$1 "'vtAE IN advance in the county J){| A V* ________________ ? _____ SYLVA, NOa^H CAROLINA, 1 THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1936 9tM YEAR or ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE OOUHTY appropriations b|!L MAY GO TO boose this week ? ? ? <? fl h.VN' T0M!;K1NS( ??: i;iiit>ns liiil is expected n t- l '>r consideration, Approprial ions (. oiu , m , uc, which mean?. ,j i u~.' CoiHiiiitU'C work U- ! 'cin out an ?;>? viviujr every insti > rt' the State i> , than they had foi -ome of them, not . ;iools, a whole lot . , , r\ !kuly "s pay l>v 2o , . r?ady lo report ? :':nvs prepared : ;,i' money, and lo. . ' i ily know would Appropriation. i u recommend ? :s i?e millions o! . that t ho Finanei .. ?; ili" whole oi i .iktnl wi'h a fine ! ,! more revenue. : c. that the ap ill to turn in and. r*er aTxin. and J".. \ decided to lie . the folks who from the State \ , i per cent. There , \ to pav out more in hand or in ? . . .. soverisrn state. v'.? ... v '? s i 11 i> presented te ' hill, Willie Lee ; ii: . M. Donald are ready . ...I>>titul?\ or offer and fhen tne j: . ? itself into a com for the consider business. Just . will take is prob . nay of the leflfisla . , . Tfi.-y are living on ?. ? ,?f who hold to the !!?;.? cl i*ail he bal ir.iT'l ::i" ?( i . r-'viintiv conie home iu i ?.i.nl liU' ir, a A v *. In ?ut spending a emit il?*M i.f C ir own money, by :>i?sin? th" Ij'ii Bill for the estab liditnc::: ?? ili-pcnsiries about wor th' S ? : ? . :? : 1 ilh?w North Car i'.!: ? to 1 . ' ;i ;UIV '.'ill! of TCV* >?!;?](> fr< the -ah of '.ntox.caftts; but tliere is tfcc is:?.' ti dry ii ijority ef a y# ir and a h: - : i-i th?* of ?' it, lit t '? I.':: '? ? << 'I that will b ? i r; ?r. -i. I ! ? \ ? ? ? . ? ;;i t he \r ???-. ? -I to cmnc \ !;. ? 1 lo be J : ' : , V. ;'VCIT; -??TV, ! . ? ? . n, it is be * :: !?'.! v :!''l have no !!'?!' ii >| 1! '!"?? !**2")0,000 ? ;?!??? ? -t: ' ? i- sanitarium '?>" ? : "i of the State, has ?' * i ??!?? i- hy a vole of 40 to -,:;ntion will h.' fin a need i . ?> . [:? hahlv to. the i. . . , . I" !' ? ?' ? l?Jl -T;?V?ly I a IV, I ,'\ n ( UJift, the prior ' ? < i ; :.I I,:dn?r Amend ('? iHtiMition of the !,? . : i' ctivc flute '?f v !ii . ?: ?:?* the injnuifaetv.ro, ? ? j' : i >?? i wnership or use ' ' t: H'lir ? 1 1) \] ;> y 1 . i! ? 'ii? i to purchase, iv. re'illy s'Jd under "!? '! i-l nf trust, when ;???? y ? ? .'??! bm. I'ort Authority. . st iii ly i f jails and "'?*>' i 1 i ' ? i ? St;?te. ' :i. i- 'U-i it ut ioivil amend !'ir exemption from ?'??rid ; in to $2000. ' ?!:?? .'ii'itor, in^* eases '.'??? nd'Mit does not take ???:: fiicni niioii t In? fact ?i ??:? :??'.? the record ev ">i !.: ?:? court record of coil ' ^ . ? ' i fiiuife a defendant ' ' i :m ;?lihi, or upon the !|f ?*? - ruiity, to notify the "'i i!;iys 'before the court ' !; ::c and the n'ames of the ' ''el:i d ypori. 1 ' , ! '"'?,'?? the penalty for carrying 1 v c 'jMms from $')0-$200 or ? vi ns to $.".')0-$1000 or C ?' - ;*??:! sx. ' |.l;icinsr or dumping v='l;in "0D fci-t of ji hi^hwav. *? :i parole board of five '' " . :tiul providing numerous I,...., niincr paroles. . "? h-i.'viir.. flint When it is impos ' 1 jmi'-Nu-U.-al to safeguard a (Continued on Page two Matthew Green Dies At Home In Qualla Mr. Matthew Ureen died at his home on March Gth, and was buried at Qualla on Thursday alter noon. Rev. \V." \V. Anthony and Rev. ,T. L. Hyatt conducted the funeral service. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, Mrs. May Jones, of Barker's Creek, ami Mrs. I .avisa Messcr, and 'two sons, Oliver and Monroe, of Qualla. He was an honest, industrious eitizen. He was I about (53 years of age. . Mr. and Mrs. \V. C. Martin of Bry san City, visited at Mr. I). J. Wor ry's. Mi*. D. L. Oxner visited relatives hi Canton. His granddaughter, Margft ?t Rhinehart accompanied him home. 1). C. Hughes Jr., spent a while with Mr. Luther lloyle, a't Cherokee. Mrs. Charles Thomas is visiting rel ative's in Brvson City.