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*1.50 Year in Advance in The County. 8TLVA- N- thuhsday, -anvakt is, ism
$2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County.
WEEK By W Elk
(By Dm, Tompkins)
flie Tradewind, another piano wit:,
?i woman pilot and a man pilot, ii>
l,?st i" the Atlantic, trying to carry
? ?? p'ly load" from here to Pari?.
Seine people commit suicide Jbv hang,
inu', others by poison, sonie shot u
them-.elves, while the real foolish ti\
t? i'iv across the ocean, and thin -
i|tl'V :ire being brave.
'Hie Keynolds Tobacco C'ompam
earned ? the ari.se of thirty four mil
|jon dollars, last year, the largest i?
the history of the industry. And yet
the tanners, in most cases had i
fake starvation prices tor their tr
liaetit. Wherein we see more evident t
that something is decidedly ont <
?.>,111 in our economic system.
Things arc looking up. There is :
,!,?< i.|<?ilv more cheerful tone to tl <
pre-.-. The pa|>ers tell of thousand?
ritr.ii'inu' to work; and there is evi
tlcutly a decided upward turn to con
(I it i'Mi* i? general. However, we cai
i,i?t expect to see permanent prosper
in mi'i I there are some needed chan
,.s effected, wliereby a few peop!
t-aimoi lmjr the whole of the none,
ami property of this country.
iii- iu*'xeiiu'!i: M.:ong the veteran;
, f tli? tireat War to secure the in;
ia??!i'ite payment of their adjusted
ei.iiipeii^alion certificates in cash, i
?* i. liui ground and the veterans a'r
ai'.'.t ?>* n unit in .;;vor of it. No
only wuuM this I'C an act of justie
' l.. .;>t>*e W | o H'.ed ill the iH*lU?'
during th;' v.ar, but it won!
ffiimps revive ill lines of luisinc
?etivity more ri(?iillv than any
.'i.-tioii rh.-ir eoci.i he taken, as U
would distribute nuge sums of in.uir;
throughout every i ?,ok and corner o:
tbe rountrv.
Frank Kent, of the Baltimore Su
states that it is neither healthy no
Democratic for the party to be In*
ln?Uien to one man, financially, a
much us.it is to Kiokob. And'Mi
Vvtnl is ritrll. The Denuieratic part
i> tin party of the common peoplt
"t rbis country, and they should su
|M>rt it with their money, and it
sl-oiilil operate solely for their bene
tit. The Democratic party should no
allow any one rich man, no mattoi
how thoroughly lie may believe in it
piinciples, nor how great may be hi:
taitli in it, to finance the party,dies
as e.vtensivelv as has Mr. Kaskob.
The State senate has adopted
resolution asking the United St;;l?
government to return to the Stsm
twenty jht cent of the huge tobacco
tax paid in from North Carolina l?
be u.Nfd tor the sup|K>rt of the pub.
Ii<- s< h(H?ls of the State. That would
be lute, if the government would do
it. which it probably wont. Anyway,
it would be collecting money from
almost every State for the use of
North Carolina's public schools, as
the tobacco tax paid in from the
North Carolina factories, comes fion:
the pockets of users of our tobaecoes
ami cigarettes, in the four corners of
America. 1 fear it is but a subter
fuge on the part of somebody to
?liMlgfr the issue of levying a sales
tax on luxuries for the support of
"in schools. Anyway, it is the great
"M Rame of passing the buck. The
^tate passed it dowu to the districts,
tie districts are passing it back to
counties, the counties want to
p:iis it back to the State, where it
belongs and now somebody was
bright enough to think up the idea of
passing it on to the federal govern
inent.
"THE MOST AMERICAN
CHARACTER" METtfODIST
PASTOR'S THEME
Sin day morning at 11 o'clock the^
pastor of tho Methodist church, Rev.
''O'ice Clemmer, will iwe as the sub..1
icet tor discussion, "The Most Ainer
''"?'"i Character in the New Testa.,
taeut.*'
The Bible offers a very interesting
'?ariety of ]MM>onality and talent.
Some are wise, some arc foolish .sane
"ifteil and others are good for
nothing. Some are quite primitive and
!!???* i xi'cwlingly modern. Sunday
morning Mr. Clemmer *will present a
'har.ieter from the NVw Testament
wh?? is as modern as America.
