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a 1 y'. ;150 the I ear in Advance in the County va, N. C. Thursday, December 8, 1927. $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside Countv MEADE PAPER PLACES HUGE PLANT HERE All Sylva and Jackson county, ami i he rest of Western North Carolina, tor that matter, is agog with the talk of tlie location of theMeade Pa-| per Company's huge plant in Sylva,! ;^nl it is frankly considered that this j is the most important business trans-' action, for Sylva and Jackson countvJ ? * ! tj'.t has happened in many moons.) The contracts between represents lives of the Meade Paj>er Company ami the Parsons Tanning Company were executed in Chicago last Thurs day, and it is understood on the. very best authority that the work of erect ing the great additional plant in Syl \a will begin within a very short time. Negotiations between the two con tracting companyies, whereby a large interest in the Extract Plant passed to the Meade Peper Company, have been in progress since last February, ami engineers, efficiency experts and other representatives of both parties have been in Sylva frequently, check ing up on the capacity and output of the extract plant, and making plans and estimtaes of the new plant into paper at the new mijl. The Meade Paper Company, who.-w coming to Sylva will spell the erec tion of the big paper mill, is one of the niajor paper manufacturing con cerns in the United States. It is un derstood that they will enter, in Syl va, for the first time in making the rougher grades of hoxin and carton paper that will be manufactured here, and that it was with the intention of entering this field that the purchase ot' the large interest in the Parson^ Tanning Company was consummated. The new mill, it is understood, will be located near the junction of Stale Highways Nos. 10 and 106, between the Southern Railway Company's tracks and those of the Tuckaseigi'e and Southeastern Railway Company, and that in addition to this tract, which is a part of the present prop erty of the Parsons Tanning' Company that other realty will perhaps be used. t The huge plant, which will soon be in proccss of construction, will <'ost several hundred thousand dollars, it is understood, and will perhaps come up close to the million dollar mark. It is anticipated that between three and four hundred men will begin em ployment in the new mill, a considei able percent of which will be highly skilled and specialized labor, earning-; wages. u -I Not only does the coming'of the a?l- j ?litional plant assure the employment of three or four hundred more men, it was pointed out, but it also assures that the extract plant will run full lime, as the present wasted byprod uct of chcstnut chips will be utilized, thus placing the old plant on a bet lor paying basis. It is understood that the plan is to lake the chestnut chips that are it present burned, after the tannic acid lias been boiled out of them, and tran3 thom to the new mill, where they will be manufactured into boxing and rton paper, to be placed on the mar ket by the Meade PaperCoinpany. Mr. I*]. L. McKee, president of the Parsons Tanning Company, has stat ;d tfcat as soon as the entire plans of the Company are ready that they will be ?nade public through the press. ?No announcement has been made a* to who the officials, managers, R,?l superintendents of the new com-^ l);uiy will be, but it is not anticipated J'0"1 that any material change in the personnel of the Sylva plant will be toade. As soon as announcement was made that the negotiations had been closed ar,<l the contracts signed, assuring J'lf location of the mammoth plant in Svlva, the business outlook for town took on a rosy hue, and all ' 'asses of people expressed the great est confidence in the future of the Jown, It ig believed that Sylva will Si'0' within a very short time, the Hest town in western North CSiro hold funeral or wright i Funeral services of Charlie Wriglii, j nationally known hero of Whiteside i Mountain, whp was killed an an au? ! omobile plunge over a 350 foot em bankment, near Lake Toxaway, Sun day evening, were conducted in Cash ie^-'s Valley yesterday. ii; LIv. Wright, who was 54' years of age, and who lived in Highlands, was one of the best known citizens of the "Sapphire Country," and who won national fame, a Carneige gold medal from the Carnegie fund, several years ago, when he, together with Will .Dillard, rescued Jess Baity, from the face of the 2000 foot prec ipice on Whiteside Mountain. Arti cles in various newspapers and the. American Magazine directed atten-j tion to Wright as one of the nation's' greatest heroeS, and one of the less! than a dozen men who have be?n awarded the Carnegie Gold Medal. Jess Baity, a member of a picnic pirtv, fell over the famous cliff on ? I the mountain, catching part of tii way down on a sleiider bush. It wis then that, Charlie Wright, assisted by another man, Will Dillard, climb ed the face of the cliff, a task that required- nearly an hour, reaching the victim of the fall just as he wh about to collapse. The trip back was even more dangerous, and right