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ft ? . ... . 'rrV " ; \* } ;,v - . " V*;z?tBm8mP~-~ -; fui.50 Year in Advance in The .Co&^C~ Sylva, N. C., > J&nttary 23, 1900 | J ^.00 YWin Advjmce outside tto County PRESENT PLAN FOR COUNTY TO , OWN HOSPITAL It js |htjk)so<I for Juckson county to become the owner and o|>erator of the Candlcr-Nichols hospital, with assistance of the Duke Foundation nmfer now plans that have been work 4il on . it was brought out at a meet jnij of u number of the citizens' of ff ,? i-oiiiity, held the Jackson coun ty IKink, last night. . It promised that the hospital be tinii.'d ??v?'r to The Jackson Count}' || sital, lueorjHirated, a non-stock ' charitable oor|>oratiou, incorporated on October 15. 1!>29, with J. B. En >le\, M. I>. Cowan, I). G. Byson, I. |1 Powell, E. Ji.McKee, S. W. Eiiloc, \V\ ('. (/men, J. M. Worlev,' T. A. Dillanl. W. II. Smith, and Thomas ,\. Co. a- trustees. The trustees have been approved by the Duke Found ation. It w a* .-tatcd that the appraised value of tlio hospital property is be tween .seventy-nine thousand and eidih thousand dollars. Dr. Candler and Dr. A. A. Nichols, the owners, propose to value it at $75,000, amt to sell it to the Jackson County Hospital, Inc., at that price. Of this seven vt-live thousand dollars, the Dub Foundation will donate the sumj ot .<30,0 mi. |)r. Candler and Dr. Nich-J ol> will donate $20,000; Col. C. J.j Harris ot Dilhboro will donate $5,0001 Thi> will leave a balance of $20,000' to i).- paid on the purchase price of the hospital, and it is proposed that the eon mission rs cf Jackson coun-| ty call an election, and that the el-: eeti>rate <>f the county vote upon the qistirn ot whether they approve the issuance ot $J0.0'J0 in bonds to pay, the balance of the purchase price. , It was stated that not only will the Duke Foundation pav thirtv thous-l * 1 nri'! dollars cf tho purchase price of ":tH; but that it will also pay $1.00 ]>er dav for the caje of charity i' Candler stated frankly to .the : cc the hospital . shut it has done ?.. ?'j ?.*(?]?' h of chanty work, and that lie and Dr. Nichols do not feel that ?hey are able to noil that it >8 "i r ci'ity to carry this.heavy bur-1 Jorjcj as the hog ;i- private institu . i* i <>\t aid for the care of iiatients, because it* is not al lowed, under the terms of Mr. Duke's ? -st to the foundation. J'.id^e (Ico. W. Sutton was elected as chairman of the meeting, and Mr. Hvh E. Montvith as secretary. ifto to get up all available ? ' ition on thy su^jcetj and re : .1 ? eeting to be held in the Chamh r of Comiiverce hall, next Tuesday evening, was appointed. SYLVA BOYS TO BE IN ASHEVTLLE SCHOOL GAME Vincent and Zeb Farmer, known as "Bin Red" and "Little Red'' of Crossnore School's strong basket ball five, will invade Ashevillc for hovs at Asheville, on Jan. 29. Coach Nemo Coleman boasts of CajJtnm "H::r Ked" Farmer as being mir ot the fastest n-on that he has cvpr ?r>Vr>voi TV two brother aces i ? !-<; v.'cr ? CrQaS. norc's baekiiUd aees on the grid iron oi' "29. Captain Farmer is anxious to lead 'l! < tj battle with Sylva high, his home town.Crosanore lost to Sylva at Mars Hill in the semi ?Wo v?ars asro bi a close mar gin. JAMES WATSON DEBS DN SUNDAY IN KNOXVILLE .'imps F. Watson, tor irorc than A years the Knoxville representa tive of P. F. Colliea & Sons, pub lishers. died at 9 a. m., today at Kmders ho-pital, following at t'c stroke which be suffered kst Sunday and from which he had never regained consciousness. Mr. Wat-on was born in Glenville, x 0 coming to Knoxville in 1880. v > years here, he gained a ian?e ntm-her of friends. Mr. Wat 800 had been retired from active I'isiavss for a^out three years. , ^jmivitig are the widow; two Mrs. Carlos C. Campbell, ?J ^Wwville, and Mrs. L. E. Hnrst, ? F?nklin, N. C.; one son, H. P. Il**80?'. 