Tear m advance in the county
SYLVA, NORTS CAROLINA,
Journal
DAT, MARCH 21, 1935
12.00 YEAR Of ADVANCE OUTSIDB THE COUNTY
km. WELLS DIES
SIMLW EARLV
MY MORNING
Wells, <?f the
kiu'wii ntizens of Sylva, died
::t) h;> homo on Main street,
..?h Sit:ni;i> morning, ol' an aliftck
Of IlltllUt"'
11,, Airs. F. H. Weller,
| n-iurni'1- ?''oni :1 day's trip to Ashe
I villi'. ''iat 'u r 'ut^or w?s in
di>|H?so?l. i liouirli he had not gone to
Ind, and .summoned a physician. He
ll|,i,'t,uvil "to rally to treatment, and
*lu>ri!y I if IV iv his death, Mrs. Weller,
I tuiriiiiu f"1> room, found her father |
I s|,.(.|uiiir. Within a few minutes she
h.anl him fall, aiui found his body
Ivjujj in the bathroom. Neighbors and
s were summoned, but Mr.
Well* hatl passed on.
jlr. Wells, a native of Maeon coun
tv. had made his home here for many
vears. II** w;ts a son of the late Mi.
and Mrs. V. W. Wells, and \vtas barn
Soptciiiher ?>. IStf). Oil July 12, 1894, j
jj(, Has married to Miss Ellen J
Cowan of Webster, who preceded him '
to the grave, a few years ago.
Ho is survived by two daughters,
3/rs. F. 11 Wd'ler, of Sylva, and
Jliss Liny Wells, of Charlotte, two
p-antMauijhters, Klizabeth and Joy
Weller, ami by a large number of
other relatives and friends in West
ern Xor:h Carolina.
A carpenter, a cabinet-maker, and
whiter! by trade. Mr. Wells had
worked in various places in this and)
other States and had a wide ae
quaint ar.ee.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at the Methodist
ehureh by Rev. S. II. Hillitird, in the
absence of the Pastor, Rev. T. R.
Wolfe, assisted bv Rev. George L
Grantor, reetor of the Episcopal
ehuivh, and Rev. W. ('. Reed. Inter
ment was in the Keener cemetery, j
waore his wife and two deceased
daughters are buried.
' OVER 30,000 FARMERS MAKE
APPLICATIONS FOR LOANS
Columbia, S. March 20.? Over
30,000 farmer- in the iljjnl Farm
Credit A<lin:. ni-t ":\t i?>i\ di- "i< t, ooin
prisiuur the :? "t* N- Caro
lina. South tYrolhia, (ic and
FioiOl.t, Jiiitl );iif!r : |> 'cations
j.r*; :;'!i <?!< l;t assoeia
i tin.i- ?'<?! . :i: ? '<>! till!-,' >0.,'03.8">3
1 tWuh ? LN. :i?M-?r:Jitijr to
| ;V_m > i. hi li\' tin- Production
I (.'nil! ( ?r.-t' inn t.f ( nhmiWia.
TldviiiL'h -.March 7 ciMiiHiitiiU'iit?
had I won ? ap
proved by the Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank of Co'umbia, it was an
nouneed by that institution. On this
wiaic jdato . hist year commitments
approved totaled less than $1,000,000.
I he loans for production purposes
iiutde by production credit as^ooia
ii'ins last year in the four .state?
Totaled approximately $0,000,000. The
i ot al this year is exported to go well
beyond that figure as the flood of
applications ti> hite would indicate.
From KorMi Carolina 10,138 appli
cations for 136,767 had boon sent
in by production credit associations
through February 28.
