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, ;vt ' - z4 - -v) $150 the Year in Advance in the Countv ~ i a i' .T ? ? ~ ; Sylva, N. C.,Wfectnegday, January 5,192* $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County Representative Cyrus H. Nicholson pi Jackson county, Senator R. J. Roane of Whittier, Representative 0. p'. W illiams of Swain, Representa tjVc Altin Solesby, of Macon, Sena tor Tlwmns Slrinvfield of this gen i:il district ana other members of the (icneral Assembly, from Wester^ Xorili Carolina, left the first of the v: ?'k i or Raleigh to assume their du tio; in the assembly. l). T. Fountain, lawyer from Edgo ; :.i'k' county was elected speaker of tiv hiiiise. and Senator W. Lunsfard I.oinr of Halifax, president pro tern oi ilit" senate. R. Fritz Smith of Wake county; v:;> named Senate reading clerk,'by ?j'f to 1<> over Jojju D. Beriy, also of Wake. after both candidates J$d giv Vcii decolorations of their reading nlyii'y.^ V '' - <<??' , 1>. Martin of Yadkin, unop jx^ed. became Senate principal clerk; O.J\ Shell of Harnett county, unau i|iiou-!y -selecled sergeant at arms (!cct. and Captain J. A. Biysou of IWider-ioii county named assistant soi-ireau^t. arms by acclamation. The Sfi\atoriat caucus lasted but 30 rninu t:us against the House caucus twoi hours of oratory an,d lmmor and se-, ri'-ns keynote address of Speaker-elect i Fountain which closed the House caucus. ' ; 1 Aw the TTruse,, minor officers-elect were pliosen. Principal clork, Alex Laasiter, Ber-' ti > county renominated unanimously. ? Rending clerk, David P. Delliiyreiy Gastoiiin. winner 5j3#to 43 over Xeeci ha.'iyP. Mangum, Wake county. Ktisrro-siuir clerk, Miss Rosa P. j Mund. Cabarrus county, renominated unanimously. Scrcaaut at arms Major John A. Lisk, Montgomery county, 87, one of Stonewall Jackson pall beard's, winiri\ "2 to 42 over C. M. "Higgift.?, Anson county. Assistant Serjeant at arms, Major "Hellrciser" Wodehouse, Currituck c.mnty, unanimous, with keynote i speech ''every single man and lady will he proud of the selection" and concluding good humor of the paeked gallery. CO. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETS SATURDAY, JA3T. 10TH Tho Jackson County Board of A"ii-i cslturc consisting of a representative from each township and from tho Sylva Chamber of Commerce will have a very important meeting in the countv agent's office ?t the court house on Saturday morning, Jan uary 151 h at 9 o'clock. The represen tatives acting for tha various town ships' Yor the past year will bo in charge at this meeting. These rep resentatives arc as follows: R. C. Howell, Qualla; T. S. Nations, Bar ker's Creek; M. Y. Jarrett, Dillsboro; Erastus Buchaaan, Green's Creek; N. IligUon, Savannah; C. R. Moody, Syl ^a; F. II. Brown, Cullowhce; Will Lewis, Webster; J. L. Lovedald, Cau ey Fork; J. J. Hooper, Tuckascegee; M. K. Mai hews, Canada. W. A. Hen-j son, Hamburg; Marian Moody, Moun tain; T. A. Dillard, Cashiers; J. A. Allman, Scott's Creek; and Jno. It. Jones, Sylva Chamber of Commerce. This meeting will be held for the purpose of checking up on the plan of work wc had for the past year i:i?l making out the plant for the ag ricultural development of Jackson County for this coming year. Various problems in connection with tho plan ; iul \y ,rk iH the entire county will be discussed. And every thinking farm er is urged to write or see his town ship representative before this mcet Ii,-C about any farming problem he leels should i e?eivc consideration and attention in his township. (Signed)' Jno. R. Jones, Sec. of Board. C. W. Tilson, County Agent. WORKING ON NO. 10. The maintenance forces, under Pa trolman C. C. Mason, aro working on the mi paved stretch of highway No. 1" just east of Sylva, putting it in Hood condition. An application of crusluM stone is being placed on the roadway and it is stated that this *ill be rolled and oiled in the early -Spring US Militarism Big -?-l National Menace ! ? ;/ . ; Brevard News.' v. l Qaoling statistics to show that the United States spout 4 billion dollars Jon the army and navy in the last - six years, this amount being three times as much as France spent dur ing the same period, Rev. 0. L. Simpson in^ a Christmas sermon Suu day morning at the Methodist church charged that this country is fast be coming militarized. "We are spending more for mili tary and naval purposes than France, Italy. Germany and Russia. President' Coolidge disclosed recently that we have 550,000 hum uitylfv arms. That constitutes a record for peace timo. Why this bv'.'