Advance in Th? County. Sylya, N. C: Thursday, $2.00 Year in Advance outside the County hnes H. Catheg 1 Vied Hers Today' I funeral Tomorrow (Ml III'1 ? p"' ; i.u t stern North Lfit?'1,s o . [ r I ->f i'l" !lt*l H ?fc Ul m, ?"nl ? ivk i li is n.<". alter an M'" , .vr. ks, at the age pjOialu'"1 lx ^ I : i i held at 10 o' , ,%,hrt ;i '"???' 1,1 unusual tal i i., 1 1 1 ; -ill ? u;'s ? fitted i fll*' ' i( |;p I 1?)1 ;| ?: I ^ ;u In-. . :.!? ? !? Iu? engaged L..;l|K'l- u,M :v 111 H,7SOU ? tvxx ||. w:>- ;i licensed at-; h['m ??"' practice j ^ . ami as such dis 0{\ hiii -' !.> a brilliant the il>*' elee B'Jpicr f. I'ni- i : ftl to the Unit tey Sena! ilistl .' ' . .Catiicy hn.itiir kii i vvn nation |v tl.f jiii'i1 n: la a oi his book, i is hi .\h: ahalil Lincoln "t si.h lit- (Milili -lu 1 the data that ?1 painstiiku-uW gathered front: ws i'i 'he i : . < > 1 1 i ;i 1 1 1 s, showing: Lbk-oIii was :Iu illegitimate sou 'inkaiii Kt.!?' . ami a young do t in his hoi: ?< <>:i Ocona Tjiifta, j (i Saury ll:ti The data onj Western Noil !; Carolina tradi ra$ so pU a>it:- i> and so eonvinc prwnted l> , .Mr. Cat hey, that ?!i\J<*ml ;i valuable contribu te the Liii i. I ,i ut the nation ; I drew fire l : on Mi SS Ida Tar- ; 2-". l other w ! i ? 1 1'-, who at least thr niiuiun, ut of consider i "urthy of their Ijcst efforts Kv- The hook ian! wide circula ui'l Mr. Cat hi \ was the rccip #' ?ori! j ,1 i no nt ary letters "we of thr ? !o-.?--t .students ^and Bt a ImiriT- ??; M r. Lincoln. Catliey, who wmild have l>ecn srs o! ajii', h; ! ho lived until ?tol next Itirciuber. was born a,,:: ti'tt'ii-Lij >, Jackson county, : late Hi ? i i a 1 1 1 i u H. Cathey ! ': Lii a |?!iii.? i- family of this and uallMit soldier of the ra.-y, lor whom the Sylva , ' ? ' I'- i- named. 'lls \omii: manhood Mr. ; 1*Vi"'l in h"?t h lityson City and ???Hi moved hack to Sylva, in loihty more than a quar l! e' ntury a?o, and has made htrc since that time, .^sunivfd h\ his widow, who ( 1 a h' r, a member of * 'lj(JII,,('r Western North Car and a m anddaughterof '' l>()s*')'. one of the great 1 I'leacheiv ,, ||?. (.ar]y days region, liy two sons, Ben H. ? "? I'- ''a they, of Sylva, Mi-, .i. Diiiard, of a'" 1 .or i.(. (\ .Miller, of ? Ohio, m . maiul children, jj? "'"tors, M; .. j Smathers -aal " ^'""1- both of Ashe tfienil ' 01 '>ll,('r relatives Wi,s ineiiiber of the . ^'oijist church, and of Ooon Qtv' ' ' Bry SC0UTS will entertain ijdjv . ~~ '? ttftf XUl'"~ l""11 ? to 8:30 the P ot Hoy Scouts will 'be ' 10111 ^lc Methodist I of t||(i lu "'Iks who are mem B.y p ' '"'''-He, the intermedi 0| .. ' 'he intermediate ^ old i, f. Hun,la.V schools at a ^ Sfmif. l0ll( ' ' W( 0ni?" roast. He a.S guests will 1 0 Chamber of Com 8 ?eather,U,,tly at 6 ?'clock* 11 K'tunti, a convenient 40 YEARS AGO TUCKASEIGE DEMOCRAT July 24, 1889 While the family of J. P. Brendle was at breakfast last^ Friday morn ing, the youngest child, an infant about ten months old, by some means got hold of the coffee pot and turned it over on itself, scalding its hands severely. A timely application of Dr. Tompkins' Wizard Ointment relieved the little sufferer of pain, and it seems to be doing very well now. Gpv. Fowle has made the appoint ments of Justices of the Peace for Jackson county, to fill the vacaucies occasioned by the failure of justices elected bv the last general assembly to qualify, viz: For Cashier's Valley township, C. P. Bryson; for Dillsbo ro township, A. W. Justice, H. E. Allen and James Buchanan; for Syl va towship, 0. B. Coward; for Sa vannah township, J. T. Woodard, W. T. Crisp; for Qualla township, S. W. Cooper, T. N. Keener; for Webster township, J. W. Keener. What about the fine crops! Did you ever see anything to beat 'em? They are going to have a school at Webster? and a good one. We hope to tell all about it next week. Felix Luck, Jr., local editor of the Democrat, has accepted a position I with the Pigeon River Sentinel and left for his new field .yesterday. Todaj^-at Webster, there is a pub lic inftallptiop of (Jnafejf Lodge A. F. and A. M. A good crowd is anticipated. . v The Jackson County Teachers