1st. Sec,
*1.50 Year in Advance in The Countv. 1 sylva, n. c., Thursday,December 18, mso
$2.00 Year in Advance Outside The Connty.
GOSSIP ABOUT
BY THE LAW
!u commenting upon the bank sit- j
tii, ...a ot recent weeks iii a number
Western North Carolina towns,
Jink'" Cameron McKae, presiding at
Hr. ix>mbe superior court, pointed out
l? the Grand Jury that it is a viola..
ti..n oi' the law to maliciously spread
rumors denogalorv to batiks.
( |H)ii impanelling the grand jury,
Jtuiu'e MacKae charged that body to
tak. act-ion against any person or pe;
they found to have circulated
ntumis or reports derogatory bo the
iiiuuuial standing of any banks,
hiu^ MacRae said he has reliable I
information that :it least eleven of'
the hanks closed within the past few I
weeks had been forced to close be., j
ot panics resulting from mali- ^
i? .m*- circulation of false l-umors re... j
?:M\ling conditions of these b-xntc;. j
?11 you know or have evidence of i
any person*'or persons breaking this j
liiw," -said Judge MacRae, "it is
youi duty to indict them. This is a
natter ot great importance to the
community. For nearly a year I have
been giving these same instructions
to grand juries wherever I have been
.So inr as I know not a single person
h?-s been presented or indicted so
fur/'
Judge MacRae read to the jury the
statute governing such offenses, ft
i* as follows:
"Any person who shall willfttlly
Talieiousiv mar:-?,-e?r?-ul'ite' ?r
transmit to another or others any
statement, rumor or suggestion, writ
ten. printed or by word of mouth,
which is directly or by inference
derogatory to the financial condition
or affects the solvency or financial
h-fulitipn of any bank, or who shall
tounael, aid, proeui'e or induce an..
.?;'ur to state, transmit or circulate
.u v Htt-h statement^ or nimor, <?hall;
bi guilty of a mi demeanor and j
i:| ou conviction thereof shall be fined
or imprisoned or both in the discre
tion of the
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REVIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE
OUTLOOK^MNPHE TEAR 1931
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(By K. V. Vestal, County Agent)
La*t week I attended the annual
County and Home Agents Confer
ence at North Carolina State Col
lege in Raleigh. During the Confer
ence, L was fortunate enohgh to hear;
Mr. L. H. Bean of the Bureau of Ag
ricultural Economics, from Washing.,
ton. I shall try to give a brief out.,
line of his talks, supplemented with
the outlook sent out by the Wash
ington office.
It is felt that the poultry and egg'
market has reached its low level dui*.. (
iny 1930, and that it will slowly re.,
cover. ? .?.??
With dairying, we can lwt teHfeso
much about the future just now. Ifj
consumers will eat more butter and
W subtitutes during 1931, we may
f\j>ccl better butter prices, than
otherwise. It is ti*ue, however, that
'?ream will have to be produced on
m?re home, grown fefd suclh as soy
bean hay than on so much bought
'Rrutn. Good pastures and plenty ot
K??pd legume hay will be necessary
?tor profitable cream production dur..
JUK 1931.
Beef cattle prices are likely to
?uiprove during the year, as there
vitj probably be less butchei* cattle
?n th* .market. With good pastures
?ud bett<esr breeding practices, some
money can tbe realized from cattle,
this coming tall. Likely, some stock
?t cattle will move to the Valley of
'irginia, this coming spring, at a
foir price.
I{ breeding stock has beeu dis
posed of as much as some think,
the wool market will likely be more
at-tivc during 1931, Now is a good
time for Jackson county fancers
,0 I'raetice better breeding (use pnre
',r0(l rams only) and better feeding as
as parasite control, in order
produce thrifty lambs, this spring,
'f these lambs are properly cared
,f>r nnrl given plenty of early paahtre
Wr "my expect as good a price this
v,'at ns last, and likely better, as
year was a record year in sheep
Production. Tbe earlier lambs are
the more we may expect for
'kfm, if they are in goqd condition.
I^ With the large supply eon ttat.
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APPEALS TO
PEOPLE FOR
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The Community hospital is apiwal..!
ng to the people for funds with!
which to carry on its charity woork;
and it is officially stated that the j
funds must be obtained, 01* the bos... I
nital will be seriously embarassed, or j
unable to care for the sick and in.. 1
j mod who come for treatment.
The $1.00 per day that the hospital
receives from the Duke Foundation,;
i'or each charity patient, is inado..!
quate, and revenue must lie raised
from other sources.