Church schools of tho charge con
? at 10 a. m. promptly. The Lp
v"ith Ifi league meets in the even..
'?g at 6:45. The Sunday evening scr
vice in Dillshoro will be in tl^ Bap
list church. The public is cordially
welcome.
ENGINEER TO
LOOK OVER 106
Tlie State Highway Commission is!
snulir.g an engineer to look over the i
road from Caslrier's Valley to the
South Carolina line, preparatory to
taking it over and adding it to the
State Highway system as a part of
No. 106, as it was originally intended
to be.
This is believed to be a most im?
|K>rtant step toward the completion
of thir im|>ortant highway, as it will
linjk it up, as an important inter.,
stato highway from Jacksonville,
through Augusta, Walhalla and Svl
va to Knoxville and Cliieago.
The matter was taken up directly
with the State Highway Conimissior
last week by Mrs. R. L. McKee, Mi
Thomas A. Cox and otliers, ami tin
entire commission with two execp.
i ions, is reported as having been
tirely favorable to the matter. l!
is believed that this mileage will be
added to Highway 106 at the Feb
mary meeting. It is reported as be.
ing evident that the commission was
not familiar with Highway 106, its
history, its imjwrtance and the e.s_
tet-ial claims that it has upon tie
commission, until the matters were
nailed to the attention of the body,
last week. Chairman Doughton am'
Commissioner John Sprunt Hill an
reported as having been especially
interested and impressed with the
case as presented by Senator McKei
and Representative Cox.
The matter of repayment of inter
est on loans made by the. Highway
Commission by this county was also
presented, it has been called to the
ittention of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly, a large committee
headed by Mr. Cox, is working on il
and it is said to be creating mueV
sympathetic interest both inside tin
highway commission, and from mem.
tiers of the assembly, all of whon
see the justice.of the claim that tlm
and other counties have in the col
lection of this money.
Tlie highway commission has n<
.money with ?bich t(> complete tin.
paving of 106 to Cullowhee, at thi
present time and is frank to say so.
out a local committee in Sylva, rep
resenting the Chamber of Commerce,
iB busy working from the Washing
tori end of the line, to have it put on
the map of the postofficc department
as a post road, which it already is,
in reality, in order to get federal
aid money allotted to it.
The big fight for the completion
of tikis and other roads that were a
part of the original State Highway
system, really centers about the plan,
advocated by the Sylva Chamber of
Commerce, and recommended by both
the report of the Brookings Institute
and Governor Gardner, to reorganize
the State Highway Commission and
to change the plan of allocation of
funds, so that the system will be
considered as a whole, instead of the
allocation coming by districts. ^ The
plan has .strong support in the State,
aside from the Governor, and it is
believed that it will be adopted. If
this is done, it is the general opinion
that 106 will be one of the fust
highways to bo completed under the
new system.
Will Morris Loses
Home, By Fire
Fire, thought to have originated ii
the kitchen flue, completely destroyed
the home of Will Morris on the old
Oillaboro road Tuesday evening, be
tween six and seven o'clock.
There was no one in the house at
tho time. Mr. Morris works at the
Sylva Papcrboard Company's plant,
and was on the job, while Mrs. Mor
ris had stepped over to the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Zollie Fincannon,
which is nearby. The fire had gained
such headway before it was discov
ered, that it was impossible to e**in
guish it or to save any of tho fur
nishings. The home and its entiro
contents were completely destroyed.
The loss was only partifllly covered
bv insurance.
MRS. McKEE GETS
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS
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Mrs. E. L. McKec, senator front
this district has received a niunber
of important committee assignit:: lits
in the State senate, ?he is chairman
of tkc Welfare committeo and a mem
ber of the Appropriations, Educa
tion, Highway, Elections, Conserva
tion, Health and Finance " Commit
tecs.
