$1.50 Year in Advance in The Count v. % THB JACK8?n county journal, sylva, n. c., june 4 1931 $2.00 Year in Advance Outside The County. Highway 106 Expected To BeC^npIeted Hiifliway 10$ leading from Sylva to the South Carolina, via Western Cnruluia Teacaers College, will be on of the first highways in the State 4o receive attention, according to definite promise made to Reprc-I scntative Thomas A. Cox, by Chair man 1". deffress, and Comnus oiont'r W. W. Ncal, when the newly organized highway commission, be ,?un operating under the new act. uliiili abolishes county and district lines in 'highway construction and maintenance. lOti will be paved from the Sylva Country Club Jo Dick's Gap, and grading will be done from (Uenvilh to Cashiers Valley, in the immediate future, if the present plans of the highway commission are carried out. Mr, Cox stated that Mr. Jeffress hrts been assiduous in familiarizing himself with highway needs through out -he State, and that he is con vinced <>t the immediate needs of, JrtC, of its importance as the high way serving the only great State institution in this part of North Carolina. .? ? ? ?' | ?, TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO TEACHERS COLLEGE The elementary school at Western Carolina Teachers College, operate*1 for 'lie henetit of children in this ruction, and as a practice school for teachers, will opeu on June 9, ac (?ordinc to Jfiss Cordelia Camp, su jXTvisoor. \ bus will run from Sylva and Webster each day, for the bene fit of any children who may wish to be transported to Cullowhee for the six wholes term under the special and excellent teaching given there. A registration and tuition fee of 7>0c per cer ehild will be the only expense. TOURISTS COMING BY PLANE Brevard News, May 28.?E. L. Haskell, Muskogee,, Oklahoma capi talist, will arrivw in Brevard about the tirst of July, with Mrs. Haskell and muse to spend the summer at the beautiful Halsell Summer home, at Davidson River. Word was re ceived by .Mr. T. A. English, nvastei farmer of Transylvania county whose tine farm adjoins the Halsell prop erty, that Mr. and Mrs. Halsell will come lo Brevard in a hospital plane, and will make landing in the river bottom lands of Mr. English. BALSAM Mt. Pleasant choir and several from Kaunook, as well as some from the Baptist church in Balsam, did some line singing in the Methodist ehurcii Sunday afternoon. We know ot no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than for neighboring choirs to get together and praise the Lord with song, which is good for old and young. "Alas for those who lii-vir siri{?, but die with all their music in them-.' Mrs. X. R. Christy was taken to the Waynesville hospital Sunday wheiv she underwent a serious oper ation. She is recovering as well as could be expectd. Mm. Rachel Cathey of Candler spent last week end with Mrs. Sara BrvHon. Mm. W. B. Farwell and Mr. George Knight motored to Asheville Tues* day to meet Misses Ruth and Frances | Kdwards, ,wbo are en route from colleges in Nashville and Greenville, I enn.. respectively, to their home in Mulllns, S. C. The Miss*s Edwards are nieces of Mrs. W. B. Farwell find Mrs. D. T. Knight and will visit them for a while. Miss Marie Nichols of Whittier was last week end guest of Mrs. ^ara Bryson. Mra. Bessie Cuthbertson 'ot Almond is here visiting relatives. - Mr. and Mrs. Wess Queen of Gas tonia are here visiting relatives. Miss Edna Laney, who has been attending Misenheimer school near Salisbury, stopped over and spent last week end with her aunt, Mrs. Sara Bryson, before returning to her hon e ot Ela. i The weather continues quite cool here, almost to the degree of frost Tuesday. Mr. Bill Porter of Palm Beach, '"I"., b visiting his father. *fr. J. W. JNwfcf. Champ Clark's Son Col. Bennett G Clark, son of the Democratic leader, is running for V. S. Senator from Missouri. MRS. McKEE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? The Raleigh Times, in its special edition devoted to the accomplish ments and personnel of the General Assembly, says: Mrs. E. L. McKcc, of Jackson Couiily, is the first woman ever to nt in the North Carolino State Sen ate. ^h'e was a member of the 1931 session and no male member of that body could silence her. She is re* ported to be contemplating running for Lieutenant Governor next vear. -DEDICATE NEW DORMITORY Reuben Robertson Hall, the new girls