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$1 50 the Year in Advance m the Co '??. ? . .' '^' i T; ;?; 0"*: . ^- ? , Sylva N. C.. ..Thursday, March 29, 1928 v $2.00 the Tear in Advance Outside CoontJ FOUR NEGRO GIRLS HELD ^ HERE FOR SHOP-LIFTING 0 . Dollie Howell, Frances Dorsey, Ed na Howell and, Lois Austin, four oung Sylva .Negro women, are being held under bond until the next ses sion of the Recorder's court on charges of larceny of small articles from local shops. Dtflic Howell, the .first of the three, was apprehended by members of the police and sheriff's depart ment, in a tunnel near her home, in the Tannery Flats, last week, and was held on a charge of having; stol en a hat from CannonBrother's Wo men's Ready To Wear Shop. In the Itecorder's Court, Monday morning. She entered a plea of guilty, and went on the stand giving testimony! against the others. She charged eue of the other Negro girts of having stolen a pair of bloomers and an other a bunch of artificial flowers, at the time she admitted taking the hat. It is believed that officers are getting among the crowd that has been guilty of petty shop-lifting irom numerous shops in Sylva. The against Edna Howell was held open for judgment until the next tenn of the Recorder's court, and the eases against the other girls are con tinued, they being held-, under bond for their appearaneo on the second Monday in April. Jim ?, Wheelwright, Negro, a me chanic in a local garage was* convict ed of reckless driving and fined $25.00 and the costs of the actiou. Kelly Hall entered a plea of guilty to carrying concealed weapons and drew a 6 months suspended road sentence. Robert Hall and Eme^ Hall each drew 60 day suspended sentences on charges of being intoxicated. . Don Henry, drunkenness, 3 months sentence, suspended. Sam -JMaUs was convicted of trea pts&ig cMrdv transporting and possessing a small quantity- of liquor. It developed that he had been for bidden to visit the home of a father, whose daughter he had been calling upon, and when he returned, after having been forbidden to come upon the place, 8 warrant charging tres pass was taken. He was found* guilty on both charges and prayer for judg ment was continued for two weeks Cases charging Jim Resets and Frank Hensley with assaulting each other were continued until the 4th Monday in April. ~ Bud Browu, manufacturing, con tinued until the second Monday in April. Frank Gregory, abandonment, guil tv, sentenced to serve 20 months, and the sentence suspended upon good behavior, he obtaining a gainful oc eujiatiou supporting his wife aud pay iug lier doctor's bilL John Gibson, assault, guilty, judg ment suspended upon' payment 'of the posts, appeal to superior court. Claude Fisher, non-suport of child, ordered to pay $10.00 per month into the office of the clerk of the eourt for child's support A number of minor eases were con tinued. DEMOCRATS TO HOLD COUNTY MEETING SATURDAY i A great deal of interest has been expressed in the Democratic County MASS MEETING, which will be held in the Court House, beginning at 1 o'clock, Saturday, and a large at tendance of democrats from all parts of the eounty is expefeted at tho meeting. The meeting was tailed, two weeks by John H. Wilson, county chair man, who stated that he will present his resignation as chairman ,*t that time, and in order that tha^dtonO' cruts may perfect their eaunty^orgnn Nation for the coming campaign. The ladies of the county, spd the young democrats who will csfli their iirst ballots, are especially ur^f^d, by democratic leaders, to attend tbe meeting. - FOUR BAPTIZED IV LOCAL CHU1CH SUNDAY NIGHT Four candidates were baptized in th* membership of the local Cap tist church, by the pastor, Rev. J. & Murray, last Sunday night, at Ibe cloee of tbe preaching service. PROHIBITION AGENT SENT TO CONVENTION CITIES The United States Daily, March 23 The deputy Commissionkr of Pro hibition, Alf Oftcdal, has left Wash ington for a scries of conferences which have as their view the "pre vention of any untoward