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oji.50 Year in Advance in The County. Sylva, 3 \C., Thursday, February 6, 1930 $2.00 Year in Adv ance outsidfe the County POLITICAL POT BEGINS TO BOIL IN COUNTY III. local jMlliticftl pot is beginning to Minuicr, this being election year, ;i:i.! the primary eleetion coming on in .Iiiim. About on the streets, little j^ronpN gather up, and talk centers n-fuMit prospective candidates. In other words, Jackson county Demo crat.- :>ro casting about for suitable timbre with which t?, assay to un sciti the Republicans in the county, ;in.i Republicans are wondering who is their best bet to try to hold Jaek >im in the Republican ranks. Tiii, i> the year for Jackson to iurnNh the State senator, under the t'oolNh system of rotation of that ot'tiiv, and the name of Mrs. E. L. .VJ.lv. o is frequently mentioned in ih:ii connection not only in Jackson, hut a No i? I lay wood and Transvlva-j ? the other two counties in the dNtrirt. Mrs. McKee is oerhaps bet tor known in the other counties than u.oM any other one person in Jack .,?n. she has served the State in vari-; mi- apfiointive (opacities, and has .served with capability and distinc-' linii, being always the champion oft the nndcr-priviliged. Hut perhaps her iiioM noteworthy work was that of leading tli< minority 011 the educa tional conmission in a light for a State wide 8 month's public school term, with equal op)>ortunities to all the children of the State, and it is I laruelv through that work that thej lame equalization appropriation for public >M-hoots was secured at the last s^iou o t' the General Assem bly, resulting iu a big cut in taxes in many of the less wealthy counties of the State, including Jackson. For representative on the demo cratic side of the fence, ThomaS| A. Cox has been frequently mentioned, and would carry to the House as u.neh -weight as anybody the county could send, provided he should be, elected. . j Tlie name of Rev. Thad F. Deitz, I is btiiitc persistently suggested as a oiitable one to go on the Democrat ic ticket, tor Commissioner of \Vel-! Jare. This is a most important office and its humanitarian aspects fit in well with the work that Mr. Deitz has bpen doing, as a pastor for many years. J. Donald Cowan has hoen fre-, fluently mentioned in connection with I the of commissioner of finance J For highway commissioner, Jesse I Rogers, of Qualla, J. C. Allman, of i Scott \ Creek, and W. A. Hooper of; Cullowhee, are being talked of. F. I. Watson, of Dillsboro, C. W.l Allen and L. A. Buchanan, of Sylva,1 liave all beem mentioned in connec-j ti??n with the office of clerk of the; superior court. j B. B. Long, of Cullowhee, Ed. | Hoojkt, of East I,aporte, and Frank Crawford, of Swtt 'a Creek are among those wo now think of as having head mentioned in conncction withi the nomination for register of deeds. Friends of Dan Moore have be*11 quiet lv boosting him for judge of the recorder's court. The only name that we have so far heard mentioned in connection with the .sheriff's nomination, is that of ?John Maney, of Qualla. His friends in that pari! of the county, and he i-> said to have many ofi them, down thei.-, say that he would make not oniv a good candidate, but that if elected would reflect credit upon the I'Hi'ty that nominated him. There are probably other names that have been suggested in connec tion with the various offices; but we have not heard them. There may be other candidates in the field, before the primary conies around; in fact no announcement has been made by any ot the jteople mentioned above; bui their availability is being consider ed by Democrats in various parts of the county. After all, the whole party "ill have to choose the people to go the ticket. "n the epuhlican side of the fence, there lias been little discussion of fames, so far as we have heard. That party is in power in the county, hav ? :irri d it at the last two elec tions, and it is not known whether * hey expect to win again with the same eadidates, or to swap over for others. In some offices, like that of ?*lc-rk of the courtj there is thought to be little likelihood of 4 change of pwsounel on the ticket, while in some OJhfes there may be. 40 YEARS AGO (Tnckaseegee Democrat, Feb 5,.1890) Mr W. L. Gidncy caught a large catamouut on the mountains Wear bers last, week, after an exfciting chase. Rev. John Amnions, corresponding secretary of the Western Baptist ! Convention preached a very fine ser mon at Dillshoro, Thursday night j i Rev. J. 0. Shelley was here Fri day, having hauled to the j>arsonageJ at Webster a fine organ. The reason why septs are not put in the Academy at Dillshoro is not that they are not badlv needed. Editor Mahone of the Fort Worth; ! Gazette was presented a pursti of $600 in gold by admiring friends