<$1.50 Year in Advance in The County. sylva, n. c., Thursday,apbil 23, 1931 , $2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County. boice, prominent lumberman die: Boice, wealthy lumber op erato'i : Mi we" known in Jacksoi ?mint v ??"<' Western North Carolim ?:; liichn.ond Sunday night LUn,T;ii m Hiccs were held in Abiu \mi Tuesday at three o clock \Ic. I,nice was an official of C.W. IUiuiiii^ :,:u' Company Incorporate! jumbiMi'K concern with its principa ffiiv in Sylva. lie was president 0l- thi: Tennessee and North Caro luia r;i'li"?(l which runs from New port. T?*:iu., to Mt. Sterling at the rtjrtlifn: end of Haywood county, North Carolina, president of the Knoxviiii'; Sevierville and Eastern r?i|uin, | ? imarily a lumber railroad, ?)ii'N"lent of the Andrews and Have villi- railway, which hauls |um!)c-, frrijrlit and passengers. Mr. Itn.io was also vice president of tlir Ki:-t National Bank of Abing don, V:?.f of which J. W. Bell is jm-iunt. lie and Mr. Bell owned the Max Patch mountain boundary, R trie; of some 24,000 acres, which is usal ?"> tlio basis of operations of the Huicc Lumber company. pijuis niul been under way for the development of the Max Patch boun dar.'. ilc-ides timber, it is rich in mimiuls. It had been planned to innki* Mnx#Pateh fountain the air Port o? the Groat Smoky Mountains N&tiotuil Park. In this work Mr Boic: whs much interested and ho had MMiit much tune in recent mulili; > in working out details of f/ie project. t Vr. lb iv u:.s much inter e>(i*?/ jj; the jHivibie development of the 7'eiiiiessee and North Carolina rnilrfl:n: in connection with the - *1 passengers into the Great S.v.??kv .di untains in the region of Mt. Sterling. The gorgte at Water ville, through which the railway passe-:, i? comparable to the famed LinvM; Gorge. ^ Mr. Boice, a wealthy man, had been prominently identified with the lumber business in Virginia, North Carolina, nnd Tennessee for many year--, lie began his business career in th? mountains of Western North Carolina, and spent much of his tim*? in Hartford, Tenn., and Hayes ville. He was a native of Shokan, V. Y. The iuiebern-.an suffered a heart attack while on a train at Salisbury Saturday nisrht. He was taken to a hospital 'n Richmond, where he died Sunday night. Smviv.ng are his wife, Mrs. Eliza Boice, two daughters, Marion, of Maresvil|e, Jennie May of Richmond a son, Edmund, who is a prominent surfrco'i of Rocky Mount, two sis frrs fli,d two brothers. BALSAM li>>i)C;I ijl'ooks, i'? ycitl' Ul" sw oi Mi', and Mrs. Phii urooks, cticcl mrly Sunday morning alter a snoit iam.1,. il?; had measles ana Red Bank cemetery where his bod> was laid to rest beside his brother, who preceded him several years j*jre. The floral offerings were many and lovely. The family has 'ho sympathy of our entire commun itr. Mr. r.itd Mrs. R. J. Bryson and Leu/amin, have returned to their lumie here after spending sev eral veal's in Chattanooga, Tepn. Mrs. Fred McKee and baby of Wubstn are visiting her mother, Mrs. Lona Green. Miss Louise Arrington of Ashe ville \< rn.al School and her mother Mrs. Lily Bryson and Mr. L. L. CofijH-r were dinner gnests of Mr. and Mia. A. II. Mchaffey in Hen dflrsouville, Sunday. Mr. Libert Reese went to Way ncsville on business Monday. Mrs. f ida Holtzclaw of Richmond, ^ a., arrived Sumjay to spend the Munmev in her attractive cottage i"ar tite Fish Hatchery. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christy of ^ ranklin were guests of his sister, Mrs. (Jeorge Bryson Sunday. Mr~. Hubert Enaley and children have returned from a visit to hei parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mchaf fey ia Hendereoaville. SYLVA JUNIORS WIN FIEST HONORS '< The Junior Club of Sylva was ' awarded the prize for the best ie i port made by any junior club in thr | State, at the meeing of the North ^ Carolina Federation of Women's I Clubs, held in Greensboro. The prize, aa fiv<; dollar gold piece, was award* ? ed by Mrs. E. L. McKee, former president of the federation. | The Sylva Junior Club was re;*" I resented at the Greensboro meeting ^ by Mrs. Cyrus Nicholson and Miss Docia Gmrett. i The report of the Sylva Juniors was the only report read at the lunchor. given to the junior clubs. The be.ft report was picked, and Mrs. Nicholson, secretary of the Sylva Club rend it at the luncheon. SYL/A HIGH GRADUATES 26 ! Twei.tv six young men and young ln^ie.s will receive their diplomas from Sj'vn Central High this even ing at eight o'clock. The class roll is: Bonnie May An thony, ..'.