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VOL I NO. 7
SYLVA, N. C, JAN. IB 1918,
$150 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
miHiE STEPHENSON
VISITS JACKSON CO.
1Mb' Ai) GIRLS' CLUBS?
Jud
Winston
o Gilbert
T. S'epenson, of
Salem. Field Secretary for
Weekly War 1fews Di gest
Stories of Activities and Conditions Through
out the United tates ