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Iys i fl _ \rr, rf,t' "ft ' IX AD\:,NCS IN THI fwentv-J h ite Mads B,: EteatlOIHl Ks In 25 Years ^ gv M. o. Modsson, Supe? in ten dent Of v'lVii.vss ordinarily " * ^ n'",a'v hv thp fkl: tie nic. v.iv" j'.uv..,- ? Lpess .\o:\:-t\i in training in *n<? fundamental subL r gene:-:'! uilorwatiow, and in t) fcrowlett^o. Sin v to detcrttiis progress, it would require severable amount oi time and s.\i. we r:ust be content with r-eyo: the educational conditions itj-sve years ago with respect * physical equipment-, the size of rxis. the teaming o: t!ie teach:: titc lenqth 01 the term. i- ' i.-ln.v' \ ?r' th.it 11:.^: wl uv uia?V Lrtfeoi. vhkh make arc fccL-ic in Ci'..?v'i?l sp.rii Oi [s:csl ami k.. .t. . .ul people who f;'i lor the i.. oi education \ earner day . it nv.iy be said : lically tit at vi biose who less trai. irg t:. n our school ! I-, today or :;? nsated lor that i trnirir ; ..i. earnestness, ard war!:. March. 1! 13. m -t of the schools do-ed. lor the avc 'age school ...en wis only 90 days. Tiie .. .he term was not uniform. Keek Bridge >ci. :<j 1 w; s in sesonlv 60 days w.iile Johns Creek tcr ibO days. Syiv t. Beta, Webi Cul.owhee had terms of Tne v her schools had s.tinging ram 77-154 '1ays. The 3 d terra depended on the t'-. i money wnlvh each district its disposal. the tr.i.iing of the teachers. ; wreor.lv :ive in 1913 who had ^ college diplomas. There : c teacher:; who had received framing a* all. l iie re1 ^ -w\ . teachers had ai" wt. hove only f: *c teachers (L? nut- have codeye diplomas, -fining of tpn nti.pr 19.3 rnnpp I x- x/VUVl AUV ? V??-0" vear.s oi college work, there at re 31 one-teacher ^P01"' 3 2-,each, t schools, 5 3B ' scnoo:. 2 4-teacher school, 1 i Je2c:'- school. and l 7-teacher I lofcy v:o have only 10 1- | Sc^jU. 4 2-teacher schools,, Bl eacher schools, 3 5-teacher j B??- 2 12-toachei schools, 1 13" | B^"r schools, r-na 1 22-teacher B^ Th-S, we consider, is the B^::c% ind;-ati:,n of educational v;syn County during B^nrohnent has increased from By11 1913 to 4.224 in 1038. The j W 15 have i.'icrca.-ed fiom 81 in B" J *23 in 1(J38. | ; increase in enrollment and B-siting hiorease hi the teachB have naturally called for K/nd better school buildings. h * i-ns I d year period, new, / n< fire-proof buildings have at Sylva, Webster, CulJohns C vek, and Glcnville. Progress has not just naturally W about} Under the able lead?' ?t suck county superintend WDavid hroxvo. J. N. Wilson, I!^laciisoo, , nd O. S. DiUard ^ouiuv has gone forward k.'flri Carolina Teachers College I.-. 1iacuity has aided \vonJ*"y ln ^:s advancement. | l'aumer. tbn> the various ncr ivi a^enoios responsible for this 1L "s< v 0' must not forget the BW^hP^i't of the various boards Ration, the boards of commiss> the public spirited senators * - > * * ng 25 1 ("our : COUNTY 7ive Yeai A Brigh County Possesses Much Miner:.! Wealth (By Themes A. Cox) The general strikes oi the mineral veins of Jackson county follow the strike of the Appalachian mountains in a north-east and south-west direction with some cross fissure leads, the highly mineralised zone being through the central part of the county over 20 miles in width extending from the Cowee mountains on the south-west to the Balsams on the north-east, this zone carrying most of the metals, while mice, kaolin, feldspar, talc, soapstone and associated minerals are general over the whole county. In bulletin No. 740, "Mica Deposits of the United States," 33 mica mines are listed by name and location in Jackson county, many of these hav.ng produced large quantities of the lighest grade of mica and are still producing. The average yearly production tor the past five years was ..oout 315,000, though at different umes the value has often been twice .hat figure. Some of the mica mines produce large quantities of high grade feldspar which is used in the ''Ceramic Industry" and as a flux in smelting as it produces a liquid slag at a lower temperature than any other dux, thereby