JACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL
Published Weekly By The
. CKSON COUNTY JOURNAL CO,
^ Entered as second class natter at
the Post Office at Sylva, N. C.
DAN TOMPKINS, Editor
Reckon that it would he news it
h preacher would bite a snake.
If another preacher wants to make
the headlines how, we would advise
him to try biting1 a rattlesnake.
For the encouragement of the
young, we'll say that it doesn't feel
so terrible to be 44.
A hint to the S.l'.C.A. Don't yon
think this business is rather hard on
rattlesnakes?
With tobacco bringing' an average
of 'JO cents to 2(? cents a |>ound, East
ern Carolina is riding high, wide, and
handsome. last year the price was
le>s than half that.
Now. watch things really hap]H'n
The lirst kidnapping in the entire
history of Canada was perpetrated
when a wealthy man was "snatched"
and a reward of $150,000 demanded.
Tin- mountains have contributed to
the nation some of its greatest preach
ers of the (Jos pel ; but none of them
have ever been able to attract the at
tention of the news, agencies lik<*
Teester has. If given the news value
they liave merited, they would have
reflected credit upon the people of
the mountains, and placed them in
their proper light before the world.
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As for the people of Jackson coun
ty, their feeling regarding the inci
dent of Teester, who canw from
somewhere, some four or five ye?u\
a?o, aur rttached himself to the do/.en
or fifteen Holiness people on Cullo
whee Mountain, appears to be either a i
merry laugh at the idiocy of the'
things, one of revulsion lit its mock
ery, or of disgust at the sorry spec
tacle.
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TEF.STER AND THE SNAKE
There has been a ?rrt*at J?> do in tli?
jmjKTs over the insigniticaut even'
(it* :i rattlesnake, brought to tlie'lfoli
ncss church on C'til IojwJum' Mouuta
biting on i' Albe't Toester.
To on r wny of thinking, Tester !
didn't prove ?i:i y! Iiinjr except thai ,K?*
was silly enough to ruu his hsuid into
a box with a dininofnl-backVd rattler.
Even tin- mil Mirtv!n?i dumb unimab
have n (Jod-given sense t lint warn
tlii-in to beware of snakes* and yo./
<an't drive ??Vi*u a mule into tin* I'
cality nt Sir Snake. 1 1 ?? ^itso pr?%ed
lliat In' bail faib?V_lii_uMlb?rst and th"
plain twu'liiii'j of tin' llot^r \\iii
that informs us tlmt the Almigh'?
has tin pat'ence wit li lli? ehib'rei
getting themselves d'liiMTatidv i <i : ? ?
trouble and flieli i vped in?/ Ihni In
ge I /lii'in our. Satan, when .fesus
almiil in initiate tin- I liri-?tiai? move
iiM aiit, suggested that, in order to at
tract at tint iuii lo fFimself, tin- Mas
ter jump off tlic pinnacle of the!
Temple, anil reminded oin l onl that j
t ho Scripture n taught that the Angels |
would have charge of Hint and see to j
it that no harm befell. (Shakespeare j
aptly put it: "The Devil can quote j
Scripture to his purpose). The reply
of .lesiu comes ringing: down the ages
"It is also written, thou shalt not
tour) it tin- Lord thy CJoil."
Hut the tiling that concerns' us
about the Tecster affair is the opin
ion that the news stories, and news
reel# will give the world of Western
North Carolina, Usually, we don't
care a groat deal what people think:
but this kind of publicity can, it
people do not understand us, give ;?
wrong impression of the mountains
and the mountain ]H>o| Je. Will the
worlxl believe that they' religion of
the mountains is of the type of that
professed l?v Tecster? Tf these are
the impressions that intelligent peo
ple outside the mountains will get
of us, wont they put us in a class of
the benighted peoples in the heart of
Africa: and Asia? Wont all this
tommyrot be of incalculable injury to
the people of Western North Oaro'
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FROM OUT IN TEXAS
Houston, Texas, 8-13-34
Kditor Jackson County Journal,
Sylva, N. ('.
Dear Mr. Kditor.