Production credit associations make
loans to farnlcrs to finance the pro
duction, harvesting and marketing of
crops. These associations are com
posfd of fanner-borrowers and make
sh?irt-term loans on a business to
farmers in every county. Every
^ county i- provided for in thf set-iUp
f,t assc>riaiio:is and any farmer who
does u-.it know the location of the
association serving his county may
secure the information from his coun
ty ajjent ir teacher of vocational ag
I'iinltiire
I'rnilurriou credit associations do
?"t loan government money but ob
'ain loan funds hy discounting bor
'"wei,' notes with the Federal Inttor
liK'din!, ( '('edit Hank. The Intcrmcd
< vn<!it Hank obtains funds For
'lisftiuntiiv; purposes., from the sale
iM iViurcs to the investing public
Tin' production credit associations
at present are charging 5 per cent
interest on production loans but In
terest is charged only for the time I
the money is borrowed anid farmer*
may get their applications in now
and have them approved and get their
money when it is needed. Many far
mers are planning to save on their
interest charges by obtaining their
l??ns in a series of installments. They
*ill pay interest on each instalment
?n]y the time they have the
money.
40 YEARS AGO
Tutkaseige Democrat, March 21, 1895
Judge D. D. Davis went "to Ashe
viile Wednesday.
Miss Otelia Davies is at home from
St. Mary's Institute, Raleigh.
Miss Delia Brinkley and Mr. Rjobt.
I). Phillips were married Sunday
morning, at the residence of Mr. D.
h. Bryson, the ceremony being per
formed by Esquire A. M. Parker.
Occasional rains delay the work in
the farm and garden. 'I he vernal
equinox bruoght us a heavy rain, and
streams were considerably swollen.
Spring is late and farmers and gar
deners are much behind with their
wprk.
TJhe ladies of tJie Millinery Sftore
request that their customers bo in
formed tluat their spring sitock will
arrive before Raster, and that they
hope that purchasers will -await its
arrival, as they will have a handsome
.ind desirable stock to show them.
The oldest inhabitant has not seen
the spirit of improvement so rampant
in Sylva during its existence as now
prevails. Four dwellings are in course
of eousitruotion. . Rev. A. B. Thomas
is building on a beaultiful site on
his farm at the eastern end of the
town, Mr. D. J. Alien's house is well,
under way, Mr. W. M. Haskett has
laid the foundation $or a dwelling on
his lot on Jacksion street and Mr. J
R. Frizzell is building ait the lower
end, of town, while Mr. Judson Allen's
i*emodeIed house is nearly ready foi
an occupanit and Mr. Neil Buchanan
is overhauling and improving the
house recently purchased from Mr.
J. B. Rochester. Mr. Jos. H. House
has just built a new comfortable
barn on his lot; and our enterprising
liveryman, Mr. J. W. Divelbiss, is
making improvements and . adding
conveniences to his stable a/nd put.
ting himself in more complete read!-"
ness to accommodate the traveling
public. Besides all this, the town au
thorities, with the hearty co-opera
tion of the public-spiriited citizens
have devised a system of sidewalks
for the most frequented streets. These
are made of plank and even' citizen
is dping his fuJJ share towards get
ting the work done as rapidly as pos
sible. Dr. Wolff is entitled to tin1
credit of getting down the firrt sec
tion in front of his office and is
pushing ahead with that in front of
his residence lot while Messrs. McKee
and Cowan have their sections about
completed. Others are hauling in
their lumber and citizens, as well as
the "stranger within our gates' will
soon be able to bid defiance to the
mud. With the prevailing spirit of
enterprise and cio-operation the town
will soon show greater evidences of
progress and improvement than ever.
The public school building is also in
an advanced stage of construction
and will be ready for use before the
fall term of the schools.
INSTALL ELECTRIC SIGNALS
The Southern Railway Company,
in co-operation .with the Federal gov
ernment, has jiist completed the in
tftiallation of an electric signal system
on the crossing of Highway No. 10
and the Southern 's main line, at the {
East end of the town of Sylva.
The signal sysjtem aid tomato-tally
rings a bell and turns on a warning
light when a train approaches the
crossing. The installation was done in
line with the government's (attempt:
to reduce crossing accidents in the
oauretry. ? K
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SYLVA TAKES SECOND PLACE
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Sylva High School won second
place in the first annual dramatics!
tournament at Western Carolina
Teachers College, lasf Saturday. First
honors went to Marion.
