' 1 " ' f :' Be In Sylva Moving Pictures of National Forests to be Shown Sound moving picture of Forest Service activities, in the National Forests will be shown in the schools of Jackson county at the times and places: April 17, 10:00 A. M., Barkers' Creek; 1:30 P. M., Dick's Creek; 7:30 P. M., Greer's Creek; April -8, 10*00 A M F.ast Fr?rLr* 1-QO V> "M -* + | Gay; 7:30 P. M., Zion -Hills; April 19: 1:30 P. M., Pleasant Grove; 7:30 P. M., Cashier's Valley; April 20: 1:30 P. M., Balsam Grove; 7:30 P. M., John's Creek; April 21: 10:00 A. M., Rocky Hollow; 1:30 P. M., Cullowhee high school; 7:30 P. M., East I .a Porte; April 24: 1:30 P. M., Weyehutta; 7:30 P. M., Tuckaseigee; April 25: 10:00 A. M., Oak Ridge; 7:30 P. M.f Wolf Creek; April 26: 10:00 A. M., Sol's Creek; 3:00 P. M., Rock Bridge; April 27: 10:00 A. M., Balsam; 1:30 P. M., Willits; 7:30 P. fit, Addie; April 28: 10:00 A. M.f Cafte Cieek; 1:30 P. M., Beta; 7:30 P. i|., Sylva (Colored); May 1: 1:30 P. M.. Double Springs Cullowhee Moun-|< tain); 730 P. M., Glenville; May 2:. 1:30 P. M., Qualla; 7:30 P. M., Webster; May 3: 1:30 P. M., Dillsboro. These pictures are free to aH and everybody is welcome according to , Mr. J.\yasilik, Jr., of the Nantahala . National Forest Service. The pic- , 'tures are sponsored by the service , and the machine will be operated by Mi. Lake Shope, of the local force, i i BALSAM (By Mrs. 1). T. Knight) i ' ' ] Mr. and Mrs. John T. Jones, as- J sisted by their daughter, Miss Freda, 1 served an elegant dinner Sunday the 2nd in honor of the birthday of their son, Mr. Vernon Jones. And, also, which was somewhat of a surprise I to his friendshere, of his recent mar- j I I nage to Miss Bonnie Henson. Mr. 11 and Mrs. Vernon Jones are making i :heir home in Waynesville. : Miss Freda Jones attended a misr lellaneous shower in Waynesville j j Wednesday afternoon which was :: given to Mrs. Vernon Jones. r Alvin Crawford, lourteen year old * ion of Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Crawford j nad the great misfortune last week fc .0 lose the sight oi one eye. He was j j .tinning down a hill on his way j ( .lcme from work and a limb struck 1 aim in his eye. He was taken at r once to Waynesville where he re- s jeived medical attention but was in.ormed that the sight was destroyed-} r However, the doctor hopes to save the ^ ball. j Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crawford, of Hutherfordton were here for a short " while Saturday. Mr. Robert Pearson has returned :o Clemson College alter spending J 1 pre-Easter vacation with his par- | Frost Bite J Blue mold is still raging in tobacjo plant beds over eastern Carolina but some farmers have found that vhat they thought was mold is simply }ld-fashioned frost bite and water damage. Others iiave found that plants affected by the mold have j good roots and that the disease is not killing the plants entirely though transplanting may be delayed. ? ' ' v M SYLVA, Funeral Rites Held For W. M. Fowler Funeral services were conducted at 11 o'clock on Wednesday, at,Glen- < ville, lor W. M. Fowler, prominent I Jackson county citizen, who died < at his home in Glenville on Mon- I day afternoon. 1 Mr. Fpwier, who was 58 years of age, was prominent in this county j for many years, as a citizen, mer- i chant, and business man. Born in j Hamburg, tne son of the late Wm. j A. Fowler, Mr. Fovder engaged in the mercantile business in Sylva for ( several years. Later he return d ? to Glenville and assumed charge of ] the business that had been establish- c cd by his lather. He became inter- i csted in thetourist business, and de- r veloped the Fowler House, at Glen- ^ ville, one of the attractive tourist g centers of the county. I Mr. Fowler is turvived by his ( widow, three sont, Dr. Wm. McDuflle ^ Fowler, Jr., of the U. S. Navy, Dr. Guy Fowler, of Canton, Ga., and t Joseph Fowler, of Glenville; and by one sister, Mr. Thomas English, of ^ Horse Shoe, Mr. Fowler disposed of his mercantile business two or three years F \go, and last year he and Mrs. Fow- a er made a trip to California, to visit ^ .heir son, Dr. Mack Fowler, and re- c ;urned via the Panama Canal and Mew York City, Mr. Fowler was one 3 3>' Jackson county's leading citizens, 1 always interested in the upbuilding ^ if the county and this region. ents here. I Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Cox, of West j .'aim Beach, Fla., were here on a ' short business trip last week. Mr. and George McCall were call- J | ed to Wllmot Monday on account of I the illness of their daughter, Mrs. i Lettie Jones. Her husband, Mr. Jones, is also sick. Rev. Mr. Tucker, of Cullowhee, 1 )ieached in the Baptist church here J I Sunday mornnig. The cottage prayer meetings that have been conducted here all win- ' :er by Rev. C. O. Newell and Mrs. j Newell, of Dellwood Methodist cir- j uit are well attended and growing :n interest. The meeting will be at he