JACKSON CD. JOURNAL
?AN TOMPKINS, - - Editor
Published Weekly By the
JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL CO.
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Entered as second class matter
at Sylva, N. C.
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"Judge Moves to Cure Drug Ad
dicts." Well, we'll second the motion.
Frankness forces us to admit that
the weather west of the Balsams was
a trifle cool, the first of this week.!
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If you don't bclic'tfe the country is
prosj>erous, just ask a cotton farm
er, or a wheat farmer, or a corn
fanner.
The politician's remedy for each
class of farmers' troubles seems to
be for the farmer to raise what he is
not now raising.
One of the greatest achievements of
6cieace has been cutting the number
of deaths .from tuberculosis in half
within twenty years.
"New Relief Plan Will End
Thr eats of Corn Growers"?Going to
hire a chiropodist, we infer!
No wonder everybody in North
Carolina wanted tp bo a memberv *>f
the legislature! They have two "trim
and vicarious jjirls as pages."
Overtaxed stoves are sometimes
the cause of disastrous fires, but more
frequently they arc the eausp of poor
people suffcrii!'; wit It ticold, and
in that case the railroad.-, and the
coal barons get t lie tax.
The latest scandal in re_,an! to the
tariff on leather ami shoe: is told in
the headline which declares that a
Waxhaw mini bough? his daughter a
pair of shoes and :hen proceeded to
commit suiside.
It is a question tor the general' as
sembly to ponder over, whether the
state should invest two million dol
lars in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park, and thereby make the
poorer mountain counties rich, or
whether it will continue to pour the
thousands into those counties, year
after year, to help imwtitain the'.r
public school systems.
It is a great pio peiity that sends
railroad stock to high pni.vs and al
lows the steel people to declare 40
percent dividends; but how docs it
affect the cotton farmer, the corn and
wheat raiser, and t! :? apple orchard
ist?When cotton is low, g/ain is lo^,
and the Orcliaruist has to pay 'more
than his apples are worth to get tli3;*i.
to markaet??
Hereafter, in order to escape re
sponsibility, for what we have to say,
we will publish no editorials as to
opinion of the editor of this paper,
but will begin each editorial with
"The Journal Spokesman Said To
day."
THAT CLIMATE OF OURS
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Once again we liave a demonstra
tion of the superiority of the brand
of climate enjoyed by the fortunate j
who live west of the Balsams. The!
first of this week the entire state was I
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blanketed with snow, from west to1
east. In Asheville the depth is report
ed at 3 inches. In iiaieigh 8, and in
Chapel Hill 10. The best that Sylva
could do, silting serenely in our pro
tected haven ' West of the Balsams,
was to muster a scant quarter of an
inch. r !
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When the Journal began calling at-J
tcntion to this phenomonon, we were
the object of jibes and twists from
our neighbors; across the mountains.
But time alter time, year after year,
the old climate repeats itself and vin
dicates us. Seriously, il' there is any-J
where in North Carolina that is suit-;
able for winter resort, it is West of
the Balsams. < \ . I
With the coming of the Great
I Smoky Mountains National Park, this
| will swiftly develop into a year
1 around resort country. The summeis
are delightful. In winter, the visitor
can go into the Smokies and the higii
ler Balsams and enjoy the winter
I sports and winter mountain climbing,
in the snow. In a lew minutes they
i can be back in the protected valleys,
to enjoy their golf, and other sports
thai the Northerners seek in South
ern resorts.
| VVe can be entirely truthful and say
I that in the confines ol Jackson coun
' ty, nay within ^ radius of less th:?n
110. miles from Sylva, we can furnish
almost any kil l ot climate that any
one could de-ire. j
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THE MEANEST MAN IN THE
- WORLD.
Brother Dan Tompkins, editor of
I The Jackson County Journal, thinks
I lie has found the meanest man in tho
u orld, and is now convinced there
muts be ;i hell in which to punish
such a man. Here is the way Editor
Tompkins describes him: {
"It's bad enough to make the land
scape along the highways bare aud
desolate by cutting and slashing the
evergreccns to make Christmas deco
rations; but the meanest man in the
world-has been discovered in Bun
combe county. We said man, booauso
we don't believe there is a woman
that mean. ITe stole the evergreens
from around the graves in a country
churchyard. We don't know who lie
is, and -the officers haven't vyct
: learned his identity; but honestly, wc
I wouldn't have believed that there is
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^UTOCASTEKl
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Tlie Apostle of thrift?said "A Penny Saved is a Penny
Earned." The homely philosophy of this great man is as true
now as it was 150 years ago. Times have changed, but principles
have not.
Make 1927 prosperous for you and your family. Earn con
stantly?save consistently?invest wisely?make a connection with
a good bank and consult your banker frequently.
yfe are here to serve.