01 Knoxville;-.'one sister, v " ^^abeth Morgan, of G Len villa, V ? The Knoxville "rrr f -77 HOBOES SET TO TBAUT 07 CASS I At an early hoar, Sunday morning, I a train of freightcars, standing on rbe Addie siding was discovered, by W. H. Snyder, to b-j afire. He alarm ed the neighborhood, by repeated blasts 011 the whistle of an engine that wag standing in the Addie yard. The alarm was turned/ in and the Sylva fire department answered the i call. In the mean time, people living 1 in the Addie community had divided | the long train of cars, many of them ' which were loaded with freight, mov ! ing them east and west from the ! burning ears. Upon the arrival of j the truck from Sylva, the fire was ! extinguished, with the loss of two j empty ears, i ^-j It is believed that "hoboes" are' responsible for the fire, as three of the gentry were seen loitering in the' , vicinity the previous night. The night was extremely cold, and it is believed i that the tramps entered the efliptyj ears to obtain sleeping quarters, and; had a fire in then., and that the cars caught, and the hoboes fled. 4 R. F. JARRETT TO SPEAK TO MARS HILL STUDENTS R. F. Jarrett, of Dillsboro, will speak at the chapel hour at Mars Hill College, Wednesday morning on the subject "Poets and Poety." Mr. jarrett will be accon-i>anied by the Rev. T. F. Deitz and Mrs. J. C. Cannon. Mrs. Cannon will play the accompaniment to the songs which Mr. Jarrett will render before j making his address. | Mr. Jarrett will include some of his own productions. HUNTER WILL ATTEND COMMITTEE MEETING j President H. T. Hunter, of West-, em Carolina Teachers College, left yesterday for High Point where a' committee, appointed by the board of tjjrort$?; an<f of ber, wilt make selectionsWtfie ftuu iturj to bo used in the new hundred thousand-dollar dormitory being built at the college. PARK COMMISSION TO FILE ACTION AT ONCE Seeking the acquisition of 52,000 acres of land located in North Caro lina for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, members of the North Carolina Park Commission will file condemnation proceedings today in the Bucombe county Superior court against the Champion Fibre Com pany, of Canton, it was announced c.terday. . Similar action will be filed in KnoxviUe by the state, commission seeking true to 38>OOn acres of land for park purpo^s. Withj the filing of these proceedings in court here the North Carolina park j commission will have acquired or have under condemnation {proce** jnffs all acreage for park lands on the North Carolina side with the excep tion of two privately owned tra^s SUNDAY THEMES AT METHODIST CHURCH Sunday morning at 11 o'dock the: l>astor, Rev. George Clemmer, of the Methodist church will be heard ill tho third of a series of sermons which he is delivering through the winter and springj months. The sub ject of Sunday's message is, "The Home.'' In the! evening at 7.30 Mr. Clemmer will preach the second of the same series at the Mcsthoc^st church in Dillsboro. The subject is "Marriage." j In discussing the home the speak er will consider tho puzzle to which it is an age old, attecpted solution. Also the alleged breakdown of the great American home. The cause of the alarming increase or the divorce rate, and the challenge which this condition offers soeiety and church. The Church School of Missions op ened last Wednesday evening. Classes meet each week at 7.15 on We*lnc?> day evenings. Text used is '''The Church and the. World Parish,'' by I Dr. Elmer T. Clark. Open for the ' entire church. It is an interesting study. You owe it to yourself "to be informed on these world condi tions. Sunday schools meet at 10 a. m. Hi-League at &3o P- M. Cordial wel r Tl U FORTY YEARS. AGO Tuckaseige Democrat, Jan. ljS? ^ i ? " -."r Webster; is ' mighty stirred ftp about a railroad and rumors aa te the earlbuilding of one are rtfe. ' We 'acknowledge tjhe fceeeptiaa Ipf a message from one of the direcfenjs Kto-bq to reserve space in the Demo crat for a schedule an4 a promise of a pass for the Editor and family We learti that the* people a'ong' thflf' proposed route have, with greet unanimity joined in petition to the Post Office DeartJment, which pe titions have been sent to Mr. Ewart, ! asking the establishment of a daily mail route from this point to Cash ier 's Valley. 'l , Sophie Bennington, of Xcnia,. 0., has given birth to her twenty-fifth child. Terrell county, Ga., reports a rat tle-snake fourteen feet seven inches; long, eleven inches around, with' thirty-nine rattles ancj a button. The skin has been stuffed and sent to the Smithsonian Institution. A meeting of Macon county citi zens was held on the 7th to consider their railroad interests. They seem, to bo in, earnest. Jackson county should cooperate with Macon and aid to the extent of her power in building a good road from some point on the Western North Carolina R. R. to Franklin and thence through Rabun Gap to Tal'uiah Falls. The citizens of the upper part of onr; county are deeply interested in the Asheville, Atlanta, and Baltimore railroad which promises to enter this county from Transylvania and cross ing Cashiers Valley township^ go into Macon, near