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l~ ? r? 50 Yea'' in Advance in The Oountv. thb jackson coukty joimxAiisylva' n'c oct 29 1931 MnnTr . , . ? ? c, oct. 29,1931 $2.00 Year in Adswnce Outside The County. Bureau Chiefs Hit By Plan Of Economy ,Sj?. !'?' The ToutiuU) " 1 ?' ()('1 -#>?Free iif' (iovemnient money avo jrlIlir , Harassed look these* days, ,.h Jar!y Secretary of the Navy 'i'. Adams, who has had to u, [In- President's, dictum that ,,, ,m;!,< u Mi,I'00 off the naval es-j li i- said l?v the gussipers ih.it h"' did not take the cuf iV a ltd had many objections to , Tin' i?<*' I'eshlt is his kicks ,i, ? in- nu ile the slice, as or \,vlll.k Adams is only one of ilio'h;n?- suffered but his ease I "'"(H-rhar. ,h" most Slarin?? I)ar" '*"ii!arlv ?>f the spotlight that '|M* t.h,i upon the enormous ex I ii?.?? ins m*le b> European t,their land, sea and Tin- Secretary is said to .. n, in'n'tl -"i '-he dangers of un ti? Mr. Hoover but all Ii.oiUwm- In' iM?? i? return was the llt .t?|. wh.it the President !>t, lllillt.n. >ury spending. It is ;, !i klll?vu heIV I hut Mr. Hoover has .i'iiuitelv i-.it di.wn his foot 011 all ,.r.>aU tl'."' ??w,n a(,dc(l fiK'ndi U,ns and that all ihose close to Km. have iouml that he is not to be a into letting up on them. M?.( ,.f lh" taxpayers in the eouu h) i:ri to ainiwiatc the exact pos ition ?t t abini't officers. Few real j?. ?li.-it the men who sit in with the I'r- uU-v.i .-II tlw ('abinet meetings /r>, ;irrn:il jx.wer than almost ?ini srt .u' Htm in the Government. Thri .in riicu' for the simple pur-1 i'i nlvisiug their Chief, who !i:;ikr-i which are then ear ned oat. Cabinet officers are merely tlif President's api>ointees and can in- lii-iiiissi-tl ;?t any time. 'l jit- l"n .'ted States comes nearer to i.cin?' an absolute monarchy than al ?i!>! any ol' the world powers It is .1 oiie-maa country, not imlike unit t' .Mussolini, Stalin and the other! so-called advanced Kuro pean powers, j I he only real brake on the President U t'ongress, particularly tho Senate, which run lop off all appropriations ami kill any action of any other kau-jli of tlu> national government, t'ut when tho President orders that spemiint: he stopped it is almost ini |?'<sible for anybody to alter his niliuj. Uijit or wrong Mr. Hoover has -< i 1 i> hand to a cartwr of economy in an tl/'-jrf tu avoid an increase in i'vi? mxt year, a oondition that ik-iiM certainly work to the disad vantage ni the Republican Party i'hen it jjoc before the country with an ap|H*al to he returned to power. While his alt nek on the navy bud -ft lav liftu the most publicized ac tiun hi, government spending in re r"'f ?>t'ks it iN known that he has l' i> 'i down inn it v other demands for C. ? '"i'taM-d appropriations and all bu '11 'hiefs hi>re are squirming in conifiii''table swivel chairs, try '-n t' make lour dollars do the work live. Public approval is not want !l-'- thi> average taxpayer feeling ili-it too linieli money is being spent "" iiuhti-dt'il improvements by its vanHs certain effect that will result ?""i hv-ident Hoover's economy '"'''?'t i* that a chorus of complaint *l': :,r *e from the coteries of ad major generals and permanent secretaries of the various *? ?I'linim>>u bureaus. Only a few '?"'?'Ii- aijo the Government clamped "",l? "ii interviews tnat the "brass ' like to give out m the public '"?v Major General Smedley D, 1> utterances a few months ?aiuc near costing that f ire-eat " ~ ,:>ar,nt? his official head. There 'fl' hi- no such restriction on him ll"'n ii-w on, us he is about to go "i' the retired list and from that de v ?lc I'oMtion can speak his mind v- It is being predicted here that l?.itler will be a particular fa cile with lecttiiA> audiences ttils winter I 'lilnrmecl men still in the ser however, are prevented from "'"nut-niiup or lobbying for financial ''iily a short time ago Con '|?m >oil laws providing for in "|:,M dismissal from the service of ,:il' 'invcriunent of any man found ? '???IIVIIV U L tUIJ UI?U I '"i'ty of spreading propaganda or l"Mivin?r a^aiiisl the orders of thow ?''lln.iity They are only permit ?" address criticism to the IK ''?'?liir i,t tho Budget, an official who v?wj>letcly under the thumb qf the Jackson Jail Now Empty For the first time in many months, the Jackson County jail is entirely uninhabited, except tor the jailer, Mr John Phillips, and members of his family. The lasi. prisoner left, when Bill A. Buchanan, Eliza Xoi-man and Carl Sheppord were taken to the State prison, Monday morning;, to be gin serving their terms. The empty jail is due In large meas ure to the act of the last General Assembly, which places responsibility for care and feeding of prisoners, af ter conviction, upon the State. The officcr?