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i* staas . ,.V -V* ' - \ ?. -m ^pVvJ;v .. .., . .... *.v *v * *-m . JS7 YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THJ Ilaim Credit ] For Presid ashing!on, Oct. 12?The word in i ihington now is ''Peace". The Eui an war-cloud having been dis-j ci, at least for the time being, I annient officials are turning attention to domestic peaee. acr between Cap&tal and Labor icularly peace between the Adoration and business, are the i's of the moment. L>re is great apparent effort beiade by the President's infi- f . and spokesmen to mak^ per- | vi.licni capital to/ Mr. ivoosc I aj oi the fact mat lie sent tw*.: | 1 "- Kino + A.mlrJ, M i-i L?: i j I ^ **0L u Ai auijUA jlxa t i\ ? ^ c r!1? i^u' lteicnsf uehrcr to sortie j I O't'ciios'lovakion disputft by con- j fci'chev mid not by force.. J u' ruMiliirly do those who seek to | jmjiutc great credit to Mr. Rpose-j vi-'t>t!vss the fact tins Jie cabled to J J!>.:.rolin> urging that the Italian j ppv urier ,ioin in jthe Munich confer -1 ,-n<v as a conciliator, Mussolini did j rti" ;ve Mr.' Koosevelt's plea. He did J ti.ejiiiene Hiller, and he did sif in I ta Mu.uch. iaay of the President's supporjt (Js rjiink it good policy to make as j I ir.'di'j capital as possible for the-r W (I'd out of ,the favorable comment which his direct appeal to Hitler evoked all oyer the world. IL was praised in thetv respective Purlia i,: ..-s i>y Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. | I Da.'-rier. It drew imr/ut w* prw.Sf'jj I from ^Lr. iloowvo't's piedevcsr- r,i li-r>pt Hoover, ,m a public Speech.* I On the theory thit the President's j I action was the delinito turning- point j I i tli3 inter at ion al ras.m'.e abcid b i ... 4 V, ,, I !..::l,>rs i (l_Z^C.Q0SlOVUixA:?,, ill univ i'. .. .v., ,, me putting forlth the slogan 44He ' helpou keep the world /from; war," tor use in ilie current Congress.oruiig and Senatorial campaigns by sipporti ers of Mr. Roosevelt. JSace was the theme- of aij. inspir-i* ed talk to newspaper men at Park, the President's country homc,;J hv imnamed''White House Spikes^ niai.". This was an 'innovation fori sthe present Administration. $ V'hen Calvin Goole#dge was Pre*i-3 ?iont he used to jt^Il newspaper inenl Jiangs fox which he did not want to I ?ake personal responsibility, #jid sari that they oould use them as 'cornice I irora "A spokesman >for thft White J Rouse.'' Tho subtefrfugs fooled no-1 iody, but sometimes "saved face' 8 tor Mr. Cool id ge and always gavel him a clxance to deny that he had I ever said anything of the sort. The "White House Spokesman "I was thought to be dead agd h#/*led 8 -X - J _ rtf I tintii he was resujrrccieu a .y* weeks ago to tell the world that, the I Administration ardently d e s i r cd I jwai-e bet wee n capital, and,'Industry I and the Government. ' I The "spokesman" thought that j crib! he brought about the way po<.co j ui Europe was brought about, ix only \ industry would slop '1 rattling li'.e* ' and sit down at the confer-f ?!?; table with Goyeinjneutt. f lo waich Charles Hook, presidentn ot wja National Association of Malta-P tucV'Mis replied that as far as sa-fc bre rattling is concerned government F las (tone more of h toaii In lustry, | <nd that the things business most | ^unasi'v ddsires are exactly v? ! ? ! I Government desires?better business, ! '"ere security for the ?vngc-earui?r, t Peace with organized Ltabor and, most j all, peace between, business and Government du?t what the next step wdl h^ Toward greater cooperation tor industrial and economic peace it is difficult to estimate j but regardless internal friction; the assurance that there will be no immediate European war hias proved a ?tijij.ulaiit , 0 business confidence evidenced by a rh.n-n ri?o in ?p?uritv Driccs on the Stock Exchange which some ob- I * "vers here hail as the beginning oi 3i general rise in prices of all /?om- I modities and whieh others deplore | as a possible herald of a speculative | boom. ., ; | Another international problem to? ^h',ch the administration is giving*! attention and consulting with other n nations is that of the geat numbers B ?f Jewish refugees who are being forced out of Germany, Austria, and Italy and have no pl^ce to go- Quote, fimits under our immigration, laws, leave room for only a small percentage of them, to -M admitted to the I Thur-d States, a^JJ-'tKcr e is little* Molihood of Cou|feu)ual: action, ^ b^orease th^ quotas, which aFtfl ?' , ' >- V - "3ft- " ,t ' * 1 ;f... ; ; :y.N ' , V fe '; . ' 3 COUNTY i For Peace ent Roosevelt " BALSAM (By Mrs, J, K, Terrell) Gerald Davfts, seven years old son I of Mr. and Mrs. Roby Daves, died, Tuesday morning, of bronchial pneujnoniaf. The body was laid to rest in the (Crawford cemetery, Wednesday.' We extend deep sympathy to the bereaved fa'mily. Notice was received here last week ; *ol the- death of Miss Jmniina? Ihh.iCV in Athens. Ca. She was a s;s ter of Mrs. \v. S. Christy and Mr. J. iv.lCenrcy. She hiv.i been in ill health J or Several ycairs. i I Mrs. Sara Crawford, teacher of\ the (intermediate grades of on" school attended Teachers' Association in Ashcville, last Friday. Mrs. W. S. Christy and Christy j 1 hyson returned Saturday-fro,n Norfolk, Va., where they have hem vis( itiug.for some time. Mrs. Gold Bryson of Sedro-Woolly 1 YVash., was v'siflng friends and uki-. t.vos here, recently. This is her lirst . visit in North Carolina since she lei'r I' j hoie, about foity years ago. Tlie Method.st Sunday s.iiu.el observed Childhood and Youth WNct, ' :Jst week, and closed with an estiny program, last Sunday. Mrs. Ida Lapey of ELa is spendingT ( a few days with her sistey, Mrs. Sara ? Crawford. ! < 'Mr. and Mrs. Delos Cope, Mr. Mitcliel Lindsey and Mr, Rich Culberson went to l^letcher .and Ashe- ] viile, Saturday. The Rev. Dr. J. C. Stokes and Mis , i i i r .1 Stokes were Here, luonaay, saying j tion. JIp left on Wednesday to at- , / 4 tend the Annual Western Nortii Cnrv > I olina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Charlotte. We hope he H'ilJ he rctnr?u d ^ to tHs charge. . . ( BAPTIST LAYMEN TO HOLD ] BALLY IN BRYSON CITY ' 4 A great rally for wen of fh^ Bap- ' tist churches in this section of West- ] ern North Carolina, including the counties of HaywoodyJackson,Swain, ! Graham, Clay, and Cherokee, has been planned for Sunday, CvtovMr 4 30, to be held in the Brys^u City v Baptist church, from 2:30 to 4:30. 1 The meeting iVftS suggested by Be v. C. W. Rogers, pastor of die Bryson J City church, as a beginning of n eon \ port* d movement among Baptist men j * of fchtfs section, that they may be i more fully utilized "n the work of 1 the church. The Bryson City Bnp'isi Brotherhood, of which McKinley Edwards is president, enthusiastically adopted Air. I' og? rs1 suggestion, and appointed a coram't tee consisting of Mr. Edwards, J. H. Harwood, Valine A. Browning, and Mr. Rogers to plan the meeting, arrange the program, and promote the racet'ng. Eavoruble responses from pastors and laymen indicate that then; will be some 500 men in attendance at the meeting. racial basis. The solution which is "being considered, a:#l which has been ^submitted to the, British government as well ?& io ours, iSjthat of ma Wing (lie three Guiansjhe British, French1 and Butch colonies on the northeastern coast of South America, into an independent Jewish nation. It would iiave many advantages over Palestine, whiere there not only is not "oom for all the Jews who wish to go there, but there are feiy natural xeteources. The Gnianas are fertile, undeveloped, belieyed to contain much minora 1 wealth and ml. ' ' The scheme, put f6rward by resnonsible leaders, is for the United ' .. tt ^States to sponsor and assist in tftc establishment of tjie now Jewish state by cancelling tbe war debts of Great Britain and France in exchange for tirade concessions and as a contribution^ tbe solution of the refugee problejm, to which Brita :i and Prance wfruld contribute by ceding kheir entire Gu ana colonies. At first glance the V Vino {winds antastier imt it is gwen sc>ira* 4toM*n&ion heee. " v J ' ? ,f'" *\"' > . >!;r ff.f***i-l . jA i WfO p SYLVA, NO^^KjfOLINA, OCT TODAY and TOMORROW (By Frank Far*.