; O
year in Advance in The County.
Sylva, N. C: Thursday,
^Commissions Have
Meeting in ^iyson City
,1:, 1K-I|llisiti0lt Of
III*' t'lu-,s laH" 1,1 t,l?
<taok.v M??unt;"n National Park
No, t(, ('a mi inn and Tennes
ii" ? ot'
,.tH. mill Carolina Park
Sous i.t City Monday
Lwi.. <'l""!":',n Ml,rk
*L Sorili faroina I 'ark Coiumis
L j?i(l a Mi' w?*oting that de
"7 "(V?aTiiinu l la- acquisition of
, [iirif tracts, u I. n il lit* in the two
,Ul :i?ii \ < ! ready to bo made
a||(< He said however, that the
f^ion, H.iv willy of a rou
qbt naturt*. anil il<at nothing of much
jj, iiiti'iv>t "a- .? ?oii.sidored.
Col. I>- ?' '< 01 Kuoxvillo,
wyisn ui ilic f -iiiiessee Couunis
^,^.>1 atti'i" me meeting that Ten
h;h aliv:it:ji acquired 126,000
jffosot land, in ',"1 iiitt'orent tracts,
in its |H)it ion ot tiu- I 'ark area. He|
^jjultliat o:.i\ waiters of j>o]icy f
k;o i!iM'ti>>i'it at ll.t meeting.
XiK> t wo coain.i- ions also approv
al mHibcr ot i?|?: h?ii- that have been
wuiri'il mi Ianii in tin- Park area.
Jlilt'i' tlie Hire! ii u', i hose attending
|ni(d owl ?o:iti' la:ni ill this seetion.
Ik<i'attfiulii.,.iii?' meeting includ
TeniioM't' i on ini?ion ; Colonel
(iinran. rltairiitan : A. K. Markhain,
jjh M. I'laik: I!. K. Connor, L. S.
jjku, Y. A. A uli . executive secre
aii.l a Mr. \rwland, engineer.
W Carolina t unimission : Mark
(funs ebair;n:!!t : Mr. K. C. Brooks,
RjiciJi, >c< :ii:>r\; f). Af. Buck,
? :!U;r.i iViii-t.v ; Plato Ebbs, of I
Lif.illi ; I.n'ii tenant (iovernor ]{. T.
Founiim. llarn \. ;t!cs, of Asheville,
itfDf Iuioadcs, t \c utive secretary*
Frck Chapman. \V. \\ . Woodberrv
?Jlifur<;f Hiauilitt. iht' latter three1
ku? |>im'lia>iii- agents tor the cont-j
?wion.
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5ZLVA SCHOOLS ADOPT CODe'
I
Tbe Svlva Hi-:!; School and Sylva
Oftgistr liiMiiuii' have adopted a
ndt of dhii'jj, a- -ilniiitted to them
Me Boys*\Y or v .('oiimiittee of the
Sjiva Rotary (.'I J?. Each week one
Wy from the Mi.nols will be seleet
ttriomosi tit a r; \ lived up to the
?if at i-tlui's, in t In* opinion of his
knjuts niiil ir..mv students, and he
wtafltdaiiirr v ,:h the Kotary Club
p#? lin- wi i k, ami have all the
MW$ in' a Kut ai'iali.
Joiniiy I'arrU, ni the Sylva High
M *'a? M-ln-'nl llfi the Junior
pwn;!ii Nif |.ri M-nf week.
Ike iMilc m' , ? , i ul lows :
1- To ilt vi lup I, >, |,,)uf loyalty and
Ei! Hu h .will lie recognized by
fyoitc wlHi u l,(.ui I come in con
' f ?
?'Tli "V
- if w known a> one whose honor
it?bf truMiii a is J who is capable
? "w-pfinsj n>|M)iisiliility.
n tnii- -portsman, to be
f* 10 lost* the -anie but never to
s,ll'li' nor my courage, and
t0 Wiiinc others for my own
"wmings,
? 0 use in v D|?j?ooitunity to get
Nation? to i he hest of mv abil
L~*? I n:ay lie better fitted
*r vt socio tv.
'l0 !t',:i i'? scorn i>ersonal
|^?liich I nii_r|,t achieve by un
?( Outage ni my schoolmates.
J make my tu?.- and goal ?
je tli(, average" ? realizing that
*vtraif(. (H rson seldom attains
"" success.
* To
?ificif0 "n'irov? ">yst'l f, increase my
lu"' f'iil;?r?(e my service to
N 111 'l,v s0* attest my
',,ll,':,|i:ental principles
?> ,tlw'>"*hip- ''Service Above
l|0k. ?