circumstanc es" at the national political conven tion this summer, according to an oral announcement March 27 by the Commissioner of Prohibition, f Dr. J.. M. Do ran. Mr. Oftedal will confer with pro hibition officials in Kansas City and with prohibition and Coast Guard officials in Galveston, whicH port j is said by Dr. Dorau to be "not ' too rCJhoto from the convention City of Houston, Tx., but that rum run I ning attempts may be made there." I The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Seymour Lownian, explain ed orally that Mr. Oftedal was con cerned with "preliminary work" and that the forthcoming conferences may eheck the plans of "organized bootleggers" who, Mr. Lownian has been informed, are already preparing to have stocks of liquor in the con vention cities. He added, however, that there was no intention to send new agents iuto the. two districts but to attempt to enforce the law by taking the situation in hand in ad vance. EDITORS TO SEE SMOKY PARK Asheville Citizen, March 23. More than 350 newspaper editors members of the National Editorial association from all sections of the United States, will tour the Great Smoky Mountain Xationr.l park area in June, according to special dis patcher received in Asheville. ~ * During the latter part of May tho annual meeting of the editorial asso ciation will be held in Memphis, Tenn and following this convention the delegates will make a sight-seeing tour of the park area. The editors will spend the night of June 0 in Knoxville and the following morning they will be conducted over portions of the park by the Knoxville Cham ber of Commerce. STUDY COURSE CONDUCTED AT BAPTIST CHURCH Classes are being conducted for members of tho Young People's Un ion, at the Baptist' church here, each evening of this week. Rev. I. K. Stafford, pastor the Cullowhee Bap tist church, is' teaching a class of sen ior.i, using the book, "The People Called Baptists." Mr. A. V. Wash burn is using as a text book, "The Meaning of Church Membership," teaching the Intermediates, while Mrs. J. G. Murray is teaching the juniors the "Junior B.Y. P. U. Man ual." A different department of the Union conducts the devotional ser vice each night and a recreation period is held every night. Examin ations for the study course will bo held Friday afternoon, SENATOR FERRIS LAID TO REST Big Rapids,. Mich., March \27. ? Woodbridge N. Ferris, lawmaker, schoolmaster and statesman, was laid to rost today in the snow-clad hills he loved. 1 Infantrymen of the Michigan Na tional guard trudged through deep drifts of snow as an escort to the body of Michigan's most distinguish ed Democrat. High state officials, United States Senators apd represen tatives and sorrowing townsmeh stood with bared heads as the funer? , al cavalcade passed through thej streets of the city and wound its way over the hills to the family vault where the body wiO remain. SMOKEMONT ORGANIZES BALL CLUB The Smokemont baseball club was organized last? week, with the elec tion of W. G. Stallcup as manager. The Smokemont team has a number of its old players of last year, and will doubtless play several game with TB<4roon county teams, again this SYLVA LIBRARY OPENS MONDAY The Sylva library will open ita doors for the first time, Monday af ternoon, with Mrs. C. C. Buchanan, who has volunteered her services as librarian, in chargc. Tho lfbmry will* be quartered in Mi's. Carrie McKce's building, Mrs. McKee having offered the use of it. Later a new library building will be erected, through the donation of Col. Charles J. Harris. The reading room and library will be open on, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3 to 6, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 7 to 9:30, it is announced. A number of books have been don ated to the librarv. The list of news ? ? papers and magazines that will be obtainable in the reading room fol lows : ? The Red Book; Cosmopolitan; Wo man's Home Companion; Ladies Home Journal Pictorial Review; American Magazine; Country Gentle man; Literary