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$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.
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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.
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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<Afe of $75,000.
ll?e concerns at Sylva, Bryson City
nn^'Clayton have beenj purchased and
th?:v|iew concern will take charge of
the systems in those towns on or be
foBB^June 1, accprding to the an
nouncement.
The companies absorbed by tho
Western Carolina Telephone Com
pany are The Rabun Telephone and
Electric Co., Clayton, Qa.; the Bry
son' City Telephone Co., Brysonj City
and the Sylva Telephone Co., Sylva.
?he new concern within the next
ye&r will spend approximately $20,
000; in equipment, rebuilding, repairs
extensions an^ betterments, it was
staled todny.
Actual construction, it wris said,
will begin as soon as the material can
be assembled and the engineers can
complete plans and blue prints. Con
struction work will be under the su
pervision of Mr. Stewart, who has
been chosen general manager of tho
n^w concern. ?
The new concern is headed, tho
announcement said, by W. B. Mc
Quwe, of Franklin, president. Other
officers chosen are: Addison Maupin*
of Atlanta, secretary and treasurer;
an<j Morgan B. Spier and H. L. Jones
both of Charlotte, Dr. J. H. Smatii
ers of Waynesville, and D. E. Murray
of 43ylva, directors. Mr. Maupin, now
retired formerly was secretary and
treasurer of the Souhtcrn Bell Tele
phone Company, and Massrs. Spior
and Jones are now connected with
th^: company. . : v ? ,
Other officers will be elected at the
first regular meeting of the board
of directors, Mr. Stewart stated.
Amendments to the charter of the
Western Carolina Telephone Com
pany were adopted by the concern, to
provide for increase in the capital
stock and other changes in connection
with the merger and application for
amendment of the charter has been
forwarded to the Secretary of State
at Raleigh, it was stated. ? ?.
The merger resulted from a reali
zation "of the (service in the field,
yet undeveloped, in the western,
counties of North Carolina and ex
treme north Georgia" and the belief
that the combination would result in
a lowering of overhead expenses.
The Western^ Carolina Telephone
Company was forme^ October 1, 1924
and Mr. Stewart has been in charge
since that time as manager. He for
merly was with the Southern' Bell
Telephone Company.
ATTENDING SOUTHERN
BAPTIST CONVENTION
Rev. W. C. Reed, President of
Sylva Collegiate Institute, Rev. J. G.
Murray, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Sylva an<j Rev. I. K. Staf
ford, pastor of the Baptist church at
Cullowhee, left yesterday morning
for Louisville, Ky., to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention, which
opens in Louisville today.
CANEY FORK DE
FEATS ROAD BONDS.
The voters of Caney Fork town
ship defeated the road bonjd measure,
for the improvement of the roadte of
that township, at a special election,
held Monday by a majority of 89
voteu . ? i
The election was hotly contested,
and a great deal of interest manifest
ed. Proponents and opponents of the
measure worked all day, getting out
a large vote in the township.
The election was called, by the
county commissioners, acting under
the authority of a special statute en
acted by the general assembly, last
winter.
, 190 votes were cast for the road
bonds and 258 against issuing them.
Home Coming at Cul
lowhee Baptist Church]
The Baptist church at Cullowhee,
will have a home coming May 8th,
which is Mother's Day. Judge T. D.
Bryson of Bryson City, will be the
ispeaker at the morning hour. The'
regular Sunday School will meet at
10:00 A, M. and at the regular time
for the worship service there will be
special music in addition to the add
ress of the morning. Everybody is
requested to bring a basket of din
ner and remain for the day. The aft
ernoon program will consist of music j
and a message by Rev. T. F. Deitz,!
of Beta.
All the former members and the
friends of the Cullowhee community
as well as the relatives of the people ?
living here are cordially invited to|
attend this service.
I. K. Stafford, Pastor.
QUALLA
The finals of Qualla High School
were given April 26th and 27th.
Tuesday an interesting play "Forest
Acres" was given by the Juniors.
Wednesday the graduating class, con
sisting of Misses Nina and Bessie
Martin, Cumi Howell and Annie Liz
zie Terrell, gave a good program and
were presented their diplomas by
Prof. W. C. Reed of "Sylva C. Inst,
after which a very entertaining anj
instructive address was delivered by
Dr. H. T. Hunter of Cullowhee.
' The play, "Bashful Mr. Bobbs,"
given by the seniors Wednesday ev
ening was one of the best ever stag
ed at Qualla.* Splendid music was
given both evenings by a string band
and piano accompaniment. The
performers wore Messrs. H. A. au.l
Rav Gibbs, Harlcy Rose, Troy Love
lace, Taylor Sherrill of Whittier and
Messrs. Golman Kinsland anj Bur ml
Terrell, with Mr. Lyle McLean at the |
piano.
The stage was nicely furnished by
the Medford Furniture Co. of Sylva,
and Mrs. Grace Moore of Whittier
sent beautiful rosea for the graduat
ing class. - . ? 1
Qualla folks appreciate the kind
ness of all who helped to make our
closing exercises a success.
Each tcacher did good, honest work
and made the school year a success.