? tj[np 0 and ready to give
fcym . R??rviccs to any worthv
bkZ'V; 01 ine' or to a?y
"!* ,nay promote the
0 t <? school, community or
^"""""'??'Profits most
8-To h H'St ?
kitb ijf !i< W 1,1 "l(> words and
lw R?le? "All
|t<4 v<' would that men
"them m"0 (>H' -vo even 80
^ Finntiv r ...
te lij?L ' Wl" strive to achieve
^tnftr^'. rCRli*inS the
lirv U: , " will make an ex
^ 1 ' ' Student.
SU?pER AT ADDIE
ItL *a< W , ?
L A^ie J ! SUpper glven
r*l2th. Th Saturday, Oct
ft C ')1(,( C0(ls will be used
^ ift the buildup
THE SPOTLIGHT
picking Oat News Briefs From Over
The State
U 1111
Frank Whitley, a negro cook with
the Miller Brothers' 101 Ranch
Shows, died almost instantly at Wil
son last week when he fell under the
wheels of oue of the heavy cireus
wagons. '
i
College football continued in the
State 4>ver the week end with the
State University defeating Maryland
43 to 0 ; Davidson defeating Wofford,
7 to 0; Pittsburgh University defeat
ing Duke University, 52 to 7; Wake
Forest defeating Richmond University
19-0; Washington and Lee defeating
N. C. State College, 27 to 6; Erskine
College defeating High Point College
26 to 0; Elou defeating Atlantic
Christian College, 40 to 0; Newberry
and Leuoir-Rhyne fighting - to a
scoreless tie ; and Guilford College
defeating Rutherford College 24 to 0.
Mayor W. A. Rhyne, of Newton,
died at his home last week after hav
ing been ill for more than a year. He
was an active Mason and had been
prominent in the public life of New
ton for 30 years.
An epidemic of rabies has threat
ened the residents of Concord and
that section of the State. Twenty
persons in Cabarrus and adjoining
counties are known to have been
taking the Pasteur treatment to ward
off the dreaded disease. These per
sons all cam^ in contact with Chas.
Furr, a midland farmer, who died at
Concord a few days ago with hydro
phobia.
The 116th session of the synod of
North Carolina of the Presbyterian
Church wilF be in session at Rocky
Mount this week.
An architect has been employed to
draw the plans for the new $300,000
courthouse that is to be built at Lex
ington, the county seat of Davidson
County. Specifications call for a
building six stories high and 420 feet
J. D. Rcig and H. S. Stanback,
negroes, and tho president and cash
ier of the Commercial Bank, a negro
controlled banking institution at Wil
son, were arrestod on charges of
forgery and embezzlement after tho
doors of the bank..
State bank examiners closed the
A bean pod that measured twclv j
full inches "from bow to stern,"
with a two-inch diameter, and a thick
ness of one and a half inches was
found at Concord last week. It was
grown in the garden of Mrs. M. L.
Fudy, of that placo.
The heavy rains that fell on the
State recently as a result of the dis
turbances off the Florida coast caus
ed much damage to crops, sent many
North Carolina streams out o^ their
banks, marooned 350 insane negroes
on tho upper floors of the State Hos
pital at Goldsboro, cut off the water
supply for the T6wn of Dunn, olosed
many roads and highways and did
otheir damage through the eastern
and central sections of the State.
Deputy Sheriff Claude Gentry, 49,
of Asheville, died of wounds said to
have been inflicted on him when he
attempted to halt a fight in the Wood
fin section of Asheville Saturday
night. He was badly slashed with a
knife.
MMHM* I
Dr. Clarence " Poe, editor of the
I "Progressive Farmer," was unani
j mously elected as first Master of the
:N?rth Carolina State Grange atj the
conclusion of a two-day organization
meeting at Raleigh.
The thirty-third annual convention
fha North Carolina division of the
square.
thrtn 300 registered delegates
Large Numbers Attend
Cherokee Indian Fair
I Larger and larger crowds each year
attend the Fair of the Cherokee In
dians of Jackson and Swain counties,
on the Qualla Reservation, at Chero
kee. The 16th annual fair opened1
Tuesday morning, and unusually large
crowds, from almost everywhere made
the pilgrimage to Cherokee to see the
Indians in their annual festival. Aut
omobiles from nearly every state in
the cast were checked 'up pfeaaing
through Sylva enroute to Cherokee.
The officers of the fair this year
are Superintendant Ralph P. Stanion,
president; Sampson Owl, vice presi
dent; Chief Clerk John L. Walters,
secretary and treasurer.
Prizes are awarded for the best
general display, the best township
display, and for individual exhibits.
In these exhibits one finds every
known kind of dried beans, pumpkins,
candy-roasters, that weigh hundreds
of pounds, corn, wheat, dye, tomatoes,
apples, in fact if it grows in the soil,;
on a bush or tree, or anywhere, it
Will be found on exhibition.
