North Carolina Newspapers

' I*' */ /.. ?i'7- ? - ..-Pi '^Tv ? ' - ? n ' .V*. ' > f / A' ' ;VT^v,2fW;/ ;?/??"?--?.?-??? ? ? ,fl 50 the Year in Advance in tho rnnr^ - - - ? ^County Sylva, K. C.( Wednesday, May 11,1927 ) ) y -V ?'"( V. ? * / . / * $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County ( ?nun en w Kiliih Kurch was sentenced to servo a term ?>' H montiis in jail, to be work e,l on tin' county home, or elsewhe**, as lii*' commissioners may direct, following Jl, convictiojn on a charge of trauqwtation anj possession of liquor, in Recorder's Court, Monday morning. The charge grew out of a raid by citj? ]x?lice and members of the sheriff's department, a few day* ago, when. a quantity of liquor, beer and parts of a still were found on ]ier premises, in Sylva. OtiU'r defendants, against whom warrants were issued, pn ^imilar chanres growing out of the trans action- have not been taken; The ease against Weaver Swayn srini. charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was continued un-i June l >. ?> Howell Stevens entered a plea of jjuilty to reckloss driving, and as the damages t<^' cars, growing out of the affair, had been adjusted, he was taxed with the costs, and judgment suspended. A charge of driving while iintoxicated, against him was nol grossed. ? Charlie Haines was .fined $25.00 and the costs on a charge of being publicly drunk. Elmer Franklin was placed under bond to the superior court on a cha^e of larceny, probable cause having been tound. Will Crawford was fined $10.00 and the costs on a charge of forcible trespass, and appealed to the super ior court. An old ciiarge againpt L. L. Cope, of wreckless driving was adjusted and judgment suspended upon pay meat of the costs. All other cases were continued. LEGION AUXILIARY ACTS FOR FLOOD Following a request for clothing for former soldiers and their fami lies in the Mississippi Valley, the local American I-iCgion; Auxiliary, with Mrs. K. Ford King, as president, is making an effort to secure as much clothing as possible. A committee will be at the McKee Building on May 115 17 and 18 from 9 to 4 o'clock to receive the clothing, and paek it for shipment. Everybody is request ed to bring what they can, of clean n: nded, or whole clothing for men, women or children. ?Cahe, Dowdle, ami Angel?are mem b-rs of the present board. Although the municipal elccti'm hV^e is supposed to be held without regard to partisan lines, it resulted in election of three aldermen of the Democratic faith, anj three Repub licans. The new mayor, who succeeds Mayor It. D. Sisk, is a Democrat. S. C. I. STUDENTS HEAR POET. (Contributed) One morning last week in Clmpol Mr. Robert Frank Jarrett was kin:i enough to road to us some of his own works. The students were delighted with the poetry of Mr. Jarrett. The -^wems which were read showed a preat love for nature and childhood days. Jackson, county anj even North Carolina should be proud indeed to claim Mr. Jarrett and his works. Especially do the faculty and stu dents of Sylva Collegiate Institute ap preciate the two books which Mr. Jarrett presented to the school, en titled, ;? Ceconeechee" and "Back Home and Other Poems." The stud tuts arc not failing to make use ?f them. ^ e hope Mr. Jarrett will visit us often.'?'We love his poetry. SYLVA BAPTIST CHURCH Rpv. J. G. Murray, Pastor Preaching every Sunday at 11 0 clock in the morning and at 8 0 ''lock in the evening. Sunday School at 9:45 Sundiy to 'ffling, John R. Jones, superintend ent. & Y. P. U. at 7 o'clock Sunday evening. Prayer "meeting at 8 o'clock Wed* i"S<lay evening. Choir practice immediately follow ,!lff prayer meeting each Wednesday evening. W. C. Reed, choir director. A very oordial invitation is extend' toe pablie t# attend tfceiw terv masonic bodies raising FUNDS 4 ') -< ) .i) ' ? i ? ? . H > ; , (. The Masonic and . Easter Star bodies of Sylva are raising funds for the relief of Masons and their families in the flood area. A cominii tee composed of W. D. Warren, Doyle I). Alley and Raymond Glenn is sol iciting funds among the members of Unaka Lodge, following the passage of a resolution by the Lodge asking that each member of the lodge con tribute not less than $1.00 for the cause. A check was forwarded, Tues day, to Leon