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Sylva,N.C:
MRS. MCKEE SPEAKS
AT GETTYSBURG
Mrs. K. J- McKee, State President
0f thf I "nitftl Daughters of the Con
federacy, was among the speaker^
the unveiling ot' the North Caro
jina ?iouun:ent on the Gettysburg
battlefield.
Other speakers were Mrs. Faison,
former Governor Angus W. McLean,
aml others. Following is John A.
jjvinirston s aeeount of Mrs. MeKee's
wh. as recorded in the daily press:
What i- l'l(> meaning of the North
Carolina monument at Gettysburg?
Maiiv speakers sought the answer at
Jl,,, 'unveiling exercises Wednesday,
hut none succeeded so well as did
Mrs. K. !'? MeKee, of Sylva, presi
dent el the state division of the
('nihil Daughters of the Confederacy.
??The Mihlime willingness to sac
rifice all in a cause," was the ans
V(.r -iveit by Mrs. McKee in a brief
oration that reached its fitting cli
max wit h the declaration. "Never
have I loved my country so tenderly
;1S 1 have today. '*
There, upon hallowed ground, Mrs.
McKee put into words what all were
thinking. Here was genuine oratory,
and yet there r.re cynics who say|
that oratory is dead. Not as long as|
tlu-re is a (iettysburg and men and
women who put a cause above them
selvos even to life itself.
That was what Mrs. McKee said,
aiul said it just when it ought to
have been said and in a way that
it ouiiht to have been said. Hers was
onlv a >|?ecch of introduction for
Mrs. Marshall Wiliams, of Faison,
who worked for 17 long years to
hrini into realization the dream of
!!!,? Ihmght-rs of the Confederacy.
Kvery work of art, whether it be
stone, painting or writing has a dif
ferent meaning for different people.
It has different meaning at different
tin.es to tl?e same person. If Borg
lum's memorial of the North Caro
lina Confederate soldier at Gettys
burg meets the best of art ? and com
petent critics think it does ? it will
have different .meanings "fox. Hhffer
r it people, but the sculptor has set
down in his own words what he con
ceives it to mean. This conception
will be of interest to North Carolin-j
ians.
"The : .'orth Carolina Gettysburg;
raciiun ent represents a group of men I
who have just been ordered forward,
to char.ro across that very bloody
battlefield. They had sought shelter
in a srroup of woods and were in a
crouching position. With them was
a color bearer.
"The irroup itself represents in its
leader an experienced soldier who
lias been itr many battles, who knows
the grim character of his work. He
is bent forward, as if ? not charging
an active enemy, but doing what he
would do if he came upon the enemy.
'The young soldier, imm'ediately
back of him, represents a young man,
who <? first experience this is of ac
tual fighting to the death.
' As they appear in front they
have come face to face with the hor
ror of all thci loss of life, which is
immediately in front of them
They are ri^ht in the battle.
"To the left of the young man, an
oliler man with a beard is drawing
<losc to him and counseling 'him.
?'ust to the left of these men and
thrusinrj the flarr forward in front
?t them is the color bearer.
"Hie soldier 011 his knees, rcpre
sents an officer, who is wounded and
falloii, having led his men through.
He has torn his shirt to make a hasty
bandage but is badly wounded and
?anuot accompany his men. I have
tor the face of each of these
soldiers, southerners and North Caro
linians. The color bearer's face was
modeled after an old daguerretype
^airen Randolph Smith, the de
?si?'iior of the flag.
"The group is facing directly the
'cuter ot t ho federal forces and ex
?fdy op|H)site the statue of General
wide. It is far enough above the
"mid to protect it from frost and
j^ber injuries, hut the purpose has
to keep the figures as close to
,1!' ground as possible to keep the
"sio" of reality.
The Carolina reservation is 200
^ct, square and is 011 a knoll, one of
p best reservations on the battle
lphl. The i^roup faces East and south
will be properly lighted all( the
The flag U5ed as a model was a
(h0rth Carolina flag which she gave
?p federate states of America ?
tlje Stars and Bars."
SEEK KOKMAN ON CHARGE OP
ABDUCTING 13 YEAR OLD GIRL
I Haywood county officers have iusti
tuted a wide search for Mauley Rick
lnan, former Jackson county man,,
who is charged with the abduction, on
last Sunday, of a 13 year old girl, of
Saunook.
Rickman is 52 years of age.
Search for the girl, Miss Amo Hed
den, of Saunook, was instituted when
officers were notified of her cisap
l>earancc, by her parents.
