^50 the Year in Advance in the County
July 12, 192$
' $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside Countj
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*EN A road SBNTWOE
HpIos Birch, Clavbourne Taylor,
ani| Lutl.fr Crow, Sylva men, were
L.l e?MV ot tr*"apofn8 'nd
l^siw intmirants w<l were m.
1 I f0 s4?rVp 4 months each on the
tf#As in R*>oor<1('r'8 court Mon(lay*
three iravc notice of appeal to
L superior court, and the matter
? b4,ing held open while they are
tempting '? turnish : <)peal bond ilv,
tlie SH,u of m) each. _
H R. Matthews wn . convicted or
?D assault and senten. >d*to serve 6|
months, but the senteace was sus
ncmlcd i?lK)n payn,en* *^e .^ts,
and he up|?eafinR court every second
Monday and showing that he has
b,Pn of S??d behavior and is support
ing his mother.
Hilliard Hovles was convicted of
manufacturing and sentenced to serve
4 months, from which he appealed to
the superior court.
John Hoyle, rffg. prayer for judg...
mpiit continued.
(Ipo. Collier, P. D., $26 and costs.
Card Kohinson, P. D., judgment
suspended.
S. F. Rogers, not guilty
Charlie Ridley, P. D., prayer for
judgment continued.
Barley Whaley, P. D., prayer for
judgment continued.
Howard. Jones and Alvm Jones,
manufacturing, Alvin called and fail
ed.
Fred Broom, Ralph Broom, Prank
Rigdon, manufacturing.. The two
Brooms found guilty and prayer for
judgment continued.
Jim Jackaon, P. D., prayer for
judgment continued.
James Pearson, transporting and
possessing, judgment suspended upon
payment of the costs.
Will Pruitl, P. D., $20 and the costs
Bill Styles and Will Praitt, trans
porting, Styles found guilty, and
lined 125 and costs. v
Deck Sutton* tj^ggorting and J?
wsmoo, called end
m si sci fa and instant* capias.
Buff Mathia, 'assault, judgment
suspended upon paynent of the costs.
Jim Harper, operating a car while
intoxicated. $50 and1 the costs and
ordered not to drive a car for 3
months.
Fred McCoy transporting and po
session, called and failed.
Lewis Jones, assault, judgment sua
pended upon payment of the costs,
Edna Pressley had posted a $50
cash bond for her appearance. She
was called and failed, and the bond
ordered forfeited.
An automobile belonging to H. H.
Rogers was ordered sold.
EAST SYLVA
Onr Sunday school and B. T. P. U.
art* progressing nicely, large attend...
awe every Sunday with Rev. Ernest
?Jamison as superintendent.
Friends of Mr.. Roy Wikle will
be glad to Imowi that he U getting
along nicely following an operation
at the Angel Hospital
Mrs. ,|. B. Garden of Leatherman
spent Thursday night with her fion
Mr. F. C. Carden
Messrs. Ira and Coy Franklin mo
tored to Raven Gap, Ga. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Melton and
baby of Canada were the week end
Kuests of Mrs. Melton's father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Hoxit.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McNeely and
'laughter, Mary are visiting relatives
and triends in Hickory.
Messrs. Raymond Fox and Floyd
( arden enjoyed fishing at Big Laurel
the Fourth of July.
Miss Ha Hoxit is viisting her sis
t?r, Airs. Beulah Melton at her home
iu Canada.
Mrs. Lenora Franklin and- small
son Cecil were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Kate Ashe Sunday.
Friends of Rev. Paul Sheppard of
'his place will be glad to know he is
getting along nicely at Gastonia
"here he sustained a broken leg a
Ipw days ago.
Mrs. Lettifl Shook who has bean vis
'ting her daughter in Sontb Caro
ls returned IwNne Tuesday
Messrs. Tom and Wiley Sheppard
motored to Gaatiwia Saturday and
Were accompanied ba?e by Mrs. Bill
AGAIN BOB SHUFORD
WINS NATIONAL HONORS!
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Raleigh, N. C., July 12? When the
American Jersey Cattle Clnh held its
qnnual meeting in New York during
June, one of the high spots on tha
program was the presentation to R.
L. Shuford of Newton, Catawba
county, the handsome and valuable
President's Cup for the excellent
record of his Jersey herd during the
year 1927. .