Highlands. The commis sioners of Bnncombc have ordered an election to be held in April on the question of subscribing two hun dred thousand do'larg) to this road. Wilmot?Wilmot is all right, a good bridge and plenty of trade,;. Scop shipped from here this season, and shippers tell me that the price it good. Not much Mormon here since a mob, as the Mormons call them, shot into and ran off the Rid ers. A school and meeting house will soon be completed in Wilmot. Sylva Produce Market?Com 40c, wheat $1.00, Rye 60c, Irish potatoes' 30c sweet potatoes 50c, beans, bu., white $1, colored 70c, apples, bu., 25c and 40c, chickens, each, 12 l-2c and 15c, eggs, doz., 10c, butter 12c,' pork 6c. Judge Davics was here) Saturday. Master Raymond Parker is nearly well. Hon. Kope Elias was on the train going west, Monday. Miss Lela Potts is, we are sorry to say, confined to room with sick ness. Dr Wolff wears on his watch chain a charm made by him of Jackson county gold. David Rogers, Esq., went to Rich mond last Wednesday with a car of splendid fat cattle and hogs. Dr. Buel will fill his usual ap pointment, here at the Academy at! 4 o'clock on Sunday evening. The drummer fraternity was rep-, resented in our town Friday, by G. W. Tilson, G. B. McCrary and R. R. Porter. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns re turned last Wednesday from a visit of nearly a month's (Juration among friends and relatives in Tennessee Mr. Fred M. Tompkins left Thurs day for Washington, D. C. Secretary Windom has prepared a bill, which is to be introduced in the House next week, to carry out his | silver ideas contained in his annual message. It is supposed that Presi-j dent Harrison will send a message to congress approving the bill, im mediately ^afterwards. Representative Cummings of New "tfork City lias offered a resolution in the house providing for the erec tion in the center of the rotunda of the Capitol a statue of the late Samuel J. Tilden upon which tbe fol 1 lowing would be prominently mscrid-; ed: "Samuel J. Tilden, nineteenth president of the United States j elect-_ cd but not seated. j ^ McKinlev's committee wffl give more hearings mi . tariff- " j now attwjt Jtba ^ *r '*v ^ v-'1 l' ' - ,-f - *1 ?3 jGRIENBLEABS ' ATTACK IN WIN AGAINST S. & I Renas Greene, wandering school : bojv who began the press?* school year at Brysoa City, changing latet . to S. C. I , and then to Sylva high, ^avltag failed to obtain a regular berth on the Travis coaehed quint, Wfp a pain in the sides df his form er playing mates, Tuesday night as he led the High School to victory Over the Collegians to the tune of 24 to 13. The young man seemingly has hit his stride-under the able tutorship of Coach Manor Roberts, as he was easily the outstanding I player of the evening, both in de fense and offense, scoring just ex actly1 as many points as his oppon ents scored. Despite the one-sided score, there was nothii^ lacking in interest and excitement that usually prevails when the local schools meet. The spirit of j rivalry that has existed'for years' was shown at all times by the crowds j that packed the side-lines of the S. C. I. court. The Collegians fought gamely, but failed to display the brand of performance that has brought 1$fem victory on many other occasions^ this season. Lineup arid summary: S. C. I. v Sylva High Sutton 3 i , F Fisher (J Dillard 1 F F. Bumgamer 3 j Wilson 1 ?% C. Greene Warren (1 G Monteith Douglas 2 GB. Bumgarner Subs. 8. C. I. ,Mathews and Watson Sylva High: Green (2) and Edwards fieferee Sutton. S. 0. L Girls Win ? T' ^- Immediately preceding the boys' game the S.C.I. girls defeated the Sjlva High lassies 16?17 in one of thf most interesting girls games play ed; on a local eourt this! season. teup and summary: C. L Sylva High Snyder C Frafly 2 Hlgdon G Greene Hyatt G Morris Cope ? G Nicholson Subs. S. C. I. ,Hyatt; Sylva, Clayton Refieree Sutton. FUNERAL OF MISS RHEA HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services for Miss Helen Rhea, student at Western Carolina Teachers' College, who died iii an ambulance, before reaching the hos pital, last Thursday night, were held at the Whitticr Methodist church, Sunday afternoon, and her body was brought back to Sylva, her old home, and that of her family, for interment in the Keener cemetery, where serv ices were conducted by her pastor, by Rev. R F.