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AFETY FIRST
ERVICE NEXT
ATISFACTiON ALWAYS
*uckaseeqee ?vank
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $30,000.00
D. G. BRYSON, President J. N. WILSON, V.-Pre3.
BILLY DAVIS, Cashier
a man in North Carolina that mean, jj
After all, there must be a hell." 1"
Of course that fellow is mean.
But what about the guy who stole
chickens from Rev. Dr. McLarty's
chicken house? The News is of the
opinion that a man who would steal
chickens from a Methodist preacher,
is meaner, much meaner, than tiie1
grave-robber described by Mr. Tomp
-kins.
How about a rcf'erenjdum on the
question??Brevard News.
THE ROTATION SYSTEM
The Journal is of the opinion that
the system of alternating the state
senator between the counties of this
district lias served its day. It is easy
to see that this practice has worked
injury to the district, and that it
should be discontinued.
The best policy to follow would be
for the district to select a good man
for the position and keep him in the
senate, returning him year after
year. It really makes no difference
to us whether he comes from Jack
'tfon, Ilaywood or Transylvania,
i We have had splendid men in the
senate. In fact, we have a fine sen
: ator now; but no man can do his best
work during his first term, no mat
ter how strong lie is.
; The way North Carolina has gain
ed the prestige that it enjoys in the
national capitol has been by return
ing its sentaors; and congressmen
year after year, and term after term.
Just think of this invaluable asset
it would now be to this district and
tho state, when the Park question is
confronting us, if we had a man in J
the senate and one in the house, who, i
through his ability, coupled with thejj
prestige of Ion? service, could lead j -
the fight for the Park.
Gentlemen, let's get together on
this matter and do away with the
rotation system of senators. It never
was based ujjon sound policy of state
craft, but upon county politics. If
it ever had any merits, it has served
its day. ...)
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FEATURING WESTERN CARO 1
LINA PRODUCTS
| The following news items from tlioj
'Ashcvillc Citizen shows how much is;
;to be gained by local firms practic
ing the gospel of trading at home,
and of featuring Western North Car
olina products in their stores,
j "After looking over the Grace
Supply Company's window display oi
j Western North Carolina products it,
i seems useless to send out of the statj
j to get supplies for the tables of Ashe
! ville.
j One of the most interesting articles j
on display is the sauerkraut that this'
store has had made especially for,
, its customers. This kraut is made j
in Hamburg by people who have be-'
come famous because of this vervj
; product. Several of the leading hotels j
have been featuring this health!' il
food lately and many women have i
found that it supplies the necessary
amount of green food on the menu.
Other Western North Carolina pro
ducts that are being featured are
Hamburg raw cabbage, Beaverdam
pure honey, Biltmore Wheat-hearts
and corn grits, waterground meal,
mountain potatoes, home-made pre
serves and, jams and many other ar
ticles that are produced right here
in our own section, but which
often shipped in from other States.
The Grace Supply company hopes in
this way to help home industries and
at the same time give as good, if not
better produce tip its customers. Ho-.v
well this policy is , taking is best
shown by the. number of times phone
4282 rings during the day."
Other firms in other towns of West
crn Notrh Carolina are following the
same policy as the Grace Supply Co.,
toward Western North "Carolina pro
ducts; and the more the home mer
chants trade with the local produc
ers, and the local producers with
the home merchants, the faster will
i grow the prosperity of Western
North Carolina. The merchant natur
| ally docs not relish the idea of paying
Ms money to producers when he
? knows that money will find its way
to a mail order house to buy some
thing whiclv^ he has in stock. Nor
does the farmer like to buy from the
merchant who orders produce, which
the farmer has to sell, from New
York or Oregon.
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FIRST SUNDAY MAIL SERVICE
Franklin Prress.
The first Sunday mail for Frank
lin from Dillsboro was delivered here
last Sunday, the contract covering
the additional service having become
effective January 1. The Sunday
Dillsboro mail brings the Sunday
Ashevillc papers to Franklin people,
as well as letters mail from Ashc
ville and other Western North Caro
31 j Una points.
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THE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE OLDER
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FOLKS ALL GO TO THE
For Tlieir
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES, FOUNTAIN DRINKS,
DRUGS, DRUGGIST SUNDRIES,
SHAEFFER PENS,
and ROLLINGS WORTH'S CANDIES
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J. D. Cowan,
Proprietor \
The Vulcanite
Doubletite
Slab Shingles
Seals the roof perfectly. It is double-thick at
EVERY point, and triple-thick across butts.
It produces a heavy tile-like effect that is
most attractive. ?
It lies flat and the slate surface is of natural,
non-fading color.
It saves in laying costs; means economy in ex
tra long wear.
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What more can be required of a moderate
priced roof?
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Builders' Supply & Lumber Go.
J. Claude Allison, Manager