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r#;/ v IK..,- k&\K.W&*7 ?-' ? W&&- '=-' ^ -L >??? 4 f: ". ?::Vk - -fV- A:- . , <- i j- ' . , . ? ' ?*- " i gl 50 the Year in Advance in the County Sylva W. C- ..Thiiwday, Jlay 17, 1928. $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside County mm 1 DECLINES TO HUN 1 |{. liiyson, endorsed by the Democratic mass meeting several weeks a.:o. as candidate for sheriff, l,as declined t lie nomination and1 der dined to nl'' l'?s name as a candi^ date bcfoie l,l(' primary of Jachxm count v. ikM month; but pledges hi.s | mulividcci ami whole-hearted1 support to the nominees ot the party. Mr. I'rvson expresses his position in mi ti|nn letter to the Democrats ot Jacks. >h county, which follows: Ctillowlifc, N. C., May 16, 1928. 'fo the Democratic Voters of Jackson County : I desire to take this opportunity to evpro- to the Densocratic voters ot' this county my. appreciation of die confidence expressed in me by I i lie Pei. un i.it ic Mass Meeting by tbeir endosM'inont of me for the dem (Hi-itic nomination for the office of sheriff ot' Hiis county; and it is? with mofotni'i ic-rret that I am compelled to ilec'inc to offer for the office for I have heen endorsed. My bibiw-.- .it"! private affairs are such that I can not devote the necessary time for a campaign for this office nor cotiiM i -pare time from my pri vii te affair- which the duties of the office would demand if I should he elected at the -eneral election in No vember. However. I desire at this time to express my loyalty to the democra tic party and its high ideals; and to pledge my undivided support to every candidate nominated for office by the democratic party. J. R. BRYSOX." Democrats who have filed with the county board ot' elections for county offices are: For Sheriff, N. Don Davis, Finance Commissioner: Aaron Rooj^r, Road Commissioner, W. A. Hooper: Welfare Commissioner, Walter Ashe, Register of Deeds, Jane Coward, Judge Recorder's Court, Dan Tompkins. It is expectcd that other aspirants for offices will file before the time eipires tomorrow. S. C. I. COMMENCEMENT IN PROGRESS The Sylva Collegiate Institute Com nwffmrnt evereiscs started Sunday morning, with the baccalaurate ser i! !?'- \. Cowan of Apex, at the Baptist church. Tiusil;,. I'Wiiins; the operetta was riven hv th?- grammar grades and the graduating exercises from the ele mentary di'|ttu1iiient to the High School were hold, at the Sylva Grad ed School auditorium. This evening the recital of the music and expression departments will he held. On Monday morning-^the annual declamation and recitation contest will ho given and the class day ex ercises will he held on the campus of the school, beginning at 7 :30 in the evening. On Tiic-idiiv morning the annual ?ddress will he delivered by Rev. R- L. Moore ir?f Mara Hill, and the wnior play will be given in the ev ening at the Lyric Theatre. Democrats To Hold Meetings May 26 Democratic voters of North Caro lina will meet at their various polling plaees on Saturday May 26 for the precinct meetings, for the selection of delegates to the county conven tions, which will be held on June 9. The following resolution fixing the meeting dates has been promulgated by the state Democratic Executive Committee. Be .It Resolved By The State Dem ocratic Executive Committee In Ses sion, This March 6, 1928: 1. That the precinct meetings foi the selection of delegates to Demo cratic county convention shall be held at the polling placed in all the precincts of the State nt 2 o'clock P. M., on Saturday, the 26th day of May, 1928. 2. That county conventions for the election of delegates to the State! convention shall he hoi cl in all coun ties of the State in the county-seat at 11 o'clock A. M., on Saturday, the ! 9th day of June, 1928. 