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( i immm $2 00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THI Revolt Agai Wine And Gj (By Dan Tompkins) I Is *he west about to become an I flriv! uesert? This is the qu;*tion| tha, is frequently asked members! of Jig General Assembly from thefl Mo. in tain counties. And, the folks,! who like their wine and beer are! beaming to get their wind up. Last! tkr.? going around, certain counties, J ana townships were decl^d bone! dry territory by the General Assem- I My. The tendency up in the moun- I taics to get out from under Senator! Rev Francis' beer and wine bill 1933 I te . ocidedlj more pronounced this j (year than it waa two years ago. Sep* etor Cur lis proposed a bill to make ' ivy Hill in Buncombe dry. Representative Bailey, of Madison, came forward with bill to dry up Mars Hill. Then, Senator Bowers of Avery came right tack with a bill that would prohibit the sale of beer and wine in j.'ther Avery or Madison. It is ' re ally known that the Repret'cr.tutive fri-ni Jackson has been ! I vparaig a bill to maxe all of Jack<txi county b^ne dry, except inside incorporate tov.ru, and to provide lha: even there beer and wipe must , be 'Id under very strict regulations With the county oommisioners and the Usrd aldermen having power to re .the to issue any license they see * nnr and all licenses I. (cn, iniu w ?i > any zip? they think it proper to do y Kfprelative penland, of Clay lis: been petitioned to put the sale ?i v.ne and beer out of Hayesville, ttu) so the revolt aganist beer and ivine grows in th$ mountains. None ai Ute bill dealing witji the vinous and malt liquors or beverages have been passed this session. They are * still reposing in the committees; but ' die/ .ire coming out soon, for the folk 1 t ; home are writing and wiring the. kpreventatives and Senators. J Bapujt, Meth'>dist and Fresbylcr.ar. i churches and organization., are besei^'ig the members of the General 1 Aa*-?.;bly insisting that tiiese bilk b? -.r ed. And, the opinion .hat u c . tf:0 other side ci the argumen. i-, i ?avi matting itseii heard . f. t uior liimg that ;s to be taken iatc . or.sideration is the iaut tnat. 4 a: i wnuie, ;hc membership from Lie Vi-si is drier, both personally and c p'lnii j Uy, than :t has been for sev- 1 era! >ears. But, the Easteipef#, ytfio 1 havent the same pressure against A beer ir.d wine the4. is felt in the Wast, I i/o;eet iTQU^ly the continuation of t:in> k no ot legislation, as the wuole ^ State gets the money from the beer I and v ine tax, and they say that it ^ I isn't )or them to pay it, and much I tji lite nvt pay a cent, white _ I gjtt.n;" the money spenf on its schools and ir. lis institutions. Sv-'rc he v-as appointed as a mem- 4 pet id Ulus3 sub-committee to J I \irite the new schpoi bill, this writep I has b'-en beseiged with letter# from I teach' "s all over North Carolina, In- * that iheir so-culled five point j pro?ui..n be written into the law. Of i cqutw, the whole matter depends * I upon Uuw much money the finance committee can raise from the tax- j I payera, and how much of the sum es- 1 I Uiftfitft to be raised is allotted by the H pooirw itee on apprepriaUon to the I public school system. The sub-corn- 1 I mittee will try to do the best by the that it c#n vvith whatever I kftvui.ni of mO'-ey it is given iq un dQrtWnd 13 to spent on the public 1 scnool education during the next two I Jtar*. The biU will be written by I five msrnbera of the House of Repr?" I senUibives and ihree Senators. After I U.a4 . will be submitted to Ithe House , ton.ir. m-e of Education as a whole, I icr aiproval. Tnen U goes to "he fiouit j. Hc-probantatives, and if it ^ pest* toere, will 20 over to run the in the Senate, before it can I b: come law. I Ai.ot-.er tmng that the people have I boen vntirg to me about is the JapI k-ese iieetie Bill. It is proposed to .S to appropriate $30,000 out of the S?nera. fund of State to be used in I fro exuarmination of this latest pest I fruit h.? come into North Carolina frcm ne Orient, via Yankeedom. I The otutle attacks all kinds of growI rop3, including flowers, ve?eI , iruit trees, and pastures. I*astureg and la wns where the beeues I have been at work soon disappear |*nd nothing Is left except the bare I Pou.u. Experts from the United I tatcr Department of Agriculture I ^ found infestation of this pest in part5 North Carolina. The I t.jfj 4. authorities are threatening' l'Cfl a an tine this state, which would j a COUNTY 1 ? 