Jackson County journal., January 11, 1918, Image 1

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VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA,- N." G,jUN::ll 1918,
$1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
Hear judge
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CAMP CHATTER.
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Dan Tompkins)
o'clock in the afternoon and contin
ued until 1 the next morning.
Your correspondent being unable
to get home for Christmas, HAP
PENED there at 4. As I walked
.a the band was striking the first
uote of the first tune, and a num
ber of couples were out on the
floor beginning to swing to the
rhythm of a one-step. In the cen
ter of the floor was a larhe tree.
Weekly WNews Diges r
Stories of Activitb Jgl Conditions Through
out the United -Slafjt6 and on the Battle
Fronts, from Vashington, D. C.
Christmas at Camp Sevier was
given added cheer by the coming
into Camp of a small party of very
lovely and gracious ladies who tleot
ed to leave their homes and spent
,i:wof dais with the soldiers
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toetathevanonsx.n . u a. mu 1'..,. Armv i ,00noo mn. 37.50aBtive associations or-
thior emii(s nieir ui liic liiii h mref srar. i n nnnr i . jj.,: i u e i. ? .
HUB " 1111 w -m -o - " -
Crops of Army Nurses
Must be increased nearly
1,090 per cent in year.
JUDGE STEPHENSON SHALL I RAISE
i u SPEAK AT SYLVA jORE ClS?
AMI IfllVHFF
muwtWMULU Many are thinking about produc
Jud2e Gilbert T. Stenhenson. Field ing more but arc 8di uccid'
&,m 5 to 5 and 1 half per cent to Secretary of the War Savings Fund because of the high price of com
11 applications which have not yet for North Carolina wiii visit Jack- and fencing material.
been approved.
According to. estimates based ion Borrowing is done through coop-
-ri.-: , a i e i . ?
entertainms v . - - . . nnp9 will hp pp Thp nrpulu uyidnuers.eacuassociaion
...i Wm nf thPir nres- around, tne tree was rieflrwl And " re.S:x i n
" SOngS uliu iuc wi.ut.w v ... r--- - - ofrpndth nf thp Armv Nurs cms uuiupusea ui iu or more lar-
Tncaswellas distributing apples a negro was busy sprinkling h with or
and other lOKens ui "
fellowship to those in quaran
tine and the few who are m tne,
stockade.
The Y. M. C. A. at the Field Signal
Battalion was , foriunate enough to
be the first to receive a visit from
these ministering angels. We all
gathered in the tent and the secre
tary introduced us first to Mrs. Aider
the good lady under whose auspices
the entertainments were being given.
She is the wife of a soldier and the
mother of soldiers, her husband
being a Major in the American ex
pedetionary forces in France, one
son an ambulance driver in Fland
ers, and still another son a mem
ber of the Machine-gun Battalion at
corn meal. The stage, upon which
was the bandj was decorated with
American and Regimental flags
and to the delight of every tarhee
present, a large North Carolina flag.
The galleries were suitably decor
ated with evergreens and patriotic
decorations. Two negro boys were
busy trucking in crates of Orange
Whistle and other bottled goods
of brands that would meet with
about 3.800. To increase this Uum-
ko, k nur 1 non . n0nt in bsT i the farm loan
rj u.. - jcnartered
year is uie las&s luucu uy uic wiuai? .
TOwing at least $20,000. Ud to Dan
board had
1,830 such cooperative
School children to
coal shovels
son county, Monday, January 14th.
He will speak at Cullowhee at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon and at
the Sylva auditorium Monday night
at 7:30.
The War Savings campaign is
Camp Sevier. .She was accompa-
Hospitals at Army camps
cantonments still need nurses to
bring the quota for each up to the
minimum of 65 consider ed necess
ary, although since the urgent need
for nurses was made public in Doc
ember nearly 2,000 requests for
the approval of the Military Police. aPPllcat,on bljnks have "u rep-.
n i e u:u:i.: I cui
state, or William J. Bryan. A num
ber of ladies were engaged in hand
ing out bananas, oranges, apples,;
cake and in otherwise spreading
joy. i ne Dana was playing, ana
soon iho boys and girls were getting
attainted well enough to crowd
nipH hv Iipp daughter. Miss Aldei
J n
mH hv Misses Simms and Smith
"
Miss Si'Tuns is a young lady with i.
woiiidcrful voice and a gracious
smile, v!iJ, I firmly believe, wciiu
be willing to sing and smile for the
rest of her days if it gives pleasure
to someone vise, and it does.
