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VOL. I NO. 7
RUNAWAY CARS ,
WHECK BUILDING.
The Harris Offie building at Dills
boro was completely wrecked Tues
day morning by runaway freight
cars which started at Addie, a
station
about seven miles from till-;
boro.
Wesley Queen, one of the employ
ees in the office, sustained ttrea
broken ribs and several other cuts
about the face and body; he was
given medical attention by Dr. C. Z. i
Candler of this city, and it is believ
ed that he is not seriously hurt.
Mr. Queen was the only one in the
-building at the time it was struck
. and he was seated it a large desk
and that is given for the reason that
; he was not more seriously injured
i as the desk held the timber off of
' him.
The switch in front of Mason's
mill was thro wn and th e six cars
and cab were turned in on this
, switch to prevent them from run-
nirg into a freight trakt. that was
standing on the main line.
Washington, D. C, November 25.
Seeking to enlist i;i the service
of its Maintenance, of W ay -.Depart-1
ment young men of technical train-
; ing who were born and bred in the I
.South, Southern Railway Company
has maintained during the past two
year nnd has now successfully es
tablished a school of student ap
jprentbes enlisted from graduates of
t'ie leadind Southern universities.
'This is m effect a post graduate
course in overalls with an assurance
of a practical life opportunity to
those who succeed.
The men are carefully selected,
after conference with university
'authorities, their standing with
their fellow students ad general
qualities of leadership displayed in
their college life being considered
as; well as their scholastic attaii
iiunts and fmaaial consideration
being given to men who wholly or
in part p lH their way through col
: lege. The pay offered at the start
is comparatively small and the
work involves hardship and self de
nial to an extent that proves the
stamina of those who continue the
course.
The course has been arranged
to take the student apprentice
through the daily duties of track
work as follows: 1st, as section la
borer; 2nd, as laborer in yards and
terminals; 3rd, as laborer in extra
gang; 4th, as assistant foreman on
extra gangs or in yards; 5th, as re
lief or designate! section foreman;
6th, as assistant supervisor. From
assistant supervisor the student ap
prentice may be promoted to su
pervisor, to assistant roadmaster,
to roadmaster, and on up as his
his qualifications may justify and
opportunity may offer as vacancies
occur.
Southern Railway now. has in its
employ thirteen student apprentices
of whom seven have been v promot
ed to assistant supervisors and it is
a source of pride to the manage
ment that by sticking to the course
under the conditions imposed and
by winning the esteem of their fel
low employees and their superior
officers, these student apprentices
have justifield their employment as
well as having rssured the success
of their individuals careers.
LS WILB CAT. !
Henry Parker of Willets brought
to town last Monday a wild eat skin
which he says a sheep had kill
ed. The wild cat had killed one sheep
and it is believed V at it tTV
in 10 kiI1 the e:ond one. Wise h i
got Hold ot the sheep it broke to
run and the cat hanging on to it's
side and the sheep ran by a small
tree which the wild cat struck and
broke it's neck.
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EH RECITAL
The pupils of Mrs. Marv Garter
Brinson, will give a Recital in Voice
and Piano at theSylva High School
Auditorium, Friday evening Decem
ber the Sev en teen th.
You are cordially invited to ""at- i
tend.
Dear Journal and Readers I
guess you will all get worried over
me and the "Old Boy" if we don't
hurry up and write iv):iin Wall t
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noticed Juie Snyder (backward) I served m a dining' room beautifully
when he said the "Old Boy" (Old derated with cut . flowers, long
M aim) was IViann Blaiiton, that eaf pine aild autuum leaves,
wont do, will it Mann? Well the ' Services were held in the even
'OldBoy" or (Old Mann) is: not m D?mto conducted by the Wo-
Mann Blanton, nor is it Jnk C vj.
adl, L. vL Angle, Gilbert Jones, Mar
Step!
ay nes, or Johnston. Who is ir?
Why it's Walter, thats who you are
tin Lovelady. Sam Shelton, or Mur- mnetent orphanages amounted to
ray, it is neither Prof. Dawson, Prof. ! -83, divided as .follows: Baptist
Yout), or Laws "Jr;-.- YhzSiiT vl&00,- Methouisc ''--$9.54f 'Fresby
0. P. Temple or Doctors Steohens ; teriari $8.10; Odd Fellows $525.
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and that "wonderful do" rhat!for,-y members. The Society h
died because he eat too much fresh rjae( y 111 te boxes enough money
Henderson meat with nit salt was ior tae care ' a liitle native girl in
Todd, a big fine Newfoundland : l"ie SOL'now school in China, where
was he not Walter? So now Wal- i Miss McGain, a sister of Dr. P. P.
ter be a good boy, come up and ' McCain, of the Sanatorium, is a
own the corn, write me a great lon memD8r of the faculty. The mem
personal letter telling me how you bers 01 tuo Society sent a Christ
we e tickled to see so many gees in mas box to Miss McCain and the
and ail missing the mark. little girl.
