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ADVANCE IN THE Kt Rite Jf For C. ( ' ' il. _ I throng from nil pans 0J ^ amfrom many other point*/ Norm Carolina, hUed th? / g^mnKUst rhurch at misboro, j"f/ eHi"j3-r a"tTn"l'-'!- ;"icl overflowed ' Streets. iron-ding ajmos( , / |W ?' ",c * the ffl^Mxxdtoray H air Jnst respects * gm^rMs C. Mason, who w? i U^^Tsniv morning. by Dq 88 G^fn*. mthe Ashe settlemen^' I Relatives of Ashe// i I!?Ijved alone on his farm, believed 1 ' f-, have b, ci me deranged, and ' D W n . , i proceedings lor examination ! j retention. Sheriff Mason and ' ... sheriff Homer Turpin went to home of Ashe, alighted from j r automobile, and were walking Ugh tbe yard. As they neared ;,e, Ashe lired through a winasd the sheriff fell, expiring n nve minutes. Turpin came j rjva tor help, and when P. A. 1 i'oe. a son-in-law of Sheriff j i, and Chief of Police Leonard j centered the house, they found 1 dead on a bed in an upstairs | nth a pis to! wound in his head ,' evolver with one empty cham r him. J funeral services of Sheriff I were conducted e by Rev. W. j ins. cf Lake Junaluska, Rev. 1 a/berry. cf Sylva, and Rev. * De.tz, of Bet.u "I have held J t 50 of the counties of the ' < a I can say in this solemn ' that I believe Charlie Ma- * the best Sheriff in North ' . said Judge Felix E. Alley, ^ iressed the congregation at|* IM jieiui cral. Judge Aiiey, a mc-iune iicncoi the s! .in otViccr, stated that It Mas-:.1 had done a great deal to the standard of morals, right and re. vet ior law and order ^ a ;he county. . I Interment was in me Parris ceme- j I tery. the Masonic Lodge of Dillsboro , I in charge and Masons from other 1 I lodges participating. ] The hollowing members of the Ma- < I sonic order were active pall-bearers: ] I J.C. Cannon. John Hastings, John M. ] Queen. Dr. C. Z. Candler, H. G. Queen, , ar.d R -lph Tatham. Honorary pallbearer : J. D. Cowan, Dan Allison, j C.N. rrice. N. C. Brown, M. B. Can- ( non, D. H. Turpin, Frank Allen, , | Leonard Holden, Aaron Hooper, T. Walter Ashe, M. D. Cowan, H. E. | Buchanan, Dr. Grover Wilkes, Dan K. Mcore, John H. Morris, Rena Hyatt. Judge Felix E. Aley, Monroe ( Madison, B. B. Long, W. A. Norton, Walter Hyatt, K. H. Plemmons, and J- C. Passn.ore. Flower girls: Mrs. ( Haipl. Tatham. Jo Meta Higdon, Mary < Alma Wilson. Mrs. S. R. Roane, Dor- j-( othy Williams, Jane Coward, Mrs. j Wayne Terrell, ar.d Geneva Turpin. Sir.cc boyhood, Sheriff Mason liad j a member of the Dillsboro Methyl church, and for many years Had occn a member of the Dillsboro Masonic Lodge. From 1912 to 1920, during the Wils >n Administration, he ^rved a.s a United States Deputy Marshil. under Marshal Cha0. Webb. \\ us Will tho Sltnlo TTicri-ivav Cfim- I V ' 4X ? | IT1'<iSon for twelve years, served as c^ief deputy under Sheriff John Maney and was serving his second term a;> sheriff. On June 4, he was ^nominated in the Democratic primaiX by a large majority. Sheriff Mason is survived by his ^idow, one son, James Mason, two auShters, Mrs. P. A. Donnahoe, and j1'*5 L 'Uise Ma: on, and by his father, College ulas New Bus ^3 p i Sutton, business manager of ' - W(st'.rn Cat'olnia Teachers Coliust returned from MuskeS'ti, Michigan, hi inline with him a / o O ^ 'd-oine new bus lor the College, has a seating capacity ol 30 a i ti-John made by White, the jL ' ors of the Grayhound buses. u the college $6,000, it is stated. I Cullowhec Girl Has Position In Park Miss Elaine Moses, Jackson county Ski, and a student at Western Caro"na fathers College, has accepted a Position as Park Technician, in the Ieat Smoky Mountains National^ aik ior the summer. Miss Moses, ar* authority on the wild flowers aricl sh'"uSs of Westerll 'North Carolina opntuins, will be stationed at Gat-: krg, ancj assist ^ the classiCa^i?n of the flora of the ptrk. ;< ]* Hlll^ tmaiik L': '*" ?^ -" ,. . :'^v*v "'v'* gw* ?