The C. J. Harris Community IIos_ j
pital is the property of the people
of Jackson County, having been paid
for by the Duke Foundation, Col. Har
ris and others, und presented to thr
people. '
It operates as a 11011..profit, chari
table organization, administered for
the people by a board of trustees,
who receive no remuneration for their
services. All money received by them
is used for hos|>ital work, such as the
purchase of groceries, fuel, medicines,
surgical supplies, and the salaries of
superintendent and nurses. Physic
ians receive uone of the hospital mon
ey for attendance upon patients, and,
if thev practice in the hospital, among
pay patients, they must also attend
charity patients, when called.
- Any person may become a member
of the hospital upon payment of not
less than 15.00 per year; and the
board of trustees is elected, on the
third Tuesday in Januar. of each
year, by the members of the hospital.
The board of trustees is having pre
pared a statement of the hospital,
showing the funds that it has receiv
ed, the disbursement,and the probable
amount that will be-needed, in con*
tributions, to finance the institutio
during the year. In the mean time,
trusteed state, they need money, and
urge that funds in no matter how
small amounts be sent to E. L. Mc.
Kee, treasurer, to any other mem
ber of the board of trustees.
is now on some farms, a good manv
farmers can well afford to feed out
pigs for April and September markets
during 1931. Hog prices should hold
up well during the coming year, and
thus afford a good market for extra
corn.
Unless the tobacco acreage is re
duced to some extent in other sec
tions next year, prices will likely re
main low. However, if proper ferti
lization and early planting are prac
ticed by loeal growers, we may ex
pect some money fiom tobacco again
next year. More farms should grow
smaH patches of tobacco in Jackson
county,, as it cmes in handy for tax
money, as well as other expenses.
Even though the potato market may
be no better next year than this, we
can well afford to plant from a half
to an acre to a farm. If good cul
ture methods are practiced along with
good seed and fertilizer, and then
market during the middle of Sep
tember, a good profit may be expect
ed. ,
On the whole, Jackson county
needs to grow more cash crops, along
with the Live At Home crops this
next year. We should continue to
milk cows in the valleys and raise
sheep and beef cattle in the up
lands. Gpvernor Gardner's Farm
Program for 1931 is "Make a liv
ing on the Farm in 1931'*. Jackson
county must do that very thing, make
a living on the farm in 1931.
JACKSON COUNTY HAS LIGHT
EST SNOW-FALL IN THE STATE
Perhaps the lightest snow fall of
the entire State was the six inch
snow that fe(l, west of the Balsams,
Tuesday nigbt. In many ! parts V>f
North Carolina down in the Pied
mont cities and country, schools were
prematurely cjosed for the Christ
mac holiday. Traffic was blocked
and great inconvenience experienced,
by a snow ranging from 10 inches
in Asheville, Waynesville, Hendei
sonville, to 30 inches in Riedsville
and vicinity. Clear down the State
to the coast the snow fall was an
unasually heavy one. In this vicinity
the six inch snow was the deepest
that kas been experienced in yean.
The Introduction ? - ? ? By Albert T. Reid
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'SaictJLClAuS,-t)u5 is my
lie#/ brother. You see
hh wasn'C here- when,
you Came lasc ^
Christmas *
AUfooSrt
WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS '
COLLEGE OUT FOR HOLIDAYS !
Cullowhec, December 1t>?Holidays
begin at Western Carolina Teaeheis
College Friday, December y9 at 12:
30. Most of the students and faculty
are to be, away tor the holidays.
?cht>ol work will be lesuiued Janu
ary 2.
"Chimes of the Holy Night'', a
cantata, was given in the local Bapt
ist church,Sunday evening by the Glee
Club of the college. The program was
presented under direction of Miss
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Mary Rose Feagans voice teacher, at
W. C. T C'. About fiOO people were
present. >
At the beginniny of the winter
quarter, a music club was organized.
It is composed of all students taking
piano, and all members of the col
lege orchestra. Miss Flora Davis was
elected president; Mary Dare Haith
coek, vice president; Dellie Woffoord,
secretary and treasurer There arc
about twenty five mombes of the club.
Officers of the debating club were
elected last week, C. K. Zachary was
reelected president; Sam Hutchinson,
vice president; Dorothy Burnette,
secretary and treasurer; J. W.
Smith, Flora Gilbert, and Bettie
Wright were elected member of the
program committee. !
The Debating Club at Western
Carolina Teachers College is doing j
splendid work with a view to enter
ing intercollegiate debating in the
spring.
