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Sylva, N. C: Thursday. -June 13, 1929
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$2.00 Year in Advance outside the County
fill BEGIN 1MMI
10 PAVE 106
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hi i
.1 !'';i
. | siu.I'DO will bo spont'
fiill'
r(,i|lir !ltu| surfacing Highway
S.vivn mid Cullowhec[
lutuiv lias l?00li as
:it:on of *l30,0i.0 of]
l?|Y . . ' ' I
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. m I his (list not willl '
j i.(i, in. The 1,1*1.-1
.Uurphy t:\viml the'
i
? . in h?- surfaced with!
i iiii" ' , i
.km! s!i:ij?o tor travel,
i?;siauiT from Mur-J
It. ;i l>? lit (??) lllilesj
.:u,i will Ik- applied
,? ct la* j put of the
' , | lit tl Oil |Nlvillg tho
Lfhwa> s.vlv" t0 Cullowhee,
.^1V j- l.i. :.! ? '! Western Carolina
Xfaciu'i- is
;i> ;iImiu( mill's, ami tho os
j: -Jim MM 10.
yr ,1 i,. >i Indent her, Highway
llliiimi?ioiu'i-|,.r this district, stated
w;1 irl?VMi.t;itivv of the Journal,
tii:1[ |H. hop.- i" grade ml pave half
tho dista:V.-f t.? liillowhee inuring: the
jiivM'iit SUIIIHU I ami. fall. '
|, ,, tin- understanding that the
vurk ronti Kiplatt-il lor this year will
b^ui at S\l\a and will be prosecuted
tiwui"! I ul i* ? w li? ?*' as tar as the fuml
iviialilr !"i * i??' purpose will admit.
It i> ;i!m? understood that this dlis
(rii! will iH'rivr nil additional ap
jiropiiat ion iroiu the emergency fund
next war, :i::<f that a sufficient
amount mioot the paving at
Dix (<ap will !)*? allotted for the pur
sue at that time.
Mori' t haii a dozen highway pro
jtfts will l>o a id 0^1 by, t l?e j$500,000
luiiil j?ru\ uii d by the last Cieneral
Assembly a> an equalizing fund, to
aid count ir- in which such natural
barrier;- as water areas in the low
lands and mountains in the western
sootion make the cost of highway
construction higher than is the gen
eral average over the state.
The lanro?t division of the fund,
f-Jiiu.tiiM), i> io ho used in paying
(ani(k'ii county part of the cost of
a hrulirc across the Pasquotank river
st Rlizaheth City, on Polite 34 to
Norfolk, with which Route 342 from
^ mitsor, Kdenton, and Hertford
merges at Elizabeth City. The bridge
will com around .5400,000, and normal
ly the com would bo divided between
? amilcn ami Pasqoutank counties,
whi< h tin. connects. This is to
take en re oi Camden's part because
ft the additional amount that had to
he taken troin tho county's allotment
hei-ausi' oi tin* "sunken" or "float
i-ii:**" roa I ill llouto 34 in Camden.
Mitch ?| the allotment hadj to bo used
ill -I'ltiii'j; this road back in shape,
i;:i'l the com is not considered a just
?M' araiiist tho county, which was
not responsible for the condition that
'll'velojiofl.
l-'roin the fund $40,000 is to be used
in repairing t'lood damage to tho high
Ways, ln<t year. The Highway Cpm
"lissiou, w lul l, has saved $300,000 on
'ls "laititeiiani-o ijfculgot, sot this fund
'U as an i inerironcy fund, when the
M,lls and floods played havoc with
I'-Uj oi i||(. roads and bridge abut
The ?400,000 saved would have
hack into oonst ruction funds
'01 r(><i|)|>oitionnient to tho districts,
"" the emergency Remanded it. The
i roiu the equa^Vi'-ig fund is
SuPpleniont ary to this. Much of the
''""I wik used in the eighth and
l)IMth ilist riots, whore tho damage was
latest, hut some of it has been ant$
be used in other areas.
rhr ciuhti, district is to get $130,
?' the fund for the purpose
surfaee treatment to sev
"""intaiii roads in the northern
111 ??Avery, Mitchell and Yancey.
sYLVA CHILDREN GO TO
W C. T. C. PRACTICE SCHOOL
? ^ Ufoup of about fifty children
ro"1 Svlva is being transported each
ll,0r"i|;'- to Western Carolina Teach
Ctr* ('"1 at Cullowhee, for work in
practice school.
