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? .ail V ear in Advance in Tiie A*0iwV* sylva, k. c., Thursday, app.il :>c, 1931 ? I $2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County.
WEEK BY WEtK
{By Dan Tompkins)
T! ? v!"?'k market bas again been
fuli::.; u, new low levels in many
?tuck*. ,'"st as prosperity was an..
coming around the com
What it means, the layman can
ne".
unl *?'>?
II,.. \orth Carolina Bankers ex
press optimism over the ' financial
outliok; but the convention is
mettif." u: I'inehurst?not in Ashe..
rill'.
II, ? f.fiienil Assembly of North
Carolin.! i:? still in a ^eadlock over
finat.f i: ^ ol the six month's schools.
(?ld n.i!" public will pay the jbill any
*a\; ^ ^'hy nil this ado about
wht'li .Method to use in extracting
the r." ' > v from him ?
i
rtlitir Brisbane, newspaper para
?nipht ? extraordinary, may or may
,iot hi |?ropliet. He may -cr may
not be ?hlc to equal the wisdom of
Joseph u' looking into the near fu
tun. Anyway, he predicts yet sov
en IcHti years iu his column. If Mr.
Brnbaiif > rorrect in his prognos..
tif.Ht.utu i In- people will bo ready
tor revolution before the end of
the *eVeti.
Mr. Pi; man "l' Texas says" that!
lie will hvins: imjieachment proceed
iut^s s^ainsl Andrew* Mellon, as soon
an the pcw oonp'rss convenes. The
Imm < "1 his action is the legal pro..
hibihrr. <?f anyone engaged in busi..
?ess ol" trade or coirjmerce filling
thi- ni'tii f of secretary of the treas
nr*'.
T!w contest which Mr. Pritchard'
is blitzing, with the hope of lin.
seating Senator Bailey, has,' so farr
failed to cause any great amount of
evciUment in the State. In fact,
the people, a& is usual, after eloe..
tions. are rather apathetic regarft
in? the matter. The ballot boxes are
to he impounded and taken to* Wash
iiifjtoi! fo" a new count. Few; if anv
people believe that Mr. Pritchard
wn.s defrauded out of 113,000 votes.
For the first time in the State,,
thirteen ;.urors will sit on. the cases
in which Asheville bankers ? and
former eiiv and county officials are
to he tried. The new law providing
thn* l'! i'lrors can sit on a case has
recerrfly gone into effect. The th'r.i.
teenfl j.;ror will mot really- he' a
.furor. Tfo will sit with the;, jury,
her- the evidence and charge, and
act in ease any of the regular
twelve jurors becomes incapacitat...
e<l during the process (of the trial.
I
Th" trials of numerous andi,sun...
dry oti'ieials of defunct banks, for
mer c tv officials and fonrer conn
tv officials, have started over in
AshoviMo The usual maze of leeral
technicalities has been erected bv
" sti-fini; trrav of defense , council.
The failure of banks and.the van..-,
'shine rf public funds, Jast Novem..
ber, tinned a major calam'ty to
all Western North Caro'im,
piw?->lo I've tired of techi(nc^I?HeS
and ( ironmlocntion in courts.'Thevy
v?nt the plain truth, from which
jury fjirj arrive at justice',
j?- r.
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NORTON NEWS
Mrs Kditb Norton (has w?tu'^-.'
to "Western Carolina Teac^ew.
lfjw after visiting her errand^
Outs. Mr and Mrs. Griffin NonWV
M ,'nhn Watson and Miss <V
l.vf (nlhonn called on Mrs. Emily
Ilet.cj.n Sunday.
M"s?rs. Roy Parker, Georee and
Hi'iirv l'.'Twn of . John's Creek were
?n Norton Sunday.
Mi<s Virginia Calhoun is spending
'1' v,l: with Mrs. .Emilv ITenson.
We are glad to know the people
Norton are taking a great, inter
tl-rest in the Sunday school.
