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-^R!N ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY
Jonowi
DAY, SE MEMBER 2, 193"
12.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
fHf Widen Highway 10
Between Sylva and Ela
ItoliflV been eon:pletd and ap.
f0r widening 11 ghway No. 10
Sv/va 'o El?, mi,I work on tie
'"t'will Infill immediately, it
? annoiiu?c?'d h"it. yesterday, by
jpaisiipt'er t'- lj- MeKoc.
ffnjni Sylra to tlv /unction of Fed
i H-hivms If and 23, at Dill/
L (le'paWit will bo 20 foot
and i'roin Pillsboro to Ela ii
I h. 18 M.
1.1: present 'l is 13 within the
L limits of Sylva. Kivra there co
fisboro to Ela, it is 14 feet
fot only d?'s' I his ro?i#l cany tho
L,)r trow oust to u est, from Ashe
L toM.upliy ?>nd Chattanooga and
|ijitii, but also that from Kno :-j
V, that tVon; the entiie east ana
Li'i into the Ureat Smoky Moufl
fas.Vaiional I',irk; hut, when Hig'j
L llHI is completed, it will form
Jpert of tlv jp-ear northwest and
i*fi(;Ht inirik highway, connecting
? Rvogroat > -ctioiis of the United
Ls through the Park and through
I fdiitcr of Jackson Conntv.
fODAY and
TOMORROW
UTTER . . religion
ri r^row older I lose thith iii
jai accepted theories about I i ?
via)ly mu 1 skeptical "bout th?
Ability of "reforming" peoph
[cay elevate the moral standards
jeiety as a tfliob, and have don.
|but the individual who comes tc
if,nee with anti-social or crimi
Jtcndencies ts hard to ir.ake over
ith(> twig is bent the tree's in
|im all ^or every social niovepoer.t
:h is designed to start children ??
aa understanding
?&aie of lifq, nnd of the ?w
ices .0 those who try to sufcRti
their own ru'es for those of the
order of thoir time. Children
i?tt up on the unchangeable pr' ?
fs and principles of honesty, de
fy and irood behavior seldom need
inninc. But ?H the reform schoo *?
prison discipline in the wor d
i't change the brain-patterns, the
its, tastes and inclinations ol
; who have come to maturity,
sr characters have been formed in
2dhoo?L
e known a few cases, an )
:rd of others, in which men's
iftevs ha\e heen changed almost
ifoioiuly by the power of religion
now of nothing short of Divii e
livintion that will make ]>enpi^
ITY .... influence
tut qualities we inherit from oil.'
its have much to do with oil'
Characters. How much. 1 don't
*; some se!|'ivtists say a great
.some say very little. It se^in*
Mome. that ewry human being is
snot* all his ancestors.
s a boy I read a tfory wbjch has
*I'.y nitmorv for half a cen
?? A mayoian, strolling through
,on'st. ciicounterel an old ehat
buruer. who was sure that he had
changed" from some other
1 a"'l asked the magician to
'lim back. The wizard pro
,lf ,'11' proper incantation, nn<
1 ?'| charcoal burner changed n
a Imby! Years later th?
scian passed along the same pati
l?ii" encountered a eluixcoa
?' *^om be recognized as tb?
onl! I"-' bad changed to a baby
V( yJ*rs before. He had beei
0 "ft u cliarooal burner and
wemr.e anything else.
?v' besides heredity go t3
,>tion ol character, but tie
,?nd mental traits and abil
ijj ari> born >? us have jrjuch
'-.n. determining the relative
otUpp thin(?g
. Social value
,V| childhood
'lurt ~ onv'ron.ment a
11|,0 . 0 credit?or blame ?
" 1 eiiiTT1/'1" ?f nuy i'ldiv duRl
*j0f * low the re .toning of
' 'W J?* wll? ? ' devot'd
^ ** to7? l' h"m' llty' !,nd
Sr>to.!ink.lhat '1 that i?
'PHvide'?. bettecf-itjEens is
ptS ?'f
,^^n?T"na
CHILD IUUED BY
TRUCK
Bessie Lee Barnes, six year old
daughter of Whitfield Barnes, died,
at th? Community Hospital, Honda;*
night, from; injuries received that af
ternoon, when she "was struck and
mangled by a truck, on the highway
|n front of her home, just east of the
town limits.
