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VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA, N. C, DECEMBER 17 1915,
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
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OF ROADS
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The maintenance of our public
roads is not only a serious question
in North Carolina but other states
are confronted with the same prob
lem and are trying to solve it. In
West Virginia, lumber wagons have
been doing a great deal of damage
to the public roads nd the county
engineers are now putting in force
an act recently passed at the extra
ordinary session of the last legis
lature, which is as follows:
"Section 8, Chapter 8, of the acts
of the legislature of this state, en
act d in the second extraordinary
session ot lyio: wnere it is requir
ed that persons, firms, etc., making
continuous use of any piece of !
the county road, or driving thereon
any vagon, etc., and by such use
are causing more than the usual
wear, such persons, etc., may be
compelled to put thereon a section
man or men and keep or assist in
keeping said road in such repair as
the court may order.
"Any person disobeying or refus
ing such orders shall be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof fined rot to ex-
ceecj;50, or imprisonmont, or bth."
This act of the West Virginia leg
islature is a move in the right di
rection, but I am still of the opinicn
that the "Wheel Tax" method of
furnishing a maintenance fund and
of controlling the damage that ve
hicles do to roads, is by far the
most practical and effective one.
We tax all the people of tl e
counties for the construction Of
roads but it is the users of the roads
that should pay the greater part of
the cost of the maintenance i i th s.e
roads and this wjll be accomplished
bv the "wheel tax," all the revenue
therefrom being used for road main
tenance arid for no other purpose.
Vehicles will pay a "wheel tax'
according to the amount of damage
that said vehicles can do to the
road. Thus a wagon capable of car
rying 4000 pounds and with wheels
having tires "2 to 2" 1-2" in width
would pay a much greater tax than
the same capacity wagon whose
wheels have tires ''6" -wide. Then
again, if the front wheel of such a
wagon did not have the same tread
as the rear wheels, the tax would
be still lower. The heavier the load
the wagon will hold, the higher in
proportion, will be the "wheel tax."
ana the wider the tire, the "wheel
tax" will be proportionately lower.
With automobiles the horsepower
and weight of machine will deter
mine the wheel tax.
An equitable scale of the wheel
tax can be devised which will not
work a hardship on any one and
the revenue derived from it will
maintain the roads.
Joseph Pyde Pratt, Secretary,
State Highway Commission.
SE UPTON AND
PORKR CRISP m
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Raleigh, Dec. ,15. "Your client
GALLOWAY SAYS HE j EMERGENCY TAX TO BE
IS HEADY TO W0RH.;C0NTINUED, FORFECAST
Deputy Collector of Internal Reve
nue J. A. Galloway yesterday visit- -.i . u u c
, ,. . , , , . introduction in the house of the
ea inenas nt neaaquarters ot tne
raim .orce ana me marshals ot
seems to be rying to thin the popu- fipe here for the first time since he
lation out" Chief Justice Clerk said
yesterday when attorneys for Jesse
Upton began to argue his appeal
from a manslaughter sentence of
four years.
The twentieth district was up. It
was the last of the appeals and three
capital cases, none convictions of
murder in the first degree, however
were being presented. The remark
was generally relevant but specifi
cally so in the light of Mr. Upton's
wide use of he gun. He shot his
father-in-law. What he was doing
for the laws was a good deal.
Upton's attorneys plead former
jeopardy. When the prisoner was
put on trial and after the prelimin
aries began, attorneys s w a juror
in the box who wes known to have
been summoned from another coun
ty. Fearing that the raising of this
question would invalidate the trial,
that it was plainly illegal, the state
and private prosecution asked the
withdrawal of that juror. It wa
agreed, the proceedings up to that !
time thrown out and a new start
taken. Thomas S. Rollins arguing
the case for the state, contended
that all of this was done by agree
ment of counsel and that everybody
was satisfied. , But after conviction
attorneys for the defense raised the
question of former jeopardy and the
issue was argued. ,
Porter Crisp's case was presented
in an appeal from a conviction of
manslaughter.
Crisp and the deceased Buckhan
nsn fought over a game of poker in
which Crisp laid his money down
and told the dead man to take it.
