3 Year in Advance in the County
l, N. C., Thursday, August 23, 1928
$2.00 the Year in Advance Outside Count t
JACKSON FARMERS
HAD GREAT TOUR
Twvnn one Jackson County farm
,,.in ii t n i ;ii nu'i-s from Swnin County,
hi Svlva, Simdny evening,
f
, | V -OIU ,n?
w . Til-oil, county agent, a,u*
irt
vi-k's olliri.il tour of |iatl<
\ii.nna. Maryland, the national
i rtiH' ?' '
, :-tl North Carolina, rejKirt
i trip, much pleasure, and
hi
" <!?:(! i?l profitable informa
been e,,ruere<l
?|l? .1 :ifksoii men making the trip
u c.Hiiiiy Agent C. W. Tilson,
i> ( lit. v i ll and II. iicjjjiiti,
oiiii I !?' J N- "igdon, ^?vanimh; N.
,? Un.wii. Webster; Will U wis, Lit
,N S;i, , C. II. Kiteheu, Sylva;
i; \V. Fi>hcr, Fisher Creek; ?l. T.
(>,|ill. bull's Creek; W. C. Nor
|ulli T. Ledbetter, F. H. Brown
Kim- Cowanl, Cullowhee; Kich
al,l w'ike, liiver; K. Hunter, and
Ihllaril lloo|H'i', (. auey Fork; K. H.
Stt'Vt*ii> .ii"' ^??n Hoo|?er, Moses
t'r.fk: .1. M. Nicholson, John's Creek;
I \|, ( ' iiimi iil;1ui in, (ilcnville; Haves
||imi|x'|. '""I Hansom Ste.w
ali( Mountain. I
The party left Svlva on Monday
moiiiiij^ Au-rust If and sjient the
iiM nv1'1 Camp al Marion, Yrt.
Tuesday morning they inspected some
,?I I lir line HI lie Crass, sheep, cattle
iminiliv til Virginia, and an esix-eially,
I mil' ticiil of llcn-fowl cattle. A great.
[iValurc that was impressive was a
i iy |ki>i lire in which ?"? years ago,
III,,, fii i Hint >cdge was pasturing 1!
h -?w for c\cry acre, had been changed!
f ||,io .i splendid blue grass jmsture by j
Jlr. Itanium. by using 1") |K>unds ol'j
'/ 1,1,,,. gras?, t junnids of white clover!
.ami ilHi |H>iinds of acid phosphate.)
Vi.w I lie Millie hill is pasturing two;
row* lor every acre, by the above'
,i|?l thrill inn, and an application of
4oii (MiiintU i?i acid phosphate every
-prim:.
Tur-tlay night was s|>ent at Natural
Budge, where the Jackson folks saw
ibi> sicca t, natural wonder. Wednes-I
,il:n thev vi-itcd Washington and Leej
Iniwrsity, and the tombs of Lee audi
JatkMin, i iid proceeded on -through
ibe Valley of Virginia to Winchester!
dint Washington, viewing the dairy
ami Ihhnc section of Northern Vir
ginia, with meat fields of alfalfa.
Wednesday night, Thursday night
mhI Friday morning were sjK'iit in
Wellington where the Jackson men!
ihiti il the depart incut of agriculture, j
tail their picture made with the di-[
rivtor-in-cliief of the extension ser
vile, iiiN|ieetcd tlie federal test farm
it Belleville, Maryland, where ex
tensive e\|H>rimcnts are hing made!
*ith ilaicy cattle, sheep, hogs and
poultry, ami where they saw a cow
Ibnt i* giving 100 |>omuls of -milk
> day. The Washington monument,
?he White House, the Smithsonian j
liiMitut ion, the Congressional library!
?'id other points of interest in Wash
ington city were visited.
