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*1.50 Year in Advance in The County. . sylva, n. c., Thursday, February 5,1931 $2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County.
farmers-Business
Men hold Meeting
A musing sponsored by the Sylva
t luiuihfr of Commerce and the Jack
? on I'our.tv Livestock and Poultry
.\,r\vi<'tion, waa held Tuesday even
j?? i<i j ht* Chamber of Commerce
Mieiided by nearly one huiulru.
roprcsi-ntstivo farmers and busines
, ,>. .lie purpose of going over
f|?. business and agricultural situa
?j,:i in if'*1 county and laying plans
(or o 10 year period.
Ihiiv itic on the shjaller farms, beef i
t.Lttlp rinsing on the larger ones,
f.p 0:1 more farms, hogs on all
ot ? lioni. n farm flock of pure bred,
t.-ied Poultry, properly housed j
aiv! ch!\<1 for, and market garden {
in-.' ni;(I tuii'k farming, together with j
jtji.-fuiM improvements, were the
jioin'.x stressed at the meeting.
;,r the close of the meeting, all
the t'; 11': *rs and business ii.cn vo.ee!
t,( ;i?! >pt the plan for the county.
PiH'i's.iions of the plans we e 1? ?
by H. C'. Hunter, Crawfon! Shelton, J
Jim Turpin, .1. E. Rogers, S. T. Crisp'
sc?i other farmers. Mr. Hunter talk,
id of ilu [KHsibilities of the pro.,
chetion of alfalfa, and recommended i
i' and other legumes, in connection!
with both beet' raising and dairying !
Mr. Shelton and Mr. Rogers are both !
believers in dairying on the smaller
tuims.
Tuc meeting opened with a short
/iilttr^sv of welcome by I)an Tomp
/in!-, who acted us toastmaster.
Thi' uth-ok for IMI was discuss. [
ni hi Mr, J. ?V. (Rodman.
Mr. " M i!<> talked on the pr<
duriioi' it ,.. 'utoes as a money crop
Mr. : mum discussed dairying
beef cattfc-, slieep and hogs, were th'
m?1?.!'*<*> <'t Mr. Filler's talk. Mi
Parish told of the possibilities ii
poultry.
Mr; i-i<8
of the NorfE Carolina Federation o;
Hatcheries, told of the work of th;
organization looking to better babj
thicks.
County Agent E. V. Vestal sum
roari/ed the plans laid down by . thi
previi ns speakers and stated ti.
meeting" will be held in varioi.
parts 01 the county, during the con
i:cjt wicks, bringing the message t?
tin several communities.
The dianer was served by the lad
ii.s of the Missionary Societies o
i!i? Methodist and Baptist churche?
through the courtesy of the follow,
inp business men and firniH of Syiv.
ami vicinity:
J. 1). Cowan, D. E. Murray, A. M
Siiiww, Jackson Hardware Co., P.
K. Moody, T. K. Guthrie, A. J. Dill
?1. F. I'reeze, Stovall's 5 and 10c
Store, J. B. Ensley, Jackf^pn Chevro..
l'.'1. <0.. Buck's Place, Sylva Service
Station, E. V. Vestal, Ben Lessing,
Joe Winner, D. D. Hooper, F. L.
Ifo 'inr, N; C. Brown, Ben Queen, E.
K. Brown, Sylva Supply Co.. M. D.
Cowan, D. H. Clark, Stovall's Fruit
St.-n-, Thas. Evans, .?. C. Allison,
1'au Tompkins, C. E. Haeseler (Star
Oarage) G. H. Cope, I). G. Bryson.
!*. C. Cogdill.
ORGANIZE JOURNALISTIC CLUB
? '?ullowhee, N. C., February
i'Ufi Scribblers Club, a journalistic
"rgauization, has b^'n organized at
\Vi'st(-rn Carolina Teachers College.
cnt-niVrs were accepted. They ay :
,vtb l'. Jones, Mii^or Wilson, Jane
'"'"it, K'l:th Downs, <i|jffrie treeman,
"?"I I'Varle Justicc.
Ora E. Jones was elected president
1* :ir!?* Justice, secretary; and Mis
l li'inor J. Gladstone, councellor.