1 ' " I -ill - - ... nst Sale Of ows, In West Prominent Citizen Of Jackson Dies Mr. H. B. Picklesimer died at his home in Whiteside Cove on Monday, Jan. 30, after having been ill for several weeks. Funeral services were conducted at the home on TuesT day afternoon, by Rev. W. F- Beadle, pastor of the Methodist church at Highlands and interment was in the lamily cemetery, at Whiteside Cove. Pallbearers were Turley Picklesimer, Herman Alley, Eugene Alley, Tom Alley, Kay Bumgarner and Frank Bumgarner, Mr. Picklesimer, who wag 70 years of age was a substantial citizen of Upper Jackson Co. where he had lived all of his life. He is survived bv his widow, Mrs. Effie Alley Picklesinr}er; oy six daughter?, Mrs. Edward Pryson, of Cullowhee; Mrs. Ivey G. Willi*, of Williston; Mrs. P, H, CUne, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Mrs. Claude Jones, ;>f Sylva; Mrs. Charles Fogeland, of tTort Madison, Iowa; and Miss Gladys Picklesimer, of Raleigh; three sobs, rtaywood Picklesimer, of Douglas, Wyoming; Thomas and Lewis, fof Whiteside Cove; by several grandchildren and by one brother, D. 'C. Picklesimer, of Highlands, and four asters: Mrs. C. L. Dillard, of Mills Stiver; Mrs. W. S. Alexander, Oi J^rimshawe; Mrs. George Alexander, )f Toxaway, and Mrs. Louis Carr, of Uamagorda, New Mexico. Zone Meeting Held Here Last Saturday The Zon* ro??Ung pf MM0**" iry societies of the Waynesville Disrirt of the Methodist church, wa; leld at the Methodist church henSaturday afternoon, Mrs. David H. drown, of Culiowhee, Zone president presiding. ; liie devotional was led by Rev. MP. Ratleage, who used as his toyaTc 'Widening Horizons," Miss Jane >tentz, of Waynesviilc, accompanied jj her mother, Mrs. J. Dale Steruz. ,ung a soio. Mrs. F. F. Branson, of Canton, disrict secretary, made the principal tddrcss a resume oi the year's work )i the socities. t>ne pointed out tiiat he Sylva society ?vus the only one n the district whit a has reached tne stridency aims. IvLs. i^ranson $tres$r ;d the goais for 1939, and stated hat the pledge for the societies of he district had been raised to$2,joa.oo. Following Mrs. Branson's address, he meeting was divide a into groups or special disciissh n. Tin? gih^efa' u i hm ivirs. Bran .laming group wuj ^ .on; Christian Sociai rieiations group, I )y Mrs. Carrie Biyscn of Cullowhee;] spiritual Life group, by Mrs. George -famptpn, o| ?anton; phjlcif^V ?Vork, by Mrs. C. G. Hefner, of Culiwhee, and Mission btudy group, by .Irs. James Atkins, of Waynesville. Reassembling, the members of the .ocietiea discussed various questions elative to the work, pnd the program closed with a talk, "Christian-ing All Areas," by Mrs. Branson. A committee to nominate officers ?vas appointed, with Mrs. Frank H. drown, of Cullowhee, phairman, Mrs. James Atkins, of Waynesville, and Mrs. Dan Tompkins, of Sylva. The fall noting of tye Zqnc will ds held at Wesleyanna church. After the program refreshments were served by the members of the Sylva society. nean that no apples, cabbages, beans,. ota toes, peaches, bulbs, flowers, irawberries, nursery stock, or other! ' <igetable growth could be taken or J shipped out of North Carotin# until j t had been inspected by" federal gents, and the crates and trucks J sprayed by them. This alone would work Inestimable hardships upon the egetable end fruit growers of Western Ndrth Carolina, and in fact the whole State. The federal author!