IV*- Li > ii native of North Cnrolina
ami having spent most of my life in
llie State, also keeping uj> with' tin
hap|)eiungs in X (.!. thru th? Greens
horo Daily News, (which is 'the . lnvst
newspaper in the State, if not in the
South) I am writing a little eom.ment*
for your newspaper about the ;Alber'"
Teester snake matter, which jtrpbably
needs pity more than comment."
From my observation, teachings,
etc., in North Carolina, "I learned to
know that N. C. had some as smirt
people, good blood, hiigh Intellect an
I any people in the world. I furthei
knew, that N. C. had a few fanatics
"damn fools," etc., hut I did not
know >T. C. had a man* 30 foolish a.
to invite trouble td his personal bod*
in order to try to .prdvte to you intel
ligent mouiitaiii -p&oplc that a snaki
would not lute, nor could hurt. M*
i/pinion is, no one but a fanati<
would ?ay*such, or pretend- to believi
suph as nature has proven to th?
most ignorant person, in the \vor{<
that what Teester said is not rfrm
?x
In fact, 1 think the dimke proved ti
liiiu he told a falsehood. I will adinii
it myself, we've got to have faith ??
what wo do us 'the mind" controls the
body, but to tell intelligent people - if
you have faTth.you can stick ..youi:
finger in the fire and it wont burn
you is an insult to your Intelligence
You can be sure* your' i?:ns \yiH filic"
you out and we will reap what w
sow. This should be a lesson to the '
preacher for letting his wife die ia
pain like he did. Some (Hie might tel.
(the preacher that the Lord punished
Ii'iii* for telling a false story. Tliai"
would be just as reasonable as his
snake storv. A man making fool
statements like Teester alxfrrt fli"
snake will probably invite children to
try it on their brothers and sisters.
I will suggest that Teester 'sYfriehtls
make application at Morgaliton to
get him in the asylum just Us soon
as he is able to travel.' God help
him!
My opinion is, that a 'irtain i like
Teester could ha prosecuted under
the law as, cruel to animals as I feel
sure it would be .easy for you good
I mountain p"ople to prove ' him ?
I ?'Jackass." (n '?
With my best personal regards and
i wishes for you and the preacher, 1
I am, ?
Yours very truly,
(!. P. rjurley. President
> (Jurlev Oil Corporation.
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ADMINISTRATION FEARS
MORE LABOR TROUBLES
(Continued from nage oil")
will kct*i> the l???.st part of the arid
land fit if. us from being Idown into tin
next state oh across the continent.
Ten million dollars has been allocated
to start this work.
The inflationists are still busy, mud
<aut ions observers here look fot
stronger pressure toward an inflated
currency than has beeai seen yet. But
the enthusiasts who thought the new
Mousiftg Act was going to put live
million workers in the building trades
back oil the job right awav are tind
ing that that just ain't so. .Tames A.
Moffett, thr abb- young buswicss mai
who has been put in ehaigc of this.
r< digitizes i'lipissibilit ?es when he
?ees them and is soft-pedaliii" the eu
'li'isinsin over th?s project* "SiMiie'*
lelief by uexl year in the building
Tidustry , is all he will eommit him
\jlf to."
REWARD
LOST in Yellow Alt 'n. section.
Hamburg, one fox hound, female.
Mack and white <|?ottcd body. briOii
bead, -sear on right flank. Answers
to name "It'll.? Notify Rtifits Hall.
Sylva, N. 0.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our si'ic re ap
prcciation to our many friends for
their acts of kindness and sympathy
extended to us during the reeent ill
ness and passing of our dearly be
loved husband and father.
Mrs. John If. (ireen
Sir. and Mrs. B. L. Jones
Maud Green
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LYRIC THEATRE
SYLVA, N. C. .
SATURDAY, AUGU3T 18
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40 YEARS AGO
fnckaseife 'Democrat, August 1, 1894
f _ ??. ?
Asheville? George W. Vandei bilt has
jUst increased his large holdings of
land near Asheville by the purchase
of 98,000 acres of mountain land in
the counties of Henderson ami Trail
sylvania. The immense body of land
: adjoins a tract of 16,000 acres pur
chased siune time ago, the two tract
thus framing a continuous boundary
of 114,000 acres. Considered as
'whole the tract is bounded on th
northwest by the crest of an irreg:
,ular cross chain of lofty mountain
connecting the Blue Ridge with th
Great Smokies.