'i he purpose of the club is to pro.,
mote creative writing 011 t'f ? part of
cuch member. It is hoped that it mnj
M?-n lv admitted as a branch of the
national Quill and Scroll order. Be.
? ore a member is accepted into tft;
?"lub, an original manuscript must be
Mib'iiitttd to the club and passed >.-1
by two thirds of t.V' members
ATI END DISTRICT P. i' A.
Mr* H. E. Battle, president ? m?
Syi\? P?rent..Teacher A'somii'ni
Sue Allison of Sy'v.i I'lijrii
School and Miss Beulah Padgett of
the elementary school, were in Way..
nei?viHe Saturday for the District
Meeting of the association.
QUALLA
There was a marked increase in
the Sunday school attendance Sun
day morning. After the Sunday
school sessions both schools assem
bled at the Methodist church and
hoard an exceptionally good sermon
by Rev. R. L. Bass on the text "And
ho J'indelh it empty."
Jan. 29th Mrs. L. L. Shaver gave a!
reception in llonor of Mr. Shaver'H i
birthday. The guests present were*, j
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hyatt', Mr. atu) |
Mrs. If. G. Per^ison, Mr. and Mrs.!
0. P. S.'ielton, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Mond}r, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marcus,
Misses Kuth Newell and Miriam
Stillwpll.
Jan. 24th Miss Mary Battle enter
tained a party of friends in honor of
h?r birthday. An oyster supper and
games were enjoyed.
Mr. Thomas Conley of Brvson City
was guest at Mrs. J. L. Ferguson's.
Mr. W. A. McLaughlin of Ashe..
ville is visiting at Mr. T. W. Mc
Laughlin's.
I
Masters Rogers and Harry Shel !
t<)n entertained Terry Joe Johnsor
and Earl Rattle with a "Candy pul1 J
ing." . . j
Misses Polly and Edna Hoyle gave
a pnrty at Mrs. J. H. Hughes Fri
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Killian an'
son Leon, Jr., Miss Ellen Louise Kil
Ham and Mrs. D. M. Killiam of j
Wayncsville called on Mrs. W. H.
CoopT Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. G. Bird and family ?
Sylva and Mrs. C. C. Mason of Dill*
boro stopped at Mr. W. T. PattonV
Thursday.
Miss Vinnie Martin is at home
since fuiishing her school on Con
ley's Creek.
Miss Etta Kinsland and Mr. Carl
Hoyle returned to their schools af.
t*r spendinsr the week end at hom'
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hooper visited
at Mr. J. M. Worlcy's.
Mr. J. K. Terrell went to 01iv<
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Haynes Reagan has finishe<
her school at Wayside.
Mr. H. H. Hooper of Big Ridge
was guest at Mr. J. L. Hyatt's.
Miss Jessie Martin of Governor's
Ts'fnd spent Sunday at Qualla.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Carnes and M
and Mr*. Ed Carnes of Dillsboro
spent Sunday at Mri J. L. Sitton's.
Mr. J. M. Hughes and son Jim Ed
and Mrs. J. E. Battle called at Mr.
ft. C. Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marcus were
suiter iruests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Shaver Sunday evening.
Miss Yio'a Marcus of AshevilV
and Miss Helen Blankensl ip of S. C.
I., Sylva, were guests of Miss Edna
Hovle.
Mrs. J A. Nation and Mrs. Thos.
Davis of High Point called on Mrs.
? D. L Oxner.
Mesda'r.es J. L. Hyatt and J. E.
Battle visited Mrs. C. P. Shelton.
Miss Mary Emma Flrguson visited
Miss Mary Kate Queen at Dil'sboro.
Mrs. D. H. Turpin called on Mrs.
C. M. Martin.
Mr. Terry .Tohnson called at "Mr
J. 0. Howell'B.
Mi r.ses Phyllis and Mozelle Meo<?
callod on Miss Polly Hoyle.
Miss Mary Gunter, Messrs Trov
Gunter and Mr. Kelly Ward were
guests of Miss Julia Oxner.
Mr. Penn Keener called at Mr. J.
K. Terrell's.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Crisp called at
Mr. Jno. Ayers.
A pax-ty of young folks went to
Rich Mountain Sunday afternoon.
