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Sylva will be the most
gorgeously decorated town in
Western North Carolina by the
end of next week, for the placing
of the Christmas lights on
the street will begin on Sunday,
according . to a statement by
Charles M. Reed, Town Clerk.
The Chamber of Commerce
invested several hundred dollars
in the wiring and lights, a few
years ago, and they are now
stored and ready for stringing
across the streets of the town.
The city will be responsible for
the installation of the lights,
this year, and the Dillsboro and
Sylva Electric Light Company
will, as usual, donate the current
necessary to supply . the
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[ Sylva, through the cooperation
of the County Commissioners,
has been unique in its lighting.
The usual street lighting, famil_
iar in many towns during the
Christmas season, is argumented
by the brilliant star, which the
commissioners place in the dome
of the court house, with lively
streamers flowing down the
steps to the street. There is
nothing comparable to it in
North Carolina, and in flfcVno
other town or city can produce
the same effect, because of the
location of our court house on
the top of a hill, high above and
at the end of the main street of
the city.
The people in Sylva and Jack,
son county, and those who pass
through the town frequently are
delighted, each year, with' the
familiar star and streamers, and
the brilliant and vari.colored
lights on the streets. This year,
when there are hundreds of
new people in the town and
country, brought here from
many places by reason of the
construction of the Glenville
Dam, they will see something
in the way of Christmas lighting
effects that they have never
seen before.
The Christmas lights will be
turned on, the star, reminder of
the Star that guided the Wise
Men, ages ago to the Manger in
Bethlehem, will shine in splendor
above our beautiful, little,
mountain town, and the people
of Svlva and Jackson county
will get the holiday spirit, the
spirit of brotherhood, the spirit
of humility, and the spirit of
joy and good.will toward mankind.
Heretofore, for the past three
years, one of the finest parts
of the Christmas clebration in
Sylva, has been the broadcasting
of the Christmas carols by the
Radio Shop. As busy shoppers
thronged the streets, the familiar,
sweet music, dear to people
throughout the world, and
. which has thrilled the hearts
and sweetened the lives of mil
ilions of people, has flowed
through the streets like a benediction.
It is expected that the
Christmas carols will again be
broadcast by the' Radio Shop.
Mrs. Cory Passes
At Niece's Home
Mrs. S. Cory died at the home
?f her niece ,Mrs. Raymond
Glenn, early Monday morning,
following an illness of several
Months. Funeral services were
conducted at the Glenn Funeral
Home, Tuesday afternoon, by
Hov. H. M. Hocutt, pastor of the
SyWa Baptist church, and interment
was in the Keener cem_
etery. Mrs. Cory, who was 73
years of age, was a well-known
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Next Week
North Carolina
Gets New
Congressman
North Carolina will have
thirteen Congressmen, two more
votes in the National Democratic
Conventions, and another
vote in the Electorial College,
according to the figures releasK,>
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the Census, to President Roosevelt.
The reallotment, of course,
is made on the basis of the figurges
of the last census.
Existing laws automatically
give the State another Congressman,
Governor-Elect Broughton
insists that the General Assembly,
which meets in Raleigh in
January redistrict the state,
making thirteen Congressional
Districts in North Carolina, instead
of the present twelve.
Some states have elected a con_
grssman at large rather than
create a new congressional district;
but Mr. Broughton urges
.yhe making o{ anotherdistrict.
This will probably be the course
that will be followed.
The redisricting the State as
to Congressmen and State Senators,
and the reappointment of
the General Assembly, on the I
basis of the census figures will I
be one of the big problems of
the Assembly. Reappointment
has been a dark and bloody
ground since 1930, and the Assembly,
has repeatedly refused .
to reapportion the membership
of the House or to redistrict the
State for state senators. In 1931,
in 1933, in 1935, and in 1937, the
battle was waged hot and fur_ ,
iously. The east held the bal_
ance of power, and with the as. <
sistance of a few recalcitrant
members from the west, suceed.
ed in defeating the purpose and
plain mandate of the Constit.
ution. ' |
In 1939 eastern members a_
greed, since the time for the
1940 census was near at hand,
that they would offer no protest
in 1941, if the matter would
be deferred until that time.
It can't be put off much longer,
and, if the Constitution is ]
obeyed by the 1941 General Assembly,
the balance of power in
the State will pass from east to
west, for the first time in the
history of North Carolina.
For years the reins of government
were held in the east by
the expedient of creating a new
pnimt.v in the east, every time it |
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was necessary, by reason of population
expansion, to create one
in the west. Since 1930 the east
has held them by flouting the
Constitution of North Carolina.
Despite declarations made in
11939, we may look for another
| heated scrap in 1941. Reapportionment
is an issue that can
draw fire from Rockingham,
Nash, and some other eastern
counties, every time the word
is mentioned.^
hotel operator. She was proprietor
of the Cory House in
Waynesville,' as well as hotels
in Aiken, S. C., and other southern
cities.
