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DECEPTION jUMVN
PARTY W tULLOWHEE
y-rtli approximately to , hundred
.yrfends of the institution, in attend
/"imc*', the fii"st social event of the
1;lH quarter, the annual school re
tention, was held Thursday evening
from 8 to 11 in the qeeep^iot^ halls
,,t the now Moore Dormitory at the
Cullowhee State Normal Sehool. A
.riune entitled " progijessi* conversa
tion" served the purpose of allevi
ating any uneasiness on the part of
tl^ new teachers and students, in
whose lienor the reception was given.
Among other numbers on the pro
gram were humorous Headings by
Miss Eleanor Gladstone of the facul
ty ami by Miss Josephine Safrit of
t'se student bodyj aiujj a splendid
piano solo by Miss Daisy Franklin,
instructor of music at the institution
Refreshments were served.
The old members of the Cullowhee
Kpworth League entertained the new
numbers of the League with a lawn
party Friday evening at the some oi
Pro 1- and Mrs. Frank H. ^Brown.
The nev members consisted almost
entirely of new students and,'faculty
members at Cullowhee State Normal
School, which began its fall session
on Tuesday, September 7th, with
twenty j>ei cent iucrease in enroll
merit over the previous yar..
Miss Annie Brown, charming
daugtcr of Prof, and Mrs. Brown,
greeted the new members with a few
well selected words of welcome while
Carr Hooper, of the Cullownee Nor
mal student body, gave a brief r>
ajionse. Delicious refreshments were
served.
GLENVILLE SCHOOL WILL BE
COMPLETED NEXT MONDAY.
Tit*-' contractors on the new high
school buiidiug at GlenviOe, have in
formed tiie county board of education
aud tlie local school committee' that
the now buiidiug wil be completed by
\Londav ol next week, and it is
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hojwtl to occupy it within the next
Jen days.
The new 'btiiding, which !s to house
Jlie tiieuvillle Consolidated High
iiehoo,!, is designed to care of the
liiiirh aeliool needs of Hamburg, Cash
iers \ alley, and a part of Mountain
townships. Motor transportation will
be employed in transporting the pu
pil* from the more distant parts of
the district.
School authorities arje authority
lor the .statement that this will fill a
jnyat need in the educational system
in Jackson county, it. having heen
included in the county wide plan ad
opted several years ago, and approv
ed by the state board of edcation.
The building is one of most mod
ern type, and said to be one of the
to'st in the county. ??
henry beck hurt in auto
TURNOVER?BALSAM NEWS
As Sir. Henry Beck was on his
way to work in Waynesville Monduv
ot last week, the car that h? was driv
iug turned over, ibreakinjg his leg and
druisiug his body considerably. He
was immediately taken to the hospit
al, in Asheville, where Jie is doing as
well as could be expected. Tse othir
occupants of the car were not hurt.
As u result of the revival at the
baptist church, fifteen were baptised
buaduy.
Mrs. Sara Bryson, of Whittier, was
'ie'y, Sunday.
Our public school opened Monday
last week, with Mr. B. B. Long,
Cullowlu;::, principal, and Misses Par
ker ^ind Wik#;, assistants. -
Eighteen of our boys anjd girlsl arc
^tending high school in Sylva.
Mrs. Theodore Bryson and daugh
ter have arrived from Washington to
j?iu her husband and sons who have
here some little time.
Mrs. A. H. Mehaffey, Misses Grace
and Mary, and Master Herman, of
Hemlersonville, were here, Sunday.
Mr. Elsie Ensley has moved Mb
family to Franklin where he is con
?tfcted with the Chevrolet Motor Co.
Mr. Charlie Perry, of Franklin,
spent last week-end with his mother,
Mrs- Mabel Perry. C
The Balsam Hotel ^rill close, Suu
v . y, alter the most ^successful season
;?> the history of the hotel.
Mr. 0. E. Horton and family have
^turned to their home in Atlanta,
ter spending the summer here.
EXCLUSIVE STOCK UW
LOSES IN HAMBURG
The exclusive stock law failed to
carry, by a majority of 10 votes, in
the special election held in Hambui'g
township, last Saturday.
The election is said to have been
one of the most hotly contested, of
any kind, ever held in Jackson coun
ty, and interest on both sides was in
tense. ,
The vote was heavy, 193 being cast
for ^exclusive stock law, and 203
against, according to the official tab
ulation.