ALLEN SUCCEEDS BUCHANAN
ON TOWN BOARD
C. W. Allen was unanimously elect- J
ed to t'iH| the vacancy on the hoard
of aldermen of the town of Sylva,
to succeed J. Ramsey Buchanan, who
has move<^ to Harriman, Tenn., at
? -J
the mooting of the board held Tues
day evening at the town hall.
Dan Moorp was elected attorney
of the town.
\T. C. Allison was elected chairman
of the board) and J. D. Cowan sec
retary.
The town Board of Health, to
serve fcr the next two years was
elected, with E. L. McKee As chair
man, Dr. G rover Wilkes and Arthur
Garden as members of the board.
QUALLA
Last two weeks ?
The infant son of Mr. nn-.l Mrs.
Rufus Oxner died; Sunday, 2nd, aad
was buried in the cemetery ill Qu;Uhi
on Monday afteruoon. .
Mr. C. P. Shelton is able to be out
again after a serious illness
Mr. H. U. Ferguson and family,
Mr. D. C. Hughes, Mrs. 0. A Kins
laiufy Misses Gertrude Ferguson a:io
Nellie Mclaughlin and Mrs. .1. K
Terrell attended the closing exeiciscs
at Cullowhee, Wednesday. Misses Etta
Kinsland and* Annie I.izzie Torreil
were members of the Senior Class
Messers "Wade (lass, Frank Battle
and Mfsses Ida Battle and Jennie
Cat hey, who attended) school at Cul
lowhee are at home for vacation.
Messrs Frank Battle and Miller
Hall are gone to Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. J. L. Hyatt and Mr. S. l\
Hy^y yhtp- u .pnndoxfokat A~Iu\hUo,
attended scrvicos ait Cullnwhee, Sun
day, 2nd.
Misses Bessie Martin, Mary Eat tie,
Ruth Ferguson, Harriett ll.i!I and
Oma Gass have gone to Asheville
Normal to attend Ashevi'le Normal
summer school.
Messrs .loo Edwards of Waynes vile
and Ned Hyatt of* Asheville were
guests of Mr. Wayne Ferguson.
Mr. J. M. Hughes has moved to
Cherokee where he is employed by
the government.
M ossrs Thomas and Oscar Gibson
are visiting relatives at Newport, Ten
'Mr. C. P. Shelton, and; family visit
ed Mrs. F. I. Watson at Dillshoro.
i Mr. J. 0. Howell and family visited
Mr. Weaver Freeman's near Webster.
Mr. Lawrence Buchanan, Miss Ber
tha Buchanan and Mrs. Tyler Bu
t-hanan of Welister called a" Mr. 1) ^
M. Shular's.
Mrs. J. H. Hughes visited Mrs
Dan Gass. . ..
Mrs.Y. Howell visited among rela
tives.
Mr. J. O. Terrell is at homo since
finishing his school at Oakley.
Mrs. J. G. Raby and Miss I rem
Ha by were guests at Mrs. J. E Bat
tle's.
? Mrs. -7. C. Johnson has returned
home from a visit with her son, Mr.
Oscar Martin of Bryson City. Miss
Fayc Martin accompanied her home.
Mrs. Terry Johnson and son Joe
and Cllic Halt visited relatives -aC
Rabbinsville.
Miss Hazel Battle is employed with
the Battle Brothers in Sylva.
Mesdames J. L Sit ton and J. P.
Crisp were guests of Mrs. A. C. Hoyle
Misses Polly and Edna Hoyle visit- 1
cd Miss Mary Emma Ferguson.
Mrs. J. L. Ferguson spent a while
at Mr. P. H. Ferguson's
. Mrs. Johnson Thomas of Barkers
i Creek visited at Mr. J. L. Sitton's.
Miss A. L. Terrell was the guest
ofg Miss" Gertrude Ferguson.
Misses Lueile and; Bertha McLean
->f Whitticr visited at Mr. J. C.
Johnson's.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hughes have
returned from a tfip to Asheville.
Mr. Herschcl Keener of Canton
and Rev, R. h- Bass and famUy of
Whittier called, at Mr. J. K- Terrell s
Mr H. G. Feifruson has purchase^
' a "ow car.
Mr. Will Freeman and family vis
| ite 1 relatives at Almond.
' A party of young folks made a
(trip to Whiteside. .. J
SYLVA PREPS
FOR FESTIVAL
NEXT WEEK 3
Sylva people, under the leadership
of the .Junior Studj Club, are prepar
ing tor the town's part in the Rhod
odendron -Festival to he hehi ijt
Asheville, on Thursday of next woefc
The entire pageant will re preset
all the counties to which the lovjjfjp
flower of our mountains is ingidendl#
Sylva is to present an episodb depict*
ing life in 15th Century England.^*
There will bo Robin Hood and his'
band of Merry Men joining on the
village green, Maid Marian, and, the
village maidens, who do the Maypole
dance, and. crown Maid Marian aa
Queen of (he May, while Robin Hood
stands by with his Merry Men and
takes part in the festivities.
