m J -H c* ?J *1.^ ^(>nl *n ^vance *p ^ounty. Sylva, N. C., Thursday, j+p^i 17, 1930 ~~ $2.00 Year in Advance outside the CoustT [OWN ELECTED C, OF L'. HEAD ^ j) ('.iwaii was chosen as * pn-iidriit of the Sylva Chamber fCflOiim'Hv, at the animal election (lfk,ors held on Tuesday, I if J'ohtII was chosen ?,s vicc ; .Mrs. Hen. N\ Queen, as prf sfi-rfi arv; an.! K Allison as treas board of directors sleet-1 , js ol' dolin K. Knsley, ?Y Iiry??n. I'. K. Moody. .1. 0, Al ?*??KiA. , I ji WHS Ifiiiat the annual meet* i:li, M.I on Tuesday night, that, 0| the members had failed to -v their- memberships for the year; jj ^ was decided that all were to1 ^ retained a> members, none being! .1i.imi.mI t'"i non-payment; and it is' planned io iua.1 ^ a campaign for | ?ucmbei's and eoljeetiou of annual dues mihiu a > short lime, in order to give ,1^ Chamber of Comerco the ??eces ;ar'. mads with which to function |,j,?|Hrl\ in promoting the interests oi all the people in Sylva and Jack-, ii)h fonnty. | g. C. t TO (riVL PLAY MONDAY 'flu' lir>t exercises of the Sylva Cel lmate Institute commencement will lie the |?re>entation of the play ??Ifcads ni!'! Tails", in the auditori- j nm oi Sylva Jli^h school, on Mon-: ilai evening. The play is being di > ift'p'l l?y Miss .Mary Poiiulcxter. ( i*n Thursday evening an a|>ercttn' inil ho uivtii by the grades. (iii Suudsiy morning, April 27, Dr ' Trimt.ii'. pjs.or of Central Methodist1 rhurc-h, Asheville, will preach the' rouiDieiiceuieiit sermon for both S.1 l'. I, and Sylva liigh, in the ainlito-j riiini, otihc high school, at 3 o'clock iu the afternoon. ^ On tlio following Monday at 10 o'-1 dock in the morning, the annual j declamation and recitation contest will ho held; and that evening the graduation exercises will take place,1 a! the First Baptist church, with Dr. ?'oplnn H. Sanford, of Biltmore Jun ior (nltpi^o to deliver the address. .? QUALLA \[r, .1. L. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs.^ l' l' Sheltou and >on, Kof^rs, aurt IIr. (tlen 11 Ferguson wove guests at, Mr. W. I) Wiko's, Cnll'owhoe, Mon Mrs. Weaver Freeman and child ren, of Sylva, spent the week end ;ii Mr. K. Howell's. J Mr. K-'l|>h Hunter of Caney roik made a business trip to Quplla. I Mi>. F. i. Watson and children ot Dillsboro wo iv guests <>t Mrs. IjUC\ Shdton, Tuesday. Mrs. Uuiiw Johnson of Deep Creek viMurt hor mol lief, Mrs. 0. M. Shu , ler. 1 Mrs. .1. i,. Hyatt was guest ot Mr,. W. II. llnyle. Mi. .1. \\. Hughes of Cherokee and Mr. Wade Gas> visited at Mr. I). t'. Hui;ho>/ ' Mrs. Hansel Bradley has returned after a three weeds' visit with hex daughter in Gastonia. i Mrs. Y. Howell visited her daugh ter. Mis. Kuth Gibson. , Mr-. L II. Hughes oalled on Mis. \Y. Cooper. Harry Slulton spent last week '*'ilh his vrrrtiidtntlier, Mr. J. L. R?8*j ,rS Whit tier. 1 Mr. and Mrs. II. (1. Ferguson and daughter Lillian, motored to Bry son 'iiy, Saturday. ' Mr. Wavwe Ferguson visited Mr. triK-.st Bradley, who recently rcturn Iroin h trip to Gastonia. ?Soiio oi the Qualla folks attended 'he Quarterly Meeting at WhittWTj ^uinlay ovoning. ' Messrs Reeves and Howell Cooper S\|\;i wi re Qualla visitors last v-ei-k. Miss Kit si Kinsland made a trip !o Tui-kasoi';cf and Sylva last week. Miss(, Mary and Martha Oxner Murned to Canton, Sunday, after a *'s,t with home folks. Mr .and Mrs. J. O. Williama of * anton wore guests at Mr. Oscar '"iiiMms/ Misses Li I He and Ardene Jones of Wilntot, called on Miss Julia Oxner. Mrs. Garland Oxner, Messers Allen "u,l ( harlie Ward were guests at ft. L. Oxner's, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kitchen and S(,,,s W illurd and Reeves, of Whit ,','r Wl>ro finest s at Mr J. K. Terrell' wuiday. ~ ~ i '.rJ 40 YEARS AGO TUCKASEIGE DEMOCRAT (April 16, 1890) Thomas A. Edison, the electrician, | intends to put one of his assistants j to work at his laboratory in New j Jersey on cotton oil, to learn its value j as compared with other oils or greas- j es for cooking purposes, and then to1 find if its marketable forms can be' improved. ; The House on Tuesday