Other schools in the "tournamen*
were Murfifiy, Robbinsville, Bryson
City, Highlands, and Cullowhee.
The Sylva cast was coaehed by
Mi's. Chester Scott ; and three mem
berg from Sylva were plaiocd in tho
till-tournament east selected by the
judges aft the close of the finials, in
which Sylva and Marion competed
for first honors. In the all-tournament
cast from Sylva are Evelyn Gibson
Glenn Cook, and Weaver Allen. Ma
rion, the winning te<am, was also hon
ored with three members in the all
tournament oast. ;
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Revenue And appropriations
Get AttentionjOf Legislature
(By DAN TOMPKINS)
Tho House has resolved itself into
a committee of the whole, for ths
consideration of revenue ?nd appro
priiations. That means the beginning
of the end of this 0 (moral Assembly,
though how much longer it will last
no one can say.
The Hill Bill, seeking to open up
liqulor stores in North Carolina, was
sent hurrying back to the eommittee,
"for further consideration," which
means simply that its friends in tin
Senate were afraid to take a vote on
it for the time being, fearful of de
feat, and sent it to the cold storage,
to await more hopeful days. They are
hoping that the revenue aqd appro
priatiions bills will be so far apart,
that the urgent necessity for more
money for the State treasury will ?
bring recruits enough to their ranks
to put the measure across the shad
owy hurdle of the 183,000 dry major
ity of November, 1933. They also hope
that Georgia, South Carolina and,
Tennessee will all join the wet pa ? 1
rade, and leave North Carolina as,
the only Legal island amid the ocean
loif legal liquor, thus giving impetus
to their cause.
The House, feeling in a merry!
mood, passed the bill to increase thejj
alcoholic content of legal beer fronv1
3.2 to 5 per cent, or raising Roy?
Francis 1.8. The bill was sent ovei*
to the Senate, v'lerc it is being held
in committee, awaiting developments..
An amendment reducing the cost
of automobile license tags fww 55ej
to 40c per hundred weight, with o
minimum of $7.00, was adopted by1
the Senate and passed its second^
reading in that chamber. #
The hill to ratify the Child Labotf
Amendment to the Constitution oft
the United States was voted down i?
the House by a 52 to 49 vote, although
it has the approval to?J>oth
Roosevelt and (Governor EttnpJPRiw.
A two-thirds majority was necessary
for its passage.
Bills introduced:
To extend tho time for in^titmtins
1932 foreclosures for taxes, *o as to
make the Jaw a'roady passed appli
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cable to tax receipts.
To provide that the assumption of
school maintenance by the State shall
not prevent the issue of bonds for
building, re building and furnishin?;
school houses for t h*1 purpose of pro
viding lnwlding only.
To amend tlx? school machinery
act so as to eliminate maximum lim
its on salaries of county and city su
perintendents, leaving same to be j
fixed by a schedule prepared by th
School Commission and State Boar<!
of Education; change the date of
election of superintendents from May
to July; change title of hev.d of city
unit from superintendent-principal to
superintendent.
Tk> provide that where any taw
has taken exclusive original jurisdic
tion from the superior court and
vested it in an inferior count, the
superior court shall nevertheless have
concurrent jurisdiction.
To allow one of several tenants in
TOWN ELECTION MAY 7
The biennial cledtion for the Town
of Sylva will be held on May 7, ac
cording to a resolution adopted by tlic
Board of Aldermen of the Town, in
conformity to the State laws govern
ing municipalities.
Henry 0. Curtis has been appointed
registrar, and Dan Tompkins and S.
H. Monteilh, judges of the election.
The registration books will be open
at the Town Hall on April 6 and on
the two succeeding Saturdays.
No nominations have been made by
either political party, as yet; but it
is understood that the present ad
ministration will again be in the field
for election.
C. C. Buchanan is mayo?, 13. L.
Wilson, Claude Allison, Charles Price,
W. E. Grind&taff and Dr. Grover
Wilkes are aldermen.