According to the information the
officer have, Rickman and the girl
were last seen Sunday morning about
10:30 near Saunook. Parents of the
girl became alarmed when she did
not come home Sunday night and no
tified officers of her disappearance,
A warrant, sworn out by the girl's
parents was issued by Magistrate
George Leatherwood, of Wayiiesville,
and officers in various cities notified
The girl is described as about 5
feet tall weight 120 pound, with
dark brown hair, boyish bob, blue
eyes, round shoulders, two double
front upper teeth, and when she left
home was wearing a light dress with
red flowers.
Rickman, well known in Sylva, is
a resident of Saupook, is about 5
feet 8 inches tall, of heavy build, has
black hair, fair complexion, and gold
in the lower. front teeth.
The man and girl, according to in
formation in posession of the officers
were traveling in a Nash touring car,
1926 model, with tan body and black
toj>, when last seen, Sunday. The auto
mobile carried North Carolina State
license number 573757.
HAS BANNS LAW STOPPED
WEDDINGS AT HOME?
Has the effect of the marriage
banns law, requiring their publication
for five days before the license can
issue to minors, been to entirely put
a stop to weddings in Jaqjtson? Have
tho local people just quit marrying
altogether; ov do theyirgo elscwhepe
for tjieyr weddings, as well as for
wedding clothes?
Our information is that it is some
little distance from here to South !
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, and
that in Georgia, our nearest neigh
bor, the marriage banns law has been
effect, or at least has been the law,
for several years. j
However, regardless of what is the I
cause, one effect of something has
been that the Register of Deeds of
Jackson County hasn't issued a single
marriage license since midnight on
June 30, the hour when the law went j
into effect in this and the other 99
counties of North Carolina.
And, strange as it may appear to
the cynical, the period around Inde
pendence Day is usually productive
of many waddings.
BALSAM
Mrs. Harriett Plott Lowery and I
two children, of York, S. C., are vist
ing relative^ here.
Mr. George Porter, who has been
visiting his father, Mr. J. W. Porter,!
returned, Sunday to Norfolk, Va., to
resume work in the United States,1
Navy. < '
Miss Mary Mehaffey of Hender-j
sonville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. !
Hubert Ensley. j
Mr. Charles Perry, of Franklin,
was here Monday.
Miss Hannah Warren arrived Mon
day from Cincinnati, where she has
been for several months.
Miss Pauline Powers returned, Sun
day afternoon to her home in An
drews, after spending the week-end
with Miss Cecil Potts.
Mrs. J. R. Rork, Mrs. Spencer Rork
Mrs. W. B. Farwell, Miss Catherine
Rork visited Mrs. T. M. Rickardsj in
Canton, Monday.
Mr. Henry ' Christy, of Franklin,
was here, Sunday. i 1 I
Everyone seemed to have a good
time the Fourth. Picnics and hiking
were much in vogue.
Mrs. W. E. Ensley has returned
from the Angel hospital in Franklin,
where she was operated on for appen
dicitis, and- is recovering nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Green of Ashe
ville, were guests of friends here Mon
day.
MRS. BROWN IMPROVES
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Mrs. Erskine, Brown who underwent
| a serious operation for goiter, in the
j Franklin hospital, is improving rapid
ly, according |o friends.
DESTRUCTIVE STQBM jjs WEEPS
sections or fcOUlfTY,
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A destructive storm, of nun, srind,
and Hail, of severity ahdv intensity
struck' the Beta sectiony'the &?uth
end of Sylva, and various ' parts of
this county shortly after noon yes
terday, doing great damage to grow
ing crops, highways, and industries.
Caldwell creek, which 'comes into
Scott 's creek inside of the town, was
?'*V' &
soon swollen and overflowed its panks
flooding the plant and grounds of the
American Forest Products Company 's
pole treating establshnient, driving
several families from {heir homes,"
and covering the tracks of the Tuck
aseigcc and Southeastern Railway
Company's tracks into rSylva.
The severest part of the styrm is
said to have been in the.Beta section,
where great damage was ddrfe to j
crops in Beta and up the old high]
way to Waynesville, where one1 con
crete bridge is reported as being wash
ed out. Traffic on Highway j^o. 10
was held up for some time between
Sylva and Beta, and at Beta, By mud |
and debris being washed across the
roadway by the waters rushing down
from the hillsides.
The damage to the highways was
negligible; while -that to crops and
maufaoturing plants will ran into
several thousand dollars, in tho
county.
