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ftck&m Count ?')(' ^eal *n ^vance *n County. Sylvg T. C., Thursday, March 6, 1930 $2.00 Year in Advance outside the County tlLSON IB LEAVE working basis, and that: man coming here to take , U'. TiNon, fountv agent, who! r,v,.?th n mlcml his resignation to! picl ?!:.? position of tiumanger of; .ill. |>.L* Mutual fj\-* k,il! '?;,v*' March IS: Jl)f purhiim. i" assunw his new po -itieti. j Mr. TiUon Mates I hat the work of ,h.' farm aetivities ol Jackson conn-J tv bas tK-?a v-.iivl'ully planned and ." ?ullim-i >"i ?? .v?:l1' '? advance, by ,li,. lliunl Agriculture, that the ?" i*?H?|KTative selling are MO'A 4*11 sfirir i wiirtind the eom r? :??!> ro be carried out. jr is U' I??r:i!l\ believed that an ef top will be made to secure Mr. ?\ V. I" >uceed Mr. Tilson as ,.?i:uty iu Mu kson. Mr. Yes fS| in lircenc county, iu the ,.i|Kj,i?v .?! fiMinty agent, and it is brlitvul that In- will return to Jack-! *n, ivhtiv worked, last year, as'. i,x,ist:ml <"iui! v agent, provided the'. .iiithciiii^- if (ineiie will relcaehimJ 3Ir. Tilvu i- n graduate of North' ('?jiroliiui Stair College. He fore com-' int- Ih-iv, !??? wa.-? assistant county;, .TTjir in lliiuotube. Coining' to Jack-1t .'Oti.ii trw u a is ago, when the work nas in iii"i <? <?!" 1 <?????> disrepute, Mr.! ( TilnHi wiiit ?<: work, and with sig-'( i?:| Mt'.-i'". *>irani/e<I the farmers', id :iu* c'oir.'M. ud started Jackson , ivi tht I" ;uiiiidtural progress , mu! |, I'4m 1. 'V Si'haub, director of ? (Ik1 fvttiiMiMi service of State Col-'< iii KMiiiiu iitiim iijHjn the resi^-.'* iwtnti, -uiiil fhiu Mr. Tilsno is the * flirt'i'titii; genius in tbe organization < n| the Nm??k\ Mountain Mutual Ex-' * I'hmicc, cwu^intiii'.'of a group of farm- ? its in Jiu Swain, and adjacent'< touiitu^. litis oruatii/.tion is active < iu tin1 '.lie i>i poultry, cabbage, po-'? tutoo", ami other mountain-grown * prodnn*. Thi' Durham Kxchange was recent-! lv jum'il thro'i^li 'h'* aid o' George Watt.- Hill, who has furnished a law -loicf-Jiu :itn| ollice building rrl'.I lire Jul thive Vl'tll'S, aild also iiiriii-lu d other linancial assistance. Tin' Durham Kvchaiiyv, ot which Mr., Til>on wiil lic ihe manager, will sell; jTixhifj* Hit<i -??11 supplies for tarni*^ er on aution-profit basis, and will op j irate lor the tanners if I)ur-} bin, ami nearby counties. Jt is hop ft, eventually, to make of it a cen iral ruhmiL'c, serving the entire Mate. Stat,- folIc?e extension work-, trs will eoopcratc with Mr. Tilsonj n the wnture.. BALSAM ! Mis, Chra Hull and Mr. Don Cog ! dill were tuurricd in Clayton, Ga., ^HtuniHv uiiiht. They were necomp-i "Hied to i ieot'iia by Mr. and Mrs J 1 'l.(.'owit>i uf SyUu, with whom they j f-tunietl. Mis. Cogdill has been pri-j man teacher m the Balsam school lor the j>ait two years. Mr. Cogdill ;? former M-lcgraph oi>erator and a net it at this place; but is "(,w staiuneil at Willits. Wiss Ma Coward, a senior in ?\>hevil!c Normal sehol, will do prac- t 'I'" teaching m the Balsam school, thin and next week. I "ur >ehiir>| building caught Ore on 'ue.MlilVf ami hut tor the heroism of. Ita,,h?,rs and pupils, would have burn' I hi-, is thf second time this has which makes Balsam people 'i''vc mon* than ever that we need i ?l new school building. Mr. Henn Christy of Scott-Grif 1,11 h?t<'l in Franklin, spent last i witli his brother, N." R.i 1 nristy. ! I Mn. r. M. IJifkards and {Miss j u'c Tfn.k.ii?ls of Canton spent Bun-i ,1a-v ?? Itftlsam. i'tartciy meeting was held in the] ?j 0' ?xiist church here the 4th. Sun ' U February. There were dele l'r?'Mnt from Dell wood, Maple :"><l Klizaheth Chapel. Rev. C. ' Presiding Elder, preached 'jV in-jMiinjr sermon. V Sl"i1 Was visited by a big snow ruj.011' S,UK,ay- Monday morning the J? IVSistcred 8 above #ero. W(.. * C ^owers and fruit trees that w 111 hloom soon wilted. Sm,1 a'K* ^rs* Burgess, of New *rllH' ^ '"?? were guests of Mr. v \ The President's Mountain School and Its Teacher A^<<<vfio0o?WWy*%%VA%V.VAvX<O>>^jdB?<%v/CGC. ?.?>,?