Jim Duncan, of Balsam, driver ot
the truck, stopped his machine as
soon *0 possible, and peeked the lit.
tie girl np in his anrs, and she was
taken to the hospital. Duncafi was
taken into custody by officers, to
whom he surrendtred, and will bc
given a hearing later.
The child had crossed the road 1?
get her kitten, which had strayed,
ajid was returning with it in hes
arms, when the truck, coming around
a curve the road, struck her, wit
uesses stated.
But six years of age, Bessie Lie
was a tlavorito with pupils and teach
era ijn Sylva elenoentary school, where
she was a student in her seeond year.
Her mother has been dead since 1931,
and her father is a working man, so
she was permitted to attend school,
under age, in order thjit her older
Asters could be in sehool. Of a bright ,
sunny disposition and afert f-inct shf
won heir way into the hearts of tho?*?
with whom she came in contact, at
the school.
The funeral service was conducted
a.t Wesley's chapel, near Sylva, o11
Tuesday afternoon.
tendent of flctaols
The first and main aim of 00/
schools is to give every child as mirth
training as possiolc to help him lea-'
a happy, normal life and make a use
ful citizen. That is the duty of the
school.
The school cannot, alone, perform
this duty well We, the parents of
Jackson county, mubt h-lp in this
tremendous task, with all of the abil
ity we have and ewry bit of energy
that we can muster. 1 cannot empha
size too mnch the necessity of our
help m this important matter.,
What is the child's altitude each
^nornifng, a? he starts to school ? What.
are your instructions to him as I t
loaves home for his daily work? Hi*
attitude is a reflection of your atti.
tude. Is your feeling toward the
school a friendly and wholesome one.
or is it antagonistic ?
IDo you instruct jour children t-i
obey their teachcrs aud conduct them
selves in accordance with the reguln
tions of the school, or do you say, i*j
their presencq, that you will tend t?
the teachcrs if they touch your prcc
ifous ones?
I mean no reflection when I say
precious, for their lives are precious
They are so precious that we cannot
afford to give them the wrong att|tudv
toward authority and toward law an.l
orler.
Do you send your children to school
willingly eveiy# day that they are
physically able to go, or do you send
them reluctantly or keep them at
home for all kfinds of fliutsy excuses?
You alone can answer this question
correctly. What is the true answer?
A survey of the pnsons throughou
'he coi^itry shows that only a sma.l
pear cent of the criminals have com
pleted the ekwentary school. -With
thjs idea iu poind, we cannot afford
to keep our children out of school
and take that terrible chance thai
they might wyid up on the chaingnng
or in the electric chair.
Let me beg you tc tlunk on the^e
things.
(This column, as a contact bqltweo.i
the school system of the county and
the parents of children, will be pre
pared each week, or from time :o
tjire, by Superintendent M. B. Mad'
hom.?Ed.)
QUALLA
,. (.By Mrs. J. K. Torreft) Ji
Th^ <iew pastor, Rev. Ben O60I,
preached, at the Papti'st cKurch, Sun
day n^rnihg. ,' v
Mr. ?nd Mrs. Bill Howell and song,
Calvfr and Edgar, of Lenoir, b;>wt
the week end with Delatini,
LABOR
Guardian Of Civilization
By Dan Tompkins
It was the honest sweat of men ami women of vision, who were neither
afraid nor ashamed to work, th:i( blazed the trail across the continen,
and builded a nation.
Republics, empires, all governments that arc or tltat have ever been'
dependent for thefr safety and their very existance upon those who toil,
npon their integrity, tTJeir common sense, and their daily labor, in
hon^e, oil farm, in factory and Will, in mills and quarry, in school and
office and store,
These arc the men and women who compose that mighty army which we
know as labor. Good sense., good lepdorship, and devotion to home an}
country have kept American labor true to the ideals of their father?,
and in the forefront of those wl o seek to bless and to preserve America
This paper has always believed i;i laboring1 Tolks. We know the pinc'i
of poverty and th<? joy of eatimr our daily bread from the sweat ol
our face* , v
?v ^
We trust men and women wliO know the dignity of work, and the
proud joy that comes only from a task well done. So Jong as America
has a labor army with tl e idealu that have always actoated American la
bor Jin the past, so long will America be safe, regardless Of the vicissi
tudes of fortune and the eventualities of history outside our own cour ?
try' - '
Ono of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon the racg was the com
mand to work. The prophet laid down the rule of greatness. The worker ??
who follows it js an uncrowned king:''He hath showed thee, oh man.
what it good; and what doth the lord require of thee but to do just'v.
and to love mercy, and to walk*hurray w^th thy God".
iam
Huge Crowd Here
Pleased By Brinkley
A large crowd of citizens from
Sylva and other points in the covxM.
gathered at the community house,
Monday evening, to hear Dr. John
Brinkley addressed the Jackson Couu
ty Chamber of Commerce.