home of Mr. and Mrs. John TTones this week. ; Rev. Mr. Newell preached an ineresting Easter sermon in the Meth>dist church Sunday afternoon. I The Baptist Sunday school had an gg hunt Sunday morning. The VIethoclist S. S. had one Monday afternoon. _ j Active pallbearers were Chris Pax- 14" :on, LeKoy Franks, Shirley Press 1 ey, T( Will Fowler, James Fowler, and, 2 ?recy Fowler. Honoiary: Carl Jam- b son, Dr. Erastus Peak, Dr. Stoddard, Jr. H. T. Hunter, Thomas A. Cox, Jr. C. Z. Candler, Prof. Robert L. Vladison, and Wesley A. Henson. c - i Sylva Boy Is ? Marbles King r Wayne Jamison, of Sylva Ele- " nentary School, was the winner of he Marbles Tournament for Jack- g ;on County, held on Monday afte|- o loon, at the Community Center. * n Under the sponsorship of the Jack- I g ion County Recreation Project, mar- J ii >les tournaments were held in the ti chools of the county, and the win- d ler in each of the schools came to b Jylva for the tournament. Willets p vas represented by Johnnie Sneed; c< 3eta by Andrew Que^n, Sylva High, I u >y Frank Parris, Ba-ker's Creek by i iewel Elders, Wilmoi, Buddy Lefler, la iualla, Wayne Hyatt, Cullowhee, ai Cenneth Hooper, East LaPorte, Ver- ai ion Long, Glenville, Roy Blackburn, fc niikhnm. James Robinson. si IliU j Wayne Jamison, the county win- J T; ier, will go to Greensboro to com- js< >ete lor the State Marbles Cham- 'h >ionship. He is 11 y?ars of age. ja P " Earl1 I tkfky v M *3 I ] NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 13, Will Start Work On College Infirmarj Cullowhee, (Special) ? The general contract for a new infirmary building at Western Carolina Teachers College was awarded recently t< :ne Southeastern Construction Company at Charlotte. The letting of this contract mark: ihe begnning of the sixth new buildng within the last year as a part o ;he $600,000 building and expansior erogram on the college campus. Bids for the infirmary were received on March 25, but none wa: iccepted at that time because th< owest bid m ide exceeded the amoun vf uil^ing by $1,775. Rather than t( tvise the aichltectural plana and U -eadvertisc bid# for the building, th? itate budget conpnission and the 3WA office in Atlanta approved ? ransfer ot the exCe# involved $mi he old training school repair job tc he new building. Accordingly the general contracl [oes to the Southeastern Constructior Company in the sum of $23,867. The dumbing contract of $2,335 was warded to Ingold Construction Company Incorporated, of Hickory. J >. Powers of Bennettsville, S. C., was ;iven the heating contract of $4,573 he infirmary will be a two-story trick building with a slate roof. It s to have three rooms for men and cur'for women with a capacity for 0 patients. Work on this building cgan several days ago. Favorable Prospects continue to favor inreased egg production and increased roduction and marketing of poulry this year as compared with 1938, eports the U. S. Bureau of Agriculirnl amies. The Recreation Project has been aining in interest among the people f the county for the past several \onths, and has become one of the reatest of the educational forces 1 the county. The many varied acvities of the Recreation Unit, under irecti on cf Mrs. Helen Dillard, have een attracting more and. more suport fro mthe people throughout the ounty. It is growing in interest and sefulness. Last summer many tourists were ttracted to the Community House nd Recreation center, for pleasure nd amusement. With the home)lks, it is both recreation and in;ruction in various arts and crafts. 1 addition, many communities are ?rved with assistance in putting on cme talent plays, entertainments, nd in their own recreation projects. V Spring Flow* ill n&f ^HM^^-=0^< (11/ lilm/ili limtc '93? moOATSABOTi Tsylva High S< I To Start ' Tompkins Backed i Much Legislation s Raleigh, N. C., AprU 12^The fob " lowing is a complete list of all bill; f introduced in the last General As1 sembly by Jackson's Representative Dan Tompkins. House Bill No. 33, granting pre3 ference to veterans in State employ5 ment. This bill passed both houses t and is now the law. ; House bill No. 85, to promote the } settlement of the bonded indebted* ness of the Town of Sylva. This bill i was enacted into law, and the town *. is proceeding to a settlement. 1 House bill No. 103, jointly intro1 duced by other Western Representa} Hves.- It is now the law, and, prohibits U. S.,Forest Service from trap, ping deer and shipping them out of the State. 1 House bill No'. 