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/' (? o ournal $150 the Year in Advance in the CountypE Sylva, C., Wednesday, June 22, 1927 $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County Drive For Smoky Park Funds to Start Soon SURVEY IS / 9' <Y Asheville Citizen June 22 The Southern Appalachian Nation al Park Commission which was creat f,l bv the United States Department <>t' the Interior, will soon launch its national campaign to raise approxi mately $10,000,000 for the establish ment of the Great Smoky Mountains National park iq Western North Car olina and Tennessee anj the Shenan doah National park in Virginia ac cording to''dispatches received last night from Knoxville, Tenn., where Federal and State park officials were in conference. C)jtayor W. A. Welch of Wasmng ton, D. ?. chairman of the Southern Appalachian commission, said th^' the'eampaign will be begun withinj 10 days and will be pushed intensively in all sections of the United States. It was pointed out that the people of North Carolina and Tennessee as well as the legislatures of both states, have appropriate^ such large amounts that the country at large should as sist in this great undertaking. This campaign is of paramount in terest to the citizens of Western North Carolina and Eautern Tennes see, since these sections have for sev eral years given, of their time and money for the advancement of this cause. The State legislatures of Nortn Carolina and Tennessee have appro priated in money and lands approxi mately $4,000,000 during the past as semblies and the purchase funds sub seribed by the citizens of the two I, states have been equally as liberal. Organization of this campaign will be started immediately in the southeastern states and will be ex tended as rapidly as the forces and success of the campaign permit. The work of surveying and estimating the various privately owned lands of no park area in North Carolina and Ten nessee has been done and the park commissions of the two states have established offices inj Asheville, Knox ville and Bryson City for the purpose of proceding with the actual purchase of the lands. Mark Squires of Lenoir, chairman of the North Carolina Park Commis sion; Plato Ebbs, of Asheville, a mem ber of the commission; W. H. Whis nant of Lenoir; aqd Verne Rhoadcs of Asheville field agent of the North Carolina Park Commission, were in Knoxville yesterday in conference with Arno B. Cammerer, Major Welch and Tennessee membeu'S of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Conservation Association. It is the plan of this group of workers to start the work of getting *n outline of the titles of the land in the section and according to Mr. Rhoades immediately after the report is made to Secretary Hubert Work of the findings of Mr. Cammerer, crews of surveyors will be on the ground to start the final survey. 'y It was reported that Mr. Cammerer tas finished his maps and work of the section to be included in the 214,000 acres of land that is to go 0,1 the North Carolina side, as well j ** that of the Tennessee side, and **11 submit them to Secretary Work once. SUVA COLLEGIATE INSTI TUTE FACES GREAT YEAR t' J According to telegraphic advice from Principal W. C. Reed, of Sylva Collegiate Institute the prospects for the school are that the coming year *ill be the greatest in its entire his W- Mr. Reed, who is holding n Meeting ia Henderson, wires that in formation.0 Recently the board of trustees reelected the entire faculty. ? Tom Tarheel says his cows set ??m, Junior, to college last year. yhen beans are washed thoroughly j**2?n applied for control of bean ???lles will not injure humans. r S c - ^ A Good Paper , Serves Its People There are numerous ways in which a good newspaper serves its consti tuents in addition to furnishing them with the news, and with an advertis ing service that gives them an in sight into local market conditions, and a guide as to where they can best shop?things that they do not pay tor, and which they do not ex-i pect when they subscribe. A instance happened a few weeks I ago. The Jackson County Journal car-1 ried a news story, because it was news of the killing of a large bear in the Balsams, by a party headed by Wii burn Parker of Caney Fork.. Charles J. Metz down in Atlanta, a subscrib er of and a supporter of The Journa1, read the story. It happened that Mr. Metz wanted a bear hide. He wrote the Journal directing it to offer Mr. Parker $75.000 for the skin of the bear. The Journal communicated witii Mr. Parker and wrote Mr. Metz. Mr. Metz mailed The Journal his check for $75.00 and the bear skin was ship ped to him. Mr. Parker got his $75 awl Mr. Metz his bear hide. Buyer and seller were brought togteher. A service done for which The Journal received nothing, wanted nothing and expected nothing. The paper was only too glad to serve both the principal-!. This is but one incident showing the thousand and one ways in which a good county paper serves its coun ty RIFLE CLUB FOR SYLVA (Capt. John C. Cutberth The National Kitle Association was organized in New York in 1871. For more than a century the association has watched over the interest of the shooters of America. Very few if any of the national sportsman associa tions of the United Statcp past or present show such a long history. On ly the splendid principals of patrio tism and sportsmanship on which the association is founded could make such a history possible. The object of this Association shall be to educate the youth of the na tion in marksmanship throughout the United States particularly among civ ilians both as a sport and for the pur pose of qualifying as finished marks man. 