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,.ffC C. Mason led in the vot- rJ
"juckson County's Democratic
Saturday, with 2728 votes to
iS rencimnation for a third
^H^\ut his oppenent, Fred J. SutQualla,
! oiled up the splendid t
WL xompkms. with 1532 votes *
a plurality of 71 for Repreover
R. F. Hall, the runner f
vote was 1461. Represen- t
j q_ Ledbetter received 408 ?
H^nd W. G. Dillard, 312. j t
;j. Cowan secured a plurality f *
r lVer Adam Moses, for Clerk e
^Hj.perior Court. The vote was,
1--89: Moses 1266; FrankJ
. 849; Jennings Bryson, 313. Jr
^Hr.: Register of Deeds, Glenn Hughs s
leader, with a plurality of 206 11
^^^HdHeed rolled up 1086 votes, to be 1
in the race. The vote was ! t
^^EgC292, Reed, 1086, Mrs. Roan, lr
Davi.s, 442, Roscoe Higdon, 1 e
Waiter Ashe, for Commissioner ' t
jfear.ee secured a plurality of
^W;. He received 1597 votes; J. H.
1140; and \V. Vernon Cope,901.
l. C.Howell ana Cleve Fisher were
^Honinated for County Commission
The vote was Cleve Fisher, ^
^Mil; R. C. Howell, 1853; Ed Fisher, ^
J. E. Stephens, 1250.
^Kli:. H. Hcoper. Charles E. Smith, 6
B. Deitz, T. B. Cowan and J. n
Miadleton, were nominated as a ^
^Hrd of Education. The vote:
Hooper, 1536; Fred R. Bry- ?
.949, Charles E. Smith,1544;
Evans, 1232: Sam Fullbright, ^
^Bu'ill Buchanan, 741: Ransome
^Kor. 564; D. H. Stephens,938; John
H Deitz,2002; T. B. Cowan, 1387; d
^r.:. G. Brown, 1308; John Bum- 1(
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Ilrnei, IIWd: J. m. lvnaaieum, ioou.
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Roixrt R. Reynolds carried the ?
lunty for United States Senator over
I ^
pnk Handcoek by a majority of J
134. Reynolds polled 3034 and
andcock 600. Zcb Weaver secured a e
Ejority ol 811 over R. L. Whitmire. e
eavcr's vote was 2233 and Whit- *
Joan M. Queen received the slight *
ajcrky of 37 over Baxter C. Jones, t(
r Solicitor in this county. Queen's
itev.as 1900 and Jones,1863. ^
anley Winborn, for Utilities Com
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issioner pc lied 2220 votes in the
toty, to 1087 for Jaul Grady.
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iy MRS. J. K. TERRELL t
Or i'riday, May 27, in Sylva, Miss e
tfy Battle and Mr. Burton Bumcl
ffne;v:ere un.ted in marriage. They
ft oylva for Charlotte and WilmSt?;'
for a short wedding trip. Miss
Raby accompanied them to the
aniage. r
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Beck, of San 1
idro- Calif., are spending awhile
'th Qualla relatives.
Miss Edna Freeman, of Highland
0spitil, and Miss Bonnie Freeman,
Cardler, spent the week-end with
m iks. 1
M fl
Yi and Mrs. D. M. Shuler spent ~
iinaav with relatives at Deep Creek ^
^ attended the decoration at the ^
^etery while there. ?
to. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper, Mrs.
kyno Caldwell and Mrs. Richard
,risP called at Mr. J. K. Terrell's
lonaay.
Mrs. H F. Hail, of Whittier, called
'to. J. E. Battle's.
tor. Don Cogdill and children, of
visited Mrs. J. G. Raby and
^ J. E. Battle.
toss Ruth Tu-pin, of Sylva, was
Q^alla visitor Sunday,
toss Annie Lizzie Terrell was
tet of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cooper, T
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??est ^each, Fn., Tuesday. They
l0^ored o Asheville in the afternoon ^
?r a V*SH with relatives. .
