolution
recommending to the states affected
that the highway from Charleston via
] Columbia, Walhalla, Cashier's Val
ley} Sylva, Knoxville, Cincinnati to
Chicago be named and designated the
j "Wade Hampton National High
j way." The resolution was carried
: unanimously. There is a great deal
j of interest throughout the South east
over the road, as it will give a much
| shorter mileage from Charleston, A't
frusta, Miami and other jxjints to the
Carolina mountains, the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, and the
eitips and plains of the middle west
1 than any other route.
The luncheon and highway meet
I ing was an enthusiastic gathering
and John B. Enslcy, president of the
Svlva Chamber of Commeice and
chairman of the meeting, presided.
E.v-Governor Morrison was ii.iroduc
! ed by Mr. Stikcleathcr and spoke in
Ijjlowing terms of the great work that
| has been done on highways in this
! section and pledged lo the South
i Carolina delegation the building oi
j the ron.i cn the North Carolina side,
i.Although no immediate action could
I be taken by the f orth Carolina dele
tion Mr. Stikeleather and Mr. Mor
rison both said that the North Caro
lina delegation foil that sufficient
appropriations would be made by the
State legislature lo build the high
way.,
The meeting was opened by the
reading; of one of his own short stor
ies by Harry Stillwell Edwards,
Georgia author. ,
Mr, Morrison and others on the
program spoke at considerable length
on the friendly and cooperative1 rela
tions that have existed so long be
tween the two state. A part of the
proposed new highway is already in
use as a highway and would when
completed make possible a new route
from August, to Knoxville, Tenn.
through the Great Smoky Mountains.
This route would be 75 miles shorter
than the present highway route. Rep
resentatives of the various chambers
of commerce along the route attend
ed the meeting after a tour of the
Sylva and Cashier's Valley districts
had been made. Hope was expressed
at the meeting that the route would
eventually be brought through the
Great Smoky Mountains to the Teu
nessee line.
Among the representatives of
South Carolina were: Geo. W. Croft,
of Aiken, chairman of the state high
QUALLA
There was an unusually large at
tendance at Sunday School Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. HugheS, Mrs.
J. H. Hughes and Miss Mary Battle
attended services at Franklin, Sun
day.
Mr. H. G. Ferguson and family,
Mr. and Mrs. P. IL Ferguson and
daughter, Ruth, and Mrs. J. L. Fer
guson attended the Fergnson reunion
at Crabtree Baptist church, Haywood
County, Saturday.
Mr. Suel Hipps and family of Can
ton spent the week end with rela
tives. ?
Prof, and Mrs. J. D. Warrick of
Tennessee were guests at Mr. R. F.
Hall's Sunday. i
Mr. Jack Battle of Ashcville Farm
School is spending a few days with
homefolks.
Mr. D. M. Shuler was called to
Canton Saturday on account of the
serious illness of his father.
Mrs. Mary A. Moore of Hayesvillc
stopped with Mrs. J. L. Fciguson en
route to the Ferguson reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. Lylc Turpin of Ten
nessee are visiting at Mr. W. J. Tur
pin 's.
Mrs. J. M. Hughes is teafching
school on Conleys Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell and Mr.
J. 0. Howell and. family were guests
at Mr. H. G. Ferguson's Sunday.
Mr. and Mis. B. B. Henson of
Whittier visited Mrs. W. H. Cooper
Thursday. \
Mrs. Dan Gass was a caller at Mr.
J. E. Battle's Monday.
Master Harley, Jr. son of General
Ferguson of Washington City, is
visiting Mr. Wayne Ferguson. "
Rev. and Mrs. IJ. W. Needhato of
Whittier were guests of Mr. J.' C.
Johnson Wednesday. .
Mr. Guy Moody is spending a few
days with a party on Soco Mountains.
Mrs. D. M. Shuler called on Mrs.
J. G. Hooper Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes spent
the week end at Mr. D. K. Battle's.
Miss Gertrude Ferguson spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss' Annie
Lizzie Terrell.
We are having old time hot weath
er with frequent showers and corps
arc growing in the old fashioned
way. ?'
ALLEN STILL ALIVE
There has been considerable ex
citement in Canada township, Jack
son county and upper Cloucester in
Transylvania, over the report that J.
B. Allen had been murdered in Can
ada, a few *weeks ago. Sheriff Sut
ton went to the scene of the supposed
murder and could learn nothing
about it except rumors.
The sheriff is now in receipt of
letters from Transylvania county of
ficers stating that they have seen
Allen since the time of the supposed
murder, and also has the following
letter from Allen, dated at Hot
Springs, on Juy 30th:
Dear Mr. Sheriff: I am at Hot
Springa. I am the man that was
claimed to be murdered up near Hor
net. I was in Brevard the other day
! and the sheriff said he would notify
| you that I was 0. K. and here at
! Hot Springs. If I can give you any
| information will be glad to do so.