, Murphy ? Special Detectives Ma
Ihuic and Tate, of Greensboro, visite*
this section last week. The re.su!
was that they captured four illici
?stills and 1,800 gallons of moohshin
whiskey, which were shipped t<
Asheville.
Mr. Pierce Allen went to Ashevil!
yesterday.
Postmaster Kerr, of Ashevilh
made us a pleasant visit Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Allen, went to Waynes
ville Tuesday to visit her daughter.
Mr. W. R. Stedman, after spending
several weeks with his mother's fam
ily, here, left Monday for his |w>st
of duty in Georgia.
Messrs. J. E. Moss and Win. Wilson
favored ns with a call Thursday,
while ou their way to the convention.
at Dillshoro.
Mr. C. B. Wike and Master Robert
Hazard, of Washington, I). C., left
tut Monday, for home, after a week)
pleasantly sj?ent with, jylatives and
friends in this county.
Mr. B. B. Brown, recently elected
.j-?upt. of the Normal Department of
the Cullowhee High School, came iii
Moiidav, to assume his duties in tli.
school, which opens Monday.
Mr. R. M. Davis, formerly of thi
dace, but now of Saluda, came in
Saturday, to see Ins family, who ar?
pending the summer here. Mr. Davi
'?as many friends here who are a'
ways glad to see him.
A mountain party compos??d of Aft
Med Hastings and family, of Keo
wee, S. C., Miss Mattie Hastings, of
Tennessee, and Miss Annie .larraft
of Greenville, S. 0., reached hefe
Friday evening, and leaving Mik
Annie Jarratt here, the rest of th
party proceeded to Dillshoro t|?
spend several days with Mr.. T. If
Hastings. Miss Annie, whom every
bodv remembers, was gladly welcomed
^ she has a great many friends to
she has endeared herself bv
her kindly manner and sweet dis
position. She left for borne T?esd.,
morning, i??eh to the regret ol u?
a"Tht, Senatorial convention meeting
in Dillsboro, with E. K. Hampton as
chairman, heard R. L. Leatherwood
nominated by James H. Cathey, and
VL S. farmer, of Henderson, by E.
A. Posey, Mr. Leatherwood was nom
inated oh the first ballot.
TRUCK PARKING ORDINANCE
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The Board of Alderuien has recent
ly enacted an ordinance regulating
the {Viking of trucks and motor ve
hicles\fith trailers on Main Street of
Sylva. It was pointed out at the .City
Hall th:it the ordinance was not pass
ed to discourage people coming into
town with trueks and trailers and
stopping here, but to make t rat fie
safer and more convenient through
the town for all people who come
here.
The ordinance reads: "No person
shall p trk or leave standing, attend
ed or unattended, any motor truck
or motor vehicle with trailer upon the
Main Street of the Town of Sylva,
except when engaged rn unloading
merchandise or other commodities at
a building located thereon, in which
event the truck or motor vehicle with
trailer, shall be parked parallel with
the curb on Main Street.
"Any person violating this ordi
.ianc.?>, upon conviction, shall be pun
ished by line of not n.ore than $10.
00, or imprisonment of not more than
ten days, or both in the discretion ol
the Court".
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our thanks to
o ir neighbors and friends tor their
kindness to us and sympathy shown,
at the time of the death of Mrs. Dean
Carev Dean
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NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the uh
dersigai.?Ml will apply to the Covernor
of North Carolina for a pardon o>
parole from the le tiaining part of a
twelve months sentence imposed up
on hi in at the Mav Term 1934 Su|>er
ior Court of Jackson County on a
charge of leaving t 1m* scene of an
automobile acc'dent without stopping
to render aid.
This August 15, 19.'!4.
Theodore Mashbnrn.
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Dependable service ? careful hand- t
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livery are valuable and necessary
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sell you on its superficial services
alone.
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Call 20 or See Fred Henry
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Her* ore some of them: <
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Torque Tube Drive
% Floating Rear Axle
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Dual Down Draft Carburetion
Hondaillc 2-way Shock
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Free Action for all four
Wheels
Completely Water-Jacketed
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Tungsten Exhaust Valve Seat
Inserts and Mushroom
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Welded Steel Spoke Wheels
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