Mr. Dan Moore takes the role of
Robin Hoodi while Miss Ruth Oliver
appears as Maid Marian. ?,
A large number of Sylva people
are expected to go to Asheville fofcj
the Annual Rhododendron Festivals
and parking space for Sylva cars has
been rescrvet^ and will be held open
for the people of this town by Ashe
ville police. ' 1
BALSAM
f *
Mr. and Mrs. (loff of West Palm
Beach, Fla., have arrived ami taken
charge of the ^Jalsam Mountain,
Springs Hotel, am| in a few days
everything will be ready for guests.
Mr. and; Mrs. (loff operated the hotel
very successfully last year and the
outlook for a much better season
this year seems evident.
Dr. and. Mrs. H. Boice arrived) last
week and are getting Bftlsam, Lodge
ready for guests. A new ecat of paint,
is now being added aijd, oth^r_J^|^
prmTmertfcs itfrtde?
Many cottages are now occupied
in Ba I lough Hills, and others who own
summer hemes here are coming in
daily.
Mrs. Hattie Bryson an<^ daughter,
Miss Nellie, who spent the winter in
Ft. Myers, Fla., arrived here Friday.
Mr. Lee Roy Dock ot New Jersey
is visiting his mother, Mrs. lioice, at
Balsam Lodge.
Mr. Burns Edwards, Professor ol
mathematics in Christ School, at Ar-j
dpn, spent last week end with his }
aunt, Mis. D. T. Knight! Ho returned!
to his home in Mullins, S. C.
Mrs. Lily Bryson, Mrs. Melita
Beck and Master Billic Queen spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Bryson 's
brother, Al" Rule Queen, in Dillsboro.
Mr. 'A. F. Arlington and many ;
others from here attend^ the sing
inir convention in Waynesville, Sun
i 1
day.
Mrs. E. B. Howell and children
went to \\ diets Sunday, am | also to
Old Field cemetery to place flowers
ofi the graves of their loved ones, j
Rev. .T. F. Shelton and Mr. Price
of Dellwood accompanied Rev. R K.
Brady to Balsam, Sunday, afternoon (
to fill his regular appointing nt. Mr.
Shelton ma le a very interesting talk
in interest of th:; approaching, great,
old-time camp meeting that will be
held at Lake .Tunaluska frc-m the
16th to the :50th of this month. It
is non-(y nominational and everybody
is invited. Dr. O. E. Cioddard ot
Nashville, Tenn., will do the preach
ing'
Mr. A. V. Washburn is here this
week in interest of the Baptist Sun
day sehool. '
There were several wrecks near
here on the highway, Sunday.
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
Unaka Lodge, A. F. and A. M. of
Sylva lected its officers for the next
year, at the regular communication,
Monday evening.
Dan Tompkins was elected Wor
shipful Master, J. T. Bird^ Senior
Warden, John Battle, Junior War
en, M. D. Cowan, treasurer, C. E. Eng ,
lish, secretary, W. D. Warren, senior
deacon, Harry E. Buchanan, junior
deacon, Aaron Hooper, senior stew
ard, C B. Robinson, junior steward
and Doyle D.Alley, tiler.
The ' installation will be . held
on the evening on June 24th, St.
John's Day, which is the regular com
munication of the Lodge. .
FARM OUTLOOK
DISCUSSED BY
FORSTER
Raleigh, N. C., June 12. ? Farmers
aecrL. not look for any effective re
; iic-f measures to he passe*^ by the
present Congress in the opinion' of
Dr. (K W. Forstcr, agricultural econ-j
j^omisl at State College, who says that,'
as heretofore, farmers must rely on
|iheir own efforts. ?
"It is evident, at this time, that,
%t ' !
