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WEEK BY WElK misam school closes
(By Dan Itmpkins)
Taction, as ever, is the vexatiout
probUu ? Everybody wants good
*hoo'\ fine buildings, efficient pub
liv ^punta, good roada, good streets
jHjd r!?r like; bnt nobody seems to be
witliui: ? <. pay <?r then*
The < ttizens Bank and Trust Com
pany of Waynesville, and the Bank
of Uinrter, in Buncombe, are the
two li>-t of the basks that closed
fall to open up and start busi
uts>< a^iiu, through cooperation of
gtHtf Hanking officials, local bank
ot'iu-f? unci depositors. Cooperation
mo sirowplinh much.
William Wrigley will buy one hun
pounds of cotton nt 12c
a pound That will put some money
in circulation in the South; apd, at
ttu> snwe time, will make some mon
ey for Mr. Wrigley to add to his
dh*wi:ic: sum fortune. All he will
h?vr tn cJu ?* to hold it, until busi
aws a^niri jft'tn on its feet, and gets
guiiur i gain.
Miull has been said, recently, con*
wrniiK the rfhort comings of the
achook Now, 110 less authority than
Profesji Thomas H. Briggs of the
Teaebera College of Columbia Uni
versity hai stated in a speech that
"oar ??durational system is a costly
hulure," ?nd that the only remedy
i.i in s complete reorganisation of
thr whole aducational structure. He
admitted rhut iucb u reorganization
rc-n/i ?tnf irilliotin of dollars, but
'"not *o much as in now wasted in
Biiidirreted effort."
Fivj children froren to death in a
itwuded school baa, and 18 others
ashed Mr W MAOQb
tkn f*om exposure, is the heart-rend
intf Ule that comes from Col
orado, out of the great blir.rard that
iwept the West. AJI roads, fences
and other landmarks obliterated by
the fury of the storm, the bus
floundered. The driver set out to
*tk aid, and his body was found
frozen, s short distance from the
bu. Books, seats, everything that
would burn was used for fuel, and
older children tried to keep the oth
ers norin*, by improvised boxing
and wmtling matches. Next dav
they were fonnd huddled in a pile,
by a farmer.
The battle over taxes, schools and
what to tax ha* grown to such in*
tensity, down in Raleigh, that they
hate started making faces, thumbing
noses st each other, and ealling un
becoming names; and still the solu
tion hits not b<>en found. There is
plenty of intelligence in the assem
bly, .liorc than is to found in most
fltati legislatures; but there appears
to he, from this distance, a woeful
leek r>t leadership. Governor Gard
ner has shown himself to be woeful
ly inadequate as a leader in a crisis,
w mn? li no as be did dnrinsr the cot
ton mill disturbances a few months
Me is a nice, affable, likeable
)f??tK'Ujen, with plenty of sense. AH
North ('Arolina loves him; but as a
1'nder, h* has fallen Bhort of the
; nor has another leader yet ap
peared to show us the way out of
?he moraas into which we have al
lied ourselves to be led by pious
pleading and unctuous urging to
provide more and yet better public
?ervw^j.
0. ? S. TO INSTALL OFFICERS
TV Wal ehapter, Order of the
Kaitcr Star wil! install its newly
elect-vl officers on next Tuesday ev
eninir at sevei thirty o'clock.
Th- officers to be installed are.
