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CLUBS SPEAKS
Murphy Scout
K. L. McKce, of Sylva, Pres
ident/of i l?e North Carolina Fedcra
(Km w\Vomon's Clubs, was the prin
cipal s|>eaker at a joint meeting of
the Murphy and Andrews .Women's
Clubs,at tlie club room here Wedne>
<1:1 v, December 8th, the Murphy club
bciiur hostess of the occasion.
Tin- meeting opened with the sing
/ iim ol "America", and Mrs. E. B.
\ui\ill read the Club Woman's Col
' . livt. niter which Mrs. C. W. Savage
niuleied a voeal solo, "The Bird
Willi the Broken Wing." Mrs. E. B.
Xdivell. president of the Murphy
Club. tlien welcomed the distinguish
ed visitors on behalf of the local club
ami community.
Mrs. McKee's address was mainly
along the lines of home life and
spirituality ii^ the homes. She stated
during the course of remarks that
even woman should belong to the:
Woman's Club. This ,organization
>he stated, stood for everything that
was worthwhile was a benefit to a
community, fosters a better communi
ty feeling and wholesome fellowship
among the women. Slit also endors
ed the legislative program of the
State League of Women Voters.
At the suggestion of Mrs. M. E.
Oozad, of Andrews, a rising vote of
thanks and welcome was given Mrs.
MeKee at the conclusion, of her ad
dress.
Mrs I). H. Tillitt", President of the
Andrews Club expressed appreciation
of the hospitality of the Murphy
Club, and suggested that the special
c miinittees appointed by the two
clubs wait jointly upon the Cherokee
Representative in the next Legisla
ture with reference to the five meas
ures sj>onsored by the State League
of Women Voters.
After these very interesting talks,
.i piano solo was rendered by Mrs. .).
W. Davidson. Salad and ice courses
roic served. About fifty women of
the (two clubs were present.
ALLEGED ATTACK
STIRS SWAIN
Swain county was greatly stirrod
with the news of an alleged attack
upon Miss Lucile ALorgan, apprentice
nurse at the Bryson City hospital, toy
a youn.tr man named Herman IIig
einson, Thursday night. Higginson i.s
being held by the Swain county au
thorities and Miss Morgan is in the
Bryson City Hospital.
A news dispatch from Bryson
City to tho Asheville Times, tells the
following story of the affair:
"Miss Lucile Morgan,, 16, appren
tice nurse in the Bryson City hospi
tal and member of a well known
Swain cotmty family is in a serious
condition here today from a fractur
ed skull and minor injuries received
Thursday night in a jump from an
automobile being driven by Herman
Higgi/won near this place and Hig
ginson is being held in jail without
bond to await the outcome of her in
juries. ' < i.
After being unconscious nearly aU
<>f Thursday lyght, Miss Morgan re
covered consciousness Friday and
'old the story of her ride with Hig
brisk holiday trading *
HERE *
' The last of last week and the *
first of the present one have *
* been marked with brisk holiday *
shopping in Sylva and the stocks *
>n the local shops are moving fast. *
However, the large and well dis- *
played stocks in the shops of Syl- *
* still hold such attractive and *
varied offerings for the Christ- *
mas shopper that it is unneces- *
saiy for anyone to go elsewhere *
to find just what he wants.
It is expected that tomorrow and *
' i - ."day will be the biggest shop- *
ping days that Sylva has ever *
seen.
THERE'S A SONG IN THE ATT?.
There's p, son# in the air!
there's a star in the skv!
there's a mother's deep prayer, - MF'
\nd a baby's low crv!
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And the star reigns its fire '
I While the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
IBH?JS?J9 J (ladles a King!
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There's a tumult of joy
O'er the wonderful birth,
For the Virgin's sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth.
Ay! the star reigns its fire
While the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
( radios a King!
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In the light of that star
Lie the iages impearled;
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world.
Ev'ry heart is aflame,
And the beautiful sing,
In the homes of the nations
That J esus is King!
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We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng.
Ay! we shout to the lovely
Evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle
Our Savior and King!
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TO SHOW "THE
FOUR HORSEMEN"
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Tlie "Four Horsemen of the Apo
calypse;" said to be one of the great
est dramas ever filmed, will < be
shown, at the Lyric Theatre on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week.
ginson, declaring that he made in
sulting suggestion^ to her and at
tempted to attack her.
She jumped from the automobile,
she states, and in doing so fell, strik
ing her head upon the pavement.
Higginson is shid to have carried
her to the hospital and then given
himself up. He is reported to have
admitted Miss Morgan's accusations.
The accused man came from Illinois
some years ago and started a laundry
.'business." _t
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CHURCHES WILL
V , CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
Christinas will be simply, but ap
propriately celebrated in the Sylva
ehurches. At the Baptist cliureh on
Thursday evening,: there-will be ex
ercises including special music, pre
pared by the choir, and an, address
by Rev. Thad F. I)eitz. All members j
of the Sunday School arc expected to!
bring offerings to be be sent to the I
children in the Thomasville Baptist!