*?f the State remove them at on?-e to prison camps, for highway work. I GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT Tli? Jackson County grand jury made certain recommendations to the court and complimented the manner in which county records arc kept. The report, signed by J. II. Henderson, foreman says: ''We have examined the county prison and find that the following repairs shbuld be made im mediately in order that the jail may be kept in a more sanitary condition. The plaster in the rooms of Ihe base ment is in very bad condition, having fallen off iu several places, and should be replaced The screen wire around the back porch should be re placed, the present wire being rusty and filthy. A light should be placed on the back porch. We recommend that provision be made for the plac ing of one or more lights in the back yard of the jail. We would also rec ommend that the reinforfcemeiit which has been placed over the low er windows at the back of the jail be extended up to cover the two upper wiudows. All outside woodwork of the building should be repainted and the inside, including Cells and cages, should be repainted completeFy. The roof seemed to be iff goo3" condition^ We would recommend that ifit isf found feasible, the jail should Jbc heated with steam supplied by me system now heating fhe court house. This \u>tild eliminate all heating stoves iu the jail an3' fn our opinion would permit a saving in Tucl. We have inspected the county home and fo.ind that the porch" roof is leaking in several places, this caus the ceiling to break, this should be repaired. We ulso foiuid that chickens were permitted to roost and were be ing kept under the porch^ This should be prohibited. We recommend that additional blankets be purchased before cold leather as we do not be lieve there is a sufficient amount on hand to keep the inmates in fair health and condition, considering their age. seemed to be satisfied with ,4he treatment they were re ceiving from the keeper of the home. We found the farm to be well-tended and that good care was being taken of all products. All stock appeared to be in good condition. We have inspected the Court House and recommend the following:4'That the aitside woodwork be painted im mediately; TSaf all carpets and mats be replaced or removed entirely, as the ones now in the court room and on the steps are so worn as to be dangerous. We believe that the county record! are being kept in a capable manner, and find them to be in good condition We refer to the report of Geo. L. Dombhart and Company, certified pub lie accountants, covering the period from July 1,1930 to June 1st, 1931, in which it is stated that the records at the present time are being properly kept '? MARRIAGE LICENSES Kenneth Browning to Edna Swan ger, both of Swain W. Clyde Dunean to Mary E. Swanger. executive branch, or to their immed iate superiors, who can act only through the President. Years ago all Congressmen were drowuttd out hy the demands of civil service burpau chiefs and leaders of the armed forces for increased ap propriations. Their incessant lobby ing finally interfered with the order ly processes of legislation and Capi tol Hill replied by putting up the bars against all lobbyists on the pub lic payroll. Since then several bu reau chiefs have lost their official lives as a consequence and the evil has practically eeased to exist Expected Here At Show Next Week! STILLWELL TO SPEAK AT SHOW, NEXT THURSDAY Prof. E. H. Stillwell, of the chair of English of Western Carolina Teachers' College, will speak on the second day of the Livestock and Poultry Show, Friday, November 6 at 11 o'4 clock in the morning, on the subject of "Iive-at-Home,'' or /Liv ing within your income" The address will be delivered in the Chamber of Commerce hall, and everbody is invit.ed and urged to be present. BAINS BREAK DROUGHT Relief from the long drought came on yesterday, when gentle rains be gan lulling early in the day and con tinued throughout the day and into the night, last night, giving some t'if een or sixteen hours of almost con tinuous rainfall, to the whole of the county, and other parts of Western North Carolina. The rain was, not a heavy me, and there is still a defic iency of rainfall for the summer and fall; but it was sufficient to bring considerable relief by dampening arid soil, obviating