*. ? -- ? ? When President Hoover discovered that there was no school for the mountain children living near his fishing camp at Madison, Va., he promised to supply one. It has just been finished and Miss Christine Vest, herself a mountain girl from Kentucky, a graduate of Herca College and Columbia University, has. been engaged a- teacher. ' JOURNAL AS BRIDAL GIFT * The Jackson County Journal * will b-.' sent us a wedding pres- 1 eat, tor-a period of six months * ' to every Jackson county couple " married during 1030. This of * fer h:is absolutely no strings 55 tied to it. All that is necessary is for any couple residing in * Jackson county, and whose ' marriage has occurred since * * December 31, 1020, to notify * 1 this paper of the wedding, give * ! the correct post office address, * * and they will receive their * l county paper, absolutely free, r for six months, as a wedding * 1 prrsWit" from the publisher of * ' The Jackson County Journal. * 5 We desire every one of our ' newly wed friends to, receive ' this wedding present, and will * * appreciate the assistance cf all ? * our readers, in letting us kno\y * > the names and addresses of * ' all who are entitled to reeivc- * ' The Journal under the terms * s this offer. SECOND or QUADRUPLETS DIES?QUALLA ITEMS During (lie past week two of the quadruplets belonging to Mr. and Mrs, Hastings Messer, Luke and John, have died, and their bodies interred in Thomas Cemetery at Qualla. Matthew and Mark are be ing taken care of at Candler-N'ichols hospital, Sylva. Kev. II. L. Bass administered the! sacrauient, Sunday morning, after preaching an interesting sermon on/ "And whosoever shall compel thee' to go a mile, (jo with him twain".! Misses Vinnio and Bessie Martin, Irene Ilaby, Mary Battle, Ruth Fer-j giLsou, Harriett Hall and Oma Gass, arc home from Ashcvillo Normal to! observe work in Qualla and Whittier! schools. Mrs. R. E. Owen and son, Worley, of near Waynes vi lie, are visit iug rel atives. Misses Martha and Mary Oxner, aro spending a while at Canton. Mr. Luther Hoylc and Miss Grace Hoylc motorel to Beta. Mr. Everett Bass of Whittier was a Qualla visitor, Sunday. Messrs I). .T. Worley and I). C. Hughes mado a business trip to Rob binsville. Mesdams J. II. and D. C'. Hughes visited Mrs. L. W. Cooper. Mrs. Johnson Thomas of Barkers Creek and) Mrs. J. L. Sit ton called on Mrs. A. C. Hoylc. Mrs. Bessie Worley, Mrs. Telia Iloylc, Misses Susan Keener and Polly Hoylc called ou Mrs. Mary Hughes. Mrs. I)ona Davis and Mrs. Sara Ann Gibson visited Mrs. Laura Sny der. A flock of wild geese, about fifty in number, crossed the Qualla section Friday. We thought at first it might signify an early Spring, but since the blizzard?well, we dont care to see any more wild geese until ncrt i June. and Mrs. John T. "Jones, last week. Said they didn't mind the cold and snow, but liked. Balsam any way and any time. 40 YEARS AGO (TUckaskigf: demockat MARCH 5, M90\' The storehouse at Wilmol, oecupi c<l by Messrs Half and Fisher, was' destroyed bv tire with all contents * f / I early last Wednesday ? morning. The i loss of goods and building is <<sti I . mated at $3000. i Thrt Vanderbilt estate near Aslie vill?> will be known as Biltmore and not Hilton, as was reported some time ago. An increasing number o i' our ]>eo ple are giving their attention to j raising colts, and as a consequence,! we predict that l?mich nioiwy *will | will be brought to our county in the next 1'ew years. i Mr. T. M. Green of Haywood, i storekeeper at Lanier's Distillery! 1 near Salisbury, was badly hurt by the explosion of a boiler at the dis tillery, last week. I The commit too on the county fair is to moot at Webster, Satnrday, March lf>, and much interest is be-j ins- shown among tho people. The storms of last week were very severe in tho North, West and South, characterized by snow, rain, snow, hail, and heavy winds. The railroad trestles west of us were considerably damaged by high water, the one across the Tuckasei ge rivei' below Whittier is gone. * * Mrs. T. M. Frizzell wont to Wil mot Monday. O Capt. .1. W. Fisher, Su)>orior Court Clerk, was here, Saturday. ) ' Mr. O. B. Coward spent a day or two at Wilinot during the past week Miss Majjgio Bryson of Florida, is visiting relatives in this county, j Mr. Edwin Golden, of Delaware, has been here for several days, look-1 inrf* after kaolin matters. Mr. B. H. Sherrill, of the firm of W. A. Knloe and Co., went to Whit tier on business a few days ago. Gen. Hampton loft Tuesday to at tend a meeting of the Board at Mor ganton and will be absent until Fri dav or Saturday. Capt. J. A. Irvine came down from Addie to meet at Dillsboro last Friday evening, Messrs McNeill and Quinn, of Philadelphia, who are looking after corundum. We are pleased to see the Captain out ! again, as he has recently been quite ill. WRESTLING NEXT WEDNESDAY Young Sampson and Bill