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JAOK0ON COUNTY JOURNAL Published Weekly By The ACKSON COUNTY JOURNAL CO Entered u second class matter at tie Post Office at Sylva, N. C. DAN TOMPKINS, Editor We keep seeing about our friend Tod Kay being chairman of the West ern District *f the North Carolina Council on the Emergency in Educa tion. If Ted, or somebody will explain just what the emergency in education is, we might turn a hand at trying to help solve it, if we can. LOOK TO THE COUNTRY ROADS Municipal officers of Western North Carolina, meeting in Ashevilh1 last week, adopted resolutions ask ing the General Assembly to pro vide for the maintenance of the high ways through the city streets of the State by State highway funds. The same proposal was made in a bill before the last General Assembly. and was voted down. There is just so much maintenance money at the disposal of the State, if the city streets are taken over for maintenance, the money must come from somewhere, and that somewhere is to take it from the funds allocated for the maintenance of tin- roads in the country. The Journal believes that any city man, even the most provincial, who would make a journey over the *ide roads in the country, roads that the country people have to travel every day, would be unwilling for one cent of the money for the maintenance of those roads to be diverted anywhere, for any purpose. Those who are back of the move merit surely do not know the road conditions in North Carolina's coun try districts as they exist. I The proposal will be brought I*' foro the nert General Assembly, and it Ls to be hoped that there will be men who are willing to f rice the fury of the r-itv representatives and lead the fight to defeat the bill, as was done by the editor of this paper, in the last House of Represent at ives.( It is unfair, unjust, to the prejudice of the best interests of th^ State, and as such, should be roundly de feated. ( ? STOP HIM! If the people of North Carolina, were told that thero is a monster, mysterious and menacing, that stalk* the highways of the State aiul snatch es aiul slays more than two people every day ; that the monster i* no respecter of persons * and numbers among his victims men, women, and ! little children, every resource of the State government would be brought into service to slay the monster, ev ery policeman in the State, every sheriff, every deputy, every highway patrolman, every constable, would b.? on the alert. People would go about their homes in fear, and would enter the highwyas only in the most ex treme necessity. Women nad children would keep indoors ami1 every strong man in North Carolina would arm himself in defense of his own and other men's families. But, there is such a monster stalk ing our highways, and nobody is par ticularly excited about it. His name is carelessness. He rides at the steer ing wheel with Death at his side. TIo rushes furiously up and down oui highways, by iday and by night, us ually going nowhere in particular. He strikes at first one place in the State and then at another. Sometimes hi* victims are single. Sometimes he slays them in groups. He kills, he maims, he blinds. He is hanging crepe upon the doors of our homes, bring ing sorrow in place of gladness. He is tilling our hospitals with suffering and our cemeteries with the dead. His trail across the State from Mur phy to Manteo is strewn with human wreckage, broken bodies, and heavy hearts arc in his train. Last month he took as his toll upon the highways of North Carolina more than an average of two killed for every day in the months. And still the slaughter goes on. The use of common, ordinary pru dence, the exercise of common cour tesy, the observance of the laws of the State, and tfie recognition of the rights of other people would reduce the toll to a minimum. That is all that is needed. And it strikes this paper that the Highway patrol, es tablished for the pnrjKise of making the highways safe would be. be tier employed in seeing to it that the laws of the road are observed than in collecting taxes, as long as this mon ster is loose. At any rate, it is high time for the citizenship of the State V> become aroused to the fact that the beautiful highways, which we built with our money, for our pleasure and profit are being turned, have been turned, into veritable human slaughter-pens by this monster Carelessness and his ten thousand hosts. pow ABOUT JACKSON1? I 0 Mr. Frank Parker Stockbridgc, o:u of the best-informed, one M tht-'ablc and one of .the best-known writers i. America, saytj^in his weekly artie'i published in this issue of the Jo. . nal that he knows ot 110 ttouuiuuiii < county or state in which taxes ha., not gone up in the past -two or thr; years. Mr. Stock bridge is alarmed ; the increase on taxes on property. We invite hi?