Digest; McCall's Mag azine; Collier's; Good Housekeeping; Modern Priscilla; Boys Life; Youth's Companion; Progressive Farmer; The Mentor; Atlantic Monthly; The Book man; Forum; Review of Reviews; World's Work; Popular Mechanic; Manufacturer's Record; The New Re public ; Field and Stream ; American Bov; Home and Foreign Fields; Chris tian Herald. NEWSPAPERS : Ashe- 1 villc Times; Asheville Citizen; Newj York *Times; United States Daily;] Raleigh News and Observer; Chris tian Adlvocate; Biblical Recorder. Miss Ruth Mealy, of Boston, is sending the following list of books as a donation to the Sylva library, and the books are expected to arrive within a short time: ^ "10 volumes of History of the 111 verse ; 1 volume Story of Liberty^ 5 volumes Maeaulay '? . History of England ; Gaul 's Brown Forward ; 8 volume? of Orations; 10 volumes Gibbon's Rome; The Old Maid and False Dawn, Edith Wharton; His tory Pianoforte and Pianoforte Play ers; Scenes From Everyland; I vol ume One Hundred Great Poems; Browning's "Aurora Leigh;" The Bluejackets of '76; Boy Iiollard; The Mysterious Island; Child's His tory of England; 18 months of New Amcrica and the Far East; 5 vol umes Classic Tales ; 10 volumes stand ard authors; 4 volumes History of Our Times, by McCarthy; Life of Dwight L. Moody; Kipling's Jungle book; A Great Chancellor; Shakes peare's Tales; Kingsley's Great He roes; Maeterliok's The Dog.... Face's Poems; John Halifax; Elliots Mid dtcmarch; Haggard's Allan Quarter main; 10 volumes Library of Original Sources. REPUBLICANS ENDORSE ENSLEY FOR CONGRESS The Republican county convention, which met in the court house, last Saturday, endorsed John B. Ensley, of Sylva as the republican candi date for Congress, and Col. C. J. Harris and W' C. Meekins as Tenth District Delegates to the Jvansas City convention Resolutions endorsing the Cool idge administration vere adopted, and J. B. Ensley was elected as coun ty chairman and Hugh E. Monteith as secretary, for the next two years. Addresses were made by Col. C J. Harris, J. B. Ensley; R. F. Jarrctt, E. P. Stillwell, Geo. W Sutton and others. The following delegates were elect ed to district and state converftions: State Convention in Raleigh, April 11: C. J. Harris, Geo. W. Sutton. M. B. Cannon, Dillard Hooper, MHas Parker, W- H. Smith, Powell, J. B. Ensley, W D. Warren, J. T i Gribble, S C- Cogdill, E. P. Stillwell, W- C. Queen, R. F. Jarrett, Thomas Barrett, Cyrus H. Nichojfiob, and Hugh E. Monteith. Congressional convention : W. W. Bryson, H. R Queen, Z. V. Watson, Geo- M- Cole, Elbert Watson, E. B. ' Monteith, R- G- Snyder, Joe Mallonee j C?le Cagle, A- A- Nichols, F- E. Par ker, Lec EJstes, Burton A*he, Ji L. Elders, D. G. Bryson, J. B- Ensley j and Penn Bumgarner. ! " Nearly all the home orchards of Gaston eounty are well pruned and hftve been parefully sprayed, ob | serves oounty agent L. B. Altman. G. OF C. 10 ELECT OFFICERS Arrangements for the election of the officers of the Sylva Chamber of Commerce for the next year, were made at a dinner meeting of the chain ber, Tuesday evening. The election, which immediately precedes the an nual meeting, will be held on April 10. A nominating ccfmmittee com posed of P. E.vMoody, John B. Ens ley, D. G. Bryson, M. D. Cowan and Thomas A." Cox, was elected to place in nomination two sets of officers, to be voted for in the annual elec tion. Ben N. Queen, Dillard' Coward, J. C. Cannon, Guy McClure and C. W. Tilson were appointed as anolection committee to hold the election, can vass the vote and make the returns to the chamber. A motion made by C. C. Buchanan and seconded by J. T. Gribble, that a banquet be tendered the basketball teams of the Central High School and Sylva Collegiate Institute, in recognition of the prominence the teams have brought Sylva during tho basketball seasqn just closedi; Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Gribble and M. I). Cowan were appointed, by hte presi dent, to arrange the details of the banquet. QUALLA ?Jr. * ? Rev. L. Rogers of Sunburst nreach