* Stoekbnoge) TEXTILES . ... history . The history of civ* 11 nation could 1c written in teims of ihe different kinds of materials which people imve jused for clothing,. As mankjind spread from the fc^'P" 'ial regions in whi'h human Me prob ably began, ani felt the need for , something- besides there own skins to : * , 11 keep them warm,tiiey began to make i {dothes. - . ' First of all gjuvmlis v' re pi* bably the raw skin., of animals. Man learned very en y how to treat skins to preser-v th-m and lew to j sew t!">?m with bone needles I s'vi <: i if tii a I tend n.s i?a lliv-r.d. - j the Eskimos sitU 'lo. Fnrs still make j tlx- most expersrvo gar nova is. The next, step *vis probably the dis covery that the heir or wool < i rrl- J ic-rls could be male into Jill, by j floating and wetting it. Millions of ' people, the half-ravage tribes ot" Mongolia, literally live in "felt hous , ps, great tents called "yurts", whi^U , use made 01 thick, i'elt. Civilized p.'fls | ?.i(- consume great quantities oi felt 1 mating liiils an J for warpi ijofifs .i'c.v outdoor work in cold climates. i> c ' ifow many millions oi' years claps'd in iv re m.nu Icrrncd to spin wool < li.'to thread, and to weave tin thmid i into cloth, nobedy knows. J i It was a good d al later before J vegetable fibres ?v< re' spun aiid wov- . | r-u. Flax was probably the fir >t. peop! wore linen for thousvnls of wax's r !A he tore they began to weir cotton. I kS'ilk is perhaps the most modern of ( a.Cural fibres used for textiles. Tlje Chiaesc discoverc.l the nine of rile i OV.n nP the Silk W010U (fOCOOli j j m"1' ?r-more than five thous'ud y.-:iis agol |{ WOOIi , . . shrinking j For warmth and durability fabrics jj svoven of wool have always been tho a most highly prized. So long ds soap i A'as .iwkn^m and hot waiter sei2i*pk~4 Available for washing, wool wsa prsic e ieally unshrinkable. About four Inin ird years ago soap was invented, and r people begap to discover that wool- c en garments washed in hpi wafer t -villi soap would shrink badly. t Long before that they had found i that wool absorbs grease fr in the \ hair md skins of people who wear it i The cfc'nn of wearing ![nen colli*, vs \ isJ ciii.s grew from the necessity of reaping the woolen garments i'cr 1 fjpttl absorbed grease. s Xoi unfij th(? discovery of die h rreasc-dissolving properties of h> n- f ;ino and gosoline and the very mod- s irn introduction of "-i/v-clo.-.n'n;''" lid collur.s anjd cufDs bc^'Ui to be un- y uccssnry. s Now a now inventoi removes t ).#> j emaining disadvantage of wool, s IhVQQ young chemn's omidoyed by be War Departmoai- have invented s md patented a process w.bich makes t \ col absolutely u v .r'.rkable, ow n i '</xvpy^ I -f^rr ST ,N u . - r.-; \\ ^ f r' $03$. ? . '$h v-' : v?' '- & . V^'1 ';- VJ" ' j'Arrrr I Avv^VV-Av '; . -'V'Y * jr.* /,. ; : . " ?|?| I ?* & ~T-? ! r - . : , , .. ^? '"'Kft';i & <* I " * / ^\ I OBEB 20 1938 : J ^ ' ' HOME BURNS IN DIIiSBORO tif . - The home of John Parks together with its entire contenDs, was destroy ed by fire of undeterminel origin, shortly after noon, Monday, . The Sylva Fire Department responded promptly to the call; hut the fire had gaindd suph -healway hefore it was discovered that all effort23 to save the home were unavailing REVIVAL AT BAPTIST CHUR'JH - I Special revival services will be held at the Sylva Baptist church each night next week, by the pastor. Sunday night, service will be at 7:30 as usual, but beginning on Monday | night, October 24, the services will; be at 7:00 each night. The public is cordially invited. TT AT J,OWE 'EN PARTY "- ' I Ttherc will lie a]Hallowe'en parly | at tlie Webster High School build- j iug Friday 1 ig'ht, October 20, bene- j i Webster P. T.A. Agcncval admission of 5 cents will