* blisses Bonnie Freeman and Ruth ' 'oil nor c alled oil Mrs. iGraee John i . son. ^ \ Mrs. I). M. Shuler called on Mrs. ,1. Cr. Hooper. Mis. A. C. Hoyle and Miss Pollv Jloyle visited/Mrs. J. H. Hughes. Mrs. D. Oxner spent Thursday night with Mrs. Garland Oxner. DRAMATICS TOURNAMENT AT CULLOWHEE SATURDAY We*t em Carolina Teachers College will be host to seven Western North Carolina high schools, on Saturday, for \v'h?it it is hojH'il will be the first annual (1 rani a tics tournament. Cullowhee, Marion, Bryson City. Highlands, Robbinsville, Svlva and Murphy high schools have entered the tournament. Sylva High school will present ''The Valiant". Cullowhee has chosen "Silver Lining" for its presentation, with Florence Smith, Irene Green, Jannita Farmer, Eliza beth Ammons, Ed. Nicholson, Oscar Price and Hoy Phillips as the cast. Robbinsville will present "Squar ing It With the Boss"; Highlands, "Sophie From Sandyaville''; and Bryson Tlrty, Marion, and MurpEy, selections from the Carolina Playmak ers' productions. The Public Relations Committee of the college facutlv is in general charge of the tournament. Miss Winona Hooper, Miss Nell Hines, land Miss Annie L. Brackett compose a special committee on arrangements. CHEROKEE DRAWS LONG TERM Sim .Jessan, 30 year old Cherokee, was sentenced to serve from 24 to 28 years at hard labor in the State Pris on, bv Judge Rousseau, alt Bryson City, Monday, after he had entered a plea of guilty of murder in tbe second degree for slaying Matilda Reed, In dian girl, last December. Jessan stated that he meant to shoot Tom Reed, who was residing at the home of Jes.swn 's estranged wife, when lie fired from a distance of 100 yards below the Indian cabin on the Cherokee lands. "y BRYSON SEEKS TO REPEAL STOCK LAW PETITION ACT A hill introduced by Representative T. C. Bryson, and passed tJiree read ings in the House, would repeal the act if lfi.11,. which provides that any person owning land within the ex clusive stock law territory, can peti tion the county commissioners and have his lands annexed' to sreb bound nry. . OLENVILLE SENIORS HAVE POSTPONED PRESENTATION The senior class of Glenvillc High v.ehoo! will presenf its annual play, Saturday, March 23, at 8 P.M. in the high school auditorium. This year's >l'-y is "An Kurly Bird", a comedy-, drama in three acts, by Walter Ben Hare. The players are being coached bv Mrs. Janie Brown, sponsor of the class. EPISCOPAL SERVICES Rev. George Lemuel Granger, mini [ ster. 1 St. John's church, Sylva. Second Sunday in Lent.* f -? 11 A. M., Holy Communiin and ser mon. Lenten Services: 8 P. M. Friday 's Discourses on the Lord's Prayer. St. David 's church, Cullowhee. Sunday services, 4 P. M., Evening prayer and address CASHIERS, HAMBURG TRESPASSING ACT DRAWN BY BRYSON ? ? ? ? ( The House of Representatives pass ed, on Tuesday, and sent to the Sen ate, a bill presented by Representative Bryson, providing a fine otf not less than $10 nor more than $50 for tres passing for the puri>osc of fishing, in Hamburg and Cashier's Valley TJown ships, and offering a reward, to be paid by the defendant, of $10 for evi dence to convict of violation 'of the act. The bill, which applies only to the townships of Hamburg and Cashier's Valley, provides: "It shall be unlawful far any per son to trespass or enter on the lands ot' any other person, firm or corpora tion, for the purpose or intent of lishing, without the written consent of; the owner of said lauds, and u|x>n conviction shall be fined not less than $10 and not more than $50 for each and every offense. And for the pur pose of this act, the word "owner" shall mean either the owner of the fee in said land, or the owner or les see of the fishing rights thereon. "All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, con stables, forest wardens, game and fish wardens, and patrolmen employed by owners of land, are hereby empow ered to make arrests for violation p? this act in Hamburg and Cashier's townships of Jackson county, and shall receive the sum of $10 iu any case involving a violation of this act, in which he gives or secures the evi dence upon which the conviction was obtained, which shall be assessed against the defendant and paid bv such defendant as part of the costs in cases of conviction. If no convic tion is procured, no fee shall be tax ed against the defendant. In no event shall any cost or fees be taxed agtainst the county or State". CONVERTED JEW |T0 SPEAK Rev. Jacob Rosenthal, a Jew who has been converted to the Christian faith, will preach at the morning ser vice, at the Baptist church here, Sun day. i I ; Rev. Mr. Rosenthal -was converted in Feiruary, 1928, and was ordained to the ministry by the First Baptist church of Abilene, Texas, on Febru ary 20, 1929. Rev. Dr. M. A. Jenkins, a native of Western North Carolina, was pastor of the church at Abilene and a member of the presbytery which ordained Mr. Rosenthal. The public is invited to the service Sunday, and it is hoped, bv the offic ials of the church that a large congre gation will hear Mr. Rosenthal. i WEBSTER SUPERLATIVES HAVE BEEN* CHOSEN - . / v ^ ? ? ? The Seniors at Webster High school have elected the following su perlatives: Prettiest girl, lepa Buchanan; Best Looking boy, Roy Morgan; Best Sj>ort ??irl, Edna Barnes; Best S|M>rt boy. Clifton Thomas; Most Popular Girl, lona Buchaivan; Most Popular boy, Kay Cowan ; Most Sbu:dious girl, Vera Painter; Most Studious bov, Coy 0. Rogers; Cutest, girl, Mary K. Owens; Most Athletic girl, Iona Buchanan; Most Athletic boy, Ray Cowan, Wo man Hater, Cornelius Deitz; Man Hater, Velma Morgan; Most Religi ous girl, Trene Ashe; Most Religious boy, Fred Thomas; Most Cenceited boy, Harrv Mason; Most Conceited girl; Edna Lee Morgan, Neatest girl. Vera Painter; Class Flirt, Lucile Ashe; Class Baby, Mary K. Owens, Most Dignified girl, Verta Painter; Most Dignifed boy, Coy 0. Rogers; Quietest girl, Velma Riogers; Quietest boy, Ferry Buchanan ; Class Wit, Cor nelius Deitz; Sweetest- girl, Lheile Ashe; Most Thoughtful girl, , Irene Ashe; Most Thoughtful boy, Fred Thomas; Class Monkey, Estes (Slim) Dean? Class Sheik, Fred Thomfcs. ?'? SYLVA HIGH IN THE ! DRAMATICS TOURNAMENT Sylva Central High School will par ticipate in the Dramatics Tournament I which will be held at Wesrtern Caro lina Teachers College, this week. Syl va 's entry will be a one act drama, "The Vali'ant ", and is being coached by Mrs. Chester Scott. The characters Are Miss Evelyn Gibson, Weaver Al len, Asbury Carden, Frank Deitz, Olin Reed and Glenn Cook. The play will be given ?t 10 o' clock Saturday morning. U t Would Separate t School Committee A bill, introduced by Representative >T. C. Bryfion, in the House, would re quire the County Board of Education to appoint a local school committee of five members for each high school in the county and of three for each elementary school. The effect of the bill would be, in Syivta, for an example, to have two separate school committees, one for the high school and one for the ele mentary school, both of which are ander one principal. : , WOULD CLOSE HUNTING SEASON ? On March 7, a bill was introduced fln the House of Representatives pro viding for closing the season on deer, Wild turkey and ring-necked pheasant in