Quail* boys and girls played ball
at S. C. I. Sylva Saturday night.
TRANSFERRED HERE
i Afr. E. J. Niederouer has been trane
' fened I o the Sylva Paperboard Co.
plant heie, as chief chemist, from the
plant it Kingsport. Tenn., to sue..
o:-cl Mr. F. C. Winkler, transferred
to the Meade Corporation plant at
ChiJicothe, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs
NT:?dero';er are occupying Judge W.
E. Moon's home on Keener St.
When the Red Cross Calls?Give! ' Atbert T- Reut
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WELKBy WEEK
(By Dan Tompkins)
Some 400 people weu killed and
a grtal many injured, in a terrii'ln
earthquake in.jfew jfeaknd; ^ ?<&
A subcommittee of the legislature
is seeking ways and means with whicli
to finance tho six months school .
a ken ove", last week hy the State.
Get it from those who have it.
A prir-ce of Swecden has relin
quished his jiossible claim to the
throne in order to marry his sw^. I
heart. A sweetheart is worth more
than a throne, tliese days, anyway, i
when throws are tottery, and real
sweethearts liard to find.
A committee of trawling oMers. i
T-ith Bishop Ainsworth presiding,
hearing the chaises preferred against
Bisop Jas. Cannot). If the conunittei
finds probable cause, the bishop wi.!
be Hifqw-ndcd until the next session
of the General Conference, wit n he
. i
will l?e tried. If such probable cause
is not found, the charges will be
dropped. The publ'c, nor the mem
bersliip of the church have not been
Informed as to the nature of the
cl'Hrces, rnd the hearings are secret.
Trie iuv is flying and the air is
bite, up Washington way, as the
contvst between the Administration
and the Senate continues, with tin
abated fury. The payment of the
Veterans' Adjusted Compensating
' Certificates, and the drought relic'
biM are furnishing the bones of con
teaticn. Tt does look' as if it is a
j strange kind of a government thitt
j will vote money to buy feed fo#
: hnnirrv cattle; but thinks it nnwis ?
I to pay for food for hungry children
j out of t' e public treasury. Cliques.
! tionablv Hcveland was r:ght in prin
ciple when he said: "It is the duty
, of the pr-ople to su?>port the govern
j ment, ai>'l not of government to
support the people;" but, in the pres
; ent instance, the question that arses
is whir'; is worth the most, a calf
!or a babyt
fi. I.. -Tonk'ns, Wallace B. Davis,
Runeli C. Davis and C. Charles
Bradford former officials of <f;funct
AsirenlV banks are facing charges
under Gderal warrants, accusing
them r? iola'imr the n:>t:onal b^nk_
law.; L. L. Jenlvins, is elwrged
j W'fh abs< action of funds for his own1
: u<9?', ronF iraev to violate the Nation,
nl bank'i ? laws, and misapplication
of fund*"- of the American National'
Br.nk. Wdlace B. Davis is charged
with eon'p'racy to violate the Nat
ion:! bar'ting laws, and aiding and
abetting 'n misapplirat;on cf funds.
| Russell C. Davis and Bradford are i
3f
accused under the conspiracy cha
and aiding and abetting in misaplica. J
tion cf lands. Bonds of $15,000 each j
were required of Jenkins and TCjallacc '
pritisy and $10,000 each for Rusael
Davis and Bradford. Jenkins was
Trident of the American National
of the Central Bank and Trust Co. I
l ive hankers are on trial in Ruthcr.. j
fold comity. J. Mack Rhodes, presi.. i
des.t ot' the First Bank and Trust j
Company ol' Ilendersonville, is under
ar?vM cii a charge of cmbezxlemen ?
ol $20,000.00 H:s son, ("Jaither Rhodes
has iust been escorted to Raleigh by
Henderson county officers to begin
S' rviie; a term after having plead
guiltv on a similar charge. He was
teller in the bank. Bankers have to !
d?;;l w'th money belonging to other j
jyonN, Mid a good banker handles it i
willi enre. The most important les j
sons for hankers to learn are hu
man nature, and how to say no.
SYLVA HIGH TAKES TWO
FROM CULLOWHEE
?By John Parris, Jr.)