the danger of for est fires, and replenishing dwindling water supplies to cities and towns. HALLOWE'EN DANCE A Hallowe'en, costume dance will be given at the Sylva Country Club, Saturday evening, beginning at U o' clock. The affair is to be a girl's bid dance, aud the young ladies are privi leged to invite any young men Tuey wish. {IRS. ALUSOK fiUFFBR* ~ PAINFUL BURNS Mrs. J. Claud Allison suffered a very painful burn, Monday, when the s^eam from a steam-cooker, dasRed upon her face, neck aud arm, as she lifted off the lid. The accident occurred in the kitch en of her home, on Savannah' Koad. BALSAM Mr. Clyde Duncan and Miss Edith Swanger were married in Sylva Thursday, the 22nd. Miss Belle Dun can, sister of the groom, accom panied the eotiple to Sylva and wit nessed the ceremony. They returned to Balsam and were given a nice wedding supper at the home of the bride's parent*, Mr. and Mrs. Paris Swanger. .Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will make their home in Balsam. Many Balsamites attended the bap tizing in East Sylva, Sunday. Tlie Willets basket ball team play ed against the Balsam team here last Wednesday afternoon with the fol lowing score: Girls, 6 to 28, ii^ favor of Balsam; Boys, l'l to 14 in favor of Willets. Balsam has had several frosts bnt ve:y little damage has been done to vegetation; many still gathering fresh vegetables from their gardens apd flowers are blooding 'In profusion. Mrs. Maybelle Perry/has a lovely crimson rambler in her yard whicn is in full bloom,: th;s*being the. see-, and crop of roses on same this year. Little Harry XJueen has returned from a visit $0 his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Quiet fc in Whit tier. ... * Masters Frank." and Paul Bryson spent last week end With their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. .lohn Allman, in Addie. Miss Lida Browning of Waynes ville, is visiting Miss 11a Brook*' W. A. ENLOE CHAPTER TO MEET The W. A. Enloe shapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet on Thursday afternoon, Novem ber 5, at the home of Mrs. Thomas A. Cox at CuUpwhee, with Mrs Cox and Mrs. 1). H. Brown entertaining. MOVE TO ABBEVILLE Mr. and Mrs. C^ T. Roane will leave on Tuesday for Asheville to take charge of the Western Hofel. Mr. and Mrs. Roane have made a number of friends in Sylva, since they have been here, operating the Poinsett Grill, and they will regret that they are leaving Sylva; bnt wish them success in their new home apd new enterprise. V \ Gfreat preparations are being made for: the annual Livestock and Poul try Show for Jacksou County, which is to he held in Sylva on next Thurs day ind Friday, November 5 and 6-; t - Throe iii charge of the arrange ments, aiu^of various departments ot the fehow, expect tfie exhibits to be moro numerous than ever before, and that the attendance will be large. Heports from various parts of the co?pty are to the effect that the livestock, jwultry, farm exhibits, and canned goods will be here on display in goodly number. The 4-H Clubs are taking an active interest in the show, aqi their exhibits are exj>ected'to be distinctly worth while. The pe?ple of Sylva are expectTng th^ir friends from other parts of the cqonty to come in large numbers to the show, which will last lor two days, beginning next Thursday and closing Friday. A number of people are giving a greut- deal of their time to the show and to preparation for it. Mr. A. .1 Dills is secretary; Xed Tucker, assistant secretary in charge of Poultry; ?T. R. Jones, Jr., assistant secretary in charge of livestock; and John Sharp, assistant secretary in charge of farm produce Mr. K W. Fisher is superintend ent of the departmnet of sheep; Mr. Dewey Ensley of department of hogs; Mr.' N. 0. Brown, of dairy cal tie; Mr. Tyrift Davis, of beef cattle; Mr. J_ l', freed, of poultry; Mr. Joe Davis, of tuneys; Mr. S. T. Crisp, of colts; andSfc E. V Vestal, of farm crops. "the following committees are ex pected to have an active part in help thfr shtrw a success^ Et ecntive: N. C. Brown, R. W. Fisher, J P. Keed, A. .1. Dills, John R. Jones, T. M. Davis, Dewey Ensley, Joe Dav is, S. T. Crisp, E. V. Vestal; Finance: John K Jones, W. W. Bryson, A. J Dills; 4-H Club: Ned Tucker, John R Jones, Jr., John Sharp; Canned floods: Mrs. John K. Jones, Mrs. Harry Evans, Mrs. A. J^ Dills, Mrs. John Parris, Mrs. F. II. Brown, Mrs. H. G Ferguson. The following business houses and individuals have contributed to the show, and made it possible. They in vite you to come: Builders' Supply and