Jackson, Surry, Wilkes, and Alle ghany counties. The bill would create three separate offenses and prescribe the penalties for each: Killing deer, wild trrkev or pheasants, a penalty of niot less than $100 nor more than $1000 or not less than 60 days nor more than two years in prison. Per mitting dogs to chase deer or other pa me in Rearing Gap or Mitehell River Reservations, $5 ? $25 or Hot more than 30 days. Fishing with anwev or nets, j traps or dynamite or placing sawdust iu streams, ant less than $100 or more tlnas $500 or not less than 60 days nor more than 1 year in prison. / ,, W. C. T. C. WINS rOVE DEBATES Western Carolina Teachers College won four- decisions in the Poutheast ern Forensic Tournament, in Hickory, during the past week-end. Tw decis ions in the woman's division wer? won over Maryville College and one each from Lenoir-Rhyne and Catawba eoJlege. The last two wer- in the men's division. The dehating teams, coa^ J ?" Mr. E. H. Stillwell, were cot- >s^i of: Misses Hjasttie Siler Pree-an. Wayne3 ville, Maijpret Coward, f .tljowhoe, Nell McIlft^hliB, WWttV-, T -let Dil lard, Cullotwbee, Eul i Mae PoWs, Highlands and Cecil PcYaH of j Hayesville, Fred Anderses. Mars Hil, Awyer Tilley, Sv'cdwll. Mar-' shall Watterson, Dana, and Joo Oar am, Marion. > ^ .. U. N. 0. ALUMNI T? MEET Thre will be a meeting of the Alum ni of the University of North Caro lina, at Western Carolina Teachers College Ctdlowhee on Mo:vtov even ing March 18 at 7:30. All former students of the University are invit ed. BALSAM Ciing Hoyle, son of the late Mr.l and Mrs. George Hoyle, passed away I Tuesday night the 5th at the oldl family home near Willeta, after a| short illness of pneumonia. Funeral I service wias conducted by Rev. Dave I Dean, and the body was laid to rest I in the Love cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bryson and! Mr. and Mrs. iCflenn Bryson and lititle I son spent Saturday in Lenoir with I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coffey, son-in-law I and daughter of Mr. send Mrs. A. C. I Biyson. ;? ./ '? Mrs. Sana Bryson, Mrs. Geosgel Knight and Chlarles Beek weat to Sylvia Saturday afternoon. . I A large number ofBalriamkes at tended the basketball games at Cul- 1 lowhee, Satarday night. - ' 1 ! J Mr. Sydney MoCarty stopped over I in Balsam for ta short while Monday en soute to his home at GttiHiprd Col I lege. Hie had been to Highlands to j visit his brother, Rev. Raymond Mo- j Carty. who is (taster- ?f tike Piresbf- 1 terian <rburch there. TheMoCarty] family 'spent about twenty gruxuaersl here. Rjpeently tBejr have Wn going l to Highlands. i I Mrs. Walter Brarren ?.nd Mrs. I Reeee of Daytona Bctoeh. FU., were here Monday. Mr. Jfehn T. Jones and Mr. N. R.J Christy weot to Sjftva, Monday. 1 r Another dor lotad of irioL was ship-, ped from Grassy . Ridge TJjne, lastl week. ? Car loads of olivine a"> shipped; nearly . eyery day fropi *Se Hyatt! mine. -? Mr. Bob Garrett also ha* a crew of men. mining olivene on *Vr Tr"' Cog dill land. .. We understand the1 o-\*r mining will be <Sme here in t1-? r 'uturc. IM the gdod wort m -w There j arevaljttble minqrafe in t'nese monn-j i.*>V jwain Youths Go On Trial for Three Capital Crimes % Murder, Arson, Burglary ? ? ? t 40 YEARS AGO ! 1 -Tockaseige Democrat, March 14, 1895 - Master Bob Collins returned home Saturday. Mi1, and Mrs. 0. L. Greer left for Xew York, Tuesday. ? Mr. Lee Hooper went off today with a car load of fat cattle. J^r. B. D. Davis was among the crowd of visitors in town Tuesday. Mt. W. M. Hoffman reached here Saturday and returned to Detroit. Tuesday.. Fried Moore, Esq., of Asheville, came out Soturday on a brief visit . returning Monday. Mr. 