T!:e Sylva High cagers chalked up
two more victories Tuesday night
bv defeating Ctillowhee. The Svlv;
H'gh {.-iris won the opening tilt 20
to 14 and the boys won 34 to 15 in
the nightcap.
Fisher, Sylva High forward, came
into the pictu^'. and led his team
mates in scoring by putting he ball
llirough the Isoop for 16 points.
Sutton continued to play a fine
game and Greene kept ttyj Cullowhee
players worried throughout the game
Tl.e <:Hs gjime was fast and thf
score became tied three times. The
Cuiiowbo" g:rls kept close to tlo
Sylva High girls until the last per.,
iod when the Sylva High girls came
out in front to win.
Will :ams nnd Crawford starred
for Sylva High while McOuire star,
red for Cnfr>whqfe.
COUNTY TEACHERS
ATTEND CLASSES
li
Cuilrwhee, X. C-, February 4. ?:
All teachers in Jackson County are
attending demonstration classes which
ane being tauglit in the Cullowhee;
Turning School on Saturdays. Miss
Cordelia Camp, director in the train.
s'-i ool, was assisted bv Mis;i
. "?** ' *
Jewe' Swain, county supervisor in
planning the work to the fojest ad
vantage of all concerned.
The prvoed'ng Saturdays teachers
f'-om the first through the fifth j
grades have been present, and the
'i?i!r?wllg Saturday, February 7,
teachers of sixth and seventh grades ,
will attend the clasa.
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40 YEARS AGO
i
I
Tuckiert jge Democrat, Feb." 4, 1891
' Jviuj; KiUftkittia ]qf Hawaii died M
^Aka*- Bot# in Saglj^raoeiapa. :>
'....t.r, H\n iiriWi/illglstetf^
Judge J. ?. L. G-udgei* cajijfl over
; vr. business .Monday.
Mr. E. B. .Madison left for Jiis j
home in Kno-'Ule, Tenn., Saturday, i
i
Rev. A. B. ThoLDUK and family left
' for thltir new Jion^e at Pigeon River.
' Dr. J. II. Wolff, Dr. W. F. Tomju
kins ami Mr. L. C, Hail went to
Asheville yesterday.
Mr. M. Buchanan ret*n?ed to]
Jacksonville, Ifal., Tiu*day.
' Ajessrs. Pea pre Allen and .-Wm
F?. rrestcr are in the produae bi*itte?*> |
a? Asi exilic, being located neai* til.1
.Southern dejx>t. v,
Mr. A. II. Hayes, engrossing clerk
of the iloiuf;' of Representatives,
h?nne Saturday for a visit.
came
?
The cilizwisi of that portiou of
Dillsljoro imiuoduuely .surrounding
the town will vote on M*irch 3, on i
l he ffae.sj.ru of no-fctujc.
In the senate i lie vot*' for Uuitcd
Stal-#; S .nator was 40 ?for Zebulon'
IJ. Vance .and 7 for .Teter C. Pritch .
ard. Tl* vvte in the house "was Vance
8(i, Priteherd 13. ?? v >
? The Force Bill lia.s been laid aside
in the Senate, and lnding thffct they {
cannot pass it, tty-. Republican# h?vr!
agreed to take it tip no more. In t^M'j
Houso lhe Deniotirats haxe ??a i
lhtir obstructive tactics,' and"- rt*v '
thinpr?* rre mailing smoothly .jgs*n
Married, Jan. lii, Mr. W. L. Cor?,
an to Misa Lut hernia Wild, da
of Rev. B. (i. Wili if. Esq., A.'J. Loj<-.0
Sr.. officiating. Also at the reai
dene" o) Jesse Franklin on'Suyoday,
.'jiunary 24. t'barfes W, Aulas K>
Miss Liliie Holder, formerly of H*y
wood county.
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Notice: Application will be made]
to the prfsent General Assembly f?rj
a new coihntv, to be formed frdh: poT?
tions of Jackson and Transy lv: ter?
counties, signed t'. P. Bryson, G. M
Cole, nn<? others. ?
ft
^UlkDING- HE^ HOiMii
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Mr. W. B. Mem's, wh?|Be hoir.'*. v
de?ti?ned by fire a few wcvi :? p*?
is l.-r. ii:,' the f' andatiou and ;l irtl#?
lh? u?o:on of a new rhom.' or?
samp vile. ^
HOLD RITES OF
TRAGEDY VICTIM
The funeral of James Robert Cot
ter, 8 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Robert Cotter, was held at tb?