-tling array ofnrmn-' lnem.. at a time when no powers ou the earth threaten our peacet'-JWe are .dupes and -faoH if ?t this season we idly prattlp* about peace and good: .will and aA unaware\of onr' national! status relative to the jone most un-| christian," i&imoral social usage known! to man." , (r ^ I ' Mr. Simpson, who is an ex-service man and whose travels in Europe soon after the armistice, afforded him an opport unity to make an ex1* haustive study of the western front,* said, most men who entered the ser vice did so from a fine sense of duty; on the promise that it was a "war to end war." "We know now," he said,' "that war does not end war. It digs more graves, breaks more hearts, un coils more h'ssing hates, degrades more varieties of human nature than any other legalized institution,. But it docs not end war. The only way to end war is to outlaw it.',( i/Mr Simpson quoted passages from Seu ator Borah's Senate1 resolutions oii the outlawry of war. He declared himself in favor of the resolutions solely pn the ground of a sincerej effort on his part to be a Christian, j An attractive feature of the scr, vice was the excellent Christmas mus| ic. The anthei%'' The Infant Jesus,", was unusually effective. - j !.'?r 1 ,i>n? iv,-. . ^ U. N. C Alumni Association Formed With the cleetion of J. N. Wilson as President, II. E. Buchanan as sec retary-treasurer, and Geo. W. Sutton aa vice-president, the Jackson Coun ty Alumni Association of the Univer sity of North Carolina was erganized in Sylva on the evening of Doeembtr 29. The throe officers and W. E. Bird and F. E. Alley, Jr., were named it the executive committee of the asso ciation. , ' t There was present at the meeting: Ji N. Wilson, F. L. Hooper, Dan M. Allison, Monxoc Madison, W. E. Bird, C. C. Buchanan, Geo. W. Sut ton, Oscar D. Biddy, J. E. Keener, F. E. Alloy, Jr., M. "Buchanan, Jr., C. E. English, C. W. Allen, H. E. Bu chanan, Conrad Nichols, W. R. Enloe and S. W. Eiijloe, Jr. Prof. Robert L. Madiitcn, a former trustee of the university, was unani mously elected as an houary member of the association. A motion was carried requiring ail members of Ihc Jackson County As sociation to become members of the (general association. Harry E. Buchanan was elcctod p.s the delegate to the district meeting to be held in Ashevillc on January ! 14, with J. N. Wilson as alternate, j The next meeting of the assoeia i tion will be held on January 21. SYLVA METHODIST CHURCH Preaching Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. No services at the evening hour, as the pastor goes to Dillsboro All the other services at their usnal hour. v > If you want to make this the hap piest year of your life, attend every , service of the Church that you pos jsibly can and bring some one wiili you A good New Year's resolution, "Feeling the need of all the spiritual help that I can get for myself and for the encouragement of others, T pm resolved, Gcd helping1 no, I attend all the services of my church [this year that I possibly can." Be sure and come Sunday morning and bring some one with you. There were 283,482 farms i^ North Carolina in 1925 and 24,983 of these farms were mortgaged. The amount of the mortgages was only 36.4 per I cent of the value, however. ecommends for Highways Does Not Motion, the Great Smoky Mountains Park V A recommendation of $30,C !00 bond tfssuc, iH carry i'oi W| slatf? highway building, pro the next two years," ivas a fe<| the message ol' Uovernir Af.cl t v: - .. *.. the gen:rai k^embiy, deliver. Tiie Goventfiy whik* iio rei'irja many mailers 01 i:il ei\ vi, to uflj did not mcniioir the Great. Mountains Xiitioiii 1 Park. ^3$ of the Highway Program, the Govern. or said: ? ; v 4" ^jjiiring Hie calendar year o?t$ contacts were let for the eoi: tior. p| 1,414.2 miles, coating -$24, 622,423jami during the calendar your, of 1926 for 1,1(J2.9& miles costing $20,7^2,5 i.'j, iaai::i;g a grand total the two-year jwriod of 2,oi7 miles, involving expenditures toiaiing $40,-> 354,928. 