The boya and girls haVe not been
left out. They have a corn club, a
potato club, a poultry club, calf
club, pig club, for both, and canning
club, better bread club, and miscel
laneous clubs for the girls.
Indian ball games have been Ar
ranged for Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, the games called at 2 o'clock.
The winning team receives a prize
of $60 each day and the losing team
$30. ' 1
WILL HAVE SERVICES AT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAY!
In St. John's Church, Sylva, on
Sunday morning, October 13th, at
eleven o'clock, the Rev. Albert New
will hold the service of Holy Corn
m Union, 4U)d wilT pratrfc- on: "The- ,
Refusal of a Great Invitation."
Everybody is most cordially invited
to attend all Episcopal services in St.
John '8 Chapel.
On last Thursday James W. O'
Brien, aged 79 was struck and killed
by a passing motorist on the high
way near his home at Rockingham.
The Link Ridge feldspar mine, I
that is owned by W. Vance Brown:
of Asheville, and E. C. Guy of New-!
land, and which is located on Link 1
Ridge mountain two miles from Bak- 1
ersville; has been leased by J. H. j
McKinney of Bakersville, who will
immediately install modern mining
machinery, improve the property, and
make other preparations looking to
ward a heavier production of the high
grade dental feldspar and rum mica
that the mine produces . |
.Cole Buried
s Valleyl
The fu?e**l of Frank W. Cole, well
known merdiant of Cashier's Valley,
who died suddenly in Sylva, on Fri
day mornijig, was held, Sunday af
ternoon, ai^the Methodist church in
Cashier's Mjlley. ;
Mr. Cole^ljfrho was 53 years of age,
had come t? Sylva on Thursday, on1
a business frip, and had intended re-j
turning tt? his home on Friday. He !
accompanied his brother-in-law, Dr.
Nichols, tor-the Candler-Nichols hos
pital, and while there suffered a sud
den attack, dying, within a few min
utes. His d?ath is attributed to heart |
failure.
Mr. .XJolefrwas a life-long resident
of Jackson county, and is well known
throughoutlhe county. He is surviv
ed by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Alii
Vf
son Cole, by his father, Geo. M. Cole,
of Sylva, tltfee sisters, Mrs. Kidder
Nichols, of "Asheville, Mrs. A. S.
Nichols, or Sylva, and Mrs. Graeie
Bumgarner, of Cashier's Valley, and
other relatives.
The funeral was conducted by the
pastor of t^ft Cashier VGlenville cir
cuit, Rev. jJ?r. Hall, and Rev. Mr.
Bryan, fornar pastor, and Rev. Geo.
Clemmer ofljSylva. After the funeral
at the churat, the body was interred i
with Masonie ritualistic services, con
ducted by ??st LaPorte Lodye A.
F. & A. Mi^' of which Mr. Colo had
long been a member.
Active Pa" bearers were H. K. j
Queen, J. S. Battle, T. A. Dillard,
H. A. Pell,\fcones Fowler, and W. S.
Alexander. Honorary pall bearers
were: Dr. 0 Van Epp, E. L. Mc
Kee, John Battle, M. D. Cowan, J.|
T. Gribblo, John B. Ensley and P. E.
Moody. '
A laf&e number of friends of the
family from Sylva and other points j
in adjoining counties attend
ed ?e w* . . ... P>. . - ?.
WIKE RITES H^LD TUESDAY
The funeral of Jack Wike was held
at Tuckaseigee on Tuesday, and in
terment was in the Wike family
cemetery. !
Mr. Wike, who was 81 years of age,
was one of the prominent farmers
of Jackson county, was a native of
the county, and a member of one of
the oldest families of this section. He
passed on, Sunday afternoon, after
having been ill for about a week.
SurvivingMr. Wike are his widow,
two sons, Claude Wike, of Tuckasei
gee and Lambert Wike of Chicago,
four daughters, Mrs. Lula Vander
hoven, Mrs. Sallie Briuklcy, Mrs.
Pearl Devlin and Mrs. Ella May Lar
son, all of Chicago, and a large num
ber of other relatives in Jackson
county. / i
THE WEEK
(By DAN TOMPKINS)
Governor Gardner states that he
has no authority in law for ordering
an impartial committee to investigate
the conditions in the textile mills, and
make a report upon which the public
can form an intelligent opinion.
Which is another, and the main rea
son why the general assembly should
be called into extraordinary session,
to give the Governor sueh authority.
*
Mr. Ramsey McDonald, The. Prime
Minister of Great Britain made an
address to the United States Senate,
following a week-end conference with
President Hoover, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. We are getting closer to
gether, these English- speaking coun
tries, and it is well. The greatest cal
amity that could conceivably befall
civilization at this time would be a
war between Great Britain and the
United States. In fact it is doubtful
whether civilization could survive
such an assault. ?*"
Shades of John Wesley! Bishop
James Cannon, Jr., Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
has given utterance to a political
statement full of vitriol, abuse, and
intolerance, and threatens to stump
Virginia in behalf of a candidate in
a State election, or rather in oppo
sition to! a candidate. The next gen
eral Conference should at least give
Bishop Cannon his proper title,
"Bishop of Politics."
