North Carolina Newspapers

" ?~ ' , Ol. ' " jl50 tlic Year Advance in the County' _ Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Sept. 1927 $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside Countv ?* ' " > * (By 1U T. Hunter, President) i reciMit editorial in the Jackson fouiiry .lounwl, regarding Cullowhee jwf'Xo!iu:il School, abounded in 1j imkiiu'iii and in evidence that jjTeilit"'' uivi'M t,l0ll",,t to the ?.,1 sjantuni. The editorial refer Jt'.",u * . | j |(i some "l' our pressing needs, icercational needs, to the "! 'I,l> ^I'ool, its importance j ; WVstun North Carolina and so 011 But tin* significant and import 'int reference in the editoiial con {erncd the question as to whether Cullowhee"> legitimate growth in the future wouhi be in-the direction of 4 liberal arts college or a teachers cDllege. ? { ' " 1 wai)t <o say a few words on the last pnnt. 1 am frequently asked such questions ;ts the following regarding Culowhee: "Why doesn't Cullowhee oiler-two years of academic work? Why do students from Western Xorth Carolina have to go to Chapel liifi?or to Xorth Carolina College ior Women in order to get a college fjui-atioii! AVhy to you not ,'have wore men at Cullowhee? Do you! think Cullowhee will ever become a lour-year college and offer degrees?" These are elgitimatc questions. I "?ii ]i. i>aail? (1 that many of the (.tiilowhee, in Jackson and counties, have frankly wished to see the institution dupli cate the work done at the Universi ty ami at Xorth Carolina College for Women; in other words these friends kn? wanted to see here an academic J institution pure and simple. I would not say that the folks who hold this .i. laek appreciation of the value of a teacher- training .'institution, -u. 'i is we are trying to build. I believe, on the contrary, that all cit izens iu Western North Carolina take a pride in Cullowhee and rejoice in its steady growth. Doesn't the trouble '? -arise from the fact that Cullowhee is not offering courses which would appeal to all students, whether sucli students want to be teachcrs or not ? From the fact that high school grad uates who are not interested in be aming teachers must go elsewhere for their education? One mast to a degree sympathize with tlijl<;e who hold to these views With respect to Cullowhee. It would be quite j a saving to hundreds 9 younjr im>n alu| young women in thes< western counties, if they could se cure their academic training near home; and there would, of course, he this additional advantage, that scores of our boys and girls would enter oolk-ye, if there were one near their homes, who do not now go to H'olle^e at all. bt view ot' the above facts, it is lttritii.iate to ask, Should ?ullowhee State Normal School be made into a four-year academic institution? I liave iri\on thought to this question, f ;ji'?1 have, discussed the matter with a large number of citizens, including <tate otSicial:; and legislators, and nave come to the conclusion that, however much convenience and finan pial saving might accrue to the west ('r? counties by having a state lib eral arts college near their doors, is not the slightest possibility that the state will establish and main '?ain a liberal arts college at Culowhee 1 shall offer several reasons for this f'Oiiflusion. hi the first place, North Carolina low has two institutions, the Univer sity and the College for Women at Greensboro, offering mainly courses leading to liberal arts degrees. Very h'w states have gone beyond a state university in the creation of liberal aits colleges; and so far as I know, there is not a single state in America 'i which three four-year liberal atre institutions are being maintained. In Host of the American commonwealths l!1(' University stands as the only purely liberal arts institution, all the others being technical and profession a'- such as agricultural and normal schools. 1" the second place, friends of the I niversity or State College and of ^ f- C. W., who are members of tMe legislature, do not look with favor upon the proposition to establish any Mere in North Carolina a competing STILL TIME TO WIN JOURNAL'S $25.00 - ? There is still time in.which to gath er your data and prepare your art icles for the Journal's $25.00 prize offer for the best papers on " Whv It Pays To Trade With Home Mer chants. '' The contest closes on October 15,' and "all papers must be in the office before 6:00 o'clock on that date. \ It is easy to win. Just connect 1 your thoughts and express them in ' your own way.. v 1 The Journal ip offering $25.00 in prizes for the b.est papers telling why it pays to buy locally. $12.50 in cash will be paid for the best paper, $7.50 for the second