-. I .... I- ??? s Held C. Mason Sheriff Killed \ , \ CHARLES C. MASON TWO KILLED BY TRAIN SUNDAY The badly mangled bodies of Gordon Jones, 38, and Arthur Rowland, 10, were found on the tracks of the Southern Railway, near the west 2nd of Cowee tunnel, Sunday afternoon, shortly after a freight train had passed. The two men were presumably killed by the train. The engineer saw them sitting on the tracks as his train came around a curve, but was unable to stop soon enough to avoid striking them, it is said. Jess Elders, who lives in the neighborhood of the tragedy, is said to bave told investigating officers, that be and the two dead men had been . walking on the railroad; that he left to go to a nearby house, and when be returned, both men had been killed, and their bodies mangled almost beyond recognition. He is said to have stated that he believed they went to sleep on the track. Funeral services for Jones were held at the Robinson cemetery, at 2 3'clock, Monday afternoon. He is survived by his widow, three sons, Rufus, 8, Jimmie, 6, and Jackie, 4; by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, six brothers, Shaster, Garland, Donnell, Aud, Ause, and Wayne, all of .Sylva, and by two sisters,'Mrs. Ethel Welch, and Miss Dora Jones. Rowland's father, Nick Rowland, came to Sylva and had the body of his son returned to Tomotla, for funeral and interment. The young man is survived by his parents, by his widow and four children. He made his home at Tomotla. I QUALLA I (By Mrs. J. K. T*r ell, j Mrs. D. C. Hughes gave a house i hold shower Wednesday ??v her sis ter, Mrs. Burton Bumganvv. .'\bouM thirty ladies were present. Il.fiesh mcnts wiere served. >fr. J. M. Worley, who has been seriously sick for several feeks, \s reported to be slowly improving". Mr. Luther Hoy'e, who has had ulpumonia, for several dayst Seems .o be slightly improved. 1 Mr. Allen Ward, with other rela tives, attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Mark Styles, at Dix's Creek. j Several Qualla folks attended the funeral of Mr. C. C. Mason, at Dil'S boro, Saturday. Several Qualla folks went to* Ashe ville, last week, to attend the Rho dodendron Festival. Wrs. Lucius Deitz, Wayne iU.1 auu iTA,* ? and Mary Xteitz, of Covin a, Calif., en]!o i at Mr. J. K- Terrell's. Miss Annie Kbth McLiU^J^t six.-at last week . Jtodth xelati^^Jfe A.'-Uorille. . vj&V- V . Mr. and Mrs. Billion BumgA?iA''* i .ilk'd at Mr. 3). C. Hughes'. Vr. and Mrs. < -,i } dwin, and BOlyiBtfd u > Ashi villte Monda^iSj^^JgSj* ' Mr. Mod ' Mrs'. i\T *. and Mrs. Frank' ai- Mr. Oscar Ginson fs. Miss Annie lizzie Terrell"w- i>tM\ j A sluville, Monday. . ? V' , i Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mo.? ly have moved to QuaK'a. Mr. and Mrs. Ha,pes Reagan and children were guests of Mr aud Mrs. Kerebrt Reagan, at Whittier, Sun# ' .yJ P. -. ' . ' / ? " - **? ''J3; fcj$F ''*4* ^ pi s on 1 it ????. ?? ? SYLVA, NORTH CARC sae^=?i ar?s* Funeral Services Held At Webster For John B. Wild Funeral services for John B. Wild were conducted at the Methodist church in Webster Saturday morning, by the pastor, Rev. G. A. Hovis, I and Rev W N fnrilr t-kac+rkr ? ? ?? i WV*kj VI Wit Webster Baptist church. Interment was in the Webster cemetery. Mr Wild, who was 72 years of age, was unmarried. He had been in poor health for several months, and thn end came Friday morning, 'at his home, on the Cullowhee road. A son of the late Rev. B. G Wild, he grew to manhood in Webster. In his earier life he engaged in the trade of blacksmith. Later he was a miller and a merchant. He was a member of the Methodist church at Webster for the greater part of his life, was active in church work, and was for many years a steward. Active pall-bearers were Roy Cowan, Claude Cowan, Dorrence Tallent, Oren Tallent, Charlie Wild and Tate Wild, all nephews of Mr. Wild. Honorary: Dr. C. Z. Candler, Dr. D. D. Hooper, Albert Moss, Geo. McConnell, N. A. Hall, Desmon Franklin, Raymon Stovall, John Wilson, E. L. Wilson, Prof R. L. Madison, A. O. Allison, Harley Stewman, Leonard Norton, Whit Davis, Mack Ashe, Charlie Ashe, Arthur Allman, Dave Thomas, Dr. A. S. Nichols, Dr. A. A. Nichols, Don Davis, John H. Morris, Chas. Evans, Edgar Bumgarner, Chas. Ginn, Bill Lewis, Lee Henson, Roy Henson, Davis Parker, N. B. Ashe, Emless Tatham, Lem Parker, W. C. Norton, J. N. Wilson, L. D. Cowan, Arthur Cowan, John Henderson, John Dillard, J. L. Broyles, and Dr. W P. McGuire. Mr. Wild is survived by one sister. Mrs. W L Cowan, by a large number of nieces and nephews, and other relatives. (Father of Sylva Man Passes Funeral services lor W. F. Moody, I father of P. E. Moody, of Sylva, were conducted at Double Springs Baptist | church, in Mountain township, on 'Tuesday of last week, by Rev. C. G. Heffner. Mr. Moody died the previous day, following a short illrfess with pneumonia. He was 73 years of age, and was one of the best known citizens of the Hamburg section of the county. He was a farmer, trucker and merchant. Mr. Moody was a member of Glenville Masonic Lodge, and of Double Springs Baptist church. Mr. Moody is survived by three sons, P. E?, of Sylva, H. M., and Clifton. of Erastus, four daughters, Mrs. Lon Reynolds, Glenville, Mrs. Fred Henson, East LaPorte, ; Mrs. > Joe I Hooper, Speedwell, Mrs. Ida Moss, I Cullowhee, and by the following brothers x and sisters, J?