In the Training School practice
teaching is being done in the high
school department since the college
I has become a four year one. There
are four teachers doing high school
puacticc teaching this quarter. They
are W. H. Bryson, ' Aandy Bryson,
Mrs. Susie F. Bryson and Sam Hutch
inson. , - j
The high school teaching is under
the supervision of Hjroiivmous Bucck,!
principal of the Training School and
Miss Cordelia Camp, a sujiervisor iu j
the Training School. ? |
Officers for the Student Govern
ment Association in Moore Dorni.
tory were electe last week. The
President is Lillian Dillard; vice
president, or House President," Ma
rietta We'ch,; secretary and treas-*
urer, Elizabeth Duckworth; council j
members, Opal Fergerson and Louise
Medford. ?
STILL GIVING SILVERWARE
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The Journal's offer of free
Rogers' silverware with one, two, or
three year subscriptions to the Jaitrn-I
al, still holds good, the. supply of sil-:
ver not yet beingexausted.
The offer applies to both new aand ^
renewal subscriptions, and with each
three year subscription you get 14 f
piece set of silver. With a two year (
subscription you get a 9 pieiee set;
and wtih a 1 ye ar subscription is
given a 6 piece set.
JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL COMPLETE TERMS
The schools of Jackson Comity wili
reopen after the Christmas holidays,
and will remain o|>en tor the full
term; but the teachers will have to
^rait for tbkjii* pay until taxes arc
paid. This was the decision reaehtd
at a conference of county officials and
teachers, held on Saturday iu the
office of County Superintendent J.
N. Wilson.
For many years the teachers o!
this county have been paid prompth
each month. There was 110 money in
the treasury to pay the November
salaries. The equalizing fund from
the State, or part of it came to
hand, and the teachers were paid
their salaries, 011 last Saturday, bring
ing them up to the month of Decem
ber, and salaries for that month are
not due until after Christmas.
It was pointed out and explained
to the teachers that tax payments are
coining in slower than usual, and thai
' <s
it is practically impossible for the
county to borrow sufficient money to
defray the expenses of the schools,
under present conditions.
The teachers agreed to continue
teaching and to wait for their pnv
until tax collections are made. For |
this patriotic action, they have been |
highly commended.
It is stated by county officials that,
when the present board of commis.!
sioners took office, December 1, they!
found funds practically exhausted,
and that the county had already bor..;
rowed $60,000 on tax anticipation
notes for 1930, which monies have.
already been spent. 1
County officials also state that but
for the Equalizing Funds received
from the State, it would bave been
impossible to pay the November sal.,
ary vouchers for the teachers, until
after Christmas.
TEACHERS ORGANIZE
SCHOOLMASTERS' CLUB
The principals and men grade
teachers of Jackson County schools
met . at the Coward House in Sylva,
on December 12, for the purpose of
organizing a club of social and pro
fessional advantages to its members.
After an informal dinner, a husi- i
ness meeting was held, at which Mr. j
Bueek of Cullowhee was elected
chairman, Mr. Hooper of Sylva, sec- '
ret ary., treasurer, and Mr. Watson of
Dillsboro, chairman of the program
eoimriittee. Mr. Cope of Willits and
Mr. Shaver of Qualla were appoint-:
ed to assist the chairman of this
committee. ? }
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The club's membership is open to j
both short and long term principals!
and to men grade teachers of the I
county schools. Provision was made j
for monthly meetings, at which din-1
ncr will be served, dischssions held,'
and men will answer only to first'i
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SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SERVICE
AT METHODIST CHURCH
There will be a special Christmas
sen ice at the Methodist church in
Sylva, Sunday. In the morning at
10 the church school will meet tor
the study of the International Sun
day School Christmas lesson. At 11
o'clock Divine worship will he con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. (leorge
Clemmcr, who will use as the Christ
mas theme the topic, "Life's Crowd
ed Inn'". Special musie appropriate
to the festal season will be rendered
by the choir.
In the evening at 7 o'clock a simple
yet beautiful Christmas pageant,
"No Room in the Inn' will he given
in the ?rh.;ivh auditorium by the
Sunday sell ?ol under the direction
of Mrs. C. !' Candler. SujHTintcud
ent of the jiinior-Inte-viM'duite Je
partment..
The pageant will portray the old,
yet ever new, story of the birth ol
the Savior in fincient Bethlehem
where there was "no room for them
in the inn.*' The culmination of the
evening program and the real pur.
I>ose of it, will bo reached at the
close when members and classes of
the Sunday school march to the al
tar and present gifts to Jesus to be
used for the poor ot this eommuni
ty. It is suggested that the gifts be
in the form of staple food -or toys
suitable for children.