* - ... ies give assurance that if tne cuaw: /ill not put up the $30,000 to buy poison, the United States Peportment Agriculture will fyrnjsh all mahinerv and labor* and put on a cam?aign of exterminate n of thj Japanese beetles in this S-ate bef ?re the: infestation spreads, an,d that the luarantine will not be put on the jrowers in this state. So far but one occtle has been found West of the 31ue Ridge, and that was in the vicinity of Asheville; but should the quarantine be invoked, it would af-j set the whole state. It was to ward 1 Jfc I .M SYLVA, NO?TH CARO; !C=-^ =g==^ '. . -- JM-Vi Freshman Class Has "Amateur Night" Program Cullowhee, February 9 (Special) The Freshman Class of Wfestern Carolina Teachers College was host J to the upper classes tcnight in an Amateur Program which drew everything from mild applause to old-time foot-worc accompanied to Vera Jones' Negro Mammy version of "St. Louis Blues". Howard McDevitt of Marshall played the major Bowes role of master of ceremonies and introduced the eleven contestants. Mary Kathryn of Ashevillf* nnneared first to sing, "Lost", for the heart-broken girls on the campus. Bertha Beib-' binger, also of Asheville, followed with tap dancing. Kathenne Brown of Cullowhee W^s next in order with impersonation of the W.C.T.C. faculty members. The house was apparently delighted and Mis? Brown's encore wm k 9tb monologue. The npjrt wmtortM vm Katharine Sandlin ?T 8**71 wfco sang the Tonwuy Sopap ttum, "I'm Get* ting S?nti**wChtf Qnta Wm." Gertrude Carter eft UNMih kUewed with a reading, cad ifrm KrI Parkeon of BakeraviUa j* wqgl> <w 7 oldfashioned buck dstn.ee to the accoro- ; paniment of harmonica mueic by Professor John S. Seymour. I4#ry Elizabeth of Win?ton-.j?idem then evd- ' lenly interrupted the proceedings 1 with infectious laughter which grad- i ually spread through the audience l jntil the house was in an uproar. Miss Preston advanced the reason for her hilarity, which waB that she 1 had been informed that there was 1 no Santa Claus. Her presentation i was the seventh number. Florence Leighr ef Ohio was the ( next contestant. She gave a vtoUn solo "Ah Sw^et Mystery ef 14*6." DrnKnK/^ 1 tt fho mrtcf iinirtttA nnmhpr ! ?. i uuauuij un. niuut m the program w&s the rendition of 1 Dixie", by Professor K. L. Madison, , who placed a pencil In his mouth and produced the melody of the song :>y tapping the pencil with his fln,ers. His second number was a 6olo .'itli guitar, accompaniment. Following Professm* Madison was dice Stafford of Asheville, who gave , toe strut. Then John E. Crutpfipld >f Charlotte {lncj r| >m Mallonee of 1 Jandler appeared as the "Bookstore ' 3oys", and sang a c >mic duet "Two ' .leepy People.". ( Vera Jones of Cedar Mountain i dosed the program with Sophie * Tucker version of "St. Louis Blues." 1 Miss Jones "swung it" sq ?#eptively that the audience Joined with hand c and foot work, ' First prize of $5.00 was awarded 1 to Miss Katherine Frown of Cullo- * whee for her impersonations of the college faculty; second prize Qf $?.Q0 1 to the "Bookstore Boys" for "Two J Sieepy People", and ' third prize j of $1.00 to Barbara Beibbinger pf ( Asheviile for her tup dancing. Judges chosen from bqth th? fac* ( uty and the student body were Miss 1 Minnie Alice Murphy, Mr. John 1 Bitzer, Mr. James E. Howell, Buelda Mays, Nell Bradley, Gene Francis.. and Everett Well. * The prizes for the contestants were contributed by Professor and Mrs. Seymour. Chairman for arrangements was 1 John Jordan of Qhergk^e, who is president of the Freshman class. He * announced that the door, receipts for J the program will be applied on the J annual freshman dance tq he held f in (ipring. . < Methodists of Wftyqesyiile ' District Have Study Course , A study of the book, 'The Invln- i cible Advance",' by Wataon, was conducted by Rev. C. G. Hefnsr, ptstor of the Cullowhee Methodist chufch, last week, one session being held at the Method tpt church in WayneevJ^e, Qn Wednesday night, ' when inspirational talks were made by Rev. J. G. Huggin, pastor of the it- ~u..