Crisp had laid down his pistol in the
presence of other players. The test
imony was not agreed upon but he
showed that the deceased jumped
either at him or for his pistol. In the
struggle Buckhannon was killed
The defense appeals on the ground
of the elements of justifiable homicide.
was seriously wounded on Thanks
giving day by alleged bl c ader3.
Mr. Galloway declared that he felt
as well as he ever did in his life and
that he is anxious to again take up
the work of mountain climbing in
pursuit of those who manufacture
alcoholic liquors contrary to the
provisions of the federal statues.
The officer hopes to take up the
trail again on Decerqbtr 20.
Mr. Galloway's physician does not
encourage him to resume his acti
vities in the woods now that he has
only one eye to guide him to the
haunts of the moonshiner but the
raider believes that he is as fit as
ever.
The doctor stated yesterday that
an x-ray examination was necessary
to locate the No. 4 shot that pene
trated Galloway's head, passing
through the optic nerve of the left
eye, lodging behind the nose. Ga
zeite.
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II. 8. TO CONI
CO. LANDS
MACON
The federal government has insti
tuted condemnation proceedings
against A.J. Griset of Rabun Gap.
Ga., and others in Macon county,
N. C., Georgia and Washington state
who hold or are supposed to have
. some title of tracts of timber land
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Washington, Dec. 15. With the
re
solution to continue in effect the
present emergency tax which ex
pires by limitation on December 31,
for another year, the first step was
taken to carry out the action of the in Macon county desired by the
caucus of the house democr United States as part of the forest
Monday night.
reserve. The various tracts total.:
titl . i, , , j i vcx una a iiavuuii uui Co.
Wnfifl rhP hfnsf mpf tnnnv oftor '
four days of recess, Representative , Jhe defents, numbering about
Kitchin majority leader, was ready u; ? "ul'"c , 8
to offer the resolution. A vote will D,S,t .c"rt at Asheyille-on Janu-
probably be reached by Thursday.! y ia 10 QelT "ie.r Pimms.
Its passage by both houses not later j As a?pra!sal ,commlson will bS
appointed 10 piace a vaiue on me
than Saturday, when congress plans
adjournment for the holidays was
predicted today. Gazevte,
land and all lawful claimants will
be . compensated.
Most of the large boundaries ac
quired in this territory by the For
est Reserve commission have al
ready been passed upon by the
Geological survey and the title has
The writer had the pleasure a 1 become vested in the Uncle Sam.
SPEEDWELL.
so warm,
CHRISTENBERRY-FOGLEMAN
NOTICE
The first Quarterly Conference, for
Sylva and Dillsboro will be held at
Dillsboro Sunday night Dec. 19th
7:30 P. M. and Monday morning 9.30
A. M. By consent of the presiding
Elder the change was made from
Sylva to Dillsboro.
Sheltered from cold and the blind
ing stcrm.
"You'li I)-vj -merry Christmas"
and plenty to eat.
Oh, plec.se give yottr little bird
fr'.ends- a treat I
W le're so hungry. Dear little hid-
T dies, please
? Rang us some Christmas out on
J the trees. X
YOUR LITTLE '-BIRD FRIENDS.
Old fashioned Christmas
A marriage of more than local
interest was that ot Kev. b. ri.
Christenberry and Miss Fannie Fog-
leman, which occurred yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Central
Methodist parsonage, Rev. J. H.
Barnhardt, pastor of the Central
church, officiating. There were only
a few of the close friends of the
contracting parties present, among
whom were the bride's brother, Mr.
P. A. Fogleman, of Danville, Va.
and Miss C. E. Dameron of the same
citv. Mr. Christenberry is the new
ly appointed pastor of the Method
ist church at Sylva, He once held
a pastorate at Biltmore and has
numerous friends in and around
Asheville who will be interested to
learn of his marriage. He is a mem-4
ber of the Western North Carolina
conference ana is regarded as a
strong preacher and splendid pas
tor. Miss Fogleman is a native of
Randolph county, this state. Rev.
and Mrs. Christenberry will be at
home in Sylva after a short honey
moon spent in and around Ashe-
The backlog's flame has died away;
The-'f mbers into, ashes drift.
Outside the snows are' "eddying, gray,
And piling fast in many a rift.
