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W'f-.: \ . V?... Scout jrarttal Pages 9-16 #1,50 Year in Advance in the County 1 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, November 22, 1928, $2.00 Year in Advance Outside County SUPREME COURT OKEYS PARK BONDS lialcigh News mid Observer, Nov ember 22.? Lifting cold logic to the stars, Justice W. J. Adams yester day handed down a legal classic up holding the constitutionality of the act creating the Great Smoky Moun Inin National Park ^and providing for a boiitl issue of two million dol lars by the Stalo Supreme "Court was unanimous in approving the act in every particular, rising to gallant heights in doing so. ??It is subject to grave doubt whether damage is done in the sense 01 ti'king property by arresting the destruction of primitive forests un til the defendant can decide whether it will undertake to appropriate the !p.nd covered by such forests," said .Jastiec Adams in devastating the argument that the proposed condem nation ?>t' mountain lands was in vio lrtion of the "due process of law"! I revisions of the Federal and State i '???>n?titntions. One by one he took up the ob iretions raised bv the plaintiff, W. IF. Yarboron?rh, in a test brought a-pinst tHe North Carolina Park Commission, until he reached the climax with the assertion that even if the purpose of the proposed park "is primarily aesthetic," still it is within the power of the Legislature to establish it. Indeed, the question of" what con stitutes a "public purpose" has be come largely theoretical in this day when pnrks^ playgrounds and -re creation centers are maintained by cities, said Justice Adams, who had previously declared that with ten million dollars in sight, it could not be held. as law that sufficient funds were lacking. "Very clear and convincing as to '?"en proposition raised," declared Mark Squires, I,enoir lawyer, who is chairman of the Stale Park Commis sion, ai'ter reading the opinion, which ppme down yesterday afternoon in the regular weekly batch. Frankly, a test case for th? pur P?>e of securing an opinion of the State Supreme Court on the consti t'ltionnlily of the park act, the opin if \ covered the ground fully, ade quately and copmletely. Before thd f'r<?nit court in Richmond now is ^ndin? a ease in which a Western ' 'rolina lumber company is seeking delay the layinsr out of certain CO WEE TUNNEL CAVES IN ' Cowco tunnel, just below Dillsboro, caved iu again W ednesday about noon Workmen engaged in pouring con crete for supports to the tunnel, nar rowly escaped with their lives when a 3u foot aeteiou in ttie center ot i tne tunnel collapsed. The work erecting re-enforced con crete supports for ihe tunnel has been unuer way for several weeks. A large squad of workmen immed iately placed to work removing the slide, and the tunnel is opened, the tracks cleared, trains again running through. No trains were in the vicinity ol : the tunnel at the time the slide oc curred and its presence was immed iately known because of the pres ence of the workmen. Several years ago, this same part of the tunnel, which carries the Ashe villc-Murphy line under the Cowee mountains, fell in, and several months were required before the track could be cleared and the tunnel reported safe. Arrangements for transferring pa?: sengers from Dillboro to Barker's I Creek were made ,by the railroad officials and no interruption of ser vice was experienced as a result of the cave-in, it was stated. The pas sengers were taken l'rom one point j to the other in cars on HigltwaX^Nn 30. GARDNER'S MAJORITY 73,194 Complete unofficial returns give O. Max Gardner, .Democratic candi date for governor, a majority ol' 73,194 over H. F. Seawell, his Re-, publican opponent. Hoover's majori ty is 63,208. Tn 1921 Gov. A. W. McLean received a majority of 108, 000. * _ ' J Gardner received a total vote ot'i 362,009 and Sej'.well received 2Sh,8] \ Gardner carried 67 of the 1^0 coun ties of the State. Nine of the 33 i counties carried by Seawell were close. Tlie Kennhlican candidate esr rivd his home comity of Moore by 114 votes while Gardner caried hif? home county of Cleveland by 11,-' 776 votes. i Counties that ran close, gfvin.