fl 5 ?6 ?1^ AdYaDce^g_theCounty , Sylva, I. C., Wednesday, August 17,1927 $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County
ii CULLOWHEE
Hpn. .Josephus Daniela, editor of
,be News and Observer and Secretary
f the Navy during Wilson's adminis
Ltion, will be the August commence
ment speaker at the Cullowhee Stale
Xonnal School, according to informu
je made public by President H. T.
Hunter today. Mr. Daniels will deliv
er an address?the subject of which
has no' .vet been announced?on the
?veiling ?' August 30th, at which
time the summer quarter graduates
0i the Normal department will re
eeive their diplomas. At that time,
,he largest graduating class in the
history ot the institution will have
completed their Normal course. Ths
class numbers 27. The school, ae
tordin,r to President Hunter, feels
indeed fortunate in being able to se
fun- Mr. Daniels for this occasion. Au
appropriate musical program will com
pletc the evening's exercises.
Class day exercises will be held on
Tuesday morning. They will be of a
different nature from the usual cere
monies held on class days. The Aug
ust Seniors have chosen to have an
inspirational essay rerfd, which will
present North Carolina's need for
more supervisors. This essay, written
and read by Miss Rachel Eaton of
Carut, will serve it is hoped, to pre
sent an incentive for the graduating
students to continue their education
in other institutions of learning. ,
Other t'eatures of the morning pro
gram will be the reading of the class
'poem by Miss Maie Thelma Roberts,
of Marshall, class poet; presentation
of the class gift to the school, Mor
rjn Cooper; reading, Miss Harriette
Brendle of Franklin, group of songs,
Mrs. H. F. Burley, Ravensford; folk
dances by class groups; chorus by th-3
(lass.
Class officers ar?-follow*: Misa
Tennie Privette, Statesville, Pres
ent; Mrs. H. F. Burley, Ravensford,
Vice President; Miss Harriette Bren
dle. Franklin, Secretary and Treasuu
er; Miss Emma Cox, Graham, Repor
ter; Professor W. E. Bird, Sponsor;
Sarah Ann Bird, daughter of Profes
sor Bird, Mascot. The Class flower
is the golden rod, which grows so pro
fusely in this section; the class col
ors are yellow and white.
The Seniors represent 18 counties.
Hsywood county leads with four stu
dents; those having two representa
tives are Jackson, Alamance, Bun
f!wuhp. Union. Cleveland and Pity
counties. The following are represent
ril by one graduate: Macon Swain,
Richmond, Stanley, Davie, Pamlico
l!owan, Iredell, Madison, Transylva
nia and Currituck.
KO BLAME TO
QUALLA CORRESPONDENT
Two weeks ago, in the Qnalla cor
respondence, The Journal published
an item announcing the marriage of
Mr. Samuel Perry Hyatt and Miss
J-ouise ilaigler. Last week there were
'wo items correcting the statement?
one written by Mr. Hyatt stating that
the rejiort was false, and another
written by the editor of this paper..
Since that time, The Journal has
received a letter from our Qualla
correspondent explaining the matter,
i" which she states that she received
her information from members of Mr.
Hyatt's family and the whole matter
arose from a joke Mr. Hyatt was
playing on his family, and members
his family, not knowing that he
was jokiug, gave out the report.
The tyualla correspondent to the
Journal is one of the best country
^respondents in the state and of
course would not send such a report
^'es it was based upon what she
Sieved to be reliable information.
ASSOCIATION MEET THURSDAY
The Tuekaseigee Baptist Associa
tion meets on Thursday of this week,
Tuekaseigee Baptist church for
>ts 98th session. Rev. Thad F. Deitz,
Moderator, will preside and H. ' E.
Monteith is clerk.
.ft?l*ning on Thursday morning at
with a devotional, by Rev. J. G.
* Urra.v, the association will be .in
ses*ion through) Saturday. The annual
i mon win bc preached Thursday at
11 o'clock by Rev. W. C. Reed, prin
e,Pal of Sylva Collegiate Institute.
SEEK TO STOP FIBRE ?
COMPANY POLLUTION
Raleigh, Aug. 13.?A cooperative
movement between two states, a great
industry looking toward the elimin
ation of stream pollution by industry
has just been launched as the result
of a conference between the state
health officers of North Carolina and
Tennessee and officials of the Champ
ion Fibre Co., in Canton, it was an
nounced today by Dr. C. O'H Laugh
jnghousc, state health officer, on his
return from the conference. Dr. K.