"ii Friday morning they weut lo;
Arlington, visited the national cerne- 1
tm, the tomb of the unknown sol-!
for, and the federal test farm for j
'?"its and vegetables.
leaving Arlington, the party pro
dded to Richmond for the night;
s?'l Saturday morning they visited
I n ion Stock Yards, and the pack
houses, where they learned that
Richmond is a good market for eat tie j
?""l hogs, but a |?oor one for sheep,
5nd tlmt in marketing sheep it is
**t to |>oo| the lambs and make a'
^Iterative shipment to Haltimorc
" York.
i Saturday they proceeded to I)ur
'i8|h through the cotton, tobacco and
j I*!!... -ei-tinii of North Carolina, j
I "nl Here iiiaile to reali/e nvore force-;
> than ever that the continuous
l'r"'l"nio!i ol cotton or tobacco with
I?i*??|ht rotation of cro|>s will ini
^'?ri-h the country.
s iturd iv night was spent at the
^"'gh.ii" ( amp at Mebane, and on
J"'n> ''l(' party made for home,
? avi"g time to visit the farms
? ? taw ha county or the state test
?r"' at Swaiinanoa, as had been or
intended.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Ij'-eiiM. to wed have been issued
I '' two couples during the week, by
"?Bister ot Deeds W. W. Bryson.
Nui,'h Crawford and Lillian Sue
I ^,r>srui, i,i Haywood; and Love Shav
|tT| 01 Stanley County and Ethel
'^IN ot Sylva were granted license.
QUEEN-ROBERTS WEBDliVfc J
?WEBSTER ITEMS
t
A wedding of great interest through
out Jackson county wa* that of
Miss Ronnie Qm*en to Mr. Maynor
G. Roberts of Newport, Tenn., which
??k plat'i1 at In.- .t* J
Webster at two o'clock Thursday af
ternoon, August lti. The Queen Mi..e I
was lovely throughout with a profu
? ion i?i summer ituucrs, :>.u impro
vised altar having been formed in
the parlor. Mi:.s Jdilrired Cowan ol
Asheville played soi'tlv belore the
cntraucf of the officiating minister,
TU'v. .1. ft. Murray, of Sylva. To the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding,
inarch the bride entered with her '
only attendant, Miss Eleanor Huff
of Greenville, S. C., ami was met at
the altar by the groom, anil his best
man, Mr. Lov Bryson of Beta. After
the impressive ring ceremony, the
guests were invited into the dining!
room, artisti^ in its color note of
yellow and white, where .the brid*?
cake with miniature bride and groom
formed the center decoration ol the
table.
The bride was attractively gowned
in an, Afternoon model of white geor
gette and lace, wearing as her only
ornament a pearl brooch. Her flow
ers were Sweetheart Hoses and \ alley
Lillies. She wore as her going-aiway
costume, a tan ensemble with ac
cessories. Mi's. Roberts is the onl\
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore ^
Qieen, who until recently lived in.
Greenville, S. C., where the bride .
graduated from Greenville Woman's
College.
Mr. Rol>erts* the son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. G.? Roberts, of Newjwrt,
Tenn., is a graduate of Carson-New- j
man College, "por the past two years
lie has been a popular and efficient!
coach and teacher at Sylva Collegiate]
Institute, where after September 1,1
Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will be at
home. j
About forty guests were assembled
for the wedding, the out ol town,
guests being, Mr. and Mrs. Ij. (?.
Lusk, Gr<tfnvillef_S. C.,_ Mjsa l?ulk.
T?ieb,- dandier, Mrs. 11. H- Hughes
diul Miss Mattie Bell, Greenville S. C.
Mrs. C. 11. Neal and daughter, Miss
Hiawatha ot Asheville, Miss Julia
Mc.Vairy, Greensboro and Mrs. A!
bert Hawkins, Biltmore.
Rev. Eliza Myers, former pastor |
of Webster Methodist church, and;
daughter, Calla, spent Thursday night
with Mrs. Eugenia Allison and t'amilj.!
Mr. and Mrs. .1. I* Broyles spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. B.
Cannon, at Dillsboro.