01', this, $12,901,585 was de rived from county loans. There arc now outstanding bopds ami) bond suUieipation notes is9()ied for highway ('obstruction aggregating $85,000,000, together yith ar addi-i tional $(500,000 tor the obstruction! of the Chowan liiver Bridge, author-! ized by the 1925 General Assembly.? j After couriering every 1 phase Jtfj the situation a& it relates to the $-i suHiice of further highway bonds, Jf i j recommend thai v^r issue within tfte calender years of 1927 and lb_u t| sum of $30,000,000. these- bonds mature in etpal installments of $1^! 500,000 nnnuallv, the first installment, ? - .* ? to be paid one year from July 1, 1927, and the remainder in equal ar?, nual installments continuing over a period of nin$cen years from thit date, to b? paid out of current reve nues. : /' Further, I rocoii(mend that short I term rioted bo issued at any time jailer April 1, \P2i, in anticipation, jot' the sale of these bonds. From in ; format ion I have received, from the jehriinnan of the State Highway Ccui :mission, I am satisfied that this $30, ;000.000 toother with the aniuunt re iceivcd from Federal aid and from ! surplus highway revenues, will pro vide ample funds for highway con-, ' struct ion during t!ie coming biennium. I am sure /that' any plan for the i -; jsuanee of bonds in excess of)? 0,000, 000 for higJn>av purposes at this time would bs c:cV 'edin-J/ unfortunate, es pecially in vi\w of. the fact that bonds 1 for permanent improvements for in stitutions and also $2,000,000 for the iveterans' Ionn fund will have to be authorized at this session. It must bo constantly borne in mind that the most important consideration is to handle tliis important business in, sue'i a way that the highway program can be gradually continued without im posing too high an interest rate or dis-arran ;:ng the general credit structure of our State." T!ie governor praised the executive budget sysiem, adopted by the last general rs:e:nb!v and stated that the system is working "with a remark able degree of success." The Salary arid Wage Commission also came in For commendation, and the Govern- r recommended" that the assembly continue the commission. Governor McLean also commended the appointment of Hie commissioner of pardons, and conduct of the pris ons of the state. The work of A. J. Maxwell and T. M. Bailey in dealing1 with "Blue Sky Law" violators was praised, and the ?governor pointed out the need of a federal "Bluec Sky Law." 1 The work of the board of health officials was praised as having been I t ^ m i efficient, and a recommendation I . j made that the work bo continued ef fectively. ! The governor did not recommend any change in the educational sys tem, such as had been hoped for in [some quarters, in order to give a un jil'orm stale system of public educa tion, but advised the continuation of the" equalization fur.d, and admitted defects in the system. Summing up the educational work the Governor said: j 11 Kcalfoiiig that in spite of the great progress we have made, there remained unsolved many serious prob lems lo both administrative coiitrol ,end financinl system which ought to be given immediate and earnest con sideration, i requested the last Gen eral Assembly to provide for an Ed 'ucmional Commission, whieh it did. This Commission was charged with |the responsibility of making a com plete investigation of the cost of our educational system, the means of j collecting and disseminating accurate information^ as to the system and ree-j |ommending measures for its improve jment*. As Members of this Commis ' sion, I appointed able and conscien-' tious men and women to investigate and report their findings of fact, to- j gether with recommendations, to this j session of the (General Assembly. The personnel of the Commission repre sents both school administrators and taxpayers. I hope you will find in this report, when it is presented to you, such material as will enable you lo formulate/curative measures for present deficicnces and guide you generally in your deliberations on the, subject of education. It is highly im portant that) the public schools shall function alon<j the lines it was intend . ' .1 ed they should function, rendering maximum efficiency, as they have 10 do with the greatest number of peo ple and the widest range of our pop ulation. They must not only be made highly efficient but must be so con stituted and governed that they will forever merit and win the respect and confidence of the people of the wnole State. For them to fall short o^ t^is would be failuVcr"b^^duc^boniaI sys tem cannot progress without the con fidence of the taxpayers." Agriculture was