ahcb & ihk oommr
[wructioii Has Begun
I On Webster School House
ffoik and (he taking of J
r f-vffl Uric Savannah Creek, fori
ol' ti?-- ?>??'* school |
' rat Webster be^sm this morn
Lei*?U0ii ol' this building, which |
tin- pbxix v? tic prvsent di
L[rtj sirueiuio, condemned as un
a> a dangerous lire hazard,
f U'PA pivjtoi. It is to be oi
fltesWiie, #'d ?i i be ?f|? tfc?
a&hsI .'Hid mun substantial pub
"sehool buildings in this pant of
, $ute, and one of which any city,
jiy, Oi county tni^ht well be
ffte building will set about on thol
L oi the hoiiic oi Nathan Alien,
t(e/ settler <yi' W ebster ami large |
i tvntr. Thi' location is a beauti-1
' and v. ill provide space for
drives and walkway*
Ly W tuple facilities for play-[
(di
|cio?fni^' Webster and of the high,
J (istnet, numbers of the ooUntv
of etKic.it ion, Superiuieiident |
[jjladiioii, (iiainii'dn J. D. Cow-J
Lilflxxml id county commission-1
J, iai others have boon working on
Lrtjtft lor several months, seciu-i
^4eijiprov.il and cooperation of |
it^WTA cfi'icials.
f/AiM PROGRAM TO BE
EXPLAINED AT MEETING |
r.J. F. Cii-ttiT, of State College. I
ijpsidoat a meeting to be held a.
Mir! hwu* iii Xyiva, Saturday af
wsjt and will explain the
pon-t-rv at i?>ji program.
. 0. L. Ltck'-y. County Agent,
ft 'b' In !?<'l;i'v?\s th?: new ]*ro
isill {li'ovi- ;U.| i;iciivi' to numy of
111 till county, and tlia.
jiflvieraw o|.|h.iiunify for the de
ipoifu, t>) >on!i(| farming iu tht
?' -'ar^M attendance J
toners.
KJLT EDUCATION MEETING
fti Friday. April 10, at 2 o'clock,
ttilu.t cducalii-n reachers of Jack
i county nut :it tho court house
i Mrs. J. M. J)av, district super
or.'vho had charge of the meeting.
B. H. l'. Kituu t, chairman of the
reory. firtiimitii"-, was present and
if some helpful suggestions in oon
Kkih rith the garden project,
fajis were uiudv for conveying the
pfcUt-iiho Annual Pilgrimage in
Mile, v. in : ?? ( o'liiiioncement Ex
?will In- JwM i'nr adult students
W 2. i
I i*por? ..u th.- nativities fo? the
F is given l?y With J. Morgan,
Ny su,k-i wa,v. Total number
ftMmts t!!r>>llru -1014; numbei
N?>rs t.'iiiulM to n-pd and write?
?iMimljcr ?| children pyri buck in
? vhwii?55.
Wtcarhfrs hic making a drive fcr
and maga/ines for use in the
fefctaa'um elates. They would
r^orwni/' a libiarv if ?lioy can
jj*1 I/, .l<s and magazine.*.
Mforraa i-. a-king lhat any per
Mm v.ill cilhor loan or donate
P5 or maj?ii7,irts call her tele
e nunilicr 2'i. She will call for
??t!frvnk cither loaned or donated
BETA
I % W\ 15. DiRard)
Jr Pav,-.- H,v ? R c Shftarin<
. ^ appointment, Sunday
Li^''s ( church,. His
*fs 'ChristF/aeter Ch.il
?xl Vh'": "ll ? T; fwl
^ ? '"k'-a f,,n, Luke 24:2'>
'"la Siiton visited Mi*4
jj' ? ?'K' 'nsl week end.
Rl* f * ^'i-dier is spend
C rv"'';nira'xvw,,icr
I '"'Pi I'.ry.-on will h"
r1'toz" 1-'lU! 's hiprovins
&* II^r!"Wl l',,r "IMH-ndicUk
? uiiriiiiliv,.,. i,. , ,
K nij,i,|iv "al"> ?ls"
w r ',wu"r h"T
A. Stillwell, at
J' ar,'l Mi.l. p i j, .
an? vi?:r; '. 'i,rri:<. f'f Ashe
X n" frinuls and relatives
*orfont' Va
JOURNAL HAS BREAKDOWN
The Journal offers its apologies for
not being up to its usual standard,
this week. Tliis is unavoidable, and
was caused by the burning out of heat
ing elements in our typesetting ma
chino, They could noft> be replaced
here, but we had to wire to Brooklyn
for new ones, and were unable to get
plant running Again until this morn
ing.
Incidentally, the total expense of
the burn-out and replacements wili
run well over $50.00; and The Journal
wiU appreciate it if e large number
if its subscribers wiW now ootaie for
ward with renewals, to help us make
good the loss we have suflfauned.