by way of showing their appreciation1 of his service in behalf of the town and community. It' such a thing as i that was to hap]>en in one of our Western North Carolina towns, it would ho n calamity. The editor .would at once become insane, the foreman would commit suicide, and1 the devil would go wild. We beseech our citizens not to try the expeii-J ment. To jump from a few" specked npples, frozen potatoes, etc-'., on sub-j scription to $ti0() in gold as free gift - would be more than we could stand?j Hender<ionvillc Times. When the project of buiding a J house in Sylva for the Methodist I Episcopal Church, South, was start-1 ed about a year ago, it met with| considerable favor, an amount suf ficient having been promptly sub scribed, a lot secured, and a number of logs hauled to the saw mill here. The owuere of the mill geowwusly offered the use of the mill for saw ing the lumber free of charge* Right there there came, a halt. Nothing has been done^ since. The logs are lying on the yard. The fact that"-there is uo chlorell buildhig in^.town seems' to. us a Sufficient reason for building one as soon as possible. ROTARIANS SEEK COMPLETION i OF HIGHWAY TO CULLOWHEE 1 At its weekly luncheon, at the Sylva Hotel, on Tuesday, the Sylva Rotary Club began a movement to attempt to secure thq completion of Highway 1^)6 to Cullowhee, within the next few months. It was ]K>inted out that the pub-^ lie press has revealed that there isj to be a large amount of money avail-. blc for highway construction, in this j district, this year. The club voted unanimously asj favoring the move, and a committee composed of* Dr. H. T. Hunter, Air. Thomas A. Cox, and Mr. Harry Bu chanan was appointed to confer with the Sylva Chamber of Commerce and with the district highway commis sioner regarding the proposal. Rev. J. G, Murray addressed the, club at the meeting. BALSAM HAS 36 IN6H SNOW In some places here recently snow was 36 inches deep. Mr. Zeb Bryson and Miss Elizabeth j Smathers were married, Tuesday, the j 4th. Rev. A. C. Bryson performed! the ceremony. Mrs. Bryson is the j charming and lovely daughter of Mr. J and Mrs. Frank Smathers, Saunook.! M. Bryson is the eldest son of Mr. f and Mrs. Robert Forrest Bryson, and a great grand son of the late Fran cis Bryson. He is a young man and of fine qualities, and wq wish them a long and happy life. Mrs. James Lindsey returned, Sun day from Cincinnati, wherq she has been for several weeks, visiting her daughters, Miss Virginia Lindsey and Mrs. L. P. Tappan, and little son. Mrs. Clarence Phillips of Willets spent last week end with Mrs. O. J. Beck. Mrs. Ellen Lindsey, of Canton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. [Tames Lindsey. ? Mr. Hubert Ensley and family are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mehaf foy, in Hendersonville. I Mrs. H. P. Ensley has returned from a visit to friends in Bryson City Andrews, ami Murphy. Mrs. W. M. Hutchinson, of Atlan ta, owner of Balsam Mountain Sprins hotel, was here on business for severaly days recently TO HAV f 5YLVA Jf NIOHT AT LYRld NEXT THURSDAY " . t In order to show in a tangible Wayj the appreciation of the people of tbe. city of the Lyric Theatre, whiea,, since the recent installation of th.: Western Electric sound equipment* is. one of the most modern and best eq quipped theatres in the State, and one that far surpasses theatres in i most towns nmuy times the size of J this, n number of flitizens of Che, town are planning a "Sylva Night" at the theatre, op next Thursday.; The management of the theatre knew nothiug of the plans, until they were far advanced, when it was tak en into consultation eoneercjig the kind of picture that will be present ed. 1 Boy Scouts and other organizations will do the advertising and drum up the crowd, and it is hoped to have as njiny of the people of Sylva at tfie th.?atre as is possible. Five minute talks will be made by Mrs. E. L. McKee, Mr. V. E, Wes singer, Kcv . (ieo. Oleinir.cr, and Mayor Dan Tompkins. "Sweetie" is the talking picture that will be shown, and it is said tb, be a musical con:.'dy with a lot ol I laughs. It is built around a North Carolina College, aud is thought bys the management to be one ot the very best pictures to be heard on the pro gram for the entire season. In ad dition* there will be the usual eoni-j edy and sound news features. It is hoped thaU *s many of the; children as possible will see the pic ture on Thursday afternoon, leav ing more vacant seats at night for the grown up folks, who work in the day time. The samo show will be presented^ on Wednesday. CHAMBER or COMMERCE TO MEET TUESDAY P. M The Sylva Chamber of Cowmem willJWsefe-aext TflL?