'W. L. Sbope, of Asheville, ha* spent a few days of this week here, on business. Mlaie Wolff left Satarday to visit I'riends'apd relatives at his old home in Vtyftiu and Forsyth. Sheriff Haynes and Mr. G. E. j Boggs, of Haywood, are among those having business here, this week. Lyadpn McKee made a trip some where down the road, Saturday even ing, t on his private "lightning ex press'*. Messrs Coward, of Cauey Fork, are here with cattle, hogs, turkeys, chick ens, ducks, and eggs to ship to market j Mr. JS. V. Watson was down, Tues v? . " day, po meet Mrs. Watson on her re turn from a visit to her relatives in Biyqoo City. Seogtor Candler got home from Eat eight Monday. Thfgy* will be a "poke supper" at Bryspn School House on Saturday evening, the proceeds to be used foi the benefit of the church. Mrs. J. B. Strong, one of the edi torial staff of the " Housekeeper", of Minneapolis, Minn., arrived Wednes day on a visit to her parents,. Mr. and j Mrs. Jo& Bawn. " Dr. J. TT.' JVuts. if FrankMn, who has for several months been attending the Medina! Department of Vtander bilt University, at Nashville, Tenn., | got back Tuesday and went to Glen ville, where his wife has been staying with hei* parents, during his absence. We heard the frogs, for the first time this spring, last Friday evening, and that same night we had quite a flurry of wind, rain and snow. The buds on the pdach trees do not, as yet, show any signs of becoming bk>oms, but the grass is beginning to look | green and the buds on early shrub bery arc swelling. A party of emigrant*, consisting of three families, came to town Sunday, from Cancy Fork and Canada, and left Tuesday for Indian Territory. Mr. John Hughes, the famous bee raiser, who has had as many as 150 hives at one time, was along, with his family. Prograor of the Sunday School Convention at Cullowhee, March 20, 30 and 31: Friday, Sermon, by Rev. A. T; liord; Rev. H. D. Welch, alter nate; dinner. 1:30, Question, Methods o t organization, W. A. Henson, Rev. A. W. Davis; Rccitfction, Miss Hat tie Stillwell; Question , proper and improper use of helps, Geo. Davis, Thos. Parker. Essay, Tfce negligent Sunday , School teacher, Miss Lula . Allen ; Bona Question, Who should teach! Why}. B. C. Raker, W. C. Allen, Rev. N. A. Orr. Saturday, 9 o'dock, devotional exercises, Rev. . - ... b-~- , Wiley Conner; Question, How to conduct a Sunday School systematic ally, Julius (larson, Frank Jarrett, A M- Parker., Recitation, Miss Laura f Dillf : Essay, Preparation of the Snn diay ScLool teacher, Miss Mary Rob inson; Question, How may we im prove the spiritual condition of the Sqbdfty Scfeool? W. T. Crisp, R. L [Hyatt, J. CL WWtfcinfc; . Recitation. Miss Mary Stillwell; (Question, Do we improve our opportunities and realize our rt^onaibflitits ? J. T.Wiood ard, M. M. Buchanan, & C. Cowan; Question, Who should attend Sunday .School? J. P. Brendle, W. 0. Bueh anan; Roe^atM^ Miss Mary Cowan ; Essay. What- jre- may expect from work faithfully done in the Sunday School? Mrs. ?usie Zachary; Ques tion, How andjwfiy should distinc tive Baptist ptf jftdjpies be taught? | Geo. Hawkins, Lambert Hooper, Rev H. D. Welch; Question, . What steps should the church take in preparing teachers for Sunday School? Alfred Wilson, Revs. B. N. Queen and J. L Owen; Sunday: 9 o'clock, Devotional , by J. P. Painter; Essay, Bringing tte ofcildrea to Jmm, Ha. Umm With a ourt-room crowded to ca pacity, with spectators from Swain and Jackson counties, Ed Nelson and Jesse Wiggins, 20 year old youths, went on trial for their lives, charged with three capital offenses, murder arson, and burglary, in Brvson City. Tuesday, in connection with the rob bery and slaying of Tom Cline, aged Ela merchant, and burning his store, on last January 14. The Swain countv grand jury, last week, returned a true bill charging Nelson and Wiggins with the three capital offenses. Judge Rousseau or dered a special venire of 150 men to be drawn and summoned to appear in | Bryson City on Tuesday morning; and the whole of Tuesday was consumed in drawing the jury from the venire Yesterday morning the State began to put up its evidence, and it is be lieved that the trial of the case will consume the entire week. Solicitor John M. Queen is being assisted by McKinley Edwards and Thurman I^eathenvood in presenting the cft.