Miss Bess McQuarter has returned
to Winder, Ga., after visiting Miss
Nellie Wild.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morris had j
as their dinner guests, Thursday, |
Rev. Elsie Myers and daughter, Miss
Calla. # _ 1
Miss Margaret Moore is visiting,
her sister, Mrs. Eugenia Allison, at- J
ter spending several weeks with rela^
tives in Franklin. j
Miss Sue Hagler of Cullowhee,
spent last week end with Miss Oberia
Wild.
Mrs. Clyde Buchanan and tittle
daughter, Mary Leta, spent Thursday
night with Mrs. Dan Allison before
returning to their home in Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hawkins of
Biltmore sjient the week-end, with
their mother, Mrs. A. C. Queen.
Miss Ruth Rich has returned to
Candler, after visiting Miss Isabella]
Allison.
Mrs. C. H. Xeal and daughter, Hia
watha of Asheville s|>ent Thursday!
with Miss, Isabelle Allison, having
come over to attend the Queen-Rob
erts wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. George Coward of
Eagle Lake, Fla., are visiting Mr.
anil Mrs. Theodore Queen.
Messrs Fred and Matt Bryson of
Dora, Ala., are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Etta Davis.
Mr. Carl Stillwell ' of Winslow,
Arizona, is spending several days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Stillwell.
Mrs. W. A. Stillwell of Macon, Ga.
is spending several weeks with rela
tives here.
Miss Lucy Hedden has returned
to her home at Webster, after spend
ing several weeks at Cashiers.
Muss Laura Stillv/ell of Kennedy
Memorial Home at Kinston is spend
ing her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Mabel Davis.
Mrs. W. N. Cook of Kings Moun
tain, is visiting relatives here.
M sses Manila and Louise Buchai'j
an of Washington, D. C., are visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs." W, T,
j Albany Is Scene of Smith Ceremonies
Smith Notification Ceremonies
Heard Throughout Land!
On Wednesday, August 22, ( iovern j
or Alfred E. Smith was officially .
notified of his nomination for the;
presidency. The ceremonies were heldj
at the Stute Capital Steps at Albany
and an elaborate radio hook-up made!
it possible for them to be heard in!
every section ot' theroimtry. More'
than 100 radio broadcasting stations'
sent out the Governor's words. Sev-|
eral short wave stations carried the
speeches to Ktnope, where they were
re-broadcast.
' The exercises commenced after the
playing of "The Star Spangled Ban
ner," with Senator Key Pittman of J
Nevada the first to speak. Senator [
Pittman concluded his notification
speech, to which Governor Smith iv-j
s ponded.
Traffic was closed on all streets
surrounding Capitol Park. Amplifiers
carried the speeches to all parts of
the park and to near by streets. Vast'
crowds congregated to hear and see1
t
the ceremonies. i
The first of the week, in answering]
the attacks made u|?on his record
by William Alien White, Governor
Smith went carefully and pai ticularly |
over his entire legislative record, tell-!
ing how he voted in each instance and)
ifHsoa* bfcUotsj
that he cast; and in answer to' the i
charge that he has stip]>oried vice,
he stated:
"I am glad to have this matter j
taken out of the whispering stage!
and put into the open once and forj
all I shall meet it now. I regard it,
as purely jiolitical and when the!
campaign begins, I do not propose 1
to have the issues of that cani|>aign
befogged by controversy over irrele
vant things such as the discussion
of my votes as a legislator some
twenty or more years ago.
My record as an opponent of im
morality is fixed and secure public
ly, and by many letters in my pos
session, the late Kcv. Canon John P.
Peters, when chairman of the commit
tee of fourteen, the leading anti-vice
society of New York, repeatedly
thanked me for my coo]?eration with
that .organization. No one in all of
the twenty-five years of my public
life has ever* dared to make the vile
suggestions which emanated from Mr.