HOOKER BANISHES
THREE WOMEft
Three women were banished fro^i
tin- ((immunity by order of Judge
Hooker in Recorder's Court, th;s week
Mrs. M. P. Clement m was charged
with iaiecny. The hill was changed to
forcib'e trespass, and she was scntenc
ed to serve tour months in jail, eapii
as to issue January 19. Frences Clem*
ents and Mamie Raby, held since be.:
fore Christmas on disorderly conduct
charges were sentenced to 4 months
each, capias for tine Clements girl to
issue <>u the 19th, and tor the Kub)
girl on tho 15th. '
Richaid Wike was convicted o L',
manufacturing and of possession and
transporting. He was sentenced tp
serve six months in each case,, ap
pealed to the superior court, and
gave a five hundred dollar bond. In
the beginning of the trial, when the
case was tirst called, his attorney,
Mr. St ill v/ell, stated tloit he was un
prepared to make a defense at the
time, as he had been unable to get
witnesses here from South Carolina,
from Tarnsylvan a county, and else ,
where, because of the condition ol
tho weather. The only witness placed,
on the stand was a man named Jerry
Kinsev who stated that he had been
?: tenant on Mr. YVike's ?ntl1
recently, and that there had been a
veroal contract between tl:,*u where
by Mr. Wike had furnished him ap
pa rat us to make a still and materials
for tlu* manufacture of I'quor, and
? hat he liad made some liquor and
delivered it to Mr. Wike, who was to,
pay the witness half the proceeds. It
was brought out on cross examination
lltfit Kinsev had moved from Mr.
Wikr s place to Mike Brown's, and
had taken a crop of corn with h m
for which' Mr., Wike had gotten
claim and delivers papers. Kinsev
swore that lie had only secured the
warrant for Mr. Wike in order to
wot ft himself and force settlement
admitting that he had left the Wike
place without making settlement with
his landlord, lie stated that he h*d
ierrt#'n wtf months sentence ??
Transylvania for liootlcggiug. r.
Wike did not go pn the stand, am
offered no testimony except tlia
which was brought out in the cross
examination of Kinsey.
Other cases were:
Roy Pickens, simple assault, pray
er for judgment continued for 1
months. ,
Parlev Kennedy, disorderly con.
duct, judgment sus|>cnded upon pay.
ment of the costs.
Pains Mull, larceny, continued to
Jan. 26tk
Clay Clark, possession, remanded
to juvenile court.
Julius Sutton, assault, prayer for
iudjn.icnt continued to March 2..
Walter Messer, possession and
transporting, judgment suspended
upon payment of the costs and good
behavior.
FORM COUNTY
RELIEF COMMITTEE
At a meeting held in Syka on .fan.
6, at the call of Mrs. Mary (Jam), j
Sprinkle, from the governor's council
on unemployment and relief, a. per
n aiu-nt central committee for Jack.,
son county was organized, with ,I)r
W. P. McGuire as chairman Mr j
Crawford Shelton, Mrs. fl. T. Hunter,
Mrs. C. B. Robinson, Mr. M. R. Mad
ison, Mr. J. N. Wilson and Mrs. Jno.
R. Jones, as the committee.
It was stated at the meeting that
considerable work has already been |
done in various communities of the
county, by different organization?..
' So far as is possible, the committee
seeks to work with local communities |
in securing employment for the un
employed, and where this is impossi..
ble, relief work will be done by the
'committee and the county welfare of
peer. Mr. Madison is secretary of j
the committee and Mrs. John K.
Jones is in charge of publicity.
E. O Robinson, assault, 1 cent
and the costs, and appeal.
T. B. Ensley, drunk, prayer for
judgment continued.
A. C. Edwards, drunk, prayer for
judgment continued.
Lush Wilson, possession and trans.,
porting, prayer for judgment contii) .
ned to Jan. 2Gth. .
George lioyle, Odell Hanics and
Ed Smith, petty larceny. HoyJo and
^Barnes were found not guilty. Smith
given three months sentence
Lawrcnce (iates, assault, not guilty.
Harney Franks, drunk, $1.0 and
the costs.
Ruel Franks, drunk,<, nol pros with'
leave. ' '
v. ??
Jim Harper (colored) drunk, ~
days susjHinded upon payment of th.
costs and upon good behavior.
Paul Thompson, |)ossession an?!
transporting, not guilty.
Tom Cunningham, reckless driving,
judgment Hus|iended upon payment oi*
the fe'osfs. '
Ben Di'lard, <ir6nk,' judgment- sus i'
pended npon payment of the costs.
Vernon Harris, attempt to detrain"
action dismissed.
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Moultrie Dillard, assault, not guil
ty.
