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Jq6 To Get Full Attention ^vcrs Chairman y ay nick ;M. Wayniek of the rlia"'"1;1" ' ( iriibMf Works Com red this paper that Bii--1"'1 .. i?. srivon full eouaid llkhvv,!V future. - K'ttt-r follows: Mr ?; *> ' ??Mr I ?' ! , i \ .KviiriUil, J.ti-k * ? ? s-'V,l'j ,* have received a copy tinted May 2nd and ot ?V"1",.1 (-,?nsiderable interest |!;,V( ! |,I <eM?:iit ions passed by the l!;'' t,'', < i'liniierei' of your -eitv 1 I'' ' l,ui- A-aiu 1 *SSUrC ,vl;'"u .... i he given full con r,?ii tta ? ;i(ll.nl,u..; - l,,a" w,,r new >>ro P|,;l|ll(' , |M?\v its importance 1 :: '? ? ? i *? A it? t'tniiinission retoUvd ^" u, , ,1,, ? ..s :??? you full Study of jl'ui'l i"' -iv,':' y'urs, v M. Wayniek. ' ' uli.ri: v.. h ive replied to Mr. Cai*''' Wayniek, Chair > i iiirliwav and Public iu in. ?>"' _ , Vforks Cwitiuission, RaliUlt. N'- r ? ?DrtrJlr. Wayniek ; 1 wish to thank vou tor vol.! feijei of May 6, regard lug jjn* iiK.'t'' "i Highway 106, and in/a'*" ="h interest what you Vj?t0$aya> ?? the eousideration tlio Mtits k "u;- i?o.Mtion will be given ^ .iy iVi: mission plans its pro gnx I<h.i]i ,j?| i viate it greatly if you rill indicate ' nu4 when the matter rij W sfiwi! i-Kusideration bv your (Vim;:;Hoi:. i am sure that the fidzoship i'f 'S\ ! v:? and Jackson coun ty uklil Hk- :?> have the opportun ity at tin (ijt|t?r:une time, of present in; to the t : i:i i.?ion nlf the facts th;: art- ava:'able, and thus be of what a>?. ' '>w ean to the Com mission 1:1 a: iv. r vr at a proper con fltision. "NY arc- sine that the facts will War out <?ur tit ion that 106 is the must imj-tirt':!'.- ^'ato highway in this par! .,[? N"'ir:i; ("arolina that is yet uuM'nit'hlr. :>il ;ha! it is of the great er imp<rtanre providing not only a trunk-line hl'ii. -a :iy ironi the South, U and ; !i,- (iivat Smoky *h)uui:tiiis N: ? ir.::? Park, but also in fumHTliii!.' uf> i*inK:!y seat with coun ty -a a r in tlii? s , and with South Carolina, ami it developing the best and mn-: important trucking region in Wf <t<T!i Xort!i Carolina Sincerely anil cordially yours. Da i Ti.nnpkins", sylva elementary school CLOSED LAST FRIDAY NOON| Bcspunint: .it 10 uYTock last Friday Hiomitiv, the exercises of the Sylva (leiuiii; ;irv >< liool wore held in !li(' < t< i toriiim, and a large fta?> (tf h iv ?. ami <rirls leceivcd certi liontis ut uri'Iiiatidii, promoting them to the hi? I Pn.f Uoticr L Madison, founder , ^ 1 ot \\ i in i ';ii(ifniii Teachers College, 'lflivc! cil t hi- address. Mi- Alirf Dills Weaver delivered aif?v -\ ; Miss Frances Wolfe, the t?ri:|iln cv : Mn rion Cooper, the his l'aiil Messcr, the Class poem; Hirhanl Dillard, the gifts; Lou Elsie f ki'i , the Toast to the Mascot; Ray 'In L<i>i Will and Testament; anri Rf'i'il, the Valedictory. Lu ?"'i1' presented a piano solo. Hii' were presented to the f?v M,-. Frank M. Crawford, the I?i ifuiji.i t- tj1(. school. BALSAM and Mrs. Cieero Crawford an ih,. Uii th of a fine sone, Thurs May 2nd. AniHmin i-inciit has been received "i Hie marriage of Mr. William '{"Hit-, liml,.,. 0f Springfield, Til., and Maliel Knsley, Thursday, May "'????mil, in. Tampo, Fla. M'*. .loli n Coward spent last week ii I i: ton with her daughter, Mrs. Fer " I I' i own, j, n (1 Mrs. T. M. Rickards. '!'? William Owl and Miss Bigwitch "t I'hi rokrr visited Mr. and Mrs. Ma riMu Ashe and Mr. and Mrs. Frank A*hi', last week. Mi-:s Kdith Christy of Greenville, '??"ii. is visiting relatives here. M i -ms Freda Jones and Beulah Beck Sundav in Canton, guests of Ix>u Smathers . v ^ 1 and Mrs. Harry Christy and 1)m!iv ot Franklin were here Sunday. ^>'s- Fancy Hoyle spent lasrt, week '"d with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mills in Hazel wood MAC ISDN IS AGAIN HEAD OF SCHOOLS M. 13. Madison was reelected as the County Superintendent of Schools, by the new board of Education, at its or ganization meeting, Monday. J. H. Long was elected chairman of the board, and Mrs. Nannie McGuire, secretary. The personnel of the board was nom inated in it he democratic primary, last June, and its mepbers were elected by . he General Assembly upon nomina tion of Representative T. C. Bryson. The board is composed of J. H. Long, chairman, Mountain, T. C. Led >efc!er, Cullowhee, J. E. Rogers, Qual a, P. N. Price, River, and T. B. Gow in, Webster. It is stated that there were a haif lozen or more candidates for the