giving a better recovery of the metals smelted. There were over 100 varieties or minerals listed by name and location in Jackson county in May, 1932, by Lynd Hendry, geologist, formerly with the Ducktown Chemical and Iron company. A number of these are of commercial value, especially the Nickel "Webster-Addie" outcrops which are said to be one of the largest deposits of nickel in the world. This outcrop has been traced for 75 miles from its most southwestern known limit in a northeasterly direction, with the highest mineralization and largest deposit in Jackson county. The copper leads,- "Cullowhee-Gunslocker," "Way-yc-hutta - Panther Knob." and '"Savannah" give promise of being very valuable ior copper, sulphur, iron, gold and silver and are located on both siuas of the nickel lead. The latter is considered by some geologists as the "IV!other-Lode" for the minerals of this section, gold being found in paying quantities in nearly all metal veins, anl also "native gold" and some platinum having been washed out of the gravel beds in Panther-town on the East fork of the Tuckaseige river. It is a matter of i history that in the late Forties and ! early Fifties more than one-half million dollars of free gold was mined in this section. I There are other copper leads, some being cross fissure leads which oiten prove of higher values than the leads on the regular strike, the "DoubleTop," "Sugar-Loaf," "Old Bald," and several others on Caney Fork Creek. The kaolin industry was at one time the biggest mining industry in the section and produced the highes grade kaolin to be found in the United States. There are still deposits of kaolin that should produce this in paying quantities, though at present none are being worked^ Jackson county has some of the best building stone to be found in jj those mountains, though it is located j too far from transportation at presS ent to make it commercially valuable, IA large '"Slip" quarry is located in j the Panther-town basin, where can be found any size blocks from a few inches in thickness to several feet and a-.most any width and length desired of tine grained granite. Corunand representatives, and the progressive citizens who have given themselves untiringly to this great cause. . _ _ ~ ir- -!r>. SK ' * .'. fears Of Service ity And North Cai SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 24, 1938 ' . .? ? - ? rs Of Prog ress Bes] T7 ' . 'TPI. - it ruiure ror ine i> M /\ c ^ /"V O "*T 1 M /^ O I i jl t^iutiii i\uu^cvcit utuua His Greetings I f I iij j t\ ' i i \\\ :"[ i \W?i% wipc.. M^wff wr; ' .:> ; $ r& '- -< >"?*$ jj \%4t#S;it IP iW'iw/ \WSS^! ? -y/ \y#SttlPP , PlP' FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT -Pj> 'h% THE WIHTE HOUSE j Washington I Mr. Dan Tompkins, Editor, The Jackson County Journal, Sylva, North Carolina. My dear Mr. Tompkins: It gives me pleasure to join your other friends in extending hearty congratulations to you upon the comple- f tion of twenty-five years as editor of The Jackson County Journal. I trust that you may long be spared in health and -xk +v,vrnirrh voiir naner the highest tra I strengui mine!uuaui uuuu&ilt7>,? I?x ^ | ditions of American journalism. Very sincerely yours, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. To Sponsor Exhibit m '~~~ " . . a ? , Mr. Charlie Coward died suddenly The National Youth Administra- _ . .... , . , , Mondy morning. Although he had tion of Jackson County will sponsor been in ill health for som etime his a county-wide exhibit of handicraft, death was unexpected. His sister, weaving, school furniture, cabinet Mrs. Ellen Barnes was with him. He work, and of other worth while crafts was 68 years old. He leaves one constructed by NYA youths and oth- son, Frank, who lives in Washington, cr youth organizations of this coun- ancj several grand-children. Also ty. This exhibit will be held at the the following brothers and sisters: Sylva Community Club House, April j0hn, George, Mrs. Pallie Warren, 14 and 15. Mrs. Elle i