North Carolina Newspapers

;i ??) YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA, Shoplifting Tourists See The , Inside Of Our Jail \j Cola Harvey and J. W. Stc ! - <?ui-t>ts, who have been work ??*' ? . * tj(i ; . ,v us iii tin* mountains, ostensi l,|V i. iking subscriptions for the Vi. i i A?riculturalut, on a basis m , pay tin' postage only", spent i: f^iit in jail, in default of bonds, t)lt ,-liargc of shop-lifting. I? -i.l.lition to the i'aiin paper foi ol tin- postage, it is said that 'I"' ,xvo sum*'limes g;m> their premiums, a fountain i*'ii, H l.irl t old, a pair of scissors, or some thing \,-,tnday afternoon, Mrs. Harvev w,.iu into the Jackson 1 lard ware lYmiany's store, and was buying >li"e polish. While a elerk was i,,i'i.iir her change, it is said that she p.ked up a bill-fold, for which she .riect d to pay, ami walked out. Hen ? i?. Curtis, of Sylva, was also in th. store, and was watching the t!. action, which he immediately re !k.. ,ed. Officers went for the woman, iii,1 she returned to the store from the autaiv.bile in which she, Stegnll, and another woman, a Mrs. Baker, ere traveling, but as she stepped out ,.! the car, a bidl-fold dropped to th? j.:i\ eineiit. A polite young man, stand uivj bv, who knew nothing of what tt.i- up, picked up the bill-fold and handed it to Stegall, stating that tlu? ; jlt,t v hurt dropped a ]>ocket book. I Others later found the Jnissiiig prop- j Ht\ in the car. Mrs. Harvey and Stf.-all were placed under arrest, and wvie iiiven a hearing before Esquire John H Morris, who found probable eau.M- and fixed bond for the woman at and that for Stegall at $200. n QUALLA e* v ? 1 ? yuaWi School opene<l Monday morning. Several of the parents were ?'present. K>'v. C. VV. Clay gave a very in structive talk to the students. /(? We hnvv the same teachers we bad A?st yeftr. Mr. 0. ('. -Cooper as principal and Misses Geneva Turpin and Jennie 0 at hey assistants is sufficient reason to belie vv we will have a prosperous and beneficial school year. Misses Jennie Cat hey, Annie Liz/.ie Terrell, Geneva Turpin, Mary Bat, tie, Irene Rjhv, Mrs. Lois Martin Mrs. Miller Hail, Mrs. Harriett Jenkins, iii i<l Mr. Hurcii Terrell went to Sylva. Vn.lay to attend the Teachers Meet ing. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes and Alt-. I), f. Hughes motored to Knox villi-. Trim., Sunday Mr. Will Green of Flat Rock and \lr. and Mrs. James McBride and children of Union, S. ?., visited their ?liter and aunt, Mrs. W. C. Martin returning to their homes, Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Wike and Misses l.ois and Lueile Wike of Cul lowliee and Mrs. E. K. Brown of Greenville, X. ('., were guests at Miv J. I,. Hyatt's, Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Johnson spent last week witn relatives in Rrvson City. Mr. iia'l Mrs. S. I'. Hyatt and son. Robert, visited relatives in Booneford X. C., last week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Moore of Whit tier and Mrs. Dixon Hyatt and child Miren were visitors at Mr. John IWl'burn 's. Mrs. C. P. Shelton made a trip to Ri vsoii City. Mr. J. O. Terrell went to Asheville, Monday. Mr. Alton Edwards attended the X?>! ton reunion in Whiteside Cove, '?'ill'1 IV. Mi. () .L Oxner left Monday for a vi-ii with relatives at Swannanoa. ,;?n Inly 24th at Mr. Homer Tur fin'- a 1st lire party of young folks ' m six* iable with Misses Gene | Until Turpin and Ollie Hali M. ms Tom Allen of Almond and ''??!la. Howell called at Mr. H. G. ' " I vimhi's, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ferguson and Mr. Ilif.'li Ferguson went to Waynes '?'I e. r,? ,d'iy. Mis. I. G. Hooper and iMr. and Airs rrri v .liihnsoii visit e<y Mrs. A. C. Il"\li-. Miv .!. I,. Hyatt called on Mrs lloini r Turpin, Tuesday. Mrs. Mary K insland called on Mrs. hat ii- < ii(r|M'r. M'>s Hester Owen, Mrs Winnie Rr'"'ks :?"| Miss Annie Ten II visit Mrs. I. |i. nil(i Mrs. D. C. Hughes Mi'mIjihics 0. M. Shuer and J. K. T"'1 nil- called on Mrs. J. L. Ferguson, Tuesday. 40 YEARS AGO v | l"uck,aseige Demo.rat, Jr.ly 28, 1894) ? Raleigh ? The News and Observer wws sold at auction by the receivers. .1. H. Holding was the buyer and Mio price paid was +(>,810. The paper will continue, and it is said many im provements will he made. Numbers f persons offered to take stock if ? ivt *i the opportunity. Shelby Aurora- -iMi-s Delia Dixon, daughter of Rev. Thomas Di.