referred to and ii was said that the industry should re ceive the "fostering care of state and national governments;" but the farmer was told to work out his ow:i salvation.: It was stated that progrqy?s has been made in law enforcement, and that there have been no lynchiugs n tiie state within the past six years. Additional superior court judges were recommended. The judicial conference was refer-1 red to as having been "productive }f j much good." lla.il and water transportation, was: mentioned, and a recommendation made that the fight for fair and cquit able freight rates be continued. I Uettcr supervision of the fish and oyster industry and further develop-' ment of the hatcheries was recom mended. J A uniform state game and fish law was pointed out as a necessity. A modern and uniform Law of weights and measures was recom mended. A law requiring an operator's li cense for drivers of motor vehicles was recommended and was amend ment to the railroad erasing stop law. The governor favored the beautifi 1 cation of the state highways. I The problem of taxation, especial ly local taxation, was presented to the assembly to bo worked eut on better basis and unproved methods of 'county government were recommend ed. j In conclusion the governor stated that other matters of importance would be presented later, and friends of the Smoky Mountains National Park are hopsful that this is one of the "other matters of importance.*' COUNTY TO HAVE NURSE The commissioners of Jackson coim ty, at the meeting Monday, voted to employ the services of a public health nurse for the county, during the next year. . The salary of the nurse is not to exceed $2500, $1250 of which is paid by the state, and the salary is not to begin until the nmrse is on the job and at work. THe nurse to fill the newly created j position has not yet been employed. Health Resolutions For the New Year As a means of promoting health and happiness,, the following New Year Resolutions are advised by the Board of Health. RESOLVED: I I shall have a complete physical j examination made by my family, physician at the earliest opportunity, to determine if any defects exist, which if corrected now, would pre vent serious organic trouble in, later life. ? , . I I shall give my children protection from diptheria by having my family physician make them immune to this disease by administering toxin-anti toxin, particularly to all children i from G months old to 7 years, i I shall safeguard the health of my ! family and community from small pox by the only known method lo i prevent this disease?that of vacei ' nation. I shall do everything possible to prevent the spread of communicable diseases by' not unnecessarily expos ing my children to infection from oth ers who are victims of diseases term ed "catching," and by keeping the:it from school when, suffering with sus picious colds, or running temperature that they may not be a source of in-! fection to others. I I shall promote birth registration in my community by being certain that my children, arc properly regis-, tercd with the vital statistics depart-: ment of the State Board of Health, and by ascertaining if the physicians! of my community are properly regis-; tering all local births. I shall insist on my family taking j typhoid vaccine to prevent typhoid fever. I shall give my city and county! health officials every assistance pos-J si?>le in making my home community j one of the mest healthful spots m the State. I shall drive my car in a manner that Trill not endanger my own life nor the lives of others. Where Winter Dairying Pays in a Big Way Carlton Ledford (luring October and November was getting $10.00 every two weeks for his cream. Sinec opening his silo he has had a steady increase. His last cream elieck w;is nearly $25.00 for two weeks. Carlton has four Jersey cows, and two com mon milk cows that lie had been using for famil\r use. One of his Jerseys is dry and will be in in one month. On his three Jerseys and the surplus from these two common cows with the use of silo, he is realizing pract ically $50.00 per month. During Oct ober and November before he was feeding common roughage supplemen ted with soy beans, he was getting $10.00 every two weeks or $20.00 per month. The first two weeks after op ening his silo his cheek went up to $15.00 and last week it went up t,o $21.00. A silo to Carlton Ledford looks like a return of about $30.00 p.