Reports of the storm damage, aside
from that in Sylva township, are re
ported from parts of Caney Fork,
Cullowhee, River, Canada, and Ham
burg.
Coming from the South, the storm I
apj>ears to have swept through a
rather narrow path acoss the county
to the Balsams, with the greatest in
tensity in the vicinity of Beta. It did
not reach as far cast as Addie, though
some rain fell there and abGve that
point. No unusual amount- of rain
fell inside of the town o^Sylva.
CLEMMBR ^ Dis&ss' teo
IN AND MEANING OF SACRIFICE
The origin and meaning of sacrifice
will be the topic which the pastor,
Rev. George Clemmer, will have for
discussion at the Methodist chureh in
Sylva, Sunday morning.
At the dawn of civilization man
was found standing beside his altars
watching and waiting as the smoke
of his sacrifices rose heavenward.
Sometimes his offering consisted of
fruit from his fields, again it was
taken from his flocks or his herds,
occasionally the victim was a member
of his own household. Hew did this
universal custom begin? What is the
meaning pf man's multitudinous sac
rificing? The morning sermon will
be an attempt to answer these ques
tions.
In the evening at Dillsboro, Mr. :
Clemmer will speak on the subject,
"A Memorial to a Lost Soul".
The money which was raised at
the end of the Missionary Cultiva
tion Period in March has been di
rected as a Special toward the sup
port of a missionary pastor. The
name of this pastor and the field of
his labor will be announced Sunday.
Sunday schools of the charge con
neve at 10 A. M. Young People's;
organizations meet in the evening at
6:30 and 7 o'clock. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all. Visitors in j
the community for the summer will
be heartily welcomed.
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HILLIARD TO PREACH AT
CULLOWHEE METHODIST
Rev. S. H. Hilliard will fill the pul
pit at the Methodist church in Cullo
whee next Sunday, July, 34, jp the]
absence of the pastor; occtpyj^g the
pjilpit at both the morning and the
evening services.
TO HAVE HOME-COMING AT
SPEEDWELL NEXT SUNDAY
Home-coming Day will be observed
at the Speedwell Methodist church,
next Sunday, July 14. There will be
all-day services, with dinner on the
ground.
At the 11 o'clock hour Rev. F. W.
Kiker will preach.
Rev. C. S. Plyler will preach at 3
o'clock; and the sermon will be "follow
ed by a talk to the women by Mrs.
F. H. Brown.
At the evening hour there wjli be
preaching by Rev. Mr. Tucker.
FOfiTY YEABS AGO
Tuckaseige Democrat *
JULY 10,1889 .
Work is at last begun on the Nica
ragua canal.
The Georgia Legislature convened
for the first time in the new capitol
building in Atlanta on July 4, and
adjourned after the ceremonies.
Messrs Williamson, Liner and Co.,
of Waynesville, have been awarded a
contract for building & $5,000 dwell
ing. for Mr. Dan Davics, of Jackson
county.
Rev. B. G. Wild preached an excel
lent sermon at the Academy, Sunday
Register of Deeds Hughes and Mr.
J. M. Long were in town yesterday
fom Webster.
The carpenters employed at the Ka
olin Factory struck for higher wages
Tuesday, demanding an increase of
20 |K;r cent. u i
A large party of Sylvaites attend
ed the meeting of the Dillsboro Im
provement Club, Saturday night and
were well paid therefor, the exercises
being very entertaining and instruct
ive.
Through the courtesy of Supt. Mc
Bce the delegates to the Farmers'
Alliance meeting in Asheville were
sent home by special train, Sunday,
the train runnig as far west as Dills
boro.
From a Franklin gentleman we
learn that while Dr. S. H. Lylc, wife
and little son were taking a buggy
ride, Sunday evening, the horse be
came frightened and ran away, throw
ing all three out of the vehicle. Mrs.
Lyle was, it is thought, fatally injur
ed, while Dr. Lyle and the little boy
were seriously hurt.
The County Alliance held an all
day meeting here, Friday. All sub-Al
liances were represented except Blue
Ridge, which reported by mail. The
report shows 438 males and 156 fe
males, a total of 594 members. A new
executive committee consisting of
Messrs. A. J. Long, Sr., Wm. Bum
garner, and W. M. Rhea, and a new
committee c4i the good of the order
consisting of Messrs A. Bumgarner,
W. B. Love and A. W. Farmer, were
chosen. A committee on Trade and
Business consisting of Messrs C. A.