Misn Opa Lee Calhoun and4 her
liiotlior were guests of Mrs. Julia
*'i?r*on Tuesday night.
M:-'s TVssie Norton called on Miss
Mill, Norton Sunday.
I>r. W. P. McGuire and family
bursty of Mrs. Pearl McCun?
Sunday.
Mr. ami Mrs. Claude Rosrers ard
tot"le daughter^ Claudie Mae are
sOfii.l-,iij; a few days with ' Mrs".
Calhoun. ' 'J
VARIETY PROGRAM* AT
LYRIC NEXT WEEK
r ? ' ?>'. . r T ?
The Lyric Theatre will show three
difirent typfcs' of pictures next'1 week
each one different type from the,,
other two. ()j>ening Hie week our
Monday and Tuesday, the offering
will be "The Easiest Way,' starring
Consrj:nee Bennett, who will be
supported by un' above the average
east which includes Robert Mont
gomery, Anita Page and Adolphe
Meniou. This is^'thfe "society'' tvpe
ot picture, andHfenls with the theme"
that "when poverty st:ilks in, ..it
makes it all the eas:cr for virtue
to exit through the proverbial win.,
dow." i .
The second picture, ''Renegades",
which will be sfiowijf on Wednesday
and Thursday is the "adventure"
or "action*' type. "Renegades" is
based 011 the exploits of four snlJ
dici's'in the French Foro'giH1 t^e_!
gion. The male honors are vjrfiared'
by Warner Baxter and Xoah Beery,,
while Myrna Loy has the feminine
lead. ( ; {?> ''
1 li<* week, Fiidav and Sat.
tirday," 's a?i old time L:-t?Iotl_rj;:::a? ?
with the onphasis on the. "niflo."
The hciiit throbs and tears wrl b{J
induced by an old stage play, "Ten j
Nights )t> a Bar Room," which was
a favorite thiirt^PBr forty years ago |
and which has been changed very
liftle V\i>n days of Prohibi
tion.
DANGER OF LOSING
COUNTY AGENT;
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It is ,'l ited authoratively that
the ruitnty commissioners are con.,
tcittplatii'ff abolshing the yff:ce of
cotinh ?irent at the time the budget
* . | } ?
for next year is made up in July. ,
The commissioners are cutting
every corner iif'/au effort to reduce
* y ? _ ?
the cost of tlu>-county government
to the'nnnit?fttrfij"r.nd it is said that
the Aejfbrding the county
agent is rec<vv;ng seriQus 'o?HsijLj j
eeati$v iirt^srest econaBQrj i
Tb-!. ,. c?totj^i-i&h>iicrs gre of the .
. opinion.. lijtytvtlj^-' n>w troad law, |
which take.'j from the? countv; the
$24,iTr- gasoliiie tax and the State i
assuinesV'iheT zmintcuanpe of -the; i
county roads, will ne?essar ly ra:se
the "road*tax in the cotpitv, for the
-#???? ... ji I - ?*
?rerfsori thaf the- county will have to
meevinterejfcilhd principal on bon<J
ed. int.e^t'^lrTe^ J'o,r roads, from tlie
county levy," whioh was irtt 'last
year and the year before by the,
State''s canalizing fund. ; .
TJ'.e-abolition of the comity agents
office, is said to"' be but one of the
'mantis?*'-tt'Ht? fKe '? eonwissionerR are
considering to meet th? situation, i
CARD *0F THINKS
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We \v;sh to express' our thank
through your paper to our manj
frieads for their help and sympathy
clurinjc ?he short illticfw anil sudden
death of our beloved husband and
father, ;t'so for the marty'beautiful
flowers-.
Mrs. Marie Stewart
and Family.
' V ? Vv f: "?>>; J-t
? U/Queen of Fete :
V Qorothy Knowlden,. led the festivij
ties' at the Ogden, Utah, carnival
this year.
I 1 .