Thank you.
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HENRY WYKLE PASSES
Funeral services were conducted,
and interment held at Keener oeme
tery this afternoon for Henry Wykle,
who died ait his home here, from an
attack of pneumonia
Mr. Wykle, who was 63 years of
ige, had been an employee of the Syl
va Paperboard Cotaipany for a long
lime. He is survived by his widow,
two sons, Roy and Floyd Wykle, four
,laughters, Mrs. Nobe Barnes, Mrs.
Audrey Jones, aud Misses Selma and
Mar jonie Wykle, all of Sylva, and by
several grandchildren.
Rev. R. F. Mayberry anl Rev. Ern
est Jamison conducted the sevrice.
FUNERAL FOR SUMNER BOY
Funeral services were held, on
March 31, at Andrews, for Harrjr
Stunner age 8, gon of Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford Sumner, who died At his
home on Mach !>0, following,^ Short
ilhiess. Rev. H. M. Hocutt conduct^
the service. Rev. Mr. Rogers and Mrs.
Itogw, of An^wa had charge of the
musia *' * '
Pallbearers and flower girls were
members of the Sylva High School
Basket Ball Teams. They w?re Lewis
(Jroen, Hal Sellers, Charles Beck, Joe
Clyde Fisher. Mae Snyder, Hattie
Hilda St ton, Gladys Maney, Lucy
Parker, Amy Cogdill, and Rachel
Brown.
Suviving Are his parents, one sister,
Rush Sumner, and two sixers, Ruth
and Lucye. ?
CONTEST TOMORROW NIGHT
The reader and deel aimer contests
for the Sylva High School, sponsored
by the B. H. Cathey Chapter. Untod
Daughters of the Confederacy for the
Qertnfide Dills McK^e Medals, and a
colorful pageani. in song, portraying;
the Old South, will he given in the
Sylva school auditorium, Friday even
ing, April 17 at 7:45.
The public Is cordially invited.
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GOLF COURSE OPEN .
?? o
Mr. C. B, Thompson, manner of]
the Sy'va Country Club Gfolf Course,
states that the coursc has been pro in J
excellent condition, nad was opened]
for paying', last Saturday.
The nine hole .course is attractive to
both loo a!' and visil'n# golfers, and
lias enjoyed a splendid patronage for
?the past several years.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
BY PUBLICATION |
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
JACKSON COUNTY.
In the Superior Court J
Minnie Phillips Cochran
vs
John T. Coehran
The defendant above named will I
take notice that an action entitled as j
above has been .commenced in the Su
jH'rior Court of Jackson Counc.y to ob-|
tain an ,abs.ohi|e divorce 4n favor of |
the plaintiff herein above named; and,
that the defendant will funther fcake
n'otiuce that hp is required to appear
at the office of the Clerk of the Superl
for Court, in the oourt house aft Sylva, f
Nf. C., on the 27th day of May, 1936, j
and answer or demur (to the com
plaint filed in said aotflon, or thel
plaintiff wiH apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in said oomp'iain;. J
Thia the 17 day of April, 1936.
MARTHA COPE,
Aas't Clerk Superior Court
Hotel Carolina To Open
For Guests Next Week
Hotoi Carolina, formerly the New
Jackson, will open next week, under
the management of Mr. and Aim. (\
B. Thompson, who have been operat
ing the Poiuseto Hotel, and who en
joy an cxeejlenl repudiation as holi l
people, with the louri^s and the -trav
eling public. John J. Hastings, Mrs.
Harry Hastings, aud Mrs. T. H |
Hastings purchased the property, sev
eral weeks ago. It consists of ihe 50]
room hotel, and the buildings occu
pied. by Massie Furniture Company,
Cogidilj Mentor Company, and the old
Sylvan Theatre property. For tha1
past Severn'i weeks the owners have'
had pltfmbers. carpenters, plaster- ?
ers , painters, aaid decorators at
work oil (the interior, entirety re
ALLEN INTEBMENT HEBE,
AT KEENER CEMETERY.
The body of C. Walter Alien was
Ibid to rest in the Keener cemetery,
here, this afterrnoon, fo lowing fimsr
al services at his home in Franklin,
conducted by the pastor of Fivmklin
Methodist church. Mr. A'len was the
voungest son of the latv Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Allen, of Sy'vn. For the past
few years he has made his home in
Fmnklin, where he was office manag
er for the Nantaba'a Power and Light
Company. , j
His body was found in his atrtoar.o ?
bife, parked in the. yard of Maun- ,
Hope Baptist, church, aboht six miles
from Franklin, near noon, yesterday.
A 22-ca'ibre rit'e was beside him in
the car. The Macon county oronor.
after mak ins: an investigation, stated
that his death* was clearly suicide,
and that no vnquest wias necessary, al
though Mr. Allen had a grjn-shot
wfcatnd in his head.