>.ah onri ReV. W. L. Waynesviiic Uiui I.U, Uf>>. Hutchins," presiding elder of the J Waynesville district. The conclud- j ing meeting waa held at the Sylva church, on Thursday evening< off the immediate threat of quaran- , tine, and also to try to stop the infection from spreading to our port of the tate, the the writer introduced the , 30,000 appropriations bill. Support or it has been pouriog into Raieigh rom the vegetable and strawberry [rowing sections of the East, the peach country of the sandhills, and the nursery region of the pier.mont. So far, he West hasn't been heard from, alhough it was for the j rotection of the 'armers of the West that the-bill was) (Please turn to page two) e LINA, FEBRUARY 9, 1939 Quarterly Conference At Dillsboro [ .The Quarterly Conference of the Waynesville District, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will be held on Sunday evening, at 7:80 o'clock, at tDillsboro. P.T.A. Observes FoonDers' Day Founders' Day was observed by thfc Sylva Parent-Teacher Association, Tuesday afternoon, the meeting , being held in the elementary school auditorium, Miss Edith Buchanan, of the high school faculty, was the principal speaker and paid tribute to Mrs. Bujrney ami Mrs. Phoebe Hurst, the originators of the association. Miss Buchanan also called attention to the objectives of the organization, v . ; *$wa musical numbers, a piano soft* by Wallace Evans, and a trio, "Would God I Were a Tender Apple Rlpiaom", sung by Annie Nell Brown, ; Kathleen McGinnis and Ethel Reed, and accompanied by Mias Sallie May"; Morvteith, of the high school faculty, were features of thd prograpi Miss MyrUg Hanson room and Principal Qruwford'a room won the attendance prize, fer the elementary school, while the prize for the largest attendance of parents of high school students went to the tenth grade. The association went on record as supporting the effort? of the elementary school to raise the standard of the school library to the state requirements ror standardization, | Mrs. Raymond U, SuHoa, preal-, dent qf th? association, presided. , After the program and business sessipn the association adjourned to the school cafeteria, in the high school building, where refreshments were served. V , QUALLA ( By Mrs. J. K. Tc-nrel!) . LL*-' * -? The bo<ty of Mr. W. R. Clements, >f West Asheville, was brought to Sherrill cemetery on Jan. 31, for interment. The service was conducted by Rev. C. L. Fisher and Rev. J. L. Hyatt. Mr. and Mrs. Element havf a number of relatives n Jhe Olivet section. , Mrs. Fanny Fisher, who recently , lied, at Beta, was the daughter of , Dr. and Mrs. T. K. Welch, a promilent family, whose home was in* 3ualla. Rev. W, h?. Hutchins, of Waynes-, /ille, preached a splendid sermon at; he Methodist church Sunday mooing. His text was: Tf any man ahall i' io his will he shall Know." Mr., and Mrs, General Rhoades, )f Enka, are visiting Mrs. W. R. Freenan. Mrs. Rhoades was formerly , Vliss Bonnie FreemanMessrp. B. T, Maple? and C. B. n-?1 *4 niomrillA sy-hool fflCUltV. L CX 1 V/J? V-f _ ;pent the week-end at Mr. J. K. Terrell's. Mrs. C. A. Bird, of Cullowhee, has ? Deen visiting Mrs, T? W, McLaugh- j in, ? I Mr. Earl Battle has returned home r from Community Hospital, where he :j jpent several days for hutment* * He is improving gnd hopes to'rfcturn to Sylva high school in a few days. i Mrs. Tyler Buchanan and children :>f Webster visited at Mrt D. M. j Shuler'a Sunday, Melba Cordell has been sick for several days. Miss Lillian Ferguson j has returned from a visit with relatives at Bethel.