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[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
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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. ~ ~
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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.
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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. ?
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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.
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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THE WEEK J
(By DAN TOMPKINS)
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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*.
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CHABLWTE
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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
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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
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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#<Mp?jee at Scott*
Creek, Tuesday f rcib'to 4, therl'
will be a "WKce^at Syiva Baptist
church Tuesday evening at 7.46. One
of the above spe^fcer^ will deliver a
message at this service. The people
of the community are cordially in
vited to attend this service, and the
pastor, Rev. J. Gray Murray, urges
the members of the ebureh to do so.
JACKSON RB^I{|LIQA]IS OQ
TO CHARLOTTE KMVUMTtUN
Thane attending the Republiean
Conventioii in Charlotte from Jack
son couny are:. R; F. Jnrrett, A, H.
Weaver, L T. Queen, E.4*. Still well. A
George W. Sutton, John B. Ensley, fr
Doug Wood, Haynes Harris, J. T/
Gribble, W. D. Wttatf md A. ?
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