be charged. The party will begin , at 7:"o0; and plenty of fun is pro in is I led fjor .everybody., iv hen boiled with snao. It; consists in t:ie immersion of ftoolfen fabrics :n ;\ chemical eolation of a chlorine (o.rijjouiul,' at a certain temperature for a fixed tunc. AJ;ter such treatment the non-shrink able qurlify of it he fabric lasts as long ah the garment dors. The Govp'/imrnent is gtvhng the right to use yche new process frcn of charge fo1' Army an l Navy uniforms and blankdts. CHEMISTRY .... . silk I The latest, step in hurran progress J ri the matter of clovhh'-g bus bet 11 .j'Jjen b,Y the oh "Hov-.lufn; ?y,; is not ?ao strong a wo:d to nte l<i>out the disc.)'Ci v by chemists ;hat fibres suitable for spinning and j f>AC.tririn> / ??! Ht, IM!' . ? lill il'lli I 1 iKlVIUw *<?w& " C~j iay'-of the natural saucer. upon foioK -the wrti-lftJ^ ^ lam; J, j? u j- ^ Everybody iJ f-tm.ln.- "with the ( artificial silk known under the gen-| ? irnl name of rayon. It has already a ken the place of both silk and cot on .goods to a great extent. Now the j lowest, development, not yet ready j 'or the market, is a process of niak- 1 ng a til ire from castor oil .and coal irhich is superior to even real silk, j j The disadvantage of rayon has vcen that when stretched opt pf | hapo it does pot ^pving back, as ilk does. The new fabric, it is prom y ised, will be even more elastic than 4 ilk. j fiome years ago in Italy I saw a ( vool-like fabric which wa? made by irtifici-al means. Now !t has been ^ ilaeed on the markot, to the con4 ternfttion of wool-growors. i? < made from casein, which n h muic i product. Those who have studied it ell me that it has evefry good qua!v < ;y of real wool and none of thi had i.u - mm _ i mry Traveler ~VV v -\\ r-y-.y^ ix Iit jSma v !o? m ^ "* Xs> Hf'vf .. / M#IlH -, - *t*rrvi??. ??? - ji^WwSBfi? ' - . * *.^ ' V ^ . *'i ' Burl Moss Is In His Cousi TUC/KASEIGEE BAPTIST UNION MEETING TO BE AT SPEEDWELI The Union Mooting of the Tuckaseigees Baptist Association will be ' held with the Speedwell church, on Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29. Theme :The Pending Revival as Fo3 tered by the Southern Baptist Con vc.dion, and its results: Friday, October 28 J.0 :G0 Song- a ad Devotion, Zollie J ox 10:16 Enrollment and organization. 10:36 Need of Great Revival, ' H. M. Hoonr.t 11:00 Sermon, W. W. Parker d2:0O Lunch 1:15 Song and Devotion, W. M. Bre^dlove. 1:30 Is a Revival Coming? ,T. F. Deitz 2:00 Preparation for the Revival, ' D.i C. Hooper 2:00 Should the Churcites Foster the Revival? EJUStUlwrfl 3 dOO Our Churches in Simultaneous Revival, W. N. Cook Friday night service to be arranged by deacon^ andpastor Saturday, October 29 0:30 Song and Devotion, IIchert Parris 0 :15 Business 10:00 Will Revival Strengthen Our Churches in Mission Work Fred Foresver, 10:30 W/.ll Revival Cause \is t# Help Cur Orphanage? D.G.Bryson 11:00 Sermon, Wayne Deitz 1 O . AA T J ? :w jjuucu 1:15 Song and Devotion, Troy Rage is 1*51 Will Revival Strong:' on Our State Mission Work? C. C Gmgan 2:00 Will. Revival Help to Check Crime? J. E. Brown, 2:30 Will Revival Help to Send |he Gosppl Across Seas? iurn^t Jamison Sunday Service in Hands of Deacons and Pastor. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVES-' TANNERY FLAT SECTION The Sylva Fire Department, by a qu'ck response to the fclarni, anl by ticinic v oi k en arriving at the se me I jf a ftre, last Friday night, confined ;hc blaze to one house,and prevented i conflagration that threatened to a ipe out m >st of the Tannery Flat section of the town. The house des'-roye-i was owned and occupied by Ednft Gray, colored widow, and her faanily. It was located just tytytsicbe the city ftnut& mes'?and can be produced at le^s than half the cost of real wool.. Noboly has ve* invited ? iikUDd of making artificial fur though (Please turn to page twop -i v T <**? mwSm jj _V ...^... ^ ^ \ : v' n^H JB IB ^HV^V A VflV .a 11 n State Witness in's Trial Life I Burl Moss, indicted for th?