The evening service at Dillsboro
will be in the Baptist church. The
public iv very cordially inv:!wi to
attend any or all of these services.
GREEN'S CREEK
Rev. Thad Deitz filled his appoint
ment at the Old Savannah church
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryson spent
the week end with Mrs. Biyson's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Cowan
at Webster.
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Mrs. Andy Bobbins and little son,!
Dickie of Biltmore are spending
some time at this place.
Miss Ethel Lee Buchanan of Enka
spent Saturday night with her par. |
ents. vi i
Miss Frances Cowan of Websier,
was the week end guest of Miss Hix-j
ic Ashe.
Miss Essie Green spent the week j
end with home folks.
Miss Enola Arlington and Mr j
Hall were Sunday dinner guests at
Mr. Felix Ashe's.
Mr. Zeb Ashe made a business j
trip to Sylva Saturday.
Born t> Mr. and Mi's. Cole Alii
son, a son, Claud': Taylor.
SCHOOLS CLOSE TOMORROW i
POR YULETIDE HOLIDAYS i
The schools of the oounty will t
close tomorrow, Friday, for the
Christmas holidays. This includes,
W?M? CaroJa* XMhp CUMptl
f. 'mmftVUh "ffi'i ' ill' jf l " I
HELP NEEDED
ID CURE FOR
THE POOR
M. B. Madison, Commissioner of
We Ifare of Jackson county, today
j issued an appeal to the people for
assistance in coping with the situa.
: tion with which lie is' ?*onfronted in
j earing ,f>r the destitute . people in
' the county. There are moi* uneinplnx .
' ed men in the county than at perhaps
I any time in the history of the county.
I And tax collectios are slower coining
l. ,
i in than in many years. t
Mr. Madison, in h s appeal, say is:
"This winter as never before there
hue families in destitute condition.
jOn account of the unusualnumber of
'rails lor help and the slo^nies* of
tax collection, it is impossible for.
the welfare office (<> take tcare of the
situation. If yon can help by contri
buting clothing, shoes, food, or mon.,
cy, get in touch with me and T will
be }>lad te collect them and distrib..
ite them amon? the poor.
Especially at Christmas time, let
us do what we can to bring pood
ehecr to as many needy people as
possible'*.
M. B. Madison, Commissioner of
Welfare. ? a
PAERBOARD COMPANY WORK
ING THREE 8 HOUR SHIFTS
The Sylva Paperboard Company is
working; three eight-hour shifts each
day, in the extract department of
the plant, during the few weeks that
the paperboard mill.is closed. This
action was taken, it is understood, ?
in order to give employment to as
many men as possible, working >
eight hour shifts instead of two of
12 hours each, transferring most of
the men from the paperboard depart
ment, so that none would be thrown
entirely out of work.
The inconvenience of the tempo
rary closing of the paper mill is thus
spread over the entire organization,
instead of the men who work in the
eloped department having to bear
the entire burden. Others are working
making repairs on the buildings and
machinery, it is said.
CHRISTMAS AT THE
SYLVA BAPTIST CHURCH
Christmas services will be held at
the Baptist church, on next Sunday?
morning, with the pastor, Rev. -K
G. Mnrray p&aehing a Christmas
sermon. On Saturday afternoon ;i
Christmas party will be priven t
children of the Beginners' and Pit
mary departments of the Sunday
School, and one for those of the
Junior demartment will be given on
Monday afternoon. Both will be held
.n the Chamber of Commerce hall.
On Sunday evening, instead of tlu>
regular preaching service, a Chii-1
mas program will be presented, :i
feature of which will be the givimr.
by members of each department of
the Sunday school, of packages of
groceries, toys, or articles of cloth
ing to be used for the needy of the
community.
J. N. ROGERS DIES
.1. K'. Rogers, well-known citizen
of the county, died Tuesday night at
his home near Cullowhee, following
an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Rogers, a native of this county,
spent his entire life here, and has
a large and prominent family con
nection.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at Cullowhee, Rev. Mark
Tuttle, pastor of the Cullowhee
.Methodist church, officiating: and i :
ternient will bq in the Rogers family
cemetery.
lie is survived by his two sons,
David Hugh and Frank Rogers, his
second wife, his first wife having
preceded him to the grave several
years ago, and bv other relatives
and friends.
Sylva Collegiate Institute, and the
public schools.
A happy throng of young folks
will go trooping home, to return to
thoir school work on January
The young people of the county,
who are away in schools and colleges
will begin coming home tomorrow!