Oar school is getting alon fine .,n T.TiT7:
nndpr Pmf a a,:.. ...
itx,iC c!UU iviiss Maine
Rigdon. Miss Ora Hooner has
closed up her part and gone home.
Miss Mattie told me she had 65 in
her room, and I suppose Prof. Moore
has almost if not quite as many in
his room. I am told the average
daily attendance in the past has
been considerably over the one
hundred mark, that is good for a
county school.
Nov dear readers, go to writing
up your different sections, let us
know what you all are doing and
make the best county paper out ofj
the Journal of any paper in the !
world. Very Respectfully,
Tom Frizzell.
SHERIFF CABRISGER DESTROYS STILL
Sheriff Carrenger, accompanied by
Special Officers J. E. Freeman, S. T.
Beck, J. R. Jenkins, Lige Stallcop
and John Nichols, raided a blockade
still near Bushnell last Saturday
night. The still was located within
a quarter mile of Bushnell and had
been operated that day. The owners
could not be found. The still had
a capacity of 40 gallons daily. Some
250 gallons of beer were in the still.
This was poured out and the still
brought to Bryson City.- Times.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wike .of
East La Porte werednthe city Tuesday.
SYLVA, re C., DECEMBER 10 1915.
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1SENCI
Contraction tlie grading Gf the
Gra'n a County R. R., was signed
bv the Wrirfhf-.Tohnsfnn flrmtrnpf J
-ig Co.4 November 25 and clearing j
of the right-of-way preparatory for j
grading was f tarted Monday. The
portion of the road contracted by j
thft WricJht-.Tnhnstnn Pr ie lnr for !
0v w., 10
the heaviest on the entire road, and
is possibly the heaviest ever under-
taken in this section of the state j
According to the contract the grad- j
ing on this section, which is some-
ining over a mue m lengtn must
be completed in eight months. The
remainaer of the road will be grad-
ed by the Graham County R. R. Co.
Andrews Sun.
NEWS NOTES
FROM THE
i STATE SANATORIUM
Sanatorium, N. C. Thanksgiving
was observed by the patients and
staff of the North Carolina Sanato
rium for te treatment of Tubercu
losis wi th, great pleasure and profit
An excellent midday dinner was
man's Missionary f Society
of the
Sanatorium. The offering for : the
The Missionary Society has been
organized four months and now Las
IBM diAfrir IAA MILL
EXPIRE DECEMBER S I
Owing to the large number of in
quiries having been received from
county officials and attorneys in
this district, the Revenue Depart
ment of Eastern North Carolina dis
trict has given out a statement to
the effect that the war stamp act
j will not expire until December 31.
The act expires by limitation on
that date, but it is generally expect
ed that Congress will extend the
act for another year, if not two
more. It is also believed that Con
gress will include more commodi
ties in the act, gasoline being one
to be rated for taxable purposes.
Many people have been under
the impression that the act expired
November 30.
DILLSBORO BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. R. H. Askew will preach
Sunday 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.
Theme morning service."Send me"
Theme 7:30 P. M. "Tuberculosis
and its dangers:" Our duty to
humanity.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:15
choir practice 8 A. M.
Prayer meeting conducted by the
pastor assisted by Miss Lena Sutton
Miss Annie Dills, and Mrs. John
Mason. Theme for this service.
'The deciples tenderness."
Come worship with us.
REST AN HOUR AT NOON
"Not enough stress is being laid
on the importance of the midday
rest hour," said a prominent tuber-
cuiosis specialist oi tins btate re-
centlv- "The noon rest hour is as
essential for maintaining health
and efficiency as the noon meal,
sometimes more so. and should not
JnrJuz-J Vi -:, 4.u r 4.1 i
miuuc me uiac laiveu iui me meui,
"Every working woman, especial-;
ly those who work in offices, stores
and mills, housekeepers by no'
means excepted, should have an
hour at noon to resl to lie down,
relax and rest brain, nerves and
body. I dare say, "said the speak-
er," the lack of this period of daily
rest is more the cause of so many !
women coming down with tubercu
losis than any other one thing. If
the midday rest hour is such an
important factor in the cure of
tuberculosis, why is it not as' im
portant in the prevention of the dis
eases? "The rest hour," continued he, 'Us
not essential in preventing and cur-:
ing tuberculosis only; it is the great
est facts in kepin up that resist
ance that- stays off most all other
diseases. It is the means of keep
ing fi and efficient, of avoiding
that fatigue of mind and body that
causes accidents, miscalcula Hion,
errors a ad inefficient work altogeth
er. It is the means of avoiding
mental and physical breakdowns
dmi, ac me same time, oi . ae-j ji.d
lishiug greater' returns and more
satisfaction inlhe'work done."