passed the | resolution admitting Idaho as a State j by a vote of 120 to I. The Democrats I refrained from voting, and the speak- j ler counted a quorum, I Hon.. Samuel J. Randall died at' bis home in Washington Sunday last.1 Col. J. D. Cameron has retired from th e editorial control of the Ashevillc Citizen, which strikes us as particularly unfortunate for its | readerr.. Gen. R. B. Yauce arrived here yes-; terdav on his way to Hamburg where ho delivered the address before the1 Literary Society of the lligh School Mr. T. M. Frizzell, agent at Wil-j mot, has moved his family from here to that point. The revival at the academy, eon-! ducted by Revs. Harrington and Thomas, is still in progress, much interest being shown. _____ * t ? Mr, Joseph House, having eomp'et ed a very successful term of school at John's Creek, came through here) last week returning to his home at Quallatown. Ex-Speaker Carlisle has prepared a minority report on the McKinlcy tariff bill. ? ? . ' / / The Senate has completed the -ab surd farce of passing the alleged bill against trusts. The Republicans are now tring to, tiPkle the silver people by giving out that a special eomniittce ot the Sen ate is preparing a bill that is to be more favorable to silver than any measure now beot're Congress. Mr Joseph Baum left Monday for a trip to Springfield, 111. a The committee of the Farmers' Alliance charged with the duty of carrying out the resolution adopted at Webster, for the establishment of a cooperative store at this plnce,wil) meet here next Saturday. Capt. J. A. Irwin, whose serious illness we mentioned last week, died) Saturday. The /emains were taken to his home in Columbia, Tenn., for in ? terment. Explorer Stanley sav? that during! his recent African expeditiou he came upon a new and interesting' race of blacks, the Walhumas, who' were absolutely European in type and very intelligent. They appeared to he desendants of the ancient Ethiouians who settled in some way not known to him in Equatorial Africa. These' people never mingled with the abo-j riginal races, but kept their blood! intact, considering the ordinary Ne groes beneath them. . j CULLOWHEE METHODISTS TO HOLD REVIVAL SERVICES There will be a series of evange-i ' listic services at the Methodist church at Cullowhee bginning Sunday April 27 an dextending through Sunday I May 4. The pastor, Rev. Mark Q. Tuttle, will be assisted in the servic es by Rev. George B. Clemmer of Svlva, who will do t^p preaching, beginning with the service of Mtififlay, ! night, April 28. The church is extending a cordial | invitation, not only to all the pco plo in the community, but also to the faculty and students of the college, to attend the services. SINGING CONVENTION 27TH The Jackson County Singing Con vention will be held in the court 'louse in Sylva on Sunday April 27 >: ginning at 10 o'clock. All singing ?lasses are invited to be present; and officials of the conventino arc ask ing choir leaders to bring their class es. Classes from other counties are invited. *? i V. F. BROWN DIED LAST NIGHT V. F. Brown, former Clerk of the Superior Court of Jackson county, died yesterday evening at 6 o'clock,1 at his home in West Ashevillle, foT-1 lowing; an ilness of a few days dura tion. The funeral will he held at Calva ry Baptist church, of which Mr. Brown was a member, at 2 o'clock1 tomorrow, Friday afternoon. M.r Brown, was a native of .Tack-1 son countv, and, until he moved to' 1 ' -I West Asheville, some 20 years ago, he was a loading figure in the polki-' cal and business life of the county; having served as Clerk of the Superi or Court for two Terms. Mr. Brown is survived hv his wid ow, one sop, Fred Brown, six daugh-j Jerri, Mrs. Hugh Sowers, Mi's. Ina Myers, Mrs. Ray Stew man, Mrs.' Ralph James, Mrs. Hardy Penland, and Miss Ida Brown, aiul a large number of other relatives and., friends in Jackson couhty and West-*;' ern North Caolina. r EASTER SERVICES AT u THE METHODIST CHURCH Faster services will he conducted! at the Methodist church Sunday! morning. There will ibe an Easter