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I * S1.0# A YEAR IN ADVANCE IN Tl I Sylva Goes E I New Built I Sylva is experiencing a rapid H expansion, as new buildings are I being erected, old ones remod gjed, and additions are being " The Sylva Laundry has just I completed a considerable expansjon by the addition of a new I office and dry-cleaning room, oreatly adding to its facilities. I r velt's Cafe has just been redecorated and splendid, new onuipment installed, Cannon H Brothers nave juot xaxhoxaov* , I the basement of their building, I ' and moved their offices and I hardware department into this I part of the building, giving I more room for the dry goods and I grocery and meat departments. i e. m. Lloyd, owner of the PoinI sett Hotel,, is rapidly completI ing the great addition that he I has been making to that struc- I I ture. Many rooms have been I added, and the entire building I modernized and made more I convenient for hotel purposes. I Phil Stovall will soon move his I its tan rant to the third floor of I the Hooper Building, and will I remain there while the old buildI he now occupies is torn down and a new building erectI on the spot. W The old. wooden building on Main Street hai been razed and I several new ones are soon to be I erected on the lot, on the corner I of Main and Allen streets. I The post office will move by I April T. to the Tuckaseigee Bank I Building. Mr. R. F. Jarrett, I owner of the building, has just I had it completely overhauled on f the inside, making it most suitI able for the post office of the ornwing: town of Sylva. ft John's Creek School I Closing Tonight at 7:30 Tonight at 7:30 o'clock the seventh grade class will present I I the play "Nobody's Darling" | I with a cast of eleven characters, j I This will afford you a real enI tertainment for one and oneI half hours. The cast of characters follows: I Maggie, a , foundling, Lillian Hooper. I Lorraine Lawson, a proud I beauty, Janette Gunter. Mrs. Lawson, her mother, JesI sie Swaynim. James Lawson, her brother, James Adams. Alice Norton, her chum, Minnie Morgan. - % Billy Norton, Alice's sister, Gertiude Wood. Lindsay Norton, Alice's brother, Blaine Wood. Donald, friend. of the Lawsons, Carey Cope. Captain Halstead, Donald's guest, Lonnie Brendle. Mammy Julie, the family cook, Martha Jane Lovedahl. Sukey, the cook's - daughter, Martha Nicholson. The first, second, and third grades will give their program on Tuesday night, April 3, at which time there will also be a contest for medals with both boys and girls participating. The promotion certificates to the High School will be given at this time. Marbles Tournament For County Postponed The marbles tournament for Tr,?i i... k^tto Vias heen county wj^ Postponed from March 30 to April 20. The reason given is . that the weather will probably be better, and that it will give the boys in this county oppor, tunity for more practice, before the state Tournament, which is to be held in Greensboro' in May. The tournament will be held at the Recreation Center. Schoolmasters Meet In Hotel Carolina Tonight The Jackson County Schoolasters Club will hold its Monthly meeting at Hotel Caro- hna tonight. At that time the heads of the county schools will hear an address by Albert N. Keeler of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. ?w| v - /fer if% Jri HE COUNTY dooming As iings Go Up CENSUS SCHOOL ismo HERE Some seventy-five aspirants for positions as census enumerators in Jackson, Swain, and Macon counties, will close a twoday study course in the intricacies of filling out the census blanks and the proper procedure* at the Jackson county court house, this afternoon. Dan Tompkins, assistant su pervisor of the census for this district has been in charge of the school of instruction, and Amnion McCelland, area manager, is here today, to grade the papers and make the appointments of those who successfully passed the series of tests. The census will begin on April 8, throughout the United States, and the facts about population, housing and agriculture will be compiled and announced, as soon as it is possible to do so. Large Crowd Attends Qualla School Dedication Qualla's new school house, just completed by the county and the WPA, was the scene of a large gathering of people from this and adjoining counties, with a county and school oficials, and C Lieutenant Governor Wilkins t P. Horton, chairman of the v State School Commission, par- r ticipating. . f The new school, one of the best ( buildings in this part of the I state, is built of stone, and re- c places the old wooden structure. 