'i . I There are not many <ytieB in; North! Carolina that have this opportunity to have a National Rifle Club but through a strong effort Sylva has the pleasure to have a rifle club lroiu the' War Department and the govern ment will funtdsh rifles, target am munition for outdoor and indoor shooting free for the benefit of mak ing our citizens sharp shooteqb and sportsmen. There is a world of pleas ure to be derived from a organized rifle club. A Rifle Club is exactly like any other sportsman organization. It is a group of men (or men and women) who like to shoot or who want to learn how to shoot and who get to gether into < a club so that they may have matches and may enjoy the so cial activities of any high grade clubs. A.rifle club differs rom many fcports man association and athletic clubs and is a 100 percent American) organ ization. Any citizen between the ages of 16 to 60 can become a charter mem ber. Citizens desiring to.become a member of the Sylva National Rifle Club will write to Capt. John, C. Cuthbert, O. D. Box 244, Sylva N. C. Membership closes June 27th 1927. Make applicaiton at once. High school students join. WILL HOLD B. Y. P. U. ENCAMPMENT S."'\ ? J I The Baptist Young People's Union encampment for the Western courj ties of North Carolina will be held at Sylva Collegiate Institute from August 7 to August 12. Prof. and Mrs. W. C. Reed will be in charge of the encampment, anj some 200 young1 people are expected to be in attendance. Halifax farmers sold 800 pounds of wool last week for 32o a pound. (Srmta tork Will ? ?./ ??' ? If aw H. HI. 1. Uterting ' J;" ? 'Y' greeting: at Greens Creek Baptist church, the annual conven tion of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Tuckaseige Asso ciation will b&'held on next Wednesday. The meeting o'penjs at ten o'clock with a devotional service, led by Mrs. T. F. Deit/.. Mrs. Ednji Harris, of Raleigh, one of the state officers of the Union, will be one of the speakers. The programs as announced by the apsociational superintend ent, Mrs. T. C. Bryson, follows: Hymn?"Jesus Calls Us O'er the Tumult." 10:00 A. M. Devotional, Mrs. T. F. Deitz. 10:15 Welcome?Response. 10:30 Roll call-of societies. 10:50 Report of officers. t ? '* 11:00 Talk?Superintendent of Association, Mrs. T. C. Brysoni "" Recognii i" A-l societies. 11:20 Value ot our Missionary Magazines and of tho Recorder, Mrs. H. T. Hunter. 11:30 Talk?State officers, Mrs. Edna Harris. Jl2:00'% , Ruby Anniversay Plans. 12:15 P. M. Appointment of Committees. Nomination, time and place, resolutions. 12:30 Open conference for question on: Reports, Standard of Excellence, Personal Service, Apportionment, General Information. c v % 1:00 Lunch. , ' 2:00 < Devotional?Webster, Mrs. Lawrence Cowan. 2:10 Gifts: Co-Opcrative Program, Margaret Fund, N; Sunday School Board, Bible Fund, W. M. LT. Training School, our State Expense Fund, Blanch Barrus Nurses' Home, Mrs. John R. Jones. 2:20 God 's Plan of Giving?Have y?u a better one t, Mrs. J. G. Murray. '2:30 [ j Young Peoples' Work, Mrs. I. K. Stafford. 2:45 * Roll call of societies. V ?; > 3:30 Mission study, Mrs.* W. C. Reed. GREATEST WORD JOB NEARS END Oxford, Eng. June 18?It is expect ed that this year, will record the suc cessful completion of the greatest lexicographical undertaking1 the world has ever known,, the New English Dic tionary, after more than 48 years of constant work. Already the Magnum opus of Sam uel Johnson is referred to as "an in complete piece ?f hack work"' and his definition of the word "network" I?"anything reticulated or be cus satod at equal distances between thw intersections"?is cited as an exam ple of how not to write dictionaries. It was in 1879 that Sir James Mur ray started work on the Oxford Dic tionary, as it is familiarly known. It was first proposed in 1857 by Dean Trench in - his -noted "Study of Words." ' The main feature throughout the work has been to select and gather quotations to illustrate fully the his toric development of every English word and its minutest shades of meaning, and for this purpose all English books written before 16<)0 have been read by scholars all over the world, as well as thousands of books written since 1600. The nearest approach to the New English Dictionary1 is the great Ger man