e Vear in Advance in the County Sylva, N. C., Thursday, August 30, 1928. $2.00 the Year in Advance Outside Count 1 KmcALTIGZT goes ^ y TO SUPERIOR COURT M, ,k tfrcil. ,v ??unir Qtulla man, was m I *111 .? 1 1 1 1 1 rlie costs, in the He t,.i I Monday after boin^ ti.^1 ??l' rrn assault, with his fist ? ?>!i I*'1' Snv :l'su th(> su?<> t?t .lark-on rount.v, and Reed K ,1, ;ii to flu* sujK'rior court. M I" ' ''?? ifestiiiiony in tiic liYi'.l ami some other men were last K,j(mI;h. >?>?'?'?? ?'?"<' tip, an. I gu.nl III'' "??"' -^".t ?' crooked and dirty that [muMa'i vote tor them, or words [ lit, 'i t ft !?*??' W linviijMiii Keed, who W ui'tli |,is. F , , S \ l\a, bringing two and filtered n id ?t ?uili> Ill-tore Ksquire Ray Im,! Sultiiii. who heard the testi-; Inl ni fin' more witnesses and tnnnW lu 1'"1' ^eed and the f|, ?| i In- aft ion. Snyder procured |, jit-jnl in the Ket order's court, I Ij Ktnl admitted having struck | Lulrr, hut plead former conviction j Lure the magistrate. The court held a, Snvder was not preset^ at I L toriM'i' trial, or was not notified j tit, that. the trial before Jvsquire! Lm *as ot no effect; although it' L ,tat?.l that the same facts were' liiJuceil before Mr. Sutton as aji-j Lainl in ti"' Recorder's court. The' Lrunli'i, liul'^e Sutton, lined Keed Ijii.iHi ?< iid taxed him with the costs;' ?,lu|*m the ruling of Judge Sutton, [i*,l excepted and apjtealed to the1 irinlici ti t iii wt Superior court, jim l^uccn. coiiviued of drunkeness iJ ut a simple assault u|?on his itki, was sentenced to .serve 4 mi the roads; hutl the sen rut't' H It> u>|Kii(leil for 18 uionth^ ,|?iu s;oetl behavior. Kut Williams was convicted of ?"t">.Muii and transporting and sen mi .. I tn serve 4 iiionulis on the roads. hi? M-iiU-nce w as also suspended up- 1 iii tin- "mill lit'havior of rhe defendant Ijju McKirath was convicted of taii | .ii ! iii:; and possession, to which! |knr be entered a plea of guilty,' Hr ?.( iitem-ed to ti months on the | M', and the sentence suspended j ImM I 1m* I lil VIOl*. A fhar^i* ?l iort^iy against, Suites ,iUc Brvson was changed, by consent, it oiic ut torcililc tresjwiss, uii*l prayer lur judgment was continued uj>on lUW'Ilt (it I In* costs. Akin Mai his, assault* prayer lor I'l'bimiit continued uutil the Fourth lloinlav iu S?'|?t ?'iiil?t?r. ? IWtlm Wilson, public drunkeness, ill'-il ;iiiil tailed. Hdivc Loin:, drunk, palled and t'ail hl. I?in* X. llavis, possession and trans Kl?:ig, called and tailed, "ten McKiiiiiey, drunk, continued I'1 niitM-lil. I.i;iinli'i Hyatt, assault with a itaillv w c;i [hiii, continued by consent. Ih-.i-.ie IN.ils |>ossession and trans iting, :iiid oj>erating an automobile ?Mr intoxicated, continued. Mashbuni, prostitution, \ "witlis in capias to issue in 10 ilau. liiwn'ii,e Cooper, false pretense, H'nl'lc c;m,c |ou:i u it lo the charge. ' I.. t'ojM', ojteratiiig an autoino "laic iuloxicafed, called and fail hi. ' ? Simla r, possession and trans lating, jiulgiaerit suspended ujkki fulfill ot the costs. ;'*? Ashe, drunk, two months in M with the privilege of the coni ?"'"""ici's hiring him out. THE 1'IRST DEITZ REUNION ^ bt-ii ! Scptciaber 15 ^ licit- ! Kasl Fork church grounds. ^ I'" i-. c\ | icc ted to nttjpndf All the ,',!>|?riut?> and relatives of the Na "'dll"'l licit/, family. 'nine bring a basket of eats. WhalJ me we going to dof Shako renew acquaintance, listen to sin^ some old-time melodies, "ll ""<1 ui joy the day. PRESSLEY REUNION ( ^be IVfcssley Reunion will be at l! "? fiesslev's, Sel*. 