Counj cil met, July 20, at Webster. The program follows: Select Reading, MissLula Rogers; Shtuld North Car olina have a compulsory system of ed ucation, opened by R. L. Madison; Should corporal punishment be abol ished in the school room, opened by. Prof. T. C. Buchanan. Afternoon: Recitation, Miss Lena Smith; What is the best method of' teaching hos tory, opened by Prof. Pinckard ; what is the object of recitation, o]>ened hy Supt. C. C. Cowan; declamation; Joha C. Buchanan. The Council adopted the Democrat , as its official organ. James Ave rill and the notorious cattle queen, Kate Maxwell, have been lynched by cowboys in Carbon county, Wyoming. President Harrison smokes a dozen! cigars a day. Lucas Silva, who was a doctor in the independence army of Bolivia, has reached his 129th year. General Sherman and a party re cently reached the top of Pike's Peak, in Colorado. The latest railroad talk is an elec tric line from Webster to Franklin. The eighty foot smoke stack at the kaolin factory is, completed ~and the factory nearly so. Gov. Fowle, accompanied Dy his daughters, Mrs. P. H. Andrews and Miss Mary Fowle, Daniel D. Jr., and Hon. Kope Elias passed down the road Thursday, returning Friday. Miss Nellie Luck, of the Democrat office, and Miss Mamie Jarrett pre sented the Governor with a handsome boquet of flowers. ? A splendid and1 bountiful dinner was enjoyed in the grove at Webster, last Wednesday, by a large crowd callcd together for the public installation of officers of Unaka Lodge. The following is the list of officers for the ensuing year: Walter E. Moore, W. M.; L. C. Hall, S. W.; E. D. Davis, J. W.; T. B. Allison, treasurer; A. J. Long, Jr., Sect'y; M. Buchanan, S. D.j D. G. Bingham, J. D. ; J. E. McLain, Tiler; J. W. Terrell, J. F. York, Stewards. place will be announced and the party will proceed to it. If the weather is inclement the party will be held in Chamber of Commerce hal? It is im portant that each one be on time. A good time is in the offing. Its great to be a Soout or the friend of a Scout tfuf aed. _ i V.I t ,v Jackson County Represented At Farm Meeting Frank H. Brown, of Cullowhee, act ing chairman of Jackson County Board of Agriculture attended the State Fanners' Convention at the North Carolina State College of Agri culture and Engineering last week. Mr. Brown attended the convention by special invitation of Governor Gardner. The chairman and two act ive members of each county" Board of Agriculture were invited and urged by the Governor to attend) this con vention and join in helping to plan and carry on a program of agricul ture that should mean a great deal to North Carolina people. The county representatives and hundreds of leading men and women from all over North Carolina joined with the Goveror and his advisory ? Board of Agriculture in making plans and forming resolutions for the future development of North Carolina's argiculture, Mr. Brown reports. / This, the 27th annual Farmers' Convention, was by far the most im portant and successful meeting in the history of the convention. Farmers' Resolutions The Farmers ' Convention submitted to tho people of North Carolina tho following statement regarding mat ters deemed of importance to the ag ricultural interest of the State: "We wish to reiterate the stand of the State Farmers' Convention as ex pressed in its resolutions of last year concerning (a) the continued need of a campaign for better sires and the elimination of scrub cattle; (b) a' more effective organization of farm ers; (c) continued study of our tax system with a view to equalizing the tax burden; (d) equal educational ap ?1roth quantity and quality as those provided for city boys and girls; (e) equal opportunity to our rural people in the matters of public health and public hospitals; (f) a forestry pol icy tfcrt will preserve our forests and make thorn of greater value to the ]?ople of the State. The farmers commended Governor third net- for the agricultural leader ship ho has exhibited, and emphasized the need ot a definite farm program.) They expressed hope that the Federal Farm Hoard will