1 In the address dedicating the s modern new Qualla school c building, Lieutenant Governor s Wilkins P. Horton, of Pittsboro,, a Friday night placed strong em- e phasis upon the importance of r tvnp nf instruction to be V11V vj |yv V* ? given in the public schools in i t North Carolina. fc "As we contemplate the dedi- s cation of this attractive new school building," Lieutenant P Governor Horton, a candidate a for the Democratic nomination 0 for Governor, remarked, "it is proper that we pause for a period ( of inventary and consider at least a few things basically involved in the schools system in North Carolina. "Of all the factors involved,, instruction constitutes the most s important one. If our schools are ? to attain maximum efficiency ( and represent greatest degree 1 of service to the largest num- \ ber of people, it is imperative i that the courses made available i represent standards of high ex- ( cellence and sufficient diversity, j It is essential that the teachers j and supervisory officials re*i***** 4-v.a finpst. ideals." "\ lltXb lilb <u?v?. Mr. ' Horton said that the ( teachers "are still underpaid, j and a continued increase in the < salary schedule should be main- J tained as rapidly as our re- < sources will permit." He advo- , cated "an evaluation of our ed- j ucational program to determine whether we are receiving maxi- c' mum returns." j Governor, Clyde R. Hoey was praised for "the Splendid pro- j gram which has been and is < still being made in education ( and other spheres of public service under his leadership." Mr. Horton held that the present ' program of public service can be continued and strengthened "without impairment of the j sound financial structure or tne State." i ' 1 -4 i\c\m I SYLVA, NC THE TRANSYI C. M. DOU( BREVARD, NO! ? Mr. Dan Tompkins, Publ: The Jackson County Jou Sylva, North Carolina My dear Governor: Congratulations and oth decided improvements in Neat, Clean, Newsy, Leg eyes, and a lot of other t Best o' luck. c i 1940 EXPECTED TO BE GOOD TOURIST YEAR Raleigh, March 25?|Inquiries ire pouring into the^pffice of the Jovernor's Hospitality Commitee of the Department of Conseration and Development at the ate of about 100 a day asking or information about North Carolina, according to J. C. Jaskervill, executive secretary if the committee. Most of these etters are from persons in other tates who have seen North Carilina advertisements or read tories about the state and who ire interested in coming here m. vacations this spring or sum uc:i.. As a result of this unusual inerest in North Carolina, it is lelieved that the 1940 tourist eason will be even better than ast year when almost 3,000,000 teople visited North Carolina ,nd spent approximately $100,00,000, Baskerville pointed out. ^ullowheeans Speak At International Relations Club Regional Meeting Cullowhee (Special) ? Repre- i :entatives from the Internation- i il Relations Club of Western Carolina Teachers College to the egional conference held at the Jniversity of North Carolina tfarch 21-23 were: Josephine Morgan, of Mount Olive, Helen Iroonlfto r?f SnrncA Pin P T.PP A WV/iiiVV \/A A ^ Phoenix of Cove River, and 3urke Ferguson of Cullowhee. "The United States in a Aforld at War," was the general ;heme of the regional meeting. Tosephine Morgan talked on the special topic of "What Will Italy Do"; Helen Greenlee, on 'Latin America"; Lee Phoenix, )n "Economic Aspects of the Jnited States' Foreign Policy"; ind Eric Lloyd and Burke Ferguson, on the "Peace of Tomorrow." Dr. A. L. Bramlett, one of the .'acuity sponsors for the club, iccompanied the group to Chap31 Hill. Baptist Training Union Plans Stu d y Course Plans have been made for a Training Course for the different groups in the Training Union " " Otnrnh The or tnc ?yiva Dupiiob vi* ?? classes will meet each night next week, beginning on Monday, April 1st. For the convenience of the younger members, the classes for Juniors will meet in the afternoons. Classes are planned as follows: For Juniors, "The Junior and His Church." For Intermediates, "Training In Christian Service." For Seniors, "The Plan of Salvation." For Adults, "The Growing Christian." i. * > ou CH 28, 1940 iVANIA T IMES >LAS, Editor IITH CAROLINA | March $3, 1940 ? ? r ' 1 " '! t t f :sher I t rnal i. ^ I f I : i c i ier nice things on the ] ,. 