Cash, for the Masonic Service Association, an^ other >~ioni<& will be forwarded as rapidly as they are contributed. Mrs. M. D. Cowan is securing funds far the Eastern Star Chapter. MAYOR PATTON NOW IN SADDLE IN FRANKLIN 5) Franklin Press H. W. Cabe, M. L. Dowdle, John E. Rickman, W. N. Sloan, S. II. Joints and T. W Angel Sr., will com pose Franklin's Aldermen fc)i' the next two years, these six men hav ing been chosen at the municipal election here Tuesday. The unsuc cessful candidates were W. L. Jlig don, incumbent, and R. C. Gabrels. Geoige B. Pat t on was elected mayor without opposition. The election really resulted in a tie in the contest between opposing factions. The two tickets were iden tical in their candidates for mayor, and the names of four aldermen a > peared on both. Of the four remaining aldermanic candidates, cine group- elected *S. R. Joines, while T. W. Angel, Sr., was put over by the other group. The two unsuccessful aspirants were W. L. Higdon appearing on the same ticket with Angel, and C* R. Gab rels, candidate on the ticket whk'h carried the name of Joines. The ticket was led by Cabe, whilo Dowdle ;>nd Rickman were tied for second place. Considering the apparent pre-elcc tion apathy, the votint? was consider ed heavy. A total of 354 votes were cast, out of a registration of 399. The vole follows: l*or mayor: Patton 300 For aldermen: Cabe, 322; Dowdle, 320; Rickman, 320; Sloan, 271; John* 203; Angel, 104; Higdon, 185; and Gabrels, 182. v / ^ Of the six aldermen chosen, three; COHMfRCE BODY TO WISE HMD FUNDS * * > V The Sjiva Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the raising of funds in Sylva tot be forwarded to the American Red Cross for relief in the1 flood district of the South. At a dijiner meeting of the Chamber, Tues day evening, the matter was called to the attention of the; Chamber !iy President Harry E. Buchanan, and npon motion a committee composed of C. L. Allison, J. T. Gribble, M. I). Cowan,Billy Davjf?, and John B. Ens ley was nppointe,] to look after the raising of the funds. Mr. M. D. Cow an was made treasurer of the commit j toe, and it is expccted that all funds raised in Sylva and Jackson; County,) will be forwarded through him to! the American Red Cross, as Jackson county's donation. A number of routine matters were disposed of by the Chamber of Com merce, an({ a most enjoyable meeting! was held. A program of music was! presented by Miss Mattie Belle Jones! and her music class from Sylva Coll egiate Instotute." The directors reported that they have isecured a. permanent home for the chamber in the new A. J. Dills building, and will furnish it suit ably, arranging boih for offices and for dinner meetings. SOUTHERN IMPROVING , STATION GROUNDS f. " -( _ / The Southern Railway has had force of men working all during this week cleaning up and improving the station yard in Sylva. The Southern officials are pleased with the strides that the town has been making dur ii# the past year; and in keeping with the program of progress of the town, the railway people expect to keep the Southern premises iqgood OrdfT' '? y _*? JX' i ) LEE GONLEY SHOT TO DEATH EM JONES HELD IN JAIL Eane Jones, young white man, of Dillsboro, is being held, by a coron or's jury, without bond, following the slaying of Ix>e Con ley, colored, ii^ the waiting room of the Dills boro railway station, this morn ing. The body of Lee Coulev, a well known Negro, whose h/tne is bet " tween Sylva and Dillsboro, was found ? shortly after t lie departure of traiq No. 17, lying in the waiting room of; the statical, with woimds in his sidftr! A 10 guage shot gun was lying near the body. i Con ley had been, a station hand at Dillsboro for a loiif* number of years and young Jones has been em ployed about the station and post office, parrying mails from the trainsi to the |K>al office. Jones was arrested by the sheriff, and the coroncr waa summoned, with the result that Jones is being held without bail. He admits tiile killing, but pretests that tho shooting was purely accidental. At the corotior's inqnefst it devel oped that there were no eye witness es to the shooting, and that the firing of the gun didn't even disturb Mr. P. W. Kineaid, station agent, who was sitting at his desk, in