BALSAM
Mrs. L. P. Tapp.in and her brother,
Mr. Lawrence Lindsev, who have'
been visiting relatives here, have re- 1
turned to their hom in Ciiicinnati,<>.,
accompanied by their sister, Miss
Virginia Lindsev and Miss Hannah
Warren.
Miss Mary George Howell who has
been visiting at Bat Cave and Spar
tanburg, S. C., has returned home,
accompanied by her grandmother, J
Mrs. J. L. Howell, of Spartanburg, j
Rev. and Mrs.* T. C. Jordan, of !
Spiudalc, visited Mrs. I). T. Knight,,
last Sunday. Mr. Jordan was one of j
the, originators of the Methodist
church here. |
We regret that C. R. Jones, Sr.,
is critically ill at his home here.
Buchanan.
Miss Lenna Barker spent the week
end at her home in Andrews.
Glen Davis left for several weeks'
stay in Sedro Valley, Wash.
Messrs Louis Buchanan and Alviin
Monteith and Miss Ethel Buchanan j
of Washington, D. C., are visiting |
Mr. and Mi's. L. L. Buchanan.
Miss Kathcrine Dillard spent the
week end with her parents in South
Carolina.
Mrs. S. C. Allison and daughter
Miss Evelyn, spent ' Monday with
Mrs. Eugenia Allison and family.
White, with the approval of Henry
.1. Allen, publicity director of the lie
publican national committee. What a
cowardly course the Republican na
tional committee pursued! It issued
a slanderous statement through its
official publicity bureau and then
alter its general publication in the
press, attempted to evade responsi
bility by the childish claim that it
had been given out by accident. It
is not fair play.
An interesting side light, on the!
Governor of New York's record is
given in the following editorial from
the Richmond, Va., News Leader:
"It is odd that in all their quo- j
tat ions from his many addresses and
messages not one of A1 Smith's crit
ics seems to have found space for
these three sentences that appeared
in his memorandum accompanying the
repeal of the Mullan-Gage act:
f. ?
'With all the earnestness that 1 j
am able to bring to my command, let j
me assure the thousands of people,
who wrote to me on this subjec t .. ;
. . that the repeal of the Mullan-j
Gage law will not and cannot hv anv I
. . * j
possible stretch of the imagination
bring back into existence the saloon,)'
whii-h^igjMKl -ought to 4>e a defunct j
institution in, this country, and any'
attempt at its rc-establishmeent bv!
a misconception of the executive at- j
titudc on this bill will be forcefully >'
and vigorously suppressed.
*1 yield to no man in my reverence
and respect for the Constitution ofi
the I'nited Slates, and I advocate'
nothing which will infringe u|ton the
provisions of the Kighteenth Amend-,
nicnt. It is, nevertheless, a tact that
the definition of an intoxicating bev
erage contained in the Volstead Act
is not an honest or a common sense
one. '
That language is explicit enough
to admit of no cvavil: "The saloon
.... is and ought to be a defunct
institution;' "I advocate nothing
which will infringe upon the provi
sions of the Eighteenth Amendment."
That was said on .Tune 1, 1923, and
it stands today, but it will be news
to many people. It is not the kind
of quotation that the enemies of
Governor Smith care to circulate."
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
OPEN SEPTEMBER 3RD.
The Sylva High School will open
on Monday, September 3rd and . the
officials and faculty are expecting
the largest enrollment in the history
of the school, i
Superintendent V. E. Wessinger
has arrived in Sylva and has issued
the following statement to the pti
pijs and patrons of the school:
Announcement
The Sylva High School will begin
the 1928-29 session on September 3rd
at nine o 'crock.
We are looking forward to the
largest enrollment in the history of
the Sylfa High School.
I will be in my office on Friday,
August 31st to help all new and old
pupils to arrange their courses of
study for .the following year. !? am '
going to urge that all new pupils and
especially eighth gradte pupils come
and bring their certificates with'
them so I may check up and get them
classified.
Any pupil wishing to take an en
trance examination MUST be at the
I
Sylva High School building on Fri
day, August 31st.