\on,ar :jved home last week from N?nv York, where she lias attend:',! for two y< a is uedical lectures. Shell will sail next ?louth tor Japan, China, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Franc.' and Knglaiid. he goes as companion to Mrs. Yan J?rpolI, a wealthy New York Jadv, ivho is a member of Uev. Thomas ;>ixon, -Ir's church. Mr. \V. W.' Hhinehhart, of Webster was over Monday and again today. { \ The Base Ball fever is, yprcuding. The girls of Sylva have organized a dub. , / We had ripe tounatoes of our own raising for dinner totlay. Anybody beat that 1 Mrs. Hannah Hall and' Mrs. Flor ence - Long, of Webster, visited friends in town, Monday. Mr. F. P. Pressley is here today, with the first load of corundum from the Cullowhee Mine. Its quality is said to lie excellent. Mrs. D. J. Allen complimented oui office today with a gift of a beauti ful boquet, composed principally of splendidly ]>erfect diahlias. f ' # , Charlie Wikc came in Monday or. a visit to his parents. He was ac companied by Master J. Robert Haz ard, of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Sudie ) Mewl>orne and Miss Mary Transou, who have been sjH-nd ing some weeks with the family of Dr. ,T. 11. Wolff, left today for their I homes. ; ( \ * . I # ?Y Mr. J. M. Rigdon came down froyi Glenville, Monday, and concluded the sale of the stock of groceries owned., by himself and Mr. Fowler to Messrs Pierce and C. W. Allen by whom the business will be conducted. CAGLE REUNION TO BE SUNDAY The annual reunion of the Oagle family will hi' held next Sunday, August 5, at the home of Mr. J. C. Cagle, this being the old homestead of K. II. Cagle. It is one mile off highway Number 285. All the relatives and friends are' invited to attend "the reunion ami take with them picnic lunches. Music and speeches will be features of the program. MRS. MOODY WILL TEACH HERE Mrs. I. Robert Loni; has handed in her resignation as teacher in the Svlva Elementary school, and Mrs. Bill Moody has been elected to fil! the vacancy, according to announce ii?nt made from the office of County Superintendent Madison. Mi's. Lon<* has been a teacher in the schools of. the county for several years, and al though she was reelected at Sylva. she decided to relinquish her [K>sitio:; Mrs. Moody; who before her mar riage, a few weeks ago, was Mis.' Marv Knlov. .has taught in the school at Dillsboro font sevral years. Mjss Maitha I.ou. Still well has bee. transferred from Dillsboro to Beta. \ * ' TRUCK OF DYNAMITE SMASHES A truck loaded' with 8, (>00 pounds of dynamite, smashed and turned over on Highway No. 10, near the home of Rick 1 Tension, above Willits. Tuesday morning. Dynamite was j thrown over the highway, and, al though the side of the truck was 'crushed in, and one wheel entirely j demolished, the dynamite did not explode. ( j j EL, H. Warren, the drive*1 and West Ciurter, his helper, both of Ashevillc, secaped without injury. f NEWSLETTER ? ( Wasinggton, August ]_ This time of year used to be called the "silly season in \\ ashington, because iioti: ing ol importance ever happened in August and the news correspondent* had1 to entertain their readers and earn their own wages by writing t ririiug gossip about notching in par ticular. Times have changed in that lespcct. Nothing very new and start ling is happening, with the President on his vacation and ('-digress back home mending its |K>liitical fences, but we have got so used to discussing sen ous and imp/out^nt 'things that it seems to have become a habit. Even in the ,4silly season" 'we find it hard to be frivolous. (/ For example, somebody asked the ever-present question: "Who is going to pay off all this new debt the Gov ernment is piling up?" at the Xat'on :il Press Ch(h the other day. The usual answer was given, "Our grand children, of course." But one inquis itive reporter wasn't satisfied with that answer. I low many grandeh'kllreii are there going to be, thirty or forty years I'rom now? He wanted to know. So he nut in a lot of time studying the records of the Census Office and his conclusions (ire so startling and, in the long outlook, so important, that soiil" Admin;>itraition officials have begun to take notice of them ami wonjder whether in some ways there has not lieen too much banking upon ?? fufaije that does not seem likely to be realized. The plain fact seems to 1m- that the population of the United States is rapidly ajuproaehing the stationary |K)int. Hv 19f)0, and probably sooner than that, there will uo, longer l>e an annual increase in the numb -r of j>eoplc in this country. Before the wr.r we added about 1,800,000 people a year to the 1 population, bv birth and immigration. That was the average over a jieriod of years. Assunrng thai they earned and spent a thousand dollars a year each, which is al>out