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SYLVA, NORTH ?
troto Journal
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1933
12.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
REFORESTATION of
CHESTNUTS IS PUN
OF T. V. AUTHORITY
A matter
. ,.Nt r. <.tt- interest to counties in
\Vc>t? ^ai0''na> which fall
in ihi ivnin'ssce \ alley, is under
Tennessee Val
l,v Ant h"' Jiy, in connection with its
wh k. arid that objective is the
Sl?,;i'w? of chestnut forests in the
|i'. Kemp R. Battle, of the
I, iii .-.?in ' ? i?'? industry, department
(Jf U2rii:il;ui-e, has submitted a re
oil that a relatively emal
urn, l> advanced his bureau for the |
in io:i of Asiatic chestnut seed I
villi winch to supply blight resistant
siiillinu" the TV A for reforesta
tion in the counties affected. The
valley includes, Jackson, Swain, Huy
v0,ul, Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe,
M;iili-oii, Yancey, and Mitchell, and
prt> "I Averv and Watauga. In this
jri'a one of the chief sources of rev
inut* to the people has been, for
many years, from the marketing of
fhMind timber as acid wood to the
extract plants located in Sylva, An
drews. and Canton. The chestnut
hlijrlu, which has already destroyed
the clu,>tnut forests in New York,
,\Y? F.iiu'land, Pennsylvania, and
Maryland. 1>?* been making inroads
on tin' timber in this region, thus
Ihiviilfiiiiiir one of the" ma.jor indus
liit-s of t!"' mountain counties.
Dr. Baltic proposes to the TV A
lli, it the v\ ? i k be begun at once to
pot the Misrl.t -resistant Asiatic chest
nub stiii'liil i.< this region, thus pro
? nop <>f chestnut that the
V\\?V\ \v'\W tint affect, to take the
plai'C vW last -disappearing -native
c/lrsfnnt.
baptist w. m. u. to hold
QUARTERLY MEETING
Tin Qiuirti-rly Moling of the Tuek
Jistr?vr B.ijiim Avsociational VVr.M.
I . w ill lie Ik M with the i?t>ee<hreH
W.M.S. Thursday, Sept. '2H. The sub
ject ol the meet iujj is <'l\ ofilc of the
Jesus Way.*'
The program follows :
10 :."Ml ? Soiijj, "Let the Lower Lights
he Bui hint;."
Devotional, Mrs. J. 0. Hooper,
Shoal Creek Church.
Talk, ''Tin' 'Jesus Way' Beginning"
Mrs. I. K. Stafford, Cullowhee.
Talk, ''Tiic 'Jesus Way' Trials and
Triumphs," Mrs. J. Gray Murray,
Sylva.
Talk, 'iTIu 'Jesus Way' People,"
Mrs. L I? Shaver, Webster.
('losiiiy Suig,
Luricli.
S'?ig, ''Resells the Perishing.''
I'rayci'.
Roll Call, and Reports from the
Societies.
Talk: "The 'Jesus Way' Fields
Kasf of tho Mississippi," Mrs. T. C.
Brvson, Beta.
T?lk: ''The 'Jesus Way' Fields*
West of the Mississippi," Mrs. H. M.
IVsslcy, Speedwell.
Reports from Committee on Time
ami Place, mid Nominating Committee
Htisin^ Prayer.
?HJRY DRAWN FOR OCTOBER
The .lucksou county jury commis
si, coim|m.s?<I of R. lT. Sutt-cm, Dil
laitl Cimiird, and J. B. Buiugnrner,
has drawn the jury for the October
'?'?in .superior court, which eon*
Mies mi October 9, with Judge Felix
Alh-y |n?si?liiig.
The jiu y di'iiwit Is composed of the
follow i ii w ^entleiiieii:
First Wtrk: J. C. Hayes, Joe Deitz,
'?8WS.,,, Allen, K. 0. iiombanl, Wes
I'.v Mi'ltnt), Ace Deit/, Jolui E. Ens
'?>. H. Su viler, Paul C?>ok, J.E.
