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With Bufieombe county register- |
jug a majority of nearly OX thousand
against the- establishment of ABC
Stores, the wet and dry issue was "
brought squarely before the State
again.
The control advocates have been (
trying ever since the 1935 General <
Assembly to get a foothold for the 1
ABC stores in the great west In *
every county in which an election }
has been held, west of Durham, the }
prohibition advocates have won vie- *
tories. Mecklenburg and Catawba i
both turned thumbs down on the
proposal, and severaj counties east *
ot Raleigh voted against the control f
.tores. The advocates of control j *
pinned their hopes of getting a foot- 1i
hold in the west upon Buncombe. An f
election was called in Swain, just to '
the west of us, and the sentiment ap- ?
pcared so overwhelming against the I
control stores, that the board of elec- j
tions called off the referendum. Jhat *
left Buncombe still to vote, and city 3
districts have always been more fa- t
vorable to the legal sale of liquor ?
than country districts." Asheville is s
grown to be a sizable city, and the
AECers had hopes there. The city c
i failed to give anywhere near as large IV
1 an ABC majority as they had hoped,!J
I and the country districts and smaller J l
' tnwns of Buncombe piled up stagger-1"
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ing majorities for the status quo. 1
The dry line in the west remains E
intact. If it had been broken, the probabilities
are that other western
counties would have said "what's the
use?" and would have established
ABC stores in the near future.*V
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But that is all in the past Bun- ~
combe held the line for the drys?
Any when it failed to crumble over v
there, the hope of liquor control any- j
where in the west went a glimmering.
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Not only that. The fight that certain
western members of the General
Assembly of last winter put up
letting down
hard liquors, aroused much of the I
Slate, and the tremendous majority I
Buncombe piled/ up, leads many peo- I
pie to believe that these westerners I
were really speaking and voting the I
? i?t nAnniA nf the moun- |
sentiments ui ui^
tains. That has given heart to the I
drys throughout North Carolina anc F
I has thrown a fear into the legal liquo iadvocates
that it may not be Ion* I
until the whole State will be given I
chance to vote on the issue, and tha, I
when it does, North Carolina as ; I
unit may return to the prohibition I
column.
At least that is the way the writ- I
ers t? the papers from Kaleigh ant I
other points where they keep their' I
hands on the pulse of the people are |
interpreting the fight in the last Gen- I
eral Assembly, and the Buncombe I*.
vote. '
We shall probably hear much about I.'
this during the primary campaign I"
next year, as the voters choose the!
officers for the State. The writers |
say that there is no doubt that the!
pendulum has begun to swing back I
toward prohibition, not only in North I'
Carolina, but also in many parts off
the country. Russell
Opens Office^^^J
Dr. W. F. Russell has just opened J
his dental offices, over Velt's Cafe. I
Dr. Russell is well known in Sylva. J
He had offices here several years I
ago, and had a large practice, before I
removing to Asheville, where he has I
practiced his profession for several J
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Hyatt Reunion I
The reunion of the Hyatt family, I
Iong of the most prominent in West- I
ern North Carolina, will be held at I
Recreation Island, in Bryson City, j
0l* August 6. Mrs. A. M. Bennett I
organized the reunion, and Mrs. W. I
A Hyatt, of Waynesville, is president, I
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2nd S. P. Hyajtt, of yuaua, ^ ?
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Hold Reunion The
annual reunion of the Parri. I
family will be held, qn the thirc I
Sunday in August, at the home o I
'Ir- and Mrs. Frank B. Jones, nea* I
the Parris old homepdace, about one I
mile from Dillsboro. ~ ~ ' I
I An relatives are invited to attenc I
tnd brinS baskets oX dinner. I
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Dry Vote
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COUNTY'S YOUNG
TROOP TO BOOKS
It was back to school today for most
>f the school children and teachers
>f Jackson county. All schools in
he county opened, except those at
Sylva, Dillsboro, Qualla, and Cullo,vhee.
