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ijt 50 the Year in Advance in, the County
Sylva N. C.. ..Thursday, April 5, 1928
Pages
1-8
$2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING
SUGGESTS COUNTY TICKET
I.. McKce was elected county
t>t the Democratic party,
. > Cowan, representtive, J.
>? :? -...in, sheriff, N. I)ou Davis,
,;.ii!iii.^ii>iifr of finance, Walter
..luiinissioner of welfare, W.
\ commissioner of high
Va\> \i i > .lane Coward, register of'
C. Buchanan, surveyor, Dr.
(ii, w" ' Wilkes,, coroner, 'and Dan
judge of reeordcr's court,
xv;|S ?! licket suggested to the demo*
i'! the county, at an enthusi
;|sii( "feting. Saturday afternoon, at
ttlii.-h .-wry township in the county
wit- liii'ifci v represented.
Tlif mass minting was' held at the
(?(.?irt iiKiiM' in Sylva Saturday, March
31, at 1 I'. M. Notice of the meeting
lull j lit-i-ii previously given . by John
II. Wilson, County chairman, who
oiK'iieil tin' meeting and announced
his jY'isrhation as chairman, which
oifire lie had held for six yearsf
;i ii i ( cited l hat he wanted the meet
iim in select a new chairman.
.Mr. Wilson called on Dan Tomp
kins, Kditor of the Jackson County
Journal and Mayor of Sylva, to ad
dress the meeting. Mr. Tompkins
made an inspiring talk and was fol
lowed by Mrs. E. L. McKee, who
made a splendid talk.
The chairman then introduced the
Hon. Felix F!. Alley, who spoke for i
;in hoar, holding the rapt attention
ot his audience as he discussed na-l
tional state'and county affairs, coi,-J
rluilinir his address wit.? a plea for
:in undivided Democratic Party.
Mr. Wilson then called Harrv K.
Buchanan to the chair and on mo
tion Mr. Buchanan was unanimously
elected chairinttn*al)4 Mis&Hano. Crw
aid, secretary of the meeting for
the day.
On motion of Hon. Tlios. A. Cox,
the meeting voted for the chairman
to ap]K)int a committee coposed of
delegates from each township, which
committee was instructed by the
meeting to retire and select a county
ticket which in their judgment would
meet the approval of the Democrats
of Jackson County.
The committee was out for sonif
time during which time the Chair
man called ii]K)n Dr. H. T. Hunter,
Prof. C. C. Hansen and Prof. R. L.
Madison, all of whom made sho/t
inspiring talks.
I |xm ( he return of the committee
the chairman asked for their report
The report was made by Mr. R. II.
Sutton for the committee which had
unanimously selected the county tick
et.
I [Mm motion the report of t hi?
emumittee was unanimously adopt
COWAN DECLINES TO BUN
Mr. J. D. Cowan, of Sylva, who
was unanimously chosen, by the Dem
ocratic Mass Meeting, Saturday, as
the man to recommend to the party
as a suitable candidate for represen
tative in the general assembly, has
issued a statement, in which he states
that while he appreciates the honot
conferred upon him, that he cannot
make the race in the coming election.
Mr. Cowan's statement follows:
To the Democratic voters of Jcak
son County: I appreciate the honoi
and confidence shown me by the Dem
ocratic Nomination Committee in re
commending my name to the party
for Representative, but regret that
011 account of business matters I ab
solutely can not accept the nomina
tion tendered me and request the
Committee to recommend some other
l?orson. .
J. D. COWAN
MRS. J. C. HENDERSON DIES
Mrs. J. C. Henderson, GO, wife of j
John C. Henderson, of , Webster,
! passed 011 at the hospital in Sylva
Friday morning, after a long illness.
Mrs. Henderson, who was a woman
of strong personality and mental
faculties, had. a large number of
friends throughout the county, hav
| ing been born in Qualla township, a
| daughter of the late Emanuel Raby
and having lived with her husband
in J laiuburg township fpr a long per
lo^S^ tb
several years ago.
Funeral services and intermen
were held at Webster, Saturday morn I
j ing. Mi>>. Henderson is survived! by
her husband, John C. Henderson, on
son Frank Henderson, two brothers
Jeff and Bob Raby of Qualla, and
1 a large number of relatives and |
friends.
ed by the Mass Meeting.
it is understood that as there is
a legalized primary in North Caro
Un, that the county ticket as select
ed is tentative and is the recommenda
tion of the mass meeting to the demo
crats of the county, of a ticket that
! in the opinion of the meeting, will
meet the approval of the democratic
party and the people of the county
generally.
R. L. MADISON
Utu'ei ail(* former president of Cullowhee State Normal
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H. T. HUNTER
President of Ciillowh^s State formal
CULLOWHEE NORMAL IS .