Beit Sutton, drunk, $10.00 and th.'
costs. . *
Aus Jones, drunk, $10.00 and I he
costs.
Jess Womack, drunk, 30 days, to
be worked on the county farm.
J. B. Stanberrv, assault. Pay the
costs.
A. M. Dillard, assault, pay the
costs. J.
James Gibbs and Clyde Gibbs, lav
ceny, changed to tresspass and judg
ment suspended u))on payment of the
costs. y . ?? '
Joe Connor, fraud, n<pt guilty.
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HATCHERY NOW
IN OPERATION!
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The Farmers' Federation Hatch
?ry, located" *?n Highway 10t>, opened
yesterday with the firwf "fcft ting for
eggs tor -pring-cliw-ks: The capacity
of t hp. hatchery is 10,200 eggs, and|
it"is believed that it will run at full
capacity through the entire season.^
The hatchery is'said to be payiivj
the highest possible price 1V\ egg*
and present plans are to reduce tin
price of baby clacks, with the thought
'in mind of placing as much poult ??
as possible on the 'farms, during thit
spring
Mr. George Evans, of the Farmer:
Federation was in town Monday, ma!
ing plans for thv opening of tl
hatchery and discussing t|ie ,prospe<:
and general conditions, with farme;
and business men.
MADISON PROFILE ON RINGS
Cullowhee, Jan. 12?A standard
jing has been accepted by the stud,
ents at Western Carolina Tt-fccljeiv
College. The ring is gold in antique
design, the stone being garnet. On
one side of the ring is the profile ot
Professor R. L. Madison, the founder
of the college. On either side of tlj<
profile is o true Cullowhee Lily. On
the other side is the Western Corn.,
lina Teachers College seal and tlac
letters "B. 8." which means that the
wearer has a B. S. Degree from the
college.
The library at Western Carolina
Teachers College has been enlarged
to meet the demands,ol' ap increased
enrollment. Instead of the one room
'hat was formerly used.there ,aro
now two being uwd.--T.he Library will
be a much more ideal plaee in- which
? o read and study,.
Orchestia' alid- Glee-Club work at
Western Carolina* Teachers ' College
is making splendid progress. ' '1 The
Glee Club has several new merrfhers
added .to the roll, and tR?- orchestra
[ has two new inen*ber?. Mima ~M*rx
Rose Feiigttte) teacher aC the:
college, is in chatka of thfe Glee Clnb
and Miss Lona Bill Braswell, piano
teacher, is director of the orcl?estra.
marriage licenses
Lonnie Pressnell (Yancey county)
to Mabel Wiseman.
Vernon Shook to Mary B. Brown.
Richard Bennett to Ida Collin*. ,
Ed Walls to Ida Rogers, both of
Haywood.
CasGallojuiv to Bessie Owen.
Robert Holden to' Kdith Daves.
Howard Phillips to Rnln Datrvti*.
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Colored fc - .?'*
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[;? Ch?rfe.V Knox toGertfnde AJlaji.'
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The Fatted Calf is Waiting for the Prodigal \ ; \y $bert 7 l<eui
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40 YEARS AGO
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'Turk aseige Democrat -luaa. 21, lb91)
l Snow in Hamburg Monday morning
sjxte-n inches deep.
? Com is selling here at 7?h*. pi-r
bushel.
i A harness' slwtp if one of Syh.iV
ijcw enterprise#.
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Travel between here and Webster
ljas perceptibly increased since :hc
mail has been coining and going Ihin
yay.
Mr. Davis of Haywood introduced *
H bill t? incorporate tlir Hot Spring,
Wobiter and Savannah railroad.
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II. A. Uudgcr of Ashcville was eject
<^d (irand'Master of Masons at iho
Grand Ixnlge in Raleigh.
Rev T. C. Buchanan spent a lew
hours hece' Monday. He intended
fcaving for the Seminaiy at lx>nis
fille. Ky., y?-sterdav. *
' (jen. K. K. Hampton eafm* hon e
Fridav on a short visit, returning to
his duties as assistant clerk of the.
fjenaif at* Italeiglv'Monday.
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? It seems as if TKit'C&shier's \ alley
friends- have determined on leari u'
Us arid sfttinp: up for themselves. Ap
plication is t"?i be made'to the Kegi*
jatme'fir'Tohii a new ? county.