E. Bishop, state health officer of
Tennessee reprscented that state.
As a result of this conference, the
facilities of all the various labora
tories of the Champion Fibre Co.,
have been placed at the disposal of
the board of health of North Caro
lina and Tennessee, and the experts
of the fibre company will co-operatc
with the two boards in carrying en
systematic research work looking to
ward a solution of the stream pollu
tion problem in these two states.
For some years the question of
stream pollution by industrial con
cerns has become an increasingly
large problem in both North Carolina
and Tennessee, but owing to the fact
that most of these concerns have
been given immunity in the. form of
virtual legislative permits to pollute
streams, it has not been possible lo
do much about it. In view of this fact
it is regarded as significant that the
first steps looking toward the solu
tionof this problem should be taken
voluntarily by one of the state 's
largest industries, in co-operation
with the boards of health of two
states. , v.*
"We had expected at least a lit
tle opposition, but we found insteal
a desire to assist us in every way
possible," Dr. Laughinghouse said.
"And in the extensive laboratories of
the fibre company there at C&nton,
we will have the very best facilities
available to make the studies we de
sire. F?r-"*aide inom Manufacturing
paper, In which 8000 eords of wood
and 32,000,000 gallons of water are
used daily, the company also mani
factures many chemicals such as
caustic soda, wood alcohol, ammonia
tanning materials and so forth, ^o
we feel that we could not have h
better laboratory in which to con
duct our research into water pollu
tion, and how to correct it."
STATE COLLECTS $3,524,395 FOR
AUTO TAGS FOR HALF YEAR
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Raleigh, N. C. Aug. 3.-July collect
ions of the automobile bureau of the
state department of revenue totalled
$3,514,395 as against about $4,870000
during July 1920. ' V
4 The difference is accounted for in
decrease of automobile license re
ceipts caused by the sale of six
months rather than 12 months license
at this time. Six months license cost
just half of what 12 months license
cost plus 25 cents. Twelve months
license will go on sale in December,
The present six months licenses were
a by-product of the change of the aut
omobile license in North Carolina for
the year ending June 30 to the year
ending December 31. Collection of
gasoline taxes was well ahead of July,
1920, as was the collection of title
registration fees. r
ACCEPTS POSITION
WITH JOURNAL
Mr. C. J. Crisp has accepted a po
sition as circulation manager of the
Journal, and will be constantly in
the field taking care of the circula
tion needs of the ever growing family
of readers of Jackson County's own
and oldest paper.
PRESIDING ELDER
TO PREACH HERE
Rev. P. W. Tucker presiding elder
of the Waynesville district, will
preach at the Methodist church here,
next Sunday morning at 11 o 'clock.
SERVICES AT EPISCO
PAL CHURCH SUNDAY
Rev. J. H. Griffith, formerly Ar
chdeacon of this Diocese, but now rec
tor at Lenoir, will conduct services
at St. John's Episcopal church here,
Sunday evening.
NATIONAL DRIVE FOE PARK
STAETS OCTOBEE 15
Raleigh, N. C. Aug. 16.?The Na
tional campaign for funds to supple
ment State appropriations for the
acquisition of land in the Great Smo
ky Mountains National Park area of
North Carolina and Tennessee will
be launched about the middle of Oct
ober, Mark Squires chairman of the
North Carolina Park Commission,
said today.
Friends of the national park move
ment will seek to raise between four
and five million dollars by public
subscriptions to be used for the pur
chase of land in th? park area which,
in turn, will be dedicated to the fed
eral government and perpetually
maintained as a national recreational
center.
The North Carolina Legislature has
authorized a bond issue of $2,000,000
and the Tennessee Legislature a bond
issue of $1,500,000 to become avail
able as soon as additional funds have
been raised sufficient to acquire the
entire area set out for park pur
poses. ? ? \ \
It is the plan, said Mr. Squires, to
appeal to the people throughout the
East particularly to make contribu
tions, and the prospects are exceeding
ly bright for a generous; response.
Plans for the campaign will be Work
ed out. definitely at a meeting of tho
National Park Commission to be held
in a few weeks.
BALSAM
We are sorry to chronicle the deatu
of Edwin Brooks, eighteen year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Brooks. Ho
had a sudden attack of appendicitis
and was taken to the Angel hospital
in Franklin, where he died Tuesday
and was buried Wednesday near
Saunook. Services were conducted, bv
Rev. Kay Allen, pastor of the Bap
tist shurch here, assisted by Rev.