(Signed) V. E. Wessinger, Prin.
Sylva High School.
j Farmers of Gaston County have
j disposed of 33 scrub bulls since the
J first of July and have replaced them
; with 37 purebred animals.
ROTARY CLUB HAS p
LADIES' NIGHT
The Rotary Club of Sylva cele
1) rated ladies' ni^ht, last evening,
with a dinner served in the dining'
room of the Methodist church. Dr |
William Way, of Charleston, Dis-j
re1; Governor of Rotary was present
and delivered the principal address, i
exj fining the aims and purposes
of Rotary, and the phenominal gorwth
of Rotary, which started twenty
three years ago, and has now encirel
ed the globe.
The dinner was served by ladies
of the Methodist Missionarv Society,
* I
and a number of stunts had been
arranged by the program committee]
o! the Club.
Features of the program were a
duet by Mr. C. W. Denningand Mrs.
Jimerson, a solo by Miss Emily
Weigle, the presentation of a lovely
motto to Mrs. Thomas A. Cox, the
woman present who was the mother
of the most children, an impromptu
debate between E. L. McKee, Billy
Davis, Reginald Enloe and Dan Tomp
kins on the' question resolved: that
married men make better Rotarians
than single men, and other features
of fun and pleasure.
Mrs. E. L. McKee made a spark
ling, short address, thanking the
Rotarians,on behalf of the ladies, for
a pleasant evening.
QUALLA
Mr. James Reed of Beta gave an
enthusiastic tjalk at the Baptist
church Sunday, on Christian Edu
cation.
Revival services are in progress at
the Methodist church. The ]Mistor,
Rev. R. L. Bass has secured Rov.
J. R. Church of Andrews to do the
preaching, and Mr. Paul Shepherd
of Sylva as music director during
the meeting. ?
The many friends of Mr. G. T.
Cooper are sorry to learn of his
serious accident. He has a home in
Qualla and has spent most of fcisj
life among Our people. _ \ >'
Mrs. J. L. Sittbn, irt^feppiog ftjom
a ear last Thursday, fell and bl-oke
her arm. Although she is suffering
a good deal at present, we hope for
her a sjH>edy recovery.
On Sunday, August 19, at the!
home of Mr. J. E. Battle, the Battle J
relatives assembled in a family re
union. A sumptuous feast was served
at the noon hour.
Mrs Hyatt of Waynesville, with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hyatt called
on Mrs. J. L. Ferguson.
Mr. J. C. Johnson and family were
dinner guests at Mr. Fred McLean's j
Whittier.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Moore and Mr.
James Bradburn of Whittier spent
Sunday at Mr. John Bradburn 's.
Mr. Johnson Thomas of Barkers
Creek visited his daughter, Mrs. J. ;
L. Sitton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hoyle made
a trip to Sylva.
Mr. and Mrs. Golman Kinsland
called at Mr. Glenn Ferguson's.
A party of young folks made a
trip to Blowing Spring.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoyle called
at Mr. David Worley's.
A social was given at Mr. Lamons
Saturday evening.
Mr. Oscar Gibson and family called
at Mr. W. H. Hoyle 's.
Miss Annie Faye West of Ashc
ville spent the week cud with Miss
Cumi Howell.
We are in the sunshine again after
the protracted stormy weather.
BAPTIST ENCAMPMENT
BEING HELD HEBE
The 2nd. Annual Baptist Encamp
ment at Svlva Collegiate Institute is
now in. progress.. The morning classes
in B. Y. P. U. and Sunday school
work are well attended. At 11:15
o'clock each morning Dr. Cullom of
Wake Forest College is giving a se
ries of Bible lectures, taken from the
book of Romans. This feature of
tie program is especially interesting
and helpful, and many who cannot
take advantage of the study classes
are availing themelvcs of this won
derful . opportunity. Dr. Zeno Wall,
, pastor of the First Baptist church,
| Shelby, is thrilling and Inspiring the
' audience each evening with his mas
terful sermons. The local people are
showing their interest and apprecia
tion by attending these services in
greater numbers each evening. Just
, before the sermon each night there is
; a special feature by the local B. Y.