Bird, S. H. Queen, D. Snider and J.
D. Coward, was appoined. E. D. Dav
is, Esq., president of the County Al
liance, was appointed a delegate to
the State Alliance, with Gen. E. R.
Hampton as alternate. A pleasant
feature of the day was a basket din
ner prepared by members of the Syl
va Alliance and their friends spread
in the orchard above Gen. Hampton's
home.
A large crowd assembled at Web
ster last Thursday for the purpose
of celebrating the "glorious fourth"
forming a County Confederate Vet
erans' Association, and having a good
time generally. Addresses were deliv
ered at the Grove by Messrs. J. J
Hooker, D. L. Love and Capt. J. W.
Terrell. At the close of the speaking
a bountiful dinner was spread. Din
er being over theprocession of vet
erans was again formed and under
command of Capt. A. W. Bryson,
marched to the Court House where
the county association was formed
Nothing occorred to mar the pleasure
of the occasion, the good conduct of
each individual composing the veiy
large crowd, being poticeable and es
pecially commendable.
Honor Man r
Horace F. Sykes, Jr., who has the
distinction of being picked as the
honor man at West Point. J He is
the son of Lt Col. Sykes of Omaha,
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HIGHWAY PATROL VISITS US
North Carolina's new, highway pat
rol, or part of it, paid Sylva and
Jackson county its first visit last
Sunday, coming from the east. Four
members of the force were on duty
in Sylva and along the highways of
the county, last Sunday.
The appearance of the men and
thier uniforms and equipment are
most creditable to the State.
Three members of the force were
again on duty on the highways of the
county, yesterday and last night.
Beginning their service on July 1
their credit, in the state, a record of
1,500 arrests for violations of the traf
fic laws of North Carolina, in their
first week.
COL. HARRIS SCORES CANNON
REPUBLICAN FUSION
Charles J. Harris of Dillsboro,
manufacturer and long prominent in
Republican party affairs in North
Carolina, can not understand why
the Republicans of Virginia would be
willing to effect fusion with the
anti-Smith Democrats led by Bishop
James Cannon, Jr. Mr. Harris today
addressed the following letter to The
Times : - '
"Editor of the Times:
"Speaking of Bishop Cannon's
new political party in Virginia, I
can not see how any self-respecting
Republican can support it.
"Of course, it will attract some
rough-necks, bucket-shop j>coplc and
distorted minds who gloat over ir.ur
der committed by half-drunk prohi
bition officers.
"(Signed) C. J. Harris.''
Mr. Harris several years ago was
Republican candidate for Governor
of North Carolina.
QUALLA
Mrs. G. A. Kinsland attended the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Belle Hipps
in Canton, July 2. Mrs. Hipps was
formerly Miss Belle Miller of Qualla.
We remember her as a lively, agree
able schoolmate. She was married to
Mr. John Hipps who passed away
several years ago. They lived in this
section several years after their mar
riage, and have many friends and
relatives here. .
Saturday July 20 is the day ap
pointed to clean off Camp Ground
cemetery. This work has been neglect
ed for several years. All who are in
terested are requested to come prepar
ed to spend the day.
Misses Lenora Whitmire, Myrtle
Whitmire, and Mrs. M. Wheeler, of
Midland, Texas are visiting at Mr.
J. L. Hyatt's, C. P. Shelton's and
other relatives.
Mrs. W. D. Wike and daughters,
Misses Lois, Lucille, Wilma, and Ed
die, visited relatives in Qualla, last
week.
A Martin reunion was held at Mf.
W. C. Martin's on Sunday 7th.
Mr. Norman Turpin and family of i
Newport Tenn., are visiting home ,
folks.
visited her dapghter, Mrs. Bessie
Worley.
Misses Polly and Edna Hoyle are
visiting at Mr. J. M. Hughes' at
Cherokee.
Messrs Jack Battle and Bobert
Ward were guests at Mr. D. C.
Hughes.
Mesdair.es J. L. Hyatt, C. P. Shel
ton and M. Wheeler, and Misses Le
nora nd Myrtle Whitmire motored
to Cherokee and Robbinsville. .
Mrs. A. C. Hoyle and Mrs. J. R.
Messer called on Mr. J. H. Hughes.
Miss Grace Hoyle called on Mrs.
J. 0. Howell.
Mr. Oscar Gibson and family called
at Mr. W. H. Oxners.
Mr. and Mrs. Goldman Kinsland
called at Mr. J%yG. Hooper's.