ed at th? Baptist church Sfday evening and Sunday. He was a dinner guest at Mr. H. G. Ferguson's. Mr. C. W. Tilson of Sylva and Mr. Oliver of Burke with sevoral of the Qualla folks, met at the home of Mr. Dp? Shufer, on Monday after noon :i?5 ' vfsttraeted them subjects of poultry raising ahd tim-i ?felg. . v - ? ? v> J Mrs. A. IX Raby \of Etowah, Tenn , is visiting her brother, Mr. W. T. Pattou. She, with Mr. II. G. Bird and family visited at Mr. J. C. Hen derson's of Webster on Sunday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen of Al mond spent Friday at Mr. Will Free man 's. Mrs. II. A. Bryans of Glenville called on friends Monday. She re turned in the afternoon to the hos pital at Sylva where she has been ' spending several days with her little ; son, Wilson, who was seriously in j jured while playing at school. Sho ' hopes they may return home in a few day 8. Mr. H. G. Ferguson and family spent part of last week with rela tives near Sevierville. They report that our former neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Y. Howell, and Mr. W. A. Hyatt and family arc liking and1 prospering in their new Tennessee homes. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes of Cherokee spent the week end at Mr. D. K. Battle's. Mrs. J. H. Grooms, Miss Ruby Blanton, Mr. Charles Ward and Mr, Grady Stiles, of Dick's Creek called at Mr. D. L. Oxner's. Mr. J. R. Messer called at Mr, J. a Rhodes' at Whittier, Mr. and Mrs- /Golman Kinsland stopped with Mrs. J. L. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes, and Mr. Penn Keener visited ajtt Mrs. A. C. Hoyle's. Mrs. J. G. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoylc spent a while at Mr. David Worley's. Miss Viola Grooms was a guest of Miss Grace Hoyle, Mrs/^Thomas Gibson stopped with Mrs. J. G. Hooper. Mr. W. H. Shuler and son, Floyd, of Deep Creek, were guests at Mr. D. M. Shulers. Mrs. Laura Snyder visited rela tives at Cullowhee. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Nation of Barkers Creek spent the week end with Mr. AB?n Ward who has been on the sick list for several weeks. Mr. Charlie Snyder is employed at Asheville. _ Mr. J. L. Sitton is having his res idence painted - The first cooperative carrot of | lime to be ordered by farmers of -Caldwell County in 1828 was unload ed last week. Fifteen farmers in the county are planting sweet clover for the lint tin* this spring. x -- -* t - -*v~ -s* ?? - ? 4 TUCKASEEGEE BANK BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW HIDING GARDNER MAT RE OPPOSED IN RACE! Charlotte, N. C., March 27j ? Displeased] with his outspoken de nunciation of A1 Smith, friends of the New York Governor in North Carolina arc talking of placing a candidate in nomination for govern or in opposition to 0. Max Gardner. J. D. McCall, president of the Charlotte A1 Smith Club, says that he has received letters from all over the State seeking to put a candi date in the field for the Democratic Governor, of North Carolina who would "not attempt to lead the peo ple astray." Mr. McCall states that the Club will attempt to find "some leaders who will not try to horse collar us around and show us. what we shall or shall not do in national politics." He states further that lie has been in the political game a long time, but that this is the first time he lias ever known State officials and pros pective officials to attempt to dic tate to the people regarding the candidates for the presidency. AT THE METHODIST CHURCH Palm Sunday will be observed at the Methodist churches in Sylva and Dillsboro Sunday. "The Victorious Christ" will be the theme lor dis cussion. The pastor, Rev. George Clemraer, will conduct both services. Mr. Clemmer will speak at Sylva in the morning and at Dillsboro in the evening. Some special music appropriate to Oe theme will be offered by the of Voraftipr ElverybSdy wifi want* to j go -to church on Easter Sunday. Why not go the Sunday before Easter, I alsof The Sunday schools of the charge I convene promptly at 10 a. m. Ef>-[ worth League