GIVEN "A" RATING AS '
JUNIOR TEACHERS COLLEGF
One of the most marked achieve
merits of the Cullowhee State Nor
mal muter the administration otf
President Hunter is its recent qjass
ification in the American AaH>eia
tion of Teachers Colleges as jk'jun
'CoBej^ with TrA}' %t
Mg. This inffcrmationwas announced
officially to President Hunter in a
telegram received March 23rd from
Dr. H. C. Minnich of Oxford, Ohio,
a member of the accrediting staff
of the Association.
At the request of President Hunter
the Association sent Dr. Minnich to
Cullowhee about two months ago for
the purpose of making a careful
study of the institution and deter
mining its rating as a Junior Teach
ers College. A critical investigation
waa made, which involved such fac
tors as the physical equipment of
the plant, library, laboratories, prac
tice teaching facilities, preparation
and siie of faculty, teaching load,
entrance requirements, organization
of curricula, graduation requirements
etc. In light of these standards, Cul
lowhee made a favorable showing,
and1 at the last meeting of the Asso
ciation in Boston on February 25th,
our School was voted upon and unan
imously accepted with " A" rating
among the Junior Teachers Colleges
of America.
H. M. HOOPER AWARDED
$500 FOR AN IDEA
Announcement in the house organ
of the Goodyear Rubber Company's
Akron, Ohio plant, in the A'kron pa
pers, tells of the awarding of a prize
of $500 to H. M. Hooper, formerly
of Sylvd, for the best idea advanced,
during the year, for the reclamation
and utilization of waste rubber.
. The nature of Mr. Hooper's sug
gestion was witheld ; but the an
nouncemeut is made that his idea
was unusual, and that he followed
it through, explaining its merits and
selling it to the management by prov
ing his theory. #
Mr. Hooper is a native of Jackson
county and is a brotheer of Dr. D
D. Hooper and Fred L. Hooper, of
Sylva. His mother and two othei
brothers live at Tuckaseigee.
JACKSON HAS NEW *
ELECTION BOART
Notice of- appointment of W. R
Sherrili, Raymond R. Nicholson an?"
P. E. Moody as the county board
of election for Jackson county, has
been received from the state board
of elections.
These gentlemen succeed C. C. Buc
hanan, John H. Wilson and Geo. W
Sutton.
COMMERCE BODY TO
BANQUET ATHLETES
The Sylva Chamber of Commerce
will tender a banquet to the mem
bers of the Sylva High School and
Sylva Collegiate Institute Basketball
Teams, in connection with the annnal
meeting of the Chamber, next Tues
dya evening.
This was decided by the committee
'appointed at the last meeting of the
chamfeetfwhegt reportfolkxws:
It was unanimously decided to
have this banquet in connection with
the annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce and that a program
of about thirty minutes be planned
with local speakers.
Two addresses of ten minutes each
arc to be given by Mrs. E. L. McKce
and C. C. Buchanan.
The committee recommends that
the banquet be opeu to friends of
the Ball Teams and that each attend
ant must secure a ticket before he
or she is' eligible to attend. Tickets
to be provided by the ladies in charge
C. C. Buchanan, Chairman
M. D. Cowan
J. T. Gribble
SYLVA LIBRARY OPENS DOORS
The Sylva library opened its doors!
for the first time, Monday afternoon
and kept open house; punch being
served to the large number of visi
tors who called during the afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. C. C. Buchanan is the librar
ian, and she and the other officials
of the library have expressed' much
gratification at the beginning of what
is believed will be a great public
library in Sylva.
Donations of books and money to
' the library will be appreciated by its
' friends and officials.
KEENER BUYS RAY BUILDING
Following the transfer of the Keen
er building from T. W. Keener to I
II. Powell a? njvoi'i-c - <| in the Jour
iiiil l;iil w< ek, Air. Keener l>as just
completed M":o!iatir?n'; for the pnr-|
cha<e rif t !?<* |? ? on the cor j
ny of Main and Wnl!sit Streets, at
a price said o be around $25,000.00
CULLOWHEE BAPTISTS
TO ERECT NEW CHURCB
The Baptists of Cullowhfic have ap
pointed Dr. H. T. Hunter, Prof. E {
H. Stillwell, Mack C. Brown, T. C.
Lcdbetter and Itev. I. K. Stafford
as a committee to arrange for the
erection, in the immediate future, of
a new church building, at a cost of
approximately $30,000.00
The building will be of brick ve
neer, and will pijpvide ample faeili
ties for church services, Sunday
School, and young people's societies.
Architects are at present drawing
the plans, to be submitted to the
committee and the church within the
next few days, it irunderatood.