^be Debenture plan will be eliminated j
?from the Senate Bill" says I)r. For-!
r. "This. plan Would be effective'
raising the pricv' ot farm products'
tjiiit is only favored( as an offset to
high tariff on manufactured ar
Scies. Fanners must look to a^jusT
abnts in production and must mar
their products when prices arc
the highest seasonal level as a
means of establishing farming on a
profitable basis. ' '
i ith this in mind, Dr. Forstcr ha?!
reviewed trends in the market prices
of cotton, tobacco, irish potatoes an<{
swine. Cotton, he says, has been go
Sag down since March 9 when the
MOtfe'' was 20.3 a ]M>und on the ten
jfifrding markets. This should not be
titurbing since it may mean a rcac
n to higher price levels. Recent
data shoy that there is an increased
consumption ot' American cotton and
the carry over on July 31 will likely
be les3 than 4 and one half million
bales. The crop this year will not
oxceed 15 million bales which will
gLgri probable supply of about 19
bales. Such production should
l?U;;'for between 19 and 20 cents a
pound. The Resent price of cotton |
ID'^fetore .
tobacco^ hotter, the "story
is different. The acreage was cut
about 3 percent but with the increase
in Burley acreage, the large supply
of flue cured leaf on hand and stocks
alreadiy replenished in China from
last year's crop. Dr. Forstcr looks
for low prices this season.
Because the irish potato acreage
was curtailed and adjusted to mar
ket needs, better prices will be had
on this crop. The price for hogs will
he better after June andr cattle an:
egg prices wlil continue good, in his j
opinion.
ASSOCIATIONS, W. M. U. TO -
MEET WITH BUFF CREEK I
The Woman's Missionary Union of
the Tuckaseigee Baptist Association
will meet with Buff Creek church,
Addie,on June 21
The program has been arranged !
follows:, (
,10 a. m. Hymn and Watchword
Devotional-Mrs. Geo. Snycfcr, Beta
Welcome-Mrs. Julia Jones, Addie
Response-Mrs. Etta Morton, Sylva
Report of officers.
Solo-Mrs. J. It. Jones, Sylva.
Superintendent's Message-Mrs. T.
C. Bryson
Appointment of committees, and]
recognition of A-l organizations and
those meeting their Ruby Anniversary
uota.
"Keeping Faith with our pledges
to the Centennial Campaign, Mrs.
J. G. Murray, Sylva.
Periodicals: Mrs. Chas. L. Allison,1
Svlva
Lunch
2:00 p. m. Devotional, Mrs. J.
' 2 :00 p. m. Devotional, Mrs. Chester
Scott, Sylva. j
"Winning North Carolina for our,
Yotmg People", Mrs. L.^f. Freeman,.
Asheville
The Co-operatiev Program-what it
includes- Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Cullo
-whee.
Quartet- Sylva W. M. S
Talk: Mrs. W. H. Tipton, China
Report of Memphis Meeting, Mrs.
J. R. Morgan, Waynesville.
3:45 Adjourn
Where do the tourists roost; They
<Jrive through our mountain country
in increasing numbers, e^ery day ;
but nobody has been able to find
were these birds of passage go for
lodging and meals. /
SYLVA COUNTRY CLUB TQ
HAVE OPENING TOMORROW
STOVALLS ERECTING BUILDING
The Journal has it on! good auth
ority that Stovall Brothers will im
mediately begin the erection of a
brick structure on the lot which they
recently purhased from D. G. Bryson
and V. V . Hooper, on Main street,
between the new Buchanan and Pow
ell building and] the Bryson building,
occupied by Hale's.
The new building will replace a
wooden one, now occupied by R. E.
Dills, and will be occupied by the
owners Jt is understood.
The contract has been awarded, it
is understood^ to 'the same people who
haev just completed the Buchanan
and Powell building.
Mr. Dills is constructing a business
building near his home on East Dills
boro Road, andj will move his market
to that location the first of next
week.
CREAM MARKET BRINGS
FARMERS GOOD INCOME
Cream sold from the djliry cows
in the Tuekaseigec river valley of this
county is beginning to amount to a
real cash income to our farmers. They
receive between seventeen and eight
een hundred dollars cash every month j
now for the cream sold to Nantahala j
Creamer}*, whose truck gets cream
at the cream stations in the valley
twice a week. This is considerably
more than the farmers were selling
j>or mouth last year, this season. In
1927 the farmers made production
cream selling a real part of their
farm marketing for a cash income.
During that year they sold a little
over $5,GQ0 worth of butterfat. Last
year the over
$10;000 for butterfat in cream sold
during the year. This was, of course,
double the amount of cash received
received the year 'before. And$ now
at the rate they are going for this
year Jackson county farmers will
practically double their sales over
last year.
This shows nothing less than won
derful progress for dairy develop
ment in this county, because with
the present scarcity and high price
of cows, about the only way the fann
ers can increase their eows is to raise
them and grow into dairying. It
docs not take so long to raise lots
of chickens and pigs, but it takes
time to raise many good dairy cows.