Norton, who, this week wrestled three falls to a draw, will meet at the Sylvan theatre next Wednesday night, the match to last until one of the two wins, regardless of time. HAS INDOOR GOLF COURSE Mr. .John Drako, who was, last *easoii, manager of (ho Sylva Coun try Club, has rented quarters in the New Jackson Hotel building:, recent ly vacated by Cannon Bros. Furni j ture Company,, and will open a min-i inture indoor go!f course, within thej next few days. Mr. Drake is now busy installing' tho necessary equipment. INSTALLING GAS STATION Cannon Brothers are this week installing large tanks, and a side tfrack, at Dillabom, prcprat^ry tpj opening a huge distributing plant ' for Shell gasoline1, oils, and othw pe-1 troleum products. It is understood that the Cannons havo a contract for the wholesale distribution of Shell products in the counties of Jackson, Swain and Ma con, and that they will o|M?rat<i from the Dillsboro plant. MISSION SUNDAY AT METHODIST CHURCHES Sunday will bo Missionary Day in the Methodist churches of Syiva and Dillsboro. This service mil bring to a close the January-February, period of missionary cultivation. The) pastor, Hev. George Clcnuncr, will use sis the subject for discussion, "Tin* Church and the World Par ish , John Wesley, "I look upon all the world as my parish." Jesus said, ''Go ve into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.' Meth odism is trying to do this. She has representatives on every continent! and in many of the islands of the| seven seas, however she considers the! United States .the biggest and most1 fruitful field, and it is in the homej field that she is doing her greatest work. A frea will offering" will be taken) giving every one an opportunity to share in this tremendous enterprise which is aiming at the evangelization ? of the world. Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, Mrs. E. L.. McKee will discuss the last chapter in the mission study j text entitled, "The Christianizationj of Southern Industry.' MARRIED 33 YEARS. A dinner was given at Mountain View Farm, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Allison, on) Sunday Feb. 23, in honor of Mr. and Mrs, Ute Hyatt, of Bryson City, and Mr. and Mrs. Carey Allison, and celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary, both couples -Having been married the same day. The following were present at the happy occasion: Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Varner and son, and Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Moody, Whittier, Mr. and Mrs. Ute Hyatt, and Miss Magdaline Hy att, Bryson City, Mr. Hil liard Hipps, Waynesville, Miss Jes sie Allison, Asheville, and Mrs. Blanche Allison, Miss Evelyn Alli son, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sutton and child ren, and Miss Gertrude and Mr. Burch Allison, all of Sylva. THE WEEK The House Judiciary Committer is investigating nntional prohibition. J The wets have lioen testifying about how ba?l it is and now the .drys arc ha ving their inning, and telling how trcHHi it is. Th:1 whole prowvding is ; a waste ot' lime: lor, as Mark Twain said about the weal her,, it is talked about by everybody, nnd noihini: is ; ever done about it. ^ A Henderson vi II.t cleaning estab I lisliment blew up, injuring tour men, and wrecking a two story building. * ! Somebody has suggested A I. Smith1 as the new president of the (Jniver-i >ity of North Carolina. Just some one seeking publicity: but he is not to get it in this paper, for we will' not mention his name. Jackson County will have. 2.'! votes1 in the Republican State*Convention,' which meets in Charlotte on April; 17. i Miss May K. Jones, of A she vi lie is to manage the Simmons campaign in Western North Carolina. It may or may not be an indication of how the land lies in Buncombe; but the. j lady has been proverbially out of' | step with her party in that countyj almost ever since the women began; / voting. Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson has resign I ed as, the head of the North Caro lina Board of Charities and Public i Welfare to accept the presidency of the New Jersey State Home for girls; She will long be remembered by the ! newspaper paragraphers of the State1 as the lady who wanted the prison-; ers on the chit in gangs to wear pink night ies. I Spraguc Silver, head of the Motor [Vehicle Bureau of the State Depart ment of Revenue resigned as manag er of the Simmons campaign in the Fourth District, because his superior,) Mr. Maxwell, thought he could find: enough to do to keep him busy, j working on the job for which the.' people are paying him. Ruth KI der, known in those parts, has quit airplanes and such, and is taking a vacation at Miami Beach with her present husband. Walter Camp. A news .story is going the rounds that R. E. Crawford, out in little Clay, the baby county of the district, is to make the race for the Demo cratic congressional nomination, op posing Zeb Weaver. CHEROKEE CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH IN WATER TUB Cherokee Scout, Feb. 28?Funeral services were held at Peachtree, Mon day afternoon for six year old Eve lyn Radcliff, who died at 6.40 Sun day morning, in Aston Park hospit al, from burns received the after noon before when she fell into ;i tub of hot water. The child, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Radcliff, was playing in the kitchen with some other child ren, when sho slipped and fell into the tub, which had been placed to catch the overflow from a hot water tank that had burst. WEBSTER WINS TOURNAMENT Webster boys and Bethel girls were the winners in the Cullowhce annual high school basketball tourn ament, at Western Carolina Teach ers College, last week. W. K. Henderson, who runs Sta tion KWKH at Siirevtporti I-*., ind says what he thinks about chain ?tores and other things has prom ised the Radio Connrissioa to cat out profanity and blasph iiy. DAME FASHION TO HOLD ANNUAL 1! i Damo Fashion will bring lu*i ; court to Sylva, lor tin- Animal Sprint; Fashion Show, tor l'.t.UI. mi 'next Monday evening at the L\ti< theatre. 1 /The .fiuiior Study Club. under who?e auspice* the show is beiuir held, has made much preparation 'for the event. A Inure number of !lovely yonng% women from Sjhaand the nearby towns, have consented to act as models. There will he singing and plenty of ginnl mnsie. The d? eo lations, the costumes, and everything will be suggestive of spring, and will herald the coming of the bird* and flowers for 103(1 Cooperating with the Junior Study Club in staging the 1 Spring Style Event are Hales, tin Sylva Supply Company, The Leader, and The Man Store. From those shops will tome the costumes wojn by the models. In additon to the Fashion Display, which will be decidedly an event, within itself, Rudy Vallee, The Idol of the Radio, will appear in The Vagabond Lover. There will be a talking comedy, and tbc Fox Movietone News. SYLVA TEAMS TO MEET IN SEASON'S FINAL TILT Sylva High School and Sylva Col legiate Institute will meet tomorrow, Friday evening, on the high school court in the final basetball games between the two schools for this sea son. This athletic event will be a doable header, and will strat at 7.30. A largee crowd of rotors and spoe tatoflj is exited, as the two insti tutions arc old basketball rivals, a tilt between them never fails to attract a crowd. BEYSON CITY BOY KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY CAR Bryson City Times, Feb. 28?Ku gene I'lankenship, 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Blankenship, | wa.- almost instantly killed, Sunday ' morning about 11 o'clock, when hit by a car driven by W. W. S uiley. who was returning to f'liajwl Hill, where he is attending the University ot' North Carolina. Mr. Smiley .was accompanied by Mr. Ingram, a teach er in Aaheville Senior High School. Mr. Smiley and Mr. Ingram rushed the child to the officec of Dr. A. M. Bennett, but due to the seven injuries, doctors wero unable to re lievo the child's suffering, and he died in a very short time. Witnesses stated that the child had gone to the honu> of a neighbor, on an errafid, and ran from the i house on to tha road; and did not see the automobile until it was only a few feet away, and then attempt ed to retrace his steps, jnakiiitr it impossible to avoid striking him. OPEN NEW STORE Cannon Brothers Furniture Comp 'any.has moved from the .Jackson Ho tel building to the store room vacat ed by the mens department of Tin Pans, and the basement underneath, fronting on Mill Street. | On the Main street flor, also the 1 Cannons have installed a dry* goods and notions department, with Mr. i and Mrs. Louis Cannon and Mr. filenn Hughes, in change. Shop-Girl Peeress Lady Doria Lois Pelham-Clmton Ilopc, daughter of the Duke of fanchestcr, worked for several months behind the counter in a New Fork store without <iiicloMii| by
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