Worthy Matron, Mrs. T). E. Murray,
Worthy Patrop, M. D. Cowan; Asso
ciate Matron, Mrs. .1. F. Freeze; As
Patron. T. HI Powell; Secre
t?nr, Mrs A. S. Viehola; Treasurer,
Mrs. W. E. Gridstaff; Conduct res?,
Mr*. M. I>.f Cowanv Associate
^ondnettffts. Mrs. I. H. Powell, Chap
1"in. Mr*. Har*v Hastings: Organist,
Vrn. C. Z. Candler; Marshal, Mi#
?tan* Toward: Ada, Mrs. C. E. Stein*
tr: Ruth, Mrs. Ed. Hooper: Esther,
M. Ruehanan, Sr.; Martha, Mrs
Wmor.d Glenn: Eleetra, Mrs. E. L
HeKee; Wsrd^. Mrs. Jebn Parns
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Balsam grammar school closed one
of its most successful terms lust
week. Cotmr.encemcnt exercises "were
helcl iit the Baptist church Thursday
evening, ^rof. R. L. Madison deliv
ered the ? address in his usual elo
quent slyle, taking; for his subject
Heredity, Environment, Education -
and Christianity, pearly all of the \
ntudenH stood their tests and will he
promoted this fall. Students in. the
7th irrule who will enter Sylva High
this fall are Freda .Tones, Sarah El
len Crawford, Myrtle" Middleton,
Charles Hyatt, John Potts aiftl Eu
gene Smathers. Teadhers and pu
pils met jn the school Jiouse Friday
to "finish up" the years work. Th?
child ri u had a nice surprise for the
teacher*: in the way of an elegant
lunch which was prepared under the
supervision of Mrs. Carrie Queen.
Mr. f-nd Mrs. L. L. Cooper,"Mrs.
Lily Bryson and Miss Evelyn Bry
son ? lolcred to Asheville Sunday to
see Miss Louise Arfington, student
in Asheville Normal school. They
also minted Black Mountain and
other interesting places near Ashe
ville taking "Miss lionise with them.
Mis?es Cecil and Helen Potts of
Bnlsnm, Miss Mary George Howell
Mr. Joe Howell and Mr. Glenn Robin
son of Willets motored to Andrews
Sunday and were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Rickett. They
went out on the Robbinsville road,
and visited other interesting places
in the beautiful Nantahala Gorge,'
and report having had a wond#Pul
time. ! *' ?. "
Municipal Election in May OUR CILLWHEE LETTER SYLVA C. OF C. ELEC ION; GEO. BRINSON KILLED
The Sylva town election will b? |
held on Monday, May 4, at which
time a Mayor and five aldermen will
>? ehcl<d. ^ J
The election was called last week,
by the governing board of the town,
under the provisions of the statutes
of North Carolina.
Raymond R. Nicholson was appoint
ed as legistrar and J. Ernest Keener
and E. M. Hale were selected as
judges of the election.
The books will bo open for regis
tration on each Saturday during the
month of April, and all citizens of
the town will have an opportunity to
register.
Those who voted in the town elec
tion two years ago do not have to
register in order to qualify them
selves to vote. All citizens who have
moved to Sylva since the last elec
tion, and all who were not registered
at that time will have to present
themselves before Mr. Nicholson for
registration during the period in
which the books will be open.
There was some confusion two
years ago, when a number of citizens
presented themselves to vote, think
ing that if they were registered for
the county and general election, th'<t
it was unnecessary for them to reg
ister in town. This is not the case.
If you want. to vote, you had best
psdjro vonrself that von are register
ed in the municipal election.
Tht'? present Tovemin<r boprd of tV
town, which will be succeeded bv t'>e
new} one to be e'eeted in May is com
posed of Dan Tompkins, Mayor, -T.
Claude Allison, Roy c'. -Allison. ^
F. Reed, H. O. Curtis and -Toll"
Ashe.
CULLOWHEE MT.ETS
SYLVA IN DEBATE
Cu'lowhee, N. C., March ?0?The
Cullowhee High School debating
_ team w:ll meet Sv'va High School
team April 3 in the first triangular
contest of the season. The question
which is one being debated by all
schools in the state that entered I he
triangh debate is: Resolved, That
the United States Should Give the
Philippines Immediate Indepen
dence.
Tne Cullowhee team is composed
, of David H. Brown and David Still
, well, negative; Richard Miller and
i Ned Tucker, affirmative.
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i CARD OF THANKS
,} We wish to thank the many friends
I for their' help am) kindness during
' the sickness and death of our fath
j er.
jLawreuce, Frank and Sallie Coward.
sylva, n. c.; Thursday, april % mi .-v'? $2.00 Year in Advance Outside The (bounty.
