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When Horn
Mrv. Otyjl Richards iost ber life in ,
lire wbieh destroyed hea: hatx, in
.bo heart of Sw?'a, early Saturday *
j- oming. Her nuaband, wh :s n
rt<k at Volt's cat'*?, had gone co hit ,
vxik, and when, J o heard the a, .- n.' 1
he discovered iha: v. was his* home,
rr.i the short dUta.ro, rmLed tino
the flaming build'ug nvd e*rr t-d hl& I
v.lc oat ill his 4'iiis, But ^hj was up.
Zion Hill Sch<
Destroyed
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The building was uninsured. 1
Koscor Higdon is principal of the '
.school
The ettuuy school officials are try '
?ng to arrange for the coiui ua?io< i
of the school, winch serves some 7Z \
cliltffcn. ]
The Zion Hill school hivhl ng, on \
Sheriff Solves
And Reeo
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Qniek, effective work on the part (
of Sheriff Lieonaird Hodden and other ^
officers, at least partially solved ;he j
biggest robbery in the history ef
Sylva aj^d the retumi of more than *
*500 of money and plundered prop 1
ertv to its* owners. 1
The Syhra Pharmacy was entered I j
ard mbfeed of money, jewelry, watch t
es and other property, Sunday night I
Community Y
Great H<
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Th$ event of the Christmas season 3
will be the Coi^jimunity Christmaa
Tree, to bo held at 7:00 o'clock, on - ]
the evening of December 23. J
The Ja?k&on County Becrecation 3
Project is sponsoring the tree, ani
all th? churches and ether organiza 3
of the town are cooperating
an)d participating, both in the p^epar 3
at:on, ^nd in .the event, which wil1 1
be at the World War Vetferans' Me
morial Fountain, at th? west end of 3
fsVfai 11 Street. Therei wjuI be a bf egram 1
of Christmas, mjiiic and the dif.tr. bu
tk>n of gifts. Everybody is invited.
The cornmitces in charge of the
orrongement's for j the tree orfc u M
(FUNIANCE: T. N. Masfi?e, Mrs. E.
E.McKeo, Mrs. J. B. (Long, A. J. Dills I
Mrs. C. Z. Candler, Mrs Hj&rf y Has: (
ingk. _ ....? )
backing: Mrs. Dan Moore, Mrs.
Claude Allison Heads
Commerce Bod>.
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J. Claude AlU^oii was chosen <
Present of the Jackson Ccantv 3
Chaiafcer of Commerce, by the newly
elected board of d[vjectors. Harry
D. FbrgirJon was e^CLed Secretary,
and Dr. R.' W. Kitytfiberg, Tro'afiurei ;j
The annual meeting and dinner \]
will bfc held on the evening of January
13, ,njt which thne plan's for th-P *
year'? work wSll be laiJ| befoj 2 the ]
body. I
The dfrifletyrs jfrr 1939 afc?a: .??. 0.
. Oannnn, J. C. AlFson,. Dr, R, W.
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ie Burns Here
badly injured that she l^jed before
she reached the hospital.
The building was a araalfl, fra?*
cottage at the rear at' the Potts
House, ur.ti was rented by M*. ana
Mis. picLv.
Mr. RicLtrtU had left hit wife asleep
wiu ii he went to wofk.
Firemen prevented the spread of :
the flames to nearby bujidmgs.
>ol House
Was By Fire
Pumpkintown Creek, in SaitinwAi j
township, was dtstroyexl by fir? early '
[Tuesday morning.
Tno fire was of unknown o igin.
i..iv"1 b.vji-:n v.'as iruiand was bu.i-.t- t
in 19', . as ; one tc. cher school. J. '
more r cent . .f.rs, a seiond room was
provide*!, b> running a partition.
Robbery
vers Big Loot
Vlanagcr Gilbert Bess, who discover
>d the depradation notified Sheriff
Golden, a.id in. less ,th?n two hours
\ T. McGinfiiss; Syiv? youth was in
jail. Pan oi the loot was found in ;
in oM wine on the Toy property;
md the morev and the rest of I he
jewelry was cachetod in the org an,
it Wesley's Chapel.
ule Tree 1
jlid&y Event
laymond Git nn, Mrs. Jeter Snyder,
VIrs. Mary Cowa^i.