* rannka? , of Fred Pruitt and Abe Stewart, oo the night of Sunday, Jnty 10, last* turned State's evidence against hit *rst cousin, Albert Stewart, and itstifiejd that it was Albert Stewart. who srot their uncle, Abe Stewart, wit ex he, Burl, had been yhot in the leg and in the right awn and breast, and hod -u_i. J i. i u .1; i > ciiui uowii a. man wuuiu ne utji-e/eu w be Bill Teague," but who late: proved to be Fred Pruitt. He testified that Abe Stewart and the other man had come tj the hom0 of Go-van Stewart, father of Albert, j brother of Abe, and un:^ of Burl, I e? i l'Ci, and that the two inun were and using vile langr;,lhat ? fie and Albert had protested agafost their conduct, and had forced thefo to cave. A short time later, be stated, they returned, and he and Albert!*? cured shot guns and went dopu Reward the road, Albeit going through a laurel thicket, and he, Bux|? sat down on a log in the edge oj^ th. road and asked the two men to leava# He stated that his uncle Abe cucsefl him and told the other man to a^ooi''' him. Upon which, re stated., shot IHm in the leg with * He then, according to fired and Pruitt felk Aibe thenfsjj3E him in the right arm and breast, while he wa& trying to relcp4,, t Ab# again presented his gun, either gi jbjya or at Albert, and Albert fire4-;< A** fell, and thiey returned to the and sent for the officers and an ambt? lauee. d . .1 i'ltri'f nn fnol "Prvr* Via. oimro. iliui ; Kjy \JIJL \jX XL+X XV4 JU19, >?VT"WAVJ ! that Burl tried to get him to go dewm i o the road with him; but that he jfl^ist?d and tried to dissuade Burl from agoing j and that he was at the house all the time the shooting was ^oio^ on. Bis mother, his father, and a 2epo? si lion of his Sister-in-law all bore oitfc his contention that he? was at the' house when Bio '?sheta. wire 1Mb *% The jury trying the.ease is com- . posed of the following twelve citizens of the county: K?i':us V/alsoo. J J. Zachary, Nelson Buchmian.Lylcr Jonesi, Lum Parker, Lenyon Moody. Clarence Martin, Bob Bryxoru B*i? Jones, R. L. Knight.. Crady Chi*'? and C. P. Shelton. The trial of the case began Monday morning, and consumed pfcaetlcnliy the entire week* E. P. Stillwell and Solicitor John M. Queen prosecuted the case for li.o S.iaie;- and W. R* Sherrill ami MiK:n!fy Edwards apj>eared for the doSense. The ease of Burl Moss, charged with the murder of Bred Pruitt, inthe same afflray is to be- takou up at the conclusion of the Stewart: case. t ^ . . * - 'if QUALLA /? ** mmmmmrnm^rnrn #) (. By Mrs. J. K. Terret?? ' . Several Qiuilla folks attended u funeral of Mrs. James Hinps; fa'mil Harly known as "Aunt. Hannah". rc Olivet. Services were conducted by Rev. McRae Crawford and *Rev. tT%. L. Hyatt. A large crowd of relative* aryd friends from a distance and the surrounding country attended tlr> funeral. She was a good, kind, Christ ian character. Rev. McRae Crawford preaehed hi?o last sermon ofAthc Conference year at Qualla, Sunday raornling. His text was " What is- that in. thina hand?" He left, Tuesday for the nual Conference, at Charlotte. : The Home DemonstriiiStoi > Chifc* met with Mrs. C. P; Shettdn, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. C. A. Bird, Mrs. M. .B. Hen ?j j trj.' m W *#. ' sun uilu jir. ana jkexs. .l. !? ,*mjI *" ' - ' . '.y-'-L? * .' Laughlin visited at Terrell 's, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Beck of Brr- ?J son City, Mrs./ Roxanna Carter^ of | Greenwood, S. C., and Ifefc. Chas. Bradley of Olivet werejjufe&e at Mr. W. F. House's, Sunday, v Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shuter called ?t Mr. D. L. Oxner's, Sunday. Misses ^NTell and Ahiiie Both and Chas. McLaughlin spent -the week end with home folks. liftes Ghi i i ude FergU8oiivatt?rDded the Ter^ht-rs Meeting in 4Astiife.4 last week. . Mr M.'iei Hall tad family ?!?' Mr. Oscar Gibson aid faaafij v?sited at Mr. Frank Owepcs Sunday. They >ali^^t' Mr. Joe ^n^'s, eorovie
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