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) ? 050the Year in Advance in the County ?H.====T~1 ? ? ' ?' ^ Sylva, N. C., Wednesday, April 6,1927 $200 the v<> ? ? j . .? ? f^.00 the Year in Advance Outside County L elect chamber of 10 COMMERCE OFFICERS the annual flection of officers for cylva chamber of commerce will [TVeid on Tuesday of next week, * polls being open from 12 Noon, ?j j o'clock. The list of candidates t|Jt, ott'ict'-s as presented by the 0r,in8ti,ijr conunittee follows: "president, Harry E. Buchanan, Jno. y Wilson. . __ . Vice President, Geo. W. Sutton, jhtt E. Secretary." A. J. Dills, Dan Tomp kins. Treasurer, J. W. Keener, A. M. i4Hensoo. < Directors: T. A. Cox, E. L. Mc vee I. H. Powell, J. C. Cannon, A. jl Simons, E. L. Wilson, P. E. Voody, f)r. A. A. Nichols, Jno. K.| Jones! Jno. Ensley. These names as candidates for the offices were prepared by a nominat ing committee, elected at the meeting the chamber, Friday evening and ras composed ot I). G. Brysou, J. P. Freeze, J. C. Allison, M. D. Cowan and P- K. Moody. The judges of the election will be Ben N. Queen, John r. Jones. A. J. Dills, H. R. Queeif 8?d T. C. Bryson. A committee composed of C. E. English I. H. Powell and H. E. Buch anan w as appointed to audit the hpoks 0f the chamber anj report at the annual meeting, which will be held next Tuesday evening. . ? Hany matters of interest were dis cussed by members of the chamber and after discussion, a committee com posed of K. L. McKee, D. G. Bryson, A. J. Dills, -J. B. Ensley and E. E, Brown was appointed to confer with the Southern Railway officials rc-| yarding; the building of a new rail way station in Sylva. M. Buchanan,' Billy Davis and J F. Freeze were appointed as a com mittee to canvass Sylva and the sur rounding territory and furnish the secretary with a list of homes where tourists will be entertained, this sum mer and the number that -eaoli home can take, with the rates. It is thought that this information will be inval uable to the chamber in placing peo ple eominsr into the territory. ONE GOOD LAW Durham Herald. Out of the more than 1200 new laws passed by legislature it was to have been expectej that a few of them would merit approval. Out of the list, probably a dozen of state wide importance were worth while,; hut the bigger things it had to deal, with wore left just about as the leg-] islaturc found them. One of the goo^ things credited to it, and it also was one of the last minute thoughts of the assembly, was that one making it mandatory upon judges to bar from the privilege of driving all drivers of motor carsj convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. Very little publicity has been given the law. Un IfSs it should be discovered that it *as murdered in the last minute, or contains a joker, the people gener ally will congratulate the assembly j upon that piece of work if for noth ing: more. The law as we understand it, provides that the judge shall take front any person guilty of driving, H'hile intoxicated, the right to drivo a motor vehicle upon the highways for a )H-riod of not less than 90 days n?r more than 12 months. We hopc> that our information about that law ? is true, and hope further that th* judges will begin to enforce it imme diately and continue to strictly en force it upon every defendant coming mto court and convicted of driving while drunk. The highways are unsafe enough under! the best conditions, but when a drunk man begins to steei 8 wr along the road, the danger is multiplied considerably. COUNTY COMMENCEMENT s FRIDAY, APRIL 8 . V: - The county commencement of the elementary schools of the county wiil ^'ld at Sylva on Friday of thin *eek. The winners of the group cen ' commencements, held last week, W'H be the participants'in the ooun ? commencement, and the judges *ill award first place in the county \|? the schools making the best show ln? in the several exercises, exhibits, athletics. WHAT CULLOWHEE HAS AND WHAT SHE LACKS .... k ?, sci2>.. j Cullowhee Yodel. Cullowhee State Normal boasts of many advantages not possessed by other schools. Among them is the un surpassed scenery which abounds ia Western North Carolina. Jackson county can hardly be equalled in the variety and chafin of its natural scen ery: peaks over 5,000 feet high, numerous water falls, fertile valleys, acres of rhododendron and laurel, dogwood, galax, and fern-beauty that is grand, beauty that is delicate and exquisite. Cullowhee