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Sylva, N. C: Thursday, JIarch 21, 1928.
$2.00 Year in Advance outside the County
?i i!i I'asiure Sp 'ciaiist. 01
the Stiitc i>. I'.iniiJi-iit ol A?rricuituiv
one of tho
richoi in 1 1:*1 >i ni?*. .Mr Sa::i;i spent
ill,, ttiiol <?! i.i-i week in this county,
( r ! I I iHUlty I'.S
III
I. tt in'l
imrlllt, ,1.. t armors seeing the sou,
ami M,ru'> 01 ,I|C ormli*
ami , in 1 hi county.
Itrtoii' !oa-.iiuf. M ??ttw directed
to il?' |hh?i?U? oi this eotm
iv thi'ituJi 'U"' -Jackson County
Journal. ^
Hi> si;ii.'ini'!it follows:
To tin I* ;i ' huts ol" .Inekson County:
\\V read hi tin- l>il?lc, Prow 20: IS,
??Without >! \idon; tho )>eoplc per
ish" li i- ;1" today as when
thi> M*ri|?iun' was written.
It is :i- true lelative to agrieul
tun* as it i> morally and spiritually.
\s 1 scii lackson County, coining J
in imni tin' outside, it is agricultur
ally, ii &rr*??vin?r and consequently a
live stock i- niaty. At present it seems
to lite that heel' cattle and sheep i
should he the major live stock pro-,
i,Tts ii|i ih?* creeks and on the moun*'
taiib. wit li -rood dairy catt le, hogs,
and poultry in the valley. Tho rea
>nn tor saving this is, % because of
tin | kiu el* oi your soil to produce
Krtttiiik, I>! and other uti
ualilc and this is the found- (
ation ill livestock u row tug. ^ott have
tho soil, the water and the sunshine
mMTssan to produce the very finest
mhI, which will hold your lands front
washinu away. Your greatest need
riiht now is to catch the propel t
vision. That is, to see and reali/.e!
j this treat. ".it need; which is to build,
or rather icbuild the pastures you ,
once hail, and restore them with pure
bred beef cattle, dairy cattle and !
sheep. Another great- need is for the
farmers to understand the difference
between a meadow, a temporory, a
rotation pasture, and a permanent
pasture. Nothing will malce a pas
ture perm-incut in these mountains
but Kentti'ky Blue grass and white
Dutch clover. These will do it when
sown oil rich land and properly cared
tor. Kvery farm should have at least
a farm pasture to support one or
more milk cows, some {xniltrv, and a 1
|>is or two. Now some farmers will
Mrin>? some harhed wire around a
piece ol wood land, or and old, worn
out briar lit Id and call it a pasture;
which in no sense of the word is a
pasture; but only a place to turn cat
tle to starve. A first class Blue grass
pastuic, when well set to Blue grass
8ml white Dutch clover on rich land
*tll supjxnl well, two grown milk
cows per i,ere. Now this is the kind
oi vision 1 want the farmers ?i' Jack
sou county to catch,, yes two grown
cows |H.r ai.rPt ]-at her than five acrcs
to the cow. Now this is no delusion."
we already have such pastures in
Piedmont North Carolina and in the
mountain-, too.
The great problem for Jackson
county farmers to solve is to build
up your mult itude of {>oor pastures,
t? a multitude of pastures i>f the
hi'^hesi quality, stocked with the high
<*t quality ot live stock of every kinti
This should |,(. your ideal, and your
excellent count y agent, Mr. Tilson 1
here to help you <lo this very thing.
Horc is what should he your perpet
ual agricultural program until tho
''""K is accomplished :
Is*- Makejf our soil rich, when
*?ru out. > j
?iiul. I ?,(? Kentucky Blue Grass, and
Hake everlasting pasture and grow
other suit ahli crops on your improv
ed soil.
?Inl. Th.'ii grow live stock of high
f,,t quality oti these improved pas
^l"'s , iiiu! other crop*, and withii
tl"' near future; old Jackson will be
f0"10 ()1"' 01 t hti richest and best couu
llls i? North (Carolina.
^itli best wishes, I am, yours truly
. .1. H. SAMS,
> tatc Kxtension Pasture Specialist.
