kWE REVENUE fill FAR SHORT OF I APPROPRIATIONS ?! of jj,e revenue btlJ, ('(insiui-u-u ??? .... pi.itmt. it' 1 1"' Assembly is to adjourn guilimt' wit Inn the next few weeks, (,?! rep'ited i: to tiie body. Conimis (ioiiw i i liVvrjiue A.J. Maxwell, uizaitlrv with figures has vexed 01?n> than oru- (Jovernor, and which ias madi- more ? Jian one General As (enibly >'t u:> am! take notice, esti 1 - tin nuumittee of the whole Kill Pa|l0 ;usiu, considerable worry among jhe weary legislators, who want to finish their task and come home. The Senate brought ahoiit the discrepancy bet ween revenue ami appropriation* by eliminating tin, hotel sales tax, by putting the present sales tax exemp I tions on basic commodities back into I the la*, and hy oi her changes in the I Ml as sent to it b.v the house. J Immediately upon the report being I given the Senate from us committe< of the whole, Siyiator Harris Newman moved to consider the Hill liquor con trol bill, as a means of bridging the gap between appropriations and rev enue; but his motion was ruled down and the Senate is now considering its reime bill. It is perfectly apparent ' feit the breach between House and ?Senate will be so wide that the House will refuse to concur in the Senate amendments, or at least part of them, ?nd the bill will go to conference, where the differences will be ironed otrt, &nd then back to both houses for" adoption of the conference report, 01 its rejection. In their anxiety to get home, the legislators will probably adopt whatever suggestion their con ferees agree upon, ami clear the way for adjournment. (Hv TOMPKINS) nc a committee ilud its ;a?K. that the bill falls > than four million five hundred jjnd dollar short of raising [umiuer school. I* I mar provide for a two year extension; f but there is some objection to this, on the ground that the salaries will be increased next year and that the teachers should he able to go to sum mer sehool in 1030 : but there is no disMpremcnt over the proposal that they should not lie required to do so this yeftr. Another measure :luit seems defamed to defeat is the proposal to reallot the membership in House and Senate, tweordint; to the ]0.'?0 census and in obedience to the constitution. The fast ha-. Been aire to hold this up for the past two (ieneral Assemblies, and will probably he successful again, although there i* no argument either m reason or in law for such proeed Urp' The east inst has the ups and doesn't want to turn its advantage An instance of how it works at present is a comparison between the First Congressional district in the and the little county of Cabarrue in the West. The first district has t^en'.v representatives and three sen-l ators. Ciharrus county has one sen a'ftr and one representative; but i'i the last election Cabarrus east more ^?tes than all the counties in the firs* district. That is unfair on the face but where the assembly votes ,tn' a5nin?,t a projmsal, no matter how a'r a,)d just, it is difficult for jus tice and fairness to win. The tli, od of bills being introduced fi"at;:!iics. Most of them are local, but many are State-wide and some are important : Tp-ijirovide that after, two years "" the first lecral notice to credit ors, the Clerk of the Superior Court ul"n the written request of an in ten <-,.,i jyapty squire the per sonal representatives to file a report "f sotting forth all facts relating to "^tate and upon a hearing of the r,,I*>rt hv all parties, the Clerk may extend from year to year not exceed u'p ^'v<' years the time for settling | ,>state. The bill provides that af? f West Virginia, and Tom Reed and Grady Reed of this county, by two daughters, Mrs. Wade Gass of Al mond and Mrs. Thornton Cabe of Jackson ccimty; by two brothers, J. P. Reed of Beta, and Crarlie Reed of Mt. Holly, by one sister, Mrs. SebroU' Plott of Canton, asd by othoi relatives and friends. Revival Meeting Is In Progress This Week Beginning Tuesday evening, a series of evangelistic services is being held at the Methodist ehurch, with Rev. W. D. Wolfe, of Gastonia, a brother ofthe patitftr, doing the preaching: Mr. Wolfe is an impressive speak er, and it is hoped by the cbw,rch that the attendance on the meetings will continue to grow. Tomorrow, Good Friday evening, the services will include the celebra tion of the Holy Communion. Special music is being arranged for Easter by the choir, and. for- the ser vice Easter evening by the junior choir of the church. MOORE HEADS ROTARIANS Dan K. Moore, popular Sylva attor ney, was elected president of the Sylva Rotary Club for the ensuing: year, at the meeting at Jarrett Springs hotel, Tuesday evening. \ I Jack Walters, Cherokee, was elected vice-president and Bill Fisher, sec retary-treasurer. The new board of directors will be composed of S. W. Enloe, H. T. Hi.