1 1 i The Journal. , ; g ible, non-strain on the . ' . . . f hings ... just nice, * ~ 1 i * s I M. DOUGLAS i c 1 > r , J i_j a v Scout Committeemen i Of District Meet Here Saturday Night [ ? c A meeting of all the members c of Boy Scout troop committees ^ in the Smoky Mountains district 1 of the Daniel Boone Council is to be held at the Carolina Hotel c in Sylva Saturday night at 6:30 '? o'clock. W. E. Ensor, Jr., of * Cherokee will preside at the * meeting. c Dean W. E. Bird of Cullowhee? 6 chairman of this district, which v embraces Swain, Jackson, and 1 Macon counties,* will talk on t troop leadership. Hugh Monteith, of Sylva, chairman of the * district committee on Camping 1 and Activities, will discuss the 1 troop camping program. 5 E. B. Whitaker.jbf /Bryson. City,. district chairman of advance- r ment, will talk on the advance IllCiib piUgi?Uli. X" IU,yU HCW, XTdsistant Scout Executive of the Daniel Boone Council, will lead a discussion on the policies of Scouting and the handling of troop finances. j e Scout Court of Honor e To Be Held At Franklin [ i Three Scouts are to be award- r ed the rank of Star Scout at ^ the Smoky Mountains District i Court of Honor that is to be e held Monday night in Franklin. c The Scouts are Oscar Martin, Lacy Stallings, and Lester Greg- ? ory of Bryson City. t E. B. Whitaker of Bryson City, 2 chairman of advancement for ^ this district which consists of ^ Jackson, Swain and Macon coun- t ties, will preside at the meeting. r A. W. Allen, Scout Executive of ? t.hp Daniel Boone Council of the I Boy Scouts of America, will be g in charge of the Tenderfoot investiture. The other awards will , be made by members of the district committee. t The public is invited to at- , tend the meeting. Easter Music Presented ' By W. C. T. C. Singers ; ( Cullowhee (Special)?On East- ] er Sunday morning thirty voices < from the chorus of Western Car- ( olina Teachers College formed < the choir at Cullowhee Methodist Church. The vested choir, directed by Mrs. Charles G. Gul- J ley, sang "Unfold Ye Portals," from "The Redemption," by Gounod. At this service the Reverend W. L. Lanier preached on the 1 subject of "The Life from the . Tomb." i ] OnnHdir OVPJlin? the ' Un U Ulluuj VI Schubert Glee Club, one of the . oldest organizations on the < Teachers College campus, sang i an Easter Cantata, "Light from the Tomb," by Wilson. Student < director for this religious musi? cal was Ernest Elliott. Before the cantata began, H. T. Hunter, < president of the college brought to the congregation a brief message on the "Meaning of Easter." , ii V-: S ' / utn 3 1 ' j . : FARM AND HOME WEEK TO BE HELD I JULY 29-AUGUST 2 I j Plans for, the 37th annua farm and Home Week at N. C >tate College are already beinj nade.1 The "educational vacaion" for hundreds of Tar Hee arm people will be held July 2J hifough August 2 this year. Jofrif W; Goodman, assistanl extension ' director, and Mis/ luth Current, State home dem>nstra|tion agent, called a meetng of ' a committee on arrangenents, and the process of invitng speakers and mapping a pro;ram Iwas started. H. G. Ferebee of Camden if jresident of the Farmers' Contention for 1940, and Mrs. Dudey Bagley of Moyock will pre nae oyer tne women 5 sessions as resident of the N. C. Federation if Home Demonstration Clubs They 'have groups at work arangipg details of the various programs. A possibility that the attendmce of men at the convention vill t}e swelled was seen when j< Y. | Floyd, AAA executive oficer, announced that tentative )lans,have been made to hold a heeting of County Triple-A :ommitteemen at State College luring Farm and Home Week This would bring to Raleigh 30C eadirtg farmers of the State, f It yas the unanimous vote*ol he committee on arrangements hat Governor and Mrs. Clyde R loey'be extended an invitatior ,0 appear on the evening pro ram August 1. Both the Gov.>rnor and Mrs. Hoey made a hil vfth the farm people in 'theii jrogram appearances the pas1 hree years. Dan M. Paul of State College s secretary of the Farm ant lome Week committee, and hi las invited suggestions for pro:ramj features. 