-sines Edmund Brown, Mar garet Matilda Brown, Robert Fred BumgM)>ei, Claude Emerson Camjv bell, Chi.rles Candler, Evelyn Eli zabeth Clayton, Matilda Elizabeth Cogdill, Earl Colling, Marshall , Grover Cooper, Mary Emma Fergu son, Wayne Blair Ferguson, Mar; Katherine Grindstaff, Shirley As bury Henry, Charlotte Irene Hoop er, Char'es McDowell Hooper, Mary George Howell, Claudy Edith Hoyle, Edna Carolyn Hovlo, Tal mage Lloyd Jones, Nancy Larceina Keener, Bon nie Lou Morris, Phyllis Ora McCnl ley, Frank Smith Rasmuson and Allie Wilson. Tho commencement exercises were initiated Sunday af ternoon when Rev. P. L. Elliott de livered the baccalaureate sermon for both Svlva Ilieh and Svlva Col legiate Institute, at the graded j school auditorium. | Tho class play "Adam and Evr," | coached bv Mrs. Chester Seott, will i ? ! be presented tomorrow, Friday ev- j ening. i i W. R. STEWART DIES AT ERASTUS W, Ransom Stewart. ono of the most prominent citizens of the Sontliern fliil of Jackson county, died Sunday eveninsr at his home on Pine Or?ek, following a heart at tack earlier in the day. ? Mr. Stewart had apparently been in his usual health, and went out to feed his cattle, when the attack ' came. Th1 fnneral was conducted at Pine Creek cenvterv, to'ondav, T?ev. J. G Murray officiating. Interment wart with Masonic ceremonies. Mr. Stewart, who was 62 years of aire, is survived by his widow, five r?a"?*hters, Mrs. Charles Stew.. I art, M-s Wa^'on Mnodv. and Mrs. Charles Norris. a'l of whom li"o in ! I Mountain tnwneVn. Mrs. * lvjn Cvnir j fnr(| if rnUnn-tioo. nnfl "nnnio, who made her bo^io wi*h bov ! I and h\ rne son. Pov Stewart. Mr. ' Stewart leaves also a rf brothers, sisters, and other rcla. tive3. i b' Mr. (ivady Queen of Cantoa vis ited relatives here Sunday. Mr. ami Mrs. Wess Queen ar.d baby have returned to their home iu Gastonia after a visit to Mrs.' Queen'' a father, Mr. Charlie Cow ard, who is very sick. j Miss Katy Kenuey has returned to Balsam after spending the wintei in Richmond, Va. Mr. Vernon Jones antV sister, Mis:< Freda Joues, attended the singir convention at Maple Grove Sui:dn afternoon. Mr. U. J. Beck and family we? ! to Wa-nesville Sunday. Many Balsamites went, to Syl- ;? Sunday afternoon to hear the i' ;s'" I laureat sermon by Dr. Elliott, t~" i fore th-l graduating class of Svh'a High. Bals;iir. was visited by a hail storm Saturday. j Mr. John Blanton speaks well of the Cha"relet car. He has a 28-4 and drove it to what is known here as the Will Allen farm. There is not much of a road and that is very "zigzaggV and steep, said part of the tiii-e it seemed as if the car was just running on its rear wheels so perpendicular was the roac^. This was the first time a car had ever jbeea cvti the road. Q Ov WEEK BY WEEK 'Ky Dan Tompkins) lviii .J Alfonso of Spain bas . ab dieted !us throne, and a republic is to take the place oi the oid Spanish kingdom. 'i'lius <}oes Democracy evei march forward. Two missing Haywood menx were found in a sink hole, where theii bodies had been placed last August, marking one of the n.ost grueson e tragedies in the history of this mountain country.. Looks as if jur ies will have to have to face the fact that there is an electric chair in Kalcigli, :-nd act accordingly. , A six year old boy placed stones on th:. main line of the Southern and wrecked a train. He stated that he wat ted the train to wreck, and didn t care whether people were killed. The one who needs punishing is the mother, "who would allow a six year eld lad to plav about a railroad track. Hond'tras is the latest nation in which revolution has raised its head. There is a spirit of unrest throughout the world; due largely to the l'act that the people are not enjoying the prosperity that is their due. In other words, they are not getting their share of the good things of this world. In Hi'cvard they are running a former fcervice men's ticket for the town offices; which is a bad policy, accen'.uaii'^ an<\ tarrying down even to municipal affairs the perni cious - syst -m of b!oc government that ha- grown up in this country. , ) ' The legislative situation lias tie velopcd i -to a conference b'dweci. committees of the Senate and the House, In anjitteir.pt to^ iron the differences regav^ng^Tyr? :amf means of raising revenue with whith to supporl the State government and finance the six months schools. Man/ people are hopeful that at last, the legislature will arrive at some solution and adjourn. 