" ^ ' ? f f) ^~f V ^ $150 the Year in Advance in tlie County $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County REBUILD BLOCK ff.vwsvillf.'N. C,.May 2 Amid .'nnkimr- nuns of almost an en - Mack >? the Iuain basine8S 8ee" nf Wavncsville, owners today "on, .AW steps to rebuild the four Wv brick structures which with Stents were destroyed by firo riv thi* rooming. "ftefUmw. the origin of which . l.muc. wiped out the Waynee .;;rh?U-.>heW.>Tville?fo, 1 Capi'ol theater, and the Pnn ? ft ehain clothing store with a rv which Insurance Adjustor A. C. ison today placed at $60,000 Jtut $15,01)0 of the loss is covered ?"er 4 o'clock, in ,he sei*?d floor of one of the buUd the fire seined such headway bo 2 its discovery that the local fire Lrtme.it was unpble to do much Ttten prevent its threatened ZdlJthe street to the First National Hank and the courthouse. Persons sleeping in upper rooms were eketed scantily clad, without time to jte their personal effects an]d the entire town was aroused. Canton Rushes Aid The Canton fire department under Chief Charlie Westmoreland, was summoned to the assistance of Fi*| Chief Logan's men but it was 8 ? ,0 o'clock this .morning before thij ^es had been subdued. After an inspection today, Mr. Mm* the adjustor, said he believ Pd the fire had started m a vacant mom over the WayViesville Pharmacy Hesaii the room, formerly occupied regularly by a club had been used at i^la'r intervals for impromptu ^The crackling of flames and the sound of crashing glass awakened Dt G. E. Green, one of the occu rs of the building at 4:20 o clock Menday A. M: Dr. Greer turned in tn alarm instantly but the fiw ?1 mdy had made such progwea that the four buildings seemed doomed. Other occupants of the second floor 0{ the buildings George Miller, Hom ir Davis and C. A. George, roused by firemen, escaped from their beds as flames lapj*d their windows, a?amJ" oning clothing, furnishings and all other possessions. _ # The fire was the second within a week that has swept the Waynesville business district. Last Sunday nigh the Sloan-Plott Hardware Company and old Victory theater and thq D,A. Howell department Btore were swept by flames. HAMBURG ELECTION RE STRAINED . | Judge A. M. Stack signed an in junction, Saturday afternjoon in Way-| nesville, restraining the county com missioners of Jackson from declaring the result of the (stock law election, Held in part of Hamburg township, Tuesday of this week, or from tak ing any action whatever in regard to the election. The restraining order is temporary and will be heard before Judge Stack on May 16th in cham bers in Waynesville. The action was brought by Andy Monteith, Andy Bryson and "*11 ?^" en- citizens who wish to make them selves a party to the action." The wmplaint has not been filed with the "clerk of the court, but it is under stand that it will attack the legality ?f the election from many angles. The election ,is beinjg held under a petition presented to the county Mmmissioners, laying off a certain boundary in Hamburg township, as is allowed under a recent enactment ?f the general assembly; and it is conceded that the votes within the boundary will show an overwhelming Majority in favor of the stock law. However, two recent elections in^ the township as a whole have resulted in the defeat of the proposal. The plaintiffs in the action were paired to furnish $500 bond in bringing the suit, which was givet\ *'tl> C. C. Cantrell as surety. MARRIAGE LICENSES Iris Bryson. wgene H. Wright to Lula Mae ^chanan. 5?" Watson to Myrtle Owen. lo ru Taylor' Buncombe county Doss, of Riehmoaf*, Va. Milk for Health In Gaston County Raleigh, May 3?Over 14,000 school children, many adults! and various civic organizations in Gaston county heard the message of milk for Health inj an intensive campaign conducted during the week of April 18. The campaign began by a survey of children to find the average amount of milk donsumed each flay by every child. Poster contests and essay con tests stimulated interest in the move ment Window displays were arranged and a special speaking campaign was then put on. During the week of the campaign, extension workers, health officials and home economics work ers made 196 talks in which the val ue of milk as a food was illustrated. Twenty worker^ took part in the movement and at the conclusion of the week, it was estimated that every school chil^ in the county had heard of the value of milk. It was found that the average consumption of milk in Gaston county amounted to two thirds of a cup per person each day. About 21 percent of the children were more than 10 percent underweight. This was in spite of the fact that( the health authorities and teachers had been makiojg a sincere effort to interest each child in drinking some milk. However, the percentage of those drinking milk in that county was very high as compared to sonic counties of North Carolina aiifd the percentage of those drinking coffee was low, ? > According to Miss Maude E. Wal lace, assistant state home demonstra tion agent, the success gained in the campaign) was due to the hearty co operation of the local teachers, and health workers with the six^extension specialists who aided in the campaign during the week. Miss Margaret Thorn pson and L. B. Altman, home and farm agents, had charge of the move ment and were responsible for the excellent results secured. Miss Wal lace estimates that there will - be a considerable increase in milk drinking as a result. -7- ;? BALSAM Mrs. J. R. Glantz is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Penland neiir Clyde. Mrs. I). T. Knight and Miss Nan nie Knight have returned from Fla. where they spent several months with Mrs. Knight's son, Mi'. John 1*. Knight in Orlando. Mr. R. J, Bryson had the misfor tune to lose one of his fine horses last week. While working' in the woods, the horse stepped on a/stick, one end of which flew up and stuck in its breast and it bled to death be fore a veterinarian could render aid. Mr. J. K. Kenmey of Asheville is visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. John Mills of Woodfin Creek cut his foot so bad last week he ha(i to be taken to Wavnesville for med ical attention. Mrs. A. B. Edwards, who has been visiting her sisters ini law, Mrs. YY. B. FarWell and Mrs. D., T. Knight returned last week tp her home in Mullins, S. C. > C> The revival at the Baptist church closed last week. There were several conveitoions. Mrs. R. J. Bryson and son, Robert, Jr. spent Saturday in* Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. Goorge T. Knight, Mrs. YV. B. Farwell, Mrs. D. I. Knight and Miss Nannie Knight mot ored toCanton Sunday afternoon. ? Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ensley and Mrs. H. P. Ensley made a bifciness trip to Sylva. Monday. ! Mr. J. C. Rickards and family ami I Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Rickards of [Canton were in Balsam Sunday. Messrs. J. T. Jones and W. T. Lee Jr. went to Sylva Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James Ballough and Mr. and Mrs. Will Ballough of Day tona Beach, Fla., have arrived to speqd the summer in their cottages here. DILLSBORO HOLDS ELECTION The municipal election in the town of Dillsboro, held Tuesday, was a tame affair, as there was only one ticket in the field, that being a se lection of independent candidates composed of both Democrats and Re publicnas. Mayor: F. L Watosn. > Aldermen,: J. C. Cannon, S. YY. Enloe, D. A. Bailey, P. W. Kincaid and J. J. Mwo. Sell Chestnut Trees ,. Dead from Blight | Raleigh, N. C. May 3.?Chestnut blight which is spreading throughout the mountain section of Niorth Caro lina may be controlled to some extent and a profit salvaged from the dead trees by cutting the marketable, tim ber for sale. (! "Chestnut Might has jab'|it de stroyed the chestnut tree? pf the North where the difsease gained its first foothjld and is spreading slowly but surely through the mountain sec tion of the South," says G. W. Fant, planjt disease specialist at State Col lege. "The disease hqfi gained its strongest foothold along the easterly slopes of the Blue Ridge though spec imens have been collected from ev en- county in the mountainous por tion of the State. The dead trees supply a source of infective material which may be eliminated if the best of these are cut aiyl sold for timber." Farmers of western North Caro lina have been noticing the death of their chestnut trees for some years. There is first a rapid death of limbs while the trees are in foliage. The trouble is caused by a fungus which enters erackis or wounds on the bark an^ then spreads rapidly through out the bark tissue. The foliage wilts and the branch dies. From the small er branches, the disease spreads to the lower limbs and finally the whole tree is killed. Mr. Fant states that following the death of the tree, sapwood decay be gins and later the heart wood be comes involved. The problem of sal-, vaging the chestnut before'it becomes worthless as timber should therefore occupy tho attention of every owner. Chqstnut timber is used extensively for telegraph and telephone poles, yard lumber, mill work, core sto??k, tanning wocpl and other purposes. Those who have dead trees on, their farms should eut them out for sale before they decay, states Mr. Fant. OLD SAVANNAH The Old Savannah Baptist Sunday School will give a Mother's Day pro gram Sunday, May 8, 1927 at * he Old Savannah Baptist Church. , Ser mon at 11:00 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Ijawrence Crawford. Everybody come and bring your dinner. Miss Edith Buchanan of Barkci-s ville spent Thursday night with Miss Dessie Brooks. ?Misses Carolyn and Margaret Buch anan, Zella Jone spent Thursday af ternoon with Mrs. J. W. Cagle. Miss Edna Hall spent Monday n^iglit with Miss Violet Dillard. Misses Hixie Ashe, Ina Greene were dinner guests at Miss Violet Hall's Wednesday. Blorn to Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hall C April 20, a son. Mr. Homer Jones from Gay spent Tuesday night with Mr. Chfls. Brooks. Mrs. Guy Calhoun and moeher of Canton^ N. C. were visiting at Mrs. R H. Hall's during the past week. Mr. and flirt. L. C. Estes motored to Svlva.Thursday. Mr. F. M. Ashe made a business trip to Whittier Wednesday. Mr. Mack Higdon from Atlanta, Ga. took supper with Iris sister, Mrs. R. H. Hall Friday night. Miss Eva Estis who is attending Cullowhee State Normal spent the week end with home folks. Miss Hilie Ashe spent Monday night with Miss Maggie Morgan. Mies Irene Gribble from Gay spent last Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Chas. H. Ashe. DEMOCRATIC TICKET UN OPPOSED The democratic ticket for the town officers was unopposed in the elec tion, held yesterday in Sylva for the selection of the officers for the town for the next two years. The ticket as nominated several weeks ago and confirmed iiij Tues day's election is^ Mayor: Dan Tompkins. Aldermen: J. Ramsey Buchanan, J. Claude Allison, Roy C. Allison, W E. Reed, and J. D. Cowan. JUDGE MOORE AT HOME FOR A SHORT REST Judge Walter E. Moore, is spend ing a short time at his home here. He will go to Yadkinville, the six teenth to preside over the Yadkin County term of oourt. (, Local Telephones In Big Merger ? ? .merger of the independent tele phone companies in Sylva, Franklin,, to City and Clayton, Ga., intoj jle concern has been announce^ 'ficials of the companies con new business will operate un dejTjithe name of Western Carolina TAphone Company and will start bi|Bin??ii with a subscribed stock of| flgftOOO of which $65,000 has been paid ''in. The first figure represents an-iftcrease in the company's capital st