$1.50 Year in Advance in The Countv. ~ Sylva, N. C; Thursday, DECEMBER 19, .1929 ? $2.00 Year in Adv ance outside the County
RITES HELD FOR
HOMICIDE VICTIM
Funeral services and interment of
Adam Cope, who was shot and killed,
early Monday morning at the home
di Carter Bryson, at Balsam, were
iield, Tuseday afternoon, at two o'
clock, at Addie, by Rev. David Dean.
The details of the tragedy have mlt
been learned; but Carter Bryson, at
whose home young Cope met his death
went to Wavnesville and surrendered
hiiusel t' fl? the ot'lieers of Haywood
county, loaving word for Sheriff Can
non, of this county, that snch was
his intention.
\joumr Cojie was killed by the en
tire load I'mni a single barrelled shot
mm striking him above the heart,
mil rangin<; almost direetly down
ward, indicating that the person who
I ?ul led the trigger was above him, of
; trials stated. When officers arrived,
lu> body was lying on the front porch
1. 1 Bryson 's house.
The preliminary hearing was to
!ia\e been held in Sylva on yester
day, before Ksquire K. A. Painter;
but was postponed for a short time
t ho date not yet being fixed. It is
understood that Bryson will enter a
plea of self-defense, and pcrha|?s an
other ground for the slaying.
Both Bryson and ("ope are welli
know in this par) of Jackson county.)
( ojH- is married, and is a son of L 1j.
( ope, of Willits. His hone is near:
Addie. Bryson is also married and;
1ih> one child.
So far as has Tseen i earned, there
well* but two <<?( her persons present
n t the time of the fatal shot, the
wile of Carter Bryson, and Hebron
Bryson.
H CL7BS ACCOMPLISH MUCH i
IR)0D WORK DURING YEAR
(liy K. V. YKSTAK, Ast. ('o. Agt)
This year has been another sue
. a..;. . f l !i?* 411 Club*
;s i:i .1 M-kson county.
? * 1 vKi* Si 4.1 1 1 ? 1 - (
ing thing was I he winning of first
prize ai t)u> North Carolina State
Fair hv the 4H Club Demonstration
team. The demonstration was given
in poultry by John Sharpe of Scott 's
Creek 4H Club and Ned Tucker of
Cullowhee\ Vailey 4H Club. These
two boys won out in the county-wide
? oldest and, after plenty <;f hard
work, did likewise against three
other Sectional teams at the State'
Fair. To these hard-working boys
the members have expressed their ap
preciation, and arc proud of what
t lie y did for the county.
Wayne Ferguson of Qualla 4H !
Club has just completed a line piece!
of work this year with his Poland1;
China brood sow and her two litters j
of pigs. The spring litter of 12 pigs|
Hvcraged 204 1-4 pounds at (5 months j
<>t age ami made Wayne a profit of
stiK.5(i above feed cost. Wayne is a ,
pioneer in the ton-litter wfcrk in the |
< .unity, this being his second ton
liner feed out. The present litter of
1<> fine pigs won second prize;
Ron second prize against 4 other lit- ]
i-eis at the county Livestock and;
Poultry Show, this fall, and Wayne
l ow has them on a self-feeder head
ed tc wards another ton-litter.
I' red llrown of the Cullowhee Val-j
!.-> 4H Club has a grade Guernsey!
licit er, he raised to a fine year old
oii) good pasture, soy bean hay;
r<?rn >ilage, and corn and cob meal.
Hi- records show that his total cost
including labor was $35.00. The pres
"it value of the heife is $75.00.
W'iln m Montcith of the Hamburg |
^11 Club is in partnership with her]
tut her in sheep club work. The eight-;
''t'n line, grade Hampshire ewes and
?lie pure-bred buck cost a total of;
?>2S.OO Wool and lambs sold and ewei
lambs on hand amount to $188.00. f
Tlti- leaves them a pofit of $84.00
?loliu Ferguson of Qualla 411 !