Sylva, Dillsboro and Qualla
vill - open on Thursday, August 31,
ind the Cullowhee school will run
vun me college year, as usual.
Superintendent Moses has just re;urned
from High Point, where he
jot three new buses for the county
schools. Two were new buses, to be
ised between Olivet and Qualla, and
it Webster, and one is a replacement,
or use at Sylva. The county buys
ill new buses, and the State makes
'eplacementeA.
A vocational agriculture teacher
las been assigned to Glenville High
chool, and additions have been made
o the manual arts department at
Jylva, and in others of the high
chools.
mi IUa 4/tnnViAivi' mootinffc
Ui W1C ICaCllCl O
f the year was held at Sylva last
ireek, and the speakers were Prof,
ohn S. Seymour, of Western Caroina
teachers college, who spoke on
Needed Changes in Education"; and
)r. Willis A. Parker, who spoke retarding
extension work.
>ARKWAy IS ISSUE,
IN INDIAN ELECTION
A campaign, raging about theParkvay
through the land* of tha Eastern
3and of Cherokees, is now * ojti in
ull swing, with a primary to be
eld today. Fred Bauer, present
ice-chief, and convention nominee
or chief, is the leader of one faction,
nd his cousin, Jarrett Blythe, present
ers of a family that has been prom:ent
among the Cherokees for genrations.
Blythe is a son of the late
imes Blythe, and Bauer is a son of
cchel Blythe Baue^. whose love
latch with Bauer, a prominent white
>an of Raleigh, won her the admiraon
of the State.
The convention, meeting on July
), nominated BaUer for chief and
.sene Thompson for vice-chief, on
platform pledging them to resist
iy attempt to exchange, sell or oth^'
i wise alienate any of the tribal lands
>r any purpose, and specifically foi
narkway, and to not accept em
aoyment at the hands of S.ate, couuy,
or Federal Government.
Bauer, Jack Jackson and othei
nembers of the band have just reurned
from Washington, where thej
vere more or less successful in block ng
the Weaver Bill, which sought
o grant powers of condemnation foi
ne Parkway to the Department o.
ne Interior, so that th? road migh
;o down Soco Valley from Soqo Gap
t is unlikely that any such legisla
ion will be enacted at this session oi
he* Congress, and in the meantimi
ne matter will be fought out again
n a tribal election.
There are six voting precincts in
tackson, Swain, and Graham counies.
They are: Cherokee, Wolftown,
Jirdtown, Snowbird, Big Gove, anc
:'ainttown. Judges and clerks o.
.lection have, been appointed in eacl
)t the townships.
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Raleigh,. July 31.?Miss Isabella
/Ioseley of Kinston, graduate in home
conomics from the Womans Colv_-ge
of the University of North Car lina,
was today appointed dair>
?snecialist of the State De
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artment of Agriculture to conduc
. state-wide program looking towan
he increased consumption of mill
nd dairy products.
Commissioner of Agriculture W
.err Scott in announcing the ap
;ointment said that the ddiry-mark
lip" ^xogram of the Department wi
e launched with the support <
State Daifry Industry Committ
/hich is composed of representative
om the North Carolina Dairy Pre
jets Association, the dairy speciali.
t State College, the State Board <
; lealth, an dthe > three major dan
jreed association.
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"The need for immediate attentior
o the marketing of dairy products is
miphasized by the fact that North
Carolina milk consuption averager
approximately one-half pint per person,
while health authorities anc
j.^inicmc rprommend a minimum o
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juart per child and a pint per adult,'
Commissioner Scott added.
' Miss Moseley received her Bacheor
of Science degree in 1937, servec
as assistant hostess of Spencer HalJ
it the University of North Caroline
in the summer of 1935, served on the
staff of the 4-H Club Camp at White
Lake in 1936, taught home econimice
and science at the Rocky Mount High
School 1937-38 and was elected presilent
of the Vocational Group at the
Jorth Carolina-Teachers' Conference
his year, a position she resigned to
oin the Department.