\nt er, Allen Adams, Dr. Foght, and Ar thur Weidlich. The new officers will be installed in June. WILL HAVE EASTER SERVICE Rev. J. Gray Murray will preach at the morning service at the Baptist church here, using as his text Phillip pians 3:10. The subject of the sermon is "The Power of His Resurrection." V , Members of the two choirs, the young people's and the senior choir, under the direction of Mrs. John R. Jones are rehearsing music for the service. At the evening service, Rev. W. X. Oook, pastor of the Webster Baptist church will preach and the young people's choir will sing. SUNRISE SERVICE AT BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING There will be a sunrise service held on next Sunday morning at 6:30 at the Baptist church, sponsored by the different B.Y.P.U.'s of the church All persons of the town and visito:v; in the community not attending ? service elsewhere at that hour arc urged to attend. ; < ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sylva, N. C. Rev. Geo. Lemuel Granger, Rectoj 8 P. M. Maunday Thursday, Holv Communion and sermon. 8. p. M. Good Friday, evening pray er and sermon. Easter Day;. 11 A. M. Holy Commun ion, sermon and presentation of lenten self denial envelopes. Present Plans For Highway Building Is Blow To County ?V (By DAN TOMPKINS), Jackson county has drawn a lemon, so. far as road construction is con cerned, and in in most serious danger of haying her progress set back for many years, and in losing the greatest opportunity for progress that has ever been presented to her, by rea. son. of momentous decisions in high way construction that have been, and arc abu.;,t to be made. The truth is that Jackson county is about to be bottled up, set asid.?, and left high and dry in all ithc de velopment program of the park area.; That this county has every merit in her contentions regarding the cod struction of 106 as a trunk-line high way to and through the j*ark frofei south and west, and in the ;i."periori?v of her chums for the parkway alof)g the Balsam range from Tennessee Bald to Soco Gap, is dangerously ne'Si to being disregarded by the powers that; be and that p'au. - It is true that the Highway Com mission is ready to offer us enougl' federal money for one and possibly two grade-crossing elimination pro jects, which would create some work *!n Sylva and Dil'sboro, but thes< are more in the .nature of a soj thrown to us to keep V-.s quiet wh'il we lose the biggest opportunity of <> generation. It is true1 that the Highway and Public Works Commission is about to. spend $75,000 grading and surfacing Highway 106 from the Forks of Tuck aseigee to Trout Creek, where the " j . * * amendment begins, if there Is to bf' an *amcndnicnt. to go up Shoal Creek; instead of via the High Palls Cap atotf through the Hamburg Barsin..BuViJ is also true that the Coqntpij^ton Jia^j decided to spend $450,0Q&iegra(|tn{W and surfacing Highway 386 &om fry - J son City to FrankTuj 'and ple^e Highway 2M ftSfrT^relrwSF Waynesville and then on to SocoJBap And it is admitted that when thi? work begins on these two roads, tho federal government will insist that they be completed before any federal funds are spent on other road in this part of the State. That, if the plan is carried out knocks all attempts to get Highway 106 completed into a cocked hat for many years, and leaves Jackson coun ty in the same condition so far as her main highway is concerned as she was when the State began construct ing a State Highway system, with the exception that certain parts are paved, and can be used by people living alon? it; but for through traffic, and