Eliza Crossing the Ice?Modern Version By Albert T. Reid
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Cullowhee, \. March r$H--Last
Mondiiy evening at S :<>0 a parly was
given in honor of the birthday of 11.
j T. Hauler, president \Yastern Caro
? lilia Teachers College, by the faculty
club. Members of the faculty with
! their wives and husbands were
I guest. A delightful program was
artangi'd b * Misses Mary Kuse l'Ya.c
ans, Miiu ie McAuley, Catherine
Neal and i aitnie (ioodir.au, hostcssts.
Fol'.owin ; the program a social
hour was < 'i.joyed during which ire
cream end cake was served.
Pa'm Sl .day was observed by the
local Meth wlist church yesterday at
which time the girls' (Jlee Club of
Western ( xrolina Teachers College
sang seven I selections in response to
scripture "eadings by Kev. M. Q.
Tuttle, j as or ??f the local church.
Reorgani ation of clubs and the
election of new officers has been 1111
der way at Western Caro ilia Teach-"
ets College the past week.
A Macon County Club was organ
ized with Georcre Carjientcr, Frank-,
li. , presit!" it: Elizabeth ! eal, Frank
lin.' vi<v pesident; end Ina Henry,
' r.r.klit:. ecretary and treasurer.
There are about twenty-five mem
l>pVv- in 'J. cl;i'>.
E'e.:tioJ? of new officers f?-r the
St. CeeeM*' Music Club was made.
Mildred Stephenson of MeCullers
letter' president and Mary Dare
Haithcock, Kn'eigh, was elected sec
retary ni'd treasurer.
The Community Life Club held its
repfula:* meeting Friday afternoon in
the Training School auditorium.
Manv more guests and members at
tended thpn usual there being thirty
nine. Among the guests was Mrs.
Billie Davis, district president. The
program was a continued one on
"Famous Women." Miss Thclm:'.
f- "ted on "Women in Edu
cation," a' d Mrs..C. H. Allen sjioke
on "Povn' Women of the Twentieth
Century" Mrs. Charles Fohiiison
Misses Catherine Neal and Minnie
Mc.Auley were hostesses.
The nc>t meeting of the club will
be held Anril 17 at which time the
Smoky Mrmtain National Park wi'l
be discussed.
Professo" R. L. Madison, i'-rtrncjor
at Western Carolina Tcnchci-s Col
| lege, had charge of chapel Friday
! afternoon at which time he sixtke
about the niotcd Southern scientist,
Matthew Fontaine Maurv. Professor
Madison is fortunate in having had
the privilege to know the man of
' whom he spoke. In relating the
high spots in his life, the results of
bis experiments were given, one of
the w.ost important ones *ei?g
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'i :??' >uuil clcclion of the diree
to. s-syt tlie Sylva Chamber >of Cum-!
metc*! \i iii l,e hold at the Jackson
? Dan. v-W*"0oi*pany'k store*"next
Tuesday from 12 o'clock noon, to 5
ii. tiu> evening. Il. ('. Allison, J. S.
Jligdon, K. A'. Vestal, C. M. Wei's
and foe Winner have been appointed
judges of the election.
At a meeting of the Chamber held
on Tuesday evening, .1. K. Knsley,
I), (i. l iyson, K. V. Sutton, I). M.
Ilall iind A. J. Dills were appointed
as nominating committee. This com
mitter will nominate eighteen mem
bers Irom which a board of nine di
rector-; will be elected at the annual
election to be he'd next Tuesday.
'?'ol!o?\:i;g their election, the direc
? o>. will elect, fron: their own nnm
ber, a president, vice president and
t :?? as.jrer, and a secretary.
Th? Mtnual meeting will be held,
<! i he i.ew officers installed on
next Tuesday evening at a dinner,
wh'ch v.i l be served by the women
of the missionary societies of the
i'apt is! and Methodist churches.