She was born at Kiriston March 9,
917, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
j. O. Moseley. Incidentally, Mr.
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/foseley is a dairyman ax u uiuw
armer. * v
While in college, she was a memar
of the student government coun.1
.class day speaker chosen by the
ome economics department, she
banned, equipped and taught in the
hapel Hill High School Home assolation
programs. '
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President Jackson County
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From 1940 AAA Prolan
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A greater opportunity for smal
armers to participate will be one o
be most important feature of th
940 AAA program, according to I
Floyd, AAA executive officer a
State College.. ' >'
Likewise, soil conservation wiJ
ave increased emphasis, in view c
-s phenomenal progress during th
ast few years. As in other years
e responsibility of administratio;
all continue in the hands of farme
committees.
An important - recommendatio
nade at a recent Washington confer
nee which Floyd attended, and. on
.7hich should help small farmers tak
Dart in the program, was that ther
be established a minimum soil-build
ing allowance of $20 per farm.
Another important recommenda
iion would allow farmers to earn u
to $30 per farm for tree planting, i
addition to the regular* soil buildih
allowance for the farm.
Floyd also said State and loci
AAA committeemen will have mor
, responsibility for the field adminis
, tiation of crop insurance and loan
, This is in line with the establishe
\AA policy of decentralizing admir
stration of the program wherevt
possible.
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Five club members represented
Jackson county at the 4-H short
course held at State college in Raleigh
last week.
Helen Higdon,'daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Higdon, of Webster,
served as counselor for one of the
I dormitories whi^e in Raleigh. Miss
Higdon also took part on the radio
i program, it wmcn time sne discussed
her trip to the National Club congress
at Chicago. Miss Higdon was
sent to the National Club congress
as the food preservation champion
of North Carolina.
Miss Irene Bryson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs/June Bryson, of Sylva, and1
Clyde Queen,son. of Mr. and Mrs.
A H. Queen,of Sylva, the county
health champions, took part in the
slate, health program.
Pansey' Dillard, daughter of "Mr.
and Mrs. Garland Dillard, of Beta,
who is preparing a room improvement
unit for the state fair, also at
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George i. Stewart, son. of Mr. and
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in horticulture last year, was awardI
I ifcaicigfi, cjuiy
I J crease the export of North Carolina [I
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^.eder chuic snu iu uunu a uvuav
market, the State Department of I
Agriculture in cooperation with county
agents .will circularize prospective
out-of-state buyers of steers and
leifers immediately, Paul L.-Fletch r,
livestock marketing specialist of
" he Department, announced today.
The initial list .of cattle to be offered
for sale represents 12,000 animals
owned by 800 producers in Hay/ood,"
Buncombe, Madison, Avery, i
litchell, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany
counties. Names and addresses
of the owners, together with the
.ype and quantity of animals offeri
>1, will be listed.
Fletcher estimated that the prospective-buyer
list will include "at
.east three-fourths of the feeder
teers suitable for export that will
S oe offered for sale to state and outef-state
farmers this fall."
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One, two and three-year old feeder
steers will represent the largest
'.lumber of animals listed, although
some heifers will be offered.
"It is the hope of the Department
1 and agents that ^the prospeciivebuyers
list will make it possible for
il Eastern North Carolina farmers to
f purchase their cattle directly from
e their fellow Tar Heels in Western
I. 'North Carolina, instead of having to
it go to Texas and other states," Fletch:
er added. *
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' An additional aid promoting the
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, will be the issuance of periodic price
n' reports through the state-federal
market news service of the Department's
markets division.
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year," Floyd stated, "the
e national conference was held a
e month earlier than last. This .will
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e give farmers in 1940 a better chance
" than ever to know well in advance
of the planting seasons what 'the
" program has to offer them."
P Recommendations adopted at tthe
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11: recent national comerence ox
2 officials will be used for drafting
specific provisions of the 1940 prbgram.