3. That Ihe State Democratic Con vention shall be held in, the City of' Raleigh at 12 o'clock M.,on Tuesday, the 12th day of June, 1928. ! Dennis (?. Bnmimit, Slate Chairman. W. C. Coughcnhour, Secretary FULL TICKET OF REPUBLICANS FILE FOR COUNTY OFFICES A complete tieket of Republicans for county offices, levaing off the entire old board of commissioners, has been filed with the county board of elections. I). G. Bryson's name is filed' for representative, Geo. \V. Sutton, Svl va, for judge of the Recorder's court, W. W. Bryson, Sylva, for register of deeds, M. B. Cnnnon, Dillsboro, I for sheriff, J. W. Keener, Sylva, for ! commissioner of finance, H. R. Queen | Sylva, for commissioner of jronds I A, D. Parker, Sylva, for welfare commissioner, R. L. Elders, Barkers ' Creek, for coroner, and Sam Cook Caney Fork, for surveyor. The names of the present com missioners, S. C. Cogdill, finance commissioner, S. M. Parker, road commissioner and Thomas Barrett, i welfare commissioner, have not yet been filed with the board. The last day for filing before the i primary is Friday, May 18. TRANSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET Brevard, N. C., May 14. ? Transyl ? vania County Republican Convention met this afternoon in a three-hour ! session with a large crowd of men j and women of the County . filing the ' courthouse here. The main feature of the meeting was nominating the '-?-i?* Mie various county offices, csenaie, R. R. Fisher, legislature, L. P. Hamlin ; Sheriff, W. H. Harris, | ta.\ collector, El/ie Shipman; treas urer, VV. L. Couch ; Register of deeds | Ira D. Galloway; coroner, Dr. E. S. English; surveyor, W. J. Owen; board of education, Mrs. R. R. Fish i er; county commissioners, C. R. Mc Neely, J. H. Picklesimer, W. Talley, S. R. Owens, A. M. White. , ' 6 if wm Some Hog! h It World's Biggest? "W "Dain??iTS'lllllll|i^ ? ? ? -- " ^lieved t i ? owne<* William Deichmann of Leigh, Nebraaka, (>f?d Poianj?r?L- thc 'arge*t porker in exiatence. The ftnimil is ? mm* tl? c?n rriaJi ?? * S.ta* tnd weighs 1,235 pound*. The owner ittlme* ?%il t? nQm ?vf* he?vier. "Daailer" meaaurea 7 feet 2 inchea frorr a'*1 Mi in hu ii. inche? hrtfh. He U very active. There^rerc " 0* which five hoar* and three aowa were sated FRANK 0. LOWDEN Frank Omm Lowifen has a dis tinguished public record. He is an advocate of the McNarv-Haugen bill. He is himself a fanner's son, and ho worked 011 the family farm until he was nearly of ago. Today he is the owner of a 5,000-acre farm sci entifically managed at Oregon, Illi nois, and he owns and operates ex tensive cotton plantations in Ark* ansas and Texas. Few individuals have a greater persona* stake in a wise solution of the- agricultural problem. He was born in Sunrise City, Minn, in 1861. After studying at the Uni versity of Iowa and a law college, he practiced lriw *in Chicago from CULLOWHEE TO GIVE I SHAKESPEARIAN PLAY Onq of the mo:it ini)>ortant feat Tires of the Cullowhce Commence- 1 iHent will be the presentation of Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream," which is to be given Thnrs- 1 day evening, May 24th, on the out- 1 door stage of the new amphitheatre. This feature is taking the place, ot the commencement pageant of the last two years, and it promise*-, to be equally as attractive and enter taining. Elaborate costumes are being secured, which will add much to the ! effectiveness of the play. The char I acters are now at hard work in daily | rehearsals, ai.'l no time and money will be spared1 to make the produc tion a decided succcss. Following is the complete cast of characters: Theseus James Osborne Egeus .... S. B. Hutchinson Lysander G. E. Fox Demetrius Lvle Higdon Philostrate James Kilpatrick Quinoe Walter Moore Bottom .... Beaman Kelly Flute . Claude Rogers Starveling. T r- Carl Campbell Snug T. L. Roper Hippolyta - ? Belle Colvard Hermia .... * Clem Hail Helent :.. Mary Dell Bynum Fairy Lucy Mat Croflon Oberoii \V. .... .... 1... Gay Bennett Titmia Mary Iiouisc Russell Puck ? Sallie Trull Peasch'">r?-om Alice Morgan Cobweb 1. Edna Haskctt Moth .... Eloisc Ross Mustardseod .... Gladys White NINETY TO COMPLETE COURSE AT CULLOWHEE ..Cullowheo, May 15. ? Cullowhee State Normal expects to graduate 90 students in the May and August classes this year. There are 47 sen iors who will get their >dpj(lama4 May the 25th, whereas only 26 re ceived diplomas in the May class last yetr. The prospects for the Aug ust graduates include 43, as against 27 who completed in the summer last L-jw. ^ 1887 to 1906. He was a professor of law at Northwestern University in 1889. He served as a delegate to Re publican conventions, later winning a scat in Congress. In 1917 he was elected Governor of Illinois, serving until 1921, and his administration is considered bril I:i 1926 he was elected president of