A native of Rabun county, Ga.,
Mrs. Cory was reared in Jackson
county. She is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Amanda Underwood,
Waynesville; and Mrs.Et.
; ta Brown, Easley, S. C., and by
I several nieces and nephews.
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It has been frequently observ. able figures,
ed by people who sojourn here, Just read through
that there is no town of the tisements in The Jo
same size anywhere that has as now until Christmas
modern well-stocked shops, list, come to down
where one can get the best of make your purchase
courteous service. This year, the Christmas shopping
shops of Sylva have stocked as The firms that f
great a variety of merchandise The Journal are woi
for the holiday trade as is to patronage. They are
be found in any town, many through advertising,
times the size of Sylva. serve vou well. T1
Being strategically located, recommends the ?
Sylva aspires to become the that advertise in y
shopping center of a large sec- PaPer to you. Those
tion of Western North Carolina advertise will get . a
and has, to more or less extent, benefits from tjii
realized that ambition. campaign for Christ
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There is no reason, it has been pu*b
pointed out, why people should nothing. They are ]
go to the expense, hazard and on toe prosperity fc
inconvenience of driving to lar_ hide.
ger towns to, do their Christ. ?~?'
mas shopping, when they can Celebrate Fiftiet
stop in Sylva and have every Wedding All
convenience of shopping, at less Mr. and Mrs. R. 1
expense. Addie celebrated
The Journal is urging all peo. wedding anniversary
pie to try the shops of Sylva be. ner at their home Si
fore going elsewhere. We are were married on Not
sure that you can find almost 1890. Mr. Fisher ws
anything you are seeking. There member of the Cour
are hardware stores, furniture Education of Jacksoi
stores, department stores, auto, many years and a v
mobile sales agencies, drug ful merchant at Ac
stores, confectioners, florist most of his life, unl
shops, stationers, men's wear, forced him to give \
electrical supplies, every kind Mrs. Fisher was the
and character of shop, stocked Lillie Smith of Ash
to the walls with seasonable The anniversary v
merchandise, priced at reason, by Mrs. Cory Allison
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Advertise'
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J the childre, Mrs. Herman Bolen,
Inf rnnt.nrr Mrs. John E. Jones,
iiiic au(ci. ??,
lurnal, from and son Fisher, Fisher Sprinkle,
. Make your of Waynesville; Mr. and Mrs.
town Sylva, Robert Fisher Jr., of Sylva; Mr.
es, and the Paul Fisher and Mr. and Mrs.
is done. Allen Fisher and children, of
idvertise in Addie. All of their children were
thy of your present except Ben Fisher and
soliciting it family, of Canton.
They will
he Journal Recent Bride
iyiva shops js Entertained
3ur county .
that do not < Mrs jackson cordell, recent
part of the bride whQ wag ^gj. marri_
e Journals age> Miss jjaze| cooper, daugh_
mas shop. j.er an(j Mrs w H coop_
1C(?fV t6m er of Qualla> was entertained
hitch hikers with a miscellaneous shower,
>r Sylva ve_ given Mrs. Jessie Cordell at
her home in Qualla, on Satur.
dav afternoon, November 23.
h Numerous games and contests
Uliversary were enjoyed by the guests, then
Fisher of the gifts were presented to Mrs.
their 50th Cordell.
with a din_ Following this a delicious sal,
in day. They ad course was served by the
rember 13th, hostess.
is a former Those present were the honor.
ity Board of ee, Mrs. jacts-aun IsUl UCU, iui o.
i county for John Hyatt, Mrs. D. A. Martin,
ery success. Mrs. Wade Cordell, Mrs. Nina
Idle for the Cordelia Mrs. Kate Hughes, Mrs.
;il ill health Thad Beck, Mrs. Carl Hoyle, Mrs.
lp his work. Luther Hoyle, Mrs. Albert Patton
former Miss Mrs. Wayne Caldwell, Mrs. Lucy
eville. Sheltoft, Mrs. Bill Cooper , Mrs.
ras attended Robert Bradburn, and Miss Mel.
of Sylva and ba Cordell.
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G. Wilson Passes
At Glenville
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Columbus G. Wilson, for many
years a leading figure in the
comunity life of Hamburg township,
died at his home on the
Blue Ridge, --Tuesday, following
a long illness. Mr. Wilson was 82
years of age. Active in community
and county affairs for a long
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uuuiuui ui jfcaio, ivii. vv iiouii wao
one of the leaders in f bringing
better schools and chtirches to
Hamburg township. He was active
in the establishment of a
high school at Glenville, and
served as a member of the local
school committee for many
years. He also had a long service
as a steward in the Glenville
Methodist church.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church at Glenville,
today, with Rev. J. S. Hig_
gins of Highlands, officiating,
assisted by Rev. W. N. Cook, of
Webster.
- Active pollrbearerjrwere Lewis '
Monteith,Claybum Bryson, Marvin
Bryson, Frank Bryson, Ban
Coggins, H. D. Fowler, and J. B.
