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|j 50 YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY | :v , > ? ?' ? * SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 19S4 12.00 TEAR Of ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE 00UXT7 administration FURS MORE LABOR TROUBLE IN NATION Washington, August 15 (Special)., -? Tilt* big worry in Washington while t lie President is away is th< iiituir situation. The abortive attempt at a general strike on the Pacific waterfront, the shootings in the lahoi wnr in Minneapolis, the do/ens, near |v :i hundred, of smaller strikes in 0r1i< r parts of the country, are being interpreted here as warnings ol iiniic serious labor troubles as sOoi> the weather gets too cool to g*? li^h'tig in comfort. What the Administration is afraid ui - th it the labor situation will g"t ^it i^f the control of the more intel ligent ond conservative labor leaders, if it lias not already got away from thi hi. With all the grumbling among employers about the American Fed eration of Labor and its "craft" unions, there are few who do not pre fer that method of labor organization to what is often called the "commun istic" type of organization, iti which all of the workers in any given in . ilustry, regardless of what particula: trade they work at, are organized in "one big union." That type of union was the prin ciple of the old Industrial Workers of the World, which was beginning to gtn up a lot of labor trouble in the West just before the world war. The ?*;ir put a quietus on the activities of the I.W.W., but in the threat of a general strike there is seen a re vival of that idea of a " vertical" union, and it is frankly not to the liking of the men who are trying to the government machine running wwrthlv. Nor do they like the atti rude ?{ the Americau Federation ol Labor, iu leaning towaijd the verti , cat union idea, as in it? efforts to unionize the automobile industry. There is & lot of discontent among the leaders of organized labor, too, over -what they regard as betrayal by the Administration. The Federa tion accepted "clause 7a" of the Na ' tional Industrial Recovery Act as giving it free license to go into any shop or factory and organize the workers into a union under Fqdera tion auspices. They have found thai is not the case, and some of them are pretty sore. There is talk about the need of putting restraints upon the unreason able labor groups and their demands, tot Government officials hesitate to take any step which might alienate the labor vote. That is a much largei group, naturally, than the employ ers, and every worker's vote counts for just as much a? that of his boss But there is a good deal of fear, in spired by floods of letters and per sonal proests that are beginning to reach the ears of those high in Ad ministration circles, that the public will begin to regard labor disorders one of the direct fruits of the Sew Deal, and one not at all to the public's liking. There arc revisions of the XRA in process of form illation, and it is regarded as certain that there will l)e much simplification ot' codes, less <-iie man arbitrary power to "crack llown" on industries which do. not give up readily, and the abandonment hi hundreds of the ihinor "service lodes" like the one under which a New Jersey pants preswer was sen.' I<i prison because he pressed a suit for only 35 cents where the code rolled for a 40 cent price! The effort ?>l i he Government to reach into ev ?*?> litiiuan activity, in short, is grad '?ally being abandoned. There isn'i ?"iioiij'h money to hire the necessary H icemen to enforce any such sys I' in of close espionage. At the same time, <jif(antic plans, ><'<! yet fully disclosed, are being rtoikii| out for submission to th< im xi ( ongress. They include every lliintr that can he thought of in the I'outrof" and development of national 1 ? 'ourc.-?- oil a scale as wide us the "alioii itself. Just what is to be done ''iili every acre of land and every mini of water is included in the ! | l:Mi.l'art of it is a revision of the underlying scheme of the Agricul-j '"nil Adjustment Act. Iiisfeii'l of making crop reduction " !'in purpose, the A. A. A. is work ing toward crop adjustment, trying to find some formula whereby the '"k.bnty of the farmers, who receive than $1,000 a year from the sale ?f their products, can t get a bigger s''cp> while those more prosperous will have some of their profits whit l^d down. Alma Green Victim Of Auto Accident Alma (iiven, 17 year old daughter of Kates Given, of Green's Creek, d cd short ley after being brought to the Caaimunity hospital, Sunday af ternoon, from iiijuri.es reeived in an automobile wreck, on Highway 285, between Dillsboro and Green's Creek. It is stated that the young girl, who was popular ill her community, was riding outside the truck, on the running Itoard, when anothre girl liisi'.e the ear, became frightened, tixtk hold of the steering wheel, and i urn.eu it, in what she believed to be an effort to avoid -striking another car. The trutek smashed into an old steam shovel that had been left by the contract ers, near the highway, and almost severed her limbs from her body. She was rushed to the hos pital but death came before medical skill could he of any avail. It is stated that several girls had '\:>en to a sing ng convention oil "?avannah, and had gotten into the truck, owned by A. 0. Wilson, and driven bv hi* son, Leo Wilson, and '?ad come to Kylva and were returii to their home when li?