the International Press Founda tion. He is an easy and fluent speaker, and1 has 4 colo.ful personality. Be is on record as vigorously opposing America's entry into the League of Nations. QUALLA La.st two weeks ? On May, 9th Mr Lonnie Crisp was married to Miss Anthony at Sylva. ! This popular young couple have the 1 best wishes of their many friendai at I Qualla. A large audience of young folks j attended an interesting session of I the B. Y. P. U. at the Baptist church : Sunday evening. ? Misses Gertrude and Ruth Fer : guson gave a pJeaffint reception to j about thirty of their friends on Sat urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Howell and Mr. and Mi's. Oscar Gibson of Morganton spent the week end at Mr. Frank Owen's. Prof. W. E. Bird and family of Cullowhec spent a while at thcii Qualla home. Messrs J. H. and J. M. Hughes made a trip to Waynesville. Mrs. Grant Beard of Bryson City was guest at Mr. D. M. Shnler's for a few days. Mr. Luther Hoyle who is employed at Morganton spent the week end ' with home folks. Miss Etta Kinsland of Cullowhee j school was accompanied home by two schoolmates, Misses Ball and Payne. Mr. and Mrs- P. C. Shelton motor ed to Bryson City. Miss Cumi Howell is at home since ! her graduation in Ashevillc High School. Messrs Marshall and Wade Gass of Cullowhee school visited their father, Mr. Dan Gass who has been seriously ill for the past week. Mr. Hilliard Howell has returned from a business trip to Morganton. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. I-ong and daughter, Miss Man-, of Bryson City and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Rhodes and Mrs. W. B. Sherrill of Wbittier were callers at Mr. J. G. Hooper's. Mr. D. K. Battle and Mr. and Mr* j J. M. Fughjes of Cherokee were I guests at Mir. J. H Hughes.' Mr. J. O. Howell and family and Mr. Bill Ensley of Beta visited at Mrs. A. C. Hoyle '8. Mr. J. O. Terrell . returned to his school at Oakley after a viaij Cullowhee Children Give Original Play One of the most unique and en joyable programs of the year was given Wednesday evening, May 9th, in the school auditorium when the children of the Cullowhee Training Sehool presented the ' original play, "The Struggle in Fairyland." The writing, the costuming, and the stag ing of the play were all in the hands of the children themselves without any direction or supervision from adults. The pl^y /was written by Lucy Jane Hunter, and the produc tion of it wa^ worked out by her with the assistance of her efficient cast of characters. The audience sat [ expectantly as the curtain opened up on the first scene in the queen's palace. The interest was held through out the whole play, which lasted about forty-five minutes, as the child interpretation of the struggle be tween the powers of Fairyland and the witches was revealed and' the final victory of the former was real ized. The play was presented in six scenes as follows: Scenes 1, 3, 4, and (>, In the Queen's Palace; scene 2, In the Woo<L->; scene 5, In thei Witch V- Hut. The following conijMwcd j the cast of characters: The Queen,; Doris Brown ; Witches, Lucy Jane Hunter and Kate Stillwell; Witch's servant, Margaret Coward; Elves, Eddie Brown and Gordon Bryson; Train Bearers, Katherinc Brown and Carolyn Stillwell ; Faries, Hannah Lou Brown, Margaret Coward, Elaine Moses, Kate Stillwell , Lucy Jane Hunter, Mary Katherinc Bryson and Elizabeth Ann Hunter. .This play deserves the strongest commendation and praise. It portray ed the possibilities of children at their best, unhampered by the ideas of adults imposed upon them. To the student of child life, it furnished an invaluable opportunity to study children in their own interpretations and productions. GAMMON TO PREACH CULLOWHEE COM MENCEMENT 6EJR.M0N I Cullowhee, May 15 ? The Com nienccmcnt at Cullowhee State Nor mal begins Sunday, May 20th. Rev. Edgar Gammon, D. D., Pastor of the Myers Park Presbyterian church, Charlotte, will preach the annual sermon to the graduating class at eleven o'c-lock Sunady iu the Normal auditorium. The public is invited, and a large attendance is looked for. Monday and Tuesday will be giv en over to examinations. Tuesday evening will occur the Senior-Facul ty Banquet. Wednesday evening there will be given in the auditorium a pro gram by the Columbian