post ? f superintendent, and much activity .as manifested by them and their Jriends, on the streets, prior to the .tieoting of the board. Mr. Madison, a son of Prof. Robert j u.. Madison. He was elected to his pies out position four years ago, while serving as County Commissioner of Welfare, to which office he had been elected by <the people at the previous general election. He succeeded Prof. .). X Wilson in the superintendancy of the schools. . . Mrs. McGuire, whose home is at Cul lowhee, has been Mr Madison's sec retary during most of his administra tion. The board did not elect the mem bers of the local school committees of the county, because of the fact that the School Machinery Act had not been euacted by the General Assembly OR. H. W. TIDMARSH PASSES SUCDENLY f y Dr. Harry W. Tidmarsh died sud denly at his home in Wjhittier, at 8 o'colck, Wednesday night. Dr. Tid marsh was a prominent and successful physician and surgeon, until his ill health forced him from active prac tice some three years ago. Dr. Tidmarsh, a native of Whitmire, S. C., graduatel from the University of Maryland in 1914. He served as a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps during the World War, and came to Whittier in 1918. He was instrument al, in connection with Dr. C. Z. Gand fer, in building and equipping the hos pital in Sylva, which later became the C. J. Harris Community Hospital. He is survived by his widow, one son, Harold Tidmarsh, who is a senior at Marion Institute, Marion, Ala., one sister, Mrs. J. M. Major, Orlando, Ffa., and two brothel's, J. D. Tid marsh, Whitmire, S. C., and Russell Tidmarsh, New York City. Mrs. Tidmarsh had intended going to Marion, Ala., this morning to be present at 't'he graduation exercises of the class of which their son is a mem ber, tomorrow. (BY DAN T01 The Senate Committee out effectively put to death levy a tax 011 hotel rooms, and ended the warm corttroro the subject that has worrit sections! of North Carolina, mountains, in the Sanid :tlong the ?oast, for several committee voted unanimously !>ort the bill unfavorably and,' 3 there is no minority report, it* take :i two-thirds vote in the S< to get the bill off the unfavorable calendar and onto the calendar. Jw bill was originally a part of the ?ev-_ cnuc bill passed by the Housc^ and adopted by the Senate Ftoiance" mitee, bu!t wtos taken oi<t money-raising act by the Senate, af ter ia detcrpined fight led by Senator A. Hall Johnston, of Buncombe. It was revived as what was charged to be a spi te measure when the Western Senators voted almost as a unit agiahnst the liquor stores bill. There was much bitterness against Senator 'Johnston, who the wets had hoped to induce to vote with them, and wets in the House introduced the hotel tax measure and passed it through that body, in an effort to even up with Johnston, Ramsey, and Browning for opposing the liquor stores. John Barleycorn is endeavoring to 1 get at least "one paw" out of the grave to which the Senate consigned him, when it killed the Day bill and put on the clincher. Representative Day, of Onslow, brought forth another liquor bill and pitched k into the House Hopper. It- would allow any cit izen of the State over 21 years of age to buy a quart every two weeks (uul carry it home in a sealed package. The sales would be under direction of the Commissioner of Revenue, and he would be authorised to open up?f||eeq 000 inhaUfenits and in every county seat of such counties as have no towns that large. Another bill dealing with liquor would exempt New Han over county from the operation of the Turlington Act. Still another would cxemfit a group of counties in the east from the Turlington intereferenee with the right to make, fell, trans port, buy and drink Fquors. The bill to provide a rental system for school books passed the House and went over to the Senate, Vt is an effort to reduce th*> cost ofscbool text books in Notrh Carolina. The school machinery act has pass ed both houses of the General Assem bly and is ready for ratification, if the House concurs in a few minor chancres in the bill, made by theSenate The Senate Coimni>ttee an Calen dar gave an adverse report on the House bill that would have set up machinery for the enforcement of prohibition in the State. The Hou^o passed it; but the Senate's committee didn't think so well of the plan, which provided for a prohibition enforce ment