Mr. Shuford has been sought' out
and honored in number of ways
prior to this meeting. The Stale j
College of Agriculture was one of the 1
first to recognise his excellent ac . '
complishments and presented him'
with a certificate of meritorious ser... j
vice when it was first decided to
make this award to farmers who hadj
served the State in an outstanding^
way. Last year, the Progressive Far_
mer and the Extension Service se_
lecte<! him as one of the Master Far
mers of North Carolina and gave
him public honor. For years, maga...
zine writers and newspaper men havej
visited the Shuford farm to hear the
story of how this quiet, unassuming
man had by his own deligence, made
a success of farm life and had built
up one of the finest herds of dairy
cattle ou the American continent.
"The work of this great farmer is
an inspiration to the entire South, "
says J. W. Hendricks, County Agt.
of Catawba County. "The winning of
the President's cup was quite an hon
or to the State, for in order to win
it, a cow must make more than 1,,
000 puonds of butterfat in 365 days
and must meet the calving require
ments. In visiting the herds of the
East on this trip, we did qpt see
better producing herds than the one
belonging to Mr. Shuford. Ih his
herd now are seven silver medal,
eighteen gold medal and four medal
of merit cows as well as the famous
silver, gold and medal of merit bull,
Oakwood D's Fox. This farm has]
won -many honors hot th?-enp just
awarded it, is the highest honor the
owner can produce at present. The
oup is on display at the county seat,
and hundreds of people arc calling to
see it."
METHODIST CHURCH
There will be services at the Sylva
Methodist church as usual Sunday
morning. The pastor, Rev. George
Clemmer, who is at Camp Daniel
Boone, with the Boy Scout troop will :
return to conduct the Sunday "ser.. <
vices. "Tb? Secret of Sainthood"!
will be the subject of the sermon. I
Sunday school will convene at 10
a. in. Epworth League at 7 p. m.,
The psalmist said, "I was glad' when
they said unto me, 'Let us go into,
the house of the Lord." Members ofi
the churches in Sylva are urged to!
invite visitors and friends to share
with them the privileges of worship.
Following is the order of worship
for the* morning service:
Voluntary; Hymn Ho. 231; "Near
the Crossi" The Apostles' Creed;
Prayer; Responsive reading No. 324,
The Gloria Patri; .New Testament
lesson Romans 6:1.6; Announcements
Offering; Hymn No. 225, "Take
Time to be Holy," Sermon- "The;
Secret of Sainthood"; iiymn No.l
199, "The Way of the Cross Leads
Hofne." Benediction.
W. T. CRISP ILL
Friends of Mr. W. T. Crisp will
regret to learn of his serious illness,
at his home on Savannah Road. How
evey, at this time he is said to be
resting better and is somewhat im
proved.
His sods, Cleveland Crisp, .of |
Candler, Luther Crisp of Florida,
Frank Crisp, of Macon county, and
Napoleon Crisp of Roanoke, have
been with their father and other
members of their family during his
illness.
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SHIP FIRST OAR OF PAPER |
The first carload of paper from
Sylva's new paper plant, that of the
Sylva Papcrboard Company, left Syl
va yesterday. It was a 30 ton load
of 181 rolls consigned to Fairfield
Paper Company, Baltimore, Ohio,
and shipped via>Southern, Cincinnati,
? Big Four and New York Central
lines.
It is understood that there are a
great many advance orders for tho
newest product of Sylva, enough to
keep the null running for 12 months
VttbOBt a atop.
THE ORIGINAL WILLIAMS M
. STOCK COMPANY
The original Williams Stock Co^j
will open next Monday night fot? a .
week's engagement under their mibit
moth waterproof tent theatre .-ft
the Moody bottom,1 east Sylva , en
limits. This company comes to Syljr*
with a reputation that is unexcelled*.
They are carrying thirty people and
vre presenting the latest BroadWft
stage successes. The opening plf?
Monday night will be a beautiful
comedy drama entitled "Don't I a6
to Your Wife" featuring May Blos
som, leading lady, and Marie Dega?
ferelly eomedient. This play carries
a strong moral and will be remem
bered for a long time to come by .ail
who witness it. There will be vaude
ville between each act featuring the
Du rands acrobatic dancers and rol
ler skaters, Pat BA>wn, blaek face
comedian, late of the A1 G. Held
and Metropolitan Minstrels. May
Blossom in a series of the latest
itr hits, Lee Allen and his mocking',
bird violin, furnished by the Virgin...'
ia Serenaders. Remember this com;.,
pany does not resort to contests of
any nature. The following signatures
are leading citizens of Waynesville
endorsing the original Williams
Stock Co., as clean and moral in all
respects: , Waynesville Mountaineer,
Mrs. R. R. Campbell, Community
Club, S. H. Jones, alderman, F. W.