<l*y -awning, Feb. 11, at 7.30 o'clock- Among other matters that will be taken up will be the referendum- of the United States j Chamber of Commerce on the report of the special committee on the Fed-1 eral Reserve Systein.i Pamphlets have been ^sent out by tho United States Chamber of Com merce giving both sides of the re jjort, and will be discussed b\{ the following citizens in short talks. D. D. Alley, J. B. Ensley and Thos. A. Cox will present the argument to the adoption of tha report, while H. E. Monteith, I)an Tompkins, and Dr., H. T. Hntter will state the position | of those who aro opposedi' to it* ad- j option. i This is the first time such a ques tin has been taken up for discission, COUNTY - WIDE TEACHERS MEET HERE SATURDAY Prof. A. C. Reynolds, former presi dent of Cullowhee State Normal Sdiool, and now superintendent of public instruction in Buncombe county, will be the principal speaker at the county-wide meeting of public school teachers to be held in Svlva on Saturday. Mr. Reynolds will speak at noon, and Senator Welch Galloway will bo tho speaker at a luncheon to be j?iv m in the afternoon, at the hiuh school building]. A largo attendance of thd teaclurs of the county is ex pected. CLUB TO ENCOURAGE SCHOOL GROUNDS BEAUTITICATION The Twentieth Century Club of Sylva is sponsoring a movement for the beautification of the grounds of the county, and is offering a total of $50.00 in cash prizes to the three schools in the county that do the most to beautify their grounds. Col. Charles J. Harris, of Dill: boro is making the donation of the cash ; prizes, through the club. Letters have been mailed out by: the president of the club, Mrs. A. II. , Weaver, to the principals of the j sehools, outlining the plan of the con- j test. It begins now and closes on December 3, 1930.j The first prize is $25, second $15, and third $10. In order to teach the children the j value of the native foyest,, it is pro vided that all trees shrubs and plants ; used must be indigenous. Suggestions are made1 that spruce, | hemlock, cedar, holly, pine, dogwood, rhodendron, laurel, azalea, wild hy drangea, wild rose, sweet briar, tril-! Hum, lady slipper, wild geranium, ar-1 butu?, violets, ferns, mosses and other native, trees, flowers, and plants can be used effectively.. It is the hope of the club, to co ' operate with the schools in making the sctooel grounds of Jackson conn-! ty the moat'beautiful in tEe .South. BOARD HOLDS MEETING AT TEACHERS' COLLEGE Cullowhee Yodel, Feb. 1?On Fri-j day January 17, at the desire of Mr.! II. T. Hunter,president of the eol-j lege, and Mr. Reuben Robertson,' chairman of the board, a special meeting of} the board of trustees of j. Western Carolina Teachers' College was held at Cullowhee. The purpose of the meeting was to inspect new projects now under construction, in cluding a hydro-electric plant, a new dormitory, a dining room extension, new garages, and an extension of the j * ' 'V i and every.citizen of this section is in-' vited to be present. I . * LETTERS TO THE PAPER The Journal has always main tained a policy of keeping the columns of the county paper * ojMjn to citizens of the coun- 4 ty for free discussion of mat- * tors that are of interest to and * concern the welfare of the pco- ? ! * pie. I * We would not and could not * ! * presume to muzzle the pcoj?le * j -* from expression "of their opin- * ! * ioiag on public matters. The i * only restrictions arc that the * j ? discussions be kept within the ;* hounds of propriety; that the i * writer sign his or her name to , * the article; and that it be as . * brief as possible. e Because an article written and * signed by a citizen is publish ' * in The Journal, it by no means * is an indication that it reflects * the opinion or position of this I * paper. To the contrary, it very I * frequently happens that it docs (* not. But no ]taper could main I * tain its self'respect nor the ! * confidence of the j>eople if it , * should be so presumptive as to | * deny then; the right of the use I * of a free press. SWAIN CHILDREN SAVED FROM MONOXIDE FUMES Bry.son City Tin:es,Jan. .'JO?Twelve school children were overcome by gas fumes which filled an Almond school bus that was being used to transport then: to their homes in the Maple Springs section, Wednesday after noon. An inve!?figation made after the near tragedy showed that a large amount oj.' gas fumes had entered the passenger compartment through the floor, from an exhaust pipe that had been broken, under the center of the body of the truck. The first sign of any poisonous gas was discovered by the truck driv er, when tlie children began to sfiow signs of being nauseated. The bus was stopped and the children taken oat aS soon as possible. IThc-fresh air soon revived them, and they were son was called and found that none of the children showed any ill ef fects from their ex]?eriencc with the deadly monoxide. gymnasium, which has doubled its seating capacity. The members of the board arrived in time for lunch and were served in the college dining room. After lunch a business meeting was held, aftei which tho visitor* were shown tin new projects by Mr. Hunter. All men bers of the board expressed them selves as being well pie ased with the work. The members of the board present were Mr. Reuben Robertson, chair man, Canton, T. W. Bird, Asheville C. C. Buchanan, Sylva, J. E. Coburn, February Twelfth ? By Albert T. Reid CouidhAbraham Liscoluip^k to hia countrymen today a 'm - he probably would ask them r^:- n ? >, #B f not to make a Deity of him . f.rys?