^ l"l? has made a good record in
^ lii'c Wyandotte chickens. Last
sl>ring he ordered fifty chicks and
raised them for $47.92. He won first
I'li/e in the breed at the county Live
and Poultry Show. From prize
'loney, eggs sold, broilers sold, and
l'l'HeU and cockerels on hand he has
total returns of $93.34. This leav?
'mn ;i profit of $40.02 for his labor.
I Wot liv Wilson of the Hamburg
411 Hub had a half acrc of cabbage
'' ?' her project. Her total expense
v|!s $20.00, and she sold 8865 pounds
' 1 'iibbage at 1 cent a |>ound for a
,0,?l of $88.65
1 i?-," examples and many other
I "*at are similar show that Jackson
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I * NEXT JOURNAL MONDAY *
i '' *
J * Next week's issue of The *
I * Journal will ap]>ear 011 Monday *
| * morning, Deeeinhur 23. This is *
i* done for two reason-; first for *
I ? the benefit of the advertisers *
1 19 iu Jnekson county's paper, and *
I * the Into Christians shopi>ers; *
and second, in order to give *
i ? the faithful force a holiday on *
, * C hristmas Day, which would *
* he inij>ossihle, if the paper were *
; * published on Thursday, the us- *
* ual publication day. All adver- *
** tisers and correspondents will *
? please take notice of this *
\" change in the publication date, *
and have cony in the office not *
* later than 3( o'clock, Saturday *
* afternoon. ;
* Following the usual c ustoin *
* of this and all other first class *
* weekly papers, there will l>" no
i *' paper published the week I'ol- *
lowing Christmas.
* ft ? $ $ *?>
FORMER SYLVA MAN DIES
Mr. C. C. Hawkins, jeweier of Can
ton, died fit the Norhnrn hospital in
Asheville, of an attack of pneumonia j
Air. Hawkins moved from Kylva
to Canton, a lew years a?o, after
coining here Iron Henderson ville.
While living here, Mr. Hawkins oper
ated a jewelry store, and made many:
friends. I
SYLVA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
CLOSES FOR HOLIDAYS FRIDAY
Sylva Collegiate Institue will close
tomorrow lor tin* Christinas holidays,:
ami will r?'0|M'ii for tlx- spring term ;
on .lanuarv '2. I
The i'all term, which closes tomor
row, has been very successful, in
many resects, according to Mr. B.
L. Mullinax, the principal.. While the
enrollment has not been quite as '
laigc as in previous years, the work
oj' both teachers and students has j
been of a high order. The sincerity
and earnestness with winch the stud-j
cuts have, entered into the spirit of
the institution has been very com-'
mendabic, says the principal.
About twenty new boarding stud
ents are expected at the beginning of
the spring term, which will begin
January 2, 1980, instead of Dec. ill,
as stated in the current calendar.
I'rof. Mullinax states that the
spirit cf cooperation ont the part of
the patrons has been beautiful, as
well a ssacrilicial, in some instances.
He wishes to publicly commend the
women of Scott's Creek Baptist
church, as well as other good triends
in the community, for the very gener
ous g'fts of canned foods and other
gifts during the Thanksgiving season.
A list ot] these will be published in
the Journal of next. Week.
He also wishes to thank Prof. J.
K. Brown and his school children,
who arrived recently, on foot, nbout
7f> strong, each little p/ic as we'd as
older ones carrying a package of can
ned fruits or food of some descrip
tion.
Dr. If. L Cioal and the Bryson
City Baptist church have recently
made vcrv generous contributions,
which are too nun eroiis to mention.
Dr. W. M, 1^'c and his ?hurcli at
Franklin have also shown a fine
spirit of cooperation and have donat
ed liberally in a material way.
Then, the ladies of Sylva Baptist
church arc due credit for two fine
turkeys, and three cakes, which added
materially to the Thanksgiving din
ner; and Mrs. Harry Evans for i ;
gallons of canned fmit.
Prof. Mullinax will spend part of j
the holiday season at his home in
Asheville. Part of the time he will be
in the field in the interest of the
school.