A. C. Bryson. The floral offerings
were many and very beautiful.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Delos Hoyle,
a ? fine daughter?Virginia . Hester?
August 15.
Master Dan Morris of Bryson City
is .visiting Master Wayne Hyatt.
Rev. Mr Hammond of Frost Proof,
Fla., who is spending the summer in
Balsam, prflached a very interesting
sermon at the Methodist church, Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lowry and two
children of York, S. C., are visiting
Mrs. Iiona Green and other relatives
herc. \
Mrs. Odclia Ward of Bryson City
is visiting relatives here this week.
Messrs Howard Warren, Gcorec
Coward and little son William motor
ed to Asheville Sunday.
Mr. Eugene Enslev and family and
Mrs. McElroy of Hazlewood, spent
Sunday with Mrs. H. P Ensley.
Mr. Henry Teague and wife and
Mrs. Moore of Waynesville were here
Sunday. ' I
MiRs Ada Wood-of Canton was tho
week end guest of Miss Faye Bryson
Mrs. A. C. Bryson went to Waynes
ville Saturday. >
Miss Annie Mae Ly)es and her
friend Miss Brooks, nbrses in t'm
Grady hospital in Atlanta, are spend
ing their vacation in Balsam.
Mr. Hubert Ensley is suffering
very much from the effects of a
strained arch, having had a fall while
attempting to jump from a moving
automobile,
Mr. Charlie Bryson has returned
from the Angel hospital where lie
underwent an operation.
Mrs. Parris Swarger was operated
on in the Angel hospital in Franklin
last week and is reported to be doing
well.
Miss Louise Raines cf Ashfvile is
visiting her mother, Mrs. H. J. Beck.
.Mr. and Mrs. J C. H Wilson of
Asheville are eujeving our summer
breezes in n tent near the lieme of
Mr. John T. Jones.
Mr and Mrs. George T. Knight and
Miss Nannie Knijh; motored to Way
nesville, Monday Jitornin.
Master Glenn Mehaffey cf Hender
sonville is visiting his sister, Mrs
Hubert Ensley.
Mrs. Maud Penland and son John,
returned to Salisbury last week, after]
spending some time here with her
sister, Mre. R, J. Bryson.
Two ounces of copper carbonatcj
dust thoroughly mixed with a bushel
of seed wheat will control bunt or
smut. \*?
CLOVER GROWS WELL
~ ON MOUNTAIN SOIL
Raleigh, N. G. Aug. 16.?Red clover
will make a splendid growth and will
improve the soils of western North
Carolina, especially when lime is used
before the clover is planted. |
This is the opinion of G. H. Roberts
of Marshall in Madison county who
has been conducting a test to see th
value of the clover on his farm. The
experiment was begun inl925 when
county agent Earl Brintnall applied
limestone to three adjoining plots at
the rates of 1,000, 2,000 and 3000
pounds an acre. The fourth plot was
left unlimed. Each plot ran up and
down a hillside so that the soil con
ditions would be uniform. The land
was put to wheat that fall and the
clover was planted on the wheat in
the spring of 1926.
The result was, reports E. C. Blair,
extension agronomist at State College
that the clover soon failed on the
unlimed plot but did well on the other
three areas. By 1927, the unlimed
plot had grown up in weeds while
on the limed plots the red clover
continued to grow. It grew best
wfterc applications of 2000 and 3000
ptronds of lime had been used but
for some reason there was a better
stand on the plot where only 1000
pounds had been used.
When mature, the clover was cut
with the unlimed plot yielding 960
pounds of poor hay, mostly weeds;
the plot with ,1000 pounds of limed
yielded 1,985 pounds of hay and the
plots with 2,000 and 3,000 pounds
of lime yielded 2,085 and 2,112 pounds
of hay respectively.
Mr- Blair states that, mountain
faprmers will be especially interested
in knowing that '1,000 pounds of lime
per acre will increase their clover
yields. Sometimes it is impossible to
haul more over tbe mountain roads.
The whole test shows that with good
seed and limestone, good clover for
eitfier soil Improvement or hay may
b| grown in the mouifoun section.
BETA VALLEY
A revival meeting' started here Sun
day. The meeting if being conducted
by the pastor and Rev. Sim Conner.
Mrs. Robert Sheehan and little
daughter Frances of Waynesville
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Dock Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rice and fam
ily of Greenville, S. C. spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Har
ris.