Several weeks ago the commission
ers of Jackson comity, acting under
a petition by voters of Hamburg,
called the election, and from that
t T
time the campaigning has been in
tense throughout the township, it is
said, each side bringing every argu
ment it could muster to convince the
voters of the rightness and exped
iency of its contention.
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GREATER SOUTH IS SEEN
RISING IN BOOM'S WAKE
New York, Sept. 17?Mills R. Lane,
on,e of the biggest bankers and finan
ciers in the South, head of the Citi
zen and tiouthern string of banks, to
day opened the eyes of the nation to
the possibility of a new development,
that will affect the Carolinas, Ala
bama and Georgia. Mr. Lane, who de
parts fox* his home in Savannah, Ga.
tomorrow, was interviewed here to
day upon his arrival from Montreal
last night.
It was when Mr. Lane was asked
to give his impression of industrial
conditions in the west that he brought
to light his views on the southern
"boom," which he says is certain to
materialize.
Carolina* Rediscovered.
'' Floridi; is absolutely sound. The
boom is finished. The dollar jugglera
and pikers have been driven oat.
Jacksonville, Miami, West Palm
Beach, Tampa?these are names to
consider now for they identify cen
tres that rre1 to become southern in
dustrial points. They are growing be
cause they must grow. The growth is
solid and honest. The realty boom has
passed and today people are buying
on a substantial basis.
"The Florida boom, however, has
done more than develop the Sunshine'
state. In the rediscovery of Florida
there has come, also, the rediscovery
of the two Carolinas, Georgia and
Alabama. Few people up north real
ize this and it is immensely import
ant. . '.
''In the four states are to be
found unlimited water power, great
homestead sites and acres upon acros
of laud that will yield the most di
versified crops in the country. To
bacco, cotton, truck vegetables?any
thing thit's grown can be raised
there. '
Land for the Masses ,
"One has but to picture the greut
motor argosy treading it way to the
state of Florida and passing, as it
must, through the Carolinas, Georgia
and Alabama. Here is virgin coun
try where land sells as a rediculous
ly low figure. It is essential for the
little fellow and that means it is for
the great masses.
"These states are profiting by the
progress farther south. The traveler
passes here, inventories his capital,
looks aver the proposition and dis
covers that the end of the rainbow is
not beneath the palms of Florida, but
in , one of the Carolinas, Geoigia or
Alabama. So he settles. He estab
lishes his farm. If he needs labor,
he finds he may employ it at a fig
ure that is Djot prohibitive and labor
is plentiful.
:, Industry Coming Fast.
" This condition has already start
ed a development in that section] of
the coutnry that canfiot be under* es
timated at this time. I don't want to
make any predictions in round fig
ures regarding the potential popula
tion th-it will result there, but Ir5
say that a development that is note
worthy as it was unexpected, is tak
ing plaee.
"Whatever occurs there will be of
a substantial nature. People will set
tle and will build for the future. In
dustry is coming and coming fast.
Looms and spinning?the cotton, mill
is deserting New England and is go
ing south. The Florida boom, a hec
tic chapter in the industrial history
of the United States, has become a
development and the luxe which has
brought caravans south has weaken
TWO STATES CELEBRATING
Two states, North Carolina and
Georgia, are today celebrating the
completion of the North Carolina end
of the Asheville - Sylva - Franklin
-Atlanta Highway, the short ronte
through Sylva and Dillsboro from the
Mountain Metropolis to the Capital
of the Empire State of the South. 1
The towns of Sylva and Franklin
have prepared a feast of fried chick
en, salads, barbecue, and all ttye trim
mings, while advices are to the effect
that thousands of people aije gather
ing toward Franklin from all over
North Georgia and Western North
Carolina- At Franklin, addresses will
be made by Cameron Morrison, for
mjer governor of North Caolina, John
M. Holder, chairman of the Georgia
state highway commission, and other
prominent men of the two states.
A large delegation of people from
Sylva, Dillsboro, and other places in
Jackson county are among the num
ber of North Carolinians crossing the
Cowees to meet the Georgians and
hail them at the state line. From
Asheville, according to advice from
the Asheville Chamber of Commerce,
will come at least 150 cars, which
are greatly augmented along the line
by motorists representing Canton,
Waynesvilie, Sylva,Dillsboro, and the
other towns, hamlets, and country
side.
Col. ,Wade II. Harris, editor of]
the Charlotte Observer, and one of
the most prominent leaders in the
development of North Carolina, wasj
in Sylva last night, spjdnding the!
night here, and left with the North'
Carolina delegation for Franklin, this
morning.