8, 1928. Ev ''jboilv is invited to come and bring 4 basket ut dinner. BotreUry. _ COL. FRED A. OI.DS ADDRESSES ROTARIANS Col. Fred A. Olds, of the North Carolina Historical Commission, Kal cigh, speaking before tflic Rotary Club of Sylva, at its weekly luncheon meeting, at the Potluek Tea House, Tuesday, called attention the fact that all ree.mLs are being broken by voung white men, under the age of 24 going to the i>enil|entiary and boys and girls going to Samarkand and Stonewall Jackson Training School, and of the duty of the-|>eople to see what can be done aboutj tj^ alarming sit nation. Col. Olds laid the trouble -largely to the fact that; most of the men and boys entering the ]>enal institu tions are illiterate or have rarely reached j>ast the third grade in school, and to the laxity of home training. Col. Olds said thatj we used to sing about 44 Where is my wandering boy tonight; but that now "Where is the Wandering Mother." He said tlhat a large majority of the boys and girls would be better off and receive better training if they were jrakei^ from their parents, and sent to an orphanage. | Col. Olds stressed tjfie beauty ofi this section of North Carolina, an.l j stated that we should advertise it, j by placing markers calling attention 1 to tjie points of interest, by showing j the things that we are raising, and by keeping premises along the high ways neat and attractive. Col. Olds expressed his gratifies- j tion at the ortlio|>edic work that, is being s|?oiisored by the club iimong; the crippled children of the country and told of several instances that lie has known of crippled boys and girls, being changed from objects of pity to strong, happy, useful children by the surgeons at the orthojtedic hospital in (Jasionia. A representative of the state board of health will he in Sylva next Tues day to explain tj'ie work to the Ko tarian?) who are enthusiastic over the project they are sponsoring for the crippled children of Jackson County. ? - | METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES Is Theology ''Bunk"? Is religion a matter of pious sii|ier>-'t|ition? Are there any real grounds for faith in God ami a belief in the immortality of the soul? These questions will he uppermost} in the mind of the pas tor, Rev. George Clciumcr, of th > Methodist iehuroh Sunday morning when he will deliver a sermon 0:1 the subject, " Why I Relieve in Re ligion." In the evening at 7:45 Mr. Clemmcr * will preach at Dillsboro, using as his subject, "An Unpopular Preach er. ' ' The Sunday schools of the charge meet promptly at 10 a. ni. A very cordial invitation is extended to the public (,o attend any of the services and worship with the congregation. The morning and evening programs of worship follow : Morning worship 11 a. m. Voluntary; Hymn No. 211, "0 Worship The King."; The Apostles Creed; Prayer; Voluntary bv mem bers of the choir; Responsive reading No. .'{05; The Gloria Patri; New Test ament lesson John 1:1-18; Announce ments; Offering; Offertory; Hymn No. 112, "Prom All That Dwell' Be low The Skies.*'; Sermon: "Why I Believe in Religion;" l!yni:i No No. 58, "Guide Me, 0 Thou Great Je hovah;" Benediction. Evening service 7:45 p. m. Voluntary; Hymn No. 92, "How Firm a Foundation," Responsive reading No. 318; Prayer; Scripture lesson, Jeremiah 1:4-19; Announce ment; Offering; Hymn No. 20, "Break Thou The Bread of Life." Sermon: "An Unpopular^Preacher;" Hymn No. 41, "A Charge tjo Keej I Have;" Benediction. Farmers of Stanley county who have observed the good results ob taincd by those who have planted leg umes in the fall, have become dis gushed with farming poor land ant are beginning a system of soil build ing. Tom Tarheel says nitrogen is too high to buy when he can get it foi nothing by planting and plowing un der vetch and oljher legumes. ! BROWN RITES HELD YESTERDAY ? Funeral services of Prof. Fred A Brown, wore conducted at the Firsi Baptist Church, here, yesterdax morning at 10:00 o'clock, by. the pa* tor, Rev. J. (J. Murray, assisted In Kev. Thad F. Deitz, and Prof. Ep|ies, win* has been teaching ill Mount Pleasant School, with Mr. Brown, for the past, several years. The pall bearers were Messrs C. C. Buchanan, A. J. Dills, Hugh E. Monteith, John R. Jones, ,1. 