Mr. (Jlenu Travis will be at his
homo in Asheville.
Miss Agnes Brown and Miss Rose
Cox will spend the holidays in Ashe
ville, while TSliss Eleanor Moncricf
will visit friends in Atlanta.
Mrs. A. S. Keener and her two
daughters, Miss Maude and Miss
Lois, will spend the holidays in Ma
ron county.
Miss Edna Wallace will remain in
Sylva except, for a few days, which
will be spent' visiting friends in near
by towns
County Club Members are making
orogress in their work, and that they
ire not only making money, but arc
gaining experience that will be of un
told value in) later life
WILL HOWELL IS
TAKEN IN EAST
| i
Will Howell, fourth ol? the quartet
lot' Howell brothers, charged with a
felonious assault upon (Jeorge Shu
i ford and William Pearce, near Lake
i Fairlield, la^t fall, lias oeen taken hv
I cfUeers in New Jersey ,and is being
i held for Jackson county authorities,
? according to information from the of
fice of Sliej iff Cauiioi!.
The three brot hers of I he man who
| has just been taken, <Juy, Frank and
| Carl Howell, were competed of "'the
charge, by a jury at the October term
of Jackson county suj ?; rioi> court, and
are now serving terms of iron: ti to
10 year.;, i: iposed by Judge Micheal
Schenck. Will llowell ~>capcd at the
time his brothers were taken, at the
home of their father, on Jonathan's
creek, in Haywood county, and, hence,
was not tried along with his brothers.
The three were convicted of having
made a most brutal and dangerous
assault upon the two Transylvania
men, with -knives lire tools, and u
car* jack, following an altercation con
cerning the ri ;ht of way on Highway
*2S. Will Howell i-; ehargeil with hav-j
ing been present and taken part in
the assault.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES .SUNDAY,
AT THE MEHTODIST CHURCHES
The services at the .Methodist i
eh uiv lies of Sylva and Dillsboro will
be in commemoration of the anuivcr-j
sary of (lie birth <1 Jesus, Ihe Sav-j
ior of the world. A Christmas mes
sage will be given from the. pulpit by
the pastor, Ifev. (!eop?e Clcinmer, on
the subject, ??'i'lii' Revelation of
Christmas and Calvarv ".
Music special fir Christmas has'
been prepared by the Sylva choir un-!
der direct ion of Mrs. I'.rnest Moil- '
teith, and will be offered at the,!
morning service.
Sunday schools convene promptly i
at 10 a. in. There will be a Christina.*;
program with tree and treat for the
little people of t he IJeuimier Primary >
department in the basement. Mrs. M.
Cowan is the superintendent, and will
i
be in charge. I
The Junior-Intermediate depart
ment is sponsoring a Christmas tree
project which is to be given in the
"Rhodes" cove, Tuesday al'leniohn.1
for the benefit of the children of
that community under fourteen years .
of age. Well over one hundred child
ren will benefit by this effort to/
spread Christmas cheer. Mrs. C. Z.
Candler is superintendent of this de
partment, and solicits community co
operation in this undertaking.
The Epworth Hi-Leagno meets in
tie evening at Kvoning sci*Viccs
at Dillsboro at 7 The public is!
cordially invited to attend any scrv- ?
ices of the charge. ,
GET GOOD PRICE
j FOB TOBACCO
? J"
A number of the burley tobaeco
growers of .Jackson count}- took their
tobacco to t lie Greenville, Tenn., mar
ket, the first of the week, and found
the market favorable and the price
good. The buyers were so busy that
they could not get to the grading and
weighing of the Jackson county bur
j ley until today ; but the price ranged
between 25 and .30 cents for most of
the crop fr6m this county, and checks
will be mailed to the grc wers today,
it is understood.
This is the first year that the farm
ers of this county have tried the
hurley tobaeco game, although Jack
son was a great tobaeco county, years
'ago. This year the burley wat* tried
1 by several farmers, as an experiment,
| and most of them are well pleased
with their efforts and the price paid.