The recent floods on the Sajjannah
river and its tributaries prove again
the foolishness of man cutting all the
timber from the mountains and hills,
that was put there by Nature for the
government of the rainfall and \the
regulation of the flow of the waters
1H" the streams,- and theo^ aiteotyt,
by legislation, to stay the elements
that exact penalty for the violation
of the laws of Nature.
Miss Ishbel McDonald called upon
Mrs. Gaun, upon her arrival in Wash
ington. Thus the social war was kept
in the background while her father
talked matters of importance to Mr.
Hoover. The Soots are canny.
I
Andrews is the latest Western
North Carolina town that is asked
to sell out its municipally owned
power plant to the power trust. The
election will be held on November
12. Of course the citizens of Andrews
will vote to sell ? the fashion is to
turn everything over to the big boys.
Some day there will be deep regrets;
but there is no use arguing that
point now.
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Branton Case Continued
To Next Term Of Court
Mrs. Charles Branton, charged with
murder of Manuel Hooper, highway
patrolman, who was killed by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Branton,
then Miss Fortner, about a year ago,
moved through her attorneys, for a
continuance of the case, because of
the state of her health, alleging that
she has a baby three months of age,
and is now only awaiting the child
becoming old enough for her to un
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
The court issued an order for Dr.
D. R Bryson, of Bryson City, to
make an examination and report
whether her health is such tRat sho
can stand trial at this time, before
the motion was either sustained or
overruled.
Judge Schenck ordered the case
continued until the next term of the
court, after Dr. Bryson had reported
that Mrs. Branton is suffering with
a chronic case of appendicitis.
JARRETT HEADS GRAND JURY
I With R F. Jarrett as foreman, the
?Jackson county grand jury got down
to its work Monday afternoon, fol
lowing the charge by Judge Michael
Schenck, of Hendersonville, presiding
at the October term of the superior
court of this county.
The members of the grand jury
arc: Lloyd Hooper, J. H. Brooks,
H. H. Hooper,, P. D. Phillips, B. F.
Ray, Bas Hooper, J. C. Allman, W.
F. Lewis, Golden Ensley, J. C. Reed,
C. W. Denning, Jas. R. Bryson, Jess
Parker, J. T. Dean, V. L. Cope, R R.
Deitz, and A. C. Watson.
ORGANIZE P. T. A. AT
JOHN'S CREEK
A parent-teachers association" was
organized at John's Creek High
School on Friday, Sepir. 20.
The school gave a program after
which the association was organized.
The following officers were- elected:
President, Mrs. Edwin Brown, Vice
President, Mrs. Woodie Hooper; Sec.
Treasurer, Mrs. John Vinson; Pro
gran:' committee, Mrs. Janie Brown,
Mr. Tom Reuben Hoooper and Mrs.
Ben Nicholson; Publicity Committee,
Mrs. Jesse Smith, Mr. Weaver Swayn
gum and Miss Janie Hooper.
Mr. Wilson was present at the
meeting and made a_short but inspir
ational talk to the patrons of the
school. A prize was offered to the
room having the largest number of
parents present. It was won by the
fourth grade room.
HOWELL ASSAULT CASE
UP TOR TRIAL TODAY
The case in which Gay Howell,
Frank Howell, and Carl Howell, three
Haywood county youths are charged
with a murderous assault upon George
Shuford, near Sapphire, a few weeks
ago, was set for trial on Thursday
morning, by Judge Schenckr early
Tuesday.
The young men, who have been in
jail in Bryson City since their arrest,
were brought to Sylva, Monday, and
lodged in jail here, awaiting trial.
This is one of the most sensational
and important cases set for trial at
the present terrfi of court.
After years of baffling the courts,
Albert B. Fall, formei Secretary of
the Interior, now a feeble, broken
old man, is placed on trial in Wash
ington, charged with bribery, in con
nection with the Teapot Dome scan
dal. Government attorneys expressed
the conviction that the physical con
dition of the defendant is the great
est obstacle that they will have to
overcome on the trial
The name of A1 Smith must still
be powerful in Greater New York.
The Republican candidate for mayor
has stated that if he is elected he
will ask Smith to head a commission
to simplify and improve the system
of government of the city.
Three Negroes were removed from
the original panel for the trial of
Albert B. Fall, by preempfcory chal
lenge by the government. *' Another
' Negro, a dining car worker is a mem
ber of the trial jury. What a spec
tacle for the gods! A Negro sitting
as a juror to try a fowawr member of
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