JACKSON CO. JOURNAL DAK TOMPKINS, - - Editor ? Published Weekly By the JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL CO Entered as second clasa matter at Sylva, N. C. Shop Early. Shop Wisely Shop Ip Sylva, Read The Journal Advertisements before you do your Christmas shop ping.. The fathers and their boys are go ing to have a big time in Sylva, next Thursday evening. Bring your boy and come. It is said that 147 Catholic priests have been executed in Mexico. They should be sportsmen enough to have a close season, at least part of the vear on Mexican ecclesiasts. The soviet proposal for all the na tions of the earth to scrap their arm aments and outlaw war is a splendid idea, even if it does come out of Red Russia. The only way to stop war; so why not stop itf From the way reporters handle it, nobody could tell the difference in a murder trial, a prize fight, and a society wedding, which is rather dis couraging to those of us who would like to seeour civilization progress The papers tell us that 217 news writers arc attending a New Jersey , murder trial. Personally we cfon't ?( believe it. There may be 217 men and women there who write for the papers but it isn't news that they write, merely slush. President Coolidge warned his hear ers, the other night, on the radio, to beware of this great prospertiy and not let it go to their heads. The same week an able-bodied former soL dier sold himself on a Texas auctum block for one year's slavery for the necessities of life for his wife and children. It all depends upon the point of view. The wets are seeking a large sum of money with which to hold a nat ional. referendum on prohibition Some wealthy dry could do a great' deal of good by furnishing the mon ey?an expression of American pub lic opinion would forever dose the mouths of the wets. Read the report of the county agent in this issue of the Journal. It has some interesting data, and proves that we are headed somewhere in Jackson. Just keep up the pace we have set and this will become ope of the richest counties of the state. It can be done. A LIBRARY The movement for a public library in Sylva, sponsored by the Woman's Club and the Chamber of Commerce, t is well under way. Col. Harris has promised a handsome building to house the library when there is a library to house. The Journal is sure that the people of Sylva will join heartily in the movement and support it with their' means. They cannot afford to turn down the splendid offer of Col. Har ris; and the library wiuld be a big asset to the town. METHODISM AND POLITICS It seems as if the Methodists are bent, upon plunging their church into a hot political campaign. Conference after conference passed resolutions stating just what kind of candidates they will support and what they will not. Most of them have been so dis guised that they apparently were applicable to both major parties; but everybody understood that they were directed at Governor Smith. The North Georgia conference, last week, spoke plainly upon the subject and directed that a copy of the resoln rtion be furnished the Democratic Executive Committee of Georgia, thus placing its views plainly before the world and directing them at the Dem ocrats in particular. The Georgia resolution, introduced in the conference by Dr. Charles 0. Jones, superintepdent of the Georgia Anti-Saloon League, follows: "*Ehat we will not vote for the Candidate of any party for any of fice, whose record proves such can didate to be favorable to the repeal of the 18th amendment or modifica tion of the Volstead act. Tliat we urge the leaden of the Democratic fc? party in Georgia to send to the next presidential convention to meet in 1928 a delegation of men and women that shall be most positively instruct ed and pledged to vote for the nomi nation of any candidate who was and is opposed to prohibition as set forth in the 18th amendment, the Volstead act and the various state constitutions and statutes. That a copy of these xfesolutions be famished the press and the state Democratic committee of Georgia." * Dr. W. L. Pierce and Rev. L B Harrell, opponents of Governor Smith tried to get amendments hrough elim inating the reference to the Democrat ic party; bnt were unsuccessful They evidently saw the danger of too mach plain political talk. L* Norman Miller, of Atlanta, a lay delegate to the conference opposed the resolution, declaring his belief that it is a mistake for the church lo undertake to intermeddle with polit ical