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i Mr. Cowan introdut*wl?4i. ffcllfc i*?:
incorporate' CleflTHhv wi)$& is the
^iame* our'fnends. at H
[adopted f?r'their town.
jtovetty ilartw>? but wlmt tti
!jwith Hamburg?
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, We are son*y to W?ar that flhr .
jfriefid Oeil-Buchanan/Wa.l ^Aton-sft;i '
de?h: v^ry ill Sunday night- W'Ujt
jsonuF^lhg frke1 hrftrn jfover. 'Ills Dirt#
jcr . h ^ a^ ^
We'had lour or Xrg inehos of si>?*w
'last Thursday ' night and Friday
morning. We have had no extreme!*
cold weAther'so far, the thfcrmamctc ??
.rarely reeristcring'loWet'+hfln fifteen;
(degrees.
We learn that Messrs. J. M. Smith*
and Z.; V?' Watson have leased tho
hotel property recently purchaser! by
Mr. A. J: 'Eonp, Jr., rfnd will - take
j'possossior. tep. l. i
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' draw jury for ; : >
FERRUAK*,. COURT.
r:s
,v.,r\
i Tbtr juty tor tho February ternr
(of SUpeWor- Court, bax been drawnby
nlie-Jtiry CbmnvissioH:qpdthe sheriff*
?officer^ have summatwr.'foy ^he'foHrm
"S' '? ? r *
i ihg-Aitizenst?'serve ifcthat ctfpacitv: ?"
f: . " - ^Pir?t Waek
i E> M. Hawkins, Dave 0. Greeir, -fl.
B. Ensley, Thomas C?. Blwharuni-.
Frank Ilen&ftV,'W."F< ttfettie, <J. ilrfr.
ion'Nicholson, O.-gB. Coirard^T ' <L
i'Owen, fJsear.'/Etwley, G. K. Be*s, \\"
i'A. Hooper, L. 'L. Bathamni, Richer-1 '
: if.' HillJ"Geoirgc L. Crawford, I?.- ,
' Dills, <Sf*-E. "Wilson, I. D. Benf4o\/
' B. If/HftOpgr,' W. H. Jackserf, '
A.' Pflrrip, \1. M. Leatherwoody-J.
H?oper,' C. W. Bryson, R. B. SbuJer.
lhw-k Harris, W. T^C?olr, HbKiuli-y'
' llen-ry, .f? L. Dillard, -A. ^f. *Monteitii,
? K. d'. Iydmbard/ F. M. Alley, C. M
? Mct'ulley, Royston ConPa^ Wea-Hifr
rws.f*::-: 1 jt- W -?
Second Week .?/>- ?
Sam J'. J^ryson, Ai 4'. Diitorri} 'IV*
\ LWike, John. D. Norton,:>J-.'C: Hen
' ilerson, 'R B, Longy. -Jklask .A*h <\-'De.\
?"?'li'\ l>nik,"AJ):*A, fa.- U. jMotfd}.
*'? fofmi iKtfJHjo?fieT, J. ,L. Phillips, If-.
* V..B-Lo'ng, J. E. Battle.
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?Mr- ajj? LMrs. Horace A#?he uh / ?
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noimrt^ fhe turth a nne^.s?u /
i ^Jead? It* arrived; Snnday'moru it
1 MrrwE. O.. Queen and .fctrit1
' , i t j\ a> ) ?'. l V : ? 'i. ,? .
I 'la'rfy, .are Visiting her.]nf. ^
?H'd il. Qpiett
r Mr' llen8eAon .Toiiea Wfht.lvr^^ "
ivtsviHfrlirombij. . ' , ^
.jSekAral' B^aiftiites';<keosj(^
fnneral .s^rviee of D^* ft.'L. Alien
\Vajrne5?\-i?le Saturday**', .
- .-Mr and Mrs. ^Vaffer B.v Burjje'-s
- motored" -qp -from /NeW Smyrna, T . ,
laat week and spent severaf days :;i
Balsam. They came up to bring their.,
s<.n, Walter B; Jr., and daughter Hi r
? riett to resume their istoittis'ta'th'eii-.
, respeetrve seboolir, BJffbert^ E. Ln'
i Hall ud Wlm&m, ; ?