*?, small majorities for Seawell iuclud ; ed Moore. Clay, liiOckinghum, TransyJ [vania; Brunswick, Carteret, Gaston, Grahi-.m and Iredell. Seawell carried Iredell by only 26 votes and Carteret j by 1-1 votes. Seawell carried Clav by 61 votes and Washington by 11 votes. Other counties giving Seawell ma- ! jorities included Alamance, if very, Davidson, Davie, Harnett, Hender son, Johnston, Lincoln Madi?on Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Wilkes' and Yadkin. All the rest of the 67 counties re turned majorities for Gardner. Mcck lenbnnr" leading with a majority of 7,840 and Wake being a close second! with 7,647 while Halifax piled up a majority of 5,008. The totals for other State officers have not yet been checked and labu lated finally nor Lave the final re been finally checked, but Secretary of State Hartness unofficially de termined that Smith got 286,407 and. Hoover 349,61;") votes, giving the Re publican candidate a majority ol j 83,208. * JOURNAL NEXT WEDNESDAY The Journal will be "put in tho post office on Wednesday, next week, instead of Thursday, in order to give the force a holiday on Thanksgiving Day. Anyone having news, notes, or ad-j vertjsemenrs for next week 's Journal, please let us have them on Monday,! | or not later than Tuesday. ( GIVES LECTURE I ' . Dr. A. W. Dula the Eye Specialist of Lenoir^ N. S., gave an illustrated lecture on The Eye and Its Care at Sylva High School, Friday. park boundaries. Aa declarations of the State Supreme Court ae to the State constitution are conclusive as to the circuit court, the opinion yes terday was regarded by lawyers aa knocking out the last Ieg~thaF tTie objectors have to stand on. A Proclamation By the Governor of JNorth Carolina ' \ f To. the People of North Carolina: I Whereas, the spirit of true grati-i | J tude is a virtue ^hat ought always t<; j be fostered and encouraged; and, - Whereas, all good and perfect gifts i of this life, as weil as hope for the life to come, arc direct benefactions of a kind. Providence. Now, Therefore, I, Angus W. Mc Lean, Governor of North 1 Carol inn, happy to follow a custom that has been prepetuated since this natioa of our8 established its independence, do hereby proclaim and set aside Thurs day, November 29th, as Thanksgiving Day, and call upon the people of the j State to observe it by suspending ali j unnecessary activities and by giving public expression to 11: x gratitude that is in their hearts for all the Massing ^ enjoyed during the past year. We, as a people , have much fez which to be thankful. Difficulties have been experienced, to be sure, a i will ever be the case until compia* _? harmony has been established between the Creator and the creature and be tween man and man everywhere; but our blessings have far outnumbered our handicaps, and we have abundant cause for genuine gratitude. We have continued to go forward. , We have utilized our natural resour ces to meet our spiritual needs and to fulfill our human obligations. Religion and science have contributed to the necessities of the soul and body: hu manity, as a whole, has been privi leged to attain higher levels of ser vice. For these and all other blessings too numerous to mention, I urge our , | FRESHMAN CLASS AT I ANGEL'S ORGANIZE (Special to The Journal) The freshman class of the Angel Brothers Hospital Training School met and organized Friday, October 12, 1928. The following officers were elected : President, Miss Artie Wi'liamson of Canton, Vice President, Miss Mae Warren of Cornelia, (la. ; Sec retary, Miss Bernice Dillard of Wil lets, N. C.; Treasurer, Miss "Mary ?ller, of lliawusst-e, (ia. Entertain ing committee: Miss Hazel Kitchens, of Hayesville and Miss Mae Hol j brooks of Lake Lure, NT. 0. Sponsor, I Miss Iter David, of Beta. Miss Davis is also instructor of nurses. The class also unanimously agree! on the following: Mascot, Margaret Buchanan Wikes, the little eighteen days old daughter of Dr. Wilkes of Sylva. * I ? Class flower: White rosebuds; Class colors: White and green; Class motto: Sacrifice and Service. Class roll: Misses Artie William son, Mae Warren, Hazel Kitchens, Mary Eller, Bernice Dillard, Mae Holbrooks, Mary Middleton. Signed: Miss Bernioe Dillard, Sec. ru L . I people to offer sincere and hearty thar.ks to Almighty God on the day appointed. Whether our prayers of Thanks giving: Shall ascend from around the humble fireside, or be wafted to Heav 'en on' the strains of catherdal music is of little consequence, so long as they come from hearts that are mov ed by the spirit of true gratitude; It is highly desirable that our peo ple shall use this occasion to contri bute to the necessities of the les; fortunate, especially to the orphans of our state and others who are depen dent upon the bounty of those who( have enjoyed a greater degree of pros j perity. Freely we have received, Free ; ly let us give. Thus we will not only j be doing that which is well pleasing ! in the sight ?f God but will acquire a broader sense of spiritual satisfac-j tion. In conclusion, I further urge that our people, remembering all of us are 1 in the final analysis, dependent upon i the great Central Source of supply. ! forget their individual difference:, and unite in gratitude to God for the abiding things of life, at the same time seeking Divine Guidance for the future. Done in the City of Raleigh, th:s 12th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thou sand nine hundred and twenty eight, and in the one hundred and fifty-third year of our American Independence. ANGUS W. MCLEAN, Governor By the Governor. W. W. Leinster, Private Secretary. RED CROSS NURSES AID IN HURRICANE DISASTER In addition to their year around work In the Public Health field, the Public Health nurses of the American Red Cross have answered a number of calls to combat epidemics, and in disaster work during the year just ending, the Red Crods states. Their greatest task was in the re lief following the West Indies hurri cane when 20 nurses were despatched to Florida and 32 to Porto Rico, to as sume charge of the health work there. -Epidemic conditions were especially grave in both places, and inoculation of several hundred thousand persona had to be arranged In order to prevent spread of contagions. Nursing the injured, the sick, aged and young and caring for the newborn were heavy tasks in both areas. The Red Cross nurses also were called npon for work in epidemics in communities, including the serious septic sore throat epidemic in New England and a typhoid epidemic in New York state. More than 5S0 Red Cross Chapters throughout the nation operate nursinc services which they support altogether or in part. ! Clean and oil all tools and machin ery and store under cover soon. I HALF MILLION PEOPLE AIDED BY RED GROSS i IN HURRICANE RELIEF Porto Rico and Florida Victims Helped by Prompt Action; $5,000,000 Given by Public. ' One of the greatest disaster*, In point of loss of life and devastation of homes, In which the American Red Cross has ever>carrled relief was the West Indies hurricane of September last, which swept across Porto Rico, parts of the Virgin Islands, the coast of Florida and north to end in tor rential rains, flooding streams in a half dozen states. The known dead In all of the areas affected was 2,259, although it was admitted that the complete total of dead in Florida would never be known. The number of injured was estimated at 3,170. Ap proximately 20,000 buildings were de stroyed and damaged. At the height of the emergency the Red Cross was caring for 506 110 peo ple?that is, feeding and clothing them' and arranging for whntever shelter was obtainable. As long as three weeks after the hurricane struck Porto Rico and Florida, the Red Cross was aiding 20,236 people who were sick, of these 236 in Florida and the remainder In Porto Rico, where influenza and malaria were be ing treated to prevent epidemics of more drastic diseases. Large num bers of Red Cross nurses were active at both points. In Florida more than 11.000 persons applied to Red Cross for assistance, and a great number of people in Flori da and also in Porto Rico still w?re being cared for in the matter of food, clothing and shelter as long as two months after the hurricane, while they awaited maturing crops which would enable them to again become self sustaining. For this relief task, the American public gave the American Red Cross a fund of $5,000,000? the sum set forth in a proclamation issued by President Coolidge a few days after news of the hurricane was received The relief giveu by the Red Cross. In this great emergency, spread over such a wide territory