lexicon of the brothers Grimm who also wrote fairy tales in idle moments. It was begun in 1853, but after 69 years it had reached only its thirteenth volume down to WEG. v Even with its supplements, Lit trc's French Dictionary is a small affair compared with the Oxford Dic tionary. Students find that , Webster's Dictionary cannot be compared to the New English Dictionary for scope an,d thoroughness. Most of the work on the Oxford Dictionary has been done in the Scriptorium a little tin tabernacle erecte^ ira Dr. Murray's own garden at Mill Hill and in 1891 taken over by Oxford university. When the editor started work he had more than 5,000.000 quotations at hand and since then has handled countless qumbers. ? . V '' I I The county agents of State Col lege have shipped over 300 solid cars of properly fed hogs to eastern markets this spring and have helpe to bring thousands of dollars in new money for poultry shipments. PREPARING TO ENFORCE NEW STATE TRAFFIC LAWS Officers throughout the State are preparing the new and more stringen* traffic laws effective July 1st. The new laws embodying the old traffic and automobile regulations were passed by the last General As sembly and many new features were incorporated in the long list of pro visions in some cases, the new laws affect only the operation of motor vehicles on the highways outside of cities, but in some all thorough far js are embraced in the territory of traf fic rules. The new State traffic laws carry a number of new features and among the most important are the follow ing: 1 Speed limit on the highways in creased to forty five miles an hour. Speed 011 curves, in business dis tricts, cross intersections in school zones when children are going to and from school, limited to fifteen miles an hour. All accidcnts on the highways must be reported to the State Vehicle Com missioner. Blanks for these reports mu t be supplied to the police and sheriffs of the state. Registration of motor vehicles | car must carry its own title card ini car must carry its own tltie car in a special holder. All registration will be held up in ease of the theft of any vehicle be ing registered until the final status of the car is settled. All drivers must observe crossing signals and no one will be permitted to drive through a safety zone. Police, fire and ambulance vehicles arc exempted from the speed limit when responding to calls. Windshields, side-wings, or rear windows cannot carry any sign, pos ter or other non-transparent mato rial All head-lamps can not be operated to cast any ray of light higher than^ 42 inches and 75 feet ahead of the iz-, hicie. \ . I All vehicles except those propel jd by human hand must carry a light when operated on any public road embraced within the State Highway System. ' i'' ' Change in the date of thte motor registration from June to December 31st. After July 1 defendants convicted in any justice court, police court or court of record must pay an addition^ Mitchell Tower Pre sented to State The tower, recently erected of granite roegs, on the summit of Mount Mitchell, was presented to the state, with appropriate exercises, by Col. C. J. Harris, oue of Jackson county's leading citizens. The tower will serve as a lookout for the North Carolina Forestry Ser vice, as well as a suitable memorial to Prol'. Elisha Mitchell, who lost his life on the mountain, in making explorations, and for whom the peak is named. Mr. James G. I?. McCIure, of Ashe ville presided over the exercises, and introduced Col. Harris, who formally presented the tower to the state. It was, received by Major Wadd1 H. Phillips, director of the department of conservation anj development, on behalf of the state of North Carolina. A number of Jackson county peo pfle attended the exercises,. and it was staled that more than 200 people were present on the mountain, de spite the inclement weather. QUALLA Last Week:? Mrs. Martha Medford of Clyde spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. York Howell. Mrs. Faye Vamer and children of Whittier were guests at Mr. P. C, Shelton's. Mx-s. T. T. Vamer of Whittier vis ited Mrs. J.. M. Hughes. Prof. C. R. Bird and family of Guilfor,] spent the week end among relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Terrell were dii^ner guests ?f Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell. Mr. Lonnie Crisp and Misses Essie and Bonnie Anthony and Sadie and Elsie Hoyle made a trip to Smoke mont. I Messrs. J. 0. Ten-ell and Gol man Kinsland motored to Sylva. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bradburn called at Mrs. A. J. Freeman's, c'. . Mrs. Will Freeman visited Mrs. W. F. House. Miss Bessie Martin was guest of Miss Ruth Ferguson^. . Mrs. W. F. Battle visited relatives at Sylva and Smokemont. Some of our people are attending revival services at Whittier. jfr * Mrs. Zena Battle and daughter, Ida visited at Mr. J. K. Terrell's. COMMERCE BODY HOLDS JUBILEE^ The Sylva Chamber of Commerce held a jubilee meeting, last Thursday evening celebrating the success of the membership drive, that has just clos ed. Nearly one hundred new members were added during the drive, which was under the direction of D. G. Brv son, commanding general. Two teams were chosen, with J. F. Freeze and H. E. Monteith as captains. To the Monteith team goes the honor of sc ouring the largest n,umber of ne\^ members, while Thomas A. Cox of the Freeze team secured the largest number of any individual, with Gil bert Bess, of Mr. Monteith's team as second. ' , President Buchanan and Command ing General Bryson expressed their gratification at the remarkable sue cess of the campaign as did Mi Freeze and Mr. Monteith, team cap tains. al 50 cepts to cover a fee chained for supplying the State Automobile De partment with an abstract of each conviction for violation of the traffic laws. An exception to this law will follow when the defendants are con victed of municipal traffic laws. All magistrates and clerks of the j court are required under the new law, | to furnish the department with an ab stract of each conviction of a traffic violation within ten days after judg ment is rendered, and also in the case of conviction of felonies when an an bomol ile is involved. Headlights will receive more at tention of the local police than here tofore, and the crusade of traffic squad will also be extended to the violators of the new law go~-ining the use of tail lights. SMALL INCREASE Raleigh News and Observer, June IS Robeson, home county of Gover Angus W. McLean received the big gest increase of any county in the State in the distribution of the school equalization fund in the figui es announced last night by the State Equalization Board, which was ap pointed by the Governor. The entire fund amounts to $3,250 000 of which $3,126,674.03 was distri buted, $100,000 being set aside in| the act for stimulating and emergency purposes and the remaining $23,325.97 being reserced for expenses of tho board. The distribution last year amounted to $1,499,960 the total be ing a little more than doubled and 90 counties participating as against 76 last year. Robeson received $10,843.77 last year and will get $82,859.51 during 1927-28) an increase of $72,015.74. The question of how each county farej at the hands of the board will have tremendous effect on local tax es. The budgets for the 90 participat ing counties were increased this year over last by $594,000 and the equaliz ing fund distributed by $1,626,000 leaving $1,032,000 for the reduction of taxes or the betterment of school ..." 1 facilities. Iiobe?on was by no means the only county whose portion was increased in a striking manner. Of the 76 coun ties participating last year only 25 will get as much as double the amount although the fund has been more than doubled and only 14 additional coun ties added. Ten, of those 25 counties will re ceive over four times as much as,they received last yead. Here are those in creases : Anson from $9,585.14 to $42,710.58 Beaufort from $6,798.65 to $53,087 25; Chowan from $2,394.56 to $10,232 86; Cleveland from $5,628.16 to $47, 092.58; Cumberland from $3,138.38 to $47,611.64; Davidson from $12,511. 53; to $64,185.69; Davie from $4, 993.63 to $21,664.93; Duplin froi.i $15,492.29 to $66,902.68; Nash from $6,540.52 to $73,993.72; Robeson from $10,843.77 to $82,859.51. Of the above five counties will re ceive as much as eight time what they got last year. They are: Beaufort, Cleveland, Cumberland Nash and Reb eson. Members of the board live in Beaufort and Nash counties. In the following counties the sums received last year were decreased as follows: Camdenj from $10,774.02 to $5,660.58; an^ Dare from $19,423.06 to $18,876.73. Two other counties, Currituck and Jackson received vir tually no increases. Three of the 14 counties appearing on the list for the first time receive large amounts. They are: Edgecombe, $24,301.68; Greene $21,854.35; Lanpir $19,658.69. The other 11 new counties received only slight increases. In the following counties the sums rtceiyed last year were decreased as follows: Camden from $10,774.02 to $5,660.58; and Dare from $16, 423.06 to $18,876.73. Two other counties, Currituck, and Jackson re ceived virtually no increases. Three of the 14 counties appear ing on the list for the first time receive large amounts. They are: Edgecombe, $24,301.68; Greene $21 854.35; Lenoir, $19,658.69. The other 11 new counties received onjy slight increases. Wilkes County which from time immemorial has received more than any other county, was increased from $75,647.41 to $91,171.73 and is second in the list with' Union first. Last year the six leading "pauper" counties in order of rank were Wilkes Union, Columbus, and Sampson. This year the six leading "pau per" counties in ordej are Union, WJlkes, Sampson, Robeson Colum* bus and Nash; Robeson and Nash haVe advanced from lowly ranking to high place. The board of Equalization as ap? (Continued on pegs eight)