A representative of the Wesson
' il ('<?..ipanv, will assist the ladies in
the preparation of the dinner, by
furnisitii.g the salads, and at . fhe
same time will demonstrate the nuik
ing of lour new kinds of salad dress
ings.
The chamber held, Tuesday even
ing ?''{?! any one who lias heretofore
been a member may vote in the an
nual ?lection.
BTRD GOES WITH FORD
J. Terrell Bird lias accepted a po
sition with C. C. Cag'o and Son, the
new Ford dealers in Sylva. Mr. Bird
Ins been in the selling end of the au
tomobile business for several year?,
here and at Marshall. For some time
, !??>< lwu with the Jackson Chev
rolet Company here.
coverv that it is necessary for com
bined action on the part of mari-v
time 'nations in regard to ocean'
meteorology. At the beginning of the
Civil War Mr. Maury joined the
South. He was born in Spottsylva
nia C'?u?ity, Virginia in 3800 and
died ii> 1K73. ?' ?
Faciei holidays begin at Western
Carolina Teachers College Friday,
April .'5, and end the follow Tuesday,
April Tth.(
Tho 'i iugs for the first four year
srradu.ding class at Western Caro
ilna Teachers College have arrived. ?
They art of unique design. In the
center is a North Carolina garnet on'
one .-ide of which is the profile of
Pref?ssor R. L. Madison, founder of
the college, and the letters B. S. On
the other side, three Cullowhee lilies
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and the college seal.
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Fru n<!s al W. <}??orge Uriiisoij and
of hU nother, in Jackson^ county,
will !o il-n with sorrow of his tragic
' death "tu an automobile wreck at
Monro**, Louisiana, Tuesday night
about nine o'clock.
Mr. Brinson, thirty five years of
age, aid unmarried, made his homo
with his mother in Monroe, where he
was engag<d in the automobile bus
iness. Hi1 spent much time in Sylva
?when he was a boy ami had many
friend-? here, and at Cullowhee,
wilier^ lie attended Cullowhee Normal
School, several years ago. His moth
er, Mis. Mary Carter Brinson, has
spent molt of her > nirmers in Sylva
for thirty years or more, and has
a large eirele of friends here. She
taug'it musie at Cullowhee Normal,
At oue time.
The I un<-aI of the young man will
be held in Kalcigh tomorrow, Friday
morning, :?"d interment will be in
that city.
FUNERAL RITES FOR J. F.
COWARD HELD AT COWARTS
Co warts, March 31?Funeral ser
vices were conducted at the home of
E. M. Coward, Friday afternoon at
two oVIbek, for .lames F. Coward,
85, Confederate veteran and oldest
members of the prominent Coward
family in this county. lie was known
to hundreds of relatives and friends.
He was ? son of Benjamin Coward
and had lived all his life in this sec
tion.
At the age of sixteen he joined the
Confederate army, as a volunteer,
enlisting at Webster, the old county
Iseat. H?* fought under the leadership
of Cnp'ain Amos Coleman, civil war.
idol of Western North Carolina, be
longing to Company K.
He was born Feb. 27, 1846, and
married Mary Jane Hooper.
He was a member of the John's
Creek Baptist church, being a faith
ful member for many years.
Mr. Coward was loved by young
and oid, was charitable to those in
need, loyal to his friends, home and
children. May they all strive to meet
him in n better world, where no sad
parting* come.
Surviving him are four sons, El
bert and Dillard Coward, of Sylva,
and Frank and Lawrence of Cowarts,
four daughters, Mrs. Burton Styles,
Mrs. Andy Queen; and Mrs. John
Morris all of Sylva, and Miss SalKc
Coward of Cowarts, and two broth
ers, J. B. Coward and E. M. Cow-i
ard, .is we1' as other relatives and a I
host of friends.
The services were conducted by
Rev. -A. C. Queen of Webster, Rev. 1
Ben Cook, pastor of the local Bap-'1
tist rJmreh. and Rev. F. W. Kiker,' i
of Webster. Interment followed in
the Coward cemetery at this place.