the right figure, tlmt made neariy two billion a year for new business for American iiulustrv and trade, to say not": iiii? ( f the < ' nam' for i ::! a mil lion new houses every year to house this increase. And from the Government's point of view, that rate of popuhtio:. growth meant a eorres|H?uding in crease in the number of j?ersoiis who c?uId he tested, directly or indi : ectly, thus enabling the nation to increase its governmental expenditures every year and to pile t.p a v rowing lead of interest-bearing debt without really bothering anybody much. But ? this is w.'iut the) census figures show. About 1924 the fate of popula tion increase began to decline sliurp ly. In 1910 the experts ^estimated that the Census of 19.10 would show a |M>|>ulation of 1 .">(?/)< 10 ,000. Insteaid, the count was only 120,000,000. And in tin' past ten years it has dr< pped so rapidly that the estimates of the Census Bureau?among ?:ost reliable Government statistics show a growth of only 800,000 in the |>ast year. At.tli.it rate of decline in tlio annu al growth of population, it will only bo 1945, when the deaths will balance hirl lis, emigration balance im'Riura tio;i, an, (I, pcvhip--- fiom lis- ?! 011, then' will be an actual decline in the number of iiibabitaiiN of "hi- coin try. It is possible to imagin." the Ad'minist ration of whoever is eleoted in 1914 dt .1 cinding of Congress auth ority to offer prices for larger fami lies, as is done in France, England ami some other European eonntries. he reasons for the decline in the growth of population are 1 wo- fold First is the re friction of immiqra ?fwitioii, whieh began to take its pres ent drastic form in 1924. Second is the decline in the domestic birth rate. American parents are not re producing the:r kind in nnimberc enough to replace the deaths. The figures here in Washington show that the average woman gives birth to less thrui on- prospective future mother. And that condition, is caus ing considerable concern among the socially-minded members of the Ad ministration ? of whom there- are plenty. They see their vision of a brave new woi'M of their own crea tion being shattered by ithe refusal of American parents to cooperate in providing future taxpayers. The reason for the decline in the birthrate is figured bv some of the smart fifrurers here as a change in the social value of the chilid in the home. In a principally agricultural country, such as out*? was in its earlier days, every child was an asset. I11 an industrial nat:on, how. (Continued on Page Two) WILL GIVE PLAY FRIDAY Black-Eyed Susan, Wayne P. Sew ell's latest and best musical romanee, ! will he presented at the Graded School auditorium, Friday, August, 1 at 8 p. m., Sponsored by the Jun 1 iov Club of Syiva and for the benefit 1 of the Community Hospital. The play is said to be a splendid entertainment, elaborately costume#. The cast is as follows: Black-Eye S.iftan, Margaret llalt Phil Langdon, Ralph Sutton. Lotty, Willa Mae Dills. ^ Polly, Mrs. P. W. Kincaid. Miranda, Wilma Allison Jones. Prudence, Mrs. J. H. Wilson Lotta, Mildred Cowan Abner, A. D. Parker Roscoe, Bill Russell * Sampson, John Irwin Prof. Catohbug, Hugh Monteitb. Ebner, Pete Kincaidi Uncle Ed., Bud Thompson . ; Mandy, Virginia Cannon Terrell. COWAN; HILLABD TO PREACH The pulpit of the Baptist church here will be filled Sunday morning by Rev. S. H. Hilliard, retired Method-; ist minister, of Sylva, and at the night service by Rev. G. N. Cowan, of the Baptist church a-t Apex. Rev. Mr.. Cowan is a native of Jaekson county and a former pastor of the church here. WOLF MOUNTAIN ? ? ? Miss Edna Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Woods, was married last week, to Goodlow Bowman. The young couple is living here in the eommuirty at the home of the bride. The bride ha- many relatives in this seotu.n and throughout the county. Tlie Woods family i: one of the old .pioneer families in this section ot the State. Mrs. .lane Reece was buried last Sunday afternoon at the Sol's Creek grave yard. Mrs. Reece was not a native of this county but moved1 into this section many years ago from Haywood county. A large number of friends attended the funeral serv'cM. The people of this section are re joicing because the rock crusher is really headed this way. It is located and working at Tuckaseieee and in under the supervision of Air. A. V. Owen, the State patrolman for High way. Xo. 281. It is hoped by the citi zens that the crusher will reach us up here and go on through to Lake Toxawav. The meeting at the Baptist church closed last week, and three were bap tized. The