is not only a place of charming beauty; it is also a placce of ex?eptional healthfulness. The school has had but one case of seri ous sickness for years, and that was a case brought to the) school by a student who was sick when she came. The authorities of the Normal are endeavoring to make Cullowhee the outstanding example of institutional beauty and healthfulness in Nortn Carolina. But the healthfulness and beauty' characteristic of Cullowhee tells but' a part of the story. Those who have known the school feel, that the faculty and student body are a selected group to a degree not reached by many teacher-training institutions. The mistake has not been here of making mere numbers the objective?to do so always moans the lowering of educa tional standards. It is believed that with the reputation established for well-equipped faculty members and for a high order of service, numbers1 at Cullowhee will take care of them-! selves. Jesus said to the rich young man: "But one thing thou lackest"?so it may be said of Cullowhee. Beauty, healthfulness, standards, these she has; but she lacks one thing possess ed by every other state institution hi North Carolina: a paved highway. It is au actual fact that Cullowhee State Normal is the only state insti tution in North Carolina, not loeate.1 in a city, which does not have a paved highway right by its doors. From Cullowhee to Highway No. 10 on the north is eight miles, and it thirty miles to the nearest hard-sur faced road to the south. Surely; North Carolina can not longer permit; on?- of its leading educational insti tutions to lack the facilities afforded by a paved highway. Since the state has built roads to its other institu tions, it would be unthinkable for Cullowhee to be left in the mud. Who will see that the institution gets the 'much needed paved highway before other sections of the state gobble up all available funds for the recently authorized thirty million bond issue for state highways? SYLVA METHODIST CHURCH Preaching Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. No preaching at night, as I go to Dillsboro. The service Sunday morning will be especially, for the children audi young people; hut eveiy body is in-1 vited. Not only invited but urged to J be present, if possible. The subject will be, "Five C's"; or "How to become a Christian."! I trust the parents will spoak to! their children about the service and insist on their being present. W. M. Bobbins, Pastor. ? i . SYLVA GROUP CENTER COMMENCEMENT .) v 'The group center commencement of the elementary schools, composed of Dillsboro, Balsam, "Willits, Addic, Beta and Sylva schools was held at the graded school building in Sylva on Thursday of last week. The fea tures of the exercises were programs,; exhibits and races staged by the sev-J eral schools. Miss .James, county su pervisor of Haywood county, Mi*. W.j C. Reed of Sylva Collegiate Institute and Mrs. John Morris, principal of Webster High School were judges, and awarded first place to Syl>ra school. Dillsboro and Willets tied for second place and Beta was awarded third. . | In exhibits Dillsboro was gvien first place, Willits second and Sylva third. In athletics Beta took first place, Dillsboro second and Sylva third. L r GROUP CENTER MEETING AT QUALLA Last week:? ( r On April 1st the teachers and stud ents of Oiivet, Wilmot and Barkers Creek schools, met with Qualia school in a very interesting Group Center meeting. Eacli school as well as each individual acted their parts in a way to prove, that they had beck well and carefully trained. It seemej that all tried to do their j best. Qualla was victorious, though the other schools won some points. The noon hour was made very pleas-' ant by a "Union" dinner and a good social time, Prof. J. N. Wilson, Miss Tullye Borden, Mrs. F. H. Brown of Cullowhee, Mrs. "Morgan Cooper and j Miss Hooper*of Sylva as well .-is! quite a number of parents and vii?