be of service in help ing Wi/ik out cooperative groups of' farmers, with permanent relief. Resolution No. 3 reads: "Since it has been demonstrated in other states that a fair classification of property for taxtion tends to equalize tax bur dens, we commend such" classification to the farmers of the State, and es pecially urge its application, to for-' ests and cut over lands. In order that our farmers may study this question, w%" ?i>eqryOsi the Tax Commission to publish the address of the Hon. A. J. Maxwell, delivered at this convention for distribution among the farmers. The convention commended the general assembly for creating the county government advisory commis sion, and condemned the practice of counties of paying their running ex penses with bond issues. Other Resolutions Adopted Wo also commend the general aa j semblv for making a morcf equitable distribution of the burden of taxation by increasing the Equalization Fund and by giving counties aid in the maintenance of their roads. We belive: that a still further equitable distribu tion of the burden of. taxation may be provided; but as it is done, wo earnestly request that such funds as the State may provide be carefully safeguarded and spent only for the purposes anticipated in the act. We also commend the general as sembly for recognizing through fin ancial aid the eight months school term and we believe this policy should be continued until the rural sections | of our State shall have educational I advantages equal to those enjoyed by our city boys and girls. I It is clearly demonstrated that ag ricultural progress depends upon sci jentifie research. We regret that North Carolina is behind most of the jSouthern states in its means and fa ' cilities for conducting agricultural re J search. Therefore, we urge the Gov ernor, State College, and the State ' Department to see that th? means and - ' *' v. , V * f ? * ? ' ( "? " '-???? BALSAM LAD DIES LOSING EH TRAIN Lloyd B^son, nine year old son of Mr. aqdMrs. Carter Bryson, died, Tuesday {tight in the Waynesville hospital, inhere he was taken after he had suffered the loss of one of his legs, {llider a freight train, at Balsam, Monday afternoon. The lad attempted 5I0 jump from a moving freight tnon, and his leg was com pletely severed. William Key Ken iifiy, who %|S With him at the time, summoned ftid and he was rushed to the Haywood county hospital, where he was Ipated, and every, effort made to sa$|e &is life, by skilled surg eons; but .death came on- "Tuesday night. The l>ody was brought back to his Home in Balsam, for funeral and [ y . . .T3r 7 |intermettfc. | Cling HftyleS was hurt by a pas-| senger traifrw last Saturday, whjje ! walking the track. He was taken to the WaynegVille hospital for treat ment. His hand was wounded, but he is now recovering. 1 Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hoyle, I last wfeek, a son. Born to fir. and Mrs. Jim Duncan in the Candler-Nichols hospital, Syl va, the 2$tb, a fine girl, Ethel Ellen. Mr. arKjt Mrs. Spencer Kork and little Miss Catherine left, last week, for their home in Paducah, Ky. Mrs. T* M. Rickards, Miss Kate Richards, and Mr. Jim Rickards of Canton were here Saturday. Many Of our people attended the Sunday School Convention at Wil mot, Sunday and the representatives of the Baptist Sunday school camej back yelling "Hurrah for Balsam!" they had captured the pennant. 0*E'MA*RIA?ffi FOR MONTH It began to look as if the law re quiring the publication of the mar riage banns for people under 21 years of age had bluffed all the sin gle people in Jackson county, both young and old, or had driven them to South Carolina or Georgia to have the ceremony performed. The law be came effective July 1. Not a license was issued during the day. Then ?eame Independence Day, which is con sidered by some, jK?rhaps ironically, as a splendid time for getting mar ried, and still 110 applicants. Day af ter day went by, and the Register of Deeds went about hif? un romantic business of recording deeds, mortgag es, and Other papers; but there were no marriage licenses to issue. The situation