1). Cow an, and Dan Tompkins. A large crowd of people from this section of the state were gathered to pay their last respects to Prof. Brown, and the larg ? gathering, together wiiji the profu sion of floral offerings attested tli ? esteem in which he was held. Interment/ was in the Keener cem etery. ' Mr. Brown had undergone an ojkt ation for ap]>cndicitis in the Ruther ford ton Hospital, about two w"eks ago, but was rapidly recovering from the effects of the operation and ex 1 pcetcd to be discha rged from , the 1 hospital on Monday, hut shortly after | he had breakfast, he passed on sud denl v. 1 Mr. Brown, who made Ids home in Sylva for a number of years, and was a former principal of Sylva Col legiate Institu||c, was 07 years of age having been born in Jeffer^i City, Tennessee in lHtil. He was educated at Carson- New ma n College, Jefferson City and Judson College, Henderson ville, ami had been teaching practi cally all His life, since he reached the a^e of 18. He was a member of the Sylva B?ii> tist churcji, ol which he was. a deacon, was for several years a justice of the pea PC, in this county, and :? United States Commissioner, and had a large circle of friends throughout Western North Carolina. Surviving him are his widow, who was Miss Bowen, of Hendeivonville one daughter, Mrs. Julius 11. ^elton^ of Henderson ville, four sous, Everett E. Brown, of Sylva, A. E. Brown, j of Rocky Mount, Dudley of Ale?i ander, and Uovd L. Brown, of Col umbia, a number of grandchildren, one b rot beer, Rev. T. L. Brown, ot i (Sates, and one sister, Mrs. Sallie Walker, of Cleveland, Tenn. < BETA ITEMS The Sunday school mid B. V. P I I*, both an- still gaining in members i Thorp , were thirty three members present in the B. Y. P. I". Sunday night. Miss Vetiia Lee Harris arrived lasi week from Knoxville. We were sorry to hear that little Willie Thomson was struck by a ear last Friday afternoon. j Mr. George Barnes dined with Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Parris Sunday. Mrs. Ida Michell and daughter, Bonnie returned Monday to their home at Gastonia. Mrs. William Harris spent Friday with Mrs. C. W. Mills. | Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ensley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cole Thompson. Mr. E. M. Sutton of Nolaud ami i Mr. and Mrs. Willie Ball and James Kilbe.v of Brywu City were visitors at John Chambers Sunday, j Mr. Kay Mills s|>ent Iflie week end | with his sister Mrs. W. S. Calhoun at 1 Wayside. I . / Miss Clara Hunnicutt ami mother are visiting at Shoal Creek tliis Week. Mi*. Cole Aiken and Mr. Loyd Fish er motored to Kings Mountain and back Saturday Mr. Grady Harris of Durham has returned after a few days visit witii his parnets. Miss Nina Mae Moore spent Sunday night with Miss Rehceea Mills. Aunt Arie Montietii celebrated her 67th birthday Sunday with a bis; 1 dinner. There were about sixty pco pie there. All rejiorted a good t^mo. ' Mr. Wesely Barnes ami Julian Mills are working at Buff Creek. ? Miss A/.alee Harris who is tjeachiii" ? school at Kooky Hollow spent the ? week end at home. Mrs. Allen Mills and grand daugh I ter who has been spending sometime ? here with relatives has returned to her home in Ohio. 1 Mr. Wayne Cunningham has re turned to his home at Ki-;gs Moun i tain afy.'r a few days visit with rel c atives. . j Mrs. Joe Sutlon called on Mrs. Eoj { Mills Sunday. BIG MEN FROM SMALL TOWNS ? I * JOHN J. RASKOB . j i ' f J One of the biggest, most success- 1 j ful business leaders of the country hails from a small town in New '^ork State. His name is John J j Kaskoh, and the town is Lock]?ort. j His enterprises are varied, liis fame world-wide. Now he is Very much in the lime-light as Che Chairman of the Democratic National Committee | He was 'horn in 187!) and educat ed in public schools and a business college. In 1900 he was stenographer to tjhe