From At lanta comes the news that
the Atlanjjatts Ipft that city at 7
o'clock, tin* morning, insuring ^that
they will have plenty of time to reach j
the state line by 11 o'clock, the timiej
appointed for them to be met by the
Carolinians, from when they are
escorted to Frauklin, where the
speaking will take place, with high
way commissioner James G. Stike
VIRGINIA TAKES LEAD
IN AUTO DEAD
The week's casulties in traffic ac
cidents including two killed and nine
hurt Sunday mounted .to- fourteen
deed and thirty three injured in
North Carolina, but Virginia lead for
last week in figures compiled by the
Associatc-l Press for eleven Southern
states with sixteen dead and sixty
three injuied.
No southern state reported less
than three personp killed during the
week and but two states reported less
than 15 injured, the two being South
Carolina with eight and Alabama
with 14 a tabulation by states fol
lows:
State Killed Injured
Virginia 16 63
North Carolina....i 14 33
South Carolina 4 8
Georgia .... ? .... .5 27
Florida 0 32
Alabama .... i .... 3 ? 14
Mississippi i4 " 241
Louisiana ^ ....- .... i 4 401
Arkansas L1 ?.. ...Jf 32 j
Tennessee _i_ r.5 34
Kentucky -.,..5 53
Totals jj, 66 363
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WILL SELL ALEXANDER
PROPERTY SATURDAY
The Home Realty and Auction Co.
of Franklin is preparing for the auc
tion sale of the D. B. Alexander
property in East Sylva Saturday.
The property has been subdivided in
to 35 choice residential lots. With it
is included a new six room bungalow.
Mr. R. A. Patton, manager of the
company, irnd Mr. D. Robert Davis,
also of the realty company, were in
Sylva yesterday and expressed the
belief that the sale will be a good
one. They are greatly pleased with
the fast development of Sylva and
predict increase in the prices of
realty in end around the town. r
ed in the four states I enumerate and
all to the profit of those states.
"I look with great confidence to
this new development because I be
lieve it will be one of the most im
portant eras in the history of the
south." ( ' . _'
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leather presiding, and luncheon will
be served by the Chambers of Com
merce of Franklin and Sylva.
Leaving Franklin in the afternoon,
the party proceeds via Dillsboro, Syl
va, Balsam, Waynesville, and Canton,
to Asheville, where dinner is served,
by the Asheville Chamber of Com
merce, at Kenilworth Inn, and where
the remainder of the program is ar
ranged.
Welcome signs, of permanent con
struction, have beenj placed at the
county line on all roads leading into
Jackson county, by the Sylva Cham
rbe of Commerce, in cooperation with
trade bodies of Macon, Swain), and
Haywood counties; and a temporary
one for this occasion at the limits of
the city of Sylva. A committe of the
Chomber of Commerce, consisting of
V. V. Hooper, H. E. Buchanan, and
J. H Wilson^ having been appointd
for the purpose, at the meeting of
the chamber, last week.
Th Cowee road was completed
about two months ago, and gives a
paved road from Asheville to the
Georgia line. This route is 54 miles
shorter in distance from Asheville to
Atlanta than any other road. It tra
verses a magnificent scenic country
of charming beauty, both in Georgia
and in Carolina, and it is expected
that when the Georgia end is paved,
assuring an all-weather road from
Atlanta ,!to Asheville, that it will
carry an immense amount of traffic
between the two cities, as well as a
great deal of through tourist traffic
from North to South and fr?&
South to North,
The road, connecting Jackson and
Macon counties, not only offers a
routes touryrts, but it redeems'the
fajr patmnce. ,af "Macon to N^rttt
Carolina, relieves Macon of excessive
freight rates, brings back a large
trade territory to Sylva an(d Ashe
ville, and furnishes a paved highway
for some of the best agricultural
sections of Western North Carolina,
it is poi.ited out by road builders,
officials, and business men.
ENTERTAINS MR. HARRIS
A royal entertainment -was given
Thursday night, Sept. 12th to Mr. D.
H. Harris of St. Louis, Mo. by Prof.
R. L. Madison of the Cuilowhoe Nor
mal School.
Mr. Harris has been a great appre
ciator of Prof. Madison's ducation
al work and of his noble character,
the past thirty years.
He and two of his sons went to
Dillsboro and took Mr. Harris to
their Webster home where Mrs. Madi
son and their mature sons and
daughter were holding a joyful fam
ily reunion.