J. B. ALLEN.
PRESSLEY'S TO HOLD REUNION
The Pressley reunion will bo held
Sept. 12, 1926, Speedwell at the old
original home of Andrew Pressley,
now known as ^he old Fidell Press
ley home place. 'r
There will be an address by the
Rev. D. M. Pressley of Bentleyville,
Pa., at 11 a. m. by Mr. Z. V. Watson
and others in the afternoon.
All relations are urged to come,
are cordially invited to bring their
friends; also well filled dinner bas
kets. '*,
way commission; C. E. Jones, of
Batesburg, member of the state
highway commission; R. E. Legon,of
Anderson, state highway commission;
Ben M. Sawyer, Columbia, secretary
of state highway commission; C. H.
Moorefield, of Columbia, chief en
gineer of state highway commission;
C. 0. Allen, of Greenville, state high
way commission; V. E. Towles, of Co
lumbia, Federal highway engineer for
South Carolina; and Sam, M. Wolfe,
of Anderson, former attorney general
of South Carolina.
DR. M1WAINE TO
PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Rev. Dr. W. E. Mcllwaine, pastor
of a large Presbyterian chureh in
Penascola, Fla., will preach at the
Methodist church here Sunday even
ing. ,
Dr. Mcllwaine will be most kindly
remembered by the older residents of
this part of Jackson county as he
was a frequent visitor to ^Webster
several years ago. He is a native of
Nortli Carolina and has won distinc
tion throughout the country.
While in Sylva Dr. Mcllwaine will
be the guest of Judge Walter E,
Moore, at his home on Keener stre :t.
The Asheville Citizen of this morn
ing carried the following article re
garding Dr. Mcllwaine:
There is no place in the world that
can compare with Western North
Carolina as a place to live or. visit.
Dr. W. E. Mcllwaine, prominent
Presbyterian clergyman of Pensacoia,
Fla., told the guests at the Royal
Pines pavilion yesterday.
Dr. Mcllwaine, who was formerly
pastor of the Westminister Presby
terian church of Charlotte and whs
bom and raised in Union county,
North Carolina, declared that he had
just returned from a trip which took
in the capitals of six European
countries and Alaska.
Dr. Mcllwaine first commented on
the progress of roads leading into
Asheville now as compared to ten
years ago and on> the wonderful
beauty and progress of the develop
ment of Royal Pines.
"There is no place in the whole
world," he said "that can compare
with the great south in general after
rising from the ashes of the War Be
tween the States and there is no
place in the whole world that can
compare with Western North Caro
lina, for climate, scenery or any
other of the/desirable elements of a
homesitc or place to visit."
TUSKASEIGEE ASSOCIA
TION ENDS SESSION
The ninety-sixth annual session of
the Tuckaseigee Association was
brought to a close on Sunday morn
ing last, when the moderator, Rev.
T. F. Deitz preached at the Old Sa
vannah Baptist church. The business
ended on Saturday, after a three day
session. Those attending the associa
tion pronounced it one of the best in
the history of tlie body, in the mat
ter of objectives reached aaid in
pledges for the coming associational
year.- ? ^
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are: Moderator, Rev. T. P.
Deitz; Clerk, Hugh E. Monteith;
Treasurer, D. G. Bryson; Mrs. C. L.
Allison, Rev. R. L. Randolph, J. B.
Ensley, G. W. Sutton and J. T.
Gribble, with the moderator and
clerk, were elected as the executive
committee.
The next session will be held at
Tuckaseigee on the Thursday beforo
the 3rd Sunday in Aug., 19?7, with
Rev. Western C. Reed preaching th?
annual sermon.
REV. J. T. MAN GUM
" To PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. J. T. Mangum of Waynes
ville will occupy the pulpit of the
Methodist church here Sunday morn
ing at 1] o'clock. Mr. Mangum his
the reputation of being a splendid
speaker and a large number people
will no doubt avail themselves of the
opportunity of hearing him.
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SYLVA COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE TO OPEN
The fall term of the Sylva Col
legiate Institute will begin August
31st. Everybody is cordially invited
to be at the opening in the adminis
tration building at 10 a. m.
W. C. REED, Principal.
Z A CHARY REUNION
;There will be no public dinner ser
ved at the Zachary reunion which
will convcne at Cashiers August 2S;
but lunches will be furnished on the
ground at a reasonable price by the
local cafe man.
T. A DILLARD,
. , By order of the Com,