(?'* Mr. J. E. S. Thorpe, manager of
the company, stated that affairs in Mr.
Alten tvere in good conditio^
His friends believe that iH health,
frtmn which he has* been suffering for
the pasit thre.> years, caused the rash
act.
A steward in Fmnklin Methodi-'-t
ohureh, and a member of one of "West
ern North Carolina's eldest and most
respects families, young Mr. Albn
h:id many friends. He was borti and
roared near Sylva. and lived here un
til a few years ago. He married -Miss
Dorcas Fisher of Dillsboro, who with
two children, snrvives him. He is also
survived by threo brothers, Claud:',
Lewis, and Wolff Allen, of Oregon,
four sisters, Mrs. C. F. Rhdmchart,
Can ton, Mrs. E. C. Moody, Waynes
vi'le, Mrs. flj. M. Ditlard, of Atlanla
?nd Mrs. Dennis Barnett, of Murphy,
and other relatives.
I w?rkiug the lobby, dining rooms, kitch
, on, rooms mud tail's, And rcftirnishing
| the hotel throughout. A private din
I ing tooui on ijfoe second floor as been
[ pityvideri, and the entire building now
presents a pleasing appearance. Work
ing are expected to ?oinplete the jj'j
; by' Saturday afternoon, and Mril and
? Mrs. Thompson v.il move "there and
! i<pen the Carolina, next week.
[ Business people gcnera'ly are of
thq opinion that the Carolina will
prove a vuluab'c a;?el to the town, as
it wili greatly increase hotel aceom
nfcudaaiorLs here. At the present there
are but two hotels, the Sylva *nd the
Poinsett, and It is believed that ithey
are hoi large enough to a kmc provide
adequate hotel faci'itics for the town.
JOURNAL AMD SYLVA
RECEIVE HIGH PRAISE
j The Jackson County Journal and
the town *of Sylva received higli
praise at the liapti.it Training Union
convention, last week, for the cordial
reception given the convention by the |
| tow*, and for the issue of The Journal
1 ffeirinq the convention^
Each visitor was furnished a free
e:-py of The Journal, to be used in Lhe
'?o;:yention, and to be carried home as
<2 souvenir. More than one speaker re
^orrpd to it on the floor of th? con
vention. Rev. None Stamps, the presi
dent expressed his appreciation there ,
and also made a presonal call at the
office of The Journal to thank its pub
lish#, and the busiudss people of Syl
va, who, by their advertiaing patron
age, ifade the issue possible.
Mr. Starnes stated that the issue
of The Journal and the manner in
wWdi't&aconvention was received au.i
handled, Wild have doae credit to |
APPLICATIONS FOR VETERANS,
HEADSTONES ARE RECEIVED
The B. H. Cathey Chapter United j
laughters of the Confederacy has re
ceived application blanks from ::ho
War Department, for headstone for
deceased Confederate Veterans, Span
ish-American War Veterans, ami
World War Veterans. The headsronw i
are furnished free, with freight paid,
and the only requirement of the appli
cant i<i tlnat he or she must sign, an
agreement to take the stone from the
depot herp promptly and have it er
ected. '
The applications may to had am]
filled out at the office of The Jackson
County Journal.
CAUSE AND EFFECT ky a. 3. chapm
<*!T
m
Green dale Tourist Home
Is Consumed By Flames
LOCALS
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Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Rosooe Ram
sey, this morning, a daughter.
* * *
Mr. Carl Whitley, of Atlanta,
?pcnt the week end here, with Mm.
Whitley.
? * *
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter L.
Jono*, on Saturday, April 11, a daugh
ter, whom they have named Audrey
Jane.
* * *
Miss Caroline Rhodes has returned
to Raleigh, after spending a short time
here with her sister, Mrs. Richard
Patrick.
* * #
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew MoClnrc, of
Canton, wore guests, during the week
end, of their daughter, Mrs. Hugh E.
Monteith, and Mr. Montcitlu
# * *
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Saunders and
young son, George Lewis, of Canton,
spent the week end here, guests of
Mi', and Mrs. Crawford Smith.
* * ?
Mr. and Mm El wood Home and
Mr. Jimmy Copeland have returned
to Durham, after a vu'ifcio Mr3.
Home's parents' Mn and Mrs. W
H. OFaveit Mrs. Oliver accompanied
her dainghtcr home for a visit.
? ? *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H, Cook, (heir
daughters, Misse Marian, Barbara
and Jane, and their son, Jerry Nichols
have returned to their home in Shelby
after ,a visiir. to Mrs. Cook's father,
Dr. A. A. Nichols, and to Dr. and Mrs.
A S, Nichols.