dormitory at Western Carolina Teachers College which was used the winter quarter for the first time, was dedicated yesterday at 2:00. Among the speakera for the occasion were Reubon B. Robertson of Asheville for whom the hall was nanned, Earlc G. Stillwell of Hendersonville, archi tect, Dr. John H. Cook of Greens boro, Superintendent of the Depart ment of Education, and Thomas W. Bird, me,mber of the Board of Trus tees, Asheville. The invocation was given by P. L. Elliott of the English department of Western Carolina Teachcrs College. H. T. Hnnter, president of the college introduced the speaker, Dr. Johu H. Cook. Spe cial music was given by Miss West brook, Dean Bird, Miss Feagans, and Mr.' Hunter. NEW CITY OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED The nfcw city administration went into office on Monday of this week, soon after the arrival of Mayor Harry E. Buchanan, from Raleigh, where he has been for most of the winter and spring. Former Mayor Dan Tompkins ad ministered the oath of office to Mayor Buchanan, who in turn gave the oath to the new aldermen, Chas. Price, E. E. Brown, J. C. Allison, Dr. Grover Wilkes and E. L. Wilson. Tho new board will meet next Thursday evening at the city hall for the purpose of perfecting the organization for the municipal gov ernment. CLANCY WILL BE NEW HEAD OF RESERVATION Brysou City Times. L. W. Page, superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Reservation since 1929, left Saturday morning for Fort Berthole, North Dakota, where he will he in charge of a reservation. Mr. Page spent ten years as super intendent of the North Dakota reser vation, and since leaving there many attempts have been made to have the Indian Department in Washington 4end him back. Three tr,ibes, the Gros Ventre, Mandan and Amokara Indians live on the reservation. In size the reservation is much larger than the Cherokee, having an area of about 400,000 acres, but only 1500 Indians reside there.. Mr. Page will leaVe his duties in the hands of Mr. Clancy who has been named superintendent. Mr. Clancy has been in service in the Phillipine Islands for a number of years, and this is his first experience in the Indian service. SYLVA GIRL EDITOR Greensbooro, June 2.?Miss Helen Simons, of Sylva, is the new editor of t|ie students' handbook of orth Carolina College, according to a re eent announcement by Miss Alyce Fuller, of Kittrell, president of the junior class at the state institution for ] Consider Acts Of General Assembly As Being Helpful That the recent session of the General Assembly enacted much needed legislation of a State*wide character, which will prove oi" great benefit to the State as a whole, and ol' considerable relief to the tax payers, is the opinion of Hon. Thom as A. Cox, Jackson County's repre sentative, who returned Saturday from Raleigh, where he has been, during the entre session of the As sembly. - , Speaking before the Sylva Kotary Club Tuesday. Air. .Cox pointed out the iiigh lights in the accomplish inents of the Assembly. He stated that i:i his opinion the first and most important was the acceptance on the part of the State of the con stitutional mandate to provide six months schools for every child in North Carolina, at the expense of the State. In this Mr. Cox finds a fairer, a better, and a more econ omically administered school system, and a relief in taxation for the farm ers and land-owners. The taking over ol' the roads by the State, and their maintenance from the gasoline tax solely, is con sidered of great importance, which Mr. Cox believes will result in a re duction of taxation on the land , and at the same time, that it will pro vide better country roads through out the State. Mr. Cox jH>inted out the import ance of the creation of the State Department of Banking, which will have general supervision of bank; in the State, and which is designed to make safer, better banking in North Carolina, and to re^stabKjh confidence among the people. The central purchasing agent, who will buy supplies for all the state agencies and institutions, will result in great saving to the people, the Jackson County representative be lieves. The personnel commission, whose S. C. I. TO HAVE SUMMER SESSION OF SCHOOL! ! The summer school at Sylva Collet-ate Institute is scheduled to open July 6, and continue six weeks.' The special features of this \vill be, English and