K??-ua, .lolui Hut tie, Busk Hooper,
W. Crawford, J. F. Fowler, J. Tj
MUtdUion, T. .J. Moody, VV. H. Mc
(a'l. II IiOiiu, blither Lanning, M,
^ .Norris, <}. C. Turpi", Newel!
H.hi|m,v W. ,1. Nicholson, W. V,
H?n,|?r, Posey Hlanton, W. E. Bry
so". Z.I. Cook, I), A. Stevens, D. C.
^?kloiiucr, Cole Bumgarner, Frank
li. II. Wat*on, John Cook, Carl
' Hiilc, s. ( Buchunan, fcf. E. Bueh
8,,u". Wnlirr Bryson, Sr.
Woek : Dock Harris, L. C.
""(?In..,,,,,, t. s. Notion, B. F. Bay.
' ? Wild:, If. (1. Crisp, W. h. Enloe,
' "1|" ^ IMmrd, B. C. Hall, J. S. Hig
s X. Mills, 0. H, Daves, W. A.
'?""I"', K. (J. McCracken, K. Howell,
? & Ash", James R. Ashe, George
*tT1> D. Bradley, Ed Hooper, J.
40 YEARS AGO
Tuckaseige Democrat, Sept. 13, 1893
Mr. Neil Buchanan left Thursday
with a car load of cattle, for Kich
mond, Va.
(
Mr. John M. Lang died at his homo
in Webster, Saturday,, rafter a long
illness.
Mr, .1. S. Forster is over from Aslie
ville, gathering; up a car 1 load of
Jackson county fruits and vegetables
for shipment.
No mail on the Cashier's Valley
route has reached here since last
Saturday, on account of the high wa
ter, until today.
Mrs. S. Ii. Coleman and Miss Lucy
mother and sister of Mrs. F. A. Luck,
left last Thursday for their home in
Danville, Va.
Tho continued njjns are effectually |
preventing the saving of fodder, ?
wh:ch is elaiming the attention of
the farmers now.
Mr. Frank Ridwell and bride, nee
Miss Lula F.nloe, of Cullasaja, X. C.,
staid here last night, oil the way
north on iheir bridal tour.
Rev. S. If. Harrington, of Murphy,
was here, Tuesday, <mj his way to
Franklin. He has many friends here,
bv whom he is higblv esteemed.
: . )
Mr. If. ^!. Rogers killed a rattle
snake near his residence on Oullo
whee last week whieh had fifteen
rattles. Dr. Wolff got the rattles
and the fangs.
Mr. W. M Hoffman made a quick
trip to New York, leaving here at 2
o'clock hut Thursday morning and
returning here at 9:40 Saturday.
. i i
In spite of the severe weather of
last January and th<^. pusilive as
sertions that the trees were all killed,
the crop of peaches appears to be
fully as large as Usui.
Wo had the pleasure last Thursday
[)f a very early call from Mr. Whit
taker, of the Raleigh News-Observer
Chronicle, who was in this section on
business for his paper.
Gen. Hampton tried to attend a
meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Asylum at Morganton yester
day, hut finding that he would reach
Ashevillo too late for the train on
the main line, returned home last
night.
Judge Arm field was taken sick with
erysipelas, at Brevard, and in conse
quence 110 court is being held in Hay
wood this week. The Judge is said
to be improving and it is hoped, will
be well in time for opening of court
on Monday week.
wmmmmmmmmmmmmmrn *
Mr. K. L. Watson, one of our most
valued subscribers nnd one of Cullo
whee's most substantial and progres
sive citizens, gave us a pleasant call
Friday. He is one of those, who rais
ing nearly everything needed at home,
scarcely feels what is called 'Miard!
times.''
The revival at Scott 's Creek closed
Monday. Besides seven or e:ght back
sliders reclaimed, then* were more
than 56 professions of faith in Christ,
37 of whom have joined the church.
The ordinance of baptism will be ad
ministered next Saturday morning.