Miller, alderman, Dr. Liner, Mrs. Wm
T. Hannah, President Sulgrave Club,
Mrs. Ben West, Secretary Chamber
of Commerce, Mrs. R. L. Allen, Pies
ident Civic League, Mrs. W. H.
Liner, first vice president Waynes
ville Civic League, Waynesville Phar_
macy, Bell (?ro. Co., Wavnesvilla
Book Store and many others.
LIBRARY NEWS
(By Mrs. C. C. Buchanan)
The library has recently added the
"following list of new books:
History of Democratic t Ptafy,
Kent.
History of Republican Party, My
ers.
Trader Horn.
Kitty, Deeping.
Mother of India, Mayo.
Son of India, Answers.
Nevada, Grey.
Plains of Abraham, Curwood.
Adam and' Eve, Erskinc.
We, Lindberg.
Skyward, Byrd < i\
A remarkable piece of sculpture
has been one of the recent gifts to
the library. Mr. B. H. Cathey pre.
sen ted a bookend with the head of
Lincoln carved on the front. Mr.i
Cathey did this sculpture with a
l>ocket knife and of a block of talc
from Nantahala, N. C. It is certain.!
ly worth a trip to the library to see
this piece of work by Sylva's gen.,
ius.
The library also wishes to grate_
fully acknowledge the large amount
of, painting doue by Mr. Sanford.
All of the signs and titles have been
donated by him gratis.
HALL ? HURST
A quiet marriage taking place at
the home of the bridle's aunt, Mrs.
Louetta Hall in Asheville was that
of Miss Anna May Hall and Mr.
Thedford Hurst. Mrs. Hurst is the
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs..
George Hall of Green's Creek and
Mr. Hurst is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hurst of Franklin. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
William Howell "and was witnessed
by a small company of relatives and
friends.
After a short lioueymoon Mr. and
Mrs. Hurst will make their home
near Franklin.
COMMERCE BODY TO
MEET THURSDAY
There will be a meeting of the Syl..
va chamber of commerce at ,-the
chamber of comerce hall, Tuesday
evening of next week, July 17. Of_
ficials of the chamber state that im
portant matters to tfie community
will be taken up, and uige not only
all members of the csajnber of com
merce, but all interested citizens as
lltell to attend the meeting.
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HOTICE
? The Lyric Theatre wi'l present '
* Rin Tin Tin in "HILLS OF *
? KENTUCKY", on next Thurs *
| May night, July 19, benefit Syiva ?
* Baseball Club. ?
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MISS MAYME LONG
HAS BRIDGE PARTY
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Four tables of bridge were made
"tap by guests asembled by Miss
Maynie Long at her home on Thurs._
day night of last week. Miss Pauline
Miller was the successful contestant
! for high score and was presented a
string of beads. Miss Ruth Oliver
was presented a handmade handker
chief as holder of low score. After
the game a delicious salad course
and tea were served. Miss Long's
guets were Misses Isabel Allison,
Nell Cowan, Ruth Oliver, Leah Nich
ols, Llewellyn Rhodes and her guest,
Miss Melissa Blackwell, Irene Oliver,
i^auline Miller, Mary Allison, Mar_
garet Freeze, Dorothy Moore and
Kathleen Barker, of Maryvlle, Tenn.
and Mesdames Douglas Tiain, J. R.
Buchanan. Walter Jones ami Harry
E. Buchanan.
SIX FIELD DAYS
PLANNED FQR SUMMER
i
Raleigh, N. C., July 11 ? Beginning
with the fourth annual farmers' field
day and picnic at the Blackland
Branch JExperimcnt Station near We
ona on Friday, July 13, a series of
six such events have been planned
for the branch station farms in
North Carolina this summer.
Immediately following the first *v_
ent, the Piedmont Branch Station
near Statesville will celebrate its 25th
annual event on July 19th. The pic.
nice at this station has grown to be
one of the most largely attended meet
ings for farmers in the state aud the
gatherings this year will be a cele_
bration of twenty five years of active
service by this farm to the citizens
Of the 'piedmont scctfOn.