1 | rwentieth Century Club Golden Jubilee - - a *1 Party Friday, April; Plans for the Golden Jubile< )arty to be given by the Twentieth pentury Club on Frida: evening, April 5, at 8 o'clock a' he club house are nearing comjletion. This party is being giver n celebration of the 50th anliversary of the Federation o: Women's Clubs ofy America. Th( 5th anniversary of the Twenti eth Century Club also occur: luring the month of April. Thle party will be strictly 'Nite of Fun," filled with man: muslual surprises. There will b< i floor show during the evening 3omi historical dates of the clul vill jbe presented in a very in eresting way. An effort is beinj nade to have all of the pas presidents of the club present a he party. Refreshments will b( ; j , iervtfu. Tickets are now on sale at 5< cents each. They may be purchased from members of th< icket committee. They are Mrs. Edgar Duckett, Mrs. C. B rhoijnpson, Mrs. H. C. Lawrence Mrs. Dan Allison, and Mrs. Jete: ?nyder. There will be no extn jharges for contests, etc. ' A meeting of all the part: committees will be called by Mrs D. M. Hall, chairman of th IJolcJen Jubilee party, on Tues lay,; April 2, 3 o'clock at th Community House. ' I I B. T. U. Contests To Be I - - ~ * * ? ? ah i At Scotts ureeK unurci | i The contests to choose th winners from the Tuckaseige Association to represent it at th 3ap!tist Training Union Conven Lion to be held at Andrews ii April will be held at the Scott Creek Baptist Church on Sun Jay;afternoon, March 31, at 2:3C Representatives from the differ ont churches are expected to b present who will take part ii (he Memory Work Drill fo Juniors, The Sword Drill for In termediates, the Better Speak ers Contest for Seniors, and th Reading Contest for Adults. J * * 1 . I' ;j 1 ' 1 / bnrttfl $2.00 A YEAR IN ADYi Publisher of l Announces For Lieutena L I . . : CHAMBER DIRECTORS 1 INDORSE_MEW ROAD The directors of the Jackson 5 County Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting held Monday night* went on record as approving the building of a road up Tilley's Creek, connecting this county with Macon. The president, J. L. Hair, presided at the meeting, and announced the appointment of Roy Allison as head of" the mer| chants' committee, and Dr. W. P. McGuire as chairman of the committee on roads and streets. A report from the finance com. mittee disclosed that there were some outstanding bills, and a committee composed of T. N. Massie, chairman, M. B. Can-* 1 non, W. J. Fisher, J. C. AllisonJ, and T. W. Ashe was appointed to approve and settle these accounts. t . v I ) Change Registration System for Elections And Party Primaries r , ?;? 5 By W. A. Lucas, Chairman State Board of Elections i One of the far reaching - changes in the election laws - made by the 1939 General Asb sembly has to do with setting up r a new system pf registration in b primary elections. Heretofore, only the general 5 election registration book has 1 been used for both primaries and - TTnHor fhp npw law " CICV/Ull/iXO* vimvA v?*v ?, , - there will be separate registra-' tion books for primaries and elections. The" voter wiH" be entered on the primary registration book of the party of which he is a mem? ber and heretofore only the pri> mary registration books will be furnished the registrars for the 3 primaries. There will be either a comj plete relisting of voters or a new t registration in each county in - the state, as may be determined i by the County Board of Elections - of each county, at the meeting f of such on Saturday, March 23. 3 In those counties in which a . new registration is ordered the s books will be open during the usual registration period before i the May primary. j In the new registration the s /oter will be registered on the general registration book and - iisn nn the appropriate primary J ? . -egistration book in accordance r vith his party affiliation, t Independents will not be regt .stered on any primary book. 3 In those counties in which a relisting of voters instead of a 3 new registration shall be ordered, - the Chairman of the County 3 Board of Elections, with such as- I : sistance as may be necessary,! will begin on April 2nd to tran, scribe to new general registrar tion books the names of all peri sons shown by poll books to have voted in the elections or p primaries of 1936 and 1938. A list of all names on the regq istration books, not shown by the > poll books to have voted, will be e published or advertised and 1 +V>,1C rmhli.ched or ad SUCH (id (XI C OiliAo ? vertised will have to appear during the regular registration period and show their right to rej main registered. After the names have been relisted on new registration books, separate primary e registration books will be made e by the County Election Board e Chairman. A new registration must be i held in all precincts where the s poll books of 1936 and 1938 can not be found. 