W. W. Anthony visited rela- t
v? ^ ^Us^-ne^- (
C rs- S. M. Crisp and Mrs. J. P- (
-ailed on Mrs. W. H. Hoyle. (
^ iniant daughter of Mr. and (
^ Home Cooper was buried at
7? 0" May 4th. I
for kousehold shower was given (
Hs. Mary Emma Ferguson Trull. ^
abany nHe gifts were brought by ,
at?^ Iwenty ladies, who assembled
aft r ^ Ferguson's on Monday
e^noon. Refreshments were served (
s- Ferguson and Mrs. Frank ,
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WASHINGTON
Washington, June 16, (Autocaster)
?The situation in Washington as
he last regular session of the 75th
Congress comes to an end can best
)e described as one of utter confu>ion,
with both Administration
orces and those of the Opposition
orn by internal dissensions and
md divided counsels. Politically
here exists a state of chaos out of
vhich there is little chance of order
merging until after the November
ilections.
By their votes for Senators, Repesentatives,
Governors, and other
tnto nflfiriflls on Nnwmhpr first
he American people, in theory at
east, will chart the course which
hey desire their Federal Governnent
to follow. How for this Fall's
iections will be a clear-cut crossection
of public opinion is, of course
tnpredictable.
PRESENT DAY VOTING
If everyone who is entitled to vote |
ictually went to the polls and voted
n election day there would be no
luestion about the will of the people
rhich is , in fact as well as in theory,
he only basis upon which this Government
is based. But even in the
nore than two-thrds of the eligible
oters have ever taken the trouble
o register their personal choices on
nen and issues, and in the mid-term
innial elections ft is a very rare
ccuranc^ indeed for as many as
lalf of the voters to turn out.
Only when there are sharplylefined
local issues and hard fought
ocal campaigns, either for state ofices
or for representatives in Congress,
do most voters bother to go
o the polls except in Presidential
rears. That is one ofthe differences
>ctween a democratic form of government
and an authoritarian government.
In the lands of the dicta?
ors voters are compelled, under
>enalty to go to the polls on elecion
day and cast their votes.
To make certain that they vote
right" the ballots in Italy under
/Iussolini, give the voters no choise.
[hey contain the names of Facist
andidates and no others, and no
dace to write in other names of op>onents.
By that method a 99 perent
vote for the Administration is
issured ,and the result is heralded
o the world as evidence of the pracically
unanimous acceptance and
ndorsement of the party in power
ind its leader. |
EFFECT OF "VOTE TAX''
No one has yet suggested such a
nethod of "getting out the vote" in
\m6frica, but President Roosevelt
nade a suggestion a couple of weeks
igo* which is beginning to attract
nore or less serious attention in
>oliticaI circles. j
The President's idea is to impose
i Federal tax of $5 every two years
lpon every citizen eligible to vote
it elections for Federal officers, and
o refund the tax at election time to
?very voter who casts his or her
>allot for Presidential electors Senitor
or Representative in Congress.
That this plan would be effective
n bringing to the polls a very much
arger proportion of voters than now
jxercise their rights of sufferage is
onsidered certan. No one could
efuse to pay such a tax, if levied by
federal authority, but the certanity
)? getting the $5 back by merely
joing to the polls and voting would
:>e a strong inducement, especially it
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s held to the eligioie women
vho are not yet taking as active a
Dart in public affairs as are the men.
That Congress has power under
:he Constitution to levy such a tax
and to authorize its refund under
;uch conditions is believed by most
Df those in Congress who have given
consideration to the subject. The
Constitution forbids any "capitation
Dr other direct tax" except in proportion
to the decennial census
enumeration . A tax on all persons
aver 21 would be, it is held, in direct
proportion to the Census count, and
so Constitutional.
INFLUENCING THE VOTER
The cost on the basis of the present
voting strength of the nation,
would be less than 400 million dollars
every two years. And that;
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COURT OF HONOR
HEtC LAST WEEK
The regular monthly Boy Scout
Court of Honor for the Smoky Mountains
District of the Daniel Boone
Council was held Monday night in
the Auditorium of the Sylva Methodist
church. M. A. Adams, of Cherokee
chairman of the court, presided.
The invocation was made by Rev.
H. M. Hocutt, followed by the presentation
of the awards.
Scout Executive A. W. Allen, of
Asheville, made the tenderfoot
awards to Mark Rattler and Howard
Tiger, of Cherokee, and Howard Angel,
of Franklin.
Claude Evans, of Troop 1, Franklin,
was promoted to second class.
The award was made by H. Gibson.