became serious, and is look ed as if the banns act had scored a complete blank on the marriage regis treof Jackson county; but along at the end of the month, Leonard Val entin* and Dora Campbell secured license to wed, giving the register a grand total of one license for the first month in which the act has been in operation. faeilities for increasing agricultural research be greatly strengthened, and that a farm and home agent be sup plied each county in order that the result of this research may be carried promptly to all farmers and farm women, that the agricultural class of North Carolina may have the support from the Sta?e that it deserves, which should be equal to that supplied the 1 agricultural class of other states. Our banks are at the heart of the farmers' business and we earnestly ( urge that their service* be wisely ex tended and that their safety be very carefully and efficiently supervised, fa order that funds may be more liq- j uid at a time when agriculture needs j them most, and we recommend that I j a committee of three be appointed j hy the chairman to present to the | I Governor "this resolution with such ? suggestions as may be helpful in ex tending the service of the banks to our agricultural class. We endorse the teaching of agri culture and home making in the high schools of North Carolina as a valuable means of tying up the pub-' lie school program with the practi cal problems of the farm and farm home, and urge the extension of the program till every farm boy and girl is provided an opportunity to study these subjects as a part of their high school course. ; ' _ v - ' . Ernest Keener Appointed To. Succeed Father I ? ? J. Ernest Keener was appointed as county commissioner of finance and chairman of the board of county commissioners, to fill out the unex pired term of his father,- the late J. W. Keener, who died at his home here a week ago, by J. T. Gribbble, clerk of the superior court, on Tuesday morning. Thev appointment was made after consultation with members of the Jackson County Republican Execut ive Committee, it is understood. The term of office to which Mr. Keener succeeds will expire on the first Monday in December, 1930. LIBRARY HAS BOOKS FOR OLD PEOPLE AND CHILDREN Announcement is made by Mrs. Buchanan, librarian, that a loan of 30(T books has been received from the North Carolina Library Commis sion, by the SyJva library. 200 of the volumes are books of fiction, for old people and the remaining 100 are children's books. SHRINE BAND IN WAYN^SVILLE All the people 'of Western North Carolina and visitors, Masons and non-Masons are invited to Wajnes ville for the Shrine celebration 011 Saturday, August 3. The pilgrimage of Nobles of Oasis. Shrine at Charlotte under the leader ship of Potentate Lee Folger, to West ?rn North Carolina will afford a day 1 of pleasure long to be remembered by the people of this section. Oasis Temple Band, composed of more than 65 pieces is famous over the entire Southland. The drills ex ecuted by the-patrols and uniformed bodies are something to be talked abont long afterwards. Noble J. II. McCracken with his conimitecs is busy with plans for the comfort and entertainment of thous ands of visitors expected to be m Wavnesvillo 011 August 3. The mayor and city fathers have given over the town to the Nobles. Special officers have been furnished to help handle the traffic. The coming of the Shxiners is not a pilgrimage to the Nobles of Wa\ ucsville and Haywood county, but to the whole of Western Norht Car olina The itenerary is: 8:00; Leave Charlotte for Asheville via Gastonia, King's Mountain, Shel by and Rutherfordton. 12:00 Arrive Asheville where stop will be made on Coxe Street, leader stopping just below Webb Motor Co., headed left on Milliard St. Follow No. 10. All cars will remain in line' at this point to join caravan and will be ready to leave promptly on arrival of Charlotte cars. 2:30 Leave Asheville. 