\ T. Moody, Tuckaseigee, W. R. Moody, GlenL.siiwi^.7n Moodv. Gastonia, E. D. ViiiC, JLr. U. j Moody,yjErastus," Mrs. M. L. Coggins, Erastus,*lMrs. Jason Brown, Mrs. Lon | Brown, and Mrs. Javan Bryson, all of Washington, and Mrs. Joe Coniner, J^lden City, Ore. jC * _ Ashe Interred At Webster Funeral services for Donalson she, 47,eWorld War veteran, were held i at the home of his sister, Mrs. Dora Lee Collins, In Sylva, at 11 o'clock, Saturday morning, with Rev. C. G. . Heffner and Rev. R. F. Mayberry, officiating. Interment *as in the Stillwell cemietery at W ter. I Mr Ashe, who was unmarried, is (survived by two sisters, Mrs. T. A. Pressley, of Speedwell and Mrs. Collins; three brothers, O. T. Ashe, Eastnjan, Ga., Roy Ashe, Webster, and C. Perry Ashe, Erie, Pa. Active pall-bearers were M. Y. Higdon, T. A. Pressley, Roscoe Hig-; don, Dennis Higdon, W. R. Ashe, and Bob Mathis. Large Enrollment at College; _ ~ * t The enrollment at the present session of summer school jr. * Western Carolina Teachers College totai^ 347 students. Fifty two of the North Carolina counties, are represented. Jackson comes first with^59, "and Cherokee is next, with SQ/^There are students from nine s^^s/North Carolina, IoWa, Texas/-Georgia,-Illinois, South Carolina, Missouri, Tennessee, land Florida, and from one foreign Jcountry/ Cuba. fr'fr0, ' * '* ht ? ' -& i w )L.lNA, JUNE 23, 4938 ? * _ _ _j. * *"73^^^"?"?*JSSS5CJMI klM n n ii.... I mi u. o. mdbuii To Fill Out Term As Sheriff Of County Mrs. C. C. Mason is now Sheriff of Jackson county. The county commissioners, meeting on Monday, unanimously elected her as sheriff to succeed her husband, whose tragic death, last Thursday, shocked the entire county. Mrs. Mason will serve as sheriff until the first Monday in December, ...U:?u ? +1? .? ui wiiiui lime uxc picscin ixriiii v/i Sheriff Mason would have expired. The board of Commissioners is comof J. D. Cowan, chairman, Cleve Fisher, of Hamburg,- and R. C. .Howell, of Qualla. The collection of taxes goes with the office of sheriff in this county, and Mrs. Mason will complete ths collection of 1937 taxes and will receive the 1938 tax books for collection, when they are completed, late in the summer. Although her Urm as sheriff will expire on Dec. 5, she will continue as tax collector until the fall of 1939. Donkey Softball Game To Be Plaved Here , Donkey softball, one of the fun- j niest games ever conceived, is coming to Sylva, on July 2nd. I |. The game is being put on for the benefit of the Sylva High School' Athletic Association and will be played under lights. In selecting the players for the tramp the committee in charge has I used great care to pick men who know "Donkey Psychology". After very carefully going over the list of eligible players here in Sylva the committee decided to put off their picking of players until they had investigated further the players knowledge of Donkeys, one of nature's1 queerest animals. It was decided though to pick two men from each major and each minor league team and also several other men from other organizations in town. The game Will be played between two all-star local teams. Wa?tch this paper for the announcement of names next week. The Bar-X-Ranch team of Mountain Donkeys have been trained to play in their respective positions and the spectators are guaranteed' the laugh of their lives in watching the players trying to score. - , The game is scheduled for 8:30 P. , M. Saturday, July 2, and' will be played on the Sylva athletic held. If you want the laugh of your lives ' come and bring the family. Admission for adults will be 25 cents and | for children under under 12, 15 cents. ' . I Sylva Off! ce Become Second Class . i -The post office at Sylva, as announced in The Journal, several