JAM CO. JOURNAL
DAN TOMPKINS, - - Editor
Published Weekly By the
JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL CO
Entered as second class matter
at Sylva, N. G. ,
Sampson county folks are learning
that while one barrel may not make
an oil field it will make a tremen
dous excitement.
Over in Buncombe, Granny Riddle
celebrated her 108th birthday, Tues
day. The longevity of some people is
a puzzle. . /?*??
We may not have as many-sena
torial votes in Jackson as they have
in Robeson; but the children here arc
entitled to as much education.
Having the president 's picture tak
en pushing a wagon up tjie hill and
with one gallus showing won't raise
the mortgage off the average farm.
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Talk is sometimes costly. Sharkey
stopped to argue with the referee ov
er an alleged foul, and while he was
talking he was knocked out, and tiie
battle lost.
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i Granny Ridde, North Carolina's
oldest citizen, began smoking when
she was eight years old, just one
hundred years a ago, and it hasn't
killed her yet. Which, the way, does
not prove anything. It may be that
if she had refused to become a de
votee of the Lady Nicotine, she
would have added another half cen
tury to her life.
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A headline speaks of "Crimina
Juries." From the awful ordeal the)
are sometimes forced to1 undergo in
listening to the iong-winded orations
of attorneys, or\e would judge that
they are all criminal and this is tho
punishment meted out by the law.
AN AWFUL VERDICT
Out at Seattle, the other day, a
young lady, a member of a yachting
party, fell into the lake, and lost her
life. Nothing was said about the af
fair as the other members of the par
ty wished to avoid publicity. vHer
body was found floating on the lake.
A coronor's jury was empanelled and
an invetsigation made.
The jury failed ,to find anything
connected with the death of the voun<'
woman that the law would consider
as indictable, and 110 one was held
for trial in the courts.
But, perhaps a worse verdict was
returned, one that would sting a real
' man and cause him to forever ham:
his head in shame when he stood m
the presence of men of the ordinary,
heroic mould. The jury branded four
men, who saw the young woman strui*
gling for her life, and made no ef
fort to save her, as "cowards", and
held that they, by failing to play the
part of men are "morally responsi
ble" for her death.
Throughout the ages men, ordinary
men, even as you and I, have gone
heroically to their deaths in the de
fense of women of our race. * The
stake, the rack, the guillotine, have
been faced unflinchingly; men have!
charged through fire and water, pes
tilence, famine, raging artillery, with
ering machine-gun fire and deadly
gasses in defense of their principles,
for the protection of their women,
and that others might live and b?
happy. The innumerable, uncounted
and uncountable thousands who thus
have lived and thus have died are the
men of stuot hearts and valiant souU,
such as we meet daily on the streets,
in the factories and shops, farms
and homes, wherever white men live.
Against these four has been re
turned a verdict so terrible that nev
er again can they feel that they are
men. The jury has said that they
have forfeited something greater and
more precious than their lives?their
manhood.
The mark of Cain is.an awful thing;
buj how can a white man ever look
his fellows in the face again, when
a jury of his race has branded him
as a coward, whose cowardice is re
sponsible for the death of a young
woman who had entrusted herself 10
his care?
MONTEITH PAMILY
HOLDS REUNION!
On July l"th the friends and rela
tives of Thos. Monteith met in a fam
ily reunion at Mr. Monteith's resi
dence. Relatives who attended this ie
union wen; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mas
on and fiiinily of Dillsboro, Mrs' Jno.
Beck and daughters, Ellen and Violji
of Bryson City, Mr. and Mrs. Z. V.
Watson and Jeanmule Farmer of
Speedwell. Mrs. R. H. Hyatt of Ela,
Mr.and M>t>. Paul Ferguson and fam
ily of Qualla. Mr. a."d Mrs. W. A.'
Hyatt and Wed H.\att i?l Qua'l
Mrs. Howard Moody and children
June and Jim of Haywood county,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Monteith and fam
ily of Beta, Mr. John Pannel an:l
children of Beta, Mr. Jim Hyatt pjf
Qualla, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wt Ensley
of Beta, Miss Jessie Enloe of Ashe
Ville Mr. S. S. Enloe of Dillsboro,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hipps of West
Ashevile, Mr. and Mrs. Emicl Alex
ander of Canton, Mr. and Mrs. Wayo
Kirbv and family of Haywood coun
ty, Mi-s. J. M. and Meal Tucker of
Speedwell, Mr. and., Mrs. Charles
Moore and family of Gastonia, Miss
Viola and Fred Grooms of Qualla,
Mr. Ora Mnteith of Beta, Earl Hod
gens of Hav\y<iod county, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Campbell and children of
Haywood county, Mrs. Lenna Dixi
son and Bruce of Haywood county,
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Plott and fam
ily of Haywood county, Mr. Geo.