affairs. He prided himself on the fact that Methodism had never un dertaken to dictate political policies and deplored the present undertak ing to do so. He asserted himself as in hearty sympathy with all ef forts toward prohibition, but wanted this conference to go on record as opposing church participation in pol-1, itical fights, urging instead that thef processes of education, preaching and! the church press be used. He asserted! that the adoption of the paper would precipitate Methodism into the midst of a hot political entanglement. It is interesting to watch the growth to this tendency to inject the churches into politics; and yet think ing people, who love the churches uf their protestant faith, must be appaU od at what the present tendency m ly lead to. SYLVA HIGH CAGERS ADD TO THEIR VICTORIES . . f ..V- ( v The Svlvft-Hi^h basket ball teams have strung up two more victories during the past week, having defeat ed Cullowhee High for the second time during the season, and Clyde High School The Cullowhee games which were played at Cullowhee % ended in a double victory for Sylva, the score being, girls 15-16, and the boys 67-8 The girls game was a close, hard fought contest, throughout, each team fijerhtintr desperately until the final whistle. The hoys played Clyde High School here Wednesday night, with a clean walk-a-way, the score being 72 to 26. The next game will be played to morrow night with Andrews High School, on the local court. DILLSBORO COMMUNITY CLUB TO MEET WEDNESDAY, The Community Life Club of Dills boro will meet on next Wednesday afternoon December 7, and the offi cera urge that every member bo present. NOTICE! EPWOBTH LEAGUE i 1 'j Council meeting which was called for Thursday Evening at 7:00 P. M., will be held at the home of Mrs. J. L. Dillard. All officers and other leaguers are urged to be present. Mrs. D. D. Alley, President. Lvric THEATRE Friday and Saturday DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS n In "DON Q-SON OF ZORRO" N. * * * Monday and Tuesday BEN LYON In "THE PERFECT SAP" * * * Wednesday Only BUDDY ROOSEVELT In "RECKLESS COURAGE" * <* i Thursday Only A PETER B. KYNE NOVEL I "THE UNDER: STANDING HEART" " !? Friday and Saturday DECEMBER 9 and 10 "WHAT PRICE GLORY" ?O^W.V^.vfrvt/. Vt/,At^, WAIT FOR THE WATK1NS MAN ? A ' \ 1 '- . to get your supply of Christmas flavors and your winter medi cines. Try Watkins once, you always will use them. Will be around one more time before Christmas. ' EABLY WILD 'i v, ( SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA ! f) ,, ?- : ? M ' - ^CYLINDER TWO-TON TRUCK it. A SPEED o^A WHEEL BRAKES i"fi TRANSMISSION ' Prices Never before have you been able to 2-Ton (o-cyUixUr) $is95 purchase iuch a 6-cylinder 2-ton 2 T(Z^u^r) . . 1645 truck at a price so low. V/rToa <? ? ? 1245 ?o Whatever your loads-from a half (Ciyuri, Price* ton to two-tons?there is a fast, pow f. o. fc. Octroi) erful, dependable Graham Brothers V^Tm PuMiueiterr Truck or Commercial Car, complete Car (Complete) $770 ? i ? ? ? . . r . with body, thst cxsctly fits your iiccdi I' 1 V M. BUCHANAN, JR., OARAGE A ?gg TRUCKS "a? Brother*! Inc. p \ The Winchester Store is ready for Christ mas with wheel toys for the girls and boys. WINCHESTER WAGON, The American Boy's favorite \ . , " Reg. Price ( . Winchester, large size .... $10.00 $9,00 Winchester, medium 8.50 6,75 Rod Roller ? .... 8.00 v 6,50 Flying Gold r.~. 7.00 v 5,00 Tricycles, Kiddie Cars \ Air Planes, Wheelbarrows o . Having the largest stock of wheeled toys that we have ever carried and perhaps the larg est stock ever had in Sylva, we are offering theni at a much better price than we have ever been able to offer. - . ? ? '? 7 .. k. ' ... * *?'. ... ; v Jackson Hdw. Co. ' ; ' > " : ' : ? ' * . .? A ., * ' ? -} . " * ? ' - " ' 'I ' The WINCHESTER Store fmai iw mi mi mi urn mi na< iw miTn I Bill IIH IW IHI IW IW W "" lWl " LOVELY "MES . KTO TO WEAR - . \ mmr / GLOVES ...?.?.y, ....??.. ??>/ i'i? imi >111 iw im' ltu " ~ } A GREAT PRICE REDUCTION ON ALL HATS NEW JERSEY DRESSES ( r~ They are beautiful, service able and moderately priced $5.95 QO $9.95 ' ? > ' . / v Be sure to see them. , , We still have a wide se lection of dresses, coats and millinery. ' .> See our Royal Society embroidery goods for Christmas giving. A store full of Christmas sug (gestions. V". -Y; 'v;' - . , ?. _ : Cannon Brothers ?i ; LADIES READY TO WEAR f ? ? % - V - Sylva, North Carolina ?C

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