best, and $5.00 foi \third prize. In addition we will give one year's subcrription to the Journ al, Jackson County's own paper, to the writer of every article that is sub-' mitted and published. | Rules: The contest opens September 12 and closes October 15. | Each article must be not more than 500 words in length. Write only on one side of the paper i Style, ideas, neatness and original- 'j ity will be taken into consideration. Three judges, to be announced lat- j cv, will grade the papers and award the prizes. Anyone in Jackson County and Syl-, va's trade territory is eligible to en ter the (jpntest. No one connected with the Jackso'i i | Courier' Journal or any mercantile I establishment, in this county will be! allowed to submit papers. |( ' Every article submitted must be in: the officii of the Jourrnal by 6 P. M. j , October 15. SAVANNAH - ? {) ;? J The B. Y. P. U. Senior Class of the Old Savannah church enjoyed a water melon feast at the home of Miss Vio let Hall, Saturday afternoon. !| Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hoyle and lit tie son, Wesley, of Sylva, were guests at Mr. R. H. Hall's Saturday night. Mr. Clande Rogers of Webster, was a visitor at this place Sunday. . Mr. Claude Buchanan of Ravens ford is spending a few days with home folks. , r 'o Miss Violet Hall spent Sunday with Misses Ina and Essie Greene. Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Sutton and little son were visitors at Mr. A. B. Ashe's Sunday afternoon. ^ Mr. Andrew Ilobbins and Mr. Ear. Deitz of East LaPorte were i visitors sit,this place Sunday. .{ Miss Alice Green was a dinner guest at Miss Dorothy Green's Sun SMiss Leona Greene visited Miss Gertrude "Cagle Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hall and Miss Jldna Hall, motored to Andrews SUMra,an<l Mrs. Chas. H. Ashe and daughter, Gladys, spent Sunday witi^ Mrs. Ashe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Gribble at Gay. 7 Miss Amy Thompson of Sylva spon* the week end with home folks. Miss Violet Dillard was a guest atj Miss Edna Hall's Thursday. Mr. and?Mrs. Crisp Brooks of Gas tonia spent a few days with Mr. v Brook's sister, Mrs. A. B. Ashe. Mrs. Jim Bryson, Mrs. Frank Lath am of Gay and Miss Vdra Lat^ai" o1, Thomasville spent Friday wi h M - Bryson's daughter, Mrs. Carl CagL. Only the bets products, properly displayed will win a premium at the fair. ~ institution. No legislative body which, has -athered in Raleigh for twenty vears,'or which is likely to assemble L this state, would ever agree to set " another libera, arts institution as a rival to the ones we now have. In the third place Cullbwhee, be ng in the extreme western "nose of the state, and away from th? ^ centers, urban or rural could hardly W t? build up an all-year student S of more thin 500 to ?M, which ia an expensive unit for a I'beral arts nollesre a unit in which efficient post graduate work is out of the ques 'Tt seems to me therefore, that Ug dream of a great state ^ college at Cullowhe^ while being al together laudable and worthy, ha* not a shadow of chance of ever being ^may have something to say later as to the future of Cullowhee as ? teachew college 1 a ) ' WHO WILL WIN THE FIGHT? . , ??/ I ( v ? _ w P^nooiAgTKR) [A>m>oA?nrc^| Carrying the responsibility of the Here is the former king of ;itle, Champion Gene Tunney was heavyweights as he appeared in-- \ never more serious in his life than final workouts at Chicago for his ra the finishing hours of his train- ? battle ther* to regain th% title, ng at Chicago for the first defense which he lost to Gene Tunney at >f his crown. , Philadelphia last year. ;-t' 1 . : . 1 : HERE'S HOW THEY COMPARE TUNNEY 1 1 DELflPSEY Age 29 -1 Age 32 /'' ~ _? Weight 190 \ . Weight 193 Height 6, ft. 1 1-2 in. ? Height 6 ft. 1 in. Reach 76 l-lf in. " ?; ! Reach 77 inchcs Wrist 8 in. / Wrist 9 in. . ?' . /<?. ' K' i ? . Forearm 13 1-2 in. Forearm 13 in. Biceps 14 in, ' Biceps 14 1-$ in. Chest (normal) 41 in. Chest (normal) 40 l-2in. Chest (expanded) 44 in. ? Chest (expanded) 44 3-4 in Waist 34 inches Waist 33 inches Neck 17 inches (Neck 16 1-2 inches Thigh 23 inches (. 5 ' Thigh 22 inchcs Calf) 16 inches Cali 15 1-2 inches Ankle 9 inches - i Ankle 9 inches ( . , BETA ?n y Rev. VVj C. Rood preached ah ex cellent sermon Sunday, his subject being "How Shall We Escape If We Neglect So Great Salvation f'' The Woman's Missionary SOqietv spent the day Saturday at the home of Mrs. Thomas Montcith. At 11 o'clock a state mission program was given. Dinner was spread on the lawn at 12:30 and a groat feast was enjoy ed. At 3:00 o'clock the regular month ly program on "Medical Missions" was giver^and several talks were made by members of the society. A fine talk by the pastor was enjoyed. Mr.