-| tors were present. The meeting was quite a success. C > Rev. H. C. Crist preached an in-! terestingv sermon on "The Final Judgment,'* to a large audience in the Methodist chinch Sunday. Miss Nora Kinder gave a reception to ? number of friends on Saturday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Cope of S. C. Mrs. H. G. Bird has returned home after spending awhile in Bryson hos pital. Mr. L. M. Ha user of Franklin was guest of Mr. C. B. Terrell. Mr. Oscar Martin and family Mr. and Mrs. Oomer Martin of Bryson and Mrs. C. M. Martin were visitors at Mr. J. C. Johnson's. Messrs. W; \V. Anthony and Pcnrt Keener made a trip to Dick's Creek. Miss Gertrude Ferguson sp-nt awhile with Miss Annie Lizzie Ter rell. Mrs. Troy Turpin has returned home aftfr a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Oxner. j j i V ' ' i ' \ HODGEPODGE HYPOTHESIS The Cleveland Star. "Knight Again Attacks X. C. Boasters and Boosters," reads the headline depicting the most recent speech of the State's , educational Moses. And with' the imparted in formation conies the thought that of recent weeks one has not heard so much boosting of the 1 Old North State. Reflect a moment and see if we arc not right. Can the credit for the lapse of boosting and boast ing be given to Prof. Knight? A scientist comes along and in forms a springtime world that there is no such thing as "spring i'ever." It never pays to dispute with the scientists, but what, pray, may we call this feeling that arises, after reading that Babe Ruth has slapped out two homers and ft Kings Moun tain high school hurler has turned in a no-hit, no run game? ?In the press of the State these days numerous items arc appearing telling of new industry coming in.. j Charlotte, Statesvillc, Greensboro and Ncwbern are among the towns; and, cities securing new pay rolls. About j Shelby1 more frequent talk is hen: of a new plant or so. Some may nm-j terializc at an early date, but put this down .as another prophecy: 'f the P. & N*. ecmes by way of Shelby the town will have at least four ne.v industries within the course of ?1 year. ; - V'Athletics and education offer on>" of the puzzfles of present day pro gress. There are those who say edu | cation is now secondary in our coi ' leges with athletics taking first rank. | ! It is a matter of individual opinion, : but The Star notes a recent incident : giving strength to the assumption. | Last week a Statewide Latin content was held among the high schools of the State. Shelby had several en trants and the news editor of thij paper kept an eye peeled for news of the outcome. Long after the contest was over a small item did creep into the papers, finding a little space not j taken up by the outcome of the re cent basket ball and track tourna-j mcnt. A letter from Chapel Hill says that the correspondent there did not send out the results immcfliately. Anyway, Shelby took a third and fourth place although the winning was not heralded even here as were the baseball and football honors of a year or so back. Conclusions may b > drawn accordingly. WEAVER AND METZ COMMEND JOURNAL Among the numerous letters prais ing the Jackson County Journal,' that have beeu recently received are j the following two: One from Con gressman Zebulon Weaver, an<j the other from Col. Charles J. Metz of Atlanta. Mr. Weaver's Letter: '"Dear)Dan: I am enclosing small check for your paper. I thing the I Journal is one of the very best of the1 weekly papers and I always enjoy it. Hope to see you soon. Sincerely yours, Zebulon Weaver." f Mr.i Metz's Letter: "Gentlemen: I am enclosing check for my renewal subscription. I appre ciate your efforts on behalL' of paving the highway from Sylva to Cashiers. We folks in Hamburg township would do much more business with Sylva were the road hard surfaced. When we have proper road facilities our section of Jaekson County will de velop as rapidly and as beautifully as a flower. Very truly, yours, Charles J. Metz." j . . </?., BALSAM Mrs. Charlie Coward died Thursday of last week. She had been an inva lid several years. A laige concourse of relatives and friends attended the funeral on Saturday which was con ducted bv Rev. Frank Arlington and burial was at Crawford Cemetery. A brother, Gordon Crawford of Whit tier, a sister Mrsi Cumi Painter ofi Asheville, Mrs. Julie Mills of Wil-j lets and Mx-s. Amanda Blanton of| Hazel wood wOre among those present. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Odell Queen a son, Harry Eugene, April second. Miss Evelyn Green entertained with a party Saturday night in hon or of Mr. Howar^ Quctt, who is here on a school vacation, visiting his sis ter, Mrs. Odell Queen. Those present were; Misses Katie Kenney, Ida Mae Coward, Marie Coward, Lillian Ken ncv and Messrs. Howard Quett, Cor brtt Ensley, Grady Crawford, Ed war(j Brooks, Henry Christy, Glenj Jones, Clyde Green. UNDERGOES OPERATION Friends of Mis. I'. E. Moody, who underwent ait operation at the Angel Hospital, in Franklin Monday morn ing will be l to learn that she ral lied from the operation and is recov ering rapidly. WILL DISPLAY COTTON GOODS! The merchants of Sylva, in coopera tion with the Twentieth Century Club' will aid in the efforts throughout (lie country, to "Put King Cotton Back 011 His Throne." The merchants of Sylva will make especial displays of cotton goods iu their show windows, Saturday and the ladies will dress in cotton. It is said that it vwill be st}r-! prising the large number, of lovely, articles of dress that will be display-j ed, showing how . well one can bo dressed ill cotton and at a savi ng to j the fami'y pocket; and at the same, time ai(] the financial recovery of the South. ? f ; * ' .vi EASTERN STAR ELECTS OFFICERS! " 7 ? ' J The new officers for the local Eastern Star chapter, installed lastj Friday, were: Worthy Matron, Mrs.; I. H. P;.wcU; Worthy Patron, Mr. j M. D. Cowan; Associate Matron, Mrs. J W. E. Grindstaff; Conductress, Mrs.' D. E. Murray; Associate Conductress, Mrs. J. C. Allison; Secretary, Mrs. M. D. Cowa;i; Treasurer, 'Mi's. Ellen! Pickclser.ucr; Chaplain, Mrs., M. j Buchanan; Marshal, Mrs. J. W. Keen' er; Ada, Mrs. J. F. Freeze; Ruth,; Mrs. James Wood; Esther, Miss Frances Coward; Martha, Mrs. G. E. Steiner; Electa, Miss Queen Duvall; Warder, Mrs. J. A. Parris; Sentinel, Mr. J. C. Allison. A social hour followed the installa tion. Thirty seven farmers of Pender j county who shipper seven cars of hogs recently received $12,000 lor1 their labor and feed. DR. LYLE TO BE CONSULTING- SURGEON Dr. S. H. Lyle has consented to be come consulting" surgeon for the Cand ler-Tidmarsh hospital, now ? nearing completion, on Courtland Heights. The hospital is expected to open about May first. Dr. Lvle, whose home is in Franklin is one of the most renowned surgeons in Western North Carolina, and has been so for many years, and the own ers of the new hospital express them selves as being fortunate in securing him as consulting surgeon, which, it is believed will greatly strengthen the already strong staff of physicians and surgeons. COUNTY AGENT MOVES OFFICE County Agent C. W. Tilson\ has moved his office from the court house to the McGuire Building on Main Street, at the rear of the Sylva Post Office. Mr. Tilson states that the state de partment of agriculture has found that the. office work is not getting proportional results to the field work, and that it became necessary to lo cate the county agent in the most convenient and suitable quarters, where he is easily accessible to the) fanners of the county. The county agent's office hours will be all day on Saturdays and all of Monday mornings. The farmers can find him n his new office at these hours, and Jic will be triad for any farmer in-tho county to bring him their problems. IN THE PHYSICIAN'S PLACE Youth's Companion. The room was deathly still. In the intense silence nothing could be heard except the hurriej ticking of the little brass dock upon the man tel and the labored breathing of the patient. The physician sat by' the bedside with his watch in one hand and the fingers of Jhe other lightly pressing the wrist of the sick man. /Presently the doctor rose an<J slip ping his watch into his pocket, turn ed to the frail little woman sitting at the loot of the bed. "There's nothing more to do my friend,/' he said with a faint tremor in his voice. "It's just a question of time now, of hours, maybe only minutes.'' He paused and then continued softly, "I know I can say this to you, Mi's. Foreman, because I know who is go-1 ing to come and sit by you when I go out of this home. You can't real-J ize how much easier it makes it for the physican to say these words when he knows his patients have the faith. . "Yes," he went on meditatively, "it means more to us than you folks think. Do you know, Mrs. Foreman, ,few doctors are unbelievers? Why? Well, they see so much. We know our so-called cures are only tempor ary at best. We only delay the coming of death; we can't destroy it. The cordon of doctors round the royal couch can do no more than that, though the fee were an empire. There comes a time when we have to give I up. We can do 110 more. We have everything , done everything. And when that hour comes we know there is only, one thing in the world that can help our patient; it's what >ve jcall Christianity?faith ?n God if you please. There has been only one physician in the history of the world who said, "I will never leave thee