Mr. Editor: Will you please an
nounce that th:? d< di cation of (lie
now Conprepration.'ilist church at
\\1?ittior will Juki- p'ace on Wwlncs
dav, 27th Inst., at 11 A. M., nt which
time it in expected that the school,
to he run sit this place by the Amor- 1
iVan Missionary A<ssoeiution, , foi
which thov hnvo appropriated $1,000
to b<> applied on tho salary of two
t.oachors this year, will br.arui? C. J.
Ryder, D. D.f of Now York* will ded
icate tho building. Truly yours, P.
P. M?Jjean.
When tho North Carolina Crop Im
provement Association was onrinizrd
in 1929, sonic 250 farmers joined tho
organization. At present there are
506 members who produced 102.000
bushels of certified seed last season.
W. Cope, W. P. Turpin, Dave Moss,
James R. Br y son.
5- HOUR-OLD OAOY
FOUND IN HELD AT
GLENVILLE MONDAY
A baby girl, five hours old, was
found abandoned Monday morning at
!) o'clock m a cornfield at Glenville
?11 upper Jackson county. The baby
was uninjured.
A few hours after the baby was
found, a 17-year-old, unmarried daugh
tor of the owner of the cornfield,- in
which the baby was found', admitted
to Sheriff J. J. Mancy, that she is
the mother of the child. The mother,
ivp.nied to be in a serious condition
a! lite home, said she abandoned the
baby because she was afiaid her
family would kill her if they learned |
of the birth of the child, Sheriff
Mails y said. The parents told" the
sheriff that they had .not been 6warc
of the fact that their daughter was
lo become a mother.
The abandoned baby was found by
a sister of the young mother while
picking beans in the cornfield. ,The
sheriff's department was notified.
Sheriff Maney questioned the vonng
mother who, after some time, ad
mitted she was the mother of the
baby and said the child was born
Monday morning at 4 o'clock.
Sheriff Maney called Dr. Grover
Wilki'.s, of Sylva, lo give medical at
I eiitie.u to the young mother. The
baby is n.?w at the home of her
mother.
Jackson Dry Forces
To Use Newspaper
Space In Campaign
- ?
The United Dry Forces of Jackson
Comity have contractor for half a
cclumn of space cach week in The
-foinnal, from now until the election
on the repeal of the 18th Amendment,
mi which fhey propose to put before
the people of Jackson County their
views oil the repeal and liquor issue.
This spaee will l>e paid for bj the
Dry Forces aT~regular adver
tising rates, just as the merchants,
political candidates, or any other
purchaser of newspaper spaee, buy
a.inl pay for space 111 this paper.
Rev. J. G. Murray has been elected
as publicity vice-president of the
I'nited Dry Forces of the county, and
will have chargc of the spaee in The
Journal, for which they have contract
ed.
37 Jackson Couples
Recently Married
In Clayton, Georgia
Thiity-seven couples from Jackson
county have obtained license and have
?been irarried in Rabun county, Ga.,
since last spring, when the General
Assembly passed the act requiring the
registration of certificates in the
county of the groom, within thirty
days after the marriage, where North
Carolina couples are married outside
I he State. Ot the 37 Jackson couples
married in Clayftn since the enact
ment of the registration law, only
eight have complied with the law, and
registered their marriage certificates
with Register of Deeds Cope.
The law, ratified April 18, provides
that all coup'es who are married out
side the State must file a copy of
their marriage certificate with the
register of deeds of the county of
the home of the groom, within thirty
days after their return to the State.
MONROE MOSS PASSES IN
MOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP
Monroe Moss, woll-know.ii citizen
of Mountain townhip, and a member
;>f cue of Jackson county's pioneer
fancies, was taken by death, Monday,
at his liotuc, following an illness of
more than a year.
Surviving aw bis widow, who prior
to her marriage was Miss Latha Pier
sou, of Highlands, and six children,
Mrs. Etila Stan-cy, Mrs. Morgan
Dil lard, Sylva, and Elbert, Gus, Gil
bert, and Victor Moss, all of Erastus,
and a large number of other relatives
[and friends.
