jDecember 20, 1928 I $2.( HJ Yen r in Advance Outside County 1UA EiiKott SHOP IN SYLVA SMITH OUTLINES POLICIES IN HOUSE ^ill II. Smith, representative from Jackson county, in the general ;is .->yni given out today 'to tin; Journal, in which he stresses the need tor co-operation anion? the Citizens oi' the county, in an effort iO lower the taxes ol" the county, protection oi' the sheep industry from dogs, the completion' oi' Highway 10(5, and the further expansion of Cullo whee State Noi^ud School. Mr. Smith's statement follows: Citizens and tax payers of Jack-! tive, hut since I received the nom ination for the office of representa tive, but sinec I have reived the nojitt iuation and election, 1 foci deeply . grateful to citiseus of my county for the houor, and I am now saving' - to the broad minded citizens and, tax payers irrcajKHitive of your jk>1- ; itical affiliations, to please cboperatcj with mo, and, Assuring you that I ! will appreciate your counsel per-! taining to any thing for the better ment of our county and state gov ernment. I am selling out M}' mercantile business, so I will not be handicapped with business, and that I may give, j v my full tifu*o to my public duties. < There is some important legislation j as I see It, to wit: the burden -ftfj taxation on esjjecially ^rr^att farineis. ( Our school taxes are too. high ws compared with other counties. Our J election law should lie changed so j as to insure honest and fair election-', j , There might be same changes iu our I county government whereby we can j make a saving. There might be an ; improvement made iu car and truck license law, which would benefit us. Our dheep growing fai'mers demand protection from shecj>-killing dojerntion as yonr representa tive. Respectfully, i W. II. Smith, Cowarts, N. C. i BALSAM James Omar, infant son of Air. and Mrs. Bryson Book, died Tues day of last week and. was buried in the Crawford cemetery, ^Wednesday. Many relatives and friends here attended the burial of Mrs. Minnie .Buchanan of Kast Jjaporie in the Love cemetery at Willets, Wednes day of last week. , ! / Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Moody and children of MeRoberts, Ky., who were called here on account of the death of Mrs. Moody's sister, Mis. Minnie Buchanan, are visiting relatives Iterc. Miss Dollie Iloyle returned to Athens, Gn., after attending the fun leral of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Buch anan. . Air. and Mrs. Joe Jloyie and^ehil dren of WeKster spent several flays visiting friends here la.Ht week, he-! foro leaving for Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee, Jr., at- J tended the ball game, in Atlanta the eighth, and were gnfsts of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hutchinson. Mr. and Mi's. Luther Foster ami Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bryson and little son moved to Hnzelwood, last week. Mioses Ida Mae Crawfbrd and Katy Kenney are home for the hol idays, from Asheville Normal School. The Methodist Sunday school here observed Golden Rule Sunday in be half of the Near Kast Relief work. This Sunday school, according to the "cWk-ap" last fpll has now attain ed th? rank of 'Standard" Sunday school. \ . I METHODISTS Or SYLVA i PLAN BIG BANQUET | FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE j The Kylva Methodist church ib t p'anning to celebrate (lies passing ui 1928 and tli<' dawn of 1929 with ?: big banquet lo In- hold in tin* ba.v: rnent of the church on the evening of Doccmw'r 151. The banquet is be ing sponsored by the Board of S.cw ? * aids and the Woman's Missionary | Society. Admission to the Tranquil |wiil he by ticket and will be without j charge. It is planned, in so far as it ii physically jmssihle, to' bring together in this way the entire Adult- Young People membership of the ehurch, including- (those who are .'associate members. A program is being plaa. ned which will provide lood, fellow ship, entertainment and educational features. In the intention ol the Committee oil Program and Arrangements; ther?i is no place for a single dull moment from 7:30, the hour set lor the. ban quet, until the dose of the progra u about 9:.'