* traced v r? # '* occurred. ' The other occupants of tin- truck were l.eo Wilson, Yircc Hyatt, Car lie Hello Buchanan and Kttyol Bnch nnasi, all of the Savannah section ol this county. Funeral services for the young girl were held at Old Savannah, Monday, being conducted by Rev. W. C. Heed. The young lady is a member of the well known Gree.u family of this county, and is survived by her father, mother, several brothel's and sisters, ond a large number of other relatives and friends. CHAMBER TO MEET -TUESDAY The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will meet on Tuesday flight at the Masonic Hall. All citizens in terested in the promotion of the wel fare of the county are urged to be ASSOCIATION MEETING TODAY The Tuckaseigce Baptist Assoc.ia tion, which includes all the Baptist churches in this county, is meeting for its 105th annual session, with Johns Creek church, todav, with Rev. Thad F. Deit/., beloved minister <>l the mountains, presiding as moder ator. Rev. "W. X. Cook, pastor of th<' Webster Baptist church, and other churches in the county, is secretary. The introductory sermon will be preached this morninp by W. (V Reed, supply pastor of the1 Sylva church, and principal of Sylva High sbhool. Rev. ,T. Gray Murray, vice moderator, and one of the most prom inent Baptists- in the county, pastor of the Sylva church^ will' lie unable to be present, he being now in the eastern part of the^State, where he has been for several months, in an attempt to regain his health. President H.jT. Hunter of Western Carolina Teachers College, P. L. El liott, Miss Mildred Cowan, president of the associations! B.Y.P.U., C. W. Wood, associational Sunday chool superintendent, E. IT. Stillwell, IT. E Monteith, Kev. R. F. Mayberry, T. Gribble, and other prominent Bap tists of the county are scheduled to appear on the program during th?' meeting of the Association, which will continue through Thursday, Fri day and Saturday. BALSAM ' ? Mrs. Sara Rrysoii attended the fu neral of her niece, Mrs. Madge Ham sey in Whit tier, Friday. Mr. Waller llvatt juid others from here attended the funeral of Mr. S. j.I. jVkilvsMicy, in- A>)v"vUI<', Sunday, Mr. John I'. Knight and family who spent the jvc-t week with liis mother. Mis. I). T .Kn'ghl, I." ft Monday foi their home in Orlando. Mis. Alice Xorris of Kansas City Missouri, is v'siting her sister, Mrs. W. S. Clirjst.y and her her brother Mr. .1. K. Keniiev. Mr. Henry I'citer and family o( mor-lure in the "round hut that it The bigg":t scheme so far definite ly deeided on is the tree-holt plan ol . preventing future droughts in { the regions lately practically ruined by lack of moisture. A helt of trees 100 miles wide, stretching north am' Mirth from Canada to Texas, is to be set out in strips seven rods wide and a mile apart. The idea is that this will not only serve to precipitate and hold (Continued oil page two) PUNS HEARING PERFECTION FOR BIG CELEBRATION Detailed plans are being perfected for staging the First Annual Jackson County Labor Day celebration ami Progn ?ss Exhibition at Sylva, Sep tember 3. The event is being ?pon sored bv the Sylva Rotary Club and business men of Jackson county. C C. Poindexter, director of athletics at Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, is general director and is being assisted in working out the details, by various clubs and individuals throughout the country. All commun ity clubs and organizations arc invit ed and urged to see that their see-, tiou of the county is well represented in the various exhibits and contests The purpose of the Progress Ex position is to show the growth and development of JnrJkKOn Cofcinty along various lines. Anyone in the county that has a product of out standing merit is urged -to enter it in the event. It is hojted to have a display of the best ui every phase of the county's products. The. | agricultural, livestock and other fawn exhibits will be under the supervision of County Agent (J. K. Lackey. He will he assisted by the Boy Scouts and others selected by him. , The (Jirl Scouts will handle the \Pct Show. They will also stage the Amateur Circus. Mi.