A c ,, o0 a year in advance in Local Wild] Hears Mi Game F State Man Discusses Worl Done Elsewhere In Conservation The Jackson County Wildlif< Club, meeting at the Court Hous< Tuesday night, heard a discussion by Mr. Meadows of the Department of Conservation anc Development, and saw slides presented by him, showing the effective work that has been elsewhere replenishing the game anc fish in forests and streams. Hon. Thomas A. Cox, T. N Massie, and Chic Young also addressed the club, during the general discussion following Mr Meadows' talk. The purpose of the club, which was organized a few weeks ago, along the same lines as similai clubs have been organized in practically every county in Nprth Carolina, is to secure the cooperation of sportsmen and I land-owners in the county, tf I the end that fish and game may I oe protected and replenished, through the cooperation-of the I Department of Conservation and I Development, the landowners in I the county, and the public generally. | A,plan is on foot and was. dis* * " * * 1 - ? ? cussed by tne ciud, to piace wjuc deer and wild turkeys at several places in this county. To this end a committee, composed ol R. C. Hunter, Thomas A. Cox, W. R. Enloe, A. Dills, and J. C Allison, was appointed. The next meeting of the club will be held Tuesday night, August 13, and every interested person in the county is invttcritol* pomt. J. Phil Stovall is president ol the club, R. E. Erwin is vicepresident, and Everett Harris Is Secretary-Treasurer. Baptist Young People Camping In Hamburg A party, chaperoned by Rev and Mrs. H. M. Hocutt, left here this afternoon, to spend tonight at the Allison camp, in Haipburg The party was composed ol Misses Nell Ginn, Mary Hetp&n. Hattie Hilda Sutton, Edna Allen, Lucile Reed, Irene Bryspn, Frances Calhoun, Hilda Taljent Mrs. Emerson Phillips, Mrs Grady Styles and Messrs. Charle* Ginn. J. B. Owen. Venoy Reed Edwin Keener, Briton Moore Roy Hail, Paul Messer, and Ernest Penland, Jr. LEGION TO MEET AT COURT HOUSE FRIDAli The William E. Dillard Post American Legion will meet at 1 o'clock Friday night, August 2 in the court house, accordinf to an announcement .made by Dan Tompkins, post commander Every member of the post, anc every person in the county whc Is eligible to become a membei is invited to be present at tht meeting. INCREASE Increases in wage rates Per month and per day to hired farm labor, both with and Without board, were reported in _ t L??.4 ^uons of the country except East South Central States SMALLER Slaughter supplies of substantially smaller than in.tiw current marketing year a*e in* Seated for the 1940-41 market^2 year beginning 'Op toller 1 reP?rts the U. S. Biireau of Agricultural Economics. NORTHWARD The harvest of commercial and cuaricet garden vegetable crop* continues to more nortkwajpd aaa heavier supplies of frefh J'cgetables are coming into .the arSe consuming centers froir nearby areas. I THE COUNTY life Club ;adows On 'ropagation -i_ ( PRFSRYTERT ANS TO HAVE SERVICES IN COMMUNITY HOUS1 | Rev. Paul P. Thrower of Bry ' son City, will conduct service . for the Presbyterians of the towi I and community, each first an< third Sunday night in the montl at the Community House. Thi ^ public is invited to these ser vices. - Mountaineers To Gather In Asheville FQr Festiva Asheville? Coming from thi pleasant coves and valleys o | Western North Carolina, sever ' al hundred ballad singers, fid | dlers, guitarists, banjo playerc clog dancers, yodelers, an< square dancers will assemble a ( August 8th, 9th, and 10th, t r present the 13th annual Moun tain Dance and Music Festiva] [ Staged under the glare of fiel< ^ lights, the three evening per t formances will feature compe . tition among 16 mountain squari dance teams, each composed o . eight couples and accompanie< ^ by their individual band o I mountain string musicians. Va . rious dance aggregations include > the Soco Gap Dance Tean which appeared before the Kin( ' and Queen of Eng|and at thi wnite nouse ana aance aggrega I tions who have won severa [ championships at the Mountaii , Festivals here and who hav< appeawd Jo > vals in Washington and othei , cities of the United States. . In from the valleys and cove, will come also many of the old time fiddlers and ballad sing ers to render ?ongs of the fcigh lands: which haae been feature of highland life since before tfe< Revolutionary War. T^e did timers will be one of the color ful phases of the annual festi val here. New Potato Variety Gets Wide Acclaip The Sequoia Irish potato, otni of N. C. State College's lates contributions to the field of hor ticulture, is receiving abundan praise in many sections of th United States where it has beei tried on an experimental basis M. E. Gardner, head of tto i college's horticulture depart ment and co-developer of th< .r potato with Robert Schmidt said research men in a larg , number of states as well as h \ Canada, Mexico, and Cuba hav , reported excellent results witl ; the Sequoia. r A late potato, the pew yariet; . has outyielded established va 1 rieties consistently during i > five year tost period in tbi r state. During the past half-de ? cade, the Sequoia averaged 247.! bushels to the. acre.-In the sami test, Cobbler yielded 224 bushels Katahdin 218 and Chippewa 263 Gardner explained fts higl I yielding ability is attribute* 1 largely to its marked resistanc< . to leaf hoppers, flea beetles, an< ( blight, all deadly , enemies of thi j crop. It has been estimated tha iat Lee pointed out that the turns' ing under of these crops makes 3 ,it possible to produce clean-tilled 1 crops more economically and on 1 less land. This in turn permits the growing of perennial strips ! on steeper portions of the lapd. Another reason for growing - both annual and perennial strips - lis that sometimes heavy rains occur when the vegetation in the apnual strips is not large s enough to provide ample proteci tion for the land. This makes J perennial strips necessary as a second line of defense. a? ? ? ) RTH CAROUN*, AUGUST 1,1940 Havana Coibnce 2 Ends In Ageement Among Republics Journal's ,Own Weekly I Review & The Ending i in complete harmony agreement, t the conference Crf the American I republics in." H^tyna, may go r down in history^ ?s the most d significant anditojortant step in e human liberty Effecting the t Americas, sixiceVt^? Continental C Congress in? Philadelphia de- g clared that united colonies are and of light ought to \ be free and ihae&jlident states." c At any rate- m destined to ( rank in im^rtiiwe with the c Monroe Docti$ne, which has i kept the handa^t^Buropean na- t tions from aggressive action in > either Nortlr*a|- South America t for more than 10Q years, except- ? ing, of courOT l#h? time during ( the War Be^wipelgr the States, ? when a foreign monarch was set c upon the thrill of Mexico. Com- <: ing as a complete triumph fpr Secretary of ,Stftt$> Cordell Hull ( and his ideas aO*an-American ( freedom, and ^p^merican sol- ( idarity, the conference 3igned j agreements designed and in- j tended to sej^^e Americas j against Totalitarian aggression, ] in any form; and to provide for ( the economic^ >fei4fependence of , the Americas The 21 re- ] publics of Nof^ Central, and ] South Americd'-arl agreed that < not one inch ^^fotftory belong- J ing to France, JJel?ium, Holland, j Denmark, Brifeiatepr any other ( country that iMp'been or may , (Continu*^^eFour) , m Defense Program -' - ' 'i-.. < The town of Sylva officially ] made a direct contribution to * the national defense program, 2 last week, when the Board of * Aldermen agreed to forego its 1 contract with the American-Lafrance Foamite Corporation for < a new fire truck and equipment, * in order that orders for the 1 United States government might i be filled first. 1 The members of Sylva's vol- 1 unteer fire department have 1 been working diligently to raise < the money to acquire the new 3 equipment, and citizens have * made donations and contribu- i tions in various ways. The truck 1 fully equipped was to have been 1 delivered by August 1. Then 1 came a telegram from the manufacturer saying: "Our govern- ] ment urgently in need of fire j apparatus for emergency camps ( in defense program and in order ] to assist government would it be 1 satisfactory to let them have < your apparatus and we will de- l liver you another within 45 j >inTrc Wnnlrf nnnrpci- t WU1&U15 unju. .. ?x-x ate your advising us promptly." j The Board of Aldermen and ; the Fire Department, through ( Town Clerk Charles M. Reed, im- ] mediately wired the manufacturer that the town and the fire ( department, as well as the people of Sylva, are interested in the efforts of the government to prepare this country to meet any emergency, and that the Town is < glad to cooperate by allowing the * government to have the equip- * ment built especially for the < town; and will make out with the t present equipment for another < 45 days. 1 ] FORT BRAGG UNIT PASSES THROUGH ( ( The first troop movement 1 through Sylva since World War ( days was observed yesterday when 25 army trucks, loaded with soldiers from Fort Bragg passed through the town enroute to maneuvers in Mississippi and i Louisiana. c The fcojdiers were 53 enlisted s men and one officer, composing i the Fifteenth