and Eroso phian literary Societies. The Class Day Exercises will be given at 10:00 Thursday morning. The annual alum ni meeting will occur at 11:30 Thursday, followed by the alumni banquet at 1 :00 P. M In the evening a Shakespearean play, "A Midsum mer Night's Dream," will be given in the woodland theatre. Friday morning will be devoted to the pre sentation of diploma?, certificates and prizes and the annual literary address by Doetor Lov D. Thomp son of Greensboro. The annual meet ing of the Board of Trustees will be held Friday afternoon. | homefolks Mr. A. J. Beck of Lufty is spend i ing awhile at Mr. J. E. Hoyle's. I Miss Beffcie Martin is at home since finishing High School at Whit tier. C j Miss Bessie Hooper of Big Ridge is spending awhile with her aunt Mrs. J. L. Hyatt, and other relatives. Mr., and Mrs. Lonnie Crisp, Mr. Obed Anthony and Mias Bonnie An thony motored to Btnhnell. Mr. Lawrence Crisp of Smokemont called at Mr. J. P. Crisp's. * Mr. and Mrs.- James Sit ton called at Mr. G. A. Kinsland's. Mrs. D. C. Hughes and daughter .Wilma and Mr. anil Mrs. Goiman Kinsland visited at Mr. J. IC /Ter rell's. 11 > The club members) met at the school building organizing their meetings for the summer. Mr. T. W. McLaughlin has par ??. I THIRD AUTO VICTIM DIES The death Monday afternoon at the Candler-Nichols Hospital in Sylva of Austin Shuler, brought tha total fatilities of the Els automobile smash Sunday morning to three, wiping out entirely the oeeupants of the ill-fated Ford. Speeding at what is believed to have been a terrific rate, a new Ford said to have been driven by B. E. Ledbctter, left the road, jumped Cooper's Creek, and in the smash, j Ledbetter and J. C. Angel, were in stantly killed and Austin Shnlar wa* so severely injuerd that he died Won day afternoon. Residents of the neighborhood r?f port having heard a crash about 4 o'clock Sunday morning, and wlu-a some women of the vicinity went 'o milk Sunday morning they discover ed the wrecked automobile, the Ind ies of the Ledbetter and Angel aud Shular in a cerious condition. Aid was summoned and Shular rushed t? the Sylva hospital. The funeral of Shular was held, Tuesday afternoon in Bryson City, Rev. Thad F. Deita of Sylva, eon ducting the servicc. . Mr. Shuler is survived by his wife who was Miss Lillie Woody, of Bry son City, before her marriage, and one son, three years old. The de ceased was well known here having spent most of his life in Bryaon City. He was associated with his father in the market business there At an inquest held Monday with Dr. B. C. Thomasson, coroner, in charge it was found that Mr. Shuler, J. C. Angel, of Anfrews, and B. E. Ledbetter of Bryson (Sty came to their death as a result of Mr. Led better driving an automobile in an intoxicated condition. Witnesses at the inquest included: Osear Clin*, Jack Sutton, Mark Sherrill, M. A. Wiggins of Ela, M. L. Burenfield, deputy sheriff and C. S Gosaett, res taurant owner whose place the men visited before taking the fatal ride. The accident occurred at Cooper's CreA at Ela, when the small sedan in which the men were riding left the highway and plunged down an embankmen^ and across the creek, where the car turned over, killing Mr. Ledbetter and Mr. Angel instant ly and fatally injuring Mr. Shuler. The machine is believed to have been going at a terrific rate of speed, m the speedometer in the wrecked ear registered 60 miles an hour. Funeral service for Mr. Angel was conducted Monday afternoon at An drews. Hie was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Angel. Besides his father and mother he is survived by his wife The body of Mr. Ledbetter was taken to the former home in Ten nessee. Accompanying the body were his widow and several children. Mr. Ledbetter was engaged in the taxi business in Bryson and was driving one of his cars when the) accident took place. The first monument to Cyras H. McCormick, inventor of the first practical reaper, has just been un veiled at Raphine, Rockbridge County, Virginia, only a few feet from the qld workshop whsre he. created his first machine in 1131. The monument was erected hy ncmbers of the stttdmt breach of the American Society of AsM tur. 1 - Engineers at the Vfeftllli ''olytechnic Institute. ? e r ?
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