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MARRIAGES
/
In At hunt a, Ga., last week, Miae Mar
gate rite Stein and Mr. James T. Bales,
both of Sylm? - -;
r "X ??? 'l ? 4^
Mrs. Geneva Fincannon Rector and
Mil. John 0'Kelly, at Clayton, Ga., on
Weduasday, April 2.
Miss Virginia Bradley and Ml*.
Luther Carroll, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Monteith, Rev. R. F.
Mayberry offlciatoiaig
? - ?f
HAS OPERATION
Sidney Cagle underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis, at the Commun
ity Hospital, this morning.
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION
j Royal Rryson is recovering at the
i Community Hospital, after an appen
J dectomy.
The buildings And furnishings of
Groendate Farm, popufar tourist re
sort and homo of Mr. and Mm. T. C.
Bryson, Jr., near Beta, were destroyed
by fire, Saturday afternoon.
The two houses, barn, garn^ei,
smokehouse, and other building* burn
ed to the ground, *nd only a siua!l
pt.ri <>f the furniture was saved The
P.f, believed to hav? started Mon
electric wires, was discovered ne-.t
the front porch of one of the main
buildings. The a'arm was given .md
the Sylva Pine Department answered
th? call; biKt tthe fire had gained > ach
headway by that time that the
chemical tank wns unable to check
it, and there are no water mains in
that vicinity, mid the fire truck is
not. equipped with n pump for fitt
ing fire tat p'.ieiv where thero ?tv no
fire pimps.
The amount nf insurance carried
will not begin to cover the low. it is
stated.
Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Bryson was at
home when the fire was disooverod.
(ireeudalc Fann was opened lor
quests ia->t year, and enjoyed a line
patronage duriug the civure summer
and fall
,Ur. Bryson st'iles that re?enr;itions
luave been uiaxlo in large number* lor
ihe coming season.
Mr. bryson apcuu, a great deal oi
money erecting buildinga <uui furnish
ing <uiem, u yeai? ago, and lus place
was rapidiy gaining a wide repuUii iou
ka a ioum?t resort, lie has wade no
l r.
pkms for rebuilding.
QUALLA
The ulotiing exercise* of i^uaiin
school were held on April 13th ami
14tlv Our teachers, by their diligent,
training of each student, were pre
prepared to give very interesting pro
gpamnMHi ImtL unii Xnotfdfly
evening*.
Mi;. J. E. Freenyui passed through
C^ualla, Monday, enroute to Cherokee
from Asheville. He was accompauieii
by hrs dagliter, .Miss Mary, who has
been seriously ill, but is improving.
Ait Faster programme was given at
Quulla Methodist church, Sunday
morning. One feature of the pro
gramme was the Easter Editorial from
the Jackson County Journal of last
week.
Rev. Arnold Beck of Smokcmont
preached ni the Baptist church, Sun
day morningt. Relatives and friends of
Air. Bock were glad to have him visit
at Qualla, the home of his boyhood
days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A Biixl, Mr. \V.
E. Bird and family, of Cullowhce, ami
Mrs. J; K. Terrell were dinner guest*
at Mr. T. W. McLaughlin's, Sunday.
Miss Mary Emma Ferguson s|?ent
Easter vacation in Atlanta.
Misses Sadie and Emma Hoyle and
Emery Hoyle, of Thomasville, are vis
iting their sister, Mrs. Chas. Wnrd,
and other relatives.
Miss Ida Smitih of G'ullowhee rolled
on Mrs. J. W. Cat hey.
Mi*s liillLan Ferguson visited her
bister, Miss Mary Emma Ferguson,
who teache* ,it. Bethel.
Miss N'cli Mclaughlin, of W. ('. T
C. spent the week end with home t'dks
Mrs. J. [{. Hughes has retui ud
from .1 visit with relatives at Chero*
kec.
Mr. Wayne Ferguson of Henderson
ville >]Miit Sunday with home folks.
Afi'. and Mrs. Charles Ward and
Mr. Arnold Beck were guests of Mr.
and Mr*. X. F. Snyder, Sunday.
Mrs. Louise Edwards is reported im
proving from severe shock raused by
a passing truck striking the ear 'n
which she was sitting Friday at Wil
mot where she has been teaching She
was taken to Whittier for treatment
by Mrs. Harriett Jenkins, who
.also teaches at Wil mot.
Mr. I)ock Kation returned from An
gel Hospital, Wednesday. He i* im
proved, at this wiving.
Mrs. J. 0. Hooper called on Mr. M.
U Blanton, who has been sick, but i<
improving.
Mrs. Vi nan Xation of Barker's
Creek is visiting her mother, Mr?.
Belle Ward, who has been sick for
several days.
Mra. J. II. Hughes spent the week
end at ^herpkee, with Mr. J* Hi
flushes svnd family. J