->c for the State, while Nelson and Wiggins are being defended by J. N. Moody, of Murphy, and T. 1). Bryson , J r., /oT" Bry son Ctty. The luuisrtal asjjects of the case and the fact that this is the first ease in many years, if ever in this part of the State, in which the prisoners are charged with three offenses, convic tion on any one of which would can v the mar.da/tory death penalty, have caused it to create a groat deal oi' interest in Jackson and Swain coun ties, and to draw an unusually large crowd of spectators to the Swain eoun ty capital. Tom Cline was a merchant who operated a little store beside Highway No. 10 at Ela. He was un married and lived alone in a room in the store building. On the night of January 14, his store was discovered tk> be in flames. The alarm was given and, though the building burned to the ground, Mr. Cline 's body was re cued. It was learned thiat his skull had been fractured by a blow, and bloodstains were found on the bed ding, leading to the conclusion that someone had entered the store, killed the old gentleman, robbed him and set fire to the building in an effort to conceal the crime. A few days later Wiggins and Nelson were placed under arrest by Swain county officers and have been held in jail in Brvson City until placed on trial. Tuesday morning. There was evidence to .--how thai the two youths were seen at I he Chief filling station, east of Ela, on the night in question, that both had been drinking, tha.f. they were ariued with pistols, and were seen going in the direction of nine's store. A small quantity of merchandise, found in tlm woods bv officers, was identified as having been delivered to Mr. ("line on Saturday, before the alleged crime, on Monday night. The two youths on tri al admitted at the preliminary hear ing that they had stolen the goods from Cline, but denied having any thing to do wi/th killing him or set ting fire to his store. They contended that they were picked up between the Big Chief filling station and Eln, by a passing motorist, who was a stranger to both of them, and were taken to a point west of Ela, near their homes, by him, and that thev knew nothing of Mr. Cline's place having been robbed, or burned, or of his death, until the following day. The large number of prospective jurors who had formed the opinion of the guilt of the two lads on trial, and the emphasis with which a large number expressed their belief in cap ital punishment (though many stated that they held religious or conscien tious scruples against it) were notic able in the pmvss of selecting the jury, as was the palpable effort of the defense to keep as many old or middle-aged men as possible off the jury, and to get the pannel from young men. The jury selected is composed of Dave Shook, TV. A. Crisp, E. L. Welch Zell Still well, J. G. Johnson, Will Messer, W. A. Mitchell, N. A. Pilk ington, Dan Shuler, G. L. Crisp, W. H. Wright, and Fred Ledford. Ralph Cody is serving as the 13th juror. Stedman; Special prayer for Sunday Scrool children, Thos. Parker; Essay, Mission work in Sunday School, Miss Annie J. Thorrtas; Sermon at 11 o' clock, Rev. A. H. Sims. J. H. House, Secretary to Sunday School Cocveo

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