Misses Gertrude Ferguson and An
nie Lizzie Terrell visited Miss Win
nie Cooper.
Rev. R. L. Bass and son Everett
otopped at Mr. J. K. Terrell's, en
route to Olivet.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kinsland, Mrs.
G. A. Kinsland and Miss Evelyn
Kinsland visited retatives on Lufty,
the 4th.
Mr. Lonnie Crisp and family have
moved to Epps Springs.
METHODIST SOCIETY TO MEET
The Methodist Missionary Society
will meet on next Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Carey Allison. Mrs.
C. Z. Candler will lead the program.
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RECORDER'S COURT HAS 19
CASE SESSION ON MONDAY
The Recorder's Court disposed of
19 cases, Monday, most of which
were for violations, in one way and '
another, of North Carolina's prohi
bition laws.
Johnny Conner, was charged with
the manufacture of spirits frumenti,
and drew a four month's sentence, sus
pended upon the payment of $75.00
and the costs and upon future good
behavior.
Joe Connor, charged with having
drunk too much and appearing in
public, drew a suspended judgment,
Bedford Mehaffey, charged with
operating an automobile while in
toxicated was sentenced to serve
4 months on the roads; but the sen
tnce was suspended upon payment
of $75.00 and the costs, and he not
to drive a car for 4 months.
M. Deitz was charged with being
intoxicated, and prayer for judgment
was continued.
Shirlie Beck, found guilty of op
erating a motor vehicle while intoxi
cated, was sentenced to serve four
months; but the sentence was suspend
ed upon the payment of the costs a
$50.00 fine and he not to drive a car
for 6 pionths.
Henry Cowan, for a like offense,
was sentenced to serve 4 months ; but
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this also was suspended upon the
payment of $50.00 and the cost, and
he not to drive a car for 6 months.
The smt; defendant was convicted
of reckless driving and was sentenced
for 2 months, suspended upon the pay
ment of $26.25 and the costs
R. I). Jones, larceny, changed to
forcible trespass, and given a three
the payment of the costs.
Bert Rogers and Hudy Rogers, lar
ceny, 5 months sentence, suspended
upon good behavior for 18 months.
Claude Cope, drunk, sentenced to
two months upon payment of the
costs and $30.00 a month for the sup
port of his wife and children. Sanr?
defendant, assault with a deadly wea
pon, 4 month, suspended on condition
that he does not molest or abuse his
wife in any way.
John Rogers, a workman for the
highway commission, waa^.fined $25.
on an asault charge, for KJfrjng toss
ed a rock through the windsh'i?ld of
an automobile belonging to Mr. Math
is, of Canada. Rogers, who was riding
the drag behind the truck on High
way 106, insisted that striking Mr.
Mathis' car was accidental, that he
could not and did not see the car
passing the truck at the time, a small
stone became caught in the blades of
the drag, and that he reached and
picked up the stone and cast it to
the side of the road, accidentally
striking the car that was passing the /
work truck without giving any signal
Judge Sutton held that he was guilty
on his own statement, bocause of not
exercising proper care; and Roarers
appealed to the superior court.
Milaa Galloway found guilty of
manufacturing, and prayer for judg
ment was continued for two weeks.
R. W. Parker, poscssion, was fined
$10.00 and the costs.
Jess Womack, was sentenced to 3
months on a drunkenness charge, and
prayer for judgment was continued
in a case of jail-breaking.
Grady Beck, drunk, 3 months.
Bill Stiles, posession and transport
ing. The former sentence against him
was ordered effective, and he order
ed into custody.
Chick Bryson, transporting and
posession, called and failed.
MRS. J. N. COWAN DIES
Mrs. James N. Cowan passed <>:? at
a Franklin hospital, where she vas
taken, a short time before, on Mon
day, after having been in poor health
for several months.
The funearl services were oond: ct
cd at the Baptist church in Webster,
on Tuesday by, the pastor, Rev. W. N.
Cook, and Rev. J. J. Gray. /
Mrs. Cowan was the second child
of the late Polk Allman, and Mrs.
Allman, and was born in 1886. She
professed faith in Christ at an early
age, and united with the Webster
Baptist ehurch, remaining in its fel
lowship throughout her life.
She was married to James N. Ccw
an, in 1916, and is survived by h no
and two little sons, Frank and R:\y.
Surviving also are her mother, Jiu.
Bettie Allman, five brother, Arth r,
Walter, Frank, John and Carl, and
one sister, Annie, and a large lum
ber of other relatives and frienda.
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