-.* D^cia (Jarrcti is in charge of this division. The 20th Century ('lull has' bc.cn asked to handle the flower exhibits. Mrs.i J. II. Morris, president of tlii? club, is ii>. charge. The junior Chub has beun a^k <1 to sponsor the Baby Show. Mrs. Bill Moo|dy is head of this group. - A sjM'cial feature will be a beaut} contest to select the best ? look'ng girl in Jackson county. The Winnei will have the title 'Miss Jackson County bestowed upon her ami will receive an appropriate prize. Various communities are asked to select rep resentatives. Preston Henn, uuwugci of the Lyric Theatre/ will conduct the selection of Miss Sylva. Mi*. Poindexter Htated that he wanted tin entries in this event from the various communities sent or handed to him at an early date so a list could Ik published next week. Mr. Poindexter will supervise the various athletic events, \ which .will iuelude the following: boxing, 30 yard dash, 50 yard dash, 75 yard dash, 100 j'aid da h, "0 yard ho;> ! hijrfi jump, hioud jump, 12 Ih. shot put, baseball throw, football throw, football punt, and horseshoes. Tho-e interested in the box'ng arc asked to get in touch wi<!i Mr. Poindxeter at an early date. The following teachers are asked to see that their community is fullv represented in all events and con tests: / Sylva, W. C. Reed; Barkers Creek. Howard Crawford; l)illsb<m>, F. I. Watson; Beta, \V. V. Cope; Addie. Jometa Higdoit ; Willets, S. J. Phillips' Balsam, Alney Bryson; Will rot, D. M. I loojK'r ; Olivet, Mrs. Stella Bry son; Qiralla, (J. C. Coojier; Cullowhee, C. A. Hoyle; Tuckascegec, .1. E. Brown; Kast tat Porte, Mrs. Anne (runnels; Johns ('reek, Miss Irene Rahy ; Balsam Grove, Ernest Phil lies; Canada, Alvin Fullbright; Glen ville, Wf.vnc Woodard and S. P. Hyatt; Cashiers, David Pruett; Web ster, Paul Buchanan; Gay, John Crawford. Anyone having entrirs for any ol the events are urged get in toueb with the chairman in that commun ity at the earliest possible date. Lynn, Mass., jire guests of his father, Mr. J. W. Porter present. ' Mr. Mabel Err ley has returned | to Balsa n from Tampa, Fla., where she has been for the past several months. M s-5 Beulah Beck accompanied her aunt, Mrs. Dr. Tappan, to Cincinnati, last week. Mrs. J. E. Long and little son, Ce cil, of Sylva, attended services in the Methodi-st church here, Sunday after | noon. Mr. Zeb Amnions has returned to Washington after spending several weeks with his mother, Miw. Laura Amnions. Rev. R. L. Sprinkles stopped here ia short ti.ne Monday enroute to his i home in Sacramento, California. j Mrs. Mabel Perry went to Frank i fin, Monday, j Balsam is enjoying one of its best tourist seasons. More coming in daily ( TODAY and j tomorrow] ; (By Frank Parker Stockhridfe) 'HOUSING . . . too high The Federal government has com pleted the first fifty homes in its "snbGistence homestead" project at ReedsvilLe, .West Virginia. The idea ia to provide wage-earners with land on which they can grow their living when out of work, and supplement their wages when employed. The policy is essentially a sound one, Much of our industrial prob lem would be solved if every worker were tied closer to the land. But when I saw the figures of these "sub sistence homesteads" I wondered ii it were not another case of theorist? letting their enthusiasm run away with their common sense. . They cost from $4,396 to $5,570, averaging $4,880 for a house with five acre-; of land. At that price first rate homes can be purchased right in the city of New York, in /the outly ing boroughs. These. Reedsville hous es are rural homesteads, but they are cqvipped like city houses. Nobody earning loss than 50 a week the yeai around can afford a $5,000 home. The (government won't solve the subsisicii.'-e homestead problem until U get* down to brass tacks and shows that a comfortahle house and neces sary land can be provided for half or less. I know of many such eases, iioar industrial centei% where not over $2,000 represents the cost of all l.nildinpw and la. id. SUBSISTENCE ... on an acre Tin* lT. R. Department of Agricul ture ha? got out a bulletin which anybody can ?? t by writing to Wash ington for it, telling town folks whai they cau c.\pt*rt to d . with a piece of land in a suburban district. All aero, says the bulletin, is about all the av erage man and family can expect to take ear.!