,fl50 the Year in Advance in (lie -f ntv~ ~ jT^ " " ' * 1 ' = * =^I fyiva, N. C.,,Wednesday, December 15,1926 . > ? $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County ALIENATION SUIT O / < 'Franklin Press, Deo. 1-1? The; ?. il case in which Perry llyatr was >>ilnir \\. L. McCoy for $2;>,000 for ,{ alienating Hyatt's wife's a flections,! i lutilded in Superior Com) here oa! Saturday night, will go the the Hi;-j j. vine court. Tlie jury awarded Hv-I lit >12,<100, which sum was cut to ? 'n.(H>o by Judge S. \V. Black oi Bry-j .-?hi/City, presiding, and tlie plaintiff .??(?pealed or a judgment lor the whole amount of the virdict, .or *12-1 titwi. The defendant also took a:i ap p:al, based on a number of exoop-. lions, to the higher court. llivatt, in; his <*omplaint, aileirod that in August, 1025, while he \* ? in the employ of .McCoy, he fell from a ioad of poles, sustaining perma nent injuries, resulting in his being penalized from the waist down: that. AicCoy, while apparently earing for! Hyatt and his wife, alietwtcd the af fections of Mrs. McCoy, and that a child was born a few mouths ago 'o plaintiff's wife was McCov's child. ' . . ? 1 The principal witnesses for th-.? i plaintiff were Hvatt himself, who; ? I v. as brought to the courtroom on lusj M to testify, and Mrs. Hyatt. Th->! lmtcr told of McCov's alleged at-I * T % , . ' tuitions, wlule Hyatt testified as t?>j ?W mental tortue wrought by lo-.s | the affections of his wife. Ho,' ' her to leave his home wjionj he learned of her condition, lie. .said.'j li'j-. Hyatt brought her tlM?o or lour months old infant to the cou.t room with her. .McCoy was his own principal wit i;c-s, denying any improper relatio. s with the plaintiff's wife. He admit ted, however, having been in the com pany of the woman at various place* in the county. And the plaintiff, oil his part, admitted payment by '.Mc Cov 'of Hvatt's hospital and otli.-r hilis. ? All three-r-McCoy, Hyatt, and Mrs/! Hyatt?proved good character^. The four issues submitted to the jury and the answers made bv that body, follow: Did the defendant alienate the af cctions of the plaintiff's wife as alleged in vthe coinplaiue fHcd ? Answer: Yes. ^ i Did the defendant have immoral relations with the plaintiff's wile? Adswcr: Yes. ; To what actual damage is tlie plaintiff entitled? Answer: ?10,000. To what punitive damage' is t rue plaintiff entitled to recover? Answer *2,000. . ' ' ' i Judge Black reduced the amount of KSKM I" ?;m m _N I Franklin Press, Die. J4. The FianKl'ii Troop of Scouts ya:v i pi an nun: a community,, Chrisr'nias tivc [ and Carol siiijfinj;. < Jsuowing tlint | there are ahv.'vs some children) lo who'll Santa Claiis has never been j?i- j troducod these syouts plan to see that the chiitirea in this eommuii(iiy ail s:et i?:i intrcduefioii.^lr you know of any children who will',miss Santa this vqsu* piease got in touch with Mr. or Cdimcr Crawford. .... . .. \ i). Brvson of Hrvson City and A. Wi liorne, C. C. Poinde>:te h ? well km w in, Jackson county. SOUTHERN'S CORN CUP WOW BY NORTH CAROLINA GROWER Atlanta, G. December 14? l.owan mnty North Carolina has iho liounr "l winning the handsome eilvcr cup offered hy the Southern Railway S'.jstepVto the grower of the ton best < ars fit' corn produced in \ irgi nuij A??rth Carolina, South Carolina, n county authorities. They are charged with the eriin.e; and sheriff Cannon will leave Thursday worn-' insr for Bc^semar fro brimr them li Svlva for trial. S'' . GROUP CENTER COMtlENCE MENT HELD AT WEEoTER. On last Thursday the Group Center Commencvnien' of t lie irroup schbol^ coiiijKisod oiv Gay (Zion 11 ill Vie* i Point and Green's Creek was laid at thje Webster Iliuli School?the? group eentj'i. The programme for the greater j j>art of the day consisted of contests' aisionj* the different school's. The^ei contests were very intreesiing and 1 ho studets who participated showed the effects of untiring zeal and faithful work of their respective ie.ichers. The j The .JudgesVoi' the eoulert were .Miss Annie Ray of Cullowhee Miss Queen j Duval display in the sciux 1 budduig. 