{0. Even then those who de sire may remain at the church until 1929 is formally ushered in at 12:01 A. M. Further announcements will appear in the church bulletin and in the local press. TARHEEL FASH AGENTS WIN FERTILITY AWARDS Raieiffii, X. <\, Dee. 21.? H. K.I Sanders of IVrsou County and Vv (t. i'eager 01 Kowan ( ount y hav?j been awarded free trips to the silver anniversary celebration ul e.vtensioii work to be lu-ld in Houstou, Texas, next February by reason of the" ex cellent programs of soil fertility de velopment which they are following in their work as county agents. Mr. Sanders is reported as having prepared the best )>lan and program of any agent in the South and as i result will be asked to speak on mu work at the Houston meeting. Boih he and Mr. Yeager will be given gold 'medals and certificates as fur ther awards. This contest was spon sored by the southern soil improve ment committee of the National Fer tilizer Association of Atlanta, Ga. The association offered sixh ires trips. North Carolina and Virginia as one district, was offered one trip but because of the excellence of liie two plans presented by the North Cat olina agents, an extra trii? was ta ken from one of the other district* and awarded to this section. The awards wore made to stimu late interest in .soil improvement programs as recommended, and ap proved by the cxj>erimcnt stations and extension services of the South. A large number of farm agents enter ed the contest. Winners in the contest were se lected on the basifi of a uniform score caTd which took into considera tion accomplished results in soil im provement in the county; methods of I putting the programs into effect andi plans for future soil ^mprovemerit efforts based on an analysis of the situation as it exists in the county. "... $ -r? ! OFFICERS RAID CAFE Officers of Sylva and Jackson county raided a small cafe, at the end of the Scoit'w creek bridge, ai the junction of Highways No. 10 and Noo. 106, 'Satuixlay afternoon, so cured four pints of liquor, 6 en\pty bottles and several "Georgia buck ets," placing Ed Grooms and Ed'. Davis under aiTcst, charged with be ing proprietor of the plaee. The two men posted $100 cash bond each for their appearance at the next term of the Recorder's court, acd wee released nntil that tiny;. The place raided is known as the Waldern Cafe. CHJUfiTMAS SERVICES WILL BE HELD IN METHODIST CHURCHES Cltnhtuiu.i services will lie con ducted Sunday morning ami evening m the Methodist ?churches of Svlvi and Dillsboro by t lie pastor, ){?v. . ieoige Clcmmer. There will b." Jhrislmas inusie and Christmas ? in uitis, and it is hoped I here will be Christmas spirit. The subject of the morning ser mon will bo, "The Real Christinas .Sjiirit." In lie evening Mr. Clciu nci' will toll I lie story of "The Oili er Wise Alan," a beautiful ('liri.it mas story by Dr. Henry van Dyke. Sunday schools convene at 10 a. m. The Ili-League meet* at 7 o'clock. A warm welcome "awaits all who come to any of the services of the day. Following is given the order of the. morning and the evening pro gram* of worship: Morning worship, 1 1 a. m. Voluntary; Hyiuy No. 208, "Ilark, The llerald Angels Sing;" The Ap ostles Creed; I'rayer; Yolnn.arv by the choir; Responsive reading No. The. Gloria Pain; New Testa ment lesson Luke 2:1-14; Announce ments; Offering; Ofl'eortory; llymn No. 200, "There's A -Song In Thj Air;" Sermon: '"The Real Christmas Spirit} " Hyiun No. LIB/' "Some thing For Thee;'' Renedic.ion. Kvening service, 7 :-'i0, DilKboro. Voluntary; Hymn No. 207, "Joy To The WorUI;" Resjionsivc read ing, No. .'