1 I. . - SYLVA 4-H CLUB BOY TO e HAVE ENTRY IN STOCK SHOW l r Chris Davis of Sylva is one of - the several 4-H Club boys in - Jackson county who are fitting e beef calves for the Asheville Fat Stock Show this fall. \NCE J|j| i)K THE COUNTY The Journal Candidacy int-Governor After mature deliberation, I have consented for my name to be filed as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the democratic primary; and I am confident that the neonle of the State will honor me by nominating and electing me to that high and responsible position. I have done so for the reason that I believe it is the time for my section of the State, to be thus recognized by the party, and because I believe it to be a matter of the greatest importance that the Senate be organized by and in the interest of the people themselves, and not by and in the interest of special groups within the State. I do not wish to be misunderstood on that. I have no battle to wage against corporations that are loyal and burden-sharing citizens of the State. They, are entitled to the same consideration as any other citizen; but no more. I have no coach lines, no power dams, no cotton mills and no money to back my candidacy for any special interest or any special reason. I shall not expect and will not receive the support of that small group whose business it is to try to influence legislation in the interest of those who employ them, and who busy themselves about the State before each primary, attempting to strengthen their position at the ? -..i rt/vv,A?nl A ocamhlv Rllf T UCAU VJCilCiai xuoviiiwij . uu? . believe, when the people realize the importance of the office of Lieutenant Governor to them, that it will require no money to win the race. It would be a re proach upon the State to say that a man can't be nominated for a state office unless he has a large amount of money to put into the campaign, or unless somebody puts it up for him. It is the turn, in all justice, for the extreme western part of the State to be given recognition. The Lieutenant Governor, according to custom, is to come from the west, this year; and I was born and reared and live in the west?way back under the shadows of the Balsams and it is time we were thus honored . since we have furnished a great many of the votes in both primary and general election. Mv friends have insisted that v ? our section of the State should have this recognition at this time; and have been kind enough to say that my service in the General Assembly has qualified me for the position equally as well as any of the other candidates, who are, by the way, all gentlemen, and personal friends of mine. \ It is not the prerogative of any candidate for an office to adopt X a platform. That is the exclusive duty of the party convention. If we are to continue party government, personal platforms and persr/ialities have no place in a primary campaign. A platform is the combined thought of a political party, and if I am nominated, I shall stand upon the platform my party adopts at the state convention, both before and after election. However, we might look at the record and, see the positions that I have taken on questions affecting the people, and the principles to which I still adhere. I believe that North Carolina is, perhaps, the best-governed 8tat? in the Union. But there are always weak places in any human structure. There is always room for progress and for the betterment of the affairs of the people If our democracy does not progress it will perish. One of the natural laws is that when anything ceases to grow it begins to die; and I believe that progress has always been the policy of our party, and will continue to be, unless we allow progress to be stifled by certain men (Continued on Page Two) ' " i i . LM
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