'J e.*;ar!p'e.s* of student skill and workmanship were exceedingly interesting to all who saw them. At noon a delicious lunch, provid eed by the ladies if the commmuu ity, was .served to the visitors and teachers. \ r The day was it very) successful ono in spite of the inch-mewey of the weather. The Webster School was in-; deed glad to welcome and entertain the teachers, students and visitors j from all the schools., and expressions that it would have the same privilege next year, were freely made. Below is a tabulated list of the | results 'df the contests held at the group commencement : Winners of Contests at Meet First and Second Grade Dramiti zatiou: 2nd. Zion Hill <"? ' 2nd. Zion Hill. Primary and Singim? Game v 1st. Webster J 2nd.Z ion Hill Third Grr>de Oral Language Contest 1st. Webster v 2nd. View Point Fourth Grade Arithmetic Contest1 1st. Webster * - 2nd. View Point Second Grade Story Telling Con-! test.' ( 1st. Webster 2nd. Green's Creek r?miT? r.r{7rwc inuie ik h fi :s 11 the Cfiaiiibt-i* of Commerce, presided, and Mr. Wheaton showed five reels of forest fire and prevention pic tures and accompanied the showing of the pictures with a talk on va rious methods oJ' lire prevention and forest preservation. The meeting was held in I he Sylva picture show, the regular showing of the pictures hav ing been discontinued. Mr. Wheaton said that Transylva nia county'has also goi^e on record as cooperating again this next year with the forestry service in the pre vention of forest fires. The board ap propriated $-100 for this work to be gin .lanuary first. ?. - i Tennessee Visitor ?" Likes Mountains Mr. ,L A. Moore, of Cookeville, Tennessee, surprised his sister, Mrs. T. II. Hastings, l?y a visit arriving last Saturday. This is Mr. Moore's,, first \i;.-it to this region and he ex pressed himself as being delighted wtih t lie scenery, the climate, the roads and other advantages of West- j ?'iii .North Carolina. NORTE CAROLINA DRY AGENTS WILL LOSE THEIR PISITIONS Charlotte, Bee! 15?Thirteen pro hibition audits in North Carolina will I):- dismissed or transferred to other divisions by Ja;array I, U. Q. Merrick prohibition administrator of Virginia and North Carolina stated today. | ^Ti-e admiiii: tr.ilor said an order for the transfer of two North Car olina agents to Chicago was expected to be issued from Washington this ( week. There are 41 agent.; in. the state, and the force will be reduced to 2S it was stated. , t WANT STATU PATROLMEN Uhleigh, Bee. ]?.,??Exponents of :tj Slate constabulary gathered late to day to dismiss recommendations gov entiiig the establishment of .such a; b.'iiiy io be pi seed before the coming (!c:icr:if\Assembly. The state automo-j tive trade association, Carolina Mo-i tor Club, Highway commission, Frank j Page and 11. A. Daugllton. expressed themselves in favor of the proposal. Governor McLean did not commit himself. "> ? It is proposed to establish a patrol of 100 men, nad it is claimed that $000,000 aniijiialy will be sufficient to maintain the constnbularv. ' .. ' v First Grade Reading Contest 1st. Webster. \ 2nd. Gay ? % Seven,th Grade Oral Composition Contest 1st Webster 2nd. Green's Creek Sinefin^ Contest (Grammar Grades) I 1st. Webster 2nd. View Point [ Spelling Contest (5th & 6th Grades i 1st? Webster 2nd. View Point. History Brandt izat ion 1st. Webster 2nd. Green,'s Creek EXHIBITS: 1st-. Webster 2nd. Gay. * ' Score Webster 100?exhibits 25 total 125 Gay 5?exhibits 10?total 15 Zion Hill Total 10 ViewPoint?total 20 ' ,, Green's Creek ?total 15 FLEETTOB SOLS Hi EXtCU y-V I ? j" Starting with high hojH's for Hen dorsonviile and Western North Caro-i lina, the Fleetwood Hotel started' building on Jumpoff Mountain hv| Commadore Stoltz a few months ago.; It stands, a massive structure, un finished and was sold by the slier-j iff ot' Henderson county under anj execution this week. .