White robed is now the cedar tree
"Where once the catbird nightly sang,
And from the eaves by two and three
The icicles like arrows hang.
The shadows on the somber wall
Flit, cross and dance amid the gloom,
And streaks of ghostly color fall
In changing hues about the room.
The spiders in the corners dim
Within their webs the closer cling,
And from the mantel's oaken rim
A pair of children's stockings swing.
.'er field and forest, lane and road
Fast and still faster swirl the snows,
And in the barn loft snugly stowed
A drowsy rooster wakes and crows.
The clock strikes twelve, and midnight
wanes.
"While winter skies stretch cold and
drtr.
Frost flowers blossom on the panes.
The snows float by and disappear.
And then across the roof tree swells,
Borne by. the winds that fall and rise.
A sound of many hurrying bells,
A sound that ebbs and peals and dies.
And next adown the chimney creeps
The children's saint, in all the, lands,
And, true to all the trysts he keeps,
White bearded on the hearthstone stands.
Ernest McGaffey in Ladies' Home Com
panion.
. The Supreme Gift.
Fear not, my friend, giving more than
)your due;
Remember the gift presented to you
In the long ago and try to be true
When Christmas comes.
William Lytle.
tew days ago. of taking i drink of
water out of a spring on top of Blue
Ridge between Hamburg and Cash
iers. This spring is famous tome,
from the fact, that part of the water
runs south into the Atlantic ocean,
and part runs north, through the
Tuckaseigee, Tenn., Ohio, Mississppi
and into the Gulf of Mexico. The
south branch of this spring runs
between the gieat Chimney Top
and White Side mountains, and the
north branch comes over the Tuck
aseigee falls. Chimney Top, White
Side, Shortoff, and Yellow Mountain
are grand old mountains. They
stand head and shoulders above all
the surrouding mountains, and it
looked to me as if nature had ex
perimented in making all ; h rest
before these were formed. On the
north side of the White Side mount
ain is the Devils Court House. The !
writer when a boy thought that
this was the place where the Devil
held his courts, but alas! it is only
a gorge filled with caves and beaut-
ul scenery, the home of the wild
cat and bear. In case the state
should add these majestic mount
ains to its domain, this would be a
good place to test the titles. The
government no doubt will take this
section as a part of its national reserve.
Messrs. R. J. Crawford, John B.
Miller and Rev. R. L. Cook spent a
night with the writer on their way
to Sapphire bear hunting. As they
came up Cullowhee their dogs tried
to attack an automobile and if the
dogs had not been tied they would
have tried to put the automobile
up a tree. I imagine that these six
dogs will give a bear all kinds of
amusement, from a foot race, ;to a
fight, and from a fight to tall timber.
Rev. J. L. Teague was in Speed
well Monday arranging for his ap
pointments. J. M. Rigdon of Tuckaseigee visit
ed Speedwell one day last week.
Deputy Marshal Roane was in
Speedwell one day last week.
Rev. W. T. Potts and wife of
Highlands passed through Speed
well Sunday afternoon.
J. H. Matthis and Manley
of Canada visited
few days ago.
Born to Mr. and Mrs.ai
eraethy a girl.
There still remain numerous scat
tered tracts like those mentioned
above.
The papers in the case were for
warded from the office of United
States Attornev W. C. Hammer to
United States Court Clerk W. S. Hy
ams. Gazette.
SNOW DOES DAMAGE.
- The first snow To fair tnis winter"
fell last Saturday, to the depth here,
of about five inches and back in the
mountains many places to the'
depth of eight inches.
The snow in and around town
did considerable damage to the '
telephone and electric wire. The
wires being broken by the weight
of the snow, and quite a nu n Der of
the poles falling. - .
Mr. Swift, manager of the tele
phone service here has had mn
working every day and they hava -not
got all the lines straightened
out yet. ':
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION FARES
SbUTfcjSJRN RAILWAY
Premier Carrier of the South
Round trip tickets will be sold
December 17th to 25th. inclusive,
1915, with final limit to reach orig
inal starting point prior to mid
night January 10th, 1916.
For further information and Pull
man accommodations call on your
local agent, or address the under
signed. W. V. Dorsey.'
Agent, Sylva,
J. H. Wood, Div. Pas
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