^ " x but to look upon him as *? ?vTV"s a human being wh$ lud ^ the noit heartbreaking Uwk/V our'country ever gave \ 7 y to^any man v " 'S and who tried his best to bring peace to reunite Ida country and to heal the wounds Av i PETITIONS FOR HOSPITAL VOTE ABE CIRCULATED i j Petitions asking the county com missioners to call an election on the ! matter t' the issuance of $20,000 iu bonds for the purchase by the eonn ' ty, of the Candler-Nichols Hospital, i | are being circulated among the free ! holders of every township in the eoun j ty, this week and next. It is understood that the law pro vides that the petitiou must carry' the names of 200 freeholders, 15o of I whom must reside outside of the town of Svlva. The petition sets as a condition precedent that the tax levy for the , hospital bonds shall not exceed .03c. and states that the emmissi oners are asked to call the election in view of the fact that theDuke Foundation is to make a donation of $30,000 for the i ' . purchase, of the hospital property, ? and Col. C. J. Harris $5,000, which added to the donation of $20,000 by I>r. Candler and Dr. Nichols, would ! give the county the hospital, valued at nearly eighty thousand dollars, ' for the sum of $20,000. j It is expected that the petition will be presented to the county com missioners, and that the election will bfl| called, to be held some time in j May, within the next few days. The late James B. Duke left a | large sum in money and securities, to be administered by the Duke ' Foundation, lor the benefit of 'the j 7 . - people in North and South Carolina. ; Among the various charities that share the Duke money, are publie hospitals. At present the Foundation, is paying $1.00 per day per ]>aticnt for the hospitalization of charity patients in pufclie hospitals, in adi tion to helping pay the price of eon-,' stnrction, purchase and equipment P. T. A. TO HONOR FATHERS The Sylva Parent-Teacher Aasoei ?ation will observe "Father's Night", '?rfday evening, beginning at eight o' clock. The meeting will m the Chamber of Commerce h*6/<and ?*. Air. A. C. Iteynolds, superintendent i of Buncombe county schools, will be-^ the speaker of the evening. Mr. Lewis Moore-has consented to furnissli mu sic for the occasion, and other in teresting features are being planned. The mothers of all the: children in the elementary and high schools, well as the teachers are invited to be present. TO HOLD COMMUNITY FARM MEETINGS NEXT WEEK During the coming week the couit- . ty- agent, Mr. C. W. Tilson, is call ing farmer# meetings in practically every community in the county. At the meetings plans for the year's farm activities, ca?h crop production, and marketing will be carefully dis cussed and plans made and work started now in each community. The county agent urges every farm er in each community to attend the. meeting in his community, so as to get the various ideas to bo brought out on how to increase the .cash in come on his farm this year,; and also , to avail himself of the opportunity to get lined up witty his neighbora on the cash crop production >. an4 | marketing to be done in each com- i munity, and the county, .this yeaf, ...! i Every person reading this up^. j nouncement and article .is urged by the county agent to be present at his community meeting. " , . Ori Monday, February 10th, .meet ings will be held as follows: , J. H. Reagans* Qualla, 10 A> M.. G. A. Kinslands, Qualla, 1 P.M. G. S. Bumgarncr's,.Wilmot 3 P. M. On Tuesday, February 11th: Higdon's Store,-Gay, 10 A.vM., Houston Ashe, Greens Creek, 1 P. M. . N. C. Brown'a, Lower Savannah, 3 P. M. . .... On Wednesday, February 12th: Tyra Davis, CuJlowhee Road, 10 A. M. ' Beta School House 1 P. M Ode Robinson's, Willits, 3 P. M.' Thursday, February 13th L A. Am nion's, Cflllowhee, 10 a. m. George Hooper's store, Speedwell, J p. . m. Claude Wike 's, Tnckaaegee, 3 p. ni Friday, Feb. 14, Sehool House, John's Creek lo Gleatfille 1 p. vd^ W. R. Stewart's, Ert?tus, 3 P.M. taken to their homes. Dr. D. R. Bry Bryson City, Mrs. Giles Cover, An drews, N. B. McDevitt, Marehail, T. H. Bhipman, Bwwi ? i
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