About If) of the growers went to
lie Greenville market, taking from
12000 to 15(1(10 pounds of burley,
which shewed up better than the
.Vnnessee crop.
Much of the Jackson county tobac
co was not ready for the market, and
is still in the home barns, hut will be
? u-i( within the ne??. two or
i utit'k.i
THE M4ANEST MAN
About this time every year, we not
ice ureal car loads of holly i?oing by,
headed for the cities. Much of it is
taken from along the roadside, and]
the folks who have it in {tossession
had no more ritrht to enter the premis,
es of a ?''farmer and take his holly, j
than th?' farmer would have to go to
the city and break and carry away
I he shrubbery in somebody's yard.
At the least that can he said of it,
this practice of taking so much hol
ly from near the highways, is a most
selfish one, and shwuld be stopped.
Ever since last year, we ? have
been thinking about the Brevard
News' nominee for the meanest man.
Somebody cut down, and carried away
j! hollv bush that somebody else had
% ? '
carefully planted near the grave of
a loved one, in a country cemetery in
Transylvania. The person who did it
may not be the xyordl's champion
mean man of all time; but it was
the sorriest trick we ever heard of
being committed in Western North
Carolina, and we will take a chance
on being right in seconding the News'
nomination.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS LADIES'
NIGHT WITH ROYAL ARCANUM.
Tomorrow night is Ladies' Ngiht
with Rhododendron Council, Royal
Arcanum. At eight o'clock the hall
will be opened to the ladies and their
I
escorts, the huge oyster supper be- j
* WILL OPEN 106 DEC. 28 *
e Information received by offic- *
* ials of the Sylva Chamber of *
j * Commerce is to the effect that *
| * the State Highway Commission *
** does not thjnk it advisable to *
* susjiend its rules regarding the *
* fourteen day period that green *
* concrete is allowed to set before
* traffic is allowed on a roadway 1
' * This is official information, and r
| * means that the Cullowhee road 55
* must remain closed until after *
* Christinas, and will be opened e
* on December 28. *
J * The detour should be in good *
i * condition, however, for the few *
* remaining days boofro* Christ- *
j * mas, as it is receiving the en- *
!* tire attention of Patrolman *
* Bob Cotter and an increased *
* ofrce of men. * *
* ' * * ? ) * * ?
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT
BAPTIST CHURCH, SUNDAY
A Christmas pageant, '* Follow the
Iiead of i he Star", will be presented
instead of the regular evening service,
at the First Baptist <?hurch, Sunday,
by at huge cast, including a number
of the young people and older mem
bers of the Sunday school and church
The pageant begins with the proph
ecy of Isaiah concerning the birth of
Christ, and the story of the visit of
the Shepherds and the Wise Men to
the Babe of Bethlehem is given, fol-|
lowed by the protrayal 'of the bless- 1
ings incident to the Christian era. |
The cast will be augmented by a choir1
rom posed of women's voices.
On Monday evening a program ol'j
music and recitations by the child
ren of the Sunday school will be giv
en, with a treat fortheyoungcr child
ren.
Christmas music, is being arranged |
by the choir for the Sunday morning
service.
ginning as soon as the guest have
arrived.
The hall over "the post office will
be 1irranged in banquet style and dec
orated in colors appropriate to the
Yuletide season. Music will be furn
ished by Madison's trio: and efforts j
are being made to obtain the services'
of the rkclele" Quartet , Iron: Sylva i
Collegiate Institute, as an extra fea-l
tn re of the entertainment.
Several members of French Broad j
Council of Ashcville, have planned to'
motor to Sylva and joili in the cele-j
bration. S. P. Meurs, Regent of the
Ashcville Coouncil, has consented to'
make a short talk, as have one orj
two members of thq local council.
All wives and sweethearts of mem
bers are especially invitwd to be pres-i
cut. Hugh Moonteith, Council orator !
and toasmaster deluxe, has promised
an entertainment that the ladies will
remember for many months.