for connection with adjoining county seats and to allow the jwoplc front the other end of the county to come to Sylva, it is utterly useless during part of the year. Highways 286 and 284 arc both roads that arc being constructed with the purpose of diverting traffic that would naturally flow over 106, and turning it through Wayncsville ?and Bryson City. So far as park travel is concerned, 286 is utterly unnec essary, as trere is already a paved highway from Franklin, via Dillsboro to the park, that is nearer than the route of 286. To spend $450,000 on it now is nothing short of the rankest discrimination, and a flying in the face of the merits and the geographi cal advantages of 106. Highway 284 is another that- has not nearly the merit thiat 106 has. Yet both of these roads are written on the stirs for construction in pre ference to 106. The construction of the parkway from Soco (lap to Cherokee, and the 'building of 107 from Cherokee to Highway No. 10, is a diversion of the traffic from east and west, over No. 10, that now flows through Whittier, Dillsboro, Sylva, Balsam, Hazel-wood and WaynesviUe. That effectually cuts off east and west traffic through those towns, and leaves Sylva sitting ait one side. There is now an attempt being made to change the location of the Parkway, so as to leave off the Bal sam Range, Balsam Gap, and the most scenic part of the entire route, and run the masiter scenic road 'through Beetree Gap a, id to Soco Gap. Engineers are now at work sur vcying that route with the idea of a possible change. Sylvn and Jackson county entered into the Parkway fight as heartily as any part of Western North Carolina. The ioute had been mapi'ed out, and there was no reason to believe that any substantial changes wc>.\ld be made. Yet, sonic of our neighbors, or somebody, working quietly and in the dark, has brought enough pressure to bear to have surveyors put- to work mapping oult a route that would con tradict every argument made to Sec retary Ickes, and U]>on which he >ased his decision to build the road through North Carolina, and that Would leave off the most magnificent scenery, the highest skyMne, and the most majestic of the entire route. Picture for yourself Sylra and Jaekson county, while the park area is, being developed into one of thoj ??HPat regions of all America, left with the present traffic on Highway No. 10, diverted thrn.-gh Soeo Gnp; with 106 left uncompleted, und the traffic that would naturally flow l&er it diverted to 284 and 286 ; with attempt- made to divert the traf (fc.lSW 285 to 280; with the Park ?m range ano Balsam uap. The pro 3Xam strikes at every section of Jack % ccunty, beginning at Whillier. coming on up to Dillsboro, the Sa vannah section, Svlva, Scott v Creek, Balsam, Cullowhee, Caney Fo?k, Can ida, Hamburg, Mountain and Cash ier's Valley. -Jf it is allowed to be earned out as planned, it will be a body bl?m* to Jackson eountv, and one tlr>t was sttrudc below the belt. It will t-liwart all our aims, all our purposes, all our aspirations. It will b<' as m .i nous to 'he future of Jackson eonn'iv j:-s j: plague, a pestilence, or the niareh of a devastating army, and perhaps ! more so. I Thai is the highway situation that confronts us at present. That is the story as it now is. There are reasons behind all this, and The Journal can and will at the proj>er time, spill the entire bag of beans. On the face of it it is a conspiracy to leave Jackson county and Sylva entirely out of the pioturc, to give us the rawest of row deals, and to discriminate against us in the hope of giving advantages to Asheville and Waynesville that they should not naturally enjoy, and to which they are not naturally entitled. Jackson county mus*t arouse her self from the lethargy and get busy on the job. Now is the time to strike. Soon it will be too late. We must make our friends, our neighbors, and our highway authori ties see the injustice of the procedure. If necessary, we mrosit carry the fight before the Governor of North Caro lina, who received in this county the greatest proportion of vote in the primary that was accorded him in the State, and one of whose appoint ments is largely responsible for the present