?Dr. Brfnkley, who was bom ani
roared in this county, and who came
back her:;, last year and bought .1
live-stock farm and sumpier home
Tuckaseigee, and a large tract of
hind in the Balsam Mountains, prom -
ised that he will give Sylva and
Jackson County "a million dollar
worth of ^advertising on his radio,
at Del Rio, Texas, this winter".
Dr. Brinkley stated that he di'
not intend 10 tell the Chamber of.
Commerce nor the people of Jackfou
County how to iun their bupinesa
but that, since he had been invited
to address the meeting, he thought
he could with propriety tell what the
DeJ Rio Chamber, with which he is*
closely affiliated, is doing, and thaf
the organization whicL is serving this
town and county might gain frorrj
the example before them.
He stressed the importance of the
utmost courtesy bcilng Bhown all visit
ors, by every one with whom they
come in contact. He pointed out that
this section has many advantages over
all others as a tourist center; anu
the theme of his speech was "blow
your own .'.orn, for nobody else is
goijng to blow it for you?attract thu
tourists herq, show tLem what yo.i
have, display the opportunities for
ijnvestment, and treat tLero so well
that the more desirable ones will want
to become permanent residents and
investors here". To this end he advo
cated a wide-awake Chajnbfr of Com
merce, liberally and enthusiastically
suppori^Tfay the people.
COWARD RITES
HELD SUNCAY
Funeral services for Senator O. B.
Coward, who died suddenly at hi?
home, Thursday evening, were con.
ducted at the horr.e, Sunday afternoor?
by Rev. G. A. Hovfc, pastor di the
Webster Methodist church. Prof
Robert L. Madison also delivered a
short eulogy on the life of Mr. Cow.
ard.
Interment was in the Webster cem.
etery, with Unaka Lodge A. F. and
A. M., of which Mr. Coward waa a
member, in charge. (
Active pall bearers were Stevo
Owens, N. Don Davite, John H. Moi
ris, Dan M. Allison, Bannister Madi
son, and Edgar Quaen. Honorary
pallbearers, J. C. Henderson, Theo
dore Queen, Robert L. Madron, Dr.
A. A. Nichols, Dr. A. S. Nichols, Dr.
C. Z. Candler, E. L. McKee, E. L.
Wilson, John R. Jones, J. L. Broyles.
James Cowan, <5. H. Cope,"H. T. Hun
ter, C. C. Macon, J. C. Allison, J. J.
Hastijnes and W. C. Queen.
Mr. Coward, a member Of one of
Jackson county's pioneer families
and a son of the late Nathan Coward,
was prominent in the business, civic
and political li,fe of the county for
mor,e than half a century. For y?ars
he was a traveling salesman. Lattr,
he engaged in the mercantile business
in Sylva and Webster. He sprved the
county in both houses of the (General
Assembly, and was one of the most
influential citizens of the county.
He is survived by his widow, Mra
Nom Zachary Coward, by on*
daughter, Mrs. Charles English, of
Hazel wood; three sons, Capt. M. R.
Coward, of New York City, JF, 0.
Coward, of Savannah, Ga., and Balti
more, Md., and Rogers Coward, of
Sylva; by three sisters, Mrs. W. C.
Norton. Cullowheo, and Mra. Ray
mond Glenn and Mis? Jane Coward*
of Sylva; by three brothers, R. R.
Coward, Ware Shoals, S. C., J. Homer
Coward, Peoria, HI., and B. Frani
Coward, Sparrows Pofat, Md., ani
by a large number of other BrlativM
and friends.
TtATJlA|g
(By Mrs. D. T. Knight)
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Crawford
spent Sunday with relatives at
Whittjjer. i
Mr. Winston Fuller Edwards, wha
has been visiting his aunt, "Myl D?
T. Knight, left, Monday, for ]
in Danville, Va.