himself collapsed fijoni exhaustion. ? It was a feat that up to that tme had been considered an impossibility Dillard, who assisted in the feat, also received a modal. The automobile Occident, which took Mr. Wright 's life, Sunday night, is said to have been. caused by u dense fog, which prevented him from seeing the road, as he and A. D. Bryson were driving near Lake Tox away. Mr. Wright drove too near the edge, in the dense fog, and the damp earth gave way, plunging the touring ear down a 350 foot embankment, killing Mr. Wright and dangerously injuring Mr. Bryson, by fracturing his skull. Mr. Wright is survived by his wi dow and five children; Harry, Grace, Chester, Barak, a:id nine months old infant. His brothel's and sisters sur viving are: Miss Frances, who is teaching at Cullowhee, George ar. I Bob Wright, and Mrs. Eva Saxc of Atlanta, Ga., and H. M. Wright of Cashier's Valley. < ) MARRIAGE LICENSES / , f" 1 ' Marcus Henslcy, 24, to Edna Wil son 18, both of Jackson county. James Bert Conley 28 to Lilly Ma( Palmer, 26, both of Swain county. S. II. Walker, 24 to Mabel Brad shaw, 19, both of Haywood. Andy Robbins 22 to Violet Hall, 21, Jacksn county. INDIANS, 1 Obediah Swimmer, 21 to Sarah Jumper, 20. lina, west of Ashcville, and in addi tion to being at present the trading center of a laige and prosperous ter ritory, will become a manufacturing center of no mean importance. This, coupled with the large volume of tourist business that will pour into Sylva with the opening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, will unquestionably make it a town with three principal sources of income? the great tourist business, the large agricultural interests of the surround ing territory, and manufacturing in terests of large imjlortance. It is definitely stated on the high est authority that the paper ^mill at Sylva will have no offensive odor, as is often the case in paper mill towns; but that cm the contrary, the process that will be used here will have no odor, and there will be even less discoloration of the water in the streams below the mill, than is the case at present. FATHER AND SON ' BANQUET TONIGHT The prospects ("or the father and son banquet to be held this evening have so far exceeded the most sang uine expectations of the cohimittce from the Baptist and. Methodist churches, that is promoting it, that it has been found necessary to change the place .of the dinner from the Chan ber of Commerce hall to the auritor ium of the Central High School, in order to necommdate the large crowd that is expected to attend the meet ing. j At an early hpur this morning more than 150 tickets had been sold, and it is anticipated that fully 20tf people will ! e present. The dinner, said to be one of the most elaborate menus ever served here, is in chargo of the ladies o! j thc\missionary societies of the two churches, and, with roast turkey as the basis for a start, the women of the two churches are preparing a splendid banquet. Mr. M. I). Cowan will preside as toastmastcr, and Rev. Joe S. Hiatt pastor tli the West Asheville Mc'ii odist church will be the princina speaker. Other features on the v? gram will be congregational sink ing, led by Mr. W. C. lveed, princi pal of Sylva Collegiate Institute, a toast "To our Dads," by Mr. Edwin Allison, cne "To Our Mothers," by John Parris, Jr., and another "To Our Sons," by Mr. C. C. Buchanan. The committee in charge of the arrangements announce that the change of meeting place to the Ccn tral Hitrh School, and additional cooks r.t woVk preparing the meal, will assure that all who wish'to atteml the meeting will be cared for. SERVICE FOR YOUNG FOLKS SUNDAY MORNINL The services at the Methodist church in Sylva Sunday morning will he special for the young people o! the congregation. The pastor, Rev. George Clcnimcr, will speak on "Some Things Young People Ought to Re member." A feature of the service will be the part the young people take in it themselves. The singing will be led, by a, Junior choir. Wil liam McKee will lead in the. reading of the Scripture lessons. Edgar Moody and John Wilson will serve ?s ushers and take the offering. The pastor and officials of the church, acting ujjon a request of the Junior members of the-'congregation, have made this arrangement perma nent. The second Sunday morning in cach month will be devoted to the interests of the young people. Adults are invited and wijl be welcome to attend these seryices, but the young people and their interests will be to the fore. c In the evening at 7:30, Mr. Clem mer will preach at Dillsboro. The service will be especially for'\ church members and leaders of the ejmrch. "The Method and Ministry of Wo'rk'l will be the subject of the sermOn.i The public is cordially invited. Fol-j lowing is the order of the morning sernice of worship: Morning worship Voluntary. Opening Hymn No. 16, "Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us.'' The Apostles' Creed; Prayer, con cluding with The Lord's Prayer; Re sponsive reading No. 14; Second Scripture lesson Ecclesiastes 12 :l-7; Hymn No. 56, "Give Of Your Best Tov>The Master." Announcements; Offering; Sermon: "Some Things Young People Ought to Remember.' Hymn No. 72, "I Choose Jesus." Benediction. BETA SCHOOL TO GIVE MINSTREL There will be a Negro minstrel show at the Beta school house, Sat urday evening, at seven o'clock, given by members of the students body and faculty. An admission charge of 15c and 25c will be made, and thef'pro ceeds will be used for purposes of the school. . Cold weather is coming so ft would be a good plr,n to look after the rad iator and the battery of the old fam ily ear. SYLVA EALMY WHILE STATE FREEZES Saturday and Sunday the whole.rf North Carolina was freezing. Hay-J i wood eonntv was under a blanket ot | i ! snow. Buncombe was snow-covercd, all cast of there was coated with heavy snow or .inches of icy slee-:. Three men froze to death at differ ent places in the state east of the Blue Ridge. As for Sylva and the country "West of the Balsams" ti:; weather ran true to form. There wero no unusual manifestations of the weather. There fell, it is true, a-let of much needed rain, which soon fair ed awav and the balmy sunshine bathed the country west of the Bal sams, while east of them the people shivered, and slid along at their va rious tasks. Telephone and telegra phic communication was greatly hand* icapped and many lines were out for hours. The towering peaks of the Balsam and Smoky Ranges were covered with deep snow, but west of the Balsams the storm did not penetrate down into the valleys- and not a flake of snow fell. Th<* contrast wits so marked thai every traveller coming across th<> mountains congratulated the people of Sylva upon their fortunate winter climate. The winter climate west of the Balsams is one of the most remark able freaks of the weather, and it can be safely said that there is the finest winter climate in North Carolina, for time after time, winter after winter the same contrast exists as was n > tic?d the first of this week. BUY LICENSE TAGS NOW Witliin a few weeks, a majority of the Nation 's 22,000,000 moto- ear owners will be faced with the neces sity of acquiring new license plates, says A. J. Dills, Secretary of the Carolina Motor Club who suggests that the individual can save himself considerable trouble and inconveni ence if he resolves now io put this i task behind him before the last i>tin-? ute rush. "Every year," says Mr. Dills, "motordom goes through the same few days merely because so many car owners defer the purchase of their new tags \ until the last minuto. It' the pro|X)sition of getting next year's plates was] spread out over six weeks or more as the motor vehicle author ities make provision for, car owners would save themselves a tremendous amount of time, irritation and incon venience. ? "New plates- are inevitable. ')ne must have them to us** a car. Why not acquire them well ahead of time'? "In connection with tbe purchase of new license tags, the car owner would do well to check over his reg istration card or title to determine if the official record of it is straight It frequently happens that serial or engine numbers are registered in correctly, through clerical or other error, and then, in case a car is stolen, recovery is made that niuch more difficult. "It is a wise precaution to check over this information every year. In doing so, the car owner almost invar iably will come across marks and num bers which remarkably facilitate iden tification of the car in case the need ever arises, as-for instance, when the most prominent numbers are removed or defaced by a thief. "On the whole, the season is one in which the motorist has an oppor tunity to benefit himself in several ways if nly he will take advantage of it." " NEW FORD ON DIS PLAY AT HIGDON'S The first of the new Fords to come into Jackson county is on "display to day at the Higdon Motor company, and large crowds of people have been visiting the show rooms to g'jt an eye full of the new Ford. The best Christmas for the farm housewife this year would be running water in the home, says dne farm woman. ?, - 1 - " .7, URGE POWER DEVELOPMENT PLANNED Blf COL C. J. HARRIS NO. 28 GRADED TO THE NANTAHALA Franklin Press, Dcc. 1 Less than six months ago j>eople contemplating a trip to the Black Place, west of the Njantahala Moun tains, hesitated >Ostart because ot' the bad road 'crossing this famous range. Now there is a different story to tell. The steam shovel has worked its way across from the eastern slope and is now three miles beyond Wal lace Hap. A half mile further and the grading will have reached the "River of the Noon-day Sun" at the home of that estimable citizen and famous pioneer Charlie Slagle. From there to Black Gap at the Clay coun ty line is only a short distance. Whether the grading can be complet ed to Black Gap before winter sets in is a matter of doubt but probably not. " One can now reach the saw mill at the Littleton place, a distance of 17 or 18 miles from Franklin within 30 or 40'minutes after leaving town Just at present the road is in excel lent condition, but when the rains of winter come the road will become al most impassable due to the nature oi the soil through which the highwav is graded. \ All along