Lumber Company, Jackson Hard ware Company, The Jackson County Journal, Med ford Furniture Company, C. C. Caagle anil Son, S. W. Enloe and Sons, Sylva Supply Company, Sylva Coal and .Lumber Company, Cannon. Brothers, and Shell Serv ice, Parsons Tanning Company, The Paris (A. M Simons), Jackson Chevrolet Company, The Leader, J. B. Ensley, Sylva Feed Company, A. and P. Company, W. E. Queen, D. War ren, G. M. Cole and Company, L. C. Moore's Barber Shop, Charley Evans, Henson's Cash Store, Dr. W P. Mc Guire, S. H. Monteith, Hooper's Drug Store, Sylva Pharmacy, Clark's Cafe, Buck's Place, Standard Service Sta tion and S. C. Cogdill, Svlva Service tation, Glenn's Jewelry Shop, Sylva Paperboard Company, The Print Shop Aluiun Knob Farm, R. C. Hunter, proprietor^ LOCAL METHODIST PASTOR TO REPORT ECUMENICAL MEETING Sunday, morning and evening, the pastor of the Methodist churches in Sylva and Dillsooro, the Rev. George Clemmer, will deliver an address in wjiich he will report his impressions of the recent Ecumenical Conference of Methodism held in Atlanta, Ga. The general public is cordially invit C^Mr. Clemmer states, "The confer ence was well attended, perhaps by more than ten thousand delegates and visitors from all parts of the world, and is said by some who have attended several of these World con ferences of Methodism, to have been the greatest of all. It is easily the greatest conference it has ever been my privilege to attend. Questions of great Importance to the present and future generations were ably discuss !ed by leading minds of two hemis pheres". ' . , , The ehurch schools of the charge convene at 10 a. m. The worship serv iees are at U a. m, Sylva, and 7.30 p UL, Dillsboro. Young peoples or ifl the evening. FORTY YEARS >60 Tnckaseige Democrat, Oct 28, 1891 The monument to the late Henry W. Gradv was unveiled in Atlanta. The street.- were thronged with vis itors from everv state in the South. Fanners owned 65 per -eat of our wealth in 3860, and it was not mort gaged. Now they own 2'! por cent, and most of thSt is under mortgage. One-hal? of the wealth of this coun try is owned by seventy families, and they have a mortgage on the rest of the country, and intend to foreclose soon. A dispatch from New York City says: There was entered at the Cus tom House a cask of Scotch whiskey which was distinguished from other f**"1 ? # tasks of whiskey by the fact that its destination is the oflicial residence of the President of the United States The invoice was made to "Mr. An drew Carnegie, Clnny Castle" and a notation at the foot of the invoice stated that the package was "to be forwarded to the Executive Mansion, Washington, for the Hon Benjamin Harrison, President" An official letter from Maj. S. M. Finger, State Superintendent Public instruction, to Mr. W. J. Swink, Sw retary and Treasurer: There is a dis position on the part of publishing houses to press into the schools of the South books th:it are entirely un lit for use by Southern jieople. As an instance, 1 refer to Eggleston's history, which lias not in it "even a reference to the Mecklenburg Declar ation of Independence, nor to the bat tle of King's Mountain, which Jeffer son said was the turning point of the Revolutionary war, and it has not ev en a copy of the general Declaration of Independence. You will find the same thing running throwjh their ge ographies, readers and all oti .*r com mon school books." The Western Baptist Convention met in Waynesville, last Thursday, and reorganized by reelecting Rev. D. B. Nelson, President, Rev. R. A. Sen tell, Secretary, and Mr. A. H. Cobb, Treasurer Rev A I Justice was elect ed llik ?an The session was an in teres: and profitable one. Rev_ T II. Pruchard, of Wilmington, was present, and made several good talks, the most interesting of which was in regard to the Centennial of Missions, which occurs next year. The most im portant work of the body, perhaps, was to authorize the President to pur chase 180 shares of stock, which will give the Baptists of W. N. C. a con trolling interest in that excellent in stitution of learning, Judson College at Hendersonville. In order to do this $8,000 will have to be raised, and more than $4,500 of it was pledged in the Convention. Kcv^ A. H. Sims was appointed hv the Convention to look after Jackson county's propor tion of the amount. Mr. J. II. Mills, Superintendent of ,the Thomasville Orphanage, was present, and interest ed the Convention in his work to the extent of an $S0 cash contribution. Mr. T. A. Cox and family are vis iting in Greenville, S. C. , Misses Gertrude Buchanan and May Leatherwood were visiting here Thnrsdav. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dills and Mr. Thos. J. Love are at the Exposition at Raleigh. Miss Mary Leon Sensabaugh and Miss Mai Davies went to Weynesville Thursday, returning Saturday. Dr. W. P. Tompkins is suffering from an attack of Bronchial Pneu monia, but we are glad to learn is better. Misses Ella and Hattie Fmzell came up from Wilmot Saturday and spent Sunday among relatives nnd friends here. We have felt pretty sore over the failure to secure any exhibit from Jackson for the Exposition, but we are glad to know that Drs. \Volff and Tompkins have succeeded in adding to Capt. .Terrell's collection to such an extent that it will make a very creditable exhibit. So far as it goes, it is really excellent, a. d *hfe more so that the specimens ^ave not been grown with reference to exhibition, and therefore show what oar soil ii of producing. Carter Bryson Is Freed By Jackson Jury Carter Bryson, placed on trial a second time for killing Adam (Tope, at Balsam, on December"29, 1929, was found not guilty, by a jury in su perior court, here, last week. Bryson's plea, was self-defense. He was tried once before, and convicted of manslaughter; but was granted a new trial by the supreme court, be cause of error in the charge of the presiding judge. The slaying occurred at the hoim of Bryson, at Balsam. Other cases disposed of were: Mack Alley, selling mortgaged prop erty, continued. Prank Monteith, abandonment, mil pros, with leave. Richard Wikc, manufacturing, con tinued^ Jack Bishop, seduction, alias cap ias and continued. Wade Moore, costs formerly impos ed and not paid, called and failed, judgment ui si sci fa and capias. Laban If abb, housebreaking, capias continued. Odcll Barnes, assault with ;i deadly weapon and carrying concealed weap ons, former judgment stricken out, and the defendant ordered to serw a term of six months on the high ways. W. P. Potts, possession and trans porting and possession and operating an automobile while intoricated, \ alias capias and continued. Kelly Holcombe, assault with (in tent to kill. Plea of guilty of assault with a deadly weapon Prayer for judgment cifnlimied upon payment of the costs, and^ payment of $1100 into court for the benefit of Ralph W?r ley, and his father, J M. Worley. Donald Woodard and Warren L. Palmer, called and failed, alias cap ias and continued. Abe Stewart and Will Wilson, as sault with a deadly weapon. Former order strickeTd out, and each of tlil* defendants ordered to serve a term of 2 months on tbo highways. (Hen Norman, intoxication. Former order stricken out and prayer for judgment continued to next term_ NEGRO PAIR GET TWO YEARS TOR MCNEELY ROBBERY Eliza Norman and Carl Shepherd, Sylva Negroes, were sentenced to two years each in the State prison, for the robbery of the home of Mr R? E. McNeely, in East Svlva, a feu weeks ago The case was tried the first week of court. The Norman woman entered a plea of guilty of burglary in the second degree, and went on the stand against the boy, and testified that lie went into the house and robbed Mr. McNeely of a poeketbook containing $175 in money, and some checks ami notes, while she watched outside, and that the two were to divide the mon ey. The jury failed to agree, and a mistrial was ordered. Later the Negro lad entered a plea of guilty of larceny and receiving, and the same sentence was given ea< h of them. FORMER COUNTY COMMIS SIONER PASSES ON W T. Deitz, former member of the board of county commissioners of Jackson county, and former member of the county board of education, died last Friday night at his home on East Fork of Savannah, following an illness of several weeks duration. Mr. Deitz, who was 6? years of age. was a well-known citizen of the coun ty, and served it well both in his of ficial positions and as a private fit i zen. He was a member of the Ea ->r Fork Baptist, church, having been bap tized by his brother, Rev. Thad F. Deitz; many, years ago. He is survived by his widow, who. before her marriage, was Miss Emily Wilson, by four sons, John B. Deitz. Richmond Deitz, Sam Deitz, and EarJf Deitz, by four daughters, Mrs .lohn Wesley Buchanan* Mrs. ToTvin Buchanan, Mrs. .Tim Cabe, and Miss Alice Deitz. Surviving also are two brothers, Rev. Thad F. Deitz, ami Marie Deitz, one sister, Mrs. Lucius ftribble, and" other relatives. The funeral was conducted at the home^ on Saturday, by Rev W (\ Seed, of 8ylva. Interment was in :h? East Fork cemetery.