IMPROVE DETOUR
f FOR HOLIDAYS
I
! Patrolman .J. Robert Cotter, with
a force ot' men, trucks, drags, and a
j caterpillar tractor, is busy in hurried
! attempts to place the Sylva - Cullo
j whee detour in good condition for tin*
I heavy holiday trading traffic, that it
? will he obliged to carry on Friday,
?Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, if
Santa Claus is to visit the homes of
the greater part of Jackson county'.
Already the inaccessibility of Syl
va to its greatest trade territory, has
worked a great hardship both to the
country people, and Sylva. However,
there are but two really bad places
on the detour, a short distance on
the north side of Kivcr Hill, and a
very short distance near the Knloe
mill, on ;Savannah creek.
The efforts of the repair force arc
being concentrated at these places,
and it is believed that the detour will
be in good condition by Friday morn
ing. On Tuesday, Mr. (Totter secured
the use of the county's caterpillar
tractor, and trucks are busy holding
cinders, while the tractor and scrape
arc dragging the road.
Tuesday night Mr. Cotter received
I auhority from the district office of
jthe Highway Commission to expend
whatever money is .necessary to put
I the detour in travelahle condition, In
[employing additional men for his
I force.
The paving on the highway
was completed on Friday of last
week, and representatives from the
Sylva Chamber of Commerce ap
proached Highway Commissioner
Stikeleather, hoping to get it opened
for light traffic by Monday morning
December 2.'l; but were informed by
| Mr. Stikeleather that lie has no auth
ority to change the commission 's rul
ing which requires that green eon
eon crete must remain closed to traf
fic for a period of 34 days. Mr. Stike
leather stated, however, that he
would write the commission and try
to secure the authority.
BEGIN NEW DORMITORY AT
TEACHERS' COLLEGE
The work of constructing the
new dormitor at Western Carolina
Teachers' College, at Cullowhee is
under v ; / in real earnest. The exca
vation work has been completed, and
the contractor is now pouring the
concrete lor the foundation walls.
It is hoped to have the new <! rmi
lorv ready for occupancy at the be
ginning of the Spring quarter of the
college, or at the latest, by the fust
session of the summer school.
The building will be a handsome
one, and will be one of the best dor
mitories owned by the State, being
modem in every respect..
AG^D QUALLA WOMAN PASSES
Mi ss Sarah .lam? Gibson died at the
home of her brother, Mr. Thomas
Gibson, Dee 10th. I lor body was in
terred in the Ward cemetery, Thurs
day morning:. She was 70 yea i s of
iige. She proj'sssed fait li in Christ
early in life, joined the baptist church
lived a faithful, consistent life, ex
pressed herself as being; "Willing to
die, it it was the Lord's will". Iter's
was a (|iiiet, industrious, home life.
We never heard a harm word spoken
of "Aunt Sarah", funeral services
were conducted by Hov. George Sny
der.
Rev. K. L. Mass preached an inter
estinsf sen i on at the Methodist ehur h
Sumlav afternoon.
Mi'J Nonnan Tnrpin and family
of Newport, Tenn. are visiting rela
tives.
Mr. Carl lloyle is attending school
at Cullowhee.
Misses Chin Hall, Etta Kiuslasd,
and Annie Lizzie Terrell returned to
their schools after a week end vi -it '
with homcfolks. .
[ Mrs. .1. O. Howell made a trip to
Sylva.
Messrs' J. M. Hughes and fan:ily,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kinsland and
Miss Jessie Martin of Cherokee were
t^ualla visitors, Sunday.
Mrs. .T. R. Martin visited Mrs. .1.
H. Hughes.
Misses Grace Hoyle and Winnie
Cooper and Mr. Luther Hoyle motor
ed to Beta.
Mr. and Mrs W.. H. lloyle visited
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Crisp.
Messrs J. K. Terrell and I). C.
Hughes made a business trip to Sylva
Miss Polly Hoyle was guest of
| Miss Phylli* Moody.