division in the Governor's office, with one executive and several as sistants. It provided that the Govern or appoint two officers in each coun ty, and one additional for each 10 000 population over 30,000. Salaries of the executive officers would not exceed $3,600 and officers not over 32,400. Each prohibition violator would pay $50 to medt the expense, in addition to fine or prison sentence, and in case of a deficit, the counties would pay half of it, and the State the other h&ff. * Some pending bills : To provide for an advisory parole board consisting of Attorney General,. Chairman of State Highway and Public Works Copmission, Superin tendent of Public Welfare, and three private citizens to be appointed by the Governor. Members would receive $7 to $i0 per day and actual expenses. Governor would be empowered to ap point adequate number of investiga tors and parole supervisors, to be paid by State Highway and Pubfic Works Commission. To validate the creation of all sani tary districts and all official acts with reference to the issue and sale of bonds. To provide that the names of grand jurors be draw by a child under 10 years of age; that in counties having more than three regular criminal terms the grand iuraJpto.be drawn at the first regukr^SBtn io fhe spring and fall terms, respectively; that in counties having less than three regu lar terms the grand jury is is to be drawn each spring to aerva one year. \ * r . , ' . General 1 Close ly Nears Session {m ? presiding would be permitted Ldiaeharge, and have drawn new jnrors, and to have additional drawn flora the box to serve eaae a grand juror becomes ill or B8. To submit at the nert general elcc provision for the organisation of and towns under general, ura laws, such provision requiring I the adoption of town charters by vote of the citizens of the towns. To provide for a State Board of Rehabilitation, consisting of three members appointed by the Governor, to study, recommend, manure and sup ervise homesteads, planned rural com munities lor families of low income, and to authorize the incorporation of limited dividend and non-dividend ru ral development companies. To create in the Department of Public Welfare a division for aiding aged, and to provide aid to persons over 65 having an income of less than $300 per year and meeting other re quirements of the bill. Payments to be sufficient to bring income up to $300 per year, but in no event '.o exceed $25 per month. To repeal the absentee ballot law in all primary elections in the State. Do require that notice, stating tim?' maker of mortgage or deed of trust | and place of proposed sale, l>e sent by registered iriail or served bv prop er officer on the maker of the instru ment, at the time of beginning adver tisement. Clerk's finding that notice was 80 served would be conclusive as to innocent purchaser. To give the Municipal Board of Con trol, composed of Secretary of State, Attorney General, and the Utilities Commissioner, authority to change the names of cities and towns. To approve, as advisory agency of State, the Planning Board appointed by the Governor on Jan. 26, 1931, at suggestion of National Resources Board. The Board would collect dato on projects suitable for development by State or Federal agencies. Board members would serve without compen sation, and expense entaiiled by its work, if not paid by Federal funds, would be paid from the Contingency iFund. , To provide that no public school be operated after July 1, 3935 without safe and adequate water supply and sanitary means for excreta disposal, and to provide for rules and regula tions to be made by the Slate Board of Health. To amend laws of 1033 so as to [raise the fishing license fee for non residents of the State from 60c to $1.10 a day. To submit constitutional amend ments to increase the number of As sociate Justices of the Supreme Court to wot more than six. It authorizes the court to sit in divisions, with a majority membdii^ip necessary to any decision and with the entire mem bership sitting in banc on constitution al questions; and authorizing General Assembly to pass Kaws exempting not exceeding $1000 in property used as residence by owner. To provide that where merchandise is sold at a fair marked price, the in clusion of tickets entitling the pur chaser to receive samething additional rf his ticket is drawn by lot, shall not constitute a lottery. To