205. Emergency i bill to get the Japanese beetle, and ; to prevent a federal quarantine upon shipment of fruits, flowers, and vegetables out of the State. This bill is estimated to save fruit and vege! table growers of North Carolina , many thousands of dollars and a , great deal of trouble. House bill No. 257,. to place Mrs. Emily Henson on the Confederate Pension roll. It was enacted into ' law. House bill No. 272, to prohibit the sale of beer and wine in the county, and to place the traffic under strict supervision of the county commissioners.. After a hard fight in committee and in the House, this bill failed to pass. It was one of the hardest-fought measures in the General Assembly, and the dry forces rallied around it as the' most im| portant dry measure of the session. I House bill 327, allows Justices of j the Peace to sentence those convict; ed of drunkenness to 30 days on the roads, and compels the State highway and Public Works Commission to accept them, instead of the county having to feed them in the local jail. House Bill 331. This bill would have allowed welfare workers who were in the service prior to April ..1936 to continue in the work without civil service or other examinatinnc if thev are doing satisfactory service. The State Board of Charities and Public Welfare met .and . changed its regulations so as to cover the purpose of the bill, and the introducer withdrew the bill. House Bill No. 441. Extended the terms of Jackson county officers to four years, along with the sheriff, coroner and clerk of the court. t House Bill No. 486. To allow irs v-MAKM* m&ti c r I * i . IDVAHOB OUT BOB TIB OOUBTT zhool Finals Friday Night Sylva High School finals will be* gm next Friday evening at 8 o'clock, with the commencement play. | Or> Sunday afternoon at 2:30, the annual sermon will be preached by Rev. C. G. Hefner, of Cullowhee. Class Day exercises wiu be held s Monday afternoon at 2:30. Monday - evening at 8, the annual recitationj i - i* , aeciamauon contest, under the auspices of the B H. Cathey Chapter, U. D. C., for the Gertrude Dills McKee Medal, will be held. ? Graduation exercises will be held at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. D. ' Hi den Ramsey will be the speaker, and he will be introduced by Dan L Tompkins. i | Miss Lucile Reed is valedictorian of S Lhe class; and Miss Georgia Revis is ' i salutatorian. ' There are 42 boys and, girls in the class, who will receive diplomas. * College To Enlarge Its Heating Plant Cullowhee, (Special)?Bids on the revised plans for enlarging the heat- 1 j ing system of Western Carolina Teachers College will be heard at | Cullowhee, Friday, April 15, by the board of trustees, President H. T. | Hunter announced today. The present system will be 1 inadequate lor heating both the dormitories and classrooms now in use and the six new buildings under construction on the campus. Present plans call for the addition of new boilers, stokers, and improvements in the boiler room. Bids for this project were received March 18; but since all bids exceeded the money originally allocated for this work, they were rejected, and bids on the new plans will be heard Friday pending the approval of the State Budget Commission and the PWA office of Atlanta. : Spending ? Food still ranks first in farm family expenditures, but increased outlay for automobile and household operation in recent years has shoved clothing spending down to fourth place. worthy students at the University . ... _ .J *1 O + a+A ana me colleges ui me uwvt *, nctes for tuition and board, and the notes to be negotiable. The committee on Higher Education gava i this bill and unfavorable report. | House Bill No. 491. To allow American Legion Post? to obtain certified copies of birth certificates I without cost. This bill was enacted * into law. ( House Bill No. 768. Continued the | work of extermination of Japanese j Beetles during the two years of the biennium. Both Japanese Beetle | Bills had the support of all farm | organizations in the State, j House Bill No. 843. To allow the f;Town of Sylva to adjust street assessments with property owners, i House Bill No. 844. To place /Jackson county under the general haw regarding the registration of I crop liens. | House Bill No. 845. -Provides ror a term of court each year, if the commissioners of the county find it necessary to hold such court. House Bill No. 846. To regulat ? the sale of dynamite. This bill was designed to protectN/the streams against fishing with dynamite. It was reported unfavorably by the committee. House Bill No. 85G. This is th-: new school Machinery Bill, and tlv* Jackson Representative, as a member of the sub-committee to draw the school machinery bill, was one or the introducers. House Bill No. 995. This bill would have provided for an election in I Jeckson county or any township. I upon petition, upon the sale of wine and beer. It was reported un.avorably in the committee. House Bill No. 91. This bill would have limited the tax for Social Security to, 10 in every county. It failed to pass; but was the means of providing a new equalizing fund of $370,000 for Old Age Assistance, instead of the present fund of 100,000. This should result in great benefit to the weaker counties, such as Jackson, along this line. No other State-wide or local bills were introduced by Mr. Tompkins.