Wilburn Conley, of the Franklin
troop, was advanced to the rank of
Star Scout. The Rev. H. M. Hocutt
made the award.
Those receiving merit badges were:
Adam Lossiah, Allen Adams, Jr.,
John Wasilich, Jack Davis, George
Going, Harrell Winkler, and John
Jordon, of Cherokee, Tom Underwood
and Philip Allred, of Bryson
City, and George Tessier and Henry
Cabe, Jr., of the Franklin troop. W.
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XLI. ?jnsor, OI Jimue uicsc
awards.
Following the adjournment of the
court, the district committee met in
session with W. E. Ensor, of Cherokee,
chairman, presiding. Due to the
fact that the next regular meeting
for the court falls on July 4, it was
decided that the meeting be postponed
until July 5. The place of
meeting wftl be at Cherokee.
Montague Rites Held Here
Funeral services for Mrs. K. F.
Montague, who died suddenly at the
home of her father, Mr. J. F. Freeze,
early last Sunday morning, were
held Tuesday at the Methodist
church, and interment was in the
Keener cemetery." Mrs. Montague
retired Saturday night, in her usual
health, but death came while she was
asleep. Her mother, Mrs. J. F.
Freeze, who was visiting a sister in
Los Angeles, Calif., flew to Nash
A 1 T T
ville, where sne was mei uy Wdiu |
Clapp and J. D. Cowan, and came
on to Sylva by motor.
Mrsf. Montague, who was Miss
Margaret Freeze, is survived by her
husband, one young son,* her father
and mother, and one brother, J.
Frank Freeze, Jr., of Raleigh.
Parris Going to Cuba
John Parris, Jr., of the WinstonSalem
Journal and Sentinel, will
leave on Saturday for a trip to Cuba.
He goes as United Press reporter for
the North Carolina Bankers' Association
and will probably spend
about ten days or two weeks on the
trip.
Dr. Conner To Preach |
Dr. W. T. Conner of the Southwestern
Baptist Seminary in Fort
Worth, Texas, will preach at both
services of the Sylva Baptist church
next Sunday, June 19. He preached
during the meeting here in May. We
are happy to have him with us, and
the public is cordially invited to the
services.
many commentators hold, would be
a small price to pay for a full and
complete expression of the collective
will of the people of the United
A*? ?1-? ?"0" Kv whir>h
States, in me umy w aj k>j ....?
that will can be expressed, which is
by actual voting. There would be
nothing in this system of paying
every voter $5 for voting, without
regard to how he voted, which would
enable the Government in power to
influence his vote, one way or the
other.
That is exactly what is being
| done now, through pressure and
favoritism in the distribution and
W. P. A. funds and othe* relief disbursements,
is now being charged
bursements s now being charged
with increasing openness in Washington.
Those making such charges
are mainly members of the President's
own political party.
From the same sources come
charges that the President's "left
wing" advisers are working toward
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92 Graduate At
Western Carolina i
The first complete group of four
year graduates, composed of 92
young men and young women, were
handed diplomas at' Western Caroina
T eachers College, Tuesday, as
the high spot of the commencement
exercises. The 92 members of the
class were awarded the degree of
Bachelor of Science. Honor graduates
from this county were Genella
Barton Allison, Annie Brown Felts,
Davie Coward Sutton, and Clara
McGuire Wendt.
Charles Holloman, June Burleson
and Dot Ormsby were chosen as the
best college citizens. '
Mr. E. H. Stillwell's $50 scholarship
went to Charles Holloman. Dr.
Wilkes' two scholarships to Jackson
county students were awarded to
Edna Allen and Jessie Pressley. The
Leah Jones Stevens scholarship to
a senior taking training as a primary
teacher was awarded to Mary Elizabeth
Preston. Lovely gifts were
made by Prof. Madison toeach graduates
whose father or mother has
been a student at Cullowhee. They
were Evelyn Parker, Nell McLaughlin,
Clara McGuire Wendt, Ernest
Wilson, George T. Henderson, Awyer
Tilley, Claude Henson, and Kathleen
Henson.