Ordnance Company from America's largest artillery post. i. ^ . *y ? ito I) r / I! .' ': 1,000 Attend Annual Farmers Federation Picnic Here Saturday lecord Crowd Enjoys Daj At Sylva High School Saturday More than 2,000 persons atended the annual Farmer* ^deration Jackson County piclie at Sylva High School Saturlay. It was the largest crowd ver to assemble for a Federaion picnic in Jackson County >ne truck brought 120 to the fathering. First prize in the singing contention went to the Speedwell :hoir, led by Sam Fox. The }owee choir, under Robert Jones lirection, took second. The 3ressley group was chosen ai he best quartet, while the Voods-Shelton quartet capturec he runner-up position. Dork ind Irma Lee Woods were honored for the best duet performmce, and Will Bramlett and hii laughters won the award for the mtstanding trio. A large group of Jacksor ;ounty musicians and singer! irowded the platform during the lay. Uncle Jim Corbin playec lis fiddle, and Aunt Samanthj Sumgarner gave several selec iions on the banjo. John Hens ey told a story about the youtl )f Daniel Webster. Among other; vho performed were: Wilma an< Delia Mae Settlemire. Wiley Col ins, Edna May McCall, Home 3tepp, Wallace Woods, the Mc Dlure Brothers String Banc sfina, Rick and Jarvie Bradlj he Pisgah Mountaineers, Ray nond Hoyle and James Rogers 3. D. and Clarence Corbin, Her n 4 yw - * w Hudson, and Roy Hensley. Seven Choirs?Rock Hill, Ad lie, Macedonia, Cowee, Speed veil, Soco Valley and Roc! 3pring ? participated in th singing convention. Five quar ;ets also took part in the com petition. James G. K. McClure, presi lent of Farmers Federation, S. C Slapp, head of the cooperative' seed department, the Rev. Du nont Clarke, director of th lord's Acre movement, Vearl Snsley, manager of the Federa ; ion's Sylva warehouse, am Charles R. Browning, forme federation manager at Sylva nade brief speeches at the* pic lie. The Rev. W. N. Cook offers irayer in the morning, and th Rev. C. G. George gave the in /ocation in the afternoon. Sixty-three years of marriei ife won Mr. and Mrs. Raby th irize for the longest marriei ;ouple. Mr. and Mrs. Rober 3radburn were the most recent y married pair. With eight chil Iren on the grounds, Mr. an* Mrs. John Dietz had the larges 'amily present. By unanimou choice Sam Fox won the contes 'or the baldest man, and Rober Tones' load of 120 swept th< competition for the largest true! load. County Officials Receive Practical Guidebook County 9fficials and official )f the cities and towns in Jack son county have just receive* several guidebooks and bro chures of immediate and prac Jcal import to them in thei capacities as local governing of ficials, announced Albert Coat* Director of the Institute of Gov ?rnment, today. Any official in Jackson coun ;y who has not received his cop: )f either of these guidebooks i invited to write to the Institut< )f Government at Chapel Hill. Card of Thanks We wish to* thank friends leighbors, tourists, children, ant iverybody, for their kin clnes.' ihown our mother during he] llness. Flowers also. Nannie E. Knight John P. Knight George T. Knight . OtttlUll $2.04 A YEAK IN AO' r .. . . Jetter Snyd , Rn siness I From If YOUNG PEOPLE OF ASSOCIATION TO 3 HOLD RALLY HERE The young people of the Tuck1 aseigee Baptist Association will ' hold a rally, here, next Monday, at the Baptist church. The meet* ing will begin at 10:30 o'clock in the morning and will continue into the afternoon. Lunch will I be served at 12:30. i The program follows: ' Theme: "The More Excellent J Way." 5 10:30, Hymn, "Higher Ground." * 10:35, Devotional, Mrs. W. N. 1 Cooke s . 10:45, Prayer, Rev. H. M. Ho cutt. 10:50, Companions along the 3 way. i 11:00 "Learning the Way." I. Through Our Missionary i Magazines, s A. World Comrades, Sylva ; G. A. 1 B. The Window of Y W. A., t Cullowhee. C. Biblical Recorder, The Commission and Southern Rnnt.ist. Home ' Mission. s Royal Service, Miss Perry. 1 n. At House Parties and Camps. ' . r A. "My G. A. House Party Experience," Peggy Ram-" I, sey. r, B. "I Liked R. A. Camp/^Cullowhee. ) ~ }, C. "Y. W. A. Camp," BylVa. 11:20, Playlet, "The Hindering Miss Mary Currin. 12:30, Lunch. 1:30, Hymn, "All the Way My k Savior Leads Me." e 1:35, Devotional, Rev. ,J E. _ Brown. 1:45, Ways Open to All. Prayer, "Three Seasons of Prayer and their gifts, Mrs. H. M. Hocutt. Personal Service, Mrs. Kate Bryson. 