sermon by the pastor on the subject,1 "The Cross Speaks to onr Indiffer- j ence". Faster music, will be offered ' bv the choir. Announcement ol' goodly number of new members com- j ing into the church bv certificate , will be mado Faster is one of the two greatest; days on the Christian calendar. It j rommemmorates the resurrection of! Jesus rChrist from the grave. It is j the symbol of our great and gloriousi hope of imnrortalky. How,;e*n.we miss a public service of worship orf; ? his glad day? Go to church , t he j Methodist church, the Baptist church, any church, but go to church. NO MENIGITIS HERE According to reports, {neatly ex aggerated rumors have been circulat ed concerning mcnigitis in Sylva. So far as we arc able to learn, but two cases have developed in the town proper, during the season,j Some Hght coses have bee.11 re ported in the eounty since the first' of the year; but 110 new 'cases of cerebrospinal mcnigitis have de veloped within the past three weeks; so it is safe to say that there is not a case of the disease in the county at this time. 1 AGREES WITH "A VOTER" Editor Jackson County Journal:? Supplementing the letter to your paper a few weeks ago signed by "A Voter", relative to the nomina tion of Dan K. Moore as Judge of the Recorders Court on the Demo cratie ticket, please publish this as 11 vote of approval of this voter's attitude. Mr. Moore, as I have Seen1 and obsevred him, deserves the juip port of all Democrats who desire men of high standing ideals to represent them in office. lie is a young mon of exceptionally good habits , a clear thinker, and one who" is not afraid to render justice in a manner that will reflect credit to the party making such a choice. ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VOTER I METHODIST MEN'S CLASSES CONSOLIDATE Sunday morning at a joint session of Cook Iiible class and thev John McLean Wesley class of the Method j ist church it was decided unanimous! ly to consolidate the classes in the ? interests of efficiency and economy of classroom space. The name of the new class is the Cook-McLean Bible class. It will meet in the room which has been nsed by the John McLain class. The classroom vacated by the Cook class will be given over to a *roup of senior boys. Officers for the new class were elected as follows: President, M. D. Cowan; Vice President, J. C. Alli son; Scerctary Treasurer, Furman Dillard; Teacher, Rev. George Clem mcr; Assistant Tecaher, Mr, W. H. Rhodes. A cordial invitation is ex tended to men who arc not already members of some class to this one. A session is held each Sunday morn ing at 10 a. m. '?- -"J ' # ; It IDGE TRESTLE BURNS ; Dark Ridge trestle across Dark Ridge Creek, between Balsam aad WiUetS was bumied down, yesterday : afternoon, leaving Sylva and the i towns west of here without train j service yesterday evening and today.' Mail -was brought to Sylva by j truek last night, and again this i morning. A huge repair lorce was at work replacing the burned tres tle During the past two weeks there have been more forest tires than the region has known in many years, dur- j ing the spring season. Forest fires j have been reging throughout the mountains, from Georgia to North-j ern Virginia, and a pall of smoke has been hanging over the entire re-| giou for a fortnight. It is believed; that many of the fires were purpose ly set out, in violation of State laws for the protection of the forests. TENNIS CLUB REORGANIZES C j .* Last Friday evening at the con clusion of the Scout program in the Chamber of Commerce hall members of the Sylva Tpnnis f-lub met and Reorganized t'or the 19.'JO season. ,The following officers were elcct jpd: President, Lawson Allen; Vice l'resident, Ralph Buflwnan, Secre tary and Treasurer, Ralph Sutton. .Ralph Buchanan, representing the (Senior section, and John Parris, Jr., Representing the Junior section, were plected a Committee on Promotion. jThcy will cultivate enthusiasm locally for tennis and ^rrango somo tourn aments and inter city contests. Prosident Lawson Allen ap)M>inted the following committees: Rules Committee, Rev. George Clemmer, j)r. S\. Kemu^ .