-/. Robert Fisher, from the Addie socio-j ty was a guest for the day. The Wednesday* night prayer ser vice was conducted by \the deacons i of the church. Several splendid talks | were made. | Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fisher and Mrs. R. W. FiSicr spent Monday in Frank lin. Mrs. Ed. Fisher is in the hospital We* hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Mary Crumble and two daugh ters of Canton visited Mrs. Jennings Bryson, Wednesday. Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Murray of Syl va were here Wednedsay. Mr. and Mrs. George Cope of Mur phy visited at the parsonage Friday . Mrs. A. B. Dills visited her sister, Mrs. Tom Frizzell, Sun'lay. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thompson of Sylva were here Saturday. Rev% and Mrs. W. C. ReecLand> son, lOlin visited Mr. John Ree3 and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bryson Sunday. The profitable pig is one that grows ' continuously from farrowing to mar j ket. AGENTS CALLS SEED WHEET | MEETING \(By C. W. Tilson) On Saturday, October 1st at 2 p. ill. there will be a meeting in the comity agents' office at Sylva to make definite plans for buying good seed wheat. The county agent has some very definite information on good reliable seed wheat well adapted to this section and will help the far mers secure the seed for this fall's sowing. Every farmer interetsed at all in getting good seed wheat this season is urged to attend this meet ing and get his wheat with the oth ers. This will be the last and only chancc to get wheat this way. HOOPER FAMILY WILL -^HOLD REUNION There will be a reunion of the Hoop ey family at the old Eph Hooper homestead 011 Caney Fork, next Sun day, September 25th. Ifr is expected that there will be a large gathering! of the members of this pioneer fam ily of Jackson county. Dinner will be served in picnic style. / < CARD OF THANKS The family wishes to thank our many friends and relatives for their kindness and beautiful floral offering in bereavement of our dear sister and daughter, Mrs. Sadie Gibson Dil lard. Mrs. James F. Gibson, Grace A. Gibson, R. E. Gibson, Maggie L. Moody, Mrs. Nannie S. Ward, Ida B. Noland, Mrs. Cash Dillard, Mrs. J. E. Keener, Mr. ? J. V. Diftard, Mrs. C. D. Sanford, Mr. James Dillard, Mrs. Nannie Ward. A SQUARE DEAL TO THE LOCAL MERCHANT ! Twenty-six merchants of Sylva placed a page advertisement in The Jackson County Journal, reading as follows: '*? ' "Do you get your tires from a firm iu Chicago, then give your 'free air' business to the local dealer? "Do you get your clothing from a firm in New York, then give your | button and thread business to hte lo cal merchant ? ,; Do you buy your musical instru ment^, your sporting goods, your jew elry from firms in other'cities, then expect the local dealer to always '^ve just ihc kind of needles, fish t.vyjks and collar buttons you want? '"Then do you expect Sylva mer chants to contribute to every move ment and organization in the county that needs money, to be enthusiastic boosters and supporters of everything you're interested in, to always be de lighted to do far more than their share in everything to help the *i^wn and county? ' . J. "In oher words, do you make the retailer 'the goat?' If you do, you're a 'piker,' and we don't think much of you, and that's that. Sylva merch ants are far ahead of the average, They carry as attractive line as can be found anywhere, and at prices that .are as low as you can get in any city, for the same quality of merchan dise. A comparison with prices else where will convince you that it pays to buy in Sylva." , ^ The above may apply to any town or city anywhere It applies to Mor ganton as well as Sylva. Therefore, lie News-Herald is passing it along o our readers with a request that in reading it the substitute Moiganton for Sylva. The retail merchants as a rule arc public rbhitod. In addition to pay ing taxes and meeting other public obligations, they are usually the first class of people called upon for spe cial contributions and special efforts iq behalf of the cemmimity^welfaje and upbuilding. ?Moiganton News-Herald. JOURNAL HAS FINE CHRISTMAS LINE NThe Jackson County Journal has received samples of as beautiful a line of Christmas greeting cards as could be obtained, and now has the samples on display at the office of the Journal. Drop in and see them, or call 'phone 158 and ask to have our representative call. SHERIFF ADVISES FIXING HEADLIGHTS Sheriff Cannon has requested this paper to call attention to the law that requires all automobile owners to havQ their headlights tested and adjusted