Annual Asso. Baptist Train*,
ing Union Convention to
Meet Next Sunday
The Tuckaseigee Baptist Training 1
Union wifl hdld Its anTitf^T meeting ?
at Lovedale Baptist church nextSunday
afternoon, at 2:30 P. M. I
The following program will be
given:
Music in charge of Dan Cooke,
Cullowhee
Devotional, by Lovedale Union
Roll Call of Churches and Business
Report of Committees on Place of
next meeting and officers for the
coming year
Special music
Address, by Mr. E. B. Whitaker of
Bryson City
Installation of Officers, by Rev. T. I
F. Deitz, Scotts Creek
Congregational singing
Benediction.
BALSAM
Mrs. George Bryson left Monday
to visit Mrs. Georgia Swansey in
Biloxi, Miss. Mrs. Bryson and Mrs.
Swansey were school-mates when
children at the Episcopal Mission
school here.
Mrs. W. S. Christy and Miss Dorothy
Bryson have returned from a
visit with Mr. Henry Christy and
family in Franklin.
The Knights and many others here
have enjoyed seeing the movie,
"Snow White and the Dwarfs" in
Sylva and Waynesville,
Mrs. J. R. Rork and son, Mr. Robert
Rork, and granddaughter, Miss Catherine
Rork, of Paducah, Ky., arrived
Friday to spend the summer in their
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner have
arrived from Florida and are occupying
their summer cottage in Ballough
Hills.
Mr. Edwin Sneed and five of his
Boy Scout friends are here to spend
their vacation in Mr. Sneed's summer
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans and Mr. and
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Mrs. W. R. Jones, ol J acKsonvme,
Florida, are occupying the Milton
cottage in Ballough Hills.
Everybody is hustling around now.
Hotels are open, guests coming in
and soon we hope to have a "blue
million" people here, enjoying our
good water, fresh air and good eats,
etc.
The election passed off quietly here
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner have
returned from Florida to spend the
summer in their cottage here.
Miss Allie Hoyle, who has been
living in Waynesville for some time,
is now spending a vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hoyle.
Mrs. Emma Braren spent Monday
in Waynesville.
Announcement has been received
here of the graduation of Miss Helen
Queen from Senior High School in
Orlando, Fla.
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TOMORROW
(By Frank Parker Stockbridge)
WAR . Then and now '
Maine and New Brunswick are
going to join this year in peacefully
celebrating the 100th anniversary
of what I used to hear old
people in Maine refer to as "The
Third War with Great Britain," or
oftener as "The Great Madawaska
war. " No blood was spilled, but
thousands of militiamen from Maine
and Massachusetts were marched
to the border, over a 140-mile road
cut through the forests from Bangor
to Houlton, and for more than two
years were encamped on the banks
of the Madawaska River, facing
Canadian militia on the opposite
bank.
Before the "war' was ended by
territorial concessions on both sides
and the fixing of the international
boundary line, Washington had appropriated
ten million dollars and
sent General Winfield Scott to the
border to take command of 50,000
Federal troops which were promised,
if needed.
My grandfather, John Calvin
Stockbridge, a captain in the Maine
militia, was one of those encamped
on the Madawaska front. He and
the other officers received bounties
of quarter sections of Government
land west, of the Miss^ipph M|
grandfather sold his free land to a
speculator named Briggs, who
bought up moft of what is now the
site of the city of Des Moines,
Iowa, from the militiamen.
TEETH . . . decay causes
American dentists are the best in
the world because the American
teeth are the worst in the world
and need more attention than those
of other people. Too much sugar,
not enough vitamins, calories, calcium
and phosphorus, in our national
diet is the cause of our bad
teeth, says Or. Russell W. Bunting,
of the University of Michigan's
school of denistry. America consumes
two thousand million pounds
of candy a year, besides the sugar
we eat in other foods. That is more
than fifteen pounds of candy a year
for every man, woman, and child
white, black, or Indian.
Dr. Buntnig tried an experiment
in which he kept MO children ,on a
diet containing no sugar for a
period of months. They maintained
perfect health and showed no signs
of tooth decay, while another group,
allowed to eat What they pleased,
suffered bad general health and all
had decayed taoth.
| Lactic add, which develops a
germ that attacks the roots of the
teeth, is responsible not only for
dental ills but for many cases of
heart, kidney, and Joint diseases.