- of if the man has a job and they don't keep a hor-e. On that area enough vegetables and small fruits can be grown to supply the family .needs, and a small poultry can he Ju*pt. Larger area is needed if a cow is to be kept, and if more than -an acre is to be culti vated, a horse will he needed. That is good sense ? better sense than the "model" homes at Reeds ville. Neither scheme will work, however utiles? the person trying it knows something about agricnlture and is willing to work a lot harder for hint self than he ever worked for a boss. AMERICANISM ... it sleeps Every time I read an interview with Henry Ford I am impress*^ anew with his sound eomlnon sense. He said something the other day which puts the finger right on th. sore spots in our national mess. Our school system is wrong, he said, because it turns out millions of high school graduates not fitted for any kind of job, and denies to many the opportunity to develop what tal ents they have. We've got to get hack t-o the pfrnuccr spittt which wil! tackle any problem eagerly, even it "the answer isn't in the back of th<? book.'?; I heartily agree with Mr. Ford, especially when he remarks that one of the greatest troubles of the Nation is that men do not form their own opinions and are not ready to fight for them. It looks to me, sometimes, as if we were becoming a nation of mollycoddles, afraid to have convic tions or to express tBem. Still I don't believe the old spirit of Ajmericanism is dead; it w only sleeping and some day it will awaken again. FOG , . . and man One of the most important discov eries that science has made ? that of a way to dispel fog, announced a | friw days ago by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Apparently the demonstrations of this method, which consists in spraying certain chcmicals into the air, have been com pletely snccessfol. What this may mean to aviation and to sea navigation is beyond cal culation. Fog is ,fche worst foe the airman or the sailor has to contend with. Anything which will conquer it will be of more lasting benefit to hivranity than all the gold that has ever been mined. 'j ? The next .thing "we ne*d is sonic method which will persuade the clouds to "give ' difi^1' in . time of drought. That will come, too, in time. I will not admit that there is any problem that vexes ' humaniiy to which the answer will not be discov ered. Eyes Of The World On - ? Jackson County's Snake Bitten Holiness Preacher %OODJfEN-JT7NIOR8 TO PIOHIC V The 'Woodmen of the World and members of the Junior Order, United American Mechanics, will hold a pic nic on the campus of Sylva Collegiate Institute, tonorrow, Friday evening, at 6:30 o'clock. All members of these, two fraternal orders, together witl: their families are invited to bring picnic tynch anid be present on the occasion, WILL gOLD ORTHOPAEDIC ' otlKTC AT BRYSON CITY Aa orthopaedic clinic for the free examination and treatment of crip plies of all ages will be opened at nine o'clock Saturday, August 18th; at Bryson City. This clinic will serve Jackson^ Swain, Graham, Cherokee, Clay and Macon counties Hundreds of crippled children and adults, with clubbed feet, bowedi legs, deforme^ backs and numerous othoi deformities are being treated in these clinics and having their deformities corrected. ? r ? This <2Khic is being sponsored and supported by the Rotary club oi Bryson City. It is being organized by the State department of vocation al rehabilitation, which not only aids indigent cripples in securing treat nientj but also gives them specialized training for some suitable occupation and helps them find employ incut. Last year over two hundred physical ly ' handicapped persons were rehab ilitated by this department. (Thesi cripples, most of whom were earning nothing, were taught to do some kind of remunerative work and therebv became j useful, self-supporting, and independent citizens. An orthopaedic surgeon, who is a bone specialist, will be in charge of the Rotary clinic at B*y?on City, which will be held on the morning of the'&ird Saturday of each month. QUALLA Many Qualla folks went to Whit tier Thursday to attend he funernl of Mr. J. R. Green. He had been mail carrier through our section for almost 28 years. He kept every requirement to the latter, none could be more law abiding and conscientious than he. Af he made, his daily rounds he greeteti all with a pleasant word. Qualla wa> his old home, the place where hii> youthf.il days were spent. We remem ber him as a studious, diligent school mate. He will be gTeatly missed by hid many friends. He was also a success ful teacher in Jackon county for sev eral years. We believe it might be truly said of him, whenever on duty he was always doing his best. Several of our people attended the funeral of Mrs. Madge Ramsey ui Whittier, Friday. Mr. K. Howell, Mr. C. M. Hughes, and Mrs. P. V. McLauglin attended the funeral of Mrs. Annie Dean at Beta. On Sunday afternoon the Old Bird Home was the scene of the annual reunion of all the Birds in the sur rounding country. Those present wer? Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bird now of Cul' |owhee, Mr T. W. McLauglin and! family, Mr. J. T. Bird of Sylva, Mr. J. M. Bird and family of Brysoti City, Mr. ,W. E. Bird and family of Cullowhce, Mrs. Mary Blackwell and Children of Lexington, Mr. H. 0. Bird and faipily of Sylva, Mrs. Sila> Teague af Whittier and Mr. J. B. Terrell. A bountiful picnic suppei was spread late in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Golman Kinslan<! gave a supper reception to a num ber of friends on Thursday eveninp in honor of the 9tb anniversary ol their marriage. Mrs. M. B. Henson of Whittle' visited Mrs. J. L. Ferguson. Mr. Dixon Hyatt and family called at Mr. John Bradburn's, Sunday. Misses Mary Battle and Ruth Fer guson have returned from a trip to Charlotte. , .. Mr. Bill Reeves of Leicester is vis iting Mr. J. 0. Terrell this week. i;. Mr8. A. C. Hoyle spent Friday at Cherokee. * > Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Kinsland called on Mrs. J. H. Hughes. Mrs. D. C. Hughes and children I were guests at Mr. J. ?. Battle's. Miss Bo naif Anthony visited Mrs. The eyes' of the world have been turned toward Jackson county tand Rev. Albert Teester, Holiness preach er of Mountain township, for the past week, since news stories went out from Sylva about Teester having - been bitten by a rattle snake, at the church service, Sunday, August 5, "for the Glory of God," and having recovered without the aid of medicine or physician. However, when Tecs'- | er was in Sylva, Monday evening, enrojute to Charlotte, it was noticed that he had his hand bandaged. It all came about because, follow ing the Holiness belief, that those who have received the "second bless ing" can handle serpents without harm, Teester had preached such as the fact, at the little church of bis faith, on Cullowhee Mountain. Some of the boys of the community caught a rattlesnake, it is said, boxed it up, and carried it to the church, present ing it to Teester, to give him an ?opportunity to prove his faith by his works. This is .not the first time the same stunt has been tried in the Qillowhee Mountain section. A num ber of years ago a copperhead and a rattler were taken to the Holiness services in a box and presented to the preachers, who tore the lid off the box and tossed the snakes about from one preacher to another, while the congregation fled to safety, and the snakes later being killed by P E. Moody, of Sylva, who was a dep uty sheriff at the time. However, on the occasion of the Teester affair, it is reliably reported that the preach er grabbed at the snake, but the snake beat him to it and nabbed Teester on the finger. Teester is then reported to have made another attempt to take hold on the snake, the reptile again- being too quick for the preach ?r, and popped it to him on the wrist. Teester is said to have then flung the snake from his hand and fled the scene to the church yawl', where he fell ujxm the grass. Later he went to his home, and his arm and han.l swelled to a great degree. Within a few days the swellisg and discolora) tion began to leave his hand and arm, and he was able to walk to th<> church asd preach on last Sunday. The story struck the fancy of the Associated Press, the Pathe News, aaf other newspaper and moving pic ture services, which are always on the look-out for the unusual and dra matic. Teester was photographed, his story was spread all over the pages of thx; papers throughout the nation. Tuesday, he went to Charlotte to speak over the Columbia Broadcast ing System. Yesterday he s|?okt; three times from the stage of an Asheville theatre. He has received offers to spciik, to preach, to broad cast, from different cities in th?* country. Many people have been com ing through the "country in cars, ask ing about Teester. People have wired, have 'phoned, have written, to ask about the preacher who was bitten by the snake. Albert Teester is not a native of Jackson county. He moved to Cullo whee Mountain, some four or more years ago, and has been living on the p^iperty of Ed Hopkins, another Holiness preacher. The Holiness sect is one that was brought into this region twenty-five or thirty years ago, by preachers who heM' evangelist c meetings in various parts of this county. There are a few adherents left in different com munities. It is said that not more than twenty people in Mountain township, where Teester lives and where Jie and the rattJer hud their bout, are members of "The Church of God," as the Holiness call them selves Terry Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oxncr called at Mr. D. M. Shuler's, Sunday Mrs. Homer Turpin and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turpin called on Mrs W. J. Turpin. Mrs. Hester Hoyle and Miss Edna Hoyle visited relatives at Forney'* Creek. Miss Minnie Kinsland visited her sister, Mrs. Callie Bradley, Friday. Mrs. Ted Kinsland called on Mrs. D. C. Hughes. ~ Miss Mildred Howeli visited Miss Edna Hoyle, Mr. Herman Cooper called at Mr. J. K. Terrell's, Sondaj. ) I