meeting ran for nearly a month. A new pastor was elected ano there will be services (twice a month instead of once a month as was the former plan. The newly elected pastor is the Rev.. Hobert Broom. He will preach on the firs-t and fourth Sun day mornings. Mr. Bob Allison, accompanied by his family and Mr. Mae Nicholson, and others, went down to Saluda, S. C., last Saturday, to bring back a load of peaches and to visit the peo pie of Mrs. Allison. There has been some hope of either gating a high school tcacher for this section or asking for a school bus to curry the h'gh school students to Cullowhee. So far there has been no arrangements made to care for the high school students of this section. The young people are meeting on Wednesday night, and besides the regular program at the Methddist church, a marshmallow roast is being planned after the program at the | church. All of the young people of the community are cordially invited to attend and take part in these services. There is preaching at tihe Meth odist church every Sunday night, and the second and third Sunday morn ings. It is hoped that the dlecoration I will not cut down the attendance of the Sunday School. Decorations are memorial services and many are suggesting that the services be held in the churches where it is more comfortable. This section has had its part of hail and rain. Last Thursday a hard tmil storm visited this section land stripped the corn on several of the farms in the community. Mr. Frank Nicholson was heme for the wek end. Frank is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Nicholson and is located in Eagle Lake, Fla. School started last Monday momin ? with our teacher, Mr*. Byrd Full bright leturning for anoWier year. ? Plans are now under way for n revival at the . Methodist cfeurch, but final announcements will he made Later. Jackson County Schools Opened On Last Monday " - TODAY and. | TOMORROW BAKd|?S ....... md bofi In my ] boyhood the most glamorous figure :n, boyland was Jesse James, the Missouri bandit. ' His exploits in robbing banks and holding up rail way trains were celebrated in song and story and when Bob FordJshot him most A liter icon boys felt that a hero of romance was dead. Tears later 1 got to know his brother, Frank James who was 4 partner in many of his es eapgdes. t He said that there had never been a minute of his life that he had not&itterly regretted his youth ful sins, hnd he deplored especially the bad effect the example of himseit and hfc brother had had upon impres sionable youth. I see signs that something of the same sort of wrong-headed but quite understandable hero-worship may pre t-erve the' .memory of John Dillinger. Boys are-fijtill boys. They admire coui oge and dare ^deviltry, without moral izing much about the object or the motive? ? of- the men they consider ' 'brave". I' do not think modern boy* are any worse than boys were in my youth, or. more easily influenced. It is human nature to regard th. outlaw with admiration. He had the courage to defy autority, and even boy in his secret heart wishes he hail the nyfve to cut loose from restraint which 'parental and school discipline impose upon him. That, I think, is the secret of the continuing popularity of the story of Robin Hood, the ban d?t. of Sherwood Forest, who after five hundred years is still a glamor ous figure of romance. DEMAGOGUES .... hi politics The success of so many irresponsi ble demagogues in politics is rooted in the same trait of human nature as admiration for the outlaw. Folk who don't or can't think very deeply or reaSon^thingB out for thcn8clve?, -ad mire t.jje man who shouts the loudest defiance to |the existing order of thing* and makes the most glittering prom ises of what he is going to do for the common people if he is elected. That type of mind attributes th? conservatism of the well-baanced to timidity ..or to their having been "bought off by the interests". It makes little difference to many folk whether their popular hero ever delivers what he has promised. It. is essential for him to keep on hollering,- however. Once he sfauta hu> mouth his followers turn to some other fellow who will tell them what they want to hear. POLITICS in our system I look for little improvement in polities under our present system, which makes it incumbent upon lead era to go to the people for reflection rVeiy two or four years, and1 keps them in office for a stated term, no matter how incompetent or irrespon sible th.