-^r month. Don't you believe it pays? His silo cost him 64.45 and' will last ten or fifteen years. This is why all the farmers arc clamoring for County agent work. And this is why they are putting out the effort to keep him. Gay County News.. BUYS CHEVROLET COMPANY N. Don Davis has purchased the Jackson Chevrolet Company, and has secured the associate agency for the Chevrolet Automobiles, with the Cul lowhee Motor Company. In addition to the Chevrolet sales [rooms, will conduct a general garage and filling station. He has associated with him, as chief mechanic, Mr. S. T. McGinnis. i ! A difference of over 1,000 pounds | of legume hay per acre was secured where land was limed as compared with a similar unlimed area in teats made by North Carolina farmers last season i . i_ Five demonstrations with soybeans showed a yield of 4,G06 pounds of hay per acre where one ton of lime 1 was used on the land as compared | with 3,822 pounds of hay per acre where no lime was used. The farm population of North Car olina in 1925 was 1,446,881 persons. Of this number 937,001 were white people. 89 MILLION LEFT BY DUKE Somcrville, N. J., Jan. 4.?The es tate of the late James B. Duke, tob acco Manufacturer and philanthropist was worth $89,704,859.66 at his death, according to a petition for ft first accounting filed in surrogate courts Friday. Money paid out for taxes administration expenses, legacies and trust funds since Mr. Duke's death in 1925, cut the value to $53,451,770 .76. Legacies were paid and trust funds sot up to the amount of $36,253,080, while taxes and the administration of the estate cost $,957,710. The bulk of the estate, or $62,443, 383, was made up of stocks and mis cellaneous bonds, while $18,605,700 was invested in government, state and municipal bonds. Cash notes and accounts receivablo totalled $4,524,634. The executors arc Mr. Duke's wid ow, Analine II. Duke, .and George C. Allen and William P. Perkins. W. N. C. PASTOR'S CONFERENCE Bryson City Baptist Church Jannary 11 and 12, 1927 j Tuesday A. M. Discussion: Divorce Evil. 10:45 Devotional, .T. S. Smiley. 11:00. Cause and Effect, George C. / Steed. J 11:30. Divine and Civil Laws Govern^/ ing Divorce Compared and Con trasted, J. H. Wilson. J 12:00. Neon Lunch, t, Tuesday P. M. Divorce Evil, Contin ued. , . 1:15. Devotional, W. H. Buchanan. 1:30., S uteres ted action on part of both the state and the church as corrective remedies, A. V. Joy- , ner. 2:00. The Divorce Evil as type of apostate chnrch, J. H. Ford. 2:30. What should be that attitude of ordained ministers and the chnrch toward re-marriage of those un scripturally divorced, J. M. Wood- . ard. 3:00. Business and adjournment Tuesday Evening? . 7:30. Devotional, Algie West." 8:00. Sermon?The Ideal Christian Home, T. L. Sasser. ?!. Wednesday: Discussion?Nen* Testa ment Chnrch. ? * . ^V - 1 ? ^ 9:45 A. M. Devotional, George > C. v Snyder. ? V .</ 10:00. The Origin and Meaning of the Church, T. C. Buchanan. J N 10:30. The Head of the Church, A. B. '(? Smith. 11:00. Tlie Body of the Churches, H. H. Hyde. 11:30. The Organization of a Church, R. L. Creal. 12:00. Noon?-Lunch. 1:00 P. M. The Ordinances of the Chnrch, C. T. Sisk. 1:30. The Mission of the Churches, W. P. Elliott. 2:00. The final glory of the Churdies, Rev. Stafford. ! NOTE:?Free entertainment will be furnished all visiting brethren VIOLENT DEATHS IN N. C. IN 1926, EXCEED 1,600 Raleigh, Jan. .>??Violent deaths in \orth Carolina last, year exceeds 1, 500. State hoard of health reports show 1,313 violent deaths during the first eleven months of the year. This num ber docs not include deaths from the j violent forms of disease. Automobile accidents again took the largest toll. In 1925 the total wns 376. This year it was 352 up to No vember, with one of the heaviest ?months to be added. I Burns caine next in fatal results. The first eleven months of 1926 saw 245 North Carolinians burned to death. December was expected to run j the total to nearly 300. In 1925, 259 j died from this cause. j Homicides showed a slight de ierea.se. The estimated number in 1926 was 225, based on 194 for the first eleven months. In 1925 there was 260. Suicide ran slightly better than even, an estimated 135 against 128 in 1925. Faith without works is worth little, so are pledges without action. The business-like farmer ^till begin now to plan liifl crop acreages for thf coming season