COMMUNITY PRE-EASTE8 SERVICE
AT LYRIC GOOD FRIDAY 12 P. M.
B. B. HENSON DIES STODENLY |
On March 31st, Mr. B. Henson
died suddenly at his home near Whit
tier. Funeral services were conduct
ed on Monday in the Whittier Meth
odist church and his body was laid
to rest in the cemetery at Qualla. I
He was 71 years of age, and was
a member of the Methodist church,
living an upright Christian life. He
remarked the day before he passed
away that he wanted his friends to
know that he was ready to go.
He was very industrious and di
ligent to perform all the tasks in the
pathway of duty to the very best of j
his ability. I
He is survived by his wife and two
children, Mrs. W. P. Kitchen of Beta
and Mr. M. W. Henson of Statesville
six grandchildren, several brothers
and sisters and a host of other rela- ;
tivesi of the prominent families of
Jackson County.- |
A large concourse attended the |
funeral from Whittier, Sylva, Cul
lowhee and other points.
Sympathizing friends covered his
casjcet with beautiful flowers.
Services were condneted by Rev. R
L. Bass, Prof. R. U Madison and Rev.
W. C. Rtfed.
With his lonely companion we ex
claim "Thank God for the resurrec
tion, ' ' when we shall be clothed with
immortality and permitted to meet
our loved ones in the home of the
soul, where "God shall wipe away al
tears from our eyes"
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We are sorry to learn of the death
of Mrs. J. C. Henderson of Webster,
who was formerly Miss Maggie
Baby. Her youthful days were spent
at Qualla.
We knew her as a diligent, aflflrir
tions and studious schoolmate, a
pleasant, agreeable and entertaining
associate. She later gave satisfaction
as a teacher at Qualla and in other
schools of Jackson county.
Mrs. W. D. Wike of Cullowhee
visited Qualla Monday. Mrs. Wike
has many friends here, this being
her former home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. R Keener, and
Mrs. H V. Hipps of Asheville, Mrs.
B. B. nenson and Mr. and Mrs. M.
W. Henson of Statesville visited
their mother Mrs. W. H. Cooper and
sister Mm J. K. Terrell, having
come to Qualla to attend Mr. Hen
son's funeral.
Mr. C. A. Bird) is making a trip to
Franklin.
Prof. W. E. Bird and family of
Cullowhep and Mrs. S. L. Teague of
Whittier were week end visitors of
Mrs. C. A. Bird.
Mrs. J. L. Ferguson was dinner
guests of Mrs. H. G. Bird.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shuler were
guests at Mr. Mark Blanton's Sun
! The local churches of Sylva aro
planning a union pre-Easter service
to be held in the Lyric theatre on
Good Friday, April 6, between the
hoars of one and two o'clock. It is
the intention of those sponsoring this
service to offer to the entire com
munity church members aa well a <4
those who are not, the opportunity
to commerate in an appropriate man
ner the most amazing act of Divine
love of which the world baa any re
cord, the death of the Lord Jesus
Christ, on the Cross of Calvary.
Could anything be more fitting
that this community on this memor
able day turning aside for one hour
from the routine of shop and" store
and officc and factory and home to
reverently thank and praise God for
this sublime expression of deathless
love, the sacrifice of Christ on the
Cross.
It' for any reason it is impossible
lor one to come and stay for the
entire service, it is requested that
they come for ray part of the hour.
An interesting program of worship
has been arranged, a copy of which
follows :
Hymn, "In The Cross OF Christ
I Glory."
Scripture John 19:23-30 and Prayer
by Rev. T. F. Deitz.
Talk: "Woman, behold thy son,
?Behold thy mother," Prof W. C.
Reed.
Quartet: "The Old Rugged Cross"
Mrs. E. L. McKee, Mrs. George Clem
mer, J. T. Gribble and Walter Dean.
Talk: "Father Forgive Them,"
by Rev. George Clemmer.
- Quartet: "What Did He Dot" by
Messrs C. W. Denning, V. E. Wes
singer, J. T. Gribble, and Walter
Dean.
Talk: "It is finished," by Rev.
J. G. Murray.
Hymn, "Jesus Keep Me Near The
Cross."
Benediction.
It will be observed that the theme
of each speaker is some word of
the Savior uttered from the Cross.
In fact the Cross will be central
throughout the entire program.
day.
Mr. J. E. Freeman of Smokeinont
spent Sunday among relatives.
Rev. R. L. Bass preached at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
and Rev. J. C. Coggins at the Bap
tist church Sunday afternoon. Both
sermons were unusually helpful and
instructive.
The young folks met Sunday even
ing to reorganize the B. Y. P. U.
A. 0. REYNOLDS
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