chief engineer of a subsidiary of the Worthington Pump Company,' :it a salary of $7.50 a week, which ! helped his widowed mother and fam-j ily. He asked for a raise, didn't pet it, and then moved fo Lorain, Ohio, to become the secretary of a man named I'. S. du Pont. He asked for the miitiifieient salary of $1,000 a: year ? and got it! When Pierre du Pontl and his two cousins acquired the great K. I. du! Pont re Xcipours Co., Kaskoh camel with du Pont to Wilmington, Dele- 1 ware, as his secretary. When du Pontj became president of ^hc gigantic con cern, Kaskoh was elevated to the post I ,of treasurer. Still later the former: stenographer was elected vice-presi dent in charge of finance. He brgj.ii buying stock in (leneml Motors and convinced du Pont to do the same, and soon du Pont and lie, were surprised to learn thrtj through j a |H'eiiliar combination of eircumi stances they held tin* balance of pow er in (Scncral Motors. The two big stockholders ' holdings were so evenly balanced t liat| Kaskoh and du Pont could tip the scale. Kaskoh and du Pont became di rectors of (leneral Motors. In a later reorganization Kaskoh became vice president, and he has b^en chairman ? of the Finance CoinmitAcc since 1918. The story of Kaskoh 's rise is one of the most sensational success stories j in the history of America. Today hcj [is financial head of a billion dollur coi|H)iatioii, and a bigger financierl than all but; a handful of the country, bankers, Il<' married in 190H, and the crown | ing glories of his life are his children. | There are twelve of them. His optimism, his enthuiasm, and his ability to work hard arc the truoj i secrets of his astounding success. He j is a great organizer and administra | tor. His career, like the careers of so many of our national leaders, graphically illustrates the vast oppor tunities America offers to the small' town boy. i ' BOX SUPPER AT BALSAM ; Then* will be a box supper at thfe Balsam School House Friday nipnt at 8:00 o'clock, August 31. Every body is invited. SYLVA GRADED SCHOOL CONTRACTED The school board of Jackson county awarded the contract for the new school building to house the Sylva graded seliool, at a meeting held, Tuesday at 2 o'clock for the purpose of receiving bids. The 'contract for the building was awarded to Moore and Patton, at a price of $49,485; the plumbing tc R. H. Keece at $1712J)8, and tin heating to E. F. Pope and Company at $4895, less any deductions th?t may accrue to the county by reason of radiators or other malarial used from the present school building. The county is said to have had most satisfactory work from ^he main I contractors, Moore and Patton, who I have recently completed tjhe hand some school at .John 's Creek ; and the work of the new building for Sylva will be rushed to completion, with the hope of having it^ ready for occupancy for the spring term, which begins in January. WEBSTER ' The Aid Society met with Mi's F. W. Kiker on Wednesday. After an interesting program was rendered the hostess served a delicious salad course. Mrs. Etta Davis and family enter tained at Brvson City with a picnic dinner honoring Dorothy Davis and Mrs. M. E. Brvson and family of Dora, Ala. Others enjoying the event were Mrs. Golman Estes and family Mr. and Mrs. J. W. FisJier, W. V. Davis and family and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis. Misses Ohcria and Nellie Wild s|>entJ Sunday with relatives, in Brv son City. .Miss Evelyn Morgan has returned! to Candler, after visiting Miss Isabel | Allison. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Broyles, Lewis Camion and a party of friends are s]>ending several days in Spruce Pine J with Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Cannon. A?r. and Mrs. Manor Roberts weroi visitors in Asheville, Sunday. Mrs. JiifT Howard and J children have returned to Greenville,; S. C., after spending several days | with Mrs. L T. Queen. Mrs. Hannah Hall and granddaugh ter Hannah Lou Brown, of Cullowhee,, have been visiting Mrs. J. L. Broyles. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Queen have been called to the bedside of their son-in-law, Albert Hawkins, who is in Biltmorc hospital suffering from injuries received in an automobile accident. Mrs. Pcnn Morrison and children have returned to their home alter spending several weeks at High Hampton. Mrs. J. N. Wilson of Cullowhe" spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. R. L. Madison. Mr. Henry Robertson of Franklin has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. A. B. Allison. Mr. W. L. Cowan is able to be out again after being confined to his bed for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Cope ,of ( Murphy KjK'nt Monday with their motjher, Mrs. Koxic Rogers. Mr. Lawrence Cowan of Asheville is spending several days with his brother W. L. Cowan. ' Mr. and Mra. John Morris spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. M. H. Morris, of Sylva. Miss Sttella Cowan who has been seriously ill at her home here is much improved. About 80 farm boys and girls of Davidson county attended the annual 4-lf club camp held atj the Lvhrook farm in Davie county. SPECIAL AT LYRIC THEATRE > A play entitled "Pollyanna" (t^he Glad Girl) will be given at the Lyric Theatre on Tuesday evening, Sep tember 4, at 8 o'clock, for the bene fit of tjie Whittier Methodist church. The admission charged will be 10c and 25c. The cast of characters is largely composed of college people and is directed by Mif^s Thelma Moody, Car olina Plavmakcr and member of the natioiiiil dramatic fraternity Theta AlphaPhi. The following is a brief review of the play : By Cathrine Chisholm Gushing, based on the novel by Eleanor 11. Porter. The story has to do witfi the experiences of an orphah girl who is thrust unwelcome, into the home of a maiden aunt. In spitfe of the | trials and tribulations that based her life in the litftle village where her i aunt lives, she always manages to finfl something to be glad about, and brings light inljo sunless lives. "Polly anna" is 9 glad play of- people and the world. It reflcets the humor, ten tcrness and humanity that gave the story such wonderful popularity among young and old in all walks of life. NEW SUPERVISOR ARRIVES Miss Jewell Swain, Jackson Coun ty's new Rural Supervisor of schools, lias arrived and assumed her new du ties, succeeding Miss, Tullye Borden, who has filled the position for sever al years, until her resignation, a few weeks *igo, to accept the portion a* state suj>erv'-M?i in Mississippi. Miss Swain comes to Sylva from Murfree* boro, Tenn., where she has been teach ing in the Teachers' College in that city. Her home is in Tallahassee, Fla. and she has had three year's ej?er ience as rural supervisor in that slate. Miss Swain is a graduate of Columbia University, where she was awarded Ihe degree of Master of Arts. BALSAM Mr. C. R. Jones, Sr. died Friday, the 24th after one week's illness. He was 79 years old. Funeral service* were held at the home, conducted by Rev. Kay Allen. Interment was in the family cemetery near the home. He leaves 5 daughters and 3 sons, all of whom were present, fexcept) Bill, who is in the west. Mr. Jones wa* one of the pioneers of Balsam ami will be greatly missed. The floral of ferings were many and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Christian and little Raymond, Jr., of Atlanta visited Mrs. I). T. Knight, Sunday. There will be a box supper ami en tertainment in the public school bouse next Friday nighti for the benefit of the school. Mr. W. F. Edwards and sister, Miss Janie Edwards of Danville, Va. ar rived last Tuesday and are guests at Balsam Springs Hotel. They are niece and nephew of Mrs. D. T. Knight and Mrs. Farwell Mrs. R. R. Fisher of Addie an