FORTY YEARS A60
..Tuckaseige Democrat April 1, 189J.,
Mr. Henry Jackson of Ka.?( I.a
Porte is line todny.
Mr. >fohn \V. Davis* has removed
his fntcilr to Svlva.
Miss Paulino Morrjs is visiting he,r
brother at Addie.
Mr. Will Cooper, nephew of K*v.
Mr. Coojier, is vi*iting his undo.
Soiuo more broad grins? ,lnbn
Divo'blis- has jr?>t 'em this time ?
it's i I ?>v.
K. Div?lbiss left tor Abbeville
Monday where he sjocs with a vie*'
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of m.-ikin? it hif# fntnre home.
The UmocrntN only sou, F. A.
Luck, .'nr., late agent at Cooper's put
in a lather unexpected appearance
today, for a short visit to "the old
folks ut home!"
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Mi.iisiers present at the .laefc^on
Conniv Union Xfeeting, held with
the Baptist church at Sylva last. Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday^. .were
Revs. Charles Buchanan (Modcra
tor) A. 11. Sims, W. W. Reed, B. N\
Queen, ,1. O. Amnions, A C. Queen,
J. L. Owen, A. W. Davis and T. V.
Deit,*,.
Married Sunday evening, Maiv-U
29, 11/91, by Esquire A. M. Parke*-,
Mr. MV Forrester to Miss DeW
niore, second daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Dills. The Democrat ten
ders congratulations and best wishes.
j Died, in Qiialiutown, March 22*
j I89i, Mr. H. L. Potts, in tbe 77th
i year of his age. He was th? only
! surviving brother of onr postmaster*
| Mr. Johu L, Potts, and was wietf
known in this and Haywood eonn~
ties.
We regret to learn by u pnvats
letter irom Rev. A. E. l^inckard.
Principal of Olenville High Sohool,
that the prevalence of measles neces
sitates the closing of the school one
week earlier than was intended
which will require the shortening of
the programme of exercises- Th?
school will close Friday, April 3rd.
Rev. J. G. Amnions, Missionary
of the Western Baptist Convention,
will preach at John's Creek, Friday
night, April 10; at Balsam Grove*
Saturday, Sunday and Monday,
April lith, 12th and 13th; at SelV
Creek, Wednesday and Thursday,
April 15th and 16th; and at- Wolf
Creek, Saturday arid Sunday, April
18th Gnd 19th.
Our brief description of the .Jack
son County natural bridge aeroiw *
the Triekaseige river in Canada towy*"1
ship, which appeared in the Demo
crat of March 4th has been copied
by th'j newspapers far and wide.
Will some friends in Canada give
us a niinute description of the bridge
its accessibility, etc. Is there ttuy '?
other natural bridge besides this and
the ora in Rockbridge county, Va.?
Mr. F. F. Fletcher, of Verxnoht,
who' ha.s been among -ag, has eleeed
contract; for a lot in our town, n
tract of timbered land near the bead
of Fisher's Creek and also the tim?
ber on 150 acres adjoining. The lot
purchased by Mr. Fletcher is one <rf .
the most desirable in the. town, bling
the one lying between the lots of A. .
J. Long, Jr., and Capt. A. W. Bry*
son, fronting on Main street. Mr. J? ?
W. McKee, who sold the lot to. Mr.
Fletcher, had but recently bought it
from Mesarfi. Hall, Smith and Por
ter. .
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CITIZENS BANK OF- -
WAYNE8VILLE NOW
. OPEN FOJt BTO&nS#* *
Wayresville, March.'Citi?
zens Bank and Trast. Company, of ?
Wiaynesville, reopened its doom to-.,
clay by permission of -the-State Am
poration Commission. . ' >r ??
Torn Stringfield, cashier, topo t
ed at the close of the first day's bus
iness that new deposits exceeded $C0,?
000, and that there were qp. with
drawals. The cashier eharacfrirtod ft'
b? tpiendid day.'* .$*, .
H. Hi Atkins is president of/# fh*
institution. i ^7. ~
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