| P. U.'s. Last night the Junioza gave
HOME-COMING DAY AT
OULLOWHEE SUNDAY
This coming Sunday, August 26,
j the Cullowhee community will ob
serve the annual Home-coming, or as
some choose to fall it Decoration
Daw This event has been an annua!
affair for some years that it has now
become a custom; ami a heautittil
custom it is. The younger generation
understands that it grew out of ?he
annual occasion of placing flowers
on the graves of departed loved ones.
The purpose of celebration at the
present, however, has been expanded
in its social significance so as to
include not only the placing of flow
ers on the graves of departed ones
but also the gathering in a great fam
ily re union all the living loved ones
from far and near for a period of
christian fellowship. Every living per
son, far and near, who' has at any
time had any relationship with Cul
lowhee, is urgently requested to be
present on "this annual occasion next
Sunday at the Baptist church ceme
tery.
The committee on arrangements is
planning to make the event an all
day affair. The program will begin
at 10 o'clock sharp Sunday morning.
At this hour the folk will be request
ed to gather i n and around the ceme
tery, for the placing of flowers on
the graves will be the first thing on
the program after which the main
speaker of the day will give an ad
dress at the cemetery ; provided, in
clement weather does not prohibit.
The complete program will be ap
proximately as follows:
Prayer, ."?rir? Rev. J. S. FolgeT
Song, Jesus Ix>ver of My Soul
Decoration of Graves by Children
Quartet t.
Address, Hon. J. Robert Long
Prayer, Rev I. K. Stafford.
Get together hour 11:15 to 12:15
Dinner 12:15 to 1:30
Community addresses: Mr. Holune>
Bryson, Dr. H. T. Hunter, {Jnartett,
Prof R. L. Madiao^M*. T. A^ Cox,
Qyjurtett;
Prof. ?. IL StiltyeH.
Be sure to bring tW following ar
ticles: the young people, the old peo
ple, the babies, the flowers,, and most
important of all, a great large bas
ket of dinner. Let us make an old
time picnic style dinner of this hour.
The following people are requested
to serve as committeemen and com
mittewomen :
1. Collection and distribution ot
flowers, Mrs. Ida Smith, Mrs. F. H.
Brown, Mrs. W. ,W. Brown, Mrs.
B. J. Hughes, . ^
2. Ushers, Mr. Glenn Hughes, Chiet,
Mr. Frank G. Brown.
Signed by the committee on arrange
ments,
Mrs. H. C. Bryson _)
John Painter . ..^1
Rufus Phillips
David Brown ' !
L. A. Amons
. J. S. Seymour
PLAN JUN ALASKA TRIP
A party of Intermediate boys and
girls have planned an onting at La ire
Junaluska on Friday afternoon of
this week. The girls are going to
provide the lunches, while the boys
will take care of the transportation
and the boat ride on the lake. Th?
party will assemble at the Medford
Furniture Store and go over to the
Lake in one of Mr. Moody's big
trucks, leaving the store promptly
at three o'clock. The party will be
conducted by Rev. George Clemmer,
Mrs. Clemmer and Mrs. John Parri.-.
COWARD HAS OPERATION
Mr. Dillard Coward is reported to
be recovering nicely after having un
dergone an operation in the Candler
Nichols hospital, the first of the
week. ,
a demonstration program. Tonight
(Wednesday) the Seniors have a rare
treat in store for those attending en
titled "Wedding Bells". Come and
hear them ring. Thursday evening thf
Intermendiateg will present the plac -
et "The Downs and Ups of An In
termediate B. Y. P. U." On Friday
evening in addition to tbe regular
program a report meeting of the
Centennial Campaign Committee wil!
be held. -j
Dr. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest
College will speak Friday night on
Christian JbtneatMAi