There are now nine cream stations
in the county where the farmers as
semble their cream for the Nantahala
Creamery truck. Six of these have
been in operation for two years or
more. They arc at Speedwell, Sylva,
Savannah; Barkers Creek, Wilmot
and AVhittier. Three other stations j
have been started/ recently, one "at i
Cullowhec, East La Ports, and Tuck
aseigee. Farmers in the last three
communities will take their cream
in to the station on Wednesday morn
ing between 7 :.'?() and 8:30. The sta
tion at Cullowhec is at Smiths store,
wood Store and the Tuckaseigee sta
wood Store and the Euckaseigee sta
tion at J. M. Hooper's store.
Itight now is the season when the
price of butterfat is at about the
lowest price it gets during the year.
The farmers received 40 1-2 cents
per pound Jer the butterfat sold (lur
ing the last two weeks in May.. They
receive checks regularly every two.
weeks. The price in the winter months
goes up to as high as 47 and 48
cents per pound making the average
price 44 to 45 cents per ixmnd) during
the year. The Nantahala Creamery
has for over a year made the high
est quality butter of any ol the 2G
creameries in this state due largely
to the high quality of cream the
farmers r?rc furnishing them. This
is the only butter made in North Car
olina that sells on the Asheville mar
ket to choice trade of Southern
Dairies, so the creamery in return is
able and does pay a goodf price for
butterfat. At the price of butterfat
today, 40 1-2 cents per pound, farm
ers realizing at least 22 1-2 cents
per gallon for their milk. A gallon
of railk weighs 8.61 lbs. and with
these cows averaging a test of 4.8
percent butterfat (while the average
of Tp'lk contains A1 lbs. of fat. This
1 I
9
The formal opening of the Sylva
Country Club will be held at 1 o'clock,
tomorrow, Friday, afternoon.
A number of interesting features
for the opening have been arranged,
including a putting contest; a long
drive contest, a flag contest, and
other features.
Th(T ladies of the Club, andt wives
4 ? i
of the stockholders will serve refresh
ments at the club house.
After Friday, the golf course and
el nb house will be open every day.
The membership fees for the club
a if, Men $15.00 a year; Women
$10.00 ; Hoys 14 to 1*7, $10.00.
The daily green fees for rwm -mem
bers ol' the club will be $1.00,, which
entitles the player to play 9 holes,
or if he ((esires, the use of the
course for the day.
Caddy fees will be 25c for nine
holes.
The new golf course and country
club, just completed, is located on
Highwty 106 between Sylva and) Cul
lowhce, ou the old John Davis farm,
along the beautiful Tuckaseigee river,
and is pronounced, by all sport-lovers
who have seen it, to be one of the
best in all Western North Carolina.
> The officers of the club are: Pres
ident, C. W. Denning; Vice-Presi
dent, S. W Enloe; Secretaiy-Treas
urcr, D. (}' Bryson. These together
with the following gentlemen compose
the board of directors: C. Z. Candler;
E. L. McKec, D. M llall, M D Cowan,
Thomas A. Cox, C. B Thompson and
Charles B. Robinson.
TO HAVE HOMECOMING
AT SCOTT'S CREEK
Scott 's Creek Baptiat church, Beta*
witt h:\ve a "Home' Cootjug Day" an
June 23,' the Fourth Sunday iff this
mouth. ' . ? 'Jt
Everybody who has ever been a
member of the church at any time
is invited to be present, as are also
all the former pastors of the church.
Sunday School will begin at 9:30,
andj the Sunday School will be| part
of the program for the day, and
early, arrival for the Sunday School
hour is urged.
At eleven o'clock a sermon will
bq delivered by Rev. W. M. Pruett,
of Waynesville, the oldest living
former pastor.
Dinner will be served on the ground,
and all the present members of the
church are requested to bring bas
kets of dinner.
At 1:30 there will be an address
by Mr. John B. ,Ensley, of Sylva, on
the subject "What has the Church
Been Worth to This Community?"
Lady Billiardist r j
i 1
Miss Florence Flower, New York,
ladies' champion, pocket billiardirt v**
of the U. S., who is to compete ?
honors in European cities.
fat at" 40 1-2 cents per pound is
bringing 16.0 cents and| the skim
milk in that gallon at 75 cents per,
Jersey test is 5.2 percent each gallo>i;
hundred pounds is worth 6 cents for -
feeding calves, pigs and chickens,
making the total 22.6 cents for the
srallon of milk. Then of course to
talc* an average of 44 cents for but
terfat or more, the milk will bring
21 to *5 (vnts a gallon.
Mr. If. G. Ferguson told the Coth*^ .
ty Agent that his cream check from
seven good Jersey cow? for the month
of May amounted to over $75.00. He
has five good heifer calves drinkilr;"
the skim milk and the family is uain f
all the milk and butter they cannon*
some from the seven cows.
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