BALSAM I
Tho following announcement has
received here: Mr. and Mrs. I
Glenn Med ford of Wayncsvillo an
"??Hcc the birth of a 9i-2 pound boy
Saturday night. Mrs. Mcdford was be
fore her marriage Miss Hazel Raines,
8U(1 is a daughter of Mrs. Hattie Beck
1
Robert W.OStewart, who has
been ousted as bead o! the Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana by
i John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Dr. \Y. S. Rankin, oi' tlio state de
purtmciio of health, and chairman
of the hospitalization division of the
Duke Foundation, will speak to thj
eiti/.ens ??L' Jackson county, in t U?>
court lion et ?t S oViock, Tuesday
evening, April 'J. At tli.it time Dr.
Rankin will lay before t tic pooplc the
plans of i hi? Duke T\)iun!.;.tioA, and
teil them w 'hat ii:.' i,.?:".dnt*:oii will
do^ n> i U ?'or.nty
derided to iaiy and o pi- rale she Cam!
ler-Nichois Hospital.
All tlj'e citizens til the county are
ui^ed to MtU-uu l Lis meeting, in or
der tlnit they may have first hand in
formation re," aid la:;- the proposal.
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SPRING Sj&INOS
Li u xiiJ & ^ I-LiDIN G
. The coming of spriug has brought
new building * ? c, t ivity 10 Sylya. Moore
and Pat ton, couiraciors, who havv
jus couipkU'd the now graded schot..
building, have been award .-d the eo.
tract ol erecting a three stury, bri>
building, f'?r H. Stein, on his lot.
lacing Main and Mill streets.
It is understood that Mr. Sto
has already lea: ed tl.e buihling It
a long term of years.
The old, frame building, until r>.
ceutly occupied by the Sandwii.
Shop, Joint A. I'arri:,' jewelry store,
and the Electric Shop, has been tor.
down, and the work of excavatiu
for the new building is under wa.. .
with John Sheppar.l and (irady Tai
lent as contractors 011 the dirt work.
WanlsFat Hogs
To Market I
County Agent C. \\*. Tison states
that there is a good market now for
fat hogs, and a surplus of them i.'
this countv.
Mr. Ti lson's statement follows:
| "Due to the surplus of fat hogs
now in the county, Jackson farmers
will please notify the county agent of
all fat hogs they want to sell at
j once.The live hog market is good now
as is always the case in late Mar h
! and April. We are planning a ii\ ;?
j hog sale on Wednesday or Thursday
j of next week, March 27 or l8 lio..
mu'it he fat and weigh 17a to .','00, lb.*
on foot. Pleaso write, 'phono or see
Mr. Tilsoa at once about the hog; you
want to sell, and he will notify you
of the time to bring them to Sylva
and "the price they will sell for at
this sale.
Any farmer having hogs now weigh
ing 175 pounds or over should sell
them a smoney will be lost to feed
them through the summer. ^
You can always find the county
agent in his office on Saturday and
on Monday orning. -
Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Quiett stop
ped over in Balsam last week cn
route to Whittier to visit his father,
Mr. W. M. Quiett. His sister, Mrs.
Carrie Queen and Masters Ernest and
Hairy accompanied tlicm and remain
ed for a, .few days. _ . j
Mrs. Candice Powell of Columbia,
S. C., was the guest of her sister,]
Mrs. L. W. Crawford and other rel
atives for Ihe past two weeks.
Mrs- Ida Green of Asheville was
here recently visiting relatives. I
Big Things The ?
Assembly Did
Outstanding achlevejm nts of the
1929 session ot' the general a.-wembij
.ummarized are: ,
School aid Law - Provides* $6,500,
00(1 equalizing fund, allocate.! to '
month's term, and ,250,000 lor aid !
of eight months' terih sjieeial districts
tor each year of the biennium. Tins
Uuiiijfo tlio equalizing fund ap: ?
k>:'opriated at 192/ session. The aot,
uio prescribes" administrative ehanv
.. intended to promote economy. in '
achools, A .'ft) cent participating level
is established.
I
County Highway Aid Law - In
creases gasoline tax from four cents-:
a gallon to five, and creates a county
highway aid fund of approximately
$3,000,000 a year to be allocated eo
the 100 counties on a population-area
msis, on condition that the county
reduce its ad valorum taxes for roads
by an amount equal to its quota; also
estaGlishcs a $5,000,00 equalizing fund
to he distributed by the Stae High
way. Comission without regard to dis
trict or county lines.