STEAM .... motive power
Thirty-six years ago, on June 15,
1902, the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania railroads inaugurated
their famous fast trains be?
v?l. nu i /"?o rrri tho I
tV/eCIl l^icw sunt auu vinv.ugu, u<v |
"Twentieth Century Limited" and I
the "Broadway Limitedv. The
twenty-hour schedule of both trains,
960 miles on the Central and 908
miles on the Pennsy, was the fastest
long distance time-table in the
world at that time.
Since then "Streamlined" trains,
drawn by' Diesel-powered locomotives,
have been introduced on long
runs on several western railroads.
Some eastern roads have put on
fast, streamlined trains, using steam
for motive power. On Jone 15, this
vear. both the Twentieth Century (
and the Broadway Limited will start
new streamlined trains between
New York and Chicago, on a 16hour
schedule. With six stops on
each line, that will call for speed
between stations of 100 miles an
hour or faster.
These new trains will be hauled
by steam locomotives. Most railroad
men still pin their faith on
steam as the most economic motive
power and contend that on a perfect
roadbeds with heavy enough _
rails, steam engines can beat Deisels
nver any distance. The new Chica
ga-New York trains are the chal-1
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ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
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lock Saturday
To Be Held At
Dillsboro Church
Charles C. Mason, sheriff of Jackson
County, was shot and instantly
killed this morning, at the home of
Donald Ashe, on the Ashe Branch,
in Webster * township. Donald Ashe,
who is believed to have been insane,
fired upon the sheriff with a shotgun,
through the window, and then
rnmmitted suicide.
Ashe, it is said, had been acting
queerly for several days, and members
of his family had secured papers
to have his sanity tested. The papers
were placed in the hands of the
sheriff, and he and deputy sheriff
Homer Turpin went to Ashe's home
to serve them. They drove up into
the yard, got out of the car and
started toward the house, when a
gun-shot was fired from the window.
The load struck Sheriff Mason in
the shoulder and chest, and he fell
to the ground, and died almost instantly.
Turpin spread the alarm, and
when Mr. Doanhoe, a son-in-law of
the sheriff, and Chief of Police Leonard
Holden arrived, they entered
the hous?, and found Ashe dead on
his bed, with a pistol wound in his
head and a revolver with one empty
chamber beside him.
The body of the sheriff was brought
To a Pnneral home Jit JSylva. Fpifcrai:
arrangement have not been made.
Charles C. Mason, a native of
Jackson County, was one of the best
known and best loved men in the
county. He had been prominent in
political circles for many years, had
served as United States Deputy
Marshal, during the Wilson Administration,
and only last week was
renominated for a third term as
[sheriff of Jackson County.
He would have completed his secfond
term as sheriff on the first Monday
in next December.
Sheriff Mason is survived by his
widow, one son, James Mason, two
daughters, Miss Louise Mason and
Mrs. Donahoe, by his father, J. J.
Mason, and by numerous other1 relatives
and friends. He was a Methodist,
and a member of Dillsboro
Lodge, A. F. and A. M.
Father of Sylva Man Passes
Funeral services for Edgar Thrash
Duckett, 62, who died at his hofrie
in Waynesville, ?Monday, were held
at the Waynesville Methodist church,
Tuesday afternoon. Interment Was
at Green Hill cemetery, in Waynesville.
Mr. Duckett was the father
of Mr. E. J. Duckett, of Sylva.
Hyatt Wins In Scotts Creek
In the township primary in Scott's
Creek, A. W. Hyatt defeated A. C.
Bryson for township constable, with
a vote of 291 for Hyatt and 89 for
Bryson. R. L. Pearson running for
Justice of the Peace without opposition,
polled 253 votes.
Republican Primary
John H. Painter defeated Wilson,
Jor Coroner in the Republican primary
on Saturday. Painter received
10 votes to 6 for Wilson.
lenge of the Iron Horse to its modern
rival.
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Far years, ever since motor vehicles
began to appear on the highways,
engineers have been saying
that their design was all wrong.
The engine ought to work over
t|he rear axle, where its weight
would add tractive power to the
rear wheels, and it could be geared^
direct to the differential instead of
having to transmit power through
a long drive shaft.
American automobile makers have
experimented with rear-engined cars
but none has been produced, commercially.
Now two European car |
buildres, Wenner-Gren of Sweden
and Mathis of France, announce
that they are gong to begin shortly
to make such a car in America,
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