$1.50 the Tear in Advance in the Ma* o J \ ^)- I ?_1 Sylva^ W? C.? Wednesda^ March 2,1927 $2.00 tlie Year in Advance Outside County \ c BATTLES RUM RUNNERS J onp man is in the hospital in Franklin with a gun shot through the leg and two others in Macon county jail, following a spectacular running fight between rum runners ahd Sheriff Ingram of Macon county near the Macon-Jackson line, Tuesday morning. Nearly 100 gallons of liquor was captured with the three men taken. Almost daily tkc Macon county of ficers are on frhe roads in their at_ tempts to stop the liquor traffic thru the county from Georgia, and once in a while the rum runners show fight. A man believed to be from Ashe ville and who gave the name of Ev_ atis was wounded in the leg. Offic ers declared Tuesday that his real name is Dewey Whitaker. Several shots were exchanged be tween the men and thd pursuing of ficers, police admitted, although full details of the chase were not reveal ed. Sheriff C. L. Ingram is said to have been chasing the automobile con taining "Evans" and another man, who was also captured and reveal his identity. A gun was found on him. Receiving word, of the chase of Police R. M. Coffey and several of his men went up on Cowee moun tain and parked their automobiles on either side of tho highway, without blocking traffic. Soon the automobile containing the two pursued men came speeding np, and the driver, apparently excited, according to the officers, struck tho car parked on the right hand side of the road, the impact damaging both mcahines. The two occupants were captured and six kegs, filled to the brim with liquor, about 16 gallons in each, were captured. Sheriff Ingram turned his automo bile over on the road made slippery, by melting snow, during the chase, but cscaped unhurt. BILL TO TAX FOREIGN STOCKS Raleigh, Feb. 26?A bill to place a tax of one half 6f one percent on the market valaer_of shares of stock in foreign corporations and providing for the revenue derived therefrom to be placed in the State Equalization Fund, for the support of the State's free schools, was offered in the Sen ate yesterday by Senator Frank Han cock, Jr., of Granville end Senator Kenneth Royall of Wayne. Senator Hancock, who has been at work on his bill for several weeks, estimates that there is at least $400, 000,000 worth of foreign stocks in the State today, and he estimates that the tax of one half of one per cent of their makret value would bring the State about $2,000,000 an nually. ? Under the provisions of this bill, the tax, which would be cellected by the Commissioner of Revenue, would be turned over to the State Treas j urere to be employed to reduce the ad valorem tax rate on real and per sona! property by applying it to the school equalizing fund < I). S. Parker, Jr., of Greensboro, attorney for the American Tobacco Company, and ohe of the Represent atives from Alamance County in 1923, introduced a measure in the General Assembly of 1923 that re sulted in the exemption from pay ment by holders of foreign stocks. The bill precipitated a hard fight four years ago before it was enacted into law. Mr. Packer led the fight in the House for the adoptiou of his bi'lt and Senator Williams of Pasquotank, and Long of Halifax fought for the Ml in the Senate. Senator Hancock thinks holders of foerign stocks will be more apt to list their stocks if they are assured that the rate will not exceed that which he is advocating. He and Senator Royall believe that ?*emption from payment of tax on foreign stocks in 1923 has done lit tle toward bringing additional oapi kl into the State. They feel that |be capitalist would not protest pay (JHg of a tax of one half of one per wnt. Senator Royall now has a consti tutional amendment bill pending in toe Senate, The measure would limit ^ ? IT SNOWED WEST OF THE BALSAMS " v Yes, it actually did snow west of the Balsams. The Journal will have to admit; but it is such an unusual oecurrancc that it is worthy of a place in the news columns of the papers. If it were in the ordinary run of things no mention would be ! made of it; but it is the unusual , that is news. A great editor once said, perhaps.it was Charles A. Dana, that if a dog bit a man, it wouldn't be news; but if a man bit a dog, every paper in the country would feature the incident. It is on that principle that the Journal is remarking that it snowed west of the Balsams. If it had been elsewhere, i:i less favored elimcs, there would be no news value to it. I When the people of this vicinity ! awoke Tuesday morning, it was to find the ground covered with a blanket of white, and the beautiful Balsams standing out in splendor in I their robes of white! The snow was I not over an inch deep; but it was snow just the same, and when we can no longer say that -it never snows west of the Balsams. Snow began falling again Tuesday afternoon and continued until late evening, bringing the total fall to 8 inches,, which is the deepest snow that tins region has seen in many years. Most of North Carolina was cov ered with snow, the fall extending clear to the coast and ranbing from 8 to 1,2 inches clear across the state. It is not thought that the fruit crop in the mountains is injured bv the snow, and to the reverse it is be lieved that the late snow fall will delay the blooming of the apple trees' and will tend to make a good fruit crop this season. FLORIDA KEEPS ON GROWING ( Evincing cnotinuing growth in the j face of depression caused by falling of the 1924-25 real estate "boom,"' ten representative Florida cities dur ing February builded an aggregate of $3,751,549 largely in homes,"it was indicated in reports to The Associat ed Press. Jacksonville headed the list with the issuing of permits totaling $1, 318,835 anj Miami, the "Magic City" was a close second with $1, 163,461. Tampa with $525,890, ranked third and St. Petersburg fourth with $269,600. The ranking: Jacksonville $1,318,836; Miami $1, 163,461; Tampa $525,890; St. Peters burg . $269,600; Orlando $159,129; Lakeland $98,850; Gainesville $67, 687; Fort Myers, $58,700; Sanforj $52,397; Leesburg, $37,000. CAROLINA CLAIM FOB WAS OF 1812 FUNDS PRESSED Washington, March 1?A House resolution directing the comptroller general to reopen and adjust the claims of New York and North Car olina on account of advances to the Federal government during the War of 1812 1 was adopted tonight by the Senate. It now goes to conference. < As audited by the comptroller gen eral in 1923, New York State's claim totalled $398,823 and the North Car olina claim totalled $159,566. the ad valorem tax rate on real and personal property to two and one half per cent and would classify in tangibles with a lower rate thereon. The measure is due for discussion and ooonsideration in the Senate to day. The Hancock-Royall bill carries a provision that the respective county boards of commissioners are directed to certify on or before the 15th day of August each year to the Commis sioner of Revenue the names and addresses of owners of shares of for eign stock. The Revenue Commis sioner woud be empowered to de termine to his own satisfaction the "true market value" on the shares. The measure was referred to the Senate Committee or Fd"ction aril may bp acted upon today when the . committee meets. SALE LAST WEEK By 0. W. Tilson The fanners of Jackson County re ceived over fifteen huudred dollars cash for their poultry and eggs sold cooperatively at the poultry car last Saturday. Tliis much ready cash' means something at this time to the farmers. Such results can only be ob tained by cooperation and by the farmers patronizing their own car lot sale. Folks we must deal direct with our best market and by car lot cash sales to< ever build up oar market and hold our market. The ear lot cash gale plan on all our farm products is the only way to avoid overhead and inidle man expen? ses and get the most cash for what we have to sell. And it always has paid farmers to get their own poul try, cream, hogs and other proudce into the central selling point where they can deal direct with their own market for the most cash. This is the only way for us to have and hold a real cash market. We loaded one third of a car last week. The snow has boosted our mar ket for next week, so let's take ad vantage of that and fill at least a half car with poultry next Thursday, March 10th. At the price quoted in the ad in this issue we should make a double effort to make this a big sale. ? > \* ) ? ONLY ONE SYLVA Sylva has the unique distinction of being the only town of its nam? in the United States, and perhaps in the world. This is true of only a very few towns and cities; but a carefnl perusal of the geographies fails to disclose another town of the same name as the beautiful bounty ft eat of the great county of Jackson. True there Sylvias, Sylvanians and the like, names similar; yet Sylva is the only Sylva. ; In this conncction jt might be in teresting to recall that the town was named by Miss Ma^ Hampton, the little daughter of General E. R. Hampton, founder of the town, anj she named it in honor of one John Sylva, a journeyman carpenter and barber, who arrived, from no one knew where, afoot, and was making' his abode with General Hampton at i the time the postofficc was first es-? tablished here. Then there wero no houses in the "town" except the res idence of General Hampton and the mill, from which Mill street was' named. That was less than forty j years ago. ? V ' ? .? INVALIDATE BRYSON GALLOWAT ACT i' ?4 (y The supremo court in handing down a decision in the ease of the state against Fowler, a few days ago, declared the provisions of the Brvsoa Galloway Act, that limits the punish ment to a fine of $100 on the first1 conviction of violation of the pro hibition laws, to be invalid and un constitutional, for the reason that it grants immunity to citizens of some I counties of the state, not enjoyed by those inithe rest of the state. I . - Judge A. M. Stack, who is presid ing at the present term of Jaokson county superior court, while holding court in Polk eounty, refused to torn ply with the punishment prescribed in the local act, and sentenced cer tain convicted men under the Tur lington Act. One of them, a man named Fowler, appealed to the bu preme court, and the court sustained the position of Judge Stack and de clared the provisions as to punish ment to be unconstitutional. The other provisions of the aet ?were not passed upon. Judge Stack states that many of the provisions of the law are excel lent, that it is, on the surface a stringent prohibition law; but tharj the minimum punishment chuso would tend to destroy the purpose of the act. ' J < Hogs owned bv 206 farmers this pqst vp"1' n*vd $9 W pnfli bT??r*ipl of f J "pp -rt 17 farm agents ?of State College. LOCAL CREAM price my By C. W. Tilaon ti Carolina Creamery is paying 2c per poond cash for batter fe&y delivered to the creamery this I week. Just a very few weeks now and j the creamery will have their station ! in our county, and our farmers bringing in their cream and dealing with the creamery manager will get the same Chicago market price in cask for their butterfat. The Caro lina Creamery pays Chicago Standard pri?e for cream and wo get each week just what the Chicago butter market is paying. Of course the Chicago mar ked sometimes varies 1-2 (to 1 cent pejt pound from one week to another I but it has held from 47 to 50c prac.t tically all winter and will hold up' good throngh the Spring and Summer. 1 No other creamery in the state i ' makes a quality of butter that will' seH on the choice Asheville market j except Ashoville Creameries, and con- j sequently no one can pay us anywhere near so much cash per pound for good quality cream as the Asheville Creamery. Last yoar the Carolina Creamery had to send for over $100,- j 000 out into Tennessee an