In general, it will continue
^ along the same lines as the 1939 pro"
gram. Changes recommended . are
s- those which will simplify adminis^
tration and make the program more
l" effective from the standpoint of soil
* conservation. *
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J C. AUmpn, former county commissioner,
and one of Jackson county's
best known citizens; died, at his
home, at Addie, at 11 o'clock,""Tuesday
night, following, a long illness.
- Mr. Allman, wh<ywas 63 years of
age, was. a well to do. farmer, and a
leader in the life of the county, for
many., years. He was .a member of j
Buff .Creek Baptist church, and of s~;
unaK j_<oage, A..*, ana A. M.
Funeral services will be conducted
at; Buff Creek: todsgr, Thursday morning,
at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Allman is* survived' by his
widow, two sons, Harry and Joe: Allman,
of Sylva, six daughters, Mrs.
L B. Leverson, Washington, D. C.,
Mrs. Charles Bryson, Waynesville,
Mrs. Fred Blanton, Darrington> Wash.,
Mrsv Ode Green, Mrs. Ernest Jones,
add Miss Clara Allman, all .of Syl- ~
va, and by other relatives and a<host
of friends. 1 M
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called on Mrs. Hubert Blanton.
Mrs. Terry Johnson, of Cherokee,
visited Mrs A. C. Hoyle.
g Mr. and Mrs. Thad Beck motored
to Ashevide last-week. Mrs.
G. A. Kinsland, Mrs. Frank
Kinslaind and Miss Etta Kinsland
Rnrlnn RnmMrnpr ; '*
Mrs. Jess Blanton and Mr. Hubert
Blanton and family were guests at
Mr. G. A. Kinsland's.?
Mr. Chas. Ward and family visited
at Mr. Newt. Snyder's Sunday.
An all-day dedication service was
conducted on the 4th Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. Ben Cook, and members
of the Shoal Creek Baptist church
reported by Mr. Carl Hoyle was organized
about 110 years ago.
Beside the pastor other ministers,
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mostly former pastors, who took part
in the program were Rev. W. E. Conner,
Rev. J. L. Hyatt, Rev. Chas.
Owen, Rev. W. W. Anthony, Rev.
Oscar Beck, Rev. Arnold Beck, beside
talks by prominent laymen. Mr.
Ezell, of Whittier, and Mr. Crawford,
of Balsam, led the old folk's choir
also singing by the Smoky Mountain
Quartet with Mrs. R. C. Browning,
nf Rrtrcnn Pitv ne r?inni<r+ nnH the
Blanton quartet, of Willets. Several
visitors were present. Dinner on the
ground. J
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shuler and
little son, of Lynchburg, Va., Mrs.
Claud Riddle and children, of Gray
Court, S. C., and Mrs. Rufus Johnson
and children, of Ela, are visiting
at Mr. D. M. Shuler's.
Mrs. Alton Colcord, of Florida, and
Mrs. Van Home,, of Pennsylvania,
visited Mrs. C.*P. Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Trull,' ol
Bethel, and Mr. Wayne Ferguson,
spent the week-end at Mr. H. G.
Ferguson's. j
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Crawford, of
Willets, called on Miss Annie TerrelJ
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Sunday.
Mrs. D. L. Oxner spent last week
with relatives at Swannanoa.
Mrs. D. A. Martin who has been in,
Aston Park Hospital, Asheville, several
days ' for treatment' returned4
home Saturday. * She seems to be
slightly improved.
Misses Etta Kinsland and Annie.
Lizzie Terrell called on Miss Gertrude
Ferguson Tuesday. Miss Ferguson
left Wednesday to teach at Almond. '
Miss Kinsland left Thursday to resume
school work at Dunseith, N. D.
Mr. D. M. Shuler and.Mr. andMrs.
Gordon Shuler went to Gray Court,
S. C., Tuesday.
Sirs. J. H. Hughes -visited her son,
Mr. J: M.-Hughes and family. She is
improving after a long illness. %
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