'i A slight earthquake shook the states of the East. . Tom Heflin is'in AV:i say with regard to the ef fort of tho Senate to increase the state equalising fund, as a means ot escaping from the dilenin-.a in which the members have iuhnd themselves to redlee the tax burden. In her speech in the Senate Mi's. McKee pointed out the suggested lequalirnuoji fund is most inadequate She gave figures to show that many counties have never received the I proportionate increase in the equali ' zatiou fund of two years ago. "Any increase in the equalization fund can ne.er be reflected in pro poitionule tax reduction in the pir ticipjiting counties," she dechmd. "Two years ago, the equalization fund u as doubled, but the counties needing help most did not get the ](M) per cent increase which they tad -i right to expect." Mr?. .McKee, in making her pointy gave the following examples: "My county of Jackson in 1928 192!) i "Ceived from the ecpialization fund iii round numbers $31,000; in 1929-19)0, though the equalization Xund was doubled, we received an in i col $17,000 in round numbers, which amounted to a 54 per cent in crease. Transylvania county, also in my district, received an increase of 54 per cent; while Iredell county, with i propertv valuation of $48,000, 000 received in 1929, 1930, $80,000, or a" i increase of 152 per cent. This in spite of the fact that Jackson county property valuation is only $10,000,000 and that of Transylva nia only $0,000,000. Watauga coun ty, with a property valuation of $8, I]000,000 received an increase of 55 per cent: while Burke . county, with a property valuation of $20,000,000, receivd an increase of 122 por cent. I?olk count'- has the distinction of 1 receiving Ihe lowest percentage of I increase of any count}' in the State 29 per tent. Its property valuation I $7,000.000; while the county of Wake, which has not heretofore par ticipat'd in the equalization fund, I with, a property valuation of $98, 000,000. received more than $56, 000. Dare county, with a property ! valuation of $2,000,000, received $8, 000 from the equalization fund in 1 1930. Rowan county, with a valua tion nt, $72.000,000, received almost $G2,o0i). "Tin1 farther increase of $3,500, 000 proposed by the Folger bill, pro poses Mill ,rreater inequalities in dis tribution Airording to their own fig ures Avery county, with a property valuation of about $0,000,000, is prop: i si tl j?n increase to the tune of $1000. Compare the proposed re ceipts proposed by Hertford and Kok.' counties, Avith a property val uation of $11,000,000 and $10, TO BE PARADISE FOR WILD GAME Tho Great Smoky Mountains Na tional part will become, within the lext few years, a great reservoir, i u whirh the wild lifci of the southern Appalachian Mountains will be con served, according to the plans ot' the National Park service. X Ross j Eakin, superintendent of the new national park, has outline^ a plan for stocking the 428,000 acre reser vation vith deer, bear, beaver, wild turkeys, grouse and other game. Pisgah National forest game pic serve, neai Abbeville, will be the principal source, from which tin doer will bo obtained for the newly established nutional park. Over a, 000 ueer u re known to roam the for est in the 100,000 acre game pre serve, and these are far too many for the area, according to M. A. Mattooii, forest supervisor for the Pisgah national forest. The deer will be trapped; a few each year. In accordance with the Eakin plan, 675 of them will be transferrer to the national park by the year 1940. The natural in crteass t,l the game animals, is ex pected to fill the National park with ii large number of deer by 1940. Tlu Eakin plan calls for 2? deer Irons Pisgah forest in 1931; 50 is- JM.'l with 100 the year there after and others to be captured and stiil to the national park in the following yearly trapping seasons. Other game animals and birds will lw> imported from other sections 'of th.- country, for stocking the nu jtional park with wild life, and the natural park service has already es tablished fire and game wardens witliiu the area, to protect the sec tion fiitm poachers and from the de structive effects of forest fires. The game in the National park w ill be protected in perpetuity, no hunting being i Mowed at any time within the park boundaries. As in the case | of the Pisgah game preserve and the four other game refuges in West . ern North Carolina, the overflow of I game is expected to provide good; I shooting in the terrain surrounding i the Great Smokies, during the open hunting seasons. Linked with the os tabik'hed game preserves the Great Smokv Mountains national park should aid in making the region a future hunters' paradise. OPERETTA DRAWS /CROWD The operetta "The Golden Slip per," at, errangement of Cinderella, which was presented by the ele mentary school, under the direction of Miss Emily Smith, and sponsor ed b\ the Sylva Parent..Teachers Association, drew a large crowd ol' spectators on Friday evening of last week. Tin :arge audience was pleased with t!.e presentation, which if? re ported ;is having been far above the average for such performances, show >?g c.'V/?tu! planning and training. 000,00;) respectively. The former wiil ne?*ive $73,er counties. '"We want the justice of fi six months school promised by the State Constitution?that and noth ing more and nothing leaa," she