Orphanage.
The Methodist Sunday school will
hold a Christmas tree, on Friday ev
ening, with special music and gifts'
for the smaller folks of the Sunday!
Sehool. The Christmas tree exercises
will be held at 7 o'clock. At nine'
o'clock, the Epworth League Will have
Christmas party, for its members, in
the basement of the church, and at
midnight will sing carols on the
fetxeeta
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
(i CLOSE TOR HOLIDAYS
The school folks of Jackson count'
arc having their annual Christmu?
holiday season, though most of the
public schools, are getting theirs
late. The Sylva Collegiate Institute
adjourned school last Saturday until
after the holidays,finishing one of the
most successful fall terms in the uis
tory of the school.
Cullowhee State Normal, with its
large number of students, closed at
noon last Saturday and the students
left for their homes in various parts
of the state.
The Glenville High school aho
closed for the holidays, the last of
last week; but most of the other
schools of the county will continue in
session until Thursday afternoon of
this week. This class of schools with
the late opening ".loliday season in,*
eludes the Sylva Central High school
and the graded school of Sylva.
TRANSYLVANIA SELLS
$240,000 BONDS
Brevard News, Dee. 16?
Two hundred and forty thousand
dollars worth of refunding bonds for
Transylvania county were sold last
week by the conimissoinors to Walter
Moody & Neimerdinger company. The
bonds "are 5 per cent interest bear
ing, the last of the series maturing
twenty years Iipjico. It is understood]
that a good premium was paid by the!
successful bidders.
Several companies had represents-1
tives here, bidding on the issue, in
cluding Magnue & Company of Cin
cinnati; R. S. Dick on & Company,
Gastonia and C. B. Fetner Company
of Greensboro. Part of the money de
rived from the sale of these bonds
will be used in retirement of short
time notes owed by the county.
GIRL 6, BURNS
TO DEATH IN
ROSMAN HOME
Special to the Asheville Times. 1
Brevard, Dee. 21?Christmas joy
was changed to stabbing grief late
Monday afternoon in; the Cantreil
home near Rosman. Little Joe Can
treil, 8 years old son, will not enjoy
his tree or his toys n,ext Saturday.
The toys of his little sister, Mary, 6,
will remain untouched. She was burn
ed to death as the result of her
brother's playing with kerosene and
matches while their father was aw;vy
from home.
Mrs. Cantreil died six years ago
when Mary was born. The father,
Ulyss Cantreil, was returning home
from work Monday when he saw a
flash of flame suddenly light
up the kitchen windows of his cot
tage. Inside he found Joe frantically
trying to beat out the flames which
enveloped his little sister.
The father put out the fire and rain
with the baby in his arms to the near
est doctor, but it was no use. Tno
child died before she could be taken
to a hospital.
Little Joe, terror stricken and
amazed at what had happened when
he touched his sister's dresB with a
lighted match, sobbed out the storw
of the tragedy to his father later.
said he had been playing with kero
scnt, against his father's expressed
wishes and spilled some on Mary's
dress. When he saw his father coming
up the walk, he became frightened
and thought if ho held a match closa
to Mary's dress the flame would re
move the smell of kerosene.
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Brevard News, Doc. 16
Dave Henry, who was shot by his
wife on Wednesday of last week is
now in the Appalachian Hall in Ashe
ville, having been removed from the
Mission Hospital because it is said,
of an attempt Henry made to smoth
er the guard who had been placed at
his bfedside. Appalachian Hall is a
place where nervous cases are treat
ed and it is more thoroughly equip- 1
ped for handling unduly cases thaa
the Mission Hospital.
Henry was shot through the rig it
lung. Reports from Ashevillc are to
the effect that Henry arrived at tho
home of his wife's parents lit'
Leicester about noon, Wednesday,
aiul called to sec his wife. Mr. Wells,
father of Mrs. Henry had called on
the sheriff for protection. A deputy
sheriff was at thp Wells store when
Henry arrived. Henry went on to
the house. Mrs. Henry met him at
the door, and it is said both begam
firing. Henry fired several times,
none of the shots taking effect. Mrs.
Henry fired five times only one shot
vaking effect, and that piercing the
riglit lung of her husband.
Mrs. Henry is under bond of $5000
(Continued on page 6)
* NO JOURNAL NEXT WEEK
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? Following the time-honored cus
? torn of the weekly newspapers of
? the Lnitcd States, there be no
? Journal published duriqg the
? next week between Christmas
? and New Year's.
? The daily papers never publish
? a paper on Christmas. That is
? the only holiday they have during
? the year. The weekly papers
? make it a practice not to publish
? a paper the last week of the year.
"That is the only holiday the
? newspaper folks have during the
? year.
'The business^ office of The Jour
? nal, however, will be open; most
? of the time, dm-in? the week.
? The e.itire force of The Journal
? joins in extending the best of
? wishes to all our subscriber. May
? your Christmas be a joyous one;
? and may the New Year bring each
? of you health, happiness aryd in
? creased prosperity.