-Mock, and Rev. Geo. Clem mer. Miss Rhea, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Rhea, was a popular student at Western Carolina Teach-! ers College, and was 17 years of age,' her birthday being the day before her death. ' On Wednesday evening, she became ill'of acute acidosis, and when, on Thursday, her condition be-.-, came grave, an ambulare was' Sum moned, and she was being conveyed to tho local hospital; but passed on, after the ambulance had1 reached Syl va, but before arrival at the'hospit **? I A large number of friends frWn J the student body and faculty of the .college, as well as a great many other friends of the family attended the services both here and at Whit-' tier. TO HOLD LBE-JAOKSON EXERCISES, tOMORROW. Lee-Jackson Day will be observed with appropriate exercises, in the auditorium of the graded school, to motrow mrning, both the graded and high school pajAls talringpart, as well as other people of the commun ity. "! I The exercises wiH bo held under the auspices of the B. H. Cnthev qhapter, United Daughters of the ^Confederacy, and Mrs. E. I* McKee, 10 state president, and Mr. Dan otnpkins, editor of the Jackson ty Journal, will deliver short tho Republican members to on tho new bilL Sugar will ftiT thft ittifaclo. rrs; BOLD RITES FOB i&PLOSIONVICTIM Funeral ? services for Emlees Thompson, 'who died in the local bos j pital, ifonday, as ayesult of boru received in the explosion of jm auto claver machine, at' tho -Sylva Paper aboard Company's Sylva- plant, were held yesterday afternoon at Old Sa vannah Baptist church,-'Rev. R?. L. Codk coduoting the' service. Inter : ment was in*the church cemetery, i Thompson,, who was 47 years of age, 'hid been employed at the plant for a long number of years. He is survived by his widow and five child ren, the eldest of which is about 16 ,years of]age.i ? ?. ?' I James Diliard, who also received serious scalds in the same explosion, | is in the Candler-Nichols hospital, I where it is believed tnkt he has a fair chance for recovery, though he is said to be'in a very serious con dition. xl ' - ?* * A new autoclave machine, which is used for boiling tannic aicd out ofj the chestnut chins, }>ad been installed1 on Saturday, and is said to haVfe been) tested under higjh pressure before j being put into use. Early Monday morning, the hoad of the new ma chinie blew off, throwing boiling acid over Thompson and .Diliard. They were rushed to the hospital and given medical treatment; but Thompson died about five o'clock, Monday after noon, and his body was removed to the Mcdford TTndcrtaJring parlors. No exportation of the* causo of the explosion has been rnader though officials of the company are'investi gating it.' ? ; SATS TftRIFT IS GREAT NEED OF PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY Mr. M. D. Cowan, cashier of the' Jackson County Bank, whd is in po sition to know the f}nacial: status of the'?people, is of'the opinion that the great need of Jackson .county citizen jhift t&J preeent time^is economy, ?thrift, and avsVisf. tiV "an Interview with a representative' of this paper,' Mr. Cowan expressed the conviction that, instead of "practicing! these an-1 cicnt virtues, which arc the" sure rohd to success, that, in the past j few years, *"the people are getting farther and farther from them.. Mr. Cowan feels thatj in the ap plication of those three virtues lies the future welfare of the people. He has given a considerable amount of thought and study to these matters, within the past few months, and, in order to impress upon the folks the 'necessity for preparing for emerg encies, in being ready to make real investments, when opportunity pre sents itself, he has prepared) or is preparing a senes of eight short! ?lettere, which will be published in 'the form of advertisements, starting With the next issue of the Cttllowhce Yodel, and in which he proposes to; bring before the people his ideas of the necessity for practicing^ihrift.j economy, and saving. Mr. Cowan believes that the time has come when the thought of the older genetttti^i of people ishouM, W directed alone: this line, and that 'they begin again to <be thrifty, to prartice reasonable economy, and to save regularly; and that the youngor. people should be trained in theso matters. " ? ? * In the scries of eight letters, w hi c') come from Mr. Cd#Blr and .which! }will be published as advertisements over the signature of the. Jackson County Bank, will be eight quota tions from eight different presidents i?'f the United States, concerning thrift, economy, or savings and-the -Bank will offer'fifteen dollars, in gold m prises, to ' the studenta in (the grammar schools, high-.schools, lor colleges of Jackson county, for the best essay on thrift, coupled with the correct answers.to.all ques tions asked in the* series of adver tisements, or letters. ? . j I In order to give the contest,, and, ;the stressing of this important mat I ter, as wide -publicity in the .county las is possible, the letters will be republished in The Jackson County Journal, immediately following their original publication .'in the .Yodel. ' Rules : : The following., are fhe rules that have been Mfoptsdj, for the Jfceksott County Bank's ^ftesident Contest": , First p4*e, C# th gold; Seem i Prise^ |6 ip gold; Third Prise, 62?0 k arii.. j h Mci? of eifht advfetiaedbte: p* 'i i?.. * tif'jf- WTiit*?-* XAtf IWIlMRBOHD FOR ACCIDENT jVL U :.j. ?? ji_ WITH NEGRO Clarence Dorsey, Negro 1*4 it in the Candler-Niehols Hospital suffer ing from a severe blow on the head, and 8. B. Hensley, of AtheviUe, sale* .. man for Wilson and Company, is un der $1,500.00 bond pending thej out come of the injuries, that were re ceived in a peculiar automobile ac dent, near the Tannery, Wednesday. According to reports, the Negro lad had jumped onto a passing aple truck, and in Jumping bach to the ground, one of the apples, f?U from his hand, and he attempted to recover it, without looking to see if there was a car. coming. Just as he Was in the act of stooping to jsek up the apple, the bumped of Mr. tiensley's car struck him' in the top of the bead. Mr. Hensley stopped, .picked the ltd up, and took him to the hospital, it is said. The condition of the boy is said to be grave. ??? 4?.. ? ' ? .i ?? . SYLVA HAS FIRST BOTOX* . . PICTURE SHOW, HOKDAY The first show given by the Lyrie theatre since the installation of the new Viatpftbne, -was V-The Pollies of 1929" played to a crowded house, at 12.01 Monday fawning. Again on Monday afternoon, Tues day, and Wednesday, the sanse show was presented, and good houses were ? present for eaoh performance. ' ? - - . The results obtained from the new ' talking plfeture equipment, which b Western' Electric throughout, were pronounced as highly pleasing both to the management of the theatre and to ita patrons. ' ????- *"?*: In fact, many of the people who attended the first show expressed themselves as being delighted, and very agreeably surprised. " People * who have heard the Moviteoue in the ?? larger cities, seated that the les^ts iTSyKfc'ii Lytie iH as the ? best, and better than many of the ' very largest theatres. Tonight, Friday, and Saturday, the Lytic will present "The Cockeffcd World", a sequel to "What Price Glory", which is a talkin g picture throughout. - . ~ * * Announcement of the program for next week appears in the adyertiao^' - columns of this paper. - FOLKS AT OOUHTY HOME ASS QUESTS Or tiYBIO TffBATHB. m ^ mm"*?m The old people' at the Jackson County Home, accompanied by Mr. A. D. barker, commitaioherof wel fare were guests of tfft owner, Mr. Barry E. Buchanan, at the Lyrie theatre, yesterday afternoon. * In the morning, the Lyrie gave a free performance for the school chid ren of Sylva. * will be published, each carrying a quotation of some President t>f the United States,and also a set of ques iona. The above' prises willfe-award ed tho beat esaay of not more than 300 words on "Thrift", accompanied ? by the o&rrect ansWm to" nil qnes tioiu. the above prizes will ;re alwnd cording to the following iiiIi f: 1. Any GrammSr !?Mi School or College student 'in Jack son county may Cnter this, contest. ' 2. Only itoo act 6f answer* and one essay will be accepted from each' contestant. 5 3. Conteatanta may cut out the ;ul vertisemcnts, and write the-urtsw?r?, in the upifec'provider!, on ordinary . Writing paper may be used, li ordina ry paper ia used, the questions must be copied'on it, and the sheet ivn%f be nofe&ered t? correspond with the numbef of Che advertisement; lit an) ease, Contestants must write oh onl> one side of the paper. 4. In the event'of a tie, neatness will be oimrtted. 6. The entire set of questions and answers, together with the essay mult be enclosed in' an envelope marked* "Pteekkfot Contest", and bearing the nteme and address of the Contestant,' and brought dr? sent to the Jaekaon County Bank, so a* to arrive hot later than * o'clock in tho. afternoofe' on June 10, 1929. &' Judge* win to Rev. Oee. Clem ?ar, paatir of the SyfVa Methodist etmreh, Re* 3. Gray Mamy, paator of tU Vim of SyL
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