months ago, will be changed from a third class office to second class on July 1/ ! Vacation School At Cashiers ' i A vacation Bible school will begin in the Methodist church in Cashier's . Valley, July 4. Classes will be held | each morning from; 9 to 11 o'clock, for children frptt. .four to fourteen years of age; aridt'each evening at 0 o'clock, Mr. George Schreyer will conduct a Col^esbury school, on the subject of worship. Rites Held for Miss Massev Funeral services were conducted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F: Bailey, Sunday afternoon, for Miss Gertrude Massey, 25, who died Saturday evening. Rev. Thad F. Deitz was in charge of the service, and , interment was in the Keener ceme; tery. 1 1 ?Viar- hnrrt* . Miss Massey naa IllCtUC UU With her cousin, Mrs. Bailey/ for several years, and was employed in the Coffee Shop. While there she made . many friends. She is survived by )*one brother, Frank Massey, of Charlotte, by "her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. j>. Watson, and by other relatives. Ail Day Singing At . Wilkesdale Church An all day singing will be held at the Wilkesdale Baptist church, on Sunday July 3. Everybody is invited and choirs, especially, are urged to I be present. Dinner will be served I on the grounds, i ? "*b ' ? /' "* I<mr kjma ysah1n it Saturday, Jul SelectionOfSi Cullowhee Baptist Church Will Have! House Warming TLc. Baptist share h at Cullowhcc will boil m tease warming, Suoday, in celetestitfd ot the completion o?: the handteee, new church building. Rev. L K. Stafford, a former p;.?tor of the ehvrch, w: I preach m* eleven o'slodt in the mu-'.ing. Rev. W.* F. West, also ? fv??er past will take part in Jie service. A picnic dinner wi'l he served 11 the church grounds. r>ur;;t< 'lie iay there wiD be aa organ r.ciiah and qiwgwy |y % male juMUcc from Canton. Plof. E. H. " wi ] t-pcak on the hktory of ilt? cliu?-!. Or. H. T. Hnter will re vie v ih? building program; and toe pastor, Hov. Fred Forester, w"t speak on.Nthc fvftafc of the ehnreh. Mr. P. L. Elliott chairman < 1 Die progna n?imitte, stateh tlnjt oveiyMf l? invited, nnd '.hat former m ^ ** **^ 4 U.? .?i i a!Q_ pBfltQfl OS VBO ecnrru ami ?. >u , tivee aH9 ?>pMi<ir.r urged ir ho' pwmt^ Johnny Jones Arrested Again Johnny Jones, who escaped from the Prison Farm at Caledonia, for the . . . well, we don't know how many times it does make, was arrested by Canton police and lodged in jail, Tuesday, after a Negro, whom he had atlwnpted to assault on a freight train, gave the officers the tip as to his whereabouts. Jones is serving his present term in State Prison, after having been convicted of burglarizing the home of Velt Wilson, on Highway No. 10, near the western limits of Sylva. When arrested, officers say, that he had a pistol on his person. Scouts Will Present Comedy The Boy scoui uwp ill UliV *v iiyv will present the comedy drama, "Oh, Professor", at the Cullowhee High school, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of not weak, at 8 o'clock. There will also be a baby popularity contest, and a cake auction, as extra featUHfc Sylva People Score in Fete 'A group ot young paople from Sylv^, under dbacttoo of lbs. Helen Dillard, were the object of a great deal of favorable comment on the part they took in making the Rhododendron Festival In Adieville, last week, a colorful and successful event. They presented the dosing, and perhaps the most striking episode in the pageant at MeConnick Field, last Wednesday night The costumes used were secured through donations of the Chamber of Commerce, the Botary Club, and individual iponeose In lylva. I Stephens' Condition Still Critical ' Reuben Stephens, 22 year old Caney Fork man, remains in a critical condition in the Harris Community hos pital, and John Coward, 52, is being held in jail, charged with inflicting a pistol wound in Stephen's forehead. The affair occurred on Caney Fork, Friday. Deputy Shtfiff Frank Allen placed Coward in Jail. late Saturday afternoon, where he is being held without bail, pending a change in Stephen's condition. A-'A TnWflwl At Mrs. iuuuiciui uiiviAVM ... Big Ridge, Sunday Mrs. Roy Montdth, 24, died in the Marion, N. C., General Hospital, Friday. Funeral service! were conducted on Sunday at the Big Ridge Baptist church, with Rev. Ben Cook, officiating. Interment was in the cemetery at Big Ridge. Mrs. Monteith is survived by her husband, three young children, Roy, Jackie, and Marvin, by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pruitt, of Big Ridge, two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Kirk, and Miss Geneva Pruitt, and by three brothers, Fred, Clyde and Jim Pruitt. . r cs>i no! ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY ly 2, Set For leriff Nominee i i i.. The Democratic Executive Committee of Jackson County will meet tomorrow, Friday morning, at 11 o'clock, to elect a county chairman, and to set a date for the selection of a candidate for Sheriff, to succeed ' AAQonn An fho fiplrpf 011C1 Ui lUDOVtl) vu utv *. The death of Sheriff Mason makes a vacancy on the Democratic ticket as nominated in the primary, and it devolves upon the county executive committee to fill any vacancies that occur after nominations have been made. The executive committee is com- posed of one democrat from each voting precinct in the county. The precinct meetings are held prior to the county convention, and the democrats of each precinct elect a precinct chairman, who becomes a member of tha county committee. Tomorrow morning, the committee will first elect a county chairman, and then decide upon a day for the selection of a candidate for sheriff. The meeting will be held in the offices of County Chairman E. L. McKee. E. L. McKee, Jr., Goes Europe Mr. E. L. McKee, Jr., left Sylva on Tuesday, for New York from which place he will sail on Friday for a tour of Europe. He will sail on the S. S. Stattendam, landing in Southampton, England. The tour includes, besidesEngland, France, Germany, Belgium and Italy. THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON Washington, June 22 (Autocaster)?With the ending of the last [jregular session of the 75th Congress and the scattering of its member to their respective homes, Washington's attention is now focussing upon the nominating primaries and the November election. , The more thoughtful political obj servers are examining the trend of I political sentiment in the nation, with an eye to the outlook not only for the Congressional elections but for the major contest between the , J two great parties in 1940. Bearing upon the whole political 'situation are some of the things which Congress did in the session JllSt ended, and some of the things which it left undone. Its major acMmnikhments were the enactment 01 tha Farm Control Act, the Fed?ll Act and the Wagesand-Hours Bagulation Act. 1 Tha principal measures before it which it lift for the next Congress to taclrla art the President's proposal for a complete reorganization Of tha administrative machinery of tha Federal Government, and the plans for relieving the railroads. President's Demands Fulfilled To the list of accomplishments ' must, of course, be added the appropriation of an additional three 'billion dollars and more for recovery 'and relief, the President's so-called y ' l "pump-priming" program, and the /authorization of the construction of [the greatest Navy in the world. I In spite of the show of independ Jence of the Executive which manifested itsef in the speeches and votes of many members of the majority party, the Administration got pretty nearly all that it demanded from the 75th Congress. It was pretty well demonstrated, in numerous instances, that the Administration would not hesitate to use the power which control of huge relief expenditures gives it to punish Senators and Congressmen who have attempted to block its program, and to bring into the next Congress members who will be more sympathetic with New Deal policies. In spite of such demonstrations in the early primary contests, Congress found it expedient to place no restrictions upon me rrauueni & personal power to allot a great part of the billions appropriated at his sole discretion. Even in the matter of the expenditure of five hundred million dollars for investigation of monopolies, four-fifths of that sum is to be used?by Presidential allotment. ' i 1 Administrative Bureaucracy Those who take the long view of public affairs read into the history . of the six years which will end with the November elections something in the nature of a social revolution, ^ \
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