Authorized expenditure of $38,000,
000 for operation of state govern
ment and institutions during two
year period beginning July 1.
Authorized bnnd issue of $1,972, ]
000 for building at stale educational
and charitable institutions. I
Provided for incroa ed franchise
! taxes pn railroads and jiower com
panies, the rates being doubled, and
various other increases, principally
in business license rates. License tax
on soft drink bottlers doubled.
Australian Ballot Law ? Requires
sccret voting in all primaries and
elections, but allows "markers' lo
be designated to assist illiterate vot
ers.
Workmen 's Com j>ensatioakr- Pro- ]
vidc8 ror (jMuitcneMiou bas??4-'*pon
Oft j>er cent of average weekly wage!
of $7 a 'week and maximum of $13
a week, with limitation of $G,C00 for
compensation for death or |>ermanent
disability;, sets up industrial com-j
itussion of three members to be ap
pointed by the governor to adminis
ter provisions.
Executive Counsel Act ? Abolishes
position of pardon commissioner, and
creates instead office of executive
counsel to governor, with salary of
$6,500 a year, who will perform du
ties of pardon commissioner and
such other functions as may be as
signed to him by chief executive.
/ Senatorial Vacancies ? Authorizes
governor to name successor in event
either of United States senators dies
or resigns before expiration of term,
?
successor to serve until next General
election. %
Stf ii ligation of. Mental Defectives
?Lays down method by which :,tar
ilizatio;) of Mental defectives in pub
lic institutions may he ordered, and
also conditions upon which same op
erations may be ordered for defect- ;
ives not in institution .
Highway Patrol Act? Establishes
force of 30 }>atrolmeu and one chief,
to be appointed by and serv e un<h*r ?
the State Highway commission, with
|)riucipal duty protection of the high
ways against too heavily loaded
trucks ami other abuses.
- Constitutional Amendment > ? Subr
mitting to voters questions of add^,
ing two Associate Judges to Supreme
Court, thua increasing personnel to
seven; separation of solieitorial and
.judicial districts; and of authorizing
General Assembly to classify pro]>
erty for taxation with view to tax-:
ing so-called intangibles.
! Marriage Banns ? Requires that
I five days' notice be given before
! application for marriage license is
granted, but apfSlies only to minors.
Bar Examination ? Restricts privi
lege of standing State Bar examina
: tion to natives of state and to honn
| fide students of law iu state insti
tutions.
Appointment of Revenue Commis
sioner of Revenue filled by appoint- 1
ment^of the governor, instead of by i
election by the voters,
Automobile licenses ? Act requires
each automobile to display two li
cense plates. ? * i
Robbery Penalty ? Maximum Penal
ty for1 robbery with firearms set a!
30 years imprisonment instead ?.>('
five years
Divorce ? Statutes amended to make
five years of involuntary separation,
'as whepi husband or wife is in prison,
r grounds for divorce.
Alcohol and Narcotics ? Public
schools required to teach erril ef
fects on human system of alcohol
and narcotics.
Salaries ? Attorney-General 's pay
raised to $7,500 from $4,000 with
stipulation that incumbent give full
time to duties; act passed limiting
pay of any official or employee x>f
State Higawav commission to maxt
niuiii rff $10,000 a year. Frank Page*
received $15,000 as chairman of com
mission prior to his resignation. Gov
ernor's salary increased to
a year, effective in 1932.
Prison Industries ? Act pa*v*-l :li
rects state prison to set up plant for
manufacture of automobile license
plates.
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Revolt Leader
General J. G. Escobar, who is
leading the revolt in the Torrean
area and is the ' big man on the
Monterrey {mot in the Mexican
revolution.
KEViVAL STARTS
Ntxi mm
1*10- Easter Iktvival services be
gin Sunday morning at tlie Methodist
chorcli in Sylva. The pastor, Rsv.
"fcreoigc Clonuuer, will be the evangel- 1
ist and will preach at each service.
The local choir will lead the congre
gation in song.
Air. Clcminer will pveaeh Sunday
morning at LI a. in. on the following
subject: ?'Methodism and Evangel
ism." In tfie evening at 7:30 the
topic, for. discussion will be, "An
Old Subject from a New Angle."
In the evening at 7 :30 liev. W.