-. - ' . j f * Deadline^ Growers of spring Wheat who want to insure their 1939 -harvests iirtd^r * the ''all-risk" wheat crop insurance program must have their applications ' on file in. county AAA offices by . the first of March. Drop The Government index of prices | i or farm products dropped two points during the prat month, falling to 94 per cent of pre-war in mid-January as compared with 90 on December 15 and with 102 cn January 15 a year ago. ' P^nlaHIp H * 0The cooperative livestock association at New Bern shipped five cars of fat hogs last week with the 336 animals weighing 64,000 pounds and bringing $4,662.46. There were 209 hogs in the shipment that were clasled as tope. I WWWWBWg M fUOATEABK i No Controver Mass Of Worl Mrs. Avery Mashburn Dies After Long Illness Mrs. Avery Masburn, aged 30, of Cullowhee, died in an Asheville hospital Monday night, after an illness extending over a period of several months. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Fred Forestor, the Rev. C. G. Hefner, and the Rev. P. L. Elliott. . Mrs. Mashburn is survived by h(. husband; three ' chilren, Richard, Loaine and Harriet Ellen, all of Cullowhee; one sister, Mrs. William Crawford, of Cullowhee and three brothers, Lyle Higdon of Norris, Tenn.; L. H. Higdon, of Cullowhee, and Leo Higdon, of California. Six members of the Ging's Daughters Sunday school class, of which she was a member, were the flower girls, Mrs. Alvin Crawford Mrs. Sam Pickle, Mrs. Mack Adams, Mrs. John Crawford, Mrs. Carl Phillips and Mrs. Fred Forestor. Pallbearer* were: Ruben Garrett, J. B. Pointer, R. D. Phillips, Mack Adams, Glenn Hughes and Paul Hamilton. Interment was in Cullowhee cemetery. rT" ..... Mrs. Fannie Burr Welch Fisher, i Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. W. J. Fisher, aged 09, at die Scott's Creek Baptist church, on Sunday, January 29, at 11 o'clock, Rev. T. F. Deitz and Rev. W. N. Cook. Mrs. Fisher died Friday morning, ^fanuaTj 27, after a few days' illness of pneumonia. Mr?, Fisher was the daughter of Dr, Thomas Welch and Pollie Hyatt Welch. She was born in Qualla townsjup, on May 5, 1869, a member of ditt'6T the rho3t prominent families of Jackson County. She joined] the Bryson City Baptist church in early .womanhood. She was lovec by a large circle of friends for hei kindliness and cheerfulness for hei. her visits to the sick. She was first married to Mr. Jack Elmore, of Bryson City, in 1880 After the death of Mr. Elmore, whici occurred in 1913, she spent her timt in Bryson City, Hendersonville ana Addie, On December 30, 1930, she was married to Mr. W. J. Fisher, ol Beta, b;y whom she is survived. Surviving, also, are-some first cousins: Mrs. Dolph Patterson, .Messrs. Coot, Ute and Bud Hyatt, of Bryson City, and Ml". R. R. Fisher, Sr., of Addie. Acting as pallbearers were cousins of Mrs. Fisher and nephews of Mr. Fisher. They are; Frank Hyatt, Robert Fisher, Jr., Clyde Fisher, Joe Clyde Fisher, Joe Davis and Guy Fisher. .' Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. C. Z. Candler, Dr, D, P. Hooper, D. G. Bryson,1 T. C. Bryson, Sr., Joseph Mallonee. J. Claude Allison, J. O. Fisher, Harry Fisher, Lawrence Watson, R. R. Fisher, Sr., Robert Hyatt, Fred Hicks, Bud Hyatt and John C. AJlman. Nieces of Mr. Fisher acted as flower bearers, John R. Jones 111 ' John R. Jones, prominent citizen of Sylva, has been quite ill, for the past several days, at his home here. t ' ; Smiths on Way Home From j India t 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson Smith and youn^ son, of Calcutta, India, ~ r>ni4 nrfi CV. i are on incir way iiuinc au^ v-. |pected tof arrive in about three weeks, {or a visit to Mrs. Smith's parents, ?)r. and Mrs. C. C. Candler. "J Former Sylva Man Earns Distinction Fred L. Bryson, of Marion, son of . i Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Bryson, of Beta, has qualified fo rthe highest honor that the field office of Jefferson Jtandajjri Life Insurance can earn, that of membership in the 193b Julian Price Club. Membership in the club requires at least two years oi service and a large production 01 new insurance, a high percentage of which remains in force. Announcement of this honor