>23; Prayer ; New Testa ment lesson, Luke l:-t0-55; Announce ments; Offering; Hymn No. 27, "Sil ent Nigh I! Holy Night!" Story Ser mon: "The Other Wise Man;" Hymn No. 105, "Help Somebody T > Day;" Benedict ion. QUALLa U?v. iu L. Bass preached at flic AlutiMxliat church Sunday at'ternooa. ii? wade an earnest appeal lo Chris Luuui U> aoHow t'lnist'rt example in uduig church regularly, that they uugiit 4m examples tor the rising generation, that they might train) lilt joung lor leadership lo take the ?tlaee ol the older in eimreli work, a3 ihey pauj> from I he scene ol action. Air. and Airs. T. W. Alcljaughiin motored to C'ul low lice Sunday i<> vi,sit Mr. and. Airs. ('. A. Bird. AliSfMia Gertrude and iiuih l'Yigu- j son, Bessie Martin, Irene Ha by, liar- j 1*14 ? ilall, Gunii llowell, Alary iiattle<: and UniaGass ol Asheville Normal are home lor Christiuus^vacatioii. All'. Jewel Davis and Miss liertha McLean 61 W'liittier, Air. and Airs. Ben Harris o! Augusta, .Maine, Air., Jim Wiggins of Washington, Alcssrsj John Cathrty and < "lus Howell were; visitors at Air. J. ('. Johnson's, last j week. Airs. W. S. Farmer is at home af ter spending a while, at Winston- 1 Salem. ? ? . ? j Aire.- J. 11.; Hughes ' and VI r. and Airs. (Soliuan Kinsl&nd called at All J. K. Terrell's. Mrs. Homer Turpin visited Mrs. C AL Martin. Airs. Louieia Messer spent a while at Air. M. M. Green's. Mr. and Airs. D. M. Shuler called on Mr. Nute Snyder, Sunday, after ' noon. Air. Snyder had his leg mashed [ by a log, hut is improving.- ? Mr. Howard Quiett who has been i attending school has returned home. Mr. Paul Cooper has recently in stalled a riidio in his home. j ACr. Garland Oxner is building a j house. _J) ....... . We are liaving some rather serious eases of fin in our section. We hope they will all ? recover to enjoy the ' holidays. rREEN FEUD NEEDED FOR WINTER EGOS . lYJeipli, N. C., :)op. 21. ? Green cod added to tlie laying lien's ra jii in winter lias in -leased egg pre diction and has pi oven profitable wherever nsed. "When the green feed pasture is exhausted with the .oming of frosi and cold weather, it i ; then necessary for the poultryman to provide such feed," recommfcnds (.'. F. Parrish, |N>ultry extension sp< cialist at State College. "There is a wide variety of feeds that may be used to avoid monotony. IJape, alfalfa, oats, clo- 1 ver, wlieat, rye, barley, mangels and other feeds may be used. Sprouted oats are also used effectively by some growers. The oats ai'Q led when the sprout is about tiiree inches long and make an excellent succulent to supplement the scratch grain and mash. ' ' Mr. Parrish says that it is not difficult to build a home-made oac sprouter. All that is needed is a number of trays with holes punched in the bottom to allow excess water 10 escape. The seed oats are spread thinly over the trays to prevent the formation of mold growths. Sprouted oats secured in this :i|einner are fed at the rate of ? from one to two ounces ]>er day per hen. A good pro ducing hen will consume from 25 to .'50 pounds of this feed in a win ter. Hanging cabbage about 18 inches from (lie floor will : fford the lay ing hen needed exercise and will give her the sufficient gre.*ii feed needed. Beets may be used ti e same way. When it is. impossible to supply green feed, coouiids of feed is cnontrb to use. SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR XMAS I The schools of Jackson county arc closing for the Christmas holiday?, this work, and the general exodus j of (he out-of-the-county student} j toward their homes i? on, while the county children and young folks ar<> foot-loose until after the beginning of the Now Year. Sylva Collegiate Institute, the first j of t ho schools to <]is^ iss, adjourned, Tlcsday morning until January 1st. Cnllowhee State Normal School will close its doors to Jay, until Jan uary Second. The public schools of the county will close 011 Thursday for a vacation of nine days. Fortunately none of the schools in this county has hsid to close ear lier than was anticipated, because of influenza,- as has been the case with numerous schools and colleges j'throucrhout the state ind country. I CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT FIRST BAPTIST r The Christmas pageant "Bethle hem," by Ruth* Bryan Owen, will be given at the First Baptist church at 7 :30 Sunday evening, : y Misses Willa Mae Dills, Kate Allison and Willa 1 Noll Higdon, supported by a cast of I 35. The pageant will take the place of the regular Sunday evening service Miss Mary Sue Gribble will ren der a vocal solo "Calvary," by Rod ney r pnd the music will be a hidden choir composed of a double quar tet. The pagent is said to be a very ? beautiful one. SHOP IN STLYA