the new grade beyond Wallace Gap new residences are going up. Everywhere one sees evidences of prosperity in the beautiful valley of the Nantaliala, approximately 3,500 feet above the level of the sea. JUDGE MOORE HAS HEAVY DOCKET Accordng to the Brevard News Judge Walter E. Moore faced an un usually heavy docket when hk con vened Transylvania county court, Monday morning \ ? It is probable that as many as 150 cases will be on the docket, the ma jority of which are liquor cases. Ten dissatisfied husbands and wives are asking for a divorce, breaking the fine record set by this county last year, .when not a divorce was grant ed throughout the whole year. Soma one half dozen divocre eases have already been disposed of since Jan uary, 1, 1927, and a large numb3rj making application at the coming court will bring the county to the forefront in this unusually heavy de mand for legal separation. ^ J. Will Pless, Jr., solicitor of this district will prosecute the criminal docket for the state. HONOR ROLL FOR GLENVILLE SCHOOL First Grade?Billie Corbin, Thomas Corlnn, Chris Robinson, Emma Lee Fisher, Helen Jennings, Louise Lusk, Bessie Lee Wilson, f Second Grade?Christine Bryson, Carl Bryson, Clyde Bryson Bickett Bryson Uiddell Breedlove, Clinton Lusk, Myrtle Leopard, Harold Mon teith, Third Grade?Zell Bryson, Carl Bryson, Liilian Fisher, Cordelia Ho? .it, Nellie Johnson, Ada Jennings, An nie Leopard, Rutli Moss, Margaret Monteith, Lewis Pressley. Fourth Grader-r-Ransey Bryson, Cor sey Bryson. . Fifth Grade?Mary Jolinson, Mich ael Johnson, Leata Moss, Winifred Alexander, Nola Breedlove, Everard Lusk, Gordon Jennings, Neil Bryson. Sixth Grade?Glenn Jennings Ed ith Calhoun, Leslie Norton. Seventh Grade?Candler/ Bryson Vollie Lanning, Ray Pressley, Cecil Bryson, Arthur Bryson. Eighth Grade?Annie Alexander, ,Mae Alexander, Jessie Bryson, Mary Edwards, Edith Henderson, Arlin Fowler, Lillian Robinson, Dorothy Wilson, Guy Zachary. ? Ninth Grade?Phoebe Evitt, Roy Henson. Tenth Grade?Lucile Long, Edith Norton. It is understood on good authority, while the ofifcials of the company have inadc 110 announcement of their plans, that a big power development at Dillsboro is being planned by Co!. Charles .T. Harris, Jackson county capitalist and principal owner of the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Lig it Company. It is said that the project will probably be under way within a very short time, in anticipati n of the largely increased need for elec-/ trie current in the territory, within tae immediate future. It is said that the plans call for the erection of a large dam, on the Tuckaseigee River, below the mouth of Scott's creek, and the drilling of a tunnel through die Tunnel Moun tain, a considerable distance, givin? the river a fall of some 63 feet from the dam to the power plant, which is to be erected at the mouth of the tunnel. This project, it is understood will create large amounts of hydro c lectric power. , The property where the develop ment is to be made, has been in the possession of Col. Harris for a num ber of years, he having bought some years ago, with the idea in mind of miking the development when condi tions in Sylva and the adjacent ter ritory would justify the expenditure of the large amounts of money that will be necessary to complete it. < It is understood that A humber ?f improvements will be made at the present power house, immediately. FAMILY REUN: Clay County News Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Sullivan, A Hayesville received an unusual sur prise for Thanksgiving Day. They were expecting their daghter, Mrs. Floyd Johnston, her husband and children, of Madisonville, Tenn., to spend Thanksgiving with them. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and children ar rived about seven o'clock Tuesday evening. A few hours later another daughter, Mrs. Vern Swan, her Ins band and little son, of Asheyille at: rived, and a few minutes later an other car drove up and Mr. and M i'*. H. S. Carrol of Atlanta, alighted.' Mrs. Carrol is also a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan. Wednesday ternoon Mr. and Mrs. C. A Bales and children, of Sylva, arrived and Thursday morning Mr. and Mrs. Poe Crawford and children of Elf came. This completed the family circle. Fa ther and mother, five daughters and sons-in-law and ten grandchildren. MRS. J. T. HAYES DIES Mrs. M. Buchanan, Mrs M D Cowan and Mr J. D. Cowan were called to Tomotla, Sunday, because of the death of Mrs. J. T. Hayes. Mrs.. Hayes had been in poor health for a long time The funeral services were heh1 on Monday. Among those surviving is Mi .4 Kate Hayes, who taught in the Sylv.t schools for several years. REPUBLICANS WILL MEET IN KANSAS CITY ? The national Republican executive committee, yesterday, chose Kansas City, Mo., as the meeting place of the 1928 convention, and the conven tion will be called to order on Ju?e 12. LYRIC TO SHOW WHAT PRICE GLORY TOMORROW What Price Glory, from the sta^re triumph of the same name, by Laur ence Stallings, another of the great epics of - the screen, will be shown ' at the Lyric Theatre tomorrow and. Saturdoy.