to Mr. Bryson has just been made by the company. a ---> ADVANCE OUT SIDE THE OOUHTT sy Over Great | k In Congresc i \ * Washington, Feb. 6 (Autocastar> ?While there are many queetiomfl to come before this Congress am which there will be sharp differ* ences between the Administration f ( forces and the already well-orgamized Coalition Opposition, there is a great mass of wQrk ahead am which there will be little or no controversy. . To do all that must be <}ono. ber ii.:_ n . * - ? " lure uus nrsi session 01 me Ybte Congress adjoins.. probably wfli keep .Senators and Representatives busy until well past midsummer, though some of the things which must be attended to call for actios before then. There is a great list of laws which expire by the limitations written into them, some of which must he renewed this Spring if the purposes for which they were enacted ore t? be continued. . For example, the authority of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to state* and municipalities to aid in financing projects under local laws expires on Mcuroh ! 20, this year. Since this is generally regards# as one of the soundest phaefg of Government financing there.is little doubt that the authority will b$ renewed for another year or more, but Congress will have to act quickly. At the end of June, the Record struction Finance Corporation % ityeU goes out of business unless Con gress renews its charter by ,th?t time. On the same date the Federal Reserve System loses its authority to issue Federal Reserve notee against Government bonds, unless Congress acts. Other Powers Expire At the end or the .Federal fiscal year, vvnjgn is j-Unu 30, ouaeh powers and authorities vvnich expiie by limitation mciauc- mat oi tiie Fuiuv. tO insure renauililuiioii loans, and .n e guarantee oy Uovmnme.il ol r'.H.A. deoenturcs, tn^- amnoiiiy oi me U. S. Housing .Aunmns'uation .o issue ouu miilions oi Uuuds, and he existence of the Federal Service commodities Corporation. More important than any of the oregoing is the necessity for this session of Congress to enact a new revenue law or reaffirm the present one so far as it refers to taxes on corporations; for the law passed last year specifies that the corporation income taxes for which it provided shall not apply to any corporate fiscal year ending after Dec. 31, 1939, The whole tax question is likely to take up a great deal of the time of Congress. It will be easier to handle, in one respect, since for -ho first tmle in sixty years all of the Federal tax laws have been codi-. fied, indexed, classified and printed in a single volume. Heretofore there have arisen at every session questions as to what the existing tax laws really. are, whether ' a previous Congress re- . pealed:/fKis'- or that tax provision,. . and'iiwtidy, not even the tax experts bf- the Treasury, could give a final answer without goiAgr through dozens and scores of . sad records. - Record of LeWt The other' day a bill which a?? ' 1 member has ever read passed both, houses of Congrats, without an , opposing vote. It was about the long- . est bill ever passed by Congrees, pin- ' ning more than 300 printed page^Jp it was the Federal Tax Code,~whic)?ejnow sets forth in legal form pr f^. cisely what the tax laws ere, fo th?t?V members considering changes in the ' laws can refer to a particular pege . and section of the Code and every other member will know juet whet it is all about. Experts lawyers employed by Ceogress and by the Treasury and the department of Justice worked out the Code and checked. it -and rechecked it, so it may be taken as . a complete ana accurate compendium of all the legislation now in force 011 the subject of taxes. The Treasury s k,remost expert on tax ma iters, Herman Oiiphant, died unexpecteaiy during the Christmas holidays, and no one as well qualified has yet been found to replace hirn. He was considered to know more about tax legislation (Please turn to page three) ' t\