^ 'to look at Xort i Carolina, where four years ago, ai: I again two years ago, the State b.;dg> I was slashed, by many thousands ol I dollars, in addition to the Stale tak I ing over, four years ago a grcatei I part of the school burden and the e-'i I tire responsibility for the cons'iruc I tion and maintenance of the public Iro^ijs; .and two: ag?t the whol of the school support "all of which 1 wor^ direct relief Eom taxation or I farirti Mid Jioowf^flic very -kind 01 I taxes, the alarming increase of which I in other states hg$ . so greatly pur I turbed Mr. Stoc^bridge, a. thinkin. I man. . i | Again, we invite .hi^ attention, it I he is looking for,, a brigh t spot 0:1 th? I 'irk tax horizon* to, .Jackson county. I where the tax rate was cut in 1 9'Jl' I from $2.00 on .the $100 valuation te ($1.68; and where , it. was again reduc I ed,j last year from $1.68 to $1.31 I where it reg ains today. It would b? I interesting to Mr. Stockbridgc to I know that "the total reduction in the [tax budget of Jackson county during I the four year period has been ^9 ~? I 000, or that the, |K-op^ of this count \ I 'ire now paying $95,000 a year les in taxes on their jnopertv than t'u'y were in 1930, and, thai thi< county levies at this time only *>2<> an th> $100 valuation of property for all I piu*|M>ses, exclusive of that; for tic I payment of debts contracted prior !? 1930. Those are accomplishment^ of which I tl:>> last ami til;'- present Stale rf 'hiin i?' rations can w-ll be proud, in whicl ev:rv member of the last two Gen cral Assemblies can fnd a great den' of satisfaction, and ii|ton which th? | present county administration car confidently ?r?? before the |>cc.plc for endorsement a 'id approval at the ?jwlls. 40 YEARS AGO * ( 1 Tnckaseige Democrat, Clot., 17, 1894 Charlotte, N. C. and Richmond, \ a., arc now connected by long distance telephone. >* V Misses Florence Enloe and Lizzit Nelson were up from Dillsboro, yes terday. Mr. C. S. Fullbright, the agent of the Southern at Alexander, sjH'H't a few days hero with relatives and friends, leturuing ty his post of tUiCt \ Tuesday. ? Siiiator M. W. Hansom spoke ai j Franklin Saturday , to a large crowd j and returned here Sunday evening. i Monday he left for his next ap|>oint- ! i:<ent at Lincolnton. Hon. W. T. Crawford and Mr. (r.W. Tilson came down front Cullowhee, Saturday morning and left tor their ho.pes. Sir. Crawford came out again Tuesday on his way to {Cherokee where the candidates for Congress are to speak today. Col. S. A. Jones returned from a Northern trip Monday accompanied by Mr. R. H. Edmunds, editor of ths Manufacturer's Record, and several other gentlemen interested in South cm development. Col. Jones tells us "that the affairs of the Aluminum Corudum and Copper Company, of which he is president, are processing very satisfactorily. The store of Mr. W. A. Clayton, at Addie, in this county, was broken in to Saturday ni^ht and' robbed, of cash, checks and postage stamps to the amount of $75.00. The postoffice and railroad office were both kept in the store, and the loss was appor tioned between the government, the railroad and Mr. Clayton. BAPTIST TRAINING UNION TO MEET SUNDAY IN WEBSTER A quarterly meeting of the Baptist Training Union, of the Webster .Dis trict will be hetol at the Webster Bap tist church on next Sunday afternoon beginning at 2:30 o'clock. The oflic < rs of the Union urge that all mem bers attend the meeting. At 2:30 a devotional led by the Webster Union will be in charge of Miss Helen Cow an. At 2:45 "The Aims of a Baptist Training Union" will be discussed by Dan Cook. "What a Baptist Training Uuiof! will do for a Young Christian" will be the subject of discussion by John Nicholon, at J 3:00 o'clock, and at 3:15 E. D. Tatham will tell "Wh> 1 belong to a Baptist Training Union." The program will close at 3 :30 o'clock with remarks by : the Associational President, Miss Mildred Cowan. A Silent Autumn Movie r ? < T i by A. B. Chapin r?^ # 1 JVKKVl OCT" v ; ? 'JOHN JOSEPH GAINES. M-P SEDATIVE DRUGS A good general knowledge of sedative drugs is always desirable; tor. it has seemed to nic that liali the world is engaged in hawking "dope" of >otiie kind or other, alleged to relieve pain, or, produce "sound, refreshing sleep.'' These thing> sell? tons of them ? and usually at enormous profits. However, the advice I want to give in this little talk is, to l?e extrei.iely cautious in pain-relievers and. slccp-producers that are otTered tor your use, by the horde of nostrum-vendors that beset you on every hand. Opium is the king of pain-relievers; but it is a dangerous habit former. A very wise law protects the public, and you cannot get opiates without a prescription from a liceireed physician. This is as it should be. My favorite opiate is codeine, as a sedative for harassing coughs. The vast majority of modern sedatives are based on a drug known as "barbital." This is capable of doing much good, bttt as is always the case, it had better be given under the advice of a capable physician. I would beware of the medicine-peddler. Certain vegetable drugs have long been utilized as ncrvc-sedutives and tranquilizers for hervous patients. I refer to hyoscyamus, passiflora, Pulsatilla, and such like. All have merit in suitable cases. * Then, the older sedatives, ? the "coal-tars." . The head of this group is acetanelidi ? Those things act very decidedly on the circulation, and may be po-tively dangerous for weak or failing hearts. Shun, as a rule, the commercialized pain-killing tablets which are hawked to all ' who will liiten. JIMMMMOt LESSON Vy Rev Charles E.Dunn The Christian at Prayer Lesson for October 21 st. Matt. 6 :5-15. Golden Text: Romans 12:12. It is perfectly clear that to multi tudes of pesple prayer has become unreal. The main reason for this is the temper of our day. Our age of speed and secular emphasis is not favorable to the practice of prayer. We belong, says an editorial writer, "to a generation that believes, first, in nothing, and, second, in Self." Lyman Abbott wrote this parody of that model prayer of Jesus included in our lesson: "Our br<r- ^ ^ t ^ thren who are upon the earth, hallowed be our name; our kingdom come; our will be done on earth; for there is no heaven." Well, if prayer is no more than self-communion, it loses a great deal of its reality and value. It becomes almost as absurd as the girl who, in her agcrness to be popu lar, "sat on the sand, and held her own hand." * There are, however, encouraging signs that people still believe in God, and still pray to Him, using the Lord's Prayer in the original form of our lesson text. "Time spent or the knees in prayer," said the late George David Stewart, an eminent surgeon, "will do more to remedy heart strain and nerve worry than anything else." And Dr. Elwood Worcester, so gifted in the cure of souls, testifies that when the pres sure of hjs work has seemed beyond endurance, "reliance on spiritual forces has brought new and deeper understanding of difficult problems. People, then, are still praying. Let us take comfort in that fact. Afore over we need not take too seriously the widespread opinion that there is n? God who hears prayer. ' r - Therefore pray. Pray every day. Pray every hour. "Pray without ceasing," as Paul says. Pray as a happy privilege. Pray in secret as our Lord,*in the lesson passage advises. And remember that praver is not a monologue, but a conversa tion. God talks to us i i true prayer MOUNTAINEERS EKE OUT 6-0 VICTORY OVER CATAMOUNTS (By Law son Allen) The Catamounts of W.C.T.C fought and scratched for an hour at the* floor of the Mountaineers of Boone last Saturday, hut finally came out on the small end of the score, 6-0. The day was ideal for football and with the exception of the first quar ter the pi me was all anyone would *fish in the way of a football game. Western Carolina kicked off "to th" Mountaineers on the 15 -yard1 line and Trippanv, the safety man, behind almost perfect interference was away i for 60 yards. The Cullowheo line held sromenrarily and soon recovered n fumble, but the Mountaineer boys were not to be denied and drove . down the field aided by passes and crossed the goal line. The extra point was blocked. The remainder of the first half was a see-saw affair with the first downs in favor of the Mountaineers In the third quarter the Catamounts took the ball about mid-field and reached the 3-yard line before being stopped by the line of Appalachian. The remainder of the game was about even, a shacKe of advantage going to the Catamounts. The Catamounts tried many passe? and were able to complete but two. with two intercepted by Boone. Th.1 Mountaineers were able to make :i better showing in the serial depart ment of the game. They eoT.pletet' more than fifty per cent of the at tempted passes and only one wa* intercepted by Cullowhee. The first downs were even at eight. From the first play of the game. Schackner was a marked man. The word1 had been given to the studeni body to w atch Schachner in the game. They not only watched him, but ev ery one of the eleven pi ay res oppos ing him on every play. Tn spite of that fact he was the outstanding back on the field. Wilkie, Hudson, ^atcliffe, Smiley and Tucker were outstanding in the line. Roberts Schachner and Sutton were probably j best in the backfield. Coach Poindexter is working his, charges hard' for the hone contest ; Saturday. Greene, big tackle, will be eligible to play in that game. i WANTED: Representative to, look after our magazine subscription in terests in Sylva. and vicinity. Our plan enables yon to secure a good part of <he hundreds of dollars spent in this vicinity each fall mid winter tor magazines. Oldest agency in the II. S. Guaaranteed lowest rates on all periodicals, domestic and foreign. In structions and equipment free. Start a growing and permanent business in whole or spare time. Address Moore ('otrell Inc., Wayland Koad, North Cohocton, X. Y. EYE DOCTOR COMING! Dr. A. C. Downs (Eye Specw'.r.;' , v..h be M massies furniture mil ill SylVa, r,u SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th prom 10 o'clock A. M uuii b p. y. For tbe purpose u and lit.ii. . .'.i.-ses. 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The ho wels *i )/' not become dependent on this ioc of help. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup ftpM is obtainable at all drutuusU. Fall Suits In serges, worsteds, tweeds. Blues and Oxford / Greys. $12.95 C ? ? 3T J; f and up DAVE HARP'S DEPARTMENT STORE FREE CLINIC Citizens of Jackson County suffei ing with piles and other rectal trou bles, varicose veins and ulcers, bad tonsils, ruptured, female troub-cs and other chronic troubles will be treated free of charge at clinic be held at Petrie Hospital, Murphy, N. C., during week of OcC. 22 to 27. The methods used will be painless and bloodless, and no lying up. Thomplasto System
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