tho next room, with the door ajar. The body was discovered by a lit tle Negro boy, who teMitied that he wasn't present at the shooting, being in another part of the station at work; and that when lie entered the waiting room he found Conley lying on the floor, and no one else about. He ran from the room, and his actions attracted the attention of Mr. Kincfiid, who investigated, gave the alarm, and summoned tho officers. Mr. M. Y. Jarrett, the Dillsboro postmaster testified "that Jones came to him and asked ,to be advanced 25 cents on his wages, which Mr. Jarrttt did, and that in a short time he saw Jones going toward the station with a shot gun in his hands. Guy Lentheiwood to>tified that Jones came into his father's store and asked for three guage shot gun shells with tho smallest shot that was in stock. That Jones handed him a quarter in payment, took his shans^c of 10 cents and departed with the shells and the gun, in the direction of the station, stating that he was: in a hurry to get back to the station to meet the train; and that in a lew minutes he learned that Lee Conley, had been killed. Joules went on the stand in his own behalf, and insisted that the shooting was purely accidental. lie stated that he and Lee Conley were to go "across the ridge" after some liquor, and that he got the shot gun, expecting to pawn it to Iveo for $2.00, with which to pay for his part of the liquor. He said that he was standing with the gun in his hands, talking to Ijee, who< was washing the glass in the station door, and told Lee that he wanted to pawn the gun for $2.00. Tilis Lee refused to do, saying that he didn't have the money, and saying that Jones already owed him $6.25. Jones said that while they were dis cjiHsing the matter that the shot j,un went off, and that he left the room an^ went home, telling members of his family that he had shot Lee Con ley accidentally, and was afraid that he had killed him. He said that ho then returned to Dillsboro and was placed under arrest. When asked, where he and Lee in tended to go for the liquor, he saii that he didn't know, that Lee would let him go only part of the way, and wouldn't allow him to go all tho way to the house, where the liquor comes from. Jones is a son 6f Dill Jones, of Dillsboro. An older brother, Johnny Jones, was convicted several years ago, of manslaughter., for the slay ing of Gilmer Gray, a Negro boy. MUSIC RECITAL TOMORROW NIGHT Miss Mattie /Belle Jones, of the music department of Sylva giatc Institute, will present her music class, in a program of music at the graded school auditorium, tomorrow (Thursday) night, to which the pub lie i? invited. MORRIS AND FREEZE FUSE The Freeze and Fleeman (grocery) store has consolidated with John H.| Morris, it has been announced by the interested people. Mr. J. F. Freeze has1 purchased Mr. Fleeman's interest in the business, and has moved his grocery .stock and fixtures into the building now occupied by Mr.Morris. The new firm will do gen eral mercantile business and will handle groceries aijd fresh meats, in the grocery department. The owners of the consolidated store are Mr. J. F. Freeze and Mr. John H. Monis, and will be known by the firm name of "The Sylva Cash Store." The owners announce their establishment will be open for business on Saturday, of this week, May 14. COWARTS The farmers in this section are "stirring up" and our soil will soo;? be fully cropped. The friends of Mrs. John Vinson of this place will be sorry to leani that she is in the Angel Hospital at Franklin where she recently under went an operation. Miss i Amanda Lou Cannon of Spruce Pine was here Sunday visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Brown. The friends of Mr. Please Brown! will be glad to learn that he is recov ering from a long and very serious illness. Miss RuUi Nicholson returned to h'er home at this place several days ago, from Sylva where she has been a student of Central High School. CREAM FROB . CTION SHOWS REMARKABLE INCREASE | ( (By C, W. Tiison, County Agent) As the people arc getting in cans and some getting separators the cream coming to the Carolina Sta tion is doubling almost every week. The basement of Sylva Cash Store, formerly known as Morris Company, store is a busy place