NEWFOUND GAP HIGHWAY TO
OPEN ON APRIL /FIFTEENTH
The Tennessee section of the New
ft und Gap Highway in the Great ;
j Si loky Mountains Nationlal Park, {
closed to travel on account of con
: struct ion last November, will be re
opened to general travel on April 15.
A' that time a 1 -joads in the Park
wu be open tto motorists.
loxamon, joimt tenants or co-partners,
o pay assessments levied against the
land of all, thereby acquiring a lieu
to the other interests to the amount
if their share of assessments.
To provide that all cases of instru
ments requiring registration (prioi
;o Jan. 15, 1935) to which a clerk
the superior court was a party oi
'Which he had an interest, and
h?eh instrumentis have been ordered
igjstered by such clerks, their dep
or assistants, on proof of ac
ledgeraent taken before such
Brks, their deputies or assistants,
^feices of the peace or notaries pub
ii, such registrations are .validated.
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To provide that an officer summon
jurors for a justice of the peacc
rt shall receive the fee allowed
j tew for summoning jurors.
5Tb make it unlawful to dredge or
ijfteh oysters in the closed season for
?s e of sale or planting oystei
lens. Penalty, not exceeding $50
ir thirty days.
To allow counlties and mnnieipali
ies to make such refunds of the cer
ficate of the tax eolleeetor, ?f taxes
erroneously or illegally colh -ted, on
a resolution of the governing body
; setting forth the specific n?vm for
tbe refund. No refund couh' 'is made
more tban five years afier jayiiient.
To provide two alternate nelhods
of tax foreclosures, one invo -iiig the
uBe of tax sale eei'tificfi'h-s nd tin
oitlier involving entry of .rtdgnienl
without sale of certificates. ' he pro
ceedings would be in lvm .nd lien
holders would notify tin- ai"..hj>rities?
if they wish to be made parlies.
make all conveyances of real
property by devisees ok heirs void
as to creditors if sold within two
ettrs from the death of decedent.
M reapportion the members of the
s of Representatives, as provided
b Constitution. It would allow
iers as follows: Mecklenburg
and Guilford, four each ; Buncombe.
Forsyth and Wake, flnvo each ; Dur
ham, Gaston. Halifax, Johnston, Pitt
Robeson, Rowan and Wayne, two
each. All others one each. At present
Mecklenburg, Guilford, Wake and
Forsyth have three each; Runcombe,
Durham, Gaston, Halifax, Rowan.
New Hanover, Halifax, Pitt, Johnston,
R?ibeson, Rockingham. Nash and
Wlavne, two each. The effect of the
bill, if passed, as the Constitutor,
directs, would transfer the balance oi
p!>wer in 'the House fnnn Ea^it' !?'?
West, and the lvivt has succeeded i:>
defeating a similar bill at each ses
sion of the General Assembly, sinc<?
the last census.
To increase from 10 to 25 the per
ccntage of qualified voters required as
signers of tlic petition before the
niaime of an independent can be placed
on the ballot.
? To provide for the inaction of
all motor vehicles and trailers, used
on the public highways, -at least once
every six months, i The inspection
would be under the supervision of
the State Commissioner of Public
Safety, and inspection certificates
would be issued.
WEBSTER SCHOOL CLOSING
The closing events of Webster high
?and graded schools began Sumfay
morning at ten o'clock, with .the 0om
mencement sermon being delivered by
Rev. T. Rj Wolfe, pastor of the Sylva
Methodist church. The senior class
play, "Betty's Last Bet," will be
presented tonight, with Miss Mary
K. Owens and Ray Cowjii- in the
leading roles. Other members of the
cast are Misses Edna Ban es, Vera
Painter, Iona Buchanan, Edna Lee
Morgan, and Lucille Ashe, ,-ud Harry
Mason, Fred Thomas, Rn ? Morgan
and Coy Rogers. Mrs. D. T. Davis is
directing the play.
The class day exercise will be
hefcd Friday afternoon . '" he class
membership consists of eight young
ladies nad eight young men. Fred
Thomas is the valedictorian and Miss
Vera Painter the salutatorian. Jaekie
Morris, young son of Mr. 'and Mr*.