*y may turn out to be. There is a great deal to be said for the parliamentary system of gov ernment in England, in which a man holds the confidence of the nation, rep resented in the House of Commons. I don't imagine we will ever change our system so radically as to' follow the English method, but I do know that many people are beginning to recognize the faults inherent in our way of doing things, and I look for a gradual elimination of the worst of them. WISDOM .... then and now I was re-reading some of Benjamin Franklin's letters the other day. I was especially impressed by one that he wrote to an Englishman who had asked him about opportunities in Am erica, back in 1785. Among other things he warned people against cod ing to America in the expectation of j setting a chance at a lucrative public office. The constitution of Pennsylvanio, Franklin pointed out as typical of th? whole, provided that no public office Should have a salary or stipend at tached to iit large enough to make anyone want the job for the sake of the money reward How different public affairs;are run today! I have an idea that one way to cure a lot of evils of politics would be to cut aH official salaries to the point where anyone competent to fill them could make so^mueh more money do ing something else that he would have to be dragoonej) into taking the office SERVICE . . . . incentive lacking Publie service, as a career rather (Continued on Page 2) The sound of the school bell is is heard again in the land, and the ehiidren of Jackson county, all except those who live in Sylva, Dillaboro and Gullowhee, went merrily back to school,. Monday morning, for another eight months. Under the school law, passed by the last General "Assembly, the child ren in this ooanty have the same length of school as those of any county or city in the State. The schools that did not open last Monday, will begin their sessions on Monday, August 27. ASSOCIATION WILL MEET FOE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH TIME The One Hundred and Fifth Annu al Session of the Tuckaseigee Baptisl Association will convene with the John's Creek Baptist church, at Cow arts, August 16, 17, and 18. The tentative program for the As sociation is: Thursday, August 16 10:30, Devotional, P. L. Elliott. 11:00, Introductory Sermon, W. C. Reed. 12:00, Dinner. 1:30, Devotional, Joe Bishop. 1:46, Enrollment of Delegates, ap pointment of committees, welcoming visitors, etc. 2:00, Report on Periodicals , J. T. Gribble. 2: Report on S. C. I, H. E. Mon teith. 3:15, Report on Ministers' names and addresses, W. N. Cook. 3:30, Report on State Missions, I. K. Stafford. 4:00, Miscellaneous and adjournment Friday, August 17 9:30, Devotional, L. H. Crawford. 9:45, Readnng of Minutes 10:00, Report on Home Missions, W. C. Ree<f. 10:30, Report on Foreign Missions, P. L. Elliott 11:00, Sermon 12:00, Dinner lt30, DSwotfonaf, Thad Jamison 2:00, Report on Ministerial Relief, Dave Dean 2:30, Report on Stewardship, J. O. Murray 3:00, Report on Christian Educotion H. T. Hunter. | 3:45, Report of Committees. Ad journ Saturday, August 18 9:30, Devotional, R. F| Maybcrry 9:45, Reading of Minutes. Election of Officers. 10:15, Report on Temperance, E. P. Stilhvell. 11:00, Report on Hospital, J. G. Murray. 11:30, Sermon 12:00, Dinner 1:30, Report on Sunday School, W. C. Wood 2:00, Report on B. Y. P. U, Mildred Cowan , 2:3$, Report on W. M. U., Mrs. W. N. Cook. Miscellaneous and adjournment. BALSAM Mr. Jim Jones and Miss Eva Hoyle were married in Clayton, Ga., Wed nesday the 25th. Miss Mary Hoyle, sister of the bride, and Mr. Klb"rt Reece witnessed the ceremony. Mr. John McCall and Miss .Mnrv Middleton were married^ Sunday nf ternoon, at the home of the brule's father, Mr. Ed. Middleton. Rev. Ben Cook performed the ceremony. Mrs. W. S. Christy, who has heen visiting her sister, Mrs. Morris, in Kansas City, and her daughters, Mi s Finley Carson, in Wisconsin, and Mrs. Roy Duncan, in Glade Springs, Va., has n-turned , and will spend some time here. Mr. Roy Duncan ;ind family accompanied her home nnd spent several days here. Miss Harriet Long of Sylva was guest of the Knight's, several days, last week. Mrs. Sara Bryson went to Ashe ville Saturday to see her niece, Mrs. Madge Ramsey, who is very ill in Aston Park Hospital. Mrs. Thomas Duke of Asheville and Philadelphia visited her daughtei Mrs. Geo. Knight, last week. Mrs. Floyd Breeee and three child ren are visiting Mrs. Henry Beck. They will return to their home in Ma 'rion, next week. Mrs. O. E. Horton and son> Ore have as their guests, Mrs. Alice Rick er-Newell, of Beaufort, S. C., and Messrs Walter Hall and Frank Mc Mullan, of Atlanta Master William Balfour Knight (On tinned mi Pag* That)