-Chapman, and J. T. Grihble, Jr.^'f ""Courts ? Committee: Reed Queen, Felix Potts and John Parris. Membership fees were fixed as follows: JPo^Jfi&niors, $1.00; for Junior, $.50.' Membership fees a*o payable in' advance to the Treasurer, Mr. Ralph Sutton, at the Jackson County Bank. The r?ster of the club will be kept up to date and no ono wlio is not a member of the club will be allowed to use the courts without special permission of club j officials. It was decided to set. Saturday j morning, April J!), at 7.30 as the time to meet at. the c*v--' for the purpose of getting them in tip-top j shape for the opening of the 1930! season on Easter Monday. * The Rules Committee will meet j soon and formulate the rules gov erning the members and others in the use of the courts. These will be ]M)sted on the courts and published in the local papers. Tennis is a fine sport and officials of the club ex-' poet a great season in Sylva this year. The club will have two excel-! lent courts for its use. BALSAM We understand that Mr. A. C. Bryson of this place has been urged to enter the race for sheriff in the Democratic Primary. We are glad that Balsam has a man as capable of filling this position as we think Mr. Bryson to be, and believe he will ful fdl the duties of this office in a sat isfactory way, should he be electcd. Mr. and Mrs. Flody Breecc an nounce the birth of a fine girl, Wil-j ma Christine, Friday the eleventh. Mrs. Sara Bryson who has been i teaching at Candler for the ]>ast gev- ; eral years, is spending her vacation at her home here. Mrs. Fred Cowan of Chillicothe, O. | is visting her mother, Mrs.- Lona Green. Mrs. Lily Rickets and little daugh-i ter of Andrews arc visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Potts. EASTER SERVICES AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH At the 11 o'clock service at the Baptist churoh, Sunday morning, the music as well as the sermon will be appropriate for Easter. Several spec ial numbers of mjisic are being pre pared for the service. Sunday School will, as usual, be ^in at 9.45, and B. Y. P. U and the evening church service will be at the usual hours A most cordial invitation is ex tended by the church to the public to attend ?ny or all of (bow aerrioet ?v.. ? v.i'1-. ? >< 1 ?'' THE WEEK J (By DAN TOMPKINS) ~ ? ? The flight to prevent the confirm-j ation of Judge Johti J. Parker, of Charlotte, as associate justice of the Supreme Court, is gaining in intensi ty. Added to the objection from the -labor forces, bccause of the Red Jacket r-oal mine decision is the more formidable attack from Negro organizations, whence comes detcrinin od and persistent attacks because oil remarks Parker is said to have made] while' a candidate for governor of North Carolina, concerning the unfit ness of Negroes to participate in political affairs. The Negro opposi tion comes from all directions, and Negro leaders are ap|>caling to Re publican senators. In all the border states the Negro vote is a force to be reckoned with, Chairman Vorhces of the Republican Executive Com mitter wired Senator Patterson: "In my judgment, the confirmation of Judge Parker means that the Repub-1 lican party may as well say goodbye) to Missouri for the next two or three! elections at least. It will be the first great affront given by a Republican president and a Republican senate I o the Negro race since the days of Abraham Lincoln. It was a long, hard pull to pat Missouri in the Republi can column. It seems a pity that the fine results achieved through many -years of unremitting effort in Mis souri 011 the part of the Reptt&ttean state organisation should be thrown away. Surely our great Republican leaders in Washington did not advise this appointment and are not aidiug our Democratic attorney general in his efforts on bohitlt' of Judge Park er", The Republican stato convention is meeting in Charlotte today. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion is seeking an injunction to'stop ,ihc P. -aod N." Railway from extend ing its lines in North and Sonth Car olina. The House turned down the Seri ate bill for the government operation of Muscle Shoals, substituting a measure for lease to private capital. Whats the matter? Encroaching too close upon Uncle Andy's private preserves? Bishop J Junes Cannon Jr., wil ap pear before the eommittee to answer the charge of lobbying made by. Rep. j Tinkham against the Methodist Board of Temperance and Social Service. The Rhododendron Festival, -this year will be held in Asheville the middle of .Tune. President Hoover told the Daugh ters of the American Revolution'that the United States should enter'the World Court. And Mrs. McCormick, only last week, received a Republi can nomination for the Senate, oat in Illinos, shouting anethemas against ( the Court as "an adjunct to the. League of Nations". A Florida sheriff attached an At lanticCoast Line crac'i passenger train for State taxes.- He later re leased the train upon promise of railroad officials that the .taxes ,will be paid. Isn't He Gorgeous? Sir* Ronald Lindsay, new British Ambassador fo the U. S., pays official visit to the President attired in the of Mi m*. mw CHABLWTE /* > it*. >? .i. ?? : '.fil i?> ;i >j;S President Williams of tfc? Ca lotte Chamber of Commerce, and Cot Wade Harris, editor of the Char lotte Observer, will. be honor guest* of the Syiva Chamber of Commerce at the dinner, next Tuesday night; and officers of the Chamber are urg ing all the members to be present. A number of gentlemen from the WavnesviOe Chamber will also Uc^b * # ?? vited. SYLVA W?R STUDENTS TO PRESENT THE GYPSY ROVER "The Gypsy Rover"'" a musical (Viuedy by May Hcwes Podges and John Wilson Dodge, will be present ed by students of Sylva Bigb .School, in the High School mwWori uiu, Wednesday evening of next if?A April 23. '' ' " . Tlie play is being arranged uulfer direction of Miss Emily Smith; and Mrs. Ernest Monteith wilf'fcfc the ac companist. Myrtle Green, Ruby Edwarda, Bill Edwards, Earl Collins, Charles Cand ler, Mary Isobel Riohbourg, Frank Rasmuson, Tames Moody, Margaret HaU, Johnny Wilson, Morris Guth rie, Burch Allison, Matilda Wilson, Agues Wilson, Marjorie Mahoner, Billy Richhourg^ Bobby llall and Boil Battle arc ineluded in the east. SYLVA COUNTRY CLUB TO HOLD OOLF TOURNAMENT The Sylva Country Chib will hold a men's golf tournament, on the conrse at the Country Club, begin ning at one o'eloek, Saturday after noon of this week, April It. AH- men mfJMni itftbe ?h?bha\*> been invited to enter the tourna ment, and it is expected that a live ly and enjoyable affair will result Ladies are urged to go to the Utto&Fr nament, and root for their hnshands or sweethearts. BAPTISTS TO HOLD MI8S101I RALLIES Dr. Charlies EL If ad dry, general Secretary of the Baptist State Con vention, has planned a series of 45 mission rallies to be field at the eeii tral points throughout the State dnr ing March and April . ' . * v For the past few years there has been a steady decline in receipts for missionary enterprises throughout the whole country. This fact has given those who are in charge- of denomina tional affairs serious conceny. fhepur pose of these rallies, Dr. ]?addry explains, is to carry fresh, haad information to the people, thereby inspiring and stimulating them to greater missionary zeal and activity. The cause or-the so called "slump in missions" and the remedy will be discussed at these meetings. Forty or more of the leading pas tors in the State have volunteered to give their services for a week to hdp in conducting these rallies , which will begin at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and continue till about 4 in the afternoon. During the week of April 21?25, meetings will be held at Clyde on Frank$n, Wednesday,* Bryaon City Monday, Scott's Creek Tuesday, Thursday, and Murphy on Friday. The speakers will be Rev. J. UBty Steele, of Murphy, Rev. J. B. Grice, West Asheville, Rev. J. E. Hoyle, Andrews, Dr. R L. Creal, Biyson City, Rev. Walter M. Gilmorc, Ral eigfc. In addition to th#