In order to get the enroll men is up
to the needed number some of the
requiremeats heretofore imposed
have been waived. According to
estimates there are between 80,000
and 90.000 registered nurses in the
country and about 200,000 other
graduate and practical nurses.
the floor with dancers, and the big
gest Christmas celebration ever held Call for Bricklayers
is South Carolina was under way. for work in Trance
Later in the evening the dancii g Goes to Boar is
gave way to the choir of 200 girls The filst reqniaiJon
,ri ;th new selective-service
The StaSpangled Banner. The for bricklayers. In sen.l.ng ,he
u,.,iiu Twn f fcM- call the Provost Marshai Gener: !
of Greenville and the tem. 'ttk The Herald Angels -'
tion of South Carolina.! Sii.a! It Came Upon a Mif$ TWkMNI
Unly wrutf men are waiueu.
X.. on
jfrmiuury ao
The fuel administration expects
6ol children throughout the co
ntry to do the tagging work oiv
Blag Your Shovelday" which has
Sen set for January 3D, p! vav i
make it i school holiday.
iu in s extra enurt to save coai
r war purposes the Fuel Admi.iis
ration wil try to get a tag on every
ovel in the country Oa the face
each tag aie the words; "Savt
at shovel full of coal a day i
&ncle ham. Oa the reverse s dc
are hints for saviag coal.
under the
regulations
As to the former the U. S. Food
Commission has given essuraace
that the price of our 1918 crop cf
hogs shall be 13 to 1, that Is 100.
!
The folks
Piedmont Section of South Carolina ? Sing! It Came Upon
ot together and decided to give . Ceart (me All Ye Faithful, Silent
liic ou lien at jrim v ivi
nas party that would be
bered or many a day. I hey secured j 'oancj accomphaiment. Ahogethe v
the larjje hall of the Southern Tex- j was n most enjoyable occosion.
tile B linding for tho base of their1 Mr. O B. Oownrd of Webster was
,pcr '. ! ;;p-v "-stjd wt VXir'w iyi with hi
lh(.i raised a muu -i (noiie fuu-tp Sesgsant J. Q Coward of the
Vi.i-t 1 . . . 1 TIT 1 1 I 1
wuxiat- iMiofii- . nv rn rne worm, ami ouier
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remem-1 nnnrnnrinte selections, each -nth a
They report to the avian n
tion, Signal C orps K ;lly Ficid,
Antonio, Tex.
federal loans
arious materials used
to provide equip meat
for fighting man
; row matv nais of many km
are needed for 'the .equipment i
United States troops. I' Jute, sii
fir Mini linpn mII f? it-l iKolr- i7ou
to ne uruioTin ot an mtantrymcn
in addition to the wool and coifo .
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A half oauceof siU is use ! in li
stan.sfd yellow gloves and
ly larger quantity in the ridiM
moves MIh r !so
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pounds of pork will sell . for tbd
now on in Jackson county. Un same prise as 13 ousnels oi corn. In
next Monday, the 14th, Judge Gil- other words it seems that the price
bert T. Stephenson of Wiuston- 0f corn b to be the governing factor
Salem, who is Field Secretary for . .
the War Savings Campaign for
North Carolina, will make his first " will soon be Ume to select ft
official visit to Jackson county. He Piece of land and prepare it for hog
is opening his campaign in this pasture. This land should be plow
county and we should do all in our ed as early in the winter or spring
p .wer to make it a success. as possible. After thorough pre
Oa Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, paration, 5 pounds of rape. 6 pounds
he will speak at ihe CulloA'hee Nor- of clover and '1 bushel of oats should
mai and Industrial, School and all be seeded per acre very early in the
are invited to attend. Let every spring. The hogs should be turned
m tn woman andchild in the com on the crop as soon as it is 8 to 10
ma-iity and also ia the adjoining inches high. A good acre of such
soaiiiiunities be present and hear pasture will supply 15 spring pigs
his address. He is a splendid speak- for the rest of the year. About 2
or and will give us all a vivid in- pounds of grain fed per 100 pounds
;i b: jf the great task we are up of live weight in addition to the
rv. ist. It has simply come to the pasture will keep the pigs in a
i iu . t his great war in which we thrifty growing condition,
ire engaged that we are goh-g to Another piece of land should be
h.tv to Miake sacrifices, and it wii; pl-uted in soy beans May 20-June.
soonb : question as .to whether The soy bean thrives on quite a va
our sacrifice will he- MON " -Y fiety of soils even this landjf planted
o r B O Y S. Uear.Judge m rows and cultivated. ' Duggar
s-.e"i-;iensoi4 aiid he will tell you found the soy bean gave better re-.
jui 1 you can serve' your country in turns than any other forage crop
v ;mlug":his war wkhemt. sacrinc- for hogs. This crop will-- be-jts&p.