of sea and land, was everywhere commended and es pecial emphasis was placed upon the promtitude with which the organiza- | tion responded. The hurricane struck Porto Rico September 13, and the first brief cabled word of It came September 14, to both Red Cross and the news agencies. Before nightiail, the national director of disaster re lief for the Red Cross and a staff of four trained men had left Washington for Charleston, South Carolina, to board a navy destroyer which upon Instruction of the President of the United States had been placed at command of the Red Cross by the Secretary of the Navy. And although the next day was Sunday, a Red Cross man arrived in New York to purchase a thousand tbns of food for the Porto Ricans, already reported to be starv ing, and the Navy again placed a ship for the cargo at Red Cross command. Late on Saturday evening there came another cable? a Red Cross nurse at St. Croix. Ip the Virgin Islands, ad dressed a plea to the mother organi zation in Washington and gave first warning of the plight of the people of the American possession, where no family in a population of 11,000 had escaped Injury. In the meantime the Red Cross haa notified its Florida Chapters that it stood ready for any service. In event the hurricane, headed toward them, did any damage. Not content with this, the Red Cross on Sunday night entrained a disaster relief director and six workers for Florida. Money, food, clothing were dis patched Immediately to both points, and before the end of the week the Red Cross was feeding a half million people. This prompt response was made possible by the disaster relief organi zation the -Red Cross has brought to gether and trained through a aerie* of such national calamities. Support of this work 13 through the annual Roll Call for memberships. The goal In the twelfth annual Roll Call to be held Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day, November 11 to 29, is 6,000,000 members. Fifty nations fly the Red Cross flag. For all it carries the symbolic mean ing of help in time of distress; of health preservation; disease preven tion, and lnterpational co-operation in humane effort, which recognizes no frontier, no difference in language but only merciful help for all men. Boost the Boy Sooatal thanksgiving services AT THE METHODIST CHURCH "Thanksgiving" service^ will bt held in the Methodist churches of Sylva and Dillsboro Sunday morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. George Clemmer. The subject of the morning sermon will be, "One Out of Ten." and of the evening sermon, "For What Give We Thanks f" Thanksgiving will be the theme of both sermons. Musio appropriate to the themes will be used. Alias Mary Graves of Cullowhee will sing at the morning service. Sunday schools of the charge as semble at 10 a. m. sharp. The Hi League meets at 6:30 p. m. and the Senior League at 7 p. m. A friend ly welcome awaits all to any of the services of the day. Following is given the order of the morning and evening programs of worship: Morning worship 11 a. m. Voluntary; Hymn No. 112, "From All That Dwell Below The Skies;" The Apostles' Creed; Prayer; Re sponsive reading No. 322; The Gloria Patri; New Testament lesson Luke 17:11-19; Announcemnets ; Offering; Offertory Solo by Miss Mary Graven ; Hymn No. 109, "0 Thou Whose Bounty Fills My Cup;" Sermon: "One Out of Ten;" Hymn No 100, "Hark, Ten Thousand Harps;" Ben ediction. Evening Service 7 :30. Voluntary; Hymn No. 216, "Count Your Blessings." Responsive reading No, 320; Prayer; Scripture lesson 116th Psalm; Announcements ; Offer ing; Hymn No. 112, "From All That Dwell Below The Skies;" Sermon: "For What Give we Thanks f" Hymn No. 100, "Hark, Ten Thousand Harps Benediction. SCOUTS TO SELL JOURNAL The Boy ScuotTroop of Sylva will make a canvass of the town an<l conuty, soliciting new and renewal subscz-iplions to the county paper, The Jackson County Journal, during the rest of the month. The Scouts will make flic canvass on a profit sharing plan between them and this paper. The boys are planning a trip to the national capital, Washington City, next Spring, and The Journal is assisting them in every way i>os sible to make money with which :<> make the* "trip.
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