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BUYS CAFE
Mrs. James A. Turpin has bought
the Coffee Kitchen frorc Lyndon Car
den, and will continue to operate a
first class eating place, and quick
lunch counter.
Mrs. Turpin, the wife of Chief of
Police James A. Turpin, ha* had
a great deal of experience in cafe op
eration.
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Huge Black Bear Is Killed
In Caney Fork Balsams
A foot of one of the largest bear
killed in recent years, was attracting ?
a great dv'al of attention in Svlva, |
last week, when it was on exhibition j
on the front of an automobile.
Sixteen hounds, and fifteen men
eombrjied in bringing the big biuin
to his end, and incidentally stopping
his depredations among sheep and
other stoek, up Caney Fork way.
It was iast Wednesday morning
that tho bear fight occurred, partici
pated in by hunters from both Jack
son and Haywood sides of the Caney
Pork Balsams, and some of the fam
? " 1
ous bear dogs of the region.
Among Ihe dogs taking part in the
hunt and fight was a part of the
pack belonging to Wilburn Parker,
of Spruce, veteran of many hunts.
Lester Parker was credited with hav
ing fired the shot that killed the bear,
though both Ralph Parker and
Holmes Parker had opened fire.
."Winner, one of Wilburn Parker's t
| dogs, was seriously hurt in the fight,
J while Hardwood, and Maud, two of
I his other dogs did gallant work, as
| did two pups, belonging to W. R.
?Enloe,- of Dillsboro, that are being
trained with Parker's dogs.
The bear was killed 011 Beach
Ridge in the Bear Wallow region, on
the Jaokso'i county side of the Bal
sams, oil the property of .the Black
wood Lun i>er Company. The dogs and
hunters tiackcd the big bear from
where he had killed a hog the night
before. Another huge bear had been
with the o.ne killed, acrording to
"sign" read by the hunters.
The running fight between bear and
dogs lasted about half an hour, and
covered more than a mile of ground.
It is said that it has been many
years since there were as many bear
in the Balsams as is the case this
year, and a number of sheep and
hogs have fallen prey to their de
predations.
WEEK By WEEK
(By DAN TOMPKINS)
Maine, first f^ate in the Union to
adopt prohibition, joined the repeal
l>aradc, on Monday. Tuesday, Mary
land, Colorado and Minnesota joined
the parade, bringing the total to 29
States that have voted to adopt the
21st Amendment, and none against.
Ft is apparent that the 18th Amend
ment is doomed. It is possible that
North Carolina eoidd start the tide
the other way, bat not probable. Ad
mit ting that the prohibition amend
ment is doorr-ed, there is no reason
f?r either wets or drvs to fail to
nee that the only issue that will be
settled by the vote in North Carolina
mi November 7, is what policy this
State will follow as a State, regard
ing Prohibition. If North Carolina
votes dry, the General Assembly will
in all probability maintain the in
tegrity of the State prohibition laws.
If the State votes wet, the probabil
ity is that it will thereby write the
doom of prohibition in this State. It
is up to North Carolina people to say
their say on November 7. The 21st
Amendment, the one which it seems
inevitable will replace the 18th, for
bids the transportation of liquor
from a wet State to a dry onte, in
violation of State laws, thus putting
the force of the federal government
behind the maintenance of the State's
rights to regulate or forbid the sale
of liquor in the erercise of its police
power. If, after the Amendment is
repealed, there should be an extra
session of the General Assembly to
deal with the liquor situation in this
State, most members of the law-mak
ing body would cast their votes as
the people of their counties vote in
November, taking a wet majority ii>
a county to mean that the people are
wet.