Prof. Parker has returned to his
home at Sylva, Miss Buchanan to
Webster, Miss Haigler to Hayesville,
Miss Dickinson to Freemont an<]
Miss Kinder to S. C. We wish for
them a plcasan,t vacation.
Rev. H. C. Crist did not fill his I
appointment as his infant son passed
away on Friday and its remains were
taken to Dellwood Sunday for inter
ment.
Mr. Carl Hoyle who has been
teaching at Pensacola for several
months has returned home.
Mrs. R. E. Owen and little son of
near Waynesville are visiting at Mr.
J. M. Worley's.
Miss Ethel Gibson of Conleys
Creek was guest of Mrs. Mary Kins
land. -
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hughes, Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Hughes, Mr. and
Mrs. Golman Kinsland, Miss Hazel
Battle and Messrs. J. K. Terrell, D.
K. Buttle and Sevier Keener made
a trip to Cherokee.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeter Snyder of Wil
lcts visited at Mr. R. F. Hall's.
Mrs. J. L. Ferguson was guest of |
Mrs. W. H. Cooper.
Misses Nora Kinder, Cumi Howell,
Jessie Martin, Annie Terrell, and
Mr. James Hall were dinner guests
at Mr. W. C. Martin's.
Mrs. D. M Shuler spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Blanton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Birl attended
the Literary Address of Webster
High School. ?- "
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes called)
at Mr. J. E. Battle's.
Mr. C. B. Terrell was guest of Mr
Wayne Battle.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Howell of
Whittier and Mr. an^d Mrs. Dallas
Howell were visitors at Mr. D. K.
Battles.'
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Howell vis- [
itcd at Mr. J. M. Hughe's.
Mr. J. E. Bird of S. C.. has been|
visiting among relatives.
Mr. Troy Gibson and Mrs. A. M.
Gibson stopped with Mrs. Jim Gib-l
son at Olivet.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marcus called
at Mr. Ra8 Chambers. ? v
A large party of young folks went
AS PAYING HP
Raleigh, N. C., May 3?Timber as
a farm crop, worthy of more atten
tion, is attracting the notice of pro
gressive farmers throughout North
Carolina.
Demonstrations in thinning timber
so that the weak, weed trees are re
moved to the extent that the better
trees may have sufficient space and
these harvested as they mature is *
new idea sponsored by the extension
forester of State College and many
county agents. In Stanley County
where a number of such demonstra
tions have been conducted, 38 farm
ers attended a meeting held recer.'.
ly by the county agent to ahow best
methods of thinning trees. The acre
of land was measured and the trees
marked. After the own(er started to
thin, however, he got so interested
that he not only completed work ?rt
that acre but adde^ three other ac
res. This landowner was Joe Lee
Green of New London.
But the women, too, are becoming
iryterested, finds R W. Graeber, ex
tension forester. In Curntuek county,
the principal subjeet before a recent
meeting of the county council of farm
women was the control of forest fires
and the planting of forest trees.
Mrs. Luther Pool gave an interesting
talk on this subject and her address
was heard by 75 of the leading farm
women of the county. These women
plan to take a greater interest ia
their farm woodlots than in the past.
The State Bankers Association is
also giving the movement its atten
tion. During the recent meeting of the
Association at Pinehurst, an erhihit
made by Mr. Graber showed the bank
ers that farm timber had great value *
as a basis for credit as well as for
a source of continuoife income.
MBS. McKEE AT DURHAM
Mis. E. L. McKee is in
this week where she is pif tiding over
the annual meeting of the North Car
olina Federation of Women's Clubs.
TOPTON YOUTH IS
KILLED BT TlADf
?Franklin Press, April 24.
Dee Roberts, 10, of Topton waa
killed about 10:10 o'clock Saturday
night a short distance from Topton
by a Southern Railway train, accord
ing to the verdict reached late today
by a Macon county coroner's jury.
Roberts' badly mangled body waa
found by some companions shortly
after the train had passed and at the
time there) were some factis that point
ed to murder. However, further in
vestigation apparently convinced the
coroner's jury that the young man
was killed after going to sleep on the
track.
It was brought out that several
friends of the young man* ha^ seen
him sitting on the traek earlier in
the night. After church they went te
his home and asked if he had appear
ed. Upon receiving a negative answer
they searched for him where he waa
last seen and found hia body whieh
had apparently been^ eut to pieoes by
the train. He is believed to have fall
en asleep on the track. ?
Roberts lived in Topton but the ac
cident occurred just over the Macon
counjty line and the coroner's jury
was summoned from Franklin.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
put a stop to rumors of foul play that
had been current since the body waa
found. There was nothing disposed
by the investigation tending to ad
vance that theory. The explanation
of an accident is generally accepted.
r
Mr. H R Hastings' brick veneer
bungalow is attracting much favor
able comment, and will be completed
in the njnar flture. Who will be the
next to build a nice bungalow on on#
of Sylva's newly paved streets f
The only difficulty about getting a
dairy industry started inj Onslow
County is to find somebody willing
to milk cows and some cows to milk,
says one observing farmer.
to Thomases Peak Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Dave Worley has perch fed ?
car. ? i
5 if ? ?