provide that advertisement or sale under mortgage and deed of trust include not only the description of the property, but also the names of mort gagors, mortgagees, trustee and cestui que trust. To provide that advertisement for tax sale of real estate be for two weeks rather than four. To require that personal bond equal double the amount of the personal property and rents and profits issuing from the real estate of ward, and that corporate bond equal one and one fourth that amount be required of guardians. To make same requirements as to. bonds of persons entitled to letters testamentary, etc., as above bill does as to guardians. /. . To reduce municipal license to sell beer frw IS to -7.50 few " 'tot Premise" license and from $10 to for "Oft Premise" license, and efcm na0T the progressive increase of 10 per cent on each license over one is used to **me person- k wouW eliminate the progressive increase of 10 per cent on each State license over one issued to same licensee. To submit an amendment to the Con stitation adding to the types of pun K (PfeaM Tun To Page 2> SYLVA HIGH FINALS NOW IN PROGRESS The commencement exercises of Syiva High School, at which a senior class of 37 boy6 and girls will receive diplomas, is in progress this week. The exercises began on Sunday night, when Rev. Paul Hardin, pastor of the Methodist church in Wavnes vl.le, delivered the annual sermon to u large audience. This evening the declamation and I recitation eontest, sponsored by the B. H. Cathey chapter, Cnited Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held. The winners of the contest, one boy and one girl, wifl be presented the Ger trude Dills McKee Medal. The class day evercises will be held tomorrow; the graduati|wi exercises, tomorrow evening; and the class play will be presented Saturday evening. 40 YEARS AGO (Tuckaseige Democrat, May 9, 1895) Mi*. It. L. Watson, of CuUowhee, was here yesterday. Master Fiiauk Tompkins was over from Webster this morning. Mr. Chtas It. Cooke, of the U. S. Geological Survey, is here. ????? '' Misses Annie Leatherwood and B<m sie Buchanan, of Webster, are visiting relatives here. Mr. D. G. Bryson, Jr., and Miss Hat lie Fiizzell were married, -Sunday, at Dillsboro, by Rev A. H. Siius. Hon Theo. Davidson was elected Mayor of Asheville, Monday, together with the entire democratic ticket Mrs. W. A Enloe, wife of Capt. W. A. Enloe, of Dillsboro, died Monday morning, after a long and painful ill ness. Col. S A Jones and Messrs. J M. Jones and W. C. Smith went over t?> Way'nesville this morning, expect iiiu .to return tomorrow. It is Judge Ewart now, the Supreme Court having decided the contest for the Judgeship of the new Criminal Circuit Mrs. M. M. MeK.ee and Mrs. Hall,] with the children, came over from We"bster Saturday and visited rela tives and friends here, returning home Mgnday We have had waxm, rainy weather for the past week, which forced vege tation forward rapidly, but at th?> same time hindered ttum work a good deai. Miss Mary Bobinaon, who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. J. H. House, left today to at tend the Southern Baptist Convention at Washington Our now officers are: Mayor, Dr. J. IL. Wolff, Aldermen, Messrs. A. B. Thomas, M. Buchanan, R. A. Painter, Neil Buchadan and M. D. Cowan. Marshal, C. E. Stedman. Mr. D. Rogers has been holding back a car load of cattle until he has made them fat and smooth enough to make one's mouth water to look at them. He left with them for Rich mond today Mr. E. F. Wataon, after court was over, went to see the foiks at home at Gienville, remaining till Monday, when he left for Federal Court a/t Ashe ville. He tells us he saw a string of twenty- four trout which weighed twenty-four j>ounds. Mrs. M. L. Luck, of Clyde, who -has been -visiting the editor's family for the past two weeks, reburned home Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Haynes, of the same place, who spent a couple of days with her aunt, Mrs. L H. Rhea Last Friday evening there was something of the nature of a cloud burst in the neighborhood of Addie, which caused considerable damage. Scott '8 Creek was suddenly raised to a surprising height, and logs, trees and other things came rushing down in > Jhuij. ELECTION IN CITY GOES DEMOCRATIC With average majorities of 33, the Democraltic ticket won in the Sylva municipal election, after one of the moat closely contested campaigns