1:00 Arrive Canton, where cara van will be joined by Canton cars. | 1:30 Arrive Waynesville. Cars ( will be met at Waynesville City lim-| its by escort, will remain in line and; go direct to grove at White Sulphur 1 Springs via No. 10 turning right at Hazel wood. Picnic lunch will be scrv-j ed on grounds and one halt hour al- 1 lowed for rest and meeting local men. 1 2:00 Lunch at White Sulphur Springs Hotel grounds. | Following lunch a band concert by . Asheville and Charlotte bands at the, I picnic grounds. Drill by the uniform- , ed bodies will be given at the same; place. There will bo a short address ^ of welcome, and response, by Poten-( tate. Cars in a motorcade will leave Murphy at 9:30 a. m., stopping at. Andrews, Bryson City, Dillsboro,| ' where they will be joined by Nobles i ! from Franklin and Highlands, and Sylva, arrinving in Waynesville at 1:00 p. m. GET GOOD MARKET FOR HAM BURG'S BIG CABBAGE CROP CJarl Jamison and Lyman Stewart, the Secretary and Managers of the Hamburg Vegetable Growers Mutual Exchange, with County Agent C.W. j Tilson, spent two days in South Car olina and Georgia towns, last week, 'and made contracts for- September, TEACHERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING AUGUST 2 AND 3 The annual conference of the prin cipals and teachers of the Jackson county schools will be held in the auditorium of.' the high school -build ing in Sylva tomorrow and Saturday, August 2 and 3. What is expected to be a most in teresting and instructive program, covering various phases of the school work and school problems of the county has been arranged by the of fice of the county superintendent in connection with officers of the teach ers ' association. The program is: Friday August 2 Morning 10:00 Singing. Devotional, Rev. Geo. Clemmer 10:30 Address, Mr. W. C. Reed Special Music 11 :00 School Exj)cnditurcs in Time and Money, Supt. J. N. Wilson Afternoon 1 :30 Retardation : A State Problem, t Miss Nancy O. Devers 2:00 Reducing Retardation Through Attendance, Mr. A. D. Parker 2:15 Our First Grade Situation and What Can Be Done To Reduce Retardation^ There, Mr. M. B. Madison. 2:30 Su]?ervisory Program for the Year, Miss Jewel Swain. 3 :00 piscussion. 3:30* Dismissal. Saturday Aug. 2 Morning 10:00 Singing. Devotional, Rev.' .1. G. Murray Special Music 10:30 An Activity Program for Pri mary Grades, Miss Gertrude Rhodes, Mrs. R. U: Sutton. 10:50 Big Unit Teaching, Miss Cor delia Camp. 11:50 Teaching Reading - Our Prob lem Still, Mrs. J. F. Freeze. 11:15 Handwork as Related to Pri mary Reading, Mrs. R. J. Sny der. 11 :25 Pleasure Reading with Help from the State Library Com mission, Mrs. C. C. Buchanan. 11:30 Health Teaching and Health Living, Mr. F. I. Watson. 11:45 The Teachers in Relation to the School as a Unit, Mr. W. Carr Hooper. 12:00 Noon Afternoon 1:30 All Working Together, Mr. J. IT. Gibbs, Mr. J. E. Brown. 2:00 Value, of Parent-Teachers As . V sociations, Mrs. J. D. Cow: n, Mr. S. J. Phillips. ' 2:30 Distribution of Supplies, Supt. J. N. Wilson. PRESIDENT ENTERTAINS ROTARY CHAIRMEN President Scroop Enloo was host io the chaimicn o|' the committees of the Sylva Rotary Club, at his delight ful home in Dillsboro, Saturday even ing for dinner. 1 ? After completing the bountiful din ner served by Mrs Enloo, the work of the Club for the ne*t year wan discussed, committees, planned, :md plans made for effective; community service for the next year. October, and November delivery <;f this year's crop of Hamburg cabi :t. ,e to twelve large wholesale dealers. ! Iy their organization and orderly mar keting, these growers are already as sured a market for their cabbage ;it wholesale market price, plus a prem ium of a quarter of a cent a pound on quality. The Hamburg section of Jackrort county, always famous for its cab j bage, has by far the largest crop ever grown, thus year, and it was recogniz ed that the practice of peddling through thq towns and cities to the South might easily prove disastr ous with so large a crop to move., ftfa fall. MR. LUCK WELL SING SUNDAY Mr. Felix A- 'Luck, who is the br.': tone singer in the male quartet whi h composes the choir of the First Pi. - byterian church, of Augusta, (I1., will sing at the evening service a' I.'.o j Baptist church here, Sunday.