and the yellow certificate of the test placed on the windshield. The sheriff stated that The Higdon Motor Com pany is the garage that has been se lected by the state to certify the headlights in this county, and that the Jackson officers are going to enforce the law, which he believes to be one of the best for the prevention of mo tor accidents that has yet been enact ed. CANNONS BUY WOMAN'S SHOP Cannon Brothers, owners of Cannon Brothers Department Store in Dills boro, have just completed negotions for the purchase from Mrs. Inez Car rol o# the Woman's Shop, popular Sylva shop. Mr. J. C. Cannon states that Mrs. P. W. Kincaid will be in charge of the shop in^ylva, which ? will be known as. Cannon's ladies' and chil dren's ready to wear, and that a large stock of merchandise for wom en and children will be carried. In cluded in the stock will be millinery, dresses, hosiery, coats and all kinds of ready to wear at prices suitable for every pocket book. The new shop will open Saturday morning with Mrs. Kincaid in charge. LEAGUE CHANGES MEETING HOUR ' ' '? The hour of meeting of 'the Ep worth League has been changed from 7:00 o'clock to 6:30 each Sunday Evening, according to announcement made by Mrs. Doyle Alley, president. The League will meet at 6:30 during the fall and winter months. ,, i CAR SMASHES THRU CROWD KILLING HD Ransom Bryson and Alvin Smath ers are dead and Miss ?velyn Der rick, Roy Brooks and Alvin Caldwell were injured, when an autompbile driven by Charlie Scruggs smashed into a crowd of people, on Highway No. 10, below Balsam, Sunday night as the people were returning to Bal sam from attending services at Pleas ant Balsam Baptist church at Sau nook. Scruggs, the driver of the death car, stopped his machine as quickly as possible and rushed the injured to the hospital. Bryson was dead, when tliey arrived at th? hospital, and Smathers expired a few minutes after ward. Caldwell is now in the hospital recovering from his injuries and Miss Derrick and Brooks were able to be removed to their homes. Scruggs surrendered himself to the sheriff of Haywood county and is being held in bond of $100 awaiting a hearing of the case, which is set for two o'clock Saturday afternoon in Waynesville. According to the version of the tragedy given out by Scruggs, as re ported in the daily press, he was driving toward Waynesville and meeting a Ford, with glaring head lights he was blinded and did not see the pedestrians in the road until his car was too close to them to stop. ** ? l >, / , T . HAS OPERATION Mrs. Ed. Fisher of Beta is serious ly ill at the Angel Hospital in Frank lin following an operation on Mon day. , l ~1HEESB0R0 CLUB TO MEET ___ < i The Community Life Cub of Dills boro will meet at the Dillsboro school house tomorrow, Friday at 3:30 :n the afternon. All members and inter ested persons are urged to attend the meeting. ' , OLD LANDMARK BURNS The old Henry Cannon homestead, now the property of D. W. Alexander, was destroyed by fire about 11 o'clock last Wednesday morning. A small part of Mr. Alexander's furniture was saved and it is said that there }.. was a little insurance on the building. The. house, which wail formerly the home of the late Henry Cannon and later of W. A. Withers, was located near the mouth of East Fork, on Sa vannah. Mr. Alexander bought the property from M. Buchanan about a year ago and moved his family there from Sylva. HOLD FUNERAL FOR AUTO VIC TIMS-BALSAM Saturday night as a crowd of peo ple from here were walking homo rom attending church service ?? Saunook a car driven by Charlii Scruggs ran into the party killing Ransom Rryson and Alvin Smathers and badly wounding Miss Evelyn Der rick Roy Brooks and Alvin Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell is in the Candler-Tid marsh hospita in Sylva and improv ing as well as can be expected. Miss' Derrick and Mr. Brooks are at their respective homes and are also im proving. Mr. Scruggs immediately gave himself up to the officers and gave bond. It is said that Mr. Scrugfrs was blinded by the lights on a Ford, oar that was coming towards him. We did not learn the name of the party driving th# Ford. Mr. Scruggs car was wrecked. Funeral services for Mr. Bryson and Mr. Smathers were held at the Dutch Smathers cemetery near Saunook Monday morning. Rev. Kay#Allen, pastor of Balsam Baptise church and Rev. Jule Carson conduct ed the services. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Knight and two children and Mrs. Knight's mothers, Mrs. Kathleen Ingram of Orlando, Fla. are visiting Mr. Knight 's mother, Mrs. D. T. Knight. Mrs. Laura CKelley and son of Asheville visited Mrs. J. R. Warren Sunday. ? \; (Continued on page 8