on Wednesday and Saturday afteni|00ns, as the farm ers bring in their cream to Mr. Wy man, Manager of Carolina Creamery, of Franklin. As fast as possible the folks iire gelling a set of two 3 gal lon cream buskcts or twO 5 gallon cream cans, according to the amount of cream they have so thai they can leave the can of cream and get the empty can when they return with the next can of cream. Mr. Wymau is leaving the crca?u checks with Mr. Freeze every two weeks so that the fanner will be abh to get his pay in cash every two weeks when he brings or sends in cream Nobody is acting as middle man iij this business. Mr. Freeze and Mr Morris are helping out by lending their service as accomodation and the farmer is dealing direct with tiie creamery. Don't be afraid to invest in cows,I croam cans and a separator, becausc ? his market is sure and certain and ha,s come to stay. The Carolina Creamery Company of Asheville is one of the strongest creameries in tliejentireSouth and it has come here and established a station, pay ing us the same price it pays at the branch erealicvv in Franklin, to show us that it is ready to put a branch creamery here- 1 lie day we get to pro ducing enough cream to .operate a creamery. < From $175,000 to $225,00 in cash has been going out to Tennessee and Kentucky, annually from the plant at Asheville for buttcrfat. The manago I menlt say that they would rather see that money build up Western North Carolina, 'so they have given us the chanjce of getting our part of it. Our market will grow faster than we can produce with ten cows on nine tenths of Western North Caro lina farms. Let's give the cow an opportunity ;to do her part in Jack son county. Start selling what cream you can now, and increase your cows and pasture and feed growing as fast as you can. Last Saturday Will Lewis of Little Savannah received a check of $31.00 for cream from 4good cows for two DISTRICT MEETING U. D. C. AT DILLSBORO Preparations arc being completed for th;j anuual meeting of the First District United Daughters of the Confederacy, at Dillsbowa, next Tues day, May 17, and indications point to a very successful meeting. Mi's. L. E. Fisher, of Afihevillo, >\istric', president, will preside over the meeting and Mrs. Walter Wood ard, SDate President, willlje present and will make an address. The morning program will be heldj at the gracied sahoji building, ini Dillsboro, beginning at' ten-tlurty, and j luncheon and afternoon program will be at the Central High School bud-l ing. . . . , , ? / The tentative program follows: Sofng, "America," by the audience. Invocation, Rev. W. M. ^Bobbins, pastor of the Sylva and Dilkboro Methodist "churches. Address of welcome, Mayor F. I. Watson. Address of welcome, Mrs. David M. Hall, president of the W. A. Enloe Chapter U. D. C. Response, Mrs. Giles Cover, president of the Andrews Chapter u. D. C. Solo, Miss Dorothy Moore. Address, Mrs. Walter Woodard. Lunjcheon. Round tabic discussion, at luncheon table. The afternoon session will be feat ured by a program given by the Children's chapters the awarding of a ten dollar gold piece given by Mrs. L. E. Fisher to .the chapter hav ing the largest per cent of members present at the meeting, the present ation being made by Mrs. J. Ramsay Buchanan, president of the B. H. Cat hey Chapter, and by the reports of chapter presidents. The public is invited to these ses sions. A charge of one dollar per plate will be made for the luncheon. . 0. E. S. WILL INITIATE CANDIDATE At a meeting which was held on Tuesday of l.ist week, a petition for membership was voted on and the candidates admitted will be initiated at the next meeting, which will be on May 20. . ^ At the meeting held last week, Mrs. M. Buchanan, and Mrs. John A. Par riis, who were hostesses for the eve ning, served sandwiches and grape juice, during the social hour. HIM BEAR HILLED IN THE BALSAMS Wilburn Parker of Ricli Mountair and a posse of bear hunters killed one of the largest black bears ever killed in the Balsam lianges Tuesday May 3. There was on the liuiijt clevei bear hounds, several of which were injured in the fight. In twenty minutes from the time the chase was started the bear wis killed. Glenn Wooj wsis the one who fired the fatal shots. One of the