nor for>ake thee." You know who that was. I'm an ol(] man, and I've seen a lot," he continued as he reached for his hat and medicine case. "Folks about Christianity that I can't can ask me a hundred questions answer. But I do know this: it bridges the gulf. I don't have to be able to analyze the water I drink, tell who dug the well or when it was dug, in order to quench my thirst. It satis fies and meets my needs, that's enoutrh for me. So when I go our and Christianity comes in and sits by the bed and says 'Lean upon me,' and I see my patient close his eyes with a smile and go to sleep like a trusting child on his mother's breast ?well, it's pretty hard to convince me there's nothing ih religion. I know there is." Some good farmers in North Car olina are using the surplus feedstuffs by adding more livestock to the farm. National Egg Week will be observ ed May 1 to 7, PARENT-TEACHERS MEET MONDAY The last meeting of the pareht tcachers association for the school j year will be hel^ next Monday after noon. Mr. C. W. Tilson, county ager<t will address the children on "com munity gardens;" and Mrs. J. C. Allison, the preside^, requests that all members atten^ the meeting:- It is planned for the parent teachers association to secure the vacant lots, and beautify the town by holding a garden contest, the children compet ing. ? " SYLVA WILL HOLD ELECTION The voters of Sylva will elect a mayor and a board of aldermen at the regular municipal election 'on Tuesday after the second Monday in May. The election has been called by the town board and Doyle D. Alley as the registrar and J. Ramsey Buch anan and S. H. Monteith are , the judges who will conduct it. There lias been little politictl dis cussion in the town and so farSbo candidates for the municipal offices have come forward. S. C. L TRUSTEES BANQUET Last nicrht the Trustees of Sytva Collegiate Institute were hosts at a banquet in the dining hull of the Institute, having as guests their wires the faculty anj the student body of the school. Mr. W. C. Reed was toaftt master and a number of after-dinner talks were made, on subjects pertain* ing to the advancement of the school. Miss Belle Monteith, of the student body, spoke on "What the students can do for the school", Mr. Paul Lov ingood, also a student, on "What the student can do for the ohureh,'' Mr. Geo. W. Sutton, on "What the church can do for the sehool," Rev. T. F. Deitz, "What the school eafl jo for the church," Mr. D. 6. Biysoa "What the trustees can do," Mrs. J. B. Ensley, "What part the women can play," Dr. J. W. O'Hara, Super intendent of Mountain Schools, on "Assurance of Home Botii Sap port." Two solos, sung by Miss Boss Garrett, of the student body, were also features of the program. Follow ing the program impromptu talks were made by several of tho large number of guests present, among them, Mr. B. C. Grindstaff, of Asheville, Mr. C. L. Allison, Mr. H. E. Monteith, Mr. A. J. Dills and Mr J. B. Ensley. MRS. J. M. RIDGON RECOVERING \ Mrs. J. M. Rigdon is recovering in an Asheville hospital, where she was taken, last week. After her ar rival at the hospital, it was found that an operation was nnnecessaiy. PRESBYTERY TO MEET UN FRANKLIN Franklin Press. The Presbytery of Asheville will meet this year with the people of tho Franklin Presbyterian church. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, April 12, at 8 o'clock. The sermon for the evening will be preach ed by the retiring Moderator of the Presbytery, the Rev. W. K. Beatty, Pastor of the Covenanters Church of Dillingham, N. C. This is the first time that the Pres bytery has met in Franklin for mora than 20 years, hence it will be .of more than usual interest, especially for the Presbyterians of Franklin. Between 35 an<j 40 delegates will be present from the churches of the Presbytery, which is made up of the churches of the 11 southwestern counties of North Carolina. The Presbytery now has 31 ehureh es in the group with a membership of 4,000. Rev. W. S. Wilson, D. D.# Pastor of the Montreat Presbyterian church is the Stated Clerk of the Presbyter}-. The Presbyterians of Franklin axe expecting to entertain the delegates to the Presbytery in their homes, so far as possible, and to ask aid of the members of the other denomi nations in caring for the ezeese num ber. Tom Tarheel says he neaily mined his pasture last year by turning in the cattle too early. The mo6t expensive cotton if tw grown without fertiliser. ^ .