2:10, Solo, Miss Mildred e Cowan. el 2:15, Playlet, "Youth at the Crossroads," Sylva Y. W. A. J' 2:45, Closing Prayer. - ? i, _ 1M r Drivers Attempt * To "Straighten Curves" With no intention of being . facetious, Ronald Hoqutt, direc-, tor of the Highway Safety 131. vision, commented this week . that North Carolina drivers might just as well quit trying to straighten out curves ; In the ^ State's primary road system, k Hocutt's admonition was prompted by a study of acci^ dent reports showing that 75 ^ North Carolinians were killed the first six months of this ^ year in accidents wherein drivers failed to make curves and left the roadway, overturning or smashing into some fixed pbject. "There are literally thousands S of curves on the highways of this* eta**" said Hocutt. "and it is s going to take the State Highway - Commission considerable time i and involve vast expenditures of - money to straighten all the - dangerous curves On our roads, r Mean while, Tar Heel drivers - might as well decide to ma?e the s, best of matters and hold their - speed down to a point where they can safely and successfully _ negotiate any curve in the high/ way. ' s "The State plainly marks all e curves, and drivers who persist in holding to high rates of speed when entering curves are surely flirting with danger. There are many curves that you just cant make at 50 and 60 miles an hour, j and the sooner every North Cars olina driver learns this fact, the r safer our highways will be." "When you see a curve mark. er, decrease your speed and increase your caution," the safety director added. r f?.. I ' '! j.'sMkI v3f -r r fANCr OUTSIDE THE COUNTY er, Sylva ;-';| Man, Dies e^t Attack ^ v* ; v ^ " -n * Becomes _ JII On Business * "Tmp To Murphy Tuesday Night _v The community was shocked yesterday morning to learn of the death, in a Murphy hospital, of Jeter Snyder, one of Sylva's prominent business men. Mr. 8nyder left Sylva Tuesday for a business trip to Murphy. He became ill at a Murphy hotel during the night, and was taken to the hospital, about 10 o'clock. His death, attributed to a heart attack, came about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Snyder, who was 40 years of age, had been associated with J. Robert Long, L. E. Reed, and* others, in the furniture business in Sylva, Bryson City, Murphy, Franklin, and other places for several years. He and Mr. Long had been business associates for a number of years, first associating themselves together to cut the spruce on the Plott Balsam range, for pulp wood for the Champion fibre Company. This venture was very successful, and they later launched into the furniture business. |. , . -V L 1 V . f . Mr. Snyder was prominent politically/being an active leader in the Republican party in this State, and was,-at the time of his death the Republican candidate for State Senator from this district. * A son of Robert J. Snyder, of Willets, Mr. Snyder was a native lie u^urvivra Qualla; by his father, and by three sisters, Mrs. Allen Sutton, fillets; Mrs. Roscoe Parris, Raleigh; and Mrs. Von Smathers, Hendersonvllle. * Funeral services will be conducted from Mr. Snyder's home, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, by Rev. P. L. EHiot't, and interment will be in Old Field cemetery, at Beta. Ample Care Urged For Poultry Flock Poultrymen caring for their pullet flock during the late summer and fall should keep in mind that a little neglect now may be costly later, says C. F. Parish, pooltryman of the State College,Extension Service. rae good poultryman will see that his' birds are well fed on growing mfcsti, whole corn, whole oats, and green feed. Here's why these items are so important in the pullet's diet: Tfle growing masn ueiys uj build a goad'egg factory. Corn put* we^KWon the bird and lays on a'reserve of fat for the heavy laying period. Oat* furnish fiber, and halp .build resistance against disease, feather-picking,' and prolapses. 6reen feed furnishes succulence, Minerals and vitamins, ftftd is rich in other essential food factors. A liberaf supply of green feed cutsfeed "bills and aids in growing a more healthy pullet. While green feed is more important during fl|e growing stage, it does have a definite place in the bird's diet after laying starts. ' F6r late summer grazing and green feed, sowed young green corn may be used to good advantage/along with 'Sudan grass, wheat, oats, barley, soybeans, and alfalfa. If ample grazing has | not already been provided, a green crpp should be planted ; ' now. ' f"' Because egg prices generally rise sharply in August/ may poultry producers ruin their pullets by rushing them with laying mash/: Parriah said. The ljfst plan is to -let the pullets mature normally on growing mra. corhVna^ and green feed Before the birds are changed to 'laying ntash, they should have reached at least 20 per cent of production, .r v' ljj