* ? ?? 1 Dispatches from Henderson villc i state that attempts will be made by| trustees of the Fleetwood of Hender-| sonville Hotel Corporation to set aside the sale of the hotel property to John R.. Crye, Hendersonville con tractor, it was revealed today. Crvci bought Mie hotel and the real estate, surrounding it at an execution sai(s] Saturday, it just beanie known, a I ter j tie had t iled a lien based 011 a claim j of about $7,000. The sale was con ducted by Sheriff J. C. Ilill after no tice had been duly given accordinjg to law, it is said. Crye' bid of $1, 000. A claim of O. A. "Reynolds, vice president of Laurel Park Estates, was' advertised at the same time that Crye's notice of sale was published.: The action was against J. Perry' Stoltz and the Fleetwood of Hender ? ** j^onville Cor j ?oration. That there was no competitive bid ding is understood to be the prinei-: pal basis o:i which the trustees will! congest the sale. Other factors, it was said, will help to establish that the sale should be set aside. ' In buying the property, Crye as sumed other obligations against the corporation and in the words of an other creditor, "perhaps a lot of lav. suits." Air. Crye was in South Carolina to day but it was said at his residence, that he had not decided definitely on what disposition he would make of the properly. Just what effect this action will have on the deal several months auo with the Florida Gulf Coast Land C ? ipany for the purchase of the Fleetwood could not be learned here tonisrht. MARRPJAGE LICENSES. Jackson county's new register vl deeds started off the fir: t of his term with the -issuance of i'uur marriage licenses for the month up to the 14t!i t Kragg Allison of Jackson to Ku-j nice R;'v of Macon. James Lee Welch to l'evtah Lakvv! ho' h of Swain. .lack Fri//,cll to Lilly Mat his. Hobert li room to Ora J. Jones. j RECORDER HOLDS HIS FIRST COURT i, ?... . ? ... ??? ? . . ? (>o. W. Slit Ion held his first term oi' court as judge of the Jacbson couu ty recorder's court 011 Modnay. Sevier McDowell Jess ilowell Card Bryson Alf Wilson Gene Love and Doily ilowell were convicted of dis turbing ;i Neyro entertainment. They are all Negroes. Sevier Jess (iaib and Gene dit-r a six month's sentence each on the roads; hut the Sentence was suspend ed upon good behavior and upon the payment oi tines oi' $25.00 and tho costs. Prayer tor judgment was cot, timied in Dolly's case; and judgment suspended upon payment ot' the costs as to All". Elsie Leigh was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon and the judgment was suspended upon, pay sence of J Ion. Walter E. Moore and and the charge came from his having shot a white youth in the leg with a shotgun^ Frank Jacobs was given a saspend <-d sentencfc uj>ou payment of JU'O costs. Ho was convicted ol' an assault All other cases were continued un til December 27 because of the ab students who ywrticipated showed Don. Felix E. Alley. These attorneys were attending the supreme court ,;n Raleigh. o COLD WEATHER HELPS CHRISTMAS TRADE Cooler weather coining out of the West like the ''Bold young Loe-Ui nvnr" swept through the mountains, lasi night sending the mercury tumb 1 i31?>; to ahout 20 degrees above zero, the coldest weather of the win ter. ' ' With the cold weather came a no ticeable stimulation of Christmas buy ing in the splendid shops of Sylva. Unreasonable weather, warm as ear ly fall, had kept the folks from get ting ''Christmas in their bones," and despite the attractive displays and windows decorated in Yuletide at tire, the people were not buying and everybody was afraid that a last minute rush would be the result. However, the timelv arrival of the imported cool spell from out of the west while it sent the mercury tumb ling, the barometer of trade steadily mounted and the shops are all busy. Farmers who adopt the system of better balanced farming advocated by the School of >grit,iultur