The third picnic will be that held
on the fann of the Tobacco Branch
Station near Oxford on August 2nd
Mid will be the seventh annual meet
ing at that farm. The fourth, is the
?gigtooath annual ' fi^y day at the
Mountain Branch Station near Swan
nanoa on August 16th and the fifth
is the sixth annual field day at the
Upper Coastal Plain Station near
Roekv Mount on September f>. The
final field day at the six farms will
be the twelfth annual event at the
Coastal Plaiji Station ne?ir Willard
on September 1.3th.
i "Last year," says Fred E. Milhrn^
assistant director in charge of the
branch farms, "over 21,000 jH-rsons
I attended these annual field meet j
ings. In each case, the morning hours
were devoted to a speaking program
o nimportant fa*w subjects, folowed
by picnic luncheons held by the
groups attending and with the af
ternoon hours given over to trips of
inspection to the various experiment,
al tests and a study of the research
work being conducted."
| Mr. Miller states that these meet.,
j ings are among the best means of j
[ giving farmers the benefit of the re...,
j suits secured from the various tests
: conducted at the branch stations.
Each farm represents a special soil
region of the State and the work is
so planned that it will supply infor_
mation on the kinds of farming best
suited to that region.
SYLVA BOOKLETS NOW OUT
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The Sylva booklets, setting forth
the advantages of Sylva and Jackson
county to the tourist, home seeker,
educator and investor, are just off
the press and are being distributed
by the Chamber of Commerce. The
little booklet is an attractive one,
of convenient size to cargry in the
pocket and is well illustrated with
Sylva and Jackson county scenes.
HUNTER TO SPEAK
AT CHAPEL HILL
Cullowhec, July II ? Messrs. H- T.
Hunter, W. E. Bird, and E. H. Still
well and Miss Cordelia Camp left
this afteri>non for Chapel Hill where
they will attend the Elementary Ed.,
ucational Conference at the State
University. Mr. Hunter will appear
on the program for Friday.
BOY SCOUTS OFF TO CAMP
22 Boy Soonts of Sylva under com
mand of Scoutmaster George Clem_
mer, left Sylva this morning - for
j Camp Daniel Boone where they will
| be encamped for ten days.
A number of Sylva Rotarians fur_
I nished automobile transportation, for
the boys to camp, and will bring
them home at the end of the ten
day period.
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N
MADE HOST WHEAT
AGENT EVER SAW
Raleigh, N. C., .Tulyll ? The effect
of using i small amount of quick act_
ing nitrogen as a top dressing for
wheat is tersely but effectively told
by County Agent E. S. Millsaps of
Randolph county who last week at
tempted to help harvest a five acre
i tract which he was using as a dem
onstration
"Last Friday," says Mr. Millsape,
"I was in one of the worst mixups
that I have ever seen. We applied 200
pounds per acre of nitrate oir soda
on a five acre piece of wheat this
Wheat. There had been a heavy wind
and it was blown in every direction,
spring. Friday, we tried to cut the
I believe that this land would have
made the greatest yield of wh(4f
that I have ever seen had it stood' up.
The wheat was so thick and so rank,
that the knotter on the binder was
almost in constant motion. We could
not use the carrier and you could
walk across the field on the bundles.
I cannot say now what yield it will
make, but certainly it is the most
straw that I ever saw on a piece of
land."
The average yield of wheat in Ran
dolph county in 1927 was only 12
bushels per acre and the average
money value per acre amounted to
$18.12. Apparently, if the wheat on
this demonstration makes the yield
that Mr. Millsaps' picturesque de
scription indicates, interesting facts
will be brought out as to how to
increase wheat yields and values in
the future. Randolph county is one
of' the leading wheat growing sec ...
tions of North Carolina. Last year,
30,743 acres were planted with only
Davidson county planting a larger
acreage. The total production was
368,916 bushels with Rowan making
j a slightly larger yield with an acre .
I age less than Randolph by some 300
acres.
However, the results of this demon
stration indicate that it will be wise
in the future for farmers of the
county to top dress their wheat with
such quick acting nitrogen fertilizers
-as nitrate of soda and thus obtain
the excellent yields which appear pos
sible to obtain.
CULLOWHEE NORMAL
CELEBRATES FOURTH
July 4 ? School was turned out and
a holiday declared by the President
of the Normal.
At 8 a. m. a patriotic program was
given. The opening number was the
singing of America by all assembled.
Then, Mr. H. T. Hunter,, the presi
dent of the school, lead in a beauti...
ful prayer thanking God for the
mothers and fathers back in the ear.,
lv days who gave themselves so un
selfishly that we, their descendants, I
might have independence.
The next number was an impressive
talk on "The Flag" by Mr. Seymour
one of the State Normal professors.
His opening words were "The flag,
which represents, stands for, and
glorifies the American republic, can
not be estimated in values of gold
and silver or precious stones. It is
something whose worth is infinitely
above all estimates of values."