Gilloway.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Vinnie Higdon Wil_
soi; four sons, E. L. Wilson,
C: aton; Sam Wilson, Highlands;
aver Wilson, Asheville; and
B C. Wilson, Marion, R. F. D.;
f,c r daughters, Mrs. Effie Rich,
C aton; Mrs. B. F. Posey, Ashe.
vi .e; Mrs. Cassie Cantrell, of
B? llingham, Wash.; and Mrs.
Di.vid Pruitt, of Glenville; five
half brothers, Wesley, Pinkney,
ntic Somiipl anri Willinm Hen I
son; ten grandcildren, and other
relatives.
ROTARY NEWS
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I The Sylva Rotary Club heard
Dr. Ralph Andrews, head of the
physical education department
at Western Carolina Teachers
? College, at its meeting, Tuesday
i night. Dr. Andrews' topic was
i "The Role of Physical Education
- in National Defense." '
Dr. Andrews discussed in detail
what has been done in this
matter, and listed the further
needs. He also outlined the plan
of the physical education program
at Western Carolina.
Wayne Terrell, the club's newest
member, was presented at
the meeting by Dr. H. T. Hunter.
Clyde Blair, who has just returned
from a three week's vacation
trip to Florida and other
points on the Gulf coast, gave a j 1
brief report on his trip.
Jack Walters toasted Dr. D:
D. Hooper whose birthday oc_
| curs this month.
Fire Department
Tries New Engine
The Sylva Fire Department ]
had an opportunity, early this i
morning to try out the efficiency
of their new equipment, espec_ i
ially the pumping apparatus. An 1
alarm told of fire in the heating {
plant of Raleigh Warren's Tour, i
ist Camp at Marble Springs. The i
department responded, thqugh <
the call was from some distance
, outside the city limits. There i
are no fire plugs there, and the ]
boys proceeded to extinguish the l
, blaze with a gush of water from 1
Scott's Creek, pumped by the ;
new engine.
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Run Driver S
I Garland McMahan, 25 year
old WPA truck driver, was struck
and instantly killed, tonight, by \
a hit and run driver, while he
was walking on the highway just
east of the overhead bridge, near _ t' \j|
Dillsboro. Attaches of the Moody
Funeral home, where the body of
McMahan was taken, stated that 'Jm
his body was terribly mangled.
He is said to have been walking
on the left side of the highway,
and the automobile, going in the
ame direction, struck him, while '
on the wrong side of the road. ?
The driver failed to stop. J ,
Shortly thereafter, Chief of 1
Police Griffin Middleton and Patrolman
John O'Kelly came B
across two men trying to start _ hi
an automobile on highway 107, |
just inside the cityy limits. The
officers stopped to investigate
and, noticing that the car had a
broken wind-shield, and other
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accident, placed the two men,
C. C.,Cole, of Spruce Pine, and
Clyde Ledford, of Polk county,
Tennessee, under arrest. Officers
stated that Cole, who apparently
was the driver, was under the influence
of liquor, and that Ledford,
while not appreciably in- t
toxicated/had been drinking. , 4 HP?.
Officers went to the scene of
the death of McMahan, found
pieces of the car that checked
with those from that occupied
by Cole and Ledford, and a witness
to the death of McMahan,
who positively identified the car
as the one that struck the deceased
man. Both Cole and Ledford
denied having been in the
vicinity of Dillsboro, and told of
fleers that they had struck a
post, across the mountain in Hay * . <jl
wood county. They are being
held without bond. The two men .3
have been employed on the dam
project at Glenville.
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Well Known WUmot J
. Citizen Passes Away J
Funeral services for John W.
Suttlemyre were conducted by
Rev. J. L. Hyatt and Rev. Thad
Watson, and interment was in - >3
the Sherrill cemetery, at Olivet.
Mr. Suttlemyre, who was a wellbelioved
citizen of Wilmot, was
hnm March 13 1Rfi3 anrf riicrt
November 28,1940. He was an ac- '
tive member of and an deacon
In the Wilmot Baptist church for
thirty-five years. He is survived
by his widow, who was Miss Ella
Raby, prior to her marriage, and - ^
by eight children, seventeen
grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE '*?
On the hills, in the valleys, in
the towns, and in the country
all about us the churches erected
and dedicated to the service
of God. These places of worship
are dear to the hearts of those
who love the Lord. One cannot
approach these sacred spots
without a feeling of reverence
if he has an appreciation and
love for the God who created
us. That ought so to be.
U11+ fhe somp SU?rint.ur#> t.hat.
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tells us to reverance His Sanctuary
also calls us to keep His ;^S
3abbath. "Ye shall keep my sabbaths
and reverance my sanctuary:
I am the Lord." Lev. 19:30
and Lev. 20:2. These verses tell
us clearly that we ought to have
the same attitude toward the
proper observance of the Sab. bath
that we do concerning due
reverance of the place of wor.
H. M. Hocutt.
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