John H. Morris, is class mascot and
Mr. Paul Buchanan is sponsor.
The closing of the commencement
will be on Friday night when the
griaduation exercises will be held.
The address to the class will be
delivered by Dean W. E. Bird, of
Western Carolina Teachers College.
Quick Work Of Sylva
firemen Saves Home
, >?
A fire of unknown origin caused
:,rcat damage to the home of Mrs
1 arrie McKee, on Main Street, early
Saturday evening.
The prompt response and quick
work of the Sylva Volunteer Firr
Department, alone prevented the
.ailding from being completely razed
The house was occupied by J. Guy
McClure and his family, and the fire
oaiginated in one of the upstairs
looms, occupied by Mrs. McClure
mother, Mrs. E. G. Kirk.
The entire second floor of th.'
building was ruined by the fire, and
water did great damage to the first
1'ljoor.
Mo6t of the furniture belonging to
the McQure family was removed
from the building, with little damage
The building was partially covered
by insurance.
FOURTEEN CLUB MEMBERS
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
Reservations were made this week
with the Carolina Coaca Company
for fourteen Home Demonstration
Club women from Jackson County to
go on a tour to Hashington, D. C.,
April 17th-20th. These women will
join oilier Club women from the
mountain and piedmont counties ol
i North Carolina.
The tuur W'M include the following
places: Capitol, Washington's Monu
ment, White House, Lincoln Memorial,
Mt. Vernon, Arlington Cemetery
(tomb of the unknown soldier), Cath
edral where Wilson is buried, Smith
sonian Institute, and Agricultural
Buildings. In eastern Maryland the
most outstanding curb market in the
South will be visited. This market i.->
conducted by Home Demonstration
Ci.ub women. It is hoped thai tin
Japanese Cherry trees in Washington I
will be i?f full blooaii, which wou'd
be well worth the trip in itself.
The following are the Club woinc.
| from this county who will make tin
?trip: Mrs. Jeter Snyder, Miss Beneta
Slit ton, Mrs. Claude Jones, Mrs. Ed
ward Bryson, Mrs. R. C. Moody,
Mix Everelte Harris, Mrs. Ed Curry
[Mrs. Ed Bryson, Miss Lucy Hedden,
Mrs. N. D. Davis, Mrs. J. M. Tin ker.
M rs. Bettie Hooper, Mrs. Nellie
Hooper, and Mrs. 11. L. Evans.
J.N.C. ALUMNI HEAR SNAVELY
The Haywood- Jackson division <>!
the University of North Carolina
Alumni Association, meeting for din
ner at Moore Dormitory at Cullewho
Monday evening, had as its chiei
speaker Coach Suavely. The 30 mem
bers of the association present wen
welcomel by President H. T. Hunter,
of Western Carolina Teachers College.
Coach Snavely, Marion Saunders,
general secretary of the alumni ass>
ciation, and Coach James were guests
as were the members of the t'ootbai
squad of Western Carolina Teacher
College.
W. C. Medford, of Waynesville
president, presided at the mwting.
Dan K. Moore is vice-president. The
Association voted to include Swain
in the division, and Kelley E. Ben
nett, of Bryson City, was elected vice
president fjor Swain sounty.
A resolution favoring an appro
priation of $1,700,000 for the Uni
versity and $22,000,000 for the pub
lie schools, was adopted.
BILL WOULD CHANGE HUNTING
SEASON IN WESTERN COUNTIES
A bill, sponsored by Representative
Jack Morphew of Graham, Represent
ative T. C. Bryson of Jackson, and
others, applicable only to the coun
ties of Jackson, Buncombe, Swain,
Cherokee, (iraham, Haywood, Hender
son and Transylvania, provides that
the open season for squirrel sha/1 be
from September 15 to December 15;
for rabbits, November 20 to February
1; quail, November 20 to February 1;
thlat it shall be lawful to hunt foxes
at any time, that it shall be a misde
meanor to sell squirrel for the mar
ket, and making a fine of not more
than $50 or imprisonment of not more
than thirty days, or both, for the
violation of the provisions of the act.