at 7 p. m. Following is the order of the morn- 1 ing and evening programs of worship:' Morning worship 11 a. m. Voluntary; Opening hymn No. 106, "0 Worship The King;" The A'pos tlos' Creed; Prayer, concluding with the Lord's Prayer; Special Selection by the choir; Rsponsive reading Psalm 98; The Gloria Pfctri; New Testament lesson Matthew 21 :1J11 Announcements; Offering; Offertory Sentence; Hymn, No. 180, "All Hail The Power;" Sermon: "The Vic torious Christ;" Hymn No. 348, "Take My Life And; Let It Be;" Benediction: Doxology. Evening service 7:30 \ Voluntary; Opening hymn No. 211, "O Worship The King;" Respons ive reading No. 305; Prayer; New Testament lesson Mark 11:1-11; An nouncements; Offering; Hymn 177, /?'Forward;" Sermon, by the pastor; Hymn No. 224, "Faith Is The Vic tory;" Benediction. LOCAL PHYSICIAN ON DISTRICT PROGRAM I Dr. Grover Wilkes is scheduled for 1 opening the discussion on "Obstet ric Technique in Private Practice, at the meeting of the Tenth District Medical Society, in Hendcrsonville, nepet wedk. The meetings will be held in the First Methodist church,' in Hendcrsonville, beginning 2 o'clock on April 1. Dinner will be served in the dining room of the church at 6:30. M. E. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE Quarterly Conference at the Wes ley Chapel, Sylva, N. C., Sunday] April 1st, 1928. Sermon at 11:00 A. M. by theRev.W.C. Matney, District Superintendent of the Asheville Dis trict of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Following the sermon the Holy Communion, after which a short business session. Everybody ecrdftalfy invited to at- J tend these- services. One percent of cod Kver oil in the mash feed ei young chicks will promote general health and vigor. National Egg Week, when homage will be paid the American hen has beat aet for May 1 to 7. The work of excavation for the new Tuekaseegee Bank Building be gan early Monday morning, and the new building will be erected aa soon as the plans are approved by the building committee. v ? The new building, which will cost approximately $25,000.00 will be one of the handsomest structures in Wes tern North Carolina, it is said, and will be two storiea in height, with an imposing front of North Carolina marble. It ^ill be 30 by 80 feet, af fording ample quarters for the bank ing house, on the first floor, and from 8 to 10 office rooms on the second'. The entire building will be modem in every respect, will be heated with steam, and the inside finish and equip ment will be the latest word in mod ern banking. The committee of the bank, in charge of the binding is composed of D. G. Bryson, J. R. firyson, Harry E. Buchanan, A. B. Allison and Billy Davis. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO PUBLISH BOOKLET The advertising committee of the chamber of eommerce has prepared the copy and illustrations for a 5000 issue of an 18 page booklet, advertis ing Sylva and Jackson county, and the order lias been placed with the printers.. It is expected that the book lets will be issued within the next ten days. BAPTISTS OBSERVE SPECIAL SEASON OF PRATER The Baptist Woman's red the special fn'aTWajr meeting, at the church day. The programs for the week were condensed, each circle of the soeiaty having an hour's program. Lunch was serVed at the oinOah. DAN MOORE NOW ATTORNEY Dan Moore, son of the late Judge Fredi Moore, and popular Sylva young man, took the oath of office as an attorney, before Judge Walter E. Moore, in Asheville, last Friday. Mr. Moore recently passed the supreme court of North Carolina, and is now in Cliapel Hill, where he i? completing his work, expecting to receive his degree, this spring; at the University of North Carolina. It is not known whether Mr. Mooro will locate in Svlva, but many of his local friends are hoping that he will. Will tie Be Clump? \A*rro ootTtR 1 Johnny Risko, pictured above, W- : came the logical contender for the ' heavyweight championship whea be scored a decision over Jack Sharfcry in a fifteen-rouad boat held la New York. i