situation that confronts us. Jackson County Women Will Be Received By Mrs. Roosevelt In White House This Afternoon * ????????? i , Fourteen Jackson county women, i bearing a gift of a lovely dress pat torn of Eleanor blue homespun from Mrs. NV B. Ashe to Mrs. Roosevelt, and a beautiful coverlet woven by Mts. Rhoda Watson, of Wayehutta, for the first lady, left here at noon Tuesday, on a trip to Washington, where they will be received at the White House by Mrs. Roosevelt this .afternoon*, and wiJI be extended oour tesiesH>y Senators - and members of Congress. The Jackson women joined others from Western and Piedmont North j -Carolina at Charlotte. From there they proceeded via bus through the Valley ot Virginia. The return trip will be via Richmond. The Jackson county women who are away on the trip are, Mrs. Jeter Sny der, Miss Benita Sutton, Mrs. C. R. Moody, Mrs. Claude Jones, Mrs. Ed Bryson, Mrs. N. Don Davis, Mrs. R. L. Myers, Mrs. R. L. Holden, Mrs. Lee Hooper, Mrs. John Hooper, Mrs. J. M. Tucker, Mrs. Edward Bryson, Mrs. Piank Cole, and Mrs. Harry L. Evans. SCOUTS SPONSOR PLAY The boy scouts and girl scouts of Sylva are sponsoring a "After Dark," at the graded sch>ol audi torium, Monday evening, A ~>ril 22. The play is a boy scout comedy, and the cast is composed of Franklin 1 scouts. j 40 YEARS AGO ! * . Tuckaseige Democrat, April 18, 1895 l - Mr. A.H. Wilson, of Glenville, was (!;)\vn Frdiav. Mrs. J. D. Buchanan, of Webtser, spent *a few days here, this week. Messrs. R. L. Madison and John Wilson were down from Painter, Sat urday. Mr. W. C. Smith came back from Washington Saturday and remained over till Monday. Elsie Wolff got back Wednesday from a visit to relatives in Forsyth and Yadkin counties. Miss Ida Smith, of Painter, and Miss Fouts, of Graham, were shop ping in town Saturday. Gen. E. R<. Hfempton eame over from Asheville, Friday, to spend severa days with his family. Miss Mamie Stedman left yester day for a two weeks' visit to hoi brother's family in Ashburn, |Ga. . The Quarterly meeting of the M. B Church South will be held here Sat urday and Sunday, and Presiding El der W agg will preach Sunday morn ing art '11 o'clock. Dr. W. C. Tompkins has succeeded in producing the first brood of chick ens ever artificially hatched in the county. His incubator is turning them out at a date sufficient to astonish their natural mothers. Monday seems to have been one of the "dog days." Three canines were killed by the freight train, the last one on the trestle here. It was ? fin?* d!og and belonged to Mr. S. W. Ens ley. With the view of finding a coup!'" of offices for fusionists the late Leg islature established two new Criminal Circuit Courts. The Courts being es tablished, Gov. Cnrr exercise! hi* eonstitutional prerogative and ap pointed 0. P. Mears Judge of win and Thos. A. Jones, of Asheville. Judge of the other, notwithstanding the iegislat ure had assumed lo elect ?Chas. A. Cook and II. 0. Ewart. The question as to which is the Judge of the western district, Jones or Ewart, was submit ted to Judge Graham at Waynes villi' Tuesday and he decided in favor of Judge Jones. The case now goes to t'he Supreme Court and it i expected that both this and the other case, involving the title to the Judge ship of the eastern' district will bo decided next week. Causes Suggested: Having in my last article described as well as I could the condition of the people in Jack son county foHy years ago ami com pared it to their present state, let us ?ee if we can arrive at any sensible canclpsion as to what makes that dif ference. Now I wish to be perfectly candid and unprejudiced In this it. quiry. I do not wish to belittle the present generation of men, for, I think with the same incentive and opportunities they are not less in dustrious than their fathers, but while some adverse conditions are beyond their control, I am sure many of them made grievous mistakes. Manv and brilliant were the glowing pic tures drawn by all of us as to th.1 effect the completion .of the railroad through our country would have on our financial condition and easy meams of living. We all seemed to think that money could be gathered as easily as blackberries in July. What was