Sherrill of Wayiresyille. Tins reunion
was one of the best tlie writer even
attended. All seem to have enjoyed
this reunion to the full.
" A most lavish dinner was served in
the yard in, front of Mr. Montmii's'
residence.) The writer is frank to con
j fess that he is an expert around a
table loaded Ayith so many fjood
things to eat. We all had our picture-;
made by the efficient Geo. Sherrill,
photographer of Wayncsville. We had
| some fine singing led by Mr. Hipps
j of West Aslnjvilie.
This was a surprise Teunioiij given
in honor and memory of these two
good old i>oople, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Monteith of Beta.
The American Soybean Association
meets at Washington, North Carolina,
on August 9th.
Sheep will turn the waste on^ the
farm into a cash product, say the best
growers in North Carolina.
LYRIC WILL SHOW THE BIG
PARADE
Tn keeping with its policy of giving
its patrons the very best that it pos
sible to be had of the greatest film
productions, the Lyric Theatre an
nounces that it will open in its npw
building with a presentation of King
Vidor's master production from Lau
rence Stallings' thrilling war story
"The Big Parade." The Bi<? Parade,
pronounced as the greatest of all the
war pictures, would have been shown
earlier, but for the small seating ca
pacity of the present theatre.
Following The Big Parade, Ben
Hur, and others of the film master
pieces will be shown later during the
fall and winter.
THE LYRIC THEATRE.
adv.
Carbonated Bottled Drinks
IThe Coca Cola Bottling Company Of Ashe
ville, is pleased to announce that we are car
rying a. full line of all carbonated bottled
drinks, including Bevo and Budweiser, in
our distributing Station in the Basement of
the Jackson County Bank Building.
Dealers not located on our regular truck
route can get service by seeing Mr. Reed.
THE
1 BOTTLING
COMPANY
OF ASHEVILLE
W. E. Reed, local mgr 'Phone 4, Sylva
,
?S. L. Carpenter ?f Gaston County
is selling alfalfa hay" from 16 acres
at $35 a ton to the dairymen of his
county. Western hay could be pur
chased at the same time for $28.
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John Shaw, a club member r?,th<
Redwood section in Durham county, I
is said to have the best pig in tki
county.
Twenty-seven ladies and 5"' n-ii
and boys from Franklin county mu<J(
a tour through parts of Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania and inlo
Washington during the week cf July
11."
WANT COLUMN
The rate for classified ads in
this column is 10c. per line for I f
each insertion, averaging six |
best and earliest varieties.
I (6) words to a line. j
6 ROOM HOUSE with bath for rent.
In Syl'va. Good barn, garden, and
cow pasture. Apply at Journal Of
fice.. 7-27tf.
LOST on July 4th. Young Female
Hound, White and Black Spots,
Lemon color about hood. Reward
$10. Nctit'y Sam Fisher, GleiljVillo,
Nortii Carolina.
TWO LOADS OF YOUNG FEEDER
\ Cattle, heifers and steers; 100
head sheep and 90 goats. W. S.
Hundley, Boydton, Va.
FOR SALE?FORD TOURING CAR
1925 model, good condition. Apply I
Harold Morgan, at Jackson-Chcv-J
rolet Co.
FARMING ? In Western Carolina is
encouraged by tlie new farm jour
nal. Send(4en cents for trial sub
scription six months. IIollowcll 's
Mountain Farmer, Hendersonville,
N. C. )
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THOROUGHBRED KENTUCKY
Spanish Jack. Season $12.00. Av
fine as can be found. I). L. Shook
Tuckaseigcc, N. C.,
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PICTURE FRAMING ?Nicely done
at reasonable prices Give me your
work. S. S. Enloe, Dillsboro.
FEMALE HELP WANTED
CORRESPONDENT REPORTER
to gather news and publicity.
Experience not essential. Write
PRESS, .211 South Davie St.
Greensboro, N. C.
DR. A. C, DOWNS
EYE STRAIN SPECIALIST,
will be at
THE MAN STORE, Sylva, N. C., on
Konday, AUGUST 1 St., 1927, for
the purpose of examining eyes and
fitting glasses.
He will be at The .MAN Store
every first Monday in each month.
Dependable -eye examinations .and
quality glasses fitted.
DR. HEINZERLINGr'S
Health
Institute
Sylva, N. 0.
, Over Post Office
Dr. H. A. Heinzciling, Nature Cure |
i Physician, Dietitian and Chirapracto
I who is npw in his fifth year of prac
tice in Ashevillc-, N. C. has opened a
branch office in the McGuire build
ing over the post office, Sylva, N. C.