I Monro B. Madison, couuty con:..' ster. Hf was educated at Western
missumer of welfare, was elected as Carolina Teachers College and the
co.irrty Hiperintcndent of schools, University of North Carolina. Un..
by the county board of education, til his election as county comniis..
on Tuesday. Mr. Madison succeeds sloner ot welfare at the general
Superintendent John N. Wilson who election, last fall, Mr. Madison was
hits guided the educational affaire
of tu?' county for a number of years.
He vr.1l assume his office in July.
There were ten applicants for the
suprintvndcnt of the school at Wei)
ster.
Mr. Wilson, whom Mr. ' Madison
succeeds, is also a native of th'.s
position it is stated, and a great' county, r.nd has been actively iden
deal ol interest was manifested in tified with the educational interests
the election of the superintendent,
who*-' term of loffiee will run for
two yeav&.
Tin board of education :!b com..
of the. county for a long number o;
yeaj*. Me has sensed as county
supd;ii>eiid?nt of schools, as bus!
ncss !? gent for Cullowhee State
posed ol' Mr. M. B. Madison, ev ! Nori.'ul School, now Western Caro.
? ' ?l
.officio chairman, Mr. Ix .A. Buch., lina Teachers College, and has
anan of Svlva, and Mr. Thomas A. taught, in the schools of the county.
Dillard of Cash;er's Valley. Mr.; With the election of Mr. Madison
Madison will resign his office as as superintendent, political Interes4
qouiity eonanviss'loqer of welfare, in I he county now centers about tin
and' it will then (Become the duty of appointment of his successor as
Dan AMison, clerk of the superior eonntv welfare commissioner. No
court, to appoint h:s successor. ; intimation as to whom, if anybody
? T&e new superintendent is a na the clerk of the eourt has in ,inind,
tive '>f Jiwkson county, nnd a son has been forthcoming. Mr. Allison
of Prof. R. L. Madison, founder of has until July to make up his mind
Western Carolina Teachers College, whom to appoint to the post, and it
TTe lia-i lived here all his life. Is mar, is improbable that he will announce
ried and makes his home in Web..;* choice before that time.
M. B. MADISON HEA.S COUNTY SCHOOLS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PARENT TEACHERS |AS80i}
Wo give' below, a report of the j
pi'isUivlit ami treasurer ot the local
Parent Teaeher Assoriation, tor the
year just ended. The organization
has been very active in assisting in
the work ot the schools aud has
sponsored several worth while no\e
meats, dining the year, as will be
seen lift i ho report .
At the first meeting in Septem
ber " iht; Association endorsed the
three legislative objectives set by
the P. 3*. A. Congress, afcd had the
resolutuns printrd in bpth local
also "were placed in the hands of
I senatora and representatives elect by
a Ciuiin.ttee appointed to discuss
these'ti-jestiveS. with thein.
| ? Mf. Uoflper asked for aid in pur
chaMi.g a mimeograph machine for
the Graded School. The Association
donated $15 for this.
At Mr. Reed's suggestion a com
li ittee was appointed to work out
the problem of feeding the under
Weight children in school. Working
with the teachers this committer
made, plans to furnish milk and souP
for thirty five children. Until Jan
uary this food was bought with
money made by the sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals, under the I
| supervision of Mrs. J. C. Allison.
In January Mrs. G. B. Cldmmer
I began soliciting funds to continue
1 feeding the children. Through Jier
'?> i
efforts corro money was collected.
Then Mr. D. M. Hall furnishedj soup
and milk for a month. Mrs. E. M.
Hale and Mr. N. C. Brown furnish.,
ed milk for them one month each.
The Junior Study Club also donat..
! ed generously to this cause. The
I association wants to especially thank
I all these people and also thank Miss
'T.ou'sc ITrnson, manager of the
Cafeteria and""*"f>omest:c Science
-teacher. *ho prepared the food for
?tJic fhihlren.
r'ooper kept n ro?or?l of the
Weights of the ch:ldron and some of
thorn! gained more than eight pounds
dftring the year. All of them show.
aj stead.'.' increase in weight and
q^srfi a marked improvement in
?rho\s rship..