Barnes, Mrs. Dellie KenMuch interest and enthusiasm is ney of Balsam, and Mrs. Candace being shown by local organizations Parker of Cherokee, through out he county. A large pub- Funeral v/as held in the Baptist lie attendance is expected. church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Kay Allen. The body was dum, spinel, rhodolite and garnet are laid to rest in Oakmont cemetery, found in a number of places and Mr. and Mrs. George T. Knight, some very fine gems have been found Master William Balfour and little including sapphires, rubies, and ber- Miss Georgia, Mrs. D. T. Knight, Miss 'vis, in mining for corundum both at j Nannie Knight and Mrs. W. B. FarSapphire and on Prassly Creek and j well visited friends in Waynesville j on lop of the Blue Ridge. Chrome and Sunday afternoon, cobalt are found associated with the Mr. Vernon Hoyle of Rome, Ga., nickel and should prove of commer- is conducting a singing school in the . rial value. Baptist church. < <**- 'T.* yrngiy '* . - '' v" ' EDIT To Sylva *olina * ! I BBBWBpi " ? nras $2.00 A YEAR IN peak Mountai iLookiog Bacl Quarter ( The second issue that we published of the Journal carried the information that the people of Sylva had voted a special tax of 30c on the $100 valuation and only 10c on the poll for the purpose of establishing a high school in the town. One of the first things advocated in the Journal was the increase of the production of poultry in the county. On September 26, 1912, the Journal carried the story of the opening of the Jackson County Fair withe parade of 1500 Confederate veterans and school children, and an address by Col. Sanford H. Cohen. The Journal approved the fair, but critisized the fair officials for permitting an exhibit of the Great Northern Railway, designed to attract people from the mountains to the Weft L In October,1912 a letter from Mr. Charles L. Allison appeared, offering a day's work toward building a road from Aykva to Dillsboro, and many others followed Mr. Allison's example. One of the first things that the Journal advocated was better health conditions, and supervision of those conditions by the State Board of Health. The season of 1912 was the longest growing season on record, there being no frost for 237 days. The first killing frost came on November 3. In 1912, Fred Bryson grew 173 bushels of corn on one acre of ground at Beta. On January 3, 1913, the Journal began a campaign for the protection of the foresta of the county, in order to prevent erodcn, and advocated careful forestry methods. The Journal's first editorial advocating a State wide school system in order to give the boys and girls of the farms equal advantages with their brothers and sisters in the towns and cities appeared on January 10, 1913. The Journal'# campaign for better roads in the ctfLE3Lty began in January OA 10111. On February IS, 1413, the bill authorizing an election on the question of the renrDVrl Of the county seat from Webster to ?ylva, passed the House of Hfprcet^Jttives by a vote of 79 to 21, on iti reading. The bill called the election in the county to be held on M?j 8, 1913. On February 28, the Journal announced the passage in the General Assembly of the Sylva - DillsboroCullowhee road bill authorizing the issuance of bonds by those townships to construct good roads connecting up those three parts of the county. On May 30, The Journal carried extracts from a speech by the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivered before the North Carolina A and M College. Mr. Roosevelt said: "Stay east young man. Here at our feet lies opportunity. Let us be, as the President has said, 'forward looking men, workers for the common good' " August 15, 1913, The power plant of the Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Light Company has been temporarily moved frohi Dillsboro, to Sylva, while the big dam on the Tuckaseigee is being constructed. The Tuckaseigee Dank moved from Webster to Sylva, in November 1913. On November 5 and 6 the people of Sylva met