)m eiihereid thCT for pasture cbLtn iscLfcOT it
itjtely necessary
National Honor.
At 7:G0 o'clock that nighr, he will
M'vjres.s a mass meeting at the
iiidi-onum at Sylva to which every-
toT sustain' our
matures or when theihxt poCjts:
in to turn brown. If ths-hcs xr -
i Allowed to run in the woods a fewA
weeks to consume the acorns and'-'
Miner nurs koids ui wcsic iauca
ning into the thousands to provide j wire Co, of the Field Signal -Battl-the
entertainment and refreshments j nnd his other friedns and neigh
Fhey l:,.d a choir of 200 girls, Three jhors Aho are encamped at Camp
military Danas voiunteerea tneir Sevier.
servir-s. A bottling concern offer- Master Signal Electrician C. A.
ed to give all the soda pop needed.
So the Junior Woman's Service
League went to work, with the co
operation of the other folks and had
a Christmas tree, as was a Christ
mas tree and invited all soldiers of
every rank and degree to come to
their party and bring a bunch of
friends.
Up to D eem 'er I,
had been naid out to tanners
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5 per cent lo 4 lime loans, .r:c
lllg 10 a repot t cviveini iuj wci
tions of the .12 Federal land banks
rhe total of loans approved, in
Bales and Sergeant 1st class Ben eluding those closed and those avya
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W. West of the Radio Company king verification of title and otner
have gone to ihe Signal Officers formalities, is $105,136,529.
Training Camo at Leon Springs, The interest rate under the farm
w . , i i , A
Tovoa loan svstem nas ueeii muicaacu
a v Auva I
"Top" Sargeant John H Morris,
$23,324,65; "iviussej parl.ivorj nut, ad boi-.-f.
ivii iti iic uuiio is on t: iier:v.t n-
ichjs of the ua.iunn. Aiuaiiau-ii
is used in the bayonet scabburd,
canteen, cup, knife, and meat can
In the .slicker are 9 and a half oun
ces of rubber.-
Horse hide and leather, wood
iron, steel, bronze, brass, zinc, cop
per, tin and lead are used in vari
ous articles.'
Servant Elsie Dillard. Harry Bueh- talion had the pleasure of spending
Unah Servant C. L. Rhinehart and Christmas at home, but are back
The festivities started at 4 ! a few others from the Signal Bat now hard at work on the old job,
trying to learn how to uck tne
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C-r-a wm vk savea wueu mc uu-
ui 6-. 4iooi ciniuicu uc picacui, ua i ue rcauy iu laucu.
a' J rhe members' of the Rr!- ixonomy ir of prime importance
orh-r IdndrJ vty u any enterprise. When we "hog
;Oji. i ne ptoyie ai iumc wm lx yn ciupa uic uugs uu nin umi
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as mucn a iactor in yvinmug una i narvesung aeuce we boc wuvi.
war as the soldiers abroad, if each the Mitf. Experimental Station
will understand his place and do I found that the ratio of the cost of
his bit. Come to these addresses I fencing lor nogs comparea to nusx-
i 1 1 m nlnnA to in I t. una 1 O. 1 -V 'ITlftf'
ana learn wuerc yuui yiatc w urewiu nao w - uo
the rank s. I is the cost of busking the corn is 2
ALLOTMENTS EXPLAINED
ducea is as esseuuat iu wuuuus uc
war as a shell. The worlds s shortegs
of swine is 6.000,000. A government
Start the New Year by buying
where you can
Saw fWNE!
Get Your Coffee
can and will. We are all after the fKo r Fvprnntion Board.