of recent years. Mayor C. C. Buchanan defeated his Republican opjxment, J. T. Gribble, by a vote of '29 2 ta 267. For Aldermen : Democratic J. C. Allison 298 Dr. Grover Wilkes, 299 W. E. Grindstaff, 293 E. L. Wilson 299 Sam W. Allison 291 Republican Pawl L Warren, 263 J. V. HaU, 270 1 C. W Hensley '258 Dillard Coward, 254 Velt Wilson, 260 Priaeticallv the total registration of the municipality voted in the election From early morning until the polls closed at sunset, workers for both sides were busy, and cars were pfying the streets of the city, getting the voters to the ] tolls, and neither side was confident of victory until the vote was canvassed and the results annauuc ed, within thirty minutes after the. polls closed. The ticket elected is composed of the same officials that have governed the town for the past four years, with the exception of Sam W. Allison, who succeeds Postmaster Charles Price as a member of city council. t ' QUARTERLY CONFERENCE The quarterly conference of the Sylva-Dilfchoro charge will be held at Dillsboro, Sunday evening. Rev. W. A. Rollins, presiding elder of the dis tinct will preach <at the 8 o'clock hour, and will hold the quarterly confer ence immediately, afterward. The public is. cordially invited to both the preoching service and the, conference. GAY Mis. AJora Barron celebrated hor 75th anniversary at her home here, Suuday, May 5. A good number ol' her relatives and friends gathered to help her celebrate. Her children were all present, as were her 25 grand children and 24 great-grand children. Mr. Thomas D. Buchanan had tho misfortune to get a chip in his eye while chopping wood, recently. He was carried to Waynesville to have I)r McCrackcn 4 rea< the eye, and is much improved. Messrs Tom Jones and Geo. Wiood ard have gone to Canada to work a |.\ijp wood contract. Mr and Mrs Velt McMahan have gone to take the cook ing job. Mrs. S. C. Buchanan is at Enka this week visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lee Gardner, who has bad an operation for appendicitis. Mr and Mrs Carl Higdon spent the week end at Glenville, visiting rela tives. Mr. G. C. Turpin and Mr Wiley Collins are working in Canada, at present. Van B. Higdoai is visiting his grand parents, Mr and Mrs. John Murray, in Macon county. We ack now fedge the receipt of an invitation to attend the annual com mencement of the Cullowhee High School, which is to occur on May 10 ;md 17. The annual sermon is to be preached by the Rev. Geo. Wharton, find the Literary Address to be deli\ pred bv Mr. C. J. Harris, of Dillsboro Gapt. Melvin E. Carter, Collector of Internal Revenue of the 5th District of North Carolina, died at his home in Ashevillc last Sunday, after a brief illness. Chief Cierk S. L. Rogers is in charge of the office until a new col lector is appointed. The revenue of fitters made two raids on Thursday. In Richmond county Deputy Gibson got an 80-gallon ilficit still, but the" owners escaped. In Rockingham county Deputies Davis and Smith captured two stills, each of 85-gaJIon capacity. Since January Is* of this year no less than 94 illicit distilleries have been seized in this district. These averaged about $200 in value. It is a record breaking array of seizures within so short a period. Rev enue officers captured a large block ade distillery, four miles west of Mocksville. The owner of the business was also captured and brought to Winston. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary. Union, of th?' Tuekaseigee Association will be held at Lovedale church, on Fniday, May 24 at which time Miss Mary Curren, who has recently been mad? jjltate loader ..of Baptist young people, will address the Union. In addition to Miss Curren, there will probalbly be other speakers from outside the association, and an interesting program has been prepar >d and will be published later. Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Beck, Mrs. A D Reed and Mr. N R Christy went fishing in Lake Junahi.ska, Friday. Mr. J. F. Reiger, manager of the Morrison fish hatchery here, has ac cepted a posifion with TVA in Tenn essee, and his son, Leo will "take charge of the hatchery here. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jones of Way nesville are spending some time in their home here, with* "his father ? and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Jones. Mrs. Jones ,is still on the sick list. - S.'i-.i.