history. Other subjects will be olFered if there is a sufficient j domain! for them. It will be possible for a student to make one unit on | a subject he has previously taken and failed. The rate will be $1(1 per student for the entire tern:'. Interested persons may receive full information from Prof. B. L. Mnlli nax, principal Sylva Colleg-iatc Insti tute, Sylva, Nr. C.. Communications with respect to the summer school should reach the office not later than June 26. duty it will be to employ people to "serve the state in various depart ments, was praised by Mr. Cox, and ! he expressed the opinion that it will result in more efficiency, and also in greater economy. He pointed out that tiie cut in salaries and govern mental expenses effected by the Assembly will save the )>eopie some four million dollars a year. The local vovernment commission was (stablished to have general su" pervision of the sub-divisions of the government, such as counties and municipalities, Mr. Cox stated that the local governments cannot issue bonds or other securities without ap proval of the commission, which he states has already resulted in greater confidence in financial circles in North Carolina securities, and which has already enabled local govern* incuts to issue refunding bonds and notes at a much lower rate than had been the case previously to the en actment of the bill creating the com mission. Another saving, which will re duce expenses, and at the same time [make for a greater institution of leani ng, according to Mr. Cox, was the enactment of the bill consoli dating the University of North Car olina, State College and North Caro lina State College for Women into one institution, as the University of North Carolina. This will stop the rivalry between the institutions that formerly existed, and w:l! obviate present '/duplication of work, to a considerable extent. Mr. Cox stated that .Jackson 'n about an average county in North Carolina in nearly every respect, average, in area, average in wealth, average in population, and that it will receive average benefits from the legislation, and that the tax re duction effected in this county should be the average of the State, which is estimated at about 53c. DIES FROM KICK BY HORSE Brymn City Times, May 29.? Weaver Carson, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Carson of this city, died at the Angel Brothers Hos* pital in Franklin last Thursday night from injuries received when he was kicked in tlu? stomach by a horse. The accident occurred about three days before the young boy's death, when he turned the horse into the barn. Weaver and another small boy| were together when the fatal acci-j dent took place. The deceased is survived by his j father and mother, and the follow ing brothers and sisters all of Bry son City: Mrs. B. Lewis, Roy, Rea-| gan; Frank and Misses Bettie and Marv Carson. W. C. T. G Will Award 54 Diplomas Tomorrow Cullowhee, X. ('., .June 1.?Fifty four Normal Seniors at Western Car olina Teachers College will receive diplomas on Friday, June .'i, at 10 A. M. Robert La than of Ashcville will deliver the literary address and 11. T. Hunter, president of the insti tution, will present the diplomas.1 Miss Edna Eric Wilson, ol Black Mountain, "will sing. The following students will receive; diplopias: Miss Florene Abbott, West i Union, S. C.; Miss Louise Baggette,' Red Springs, Miss Margaret Burgin,! Waynesville; Miss N7?il Campbell,; Maggie, George Carpenter, Franklin;: , Roscoe Coffey, Marble, Miss Fran" I ces Coggins, Stecoah; Miss Ruth | Creasman, Waynesville, Miss Lillian Dillard, Six Mile, S. C.; Aliss Edith ' Downs, Bryson City; Miss Elizabeth! j Duckworth, Brevard, Miss Mary j j Earnhardt, Salisbury: Miss Ruth | (Evans, Mooresville; Miss Margaret Faulk, Pilot Mountain, Miss Flora j Belle Garrett, Xorris, S. C., Miss Rose Garrett, Sylva; Wade Gass, Whitt er, Mrs. Celin Young Gudger, Candler, Miss Bessie Jane Henton, Mill Spring, Miss Elizabeth Henry, Waynosville; Miss Ina Henry, Frank lin, Miss Bennie Hgdon, Almond; Miss Janio Hooper, Speedwell; Miss Florentine Hoots, Henderson \ille; Miss Helen Jones, Franklin; Miss Abbie Jean Jowers, York, S. C., Pearle Kitchens, Hayesville; Miss Azalea McClung, Robbinsville; Miss Susie MeCuIley, Sylva, Miss Louie Med ford, Wavnesville; Miss Ruth Montford, Wilmington, Miss (irace Mo lira n, Swannanoa; Miss Dessie