The course of events, while they
have brought higher prices for labor
and farm products, have also in
creased living costs, thus leaving the
purchasing power of a bale of cotton
or a day's labor, at about what it was
before the increase came. This is the
reason why the demand becomes more
insistent that the currency be in
flated, as the only way out for dis
tressed fanners, to save the small
business man, , and the owner of the;
mortgaged home or farm.. A thou
sand one dollar bills, worth 50c each
would m.iv a thousand (foliar debt
? ?
jiu-t the ?ame as a thou.sn 4 o?ie dollar
Li II-: worth $2.00 each; and it is debt,
personal, county, and municipal that(
has reen crushing the people. Tt
seems likely that a currency inflation
will be the next relief step.
)
The State Board of Education de
clined to follow the recommendation
of the State School Commission, and
give the teachers of the public schools
a raise of 10 per cent. The Governor
and others interested in the finances
of the State, aside from schools, are
on the Board of Education; and it
appears that the idea is to take the
overplus of the sales tax and apply
it on bond payments instead of rais
ing the pay of teachers above the low
salary schedule adopted. Seems we
have some recollection of the mem
bers of the General Assembly saying
that the sales tax, if passed, must be
earmarked for schools. It was cer
tainly the intention of the Legislature
Will Observe Home
Coming Day Next
Sunday At Webster
Next Sunday at the Baptist church
at Webster, is to be held a home
coming, for former members and
friends of the church, at which time
a program will be rendered, from
9:45 in the morning, with the Sun
day School, and closing with an ad
dress at three o'clock in the after
noon. Dinner will be served at twelve
o'clock, on the grounds of the church,
and those in charge of the exercises
arc inviting and urging all former
members and friends of the church
to be present. ?'
The program for the day followsi'
9:45 Sunday School
10:45 Welcome Address, Miss Frank
ie Buchanan
Offertory
11:00 Sermon, Rev. T. F. Deitz, Beta
12:00 Dinner
1:15 Music
1 :20 Address, E. H. Stillwell
1:45 Address, Back Home, Rev. G.
X. Cowan, Apex, N. C.
2:30 Special Music
History of Webster Baptist
Church, Miss Mildred Cowan
3:00 Closing Address, Rev. W. T.
Potts, Highlands
Daytona Beach Mayor
Praises School Law
In North Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. Billie Baggett re
turned from a three weeks vacation
at their summer cottage in Balsam,
X. C., today, the former mayor and
present chamber of commerce head
much improved in health and ready
for the winter's work.
Baggett emphatically flcnied im
ports that he will ruu for any office
whatever this winter, claiming he
finds chamber of commerce work
more agreeable than political office.
He expressed enthusiasm for the
"school self-supporting sales tax''
just put into effect in North Caro
lina, which he said has enabled the
state to chop one third of its ad
valorem levies. "This would be a life
saver for Florida, " he said. ? Daytona
Beach News-Journal, . Sept. 8.
MASON DIES UNDER WAGON
Luther Mason, 85, brother of .T.
J. Mason, of Dillyboro, Mrs. X. L.
Sutton, of ?ylva and William Mason,
of Beta, was crushed to death be
neath the wheels of his wagon, near
his home at Candler, Friday afternoon
Mr. Mason, who was well known in
Western North Carolina, was in com
pany with his son, James. They had
filled the wagon and started through
a field to the road, when the brakes
gave way, throwing Mr. Mason under
the wagon.
to give the teachers the benefit of
any surplus sales tax money above
the estimate to compensate them for
any possible raise in commodity
prices. There is no justice in taking
money that was intended for schools
and using it to pay New York bond
holders, and I doibt if the members
of the General Assembly, which
passed the sales tax and the school
law would approve what seems to me
to be a diversion of funds from sales
I taxes above the estimate.
APPOINT OFFICIALS
TO HOLD ELECTION
ON NOVEMBER 7TH
The Board of Elections of Jackson
coiuitv met, Saturday and made ap
pointments tor registrars and judges
for the election to be held November
7, on the cjuestion of the repeal of
the 18th Amendment* a* submitted to
the voters by the Congress of the
United States and the General Assem
bly of North Carolina.