C. Reed will preach in the Methodist
church at Dillshoro .supplying for
JJie pastor who will be engaged in
the revival at Sylva.
The evening service at Sylva will
be a union service. The Baptist con
gregation having called off its even-i
ing service out of courtesy io the'
special services in the Methodist
churfch.
This campaign will mark the be
ginning of the first sjiecial effort
iu the Methodist church during the
incumbency of the. present pastor. It
is a call and a challenge to every
member of thhiTcerhl.c ETA CMF
member of the church. It comes at
a time ? the week proceeding Eastor
? when every Christian should be
ready to hear, even a whisper, from
his or her Lord and Master. It is
an invitation to every member of
every other church living in the com
inanity. It is a privilege to bear the
gospel which extends to all. Lot ev
ery one take advantage of this timely ;
opportunity to get a blessing and be
a blessing.
The services* will continue through
the week with the possible exception
of Saturday night. Come and bnng
your friends.
Sure They're Going to Try to Pile - ? 0 By Albert T. Reid
PLAN REUNION I
OF ML BAT
TALI ON HERE
Plans for holding t ho first reunion
M the 10:>th Field Si'^nal Battalion,
;.'J9th Division, in Sylva, some time
this tuuiimer, ar.? bein?; discussed by
former members of tli ? battalion a.i 1 x
; by other citizens of t!ie Town.
Tho matter wn? Inoiurlit l>efor?*
the Sylva Rotary Club at its weekly
luncheon, on Monday, and tho club
voted unanimously to back the move
ment in any way jjossible. A com
mittee composed of M. Buchanan, Jr.,
John H. Morris and Dan Tompkiu^,
former members of the organization
was appointed to work out. plans for
the reunion, and to elicit the sum
jiort of the Sylva Chamber of Com
merce, the Woman's C'uh and oth.'r
! organizations. v
Whi^e the members of the organi
zation came from all parts of North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tenn
essee, as well as from other states,
Sylva is really considered the home
town of the battalion, as the first
unit of the organization was the Ra
dio Company, North Carolina Nation
al Guard, a volunteer organization,
i raised in Sylva in July, 1917. That
i company later became Company "A"
i 105th Field Signal Battalion, and
J was the neuelus a round which the
organization, which was quite a fam
ous one in France and Belgium, was
| constructed.
There has never been a reunion
of this organization, and it is hopei
that sufficient support can be had
in Sylva and Jackson county, to es
ablc the promoters of the project Uf
arrange a great reunion, in Sylva,
this summer, at which time it is be
lieved that a large number of the
old members, of the Battalion can
attend the reunion.'
WORKMAN BREAKS
LEG IN ACCIDENT
J. E. Moore was painfully injured,
Tuesday morning, just when the
workmen had started tearing" down
the old Stein building, on Main
Street, to make room for the now
i building.
Mr. Moore mounted to the top of
the metal awning, and slipped in the
frost, falling to the sidewalk, and
breaking his leg.
He was taken to his home, and is
said to be recovering nicely.
Observing For
estry Week
This i? forestry week, and it ia gen
erally being observed throughout the
country.. Workers of state and nation
al departments, in conjunction with
county wardens, are attempting to
lay emphattically before the people
the necessity for earing for the for
ests, and to show them the great, ,val
ue forest lands can be to tbeu own
ers and to the public.
In counties like Jackson, when#
there are large areas of forest land*,
with tremendous accragc of young,
and growing timber, is it especially
necessary that steps be taken to pro
tect this valuable asset.
Mr. S. C.?CogdilI, county warden,
is eliciting the support of the people,
in this work. Forestry is being men
tioned in the schools, and the schools
generally are observing Arbor Day.
The vacation season will soon bo
here, and the following old rules, aro
brought to the attention of our own
people as well as visitors:
1. Be sure youi^ match is out. Break
it in two before you throw it away.
2. Be sure that pipe ashes and ci
gar or cigarette stubs are dead be-*
fore throwing them away. Never
throw them into bushes, leaves or
needles.
Before building a fire scrape away
all inflammable material from a spot
5 feet in diameter. Dig a hole in the
center and in it build a camp- fire.
Keep your fire small. Never build it
against trees or logs' or near brash.
Never break' camp until your Cto
is out - dead out.
Never burn slash or brash in win
dy weather or while there is the sligfc
[ test danger that the fire will gat MflQ
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