Then, he reviewed the history of
the flag, telling how, 146 years ago,
the Continental Congress of the Unit
ed States- met and adopted the en
sign of the flag and how the com
mittee called upon Mrs. Betsy Ross
and asked her to sew the flag for
them. In concluding his talk, Mr.
Seymour gave an appropriate quota
tion from the poets-:
"Beautiful flag, our country's pride,
Long may its stars and stripes float
wide,
Oter the land and over the sea,
Beautiful flag of the noble free."
After this talk the flag was raised
and the pledge to it was given by ev
eryone present, Then the "Star
Spangled Banner" and "America' the
-?Beautiful" were sung. This cdnclud
ed the program.
About fifty of the students and
teachers went to Whiteside mountain
and Tuekaseegee Falls for1 the day.
Some other smaller parties went to
Fairfield, Waynesville, Franklin and
Junaluska.
I
y ?
Jim Holloway has the best acre of
tobacco of any club boy in Durham
county, according to his county agt.
The tobacco has made good growth,
has a uniform stand and is of exeeL
| lent quality.
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PROGRAM NOW COMPLETE
FOR FARM GATHERING
Raleigh, A. C., July 12? The twen.
ty sixth annual meeting of the State
Farmers Convention known this year
as Farm and Home Week will be
held at State College on July 24 to
27 inclusive and will be well attend
ed according to early indications.
. "As in the past," says James M.
Gray, assistant director of extension
and secretary of the convention, "the
Csllege will give its rooms free for
6#e^ dollar. Guests must bring neces_
sary toilet articles, covering, towels
and other accessories and it would
be wise for those who plan to use
the dormitory rooms to plan their
arrival by Monday afternoon, July
23. We will assign rooms as the
v guests register and the program be
gins promptly at eight o'clock the
fol lowing morniflg. ' '
Mr. Gray announces that an un
usually strong program has been ar
ranged. The Convention lasts for
four days and will be more strictly
educational in its purposes than in
past years. Sectional meetings deal .,
ing with agronomy, livestock, horti
culture, home economics, poultry,
farm engineering and forestry sub
jects will be held each morning and
afternoon during the four days. The
general or joint meetings for all the
men and women will begin at eleven
o'clock each morning and last until
one. From four until six o'clock each
afternoon, the guests may visit points
of interest about Rjileigfi or attend
other Recreational exercises.
The evening hours wilt be devoted
to Vesper services, motion pictures,
community singing and music on the 1
campus.
One new feature of the week will
be the public recognition of five lead
ing form women who have been
chosen as Master Homemakers by the
extension workers and the "Farm
er's Wife," a monthly publication
for farm women. Three interesting '
contests have also beeen arranged.
BOTS AND GIRLS 4 H CLUBS TO
HAVE MOVING PICTURE SHOWS
IN SIX COMMUNITIES OF THE
COUNTY.
The six boys and girls 4 H club*
of the county will present as spjxfal
feature of their work a good fo reel
picture and comedy at the school
house for the entire community in
which they live. The 30 or more farm
boys and girls in each of these clubs
are very active learning community
cooperation and organized farm work
as well as better farming and live
stock raising.
Th*s moving picture is full of fun
and interest for everybody from the
youngest ]>erson in the family to
grand dad. It brings out how easily
farm communities can make progress
by active organization in their farm
problems and livestock, marketing.
The scenes are taken front the great
sheep and cattle ranches of the weak
At the same time there is a good
setting, love story and comedy in
the picturc.
The pictures will be furnished by
the U. S. Motion Picture Bureau at
Washington. The picture machine is
furnished by the State College of Ag
riculture and the motor and lights by
Roy Tritt, East LaPorte, local dealer
for P'airbanks Morse power and light
plants. The show will be presented
the following places and dates:
John's Creek school, Wednesday,
July 18th at 8:15 p. m.
Webster school Thursday, July 19,
at 8:15 p. m.
Qualla school Friday, July 20th,
8:15.
Beta school Saturday July 21st,
at 8:15:
Glcnville school Monday, July 23rd
at 8:15.
Cullowhee school Wednesday* ju)y
25th at 8:15.
A small admission charge of 15
^nd 25 cents will be charged and the
noney used to send a representative
from each club to the State 4 H
Club Short Course at Raleigh the
first week in August. Everybody
in the community is invited and urg
?d to attend the show and have a
good time together.
Farmers, of Beaufort county have
shipped 73 cars of hogs this year and
most of them brought top prices on
the eastern markets beeause of the
feding mehtoda foUowd.