Decoration: Bill Mjiltenburger,
VIrs. John A. Pajiris, Mrs. H. Gibson
Sr., Mrs. (Herbert Bryson, Mira Paul t
Slii?. - I
Electrie: Claud Campbell, jWry ,
Vfoody, Claud Queen.
Mus'c: Mrs.. Grover Wilkes, Miss
r^nibp Stpin. Mrs. John R. Jones,
Thompson, Dick Wilson.
Program: M. B. Miadison, Mrs. E.P
3rnwn. MH Pan Torapk ns, Mrs. R ;
Y. Kirch berg.
Soliciting: J. C. A"1 Ikon, chairman
CanvasE: Mrs. Ray^nci Sutton, :
Irs. Har y Evans, Mrs. Howard :
dapjp, Mrs. John H. Wilson. f
Purchasing: Mrs. Ben Sloan, Mrs. ?
[iouis Hjpjr, Ml's. D. J). Hooper, Mrs. j
Claud Aliipon. Mrs. H. ' M. Hocutt
Mrs. Chas. Allison.
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DINNER FOR NEWLYWFD8
Mr. an?:" Mto -A. V parher 7 erf"
funcd at d ivyer, Sunday, Bonori * S
Mr. and Mis. Rebel t Gray Hampto
iKhersenjoying the_ courtesy wir 1
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Wike, 2 am j
aanei ts of the groom, Mi' ses Ici
VVilma Write, -Mr.->1*1 Af &?, M. : |
Cannon, and Miss Rebecca Sue fir
ff/Ol).
The bridr, who was, before hi v
7ia?JiiarT' M*rc. fiarro York, v> t! <
^voht \i 3 -7 ~ - P ^ ' ;
>f Canton. The groom ia the son ofI
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Detroit, Michigan. ;
irr Car; T i n Teachers- Coh/ege wiry*
they will cmt'nue thei^ stud es, ,is
t*?th are invtlieir senior year, '
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anyone byt the A?iftMVH Secretary '
of War, Louis Johnson, former Kh
tional Comuuuifdfer of the Aines^uM?
Legion.
The two Cabinet members whofli ^
positions are regardem as absolutely
secure are the Secretary of Stat^ fa
Cordcll Hull, and the Secretary of ;
the Treasury, Henry Morganthau,.J*i J
Mr. Hull is by all odds the moot
popular ansl generally respected fig
ure m the entire Administration. His successful
efforts to negotiate trade
agreements with other nations, and
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4tto ^ao^Avudp sjq pub fteemiq
o) iu)\-ey ?Bq oq QuflM guoiadiup eqjg j
UbjUe; to al^ wings of the party.
The recurrent report that the ScQAjl
rotary of Commerce, Danpd toovrf j
is due to resign, has cropped n| :i
again and is generally believed to bt J
Taix about hi* successor dt 1
vera about na.ry Hopkins, it.bnini
fixator ox iiie vv. if. A. >vpeu?eq M*Nfl
juopkins is tiie iJretacbnt's eltaqoe, -M
ivbetner he wants? the job, . and |
w netiier he could be continued by the J
ooaiatc if he were appointed, ur^-l
questions < te which no positive sn M
"Ver can be grvenu
There are many influential ^pn Sii'J
Washington who wonl^ like to
somebody else in the Otpincft as 8aflj
retary of the Interior, rather tkta 1
Harolfd Ickes. Mix Ickefc is reputed 1
to be mther unhappy, about his job. A
good mtfiiy functions of his depart ,
ment have been transferred to other*!
But he has built up a strong fot
lowing outside of Washington ,am?ng
Qovemorfe and Mayors with whom ha
liu had to deal Sn mmtten eonierninb 1
W. P. A. loan*, and there wou|3 b?
a good deal of resistance if any ytfM
litical pressure were put on the Pre^l
idant is the Secretary of Labor Fran
ces Perkins. Miss Perkins, as she is
officially known, or "Madr.ni Sitfri*/3
laty",a8 she is generally refe?ed
*s Mrfe. Paul C. Wilson, in private I
life. The opposition to her on Capitol 1
Hill has been growing s^ac&ly for J
several years. The change is frequent'%
ly heard that in labor dilutes her
rnftuenod has always been on tlfe side |
of John Lewis and his Committsr|
for Industrial Organization.
/ Washiniton hears the report ftMjflj
| :;a oommittea,. representing
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