BES3NSTRAT10S W8!!S INCREASES
PES ACRE YIELD OF CORN.
Since Demonstration Work start
ed in the State, eight years ago, one
of the crops that has been given
special attention is that of corn.
Reports coming in now from County
Agents show that the work is bring
ing results. As an instance might
be given the report of a farmer in
Chatham County who never pro
duced over 70 to 80 bushels of cora
on his farm per year before he en
gaged in Demonstration Work.
He aepended on growing cotton and
tobacco with which to purchase
high priced com. Gradually, how
ever, he has been following the
methods advocated by the Demon
stration movement. This year he
has eight acres of corn that is pro
ducing 450 bushels. His farm now
is practically covered with clover
and other winter cover crops. In
addition to having humus to turn
into his soil, these crops prevent
washing and leaching, and also fur
nishes much grazing for live stock
during the winter.
The secret of the building up of
this soil to such a producing ca
pacity is deep plowing? the growing
of winter cover crops, and good
cultivation. Any farmer who will
adhere to these few principles prop
erly ought soon to be making from
40 to 50 bushels of corn per acre
on his farm. When that is done
other crops will grow in proportion.
Rev. G. J. Christenberry, the new
Methodist preacher, arrived in the
ity last Thursday and preached
his first sermon (which was a great
one) at the Baptist church Sunday
night He will preach at the Meth
odist church next Sunday, morning
and evening, this being his regular
appointment.
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
FALL CLIFF.
We have been having lovely
weather lately,
The farmers have about finished
their fall work and can now sit by
the nice hot fires and enjoy their
summer labors.
Messers. Harley Bryson and Tom
Clure of Young Harris, Ga., are
visiting relatives here.
tt?h n .
vv 111 Vyiouse wiio lias been in
Washington is visiting hij fathar
Mack Clouse.
Milas Holden went to Culiowhee
Saturday.
, Roy Dills of Beta was here Sat
. urday and Sundav
Ed Wilson went to Aheville on
busi aesa W ed nesda y ;
A crowd from Beta consisting of
Misses BIan2he Fishe:, Gartie E13-
ley, Irene Davis and Estella Ensley,
j Messers. Leon Dills, and Joe Davis
were the guests of Miss Eula Wil
son Sunday.
Lawton Henderson went to Gien;
ville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bryson have
gone to Young Harris, where t'.iey
will make, their future home, wa
are sorry to have them leave our
community.
Messrs. Burke Sherrill and Marion
Moody of GIenville,.pa333d thraagh
Fall CSIff enroiite to Sylva Moariay.
Taylor Holden went to Glenviila
last week.
vVe are sorry to learn of the
(bath of Mr., Will R,vler - of 8to,i:
ville. . r
Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Watson pass
ed through town Mai Jay, th2y
have been visiting at Srastus.
Miss Eula Wilson 'pent last week
in Beta visiting friends.
V m Bryson has gone to Ga.
where he will be some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Knight went
to East Lapsrte Sunday.
Brjwn Eyas.
TORTS CAhNJLiM APPift WIS,
At the Ninth Annual Fruit Show
of the New York College of Agricul
ture at Ithaca, N. Y., North Carolina
added another victory to their long
list. . The Division of Horticulture
of the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture entered eight plates
and the judges awarded the blue
ribbon to seven out of the e ght.
The varieties which won first prizes
were: Stayman-Winesap, Gano,Bon
um, Virginia Beauty. Rome Beauty
Missouri Pippin, Royal Limbertwi '
AGED LAOV DIES.
Mrs. Algy Mendenhall. 78
of age, passed away Tuesday at 3
p. m., at her home in Wavnesvillp
after a lingering illness of three
months.
She was at one time a resident of
Bryson City, but for the past 35
years has resided in Waynesville.
She is survived by one son J P
f esville, and one
brother, Dr. J. G. Ector, of Guilford
College.
The funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church, of which
she was one of the oldest members,
ATTENDED TDE ASSEMBLY.
By someWsight, the name of
Mr Frank Watson did not appear
last week m the list of the teachers
of this county who attended the
tSSS .ssemNy at. .Raleigh
Thanksgiving week.
This progressive young teacher
was there, taking in the lectures
with characteristic enthusiasm.