Pairkct*, Sylva, Mrs. T. H. Patton, Murphy; Miss Mary Pearee, Laurens, S. 0., Miss Harriet Piere?, Smith fuId; Miss Marjorle Pipkin, Mur* freesl;oro, Miss Anna Jean Plott, Wavnesville; Miss Mary Rathbone, 'Lake Junaluska, Frank 'T. Rhine hart, Webster; Miss Annie Lou Roe, Piedmont, S. C., Miss Beulah Rogers, Robbinsville; Mis^ Margaret Row land, Dunn, Miss Fannie Sue Rueker, Hart well; Ga., Miss Belzora Smith Oakboro; Miss Osie Smith, Marble, M iss Ruth Stewart, Urastus, Miss I.o:,s Thompson, Lake Junaluska; Miss Marietta Welch, Waynesville; Miss Cleo Watson, Melvin Hill, Miss Hicks Wilson. Sylva; and Miss Lucy Yeltou, Lawndale. i " ? Miss Mellie Sherrill, of Dillsbori, spent several days here this week. Mr. Pierce Allen, of Asheville, eair.e home Monday to visit relatives here. Commissioner Wilson extended his trip to our town after the meeting at Webster Monday. Mr. P. P. Fletcher returned yes tcrday fiviu a visit to Asheville of several davs' duration. *- Mr W. L. Terrell, recently returned Iron; the State of Washington, is clerking for Hall & Buchanan. Mr. W. A. Brown had the inis fortune to have his am: broken last Monday, by his horse falling with him. Mrs. Barnes, o! Knoxville, a sister of Mr. O. T. Henderson, of our place, with her children, is visiting her brother. . Mr. Charlie Bryson, now of Bryson City, eanie up Thursday, to visit his parents, returning to Bryson City, Saturday. We are sorry to learn of continued illness in the family of Register of Deeds Hughes, his little daughter, Kimna, beined to levy a tax on theatre admissions. He became one of the best known lobbyists and was once referred to 011 the floor of the Senate as a "member of the llonse.' During lit* stay in Kalcigh, more than three months, lie was elected mayor of Sylva. Chas. W. Picquet, of Pine hurst, is president of the North Carolina Theatre Owners Association which is affiliated with the Theatre Owners of America. FORMER JACKSON MAN DIES Brvso.i City Times, May 29.?Thomas C. Jones, f>9; died at his home, here in Brvsoii City Wednesday evening, at 8:40 o'clock, after an illness of tw? years. Mr. Jones had been coir fined to his bed for more than., two months before his death. The deceased moved to . Hryson City nine years ago from Barkers Creek where he lived for many years. He was considerd an authority on fruit growing, and followed this in dustry for many years before his health failed. Mr. Jones ww well known in. Western North' Chrolina and for many years was art-active member of the Baptist chfifreh, serv ing as. a dearan in the locaf'ehurch until the time of his death. " Besides his wife, Mrs. Dolly Jougfefc of Brvsbh City, he is survived by-^pl* following relatives: daughters, Miss Amy Tones of? this cityv Mrs. I)ora Poindexter, Baikevs Crwk^ Mis. .lohn Martiri, West* Mills, two brothers; Dillard of Barkers Creek and Calf's McMahan,' half brother,.of Georgia; also the following sistej>: Mrs. Chas. Hensley, of Sylva, M?f, Bertha Green of Gastonia, Mrs. Alice Stiles of Dillsboro. * ? . Funeral services-"were.- h?]d at the First Baptist Chiirch?'h City, Thursday aftemeoiu at '1 with Dr. It. L. Crcart,v ? pastor, in chargo. Burial was irf ? the Brvson City cemetery *' < ? . ' QUALLA The Jackson' County. Union Meet ing convened at tht Baptist church Friday, Saturday -and Sunday. Quite a number of vlsit'drS :jjrere present from different parts'* of* i lie county, singing Sunday evvniflg. Mr. Jake Beck of Cleveland, Tenn., and Mesdumcs Nora Turpin and Bulii Gibson visited at Mr.' W. II. Hoyle's. Mr. J. O. Terrell i has returned home since finishing his school at Oakley Miss Gertrude Ferguson and Gen eva Turpin of A'sfetfville Normal School are at homo - for vacation. Several tyfalla 'folks attended services at"'HyftttV X?hapcl Sunday afternoon." Also a -singing school is ii; 'progress at that place taught by Mr. Alofi/? Webb of Cooper's Qreek. Mr. D. h. ifiigfies and daughter \Viln.a and Mr. and Mrs. Garland Oxner ina'de a trip to Sylva. . Mr. and Mrs'. D."J. W'orlcy and family visited 'Mis. J. A. BumgArm-r, WiLmot. ' Miss Gra^e 'Hovle called at Mr. J. O. Howell's.' ?: ? Mr. J. M. Hughes and family of Cherokee and Mrs. John Avers call ed at Mrs. 'f- H. -Hughes.' Miss Ruth F('rj?uson and Mr. Guy Maadv called - On" Miss Mary K. Fer gnson. Miss Louise Hyatt visited M ss Polly Hoyle. Mrs, C. M. Martin called on Mrs. (i. A. Kinsland. 4 Mr. T.