Prof. Madison and Mr. Harris dis
cussed the great system of Philoso
phy, Physchology and Literature of
Dr. Denton J. Snider of St. Louis,
who it is thought has written some of
the ablest, the most profound and
comprehensive works of recent times.
This grand occasion was entened
into most heartily by all present and
the hope expressed that Prof. Mad
ison's family might long conjtinue
tlveir beneficial influence.
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OLIVET SCHOOL OPENS
The Olivet school opened last Mon
day with a very promising outlook
for a successful yjear. The enroll
ment for the first week was eighty,
with an average daily attendance of
ninety iwven and oqe half per cent.
There has been a literary society
organized and a program will be
given ewery Friday afternoon, and
visitors will be welcome at any time.
We expect to organize both a boy's
and girls' basket ball team, soon
After a short time it is hoped that
the school will have a reading room
supplied with books and eudcational
magazines that will be helpful to
both tenchers and students, in their
work. ?, ->
W. S. FRADY/ DIES
W. S. Frady, well known black
smith, died at his home near Sylva,
last Thursday evening, after a short
illness. He had many friends and
relatives in Jacksoq county, and was
a splendid workman and mechanic,
and a good citizen. Funeral and in
terment were on East Fork, of Sa
vannah, Uust Fziday.
SYLVA BOYS AND GIRLS
LEAVE FOR SCHOOLS
Thirty-one Sylva young women and
young men have gone to different
schools for the opening of the fall
terms.
Cullowheo State Normal: Sue Al
lison, Elizabeth Moody and Lazelle
Hensoji.
Duke University: Nell Edwards.
Meredith: Mary Sue Gribble,
Cleone Cooper, Lora Dills and Edith
Buchanan.
Brenau: Leah Nichols, Mary En-i
loe and Annie Joe Hooper.
North Carolina College for Women:
Elizabeth Daniels, Hicks Wilson,
Irene Oliver.
Greensboro College: Nell Cowan,
Llewellyn Rhodes.
Asheville Farm School: Ralph:
Buchanjan, Earl Higdon, Felix Potts,!
Raleigh Warren, Jack Warren, Henry
McKee.
Buie's Creek: Virginia Pickelsim
er.
University of North Carolina:
Dick Potts, Dan Moore, Arthur Rog
ers.
Lenoir-Rliyne: Margaret Freeze.
Mars Hill: Bessie Snyder.
Emory University: Conrad Nich
ols.
King'$* Business College: Willie
Fisher.
QUALLA
Rev. D. V. Howell of Bryson City
was a guest of Mr. H. G. Ferguson,
Saturday.
Miss Clem Hall left for Asheville
Normal School Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hughes and
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes visited
at Smokemont, Suqday afternoon
- Mrs. J. A. Bumgarner of Wiimot,
visited, her daughter, Mrs. Dave Wor
Vey, Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Buchanan spent the
week-end with home folks at Webster
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Mr. Jno. Johnson and family, of
Robinsville, and Mr. Fred McLieau
and family, of Whittier,, were guests
at Mr. J. C. Johnson's, last week.
Mrs. Nora Snyder, of Wiimot, call
ed at Mis. A. C. Hoyle's, Tuesday.
Mr. suid Mrs. G. A. Kinsland and
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes spent Sun
day afternoon in Whittier.
Prof. J. D. Parker spent the week
end at Sylva.
Mrs. J. E. Battle was the guest of
Mrs. P. C. Shclton, .Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Worley, Mr.
Troy Gibsonj, Ms. A. M. Gibson and
Miss Grace Hoyle motored to Rob
bin^sville Sunday. '
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shul/er called
at Mrs. J. K. Terrell's, Sunday af
ternoon.
Mrs. S. J. Beck and Misses Mary
and Martha Oxner called on Miss
Sadie Hoyle, Sunjday afternoon.
Miss I reive Raby and Mr. James
Hall were Sunday guests at Mrs. J.
E. Battle's.
Mrs. J. H. Hughes called at Mr.
E. S. Keener's, Tuesday.
Mr. J. 0. Howiell and family visit
ed Mrs. A. C. Hoyle, Sunday.
Mr. Lawrence Crisp and family, of
Smokemont, were visitors at Mr. Phil
Crisp's, Sunday. \
Mr. George Monfteith, of Forney,
and Miss Essime Anthony, called on
Miss Grace Hoyle, Saturday.,
Mrs. L. W. Cooper and children are
visiting relatives in Hayesville, this
feek. ' I
Rev. W. W. Anthpny spent the
week-end with his sister, Mrs. E. C.