the result? No sooner did the railroad reach us than there was a rash of our small farmers to get pos itions as section hands on the rail road, whila the one who could get to be section boss thought thai he had struck a bonanza. Others went to mica mining, others to digging and hauling clay, still others to denuding their land of walnut, poplar and lo cost trees, while a considerable num ber mortgaged their little farms to buy goods and set up as store keep ers, all to the entire neglect of their farms, until now we are importing almost all the flour and bacon that the count lV consumes and not infre quently importing corn and hay. Bv erybody trying to make money at the expense of his neighbor instead of digging his living out of the soil, so that the little money obtained by these means has t? be spent to buy (Cootumeu on Page two) FIVE MEMBERS ARE NAMED TO SERVE ON SCHOOL BOARD T. C. Ledbetter, of Cullowhee, J. H. Long, of Mountain, P. N. Price, o tf River, T. B. Cowan, of Webster, and J. C. Rogers, of Qualla, have been named as the Board of Education fior Jackson county, in the omnibus board of education bill in the House Representatives, according to infor mation from Representative T. C. Bryson, who placed these gentlemen names in the bill. The five men were given the high est -vote in the Democratic primary, last June, and Mr. Bryson is carry ing out the decision of the primary in naming them as the Board of Ed ucation. The new board will enter upon its duties immediately after the enact ment of the bill, or at the the present term of Superintendent M. B. Madison expires this year. The new board will have to either reelect Mr. Madison ?r elect someone else to the i?osition. Boy Scout Court Of Honor Is Held Here The regular monthly Court of Hono!- for the Smoky Mountains dis trict of the Daniel Boone Council, Boy Scouts of America, was held here Monday ni^ht with 20 Scouts receiv ing awards. A. M. Adams, of Chero kee, chairman of the court presided. *~ ? ? ft* rt>Cto?*?H44??--eaed cation by the Rev. Frank Bloxham, of Franklin, followed by all pledging allegiance to the flag. The awards were presented bv A. W. Allen, Scout ex ecutive, of Asheville, H. Gibson, of Sylvn, W. E. Elisor and A. M. Adams, of Cherokee. Tile Franklin troop won (he prize for having made the highest score dur ing the past year based on new mem bers, program, and re-enrollment. After the awards were made, 0. B. Chiltoskey, newly ap]>oinfcd Scout master of the Cherokee troop, was in trorVi.ced to the court. Following is iist of tfcose receiving awards: Tenderfoot., Preston Mull, Henry Cabe, -Jr., of Franklin Troop 1; Riehaid H. Dillard and James A. McL*jin, TroojM, Sylva; second class, Harold Baldwin, Troop ], Franklin; Harold Winkler, A. B. Shook, Bill Smith, William Harris, Troop 1, Cher okee; Star rank. Andrew Jones, Troop 1, Franklin; Mark Heed, Troop 1, Cherokee. Merit badges: Charlie Palmer, Wil lie Biyant, J?than Allen Ordway, Charlie Slagle, Andrew Jones, Eugene Furr, Charles Hiinnicutt, Bobby Por ter, lyman Higdon, all of Troop 1, Franklin; Walter Swaney, Mark Reed, Troop 1, Cherokee. The district committee met for a short session immediately following adjournment of the court, with J. Allison, of Sylva, presiding. Other members present were A. M. Adams, and W. E. Ensor of Cherokee; Dr. W E. Furr and Edward Eaton, of Frank lin. ft was decided to hold a two-day patrol camporee near Franklin during the month of May. The next Court of Honor will be held the third Monday in May in Franklin. FORMER JACKSON MAN DIES MONDAY IN FRANKLIN Jack W. Sherrill, native and for mer citizen of this county, died at his home in Franklin, Monday after noon. following a long illness, at the age of 65. Funeral services were held at the Franklin Methodist church, of which he was a member, Tbesday afternoon. Surviving are his widow, formerly Miss Lallie Addington, six children, Mundsv, of Washington ; J. W., Jr., B. L., Eloise, Ada Belle and Fannie, of Franklin; two brothers, W. W. Sherrill, of Morganton, and M. A. Sherrill, of Laurel, Miss., and fonr sisters, Mrs. P. W. Kincaid and Mrs. C. A. Snyder, of Dillsboro; Mrs. Qny Hipps, Canton ; and Mrs. H. H. M?eh bar p, Blue Ridge, Oft. ,