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Kaiser and his rules and he is ours: Gentlemen: Complaints are con-
stantly coming to me that indicate recently stated that we-
war. but sooner or . later they will inai oepuucuip ui naumed 96.4 ner cent of our hogs
Kaise.. U;. .... :u. ' fully unaerstana warn is u y, Q Anrznt 1917
. . t " -tiu iiuuiiuui. u mcy uuu i wane uu I . . . j . u u
Kntntn Morean. uaney ndiuuci ' t . bp none m oroer 10 secure iuci . fc . . - .
. " " , tr 1 and do their hit. Did vnn drpam ' u.. .u. n 1 inose mierestca iu bwiub arc re-
and mil Asne are ys o , ... ----- allowance mue uy u.c wnu- ferreu to Extension Qrculars 25, 42.
daysinayiva. 4 UA '"s "' tient-tn men uruucu-.b. , Farmers Bui 411 U S.
Miss Lena Ashe was here at nor did the other fellow. Wc ere I -be case of a wue or child rre . rf Bomay procured
Christmas time visiting tier twj m lt. When we are sen; Genua, y 1 w compels an allotment oia por- ; Q WptPft"piuh N CI .
brothers' Bunyan Ashe of the En- will wish there had never been any ti;?r of the soldier's wages and this tii-'hmi u h mMt
gineer Train and mil Asne oi me united states. We know lathers, i upplementec ny a scneuuie ui ical DrodUcer of meat find
Radio Company, ne was accum- motners, wives ana sisters are look- all- w mce? wirn wuicu ywu die nmfitable than anv other dc
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panied by a friend, another young : mg t0 us n t only
lady who is a teacher in the Wake Dut to all America.
FresSa
and get the best Coffee made.
Coffee in cans loses its strength
LARD 25c. the ib.
5 lb. pails $1.20
10 lb. " $2.40
In fact everything in Groceries
R. E. DILLS
CHEAPER
County schools.
Camp Sevier, December 31.
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try us soldiers. nriMifsr.
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time to waste. Gud help m
to a finish and we are victo ioos.
John Ruble ICgg-s-
To The Jackson County Folks:
As the old saying is: we aie here
because we are here. But we aie
not in the many camps because wt
are here, but fur a great cause for
1 you and me. The quiet streets i
1 old Sylva will tdl you so. When
j you read of o jc brave de eds n ml
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they will soon home, rsut
cant do this unless you folks
r. and
1 LITTLE HERBERT HAMPTON V M
Last Thursday afternoon while
Herbert ft -mpt.cn, ol our 6 'year
age, son of Mr. and Mrs L H.
ton, and James, the ron of '
Mrs. J. T. t.'oi;t v.erf ;t p ?.
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jioiibt that iii rnaii n
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ii.u - 5 a..d ivndt:; a portion
heir rjf poiKieuts. This
; l.'e -r ii cats rre
v rt' tiving aiiy-
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mt stic animal. Moreover the swine
breeder does not require lsrge cap
ital. ' 'r :
The writer will be glad to confer
with any one interested in swine,
either at his office in Sylva or else
where. Don't forget the Farmers' Meet
ing, January 12th, at the Court
House.
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IlLLSBOItO RED CROSS
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id seems to be. MurTcring lu;
Vir.mfl hack as ud. Nowii the unu , a
not after we are dead and dying. inconvenience on i Recount ot
tu: : nn- mon-3 w .r PppH thi'. accident. .
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Bible and it will tell you so. We
oro dPttina on in this war. Why?
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Because one nation after another is
i finding out and getting lessons of
Germanism. German influence must
and will stop and we are going to
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the j ail(.
1 he ladies of the Dilkboro Red
. . ' .ea mn r MtJir iirzi rvMi waf r n v-i iiin
iviiu-i his vttv.es meeting held Tuesday afternoon
efidUiomd
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hnt r:- criuiuopcvi allow- several nosyum ujfi were vui wuw
provicied by the Govern ment and work begnn on them.
1 be sent to his-dependents thw will ! Ihe ousiness men oi uw rown
Both families were almost pros-', )e doile. Please give this the, widest
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trated with grief, but Herbert tells J possible publicity and call this m
them that a "wooden man cannot : formation to the attention of all
be hurt" and is now going on with dependents of soldiers in your coun
his play and studies like a veteran Uy. Very truly yours,
of many battles. Pauls Valley, T. W. Bickett, "
(Oklahoma) Enterprise. ( GovenWr,
were very successful in the Christ
mas drive. They reported seventy
new members.
They were also kind enough to
prepare a placs for the ladies wcrh
room,ehtD toxoid Q rcjy
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