This office has been opened upon the
urgent request of several patients
! who have been making the trip from
. Sylva to Ashevillc for Dr. Keinzcr
|.ling's services and a number of oth
i crs who wished his scr/ices but were
I unable to make this trip. The contin
uance of this officc will depend en
tirely upon the reception and cooper
ation given him in his effort to give
the sick people of this community the
very latest and most up to date
methods of treatment for all acute
and chronic diseases.
The methods employed by Dr.!
Hcinzerling arc entirely different;
than any ever offered the sick pco-j
pie of this section, so if you or anyi
of your relatives or friends are suf-'
j fering with any aci^te or chronic ail
! nieiit which has failed to respond tb
medical or surgical treatment, you
owe it to yourself to investigate his
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treatment at1, once. After Health is
once Regained bv his methods, it is
permanently retained if you follow
out his simple instructions which are
included as part of the treatment.
Dr. Hcinzerling is giving free ex
amination to any one who wishes it
for a'short time only. No charge will
be made on. any case which does not
prove enlircly satisfactory to the
?patient.
i Over Post Office, Sylva
Hours 2 to 6 P. M.
: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
MY PATIENTS MY
0 REFERENCES
REMIT BY CHECK
and you will both add dignity to
your business and save motley as
well. Besides, there is safety in a
cheek. Its loss or destruction does
not mean the loss of the money. Its
( receipt can never be denied. Wo
shall be glad to have you as one of
our depositors.
Tuckaseegee Bank
Graham Brothers
Trucks
MORE POWER ? MQRE SPEED
FASTER ACCELERATION
MORE ECONOMY-MORE VALUE
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See this new engine?-the finest *
y ever used in Granam Brothers
Trucks and Commercial Cars!
Compare it with any engine
ever built into any truck!
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tt-TON 1-^ON 1V4-TON - 2-TON
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M. BttniTANAN. -TP flAPAflP
The Latchstring
VOL. 1 JULY 27, 1927 NoTl
Published in the in
terest of better
homes in Sylva and
vicinity by
BUILDERS SUP
PLY & LBR. CO.
J. Claude Allison
Editor
Announcement
We suppose every
body sometime has
wanted to run a
newspaper of their
own.
We plead guilty, not
only on that score,
but also to wanting
to be an editor.
Dan Tompkins ot
the Jacksonj County
Journal says, run
ning a newspaper is
full of grief, but if
we insist, he'll rent
us. this little corner
each week and it'll
be up to us to make
good.
S....O we'll be here
every Thursday with
The Latchstring in
which we will talk
about:
You People,
Oir Community
Its Improvements,
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and maybe? a littls
bit about the Build
ers Supply business.
We'll promise to be
interesting all the
tirnie. W.
But we'll need your
help with criticisms,
comments and con
tributions.
Pretty hot now buv
don't forgets that
cold weather will be
here. Why not let us
put in you j- co?il
now? We can give
you prompt delivery
and 'the price is
right too.
(Yes, business is -??.j
with us; There 'i
? reason for that :il|('|
it simply sums <|?U;i
to satisfactory
ehandise, good S(...
vice and the riidi:
price.
We are out or
edge of town lrn a
phone call to 45 j,,lts
us at your 4K,.M
Anything in <\w
,'building supply.
BUILDERS
Wh\ 8
LUMBER CO.
"What It Takes to
Build a House, W i
Have It. 7
Sylva, V N. C.
Cafe
APPETIZING MEALS AT POPULAR
PRICES
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COLE BUILDING ' OPPOSITE DEPOT
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F.O.B. Detroit * Fully Equipped
4-Door Sedan (Not a Coach}
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The lowest priced Dodge Sedan ever
sold ? ? and the Best ? ?
The Smoothest * Smartest ? Sturdiest
Longest springbase of any car under
?1000 * * this means Comfort * *
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Surprising economy - 25 miles per
^ gallon at 25 miles per hour ? *
? Remarkable acceleration ? < Fro?
zero to 25 miles per hour through
gears in less than seven seconds ?4
j \f.i Try a mile at the wheel and experi
i ; ence a new sensation * *
M.BUCHANAN, JR., GARAGE i
H?EG& UrSTHERE^KC.
I have leased the Sylva Serviee'-Station re
cently purchased by the Gulf Refining Co.
and will handle in addition to Gulf Gaso
line and Supreme Out the nationally known
HOOD TIRES. "'i*-.
SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO,
: SATISFACTION OUR GUARANTEE
SYLVA SERVICE STATION
Scroop W. Enloe, Jr.