heai hounds was seriously injured due to the bear's hugging with one of its fore paws, but was barely rescued from death by some brave work on the part of Glenn Wood, the one who shot the bear. The leader of ! the bear hunters, Mr. Parker, saysj that he has been in/ thirty six kills and this was one of the two largest that he has ever helped kill. It was estimated to weigh 550-G00 pounds on foot, by the hunters. The hide of the bear was eight fe>;t across the shoulders and eight feet long. The bear was carried to a neir by ranger's camp for the ryght and divided among the hunters and rang ers. , I Mr. Parker is one of the leading l # # w bear hunters in this section an^d has had several successful hunts. weeks time. The family uses most of the cream from one cow so that 3 cows really furnished practically ail the butterfat to bring $31.00 in two weeks. He has real good Tennessee cows and a separator. Use your own pencil and see what his cows will pay a month and in ten months from eream alone, and you ought to see the calves and pigs that drink the selling pays better than it did last yw DILLSBORO BOY HURT BY TRAIN Fred Ashe, a young man of Dills boro, was struck and seriously injur ed, by Southern Passenger train No. 19, yesterday afternoon, on the cunre in the track, near the Dillsboro pin mill. Young Ashe, who is a painter, is said to have been working on a house near the tracks, and leaving his work, was walking on the ends of the cross tics, when the train rounded -th* curve and struck him, knocking him from the tracks. He was brought to Sylva and given surgical attention, and while his con dition is serious, it is said not to be precarious; and he is resting as comfortably as could be expected. UNION MEETING AT LOVED ALE The Jackson Comity Union Meeting will convene with the Lovedale Bap tist church on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in, May. Below we giva the program: Saturday, 10 A. M. Prayer and Praise scrvice. Organization. 11 A. M. Serma by Rev. I. K. Staf ford. 1 P. M^ ''Things Wat make a churchi strong," opened by Mr. T. C. Brysoiu 2 P. M. "When is the preacher iu his prime in ministerial efficiency f Opened by Rev. John Hoglen. 3 P. M. "When is preaching pract ical?" Opened by Rev. A. W. Davis. Adjourn at will. Sunday, 9:30 A. M. Prayer and praise service. 10 A. M. "Teaching the Sunday School," by Rev. W. C. Reed. Contribution 11 A. M. Sermon on " Soul Winning* by Rev. T. F. Deitz, selected by the pastor and deacons of the Lo vedale Baptist church. 12 M. Dinner. 1:30 P. M. Evangelistic sermon by Rev. R. L. Cook, selected by the above committee. T. F. Deitz , R. L. Cook i i J. D. Sitton P. G. Morgan. Committee. 7 QUALLA Last Week?; , Mrs. J. Li Sitton made a trip to Franklin. J? Mesdameg D. H. Keener and H. V. Hipps of Ashcville spent the week end at Mr. J. K. Terrell's. Miss TlieUna Sneed of Biyson City is spending a wliile with her grand parents, Mr. an<j Mrs. E. S. Keener. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Freeman o? Smokemont. made a business trip to Qualla. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brad burn?a son. Prof, and Mrs. J. D. Warrick call ed on Miss Etta Kinsland Mesdames J. L. Sitton, Sarah Ann Gibson, Laura Snyder and Dona Davis visited Mrs. J. H Hughe$. Mr. Carl Hoyle and Miss Graco Hoyle motored to Smokemont. Mr. and Mrs. Golrnan Kinsland and Mr. and Mrs. J. M Hughes made a trip to Bryson City. Mrs. Tyler Buchanan and daugh ter, Miss Bertha, of Webster were guests at Mr. D. M Shuler's. ? Miss Etta Kinsland called on Miss A. L. Terrell. Mr. and Mrs. James Sitton visited at Mr. J. 0. Howell'is. Mrs. Jess Blanton and childiea visited Mrs. D. M. Shuler. A party of young folks consist ing of .Misses Mary and Ida Battle, Thclma Sneed, Gertrude and Ruth Ferguson, Grace Hoyle, Winnie Coop er, Messrs James Hall, Jack Battle, Herbert Reagan, Burton Bumgarner, Marshall Gass and Jack Turpin stopped with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes, Sunday afternoon. MOTHERS' DAY AT BETA Mothers' Day was observe^ at the Scotts Creek church, Beta, last Sun day, a large number of people attend ing the service. A program was ren dered by the Sunday School and Mr. Geo. W. Sutton made an inspirational address. , *