Among those from here who attend
ed the singing convention re Mr. and
Mrs. Hoyt Parris, Misses Verna Lee,
May and Fav Harris and Mattie
Morgan, Mayrae Monteith and Mrs.
Davis Cooper. >, .
Miss Lucy Kitchen visited Misa
Leona Mills Monday. *
Little Miss Norma Kitchen spent
last week with her grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Henson at Whit
tier.
Mrs. C. H. Kitchen spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hooper
at Big Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. T; K. Guthrie and
fant'ly and Mr J. C. Collins spent
last Thursday with Mrs. Guthrie's
parents Mr. and Mrs. C H. Kitchen.
Mr. Jim Reed of Fisher Creek call
ed on Mr. Rob. Wilkes Sunday after
noon. ,
Messrs. Formal and Leslie Cunning
ham are here from Kings Mountain
visiting relatives.
Miss Mattie Fore and her brother
Willie are here from Gastonia visit
ing friends and relatives this week.
Miss Cora Chambers spent Sunday j
with her sister Mrs. Harlie Stewman
of Sylva.
Mrs. Roxie Womack and mother
called on Mrs. Harlie Stewman Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. Formal Cunningham spent Sun-,
day afternoon with Mr. Everett
.Wilks.
Miss Jessie Allison of Asheville is
here visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Cary Allison.
CASHIERS COUNTRY
HAS BIG SEASON
The present tourist season is the
biggest ever enjoyed by the hotels
and boarding houses in Southern
Jackson County, according to reports
from High Hampton, Lake Fairfield,
the Fowler House, Alexander's and
other hotels and boarding houses in
Cashier's Valley and Hamburg town
ships. r
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COVER CROPS GOOD
FOR ORCHARD SOILS
Raleigh, N. C., Aug 16?Winter
cover crops serve the self-same pur
pose on orchard soils that they do in
the general fields. That is, the crops
add some nitrogen and plant food,
add humus which increases the water
holding capacity of the soil, prevent
washing and leaching and improve
the physical condition of the soil.
"Orchard growers use cover crops
mainly to increase the fertility of
their soils and to increase the moist
ure supply," says C. D Matthews,
head of the department of horticul
ture at State College. "These are the
two main factors influencing the
vigor of the trees, while the vigor
of the trees, in turn, is largely de
pendent on nitrogen and moisture."
In the mountain and piedmont sec
tions of the State, a combination of
winter vetch and Abruzzi lye gives
splendid results as a cover crop,
states Prof. Matthews. This combina
tion is generally seeded about the
last of August at the rate of 15 to
20 pounds of vetch and a bushel of
rye per acre. When used alone, vetcU
is seeded at the rate of 30 pounds
per acre. Rye is also used extensively
as a fall and winter crop. When
planted alone it is seeded at the rate
of 1 1-2 to 2 bushels of seed p?r
acre. When used alone, crimson clo
ver is seeded at the rate of 15 pounds
per acre and in combination with rye,
is seeded at the rate of 10 pounds of
clover seed to one bushel of the rye.
In eastern or central Carolina, the
clover or vetch combination with rye
is seeded from the middle to the last
of September.
In the coastal plain section of
North Carolina, there is no better
cover crop than bur clover. This crop
is seeded in August at the rate of
5 bushels of seed in the burs or 20
pounds of clean seed per acre. Best
results are secured when the bur
clover seed is soaked for 15 to 20
minutes in warm water before pfont
ing.
WILL ORGANIZE * ?
ASSOCIATIONAL B. Y. P. U.
A meeting of all young people of
the churches of the Tuckaseegee as
sociation is called for Sunday after
noon Aug. 21st at 3:30 at Cullowhee
Baptist Church for the purpose of
organizing an associational B.~Y. P.
U. All pastors are asked to be pres
ent and have your church represented
whether it has an organization or not
It is expected that Mr. C. N. Walk
er of Asheville, will be persent and
speak on some phase of B. Y. P. U.
work.
A. V. Washburn,
S. S. and B. Y. P. U. Field
Wbrker.
HOW IS YOUR GEOGRAPHY?
The world's largest twenty i?ve
cities contain fifty million people. Of
these cities 3 are in the United States
1 in Mexico, 2 in South-America, G
in Europe, 9 in China and the re
maining four also in Aeia..