in the Love field and began grading the road to Cullowhee. This was the beginning of highway 108 which is to be completed this year. On June 26, 1914, the Journal boasted that the county is 50 miles long, .20 miles wide, had a population of 13,000, two courthouses, two jails, and notta single prisoner. On June 26, 1918, the Journal got Hit an edition welcoming Camp Jack . ? ? - .ts?S2S fz iuAieata a / s 1 / J ! ; ;? i i ; * 4 I OK ,, # . *\ , Jackson j i > r t i i ; < r ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY ^ 4 rg -- ? i 1 J 4 4 i . i ? t i in Region >' i . i fward For A if Century i | son to Sylva. This was a fine camp school, on the fair grounds and a large { number of fine boys, some of them ' . . :s *, * s > now prominent in the South, spent ^ * the summer there. Mr. Jordan H. ? Sanford was manager of the camp. > May 8-The new dam and power house of Dillsboro and Sylva ElectricLight Company at Dillsboro is com- j pleted. August 7, 1814 The God of War ; Hold Europe in His Grasp-- Wilson ; offers to Mediate. In October 1914, advocating a road from Asheville to Atlanta, through J Sylva, the Journal said: "On to Atlanta. Atlanta or bust." In January 1915, the Journal began the opposition of a plan in Asheville 't, for the establishment of a teacher > training college there, taking the position that the State would not * long support three such institutions 3 in the west, and that it would mean the decline and eventual abandonment of the schools at Cullowhee and Eoone. This was a real scrap, by > copies of the Journal placed on every desk in the General Assembly, made an impression, and the movement was defeated, before it got a good start. On September 18, 1915, the monument to the Jackson county men hnd I women of the Cenfederacy was unveiled, and the largest crowd ever assembled in the county, up to that time, witnessed the ceremonies. The beautiful inscription on the monument was written by James H. Cathay. January 28, 1916?Work on theextract plants being pushed as rapidly as possible. There are already about 100 men at work and more k will be put on as fast as they can be used to advantage. March 1916?The Champion Fibre I Company buys all the acid wood on the watershed of Dark Ridge and other boundaries in the county. May 1916?Western North Carolina Press Association met in Sylva, was entertaified at Cullowhee school, and * [ made a trip through the county to? Ii aii ixvxu. June 1S16?Summer school at Cullowhee opens with 150 students attending ! July 7. i916-^The new Bapti. i church at Sylva was dedicated with Dr. A. E. Brown preaching the dedicatory sermon. July 21, 101G?The greatest flood in the history of 'Western North ' ' olina cost eleven lives and a million.',* dollars property damage. For a week ? or more the Murpy line was the on!/". 1 railroad leading into Asheville. - ? November 1916?Woodrow Wilson- | ! reelected President. After days of. ! suspense during which nobody whn T . would be president, California's re- turns gave the election to Wilson. March 2, 1917?A one hundred per" : cent enlargement in the C. J. Harris- \ Tannery is to be made, according to- ; officials. ** u m-\ n A?zx*u^x? -iffMnnt It ' 4 IVlcUU'Il 1 U 1 I /VUUUKa ahvoupk <0 made by Asheville to establish a State Teachers College there, and the" Journal opened up its big gun in de-~ 1 ' fepse of the Cullowhee school. *?? April 6, 1917?The following edi-c. i torialtorial appeared on the fronts1 ? page of the Journal. The die is castThe hour was struck. The battle .flag of America is unfurled. The" Congress has spoken. The Republic" . is at war. The conflagration, started- [ in Serbia, has crossed the Atlantic^ r and is upon upon our shores. The - ; have been differences of opinion a i'.'j to what was best to do under the try-f p ing circumstances through which weC ! have been laboring; but that must allpi ; be laid rside. Our government has*- t decided, and we are now at war^'.^ (Please to Page 5)
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