Monteith, in Bushnell.1
, Mrs. P. C. Shelton and Miss Mar
tha Heritage motored to - Bryson
City, Saturday.
Miss ^Chamhiefas, of Bushnqll; is
visiting Mrs. Erastus Chambers.
Our farmes are very busy now pre
paring for the first visit of Jack
Frost. ;.
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COMPLETES NEW BUILDING
Mr. A. J. Dills is just completing
a handsome new building on Main
street, between the Medford Furni
ture Coraphny's store and the Jack
son Hotel property. The building is
two stories, counting from Main
street, and three stories from Mill.
Thextwo ground floor rooms will be
occupied October 1st. by Will Cathev
iwith a gentlemen's furnishings shop,
and by the Western Union Telegraph
Company, far an up tow* offiw.
RECORDER'S COURT
HAS LONG SESSION
Sitting throughout Monday r
Tuesday the recorder's court of Ji
son county disposed of a number
cases on the criminal side of the
docket, the first of the week.,
Judge Alley asked the officers to
be on the watch for drunken drivers
and stated that he is going to im
pose road sentences on all of them
convicted.
L. L. Cope was found guilty of
transporting and possession and dre w
the statuatory penalty of $50 and the
costs.
W. A. Stafford was fined $50.00
| and the costs- on a prohibition charge
an$i appealed to the superior court,
appeal bond being fixed at $200.00.
Johnny Jones was fined the usual
$50.00 on being convicted of violating
the prohibition laws, and also appeal
ed. ,
Tolvin Ensley was found guilty of
possession and fined $50.00 and th-3
costs.
Bob Hensley drew $25.00 and the
costs on a charge of drunjkenness and
$50.00 on a prohibition chaige.
Johnny Jones was fined $25.00 and
the costs upon being convicted of be
ing publicly drunk, and was senten
ced to four months on the roads, af
ter a verdict of guilty was rendered
against him for driving an automo
bile while under the influence of
liquor.
lioy McCall was charged with being
drunk and the case continued to Sep
tember 27.
Lush Wilson charged with reckless
driving, got a continuance for two
weeks.
W. L. Young, David H. Brown and
Wiley Crawford were each fined $5
for transporting an automobile with
out license, and Will Pruitt was or
dered to pay the costs for owning a
car without license.
Commodore Stanfield and Monroo
Bryson fuced charges of fishing
without license and the case was con
tinued for two weeks.
Sam Cuiyiingham was found not
guilty of transporting and possession
and also not guilty of being drunk.
Sam Franks was convicted of reck
less driving.
Jack Turpin was found not guilty
of stealing water melons.
A verdict of not guilty was render
ed in a case charging John Henry
Reed with manufacturing and pos
session.
A case of abandonment against
Dave Golden was dismissed for want
of jurisdiction, the court holding that
if any offense was committed, it was
in Swainj county. 1
Bascombe Bryson was found not
guilty of an assault.
J. Dills had two cases against him,
one charging him with public drunk
enness and another with an assault.
He was found not guilty in each case.
Two jury trials are ordered for the
next term of the court, one in a ease
in which Grover Moss is indicted 011
a charge of an assault with a deadly
weapon, and the other in which em
ployees of the state highway com
mission have indicted Lee Woodard,
charging him with obstructing the
highway.
Two cases against Spurgeon Steph
ens were continued. One charges hirn
with an assault and the other with
being intoxicated.
Herman McCall is indicted on a
seduction charge, and the case was
continued for the state.
WIDENING MILL STREET
The work of widening Mill street
from a 20 foot street to 30 feet is
now under way. An agreement among
the propei ty ownetes and with the
town officials provides that the own
ers of the realty fronting on Mill
from Allen, east, will move back and
give the city ten additional feet, mak
ing Mill a 30 foot street on the east
end. This was made possible through
the cooperation of The Higdons, Bry
son and Hooper, B. C. Grind staff,
and Ashevillc Mica Company.
Mill street, formerly the principal
street of Sylva, is capable of much
development as a business street, it
is pointed out and will probably be
rapidly built up, it is predicted.
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Hail the Dentists
Now comes along scienlce wits n
new discovery. The thing that is re
sponsible for gossip is not sharp
tongues but bad teeth. Exit ducking
stool: enter dentists.?Raleigh News
and Obaerr* ?.