The population of the city op chic
ago is greater than that of the state
of North Carolina and the population
of the city of London with connected
suburbs is greater than the combined
population of the states of North
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
/A point in our Latitude directly
South of the Western end of the Ale
utian Islands, a part of Alaska, is
just sixty miles short of six thous
and miles distant from Sylva, and
continuing in the same direction for
1,800 miles, the city of Yokohama,
Japan would be reached.
Going straight South from here one
would miss the continent of South
America altogether, passing West of
it. ' v ?
Ten miles in our Latitude, going
around the world, is equal to 12 1-4
miles on the Equator, the distance
around on our paraller being slightly
over 20,000 miles.
From the Cape of Good Hope, at
the Southern tip of Africa it is more
than 3,800 miles to the South Pole.
Between the deepest ocean bottom
yet sounded and the highest mountain
peak, there is a difference of 11 3-4
miles. On a globe fifty feet in diam
eter, this maximum irregularity would
amount to only nine tenths of one
inch, and Black Rock would be the
thickness of six sheets of newspaper
higher than the town of Sylva
. A flyer traveling at Lindbergh 's
.(Continued on page 6)
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We take this means of thanking
all who had a part in making the re
cent Baptist Encampment such a
wonderful success. It was really a
very successful meeting and Mr. Per
ry Morgan, State B Y. P. U. Secre
tary was pleased to the extent that
he said that he had never Men such
a spirit manifested and especially
when the expenses were raised. Such
a noble response on the part of the
townspeople.
Among those we mention who help
ed to make the meeting a success aw
the press, all the papers in Western
N. C. were very liberal with their
space and more especially the two
papers in Sylva. The Chamber ot
Commerce for the use of chairs and
the trip to High Falls which was en
joyed by all, The Masons, W O. W.
and Junior Orders for the use of
and Junior Orders for the use of
fans and other things, A. J. Dills for
desk light and fan, Baptist Church
for use of song books and book stand,
the W M S. for the fine dinner giv
en the delegates, Mrs. W. C. Reed for
the fine way in which she cared for
the guests in the dormitories. Many
were the words of praise heard by .
those staying in the rooms and taking
their meals in the dining room for
the fine home like spirit, the board
of ushers who did so much in the
auditorium to make those attending
comfortable. No finer board of ushers
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could be found anywhere. For all
these things we are truly grateful and
we are all looking forward to a great
er encampment next year.
The encampment is assured for next
year and the dates are Aug. 19-26. <
A. V. Washburn
QUABTETT WILL SING
The Harmony Mate Quartet, from
Cullowhee State Normal School will
give a program at the auditorium in
Sylva Friday evening under the au
spices of the Twentieth Century Club.
HIGH HAMPTON
ENTERTAINS BANKERS
With reservations made for 78 peo
ple and with 78 people present zone
10 of the North Carolina Banker's Ad
soeiation held its annual summer so
cial meeting at High Hampton Inn,
Cashier's VaUey, on Saturday evening
when a sumptuous banquet was serv
ed at 8 o'clock in the large dining hall
of the Inn.
It was said that this was one of
the most largely attended meetings
that has been, held by any division of
the association and Zone 10 ineludcs
all the banks in North Carolina from
Marion west. The officials and direc
tors of the two Sylva banks with
their wives were in attendance as
guests of their respective banks.
Expressions of wonder and delight
were heard on every side, from those
members of the association who had
not previously visited Jackson county
or the Cashier's Valley country.
Mrs. E L. McKee was presented, by
Mr Billy Davis, cashier of the Tuck
aseegpe Bank and she in turny in pre
senting Mr. Dan Tompkins who deliv
ered a short address of welcome, paid
high tribute to the Jackson County
Journal, stating that it is the best
weekly paper in North Carolina ami
that it has been battling for years iu
every cause for the betterment and
development of Jackson county.
Mr. Tompkins gave a brief his
torical review pf the Cashier's Valley
section, stating that it was the first
summer resort in North Carolina's
mountains and gave the visiting bank
ers a hearty .welcome on behalf of
the owners and management of High
Hampton and the people of Jackson
county. ? .. . ' " " "
Mr. Pressley, an old time Southern
fiddler and close kinsman of Alexan
der H Stevens, rendered a number
of selections on the violin during the
evening.
The arrangements for the High
Hampton meeting were made by the
secretary, Mr. Roy Ebbs of Ashevillc,
Mr. Billy Davis and Mr. E. L. Mc
Kee. There was no formal program
as the midsummer meeting i? strictly
a social one and the visiting bank
ers were present to enjoy the beauties
of Southern Jackson county and
friendly intercourse with eaah other.