Cnllowliee Methodist church, last
Friday afternoon, with the pastor,
Iitfv. M. Q. Tuttle assisted by Rev. 1.
lv. Slat lord and Rev. W. C. Reed,
conducting the service.
Tin- '-hild met one of the most tru.
pic deaths ever recorded in this
JeoiMty. !"i.-t Thursday nfternoon when
| he was burned to death in the lott
jol '! woodshed at his lather's home,
j Tlfe little fellow, with a younger
} brother was playing in and near the
j shed, and was behind a p ile of fod
' der, which caught fire, between him
and the door, shutting off his eticapr.
Screprr.s brought neighbors and Mr.
Ed Norton pulled off some plank,
and succeeded in getting the child
[ out, but death had already claimed
th? littlo fellow. Mr. Cotter is high.,
ray patrollman on Highway No. llMi,
j and ho and Mrs. Cotter have many
(friend:, who sympathize with thwn
in their loss.
THOMAS 0. WILSON PASSBB
Thou as 0..Wilson passed on at his
honi.' in Sylva early Sat'urday morn,
ing jiffj r having been in ill henlth
for several years.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church of
which Mr. Wilson was a member, be
inj? conducted by Rev. J. J. . Gray,
Rev. Geo. ? B. Clemmer and Rev. 4.
Gray Murray. Interment was at th*
Keeuer cemetery, with the service
of the Masonic order.ft* :*r
\fr. Wilsrtn is survived by
widow and aght children; IpU (|pia^;r;
euv i'lohn H. WJJ*on and
PiT-"?
? vr
Mrs. J. W. Keener, and Mrs. D. D.
Hooper, of Sylva and Mrs. Maggie
Zachary of Everett, WuMhu^UtO.
Bern in Webster 49 years ago, Mr.
Wilson was a son of t#e late Rich,
ard Wilson and Hicks Allison -Wil -
son.He lived in this county the gXfqt
t part of l"s life, though he was a( 090
I time living in the West for several
| ?
I years
j Ifetuming to Sylva about twenty
years ngr>( he married Miss Loutetta
Bit'-haiian and engaged in the mer.,
cimtile business here with his broth
era. Move recently he has V-en in
the automobile business.
ITe has ll-en in ill health for sev.
years and has suffered a great deal,
winning the admiration of the en.,
tir^ community by suffering witbont
,jnurmuring, and going about his bu?.
;ia?as wiien less resolute men wonld
ihflv,. given up the struggle.
LJVE8 GREAT MEN" MR.
CLEMJfER'S TOPIC SUNDAY
?- January and February are the birth
monlhs 01 many eminent American^.
Taking his cue from lias the pastor
of the Methodist church, Kev. Geo.
dimmer, has chosen for the sermon
tof 'c, lor Suuday, "Lives of (ir?s?t
Alen." i^ngfellow, said, "The "five* '
ol all great.nun Jill remind us w* run
make our lives sublime, and derail .
ing leave behind us footprints on the
nards of time."
fhe sen ice will be dedicated to tle
memory of great men and women, uu
cient and modern, and the sennufl
wi'l be a study in types of personal.
iiy and character traits. The elsjrrb
schools the charge will oonven* /
Monday morning at 20 a. m prour.pl *
Lly. The' Epworth Hi.League m?-t?^
in the evening at 0:15. The evening
r vi re oi public worship will be . -
?->>odiicted by'the paslor in the MetH
oil i'-J church'at Dillsboro at 7
i'jjc public iii very cordially invited
to attend
EABSON CHECKS
ARE CIRCULATED
i ."Babson-cheeks,'in denomination of
410.00 arc .being circulated in th s
eommnnifV and are obtainable at the
Jackson County Bank. Each chwfc
mast be used in payment of a debt
or in tl?e purchase of some comtif>,
dity in -Jackson county, and will b<*
ce?hed when it has as many as t*it
emMwnpnfH.
<*ne ehcck in less than half art
honr, pud $50.00 worth of debts for
five different people.