Macon county was originally in
cluded in the bill, but an amendment
in the Senate removed thlat county,
leaving the seasons there as they are
at present. >
JACKSON LEADS ALL
COUNTIES IN TOTAL .
NUMBERGRADUATES
Cullowhee, March 18. ? Jackson
County has had 211 students to gradu
ate at Western Carolina Teachers
College since its founding by Profes
sor Madison in 1880. In fact, over
one-fifth of all its graduates hailed
from Jackson County. To be specific,
the entire list of graduates in the
forty-five years of its history em
braces 913 names. Since 211 of thes
were from Jackson, twenty-three and
one-tenth per cent of all graduates
were Jacksonites. But other counties,
many of them outside the mountains,
are weJl represented among the
alumni. Each of the following North
Carolina counties has had ten gradu
ates or more. Haywood with 83; Ma
con, 68; Buncombe, 59; Cherokee, 29:
Transylvania, 26; Swain, 25; Wake,
23; Clay, 22; Cleveland, 17; Union,
17; Madison, 17; Henderson, 15;
Johnston, 12; Graham, 11; PoJk, 10;
Rowan, 10; Sampson, 10.
These and many other interesting
data arc contained in the Alumni
Directory, which has just come from
the Press. This directory gives the
names, native counties, and latest
known addresses of the 913 gradu
ates. It reveals that the list of grad
uates represents 74 of the 100 coun
ties in North Carolina, and that 66
graduates come from 12 other states.
The names of 26 known dead amonj;
the ajumni are given. The pictures of
the three presidents which the Col
lege has had since its beginning ap
pear in the bulletin. Professor Reb
el rt L. Madison, founder, served as
president from 1889 to 1912, and
again from 1920 to 1923. There were
130 graduates under his administra
tion. Professor A. C- Reynolds served
as president from 1912 to 1920. Fifty
three joined the ranks of the alumni
during his administration. President
H. T. Hy liter ras been at CuU,awhee
-ince 1923, during which time a total
of 730 young men and young women
have completed either the two-year or
four-year curricula.
GOOD RECORD IS MADE BY
WEBSTER ASSOCIATION
At tin* last meeting for the school
year, ol' the Webster Parent Teacher
association, which was held on last
Friday, the reports of the secretary
ami tiea- liter disclosed records of a
number of worth while objects at
tained during the year. The associa
tion sponsored a baby, in the baby
show which was hcid in Sylva last
Fail, bought a set of hooks, "Mod
ern American Encyclopedia" for the
school library, gave a "Womanlcss
Wedding" and a Hallowe'en party,
during October; bought first aid equip
ment and repaired the piano, an oil
stove and the fire escape of the
school; conducted a sale of Christm is
seals and a campaign for subscrip
tions for McCall's Magazine during
November; donated $10.00 for books,
as a Christmas gift to the school;
bought ten kettles for a hot lunch
project for the school children;
bought pictures for prizes to the
rooms with most parents present at
the meetings of the association;
sponsored "Patrons' Night," in the
interest of obtaining a new school
building; gave a benefit Valentine
party; celebrated Founders' Day and
sent in a contribution; sponsored a
pre-schooJ clinic; worked throughout
the year and succeeded in getting on
foot a new school building; left $16
in the treasury of the association.
At the meeting last Friday Mra.%
Dan Allison was re-elected president,
Mrs. Lewis Birmgarner was elected
secretary and Miss Lucy Hedden
treasurer for the next year.
lodge will have box SUPPER
A box supper and a special pro
gram will be held Wednesday even*
ing, March 27, by the East L&porte
Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star
chapter. John S. Seymour, Worship
ful Master of the East Laporte Ma
sonic group, and a member of the
faculty of Western Carolina Teachers
College, will preside at the affair.
The Masonic Ixxlge at East Laporte
will begin an attendance contest at
its first meeting in April. The contest
will terminate July 4. Frank G. Bipwn
of Cullowhee, and Hut Nicholson of
Cowarts, will serve as group captain#
during the eontwt.