""Aaron Hooper is chairman of tho
board, and Pan K. Moore and Hugh
E. Mont eit h are the other members.
The election officials are:
Barker's Creek: Geo. Sutton, reg
istrar, H. L. Rahv, John Bumgarner,
judges.
?Cashier's valley: K. E. Bumgarner,
registrar, K. G. Lombard, Wade
Hawkins, judges.
Canada, R. J. Shelton, registrar,
Milas Galloway, C!eve Wood, judges.
Canev Fork: Glen Hooper, regis
trar, W'es Parker, Uarrv Nicliolson,
judges.
Cullowhee: <>. L. Norton, registrar,
R. D. Phillips, .1. R. Cotter, judges.
Dillsboro : W. \ Sutton, registrar,
F. I. Watson, 1). A. Monteith, judges.
Or ecu's Creek: G. L. Green, regis
trar, T. C. Buchanan, Mack Hall,
judges.
Hamburg: David Pruett, registrar,
Alvin Hohb.li, Cleve Fisher, judges.
Mountain: Elbert Moss, registrar,
A. C. Edwards, Marion Moody, judges
Qualla: .Tack Reed, registrar, .!. K.
Terrell, .lule Hayes, judges.
River: Porter West, registrar, Will
Adams, Ferry Middleton, judges.
East La porte: F. A. Bryson, reg
istrar, B. C. Gunnclls, Roy Michaels,
judges.
... Savannah: (J. C. Turpin, registrar,
John C. Jones, Cole Sutton, judges.
Scott's Creek No. J : Harley Shular,
registrar, ('. B. Blanton, John Albr.an,
judges. ,
Scott's Creek No. 2: Carey Henson,
registrar, Allen Sulton, M. J. Hen
ry, judges.
Scott's Creek No. .3: Geo. Bryson,
registrar, Aaron Bryson, Julo Blan
ton, judges.
Sylva, North Ward: John B. Mon
teith, registrar, T. II. Powell, A. J.
Dills, judges.
Sylva, South Ward: C. J. Crisp,
registrar, Fred L. Hooper, Dan Tomp
kins, judges.
Webster: Dan Cowan, registrar,
Albert Moss, D. D. Davis, judges.
No person is entitled to vote iii
the election unless he presents him
self in person, and no markers will
be appointed, in conformity to the
act calling the election. Each person
voting will either mark his own bal
lot, or will call upon one of the
judges to assist him, if he cannot
mark it himself. All candidates for
delegates io the constitutional con
vention must serve notice of their
candidacy, not less than thirty days
before the election, and with tho
notice of candidacy must be filed a
petition signed by at least two per
cent of the voters of the county, for
governor at the last general election.
In the case of Jackson county, the
petition will be signed by not less
than 156 qualified voters.
The drvs have nominated Rev. Thad
F. Deitz as their candidate to the
constitutional donvention. There is
no wet candidate yet in the field.
ENLISTMENT MEETINGS TO
BE HELD BY BAPTISTS
l)r. (.'lav I. Hudson, hood of the
Church Administration department of
the Baptist Sunday School Board,
and Mr. Perry Morgan, Xorth Cart)
lin Baptist Sunday School Secretary,
will be in the Tuckaseegee Associa
tion on Tuesday, September J 9, for
three engagements. They will be at
Tuckaseegee Baptist church from JO
to 12 A. M., at Fast Fork, Savannah
f'rom2:30 lo 4 P. M-, and at Sylva
Baptist church from 8 to 9:30 P. M.
The churches nearest these centers
are urged to send delegates. The pro
gram will be one of information and
inspiration. The Baptists of the as
sociation are fortunate to have a
state and south-wide worker with ,
them at the same time. Let all con
cerned give then: a good hearing.
MRS. FRED FRIZZELL PASSES
Mrs. Fred Frizzell died Thursday
evening at the Community Hospital.
Funeral and interment were held at
Fast Fork, Saturday.
Mrs. Frizzell was a daughter of
Simeon Morgan, well known farmer
of Sylva township.