* " Mis. Ti. 'Jj. MeKoo gove books
eaolu month to the. graded school
jroonj having the best average at
tendance.. The P. .T. A. gave P'C
tiYrV.i each month to the High \
Rchoot ioon having the best aver. ,
n<re Tittrofanee, And also gave a pic
tm\v each s,'onfh to the srrado hav
ing the nir.-t mothers present at the
monthly R T. A. meetings.
tly t^'enfy seventh of Rentom
Vt jf l'iViJe 'et was sensed to the
.t,eactyt?*.vef the county at their an..
*' A* ff|V> October meeting a motion
was enrrtod to give $50 to the Hi?*h
?R-Thol Domestic Science Depart.
^rjk^r.. for purchasing a new gas
?*tbve.
'X enrte;?i w*ns boneht for the
PftS.V'1 ' School buildinsr. [Approiate
everC Re?5 were held -Saturday morn...
"?f?>^nt wti*""1! t'mn this curtain was
presented t? the school.
i Oi Thrift Day in October a food
sale was held.
L A dinner was given to the teach..
'fcrs and fat hen's un the evening of
I November the seventh.
Mrs. V>\ C. Reed was ap]x)iuted
chairman of Grade Mothers. < She
called meetings of the grade moth..'
trs -hoscn for each room. These j
mothers with the teachers visited I
the homes of the children. They j
d d u:uih to promote regular at:,
tendance. ,
! All standing committees, program
child "?Vfltaref social, finance and
mymiiership, were active.
i 'lh'.ee subscriptions were secured
to child welfare iiuagazine.
Fouitder's Day Gift of $2.00
Lunches were sold at February
ter* i of court. /' ,v.
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i Or. April 17th an operetta di
rected by Miss Emily Smith and
sponsored by the P. T. A. wap giv_
en at Graded School building.
Miss l.ouise Henson, Home Rcono
in'.es impertinent held a Fashion
Revue at the April P. T. A. meet
ing. , '(
Meaibers of the Association help
ed Miss Swain and I)r. Wilkes with
the examinations of Children Be
ginner's Day. Refreshments were
furnished for the children on that
day. ? -1 '?<??? ??
Ne /. paper clippings about P. T.
A. activities and pictures of mem,,
hers were sent to Mrs. Freel..of
Canton tc be put into a District
Scrap Book. ?
Officers elected ifor the coming:
years are: .
? Mrs. D. M. Hall, President.
Mr*. W. C. Reed, V. President."- ?
Miss Sue Allison, Secretary.
Mrs. John Wilson, Treasurer.
Mrs. J. F. Freeze, Historian.
The P. T. A. extend^ thanks to
all tlio.se who took advertisements
on the Graded School curtain and j
to those donations to the curtail^
fund. Thanks are' also due t?
oth'jrs making dontrjbutions o t
time and money.
Tr&-v,urer's Report for ljNHTSl
From last year ' 32.96
Frcm play sponsored by P. T. A.**1 ? .
Foo-1 sale on "Thrift 1
Dues collected " '.^ll.-jlS.
Proceeds for-banquet i
1 for county teacher* 1- >.93.78^
Collected for cream usyd at:*
j b.inunet 7.00
Junior .>tudv Club t? anph-^n
ourfW"-: . ? "
H3?h School to apply on' enr
1 tain 35.00
Elementary School to apply on
| cnv'.ain 'j 35.00
j Ads and donations to apply
| on curtain 1358.23
I Sale of extract * 15.00
? Sat? of lunches at court house' 27.4(5
Donated by members for Fctond "
i ers Day Gift ' v' 2.00
From operetta given by E lem en ..
tary. School v ' 55.65
, 757.13
Paid ont for rear 725.30
? - m ?
l'alancr. 31:83
Funds raised by Mrs. Clemmer to
feed underweight children:
JAMES MOSS PASSES
AT GLEJTV1LLE
Jnme; Moss, veteran of the Con
federacy and one of tbe best known
eitizci.s of tbe upper nd of tbe
county, died on Sunday at his home
in Gier. vi He.
The 1'tmera.l was conducted ,at
the Glenville ecmetery on Monday
aftrnoon, with Rev. Mr. Woolem
conducting the service.
Mr. M??>s is survived by one daugh
er, Mrs. Minnie Cunningham, of
Glenville, by four sons, Henry C.
Moss. David P. Moss, Tom Moss
md Stanley Moss, all of Glenville,
and by n number of grandchildren
inc| other relatives.
MMess was a man of exception
illy pjrong mind, was well inofrmed
and was one of the most influential
itizciis ti his section of the count v.
JUNIORS ENTERTAIN
SENIORS J r
Cul!cwhue, N. C., April 24?The j
most festive occasion of. the High i
school year was celebrated last Sat- J
urdtw f vening from 8 until 11 when I
the Juniors entertained the seniors j
and a number of guests.
Class colors of. the seniors laven
der aii'l white were used in the dec
orations. The Domestic Science room
was transformed into a /bow^r of
loveliness with myriad soft lights,
flowers, greens, cane and streamers
of lavender and white. Tables were
arrri.g*d in horeshoe shape and cov"
era laid for 60. The programs found |
at tact plate were attractive and ;
artistic. The place 'cards bore a like-!
ness of the class mascot the spon-i
s-ors Hull dog.
During the evening a program of
toast.', readings and lnusie was en
joyed, presided over by David]
H. Brown toastmaster. A trio from
the ocllege furnished music during
the three course banquet prepared
aud served by the Methodist Mi?
sionajT Society.
Near the end of the program a
ter w Inch a miniature diploma with
a personal message on each .was die j
livered to each senior. -_Vi ? .
Both elrtteses gave y.eJKi?nd de^
clare-1 thif .oue of. the ? '-best bam.
quet >. nvf. r giyeij. jiere.. .?.
FUNERAL IB CONDUCTED -
> FORMRfl. i G. SHELTON:
Cul-mLee, .April Jienry
Crawford, ot CullowLecy
died ye*tercuiy morning1 a* 9-<>'cl?ci"j
following an ? Illness of" eevei'alj
months^- The ftuujral* service-? watf!
held this, afternoon'.at 2 Veloek'^nj
the -Ciillowhee Baptist "(!hn'relR: '*
Mrs. "Shellon i? wfffivcd* by 'feer
husband, ber -mother,- M'fe. 'SuBdn
Cravi'ord,- of this commfltfity/ fofir
daughter*, Mrs*. Fred MfeCoy -tff
Sylva; '-?Sirs/- Reuben (5arrett ? of'
Culh?*vhety Mrs. Paul'"ffendersotr of
Canton, Mrs. Caul'Jvcever of Dills.,
bora arid two-sony,.?Gordon arid
Harle;/, Iftr-are at hofro.""
From sales of . Christinas sealij 15.0^
' ? * T . . ? ' . * .. ' ?
Miss Hannah Moore 5.00*.
EmbiOiU'Av Club _ 2.0? j
W. C. Reed ' . ? 3.00'
Paid ont?jfcilus fund4.^ . .71
(iniik ara&fcgetables) . v 15.50
Leavinj?j22P' $9.50,
,Paid ^w^lor year:' , t I
LigU^itt?Cs for high sefidi?! "* * |[
buj$f|s|?~ 4.#j
Paid ?li =toWoeogi'fl|>h for Elemen
tar/ School ..15.00,
For trroe???es and supplies, lpr ? * _ ' j
>ban^i.etiv J- J.7a
:Help at banquet - 3.501
For ere&n used at hAnqpct .>.>-00 I
..St&te ~?nd 'national diuiit .J.?0 [
Elenien tory. scJiooL. - #
Stein f^solittit I
ir,-* ?ds l'^r curtain .. .i-. t?-Q0 j
Te Jaeksr.n County Bajik. iirtercsl.. j
on ?n?*ta:ii note * .1.00..
To .T^ekson Hdw. on gas raogf .v.^
?qi High School kitchen 50.00
? Vv 'i"- ?*"*? i ** !
Favors uised teacherj. ajid fath
ers ' night ? ... ,
Helfv cleaning High SchopJ ...J
kitchen
Founders Day gift , _ 2.0(1
Pictures for Elementary afivt*1" ' "
) High Schools : . - 4.20
Bills X*?r operetta ~ 4 "* 25-l?|
Begijinein' day program -1
Mrs. H. E. BlltlLiP^.'
Mn. T. L
FORTY YEARS AGO
Tuckn-ei^e Democrat, 'April 29, 189
Azalea:; are blooming.
Tlu1 kaolin factory is in foil blast.
Many farmers are throupb plant
ing corn.
0;." young friend, ?Iohn Moss, ot'
Hau.bnrg, was here Monday. ile
has joined the axe brigade which in
cutting i'he timber in ^Ir. Fletcher V
woodc.
It wns our g<H?d fortune to l>r
present at the entertainment at
Webster, on last Wednesday even
ing. It ""??* made up of music? vo.
eal and instrumental, and of diah?.
pue.-i att-'l recitations. While it was
all enjoyable," we must particularly
mention the copvic duet, "Now,
Motve;-,'' rendered by Miss Edith
Kiiii. of Colorado, ftnd I)r. W. F.
Tompku-!'. This duet" won hiph prais*
from all present. A recitation, "Tta
Inquiry.'* by four little jjirls ?
Ffankie MfLain, Annie Leather
wood, Dessie Buchanan and
York',* well done. There weif
several'ofIier features we would like
to mention but our limited spac^
forbids.
"KoV. 'jf."' Tf.' Harrington has inel
itfth ifteouhiffrniff 'ftucyess in solieit
ing subscriptions .for'the new 'Bap
tist efcnieh. We are pleased to
know fhat the people are responding
with .1 degfree ol" liberality that
is highly comineiTdatjle. In the first,
days of last weeK subscriptions were
made ' ^'mounting to nearly
The 'bij* bas been selected, puirhas .
ed ai^f 'paid for, the deed has been
exeem'eif and th<*' title passed to tho
trustees of the church. The site sc .
lected is on tfie Kill "in the Macomb
[addition, "a beautiful and command
ing' situation for tKe location of A
fcamlspiue cjjurri. ;*
.. From; Ttxas: I see - in the two lust
iSHiiliK ot. your. pupej? omething said
abou>-lke: natural. bridge in Cai
towiwfcip,; all;>of which I was fi
, iar ? with ..about, .thirty years ago,
and have ha&vtJw' pleaseure of cross
.ingfull -of the bridge? and the Panth
er *foQt . jog, ? just , b$loW the bridge,
where .Coj. Brown .caught the pan
ther ihjitr gave riso-to the name of
tbe-foot.Jog. In-1854 a nephew of
mine ar.d myself put sixteen speek
led.trout in the jjyev. at Canada, and
^h&vc not been blest with the privi
lege ! >f fishiipg for them since. ?
J5.. J> C^SheW on, Zephyr, Texas.
Sard of thanks
Worl-r cftn not express oar appro
ciiti?r of the' many deeds of help
kiid fcmdnesfc shown us <Turinp the
sickness end death" of my wife. We
wiH .ever )>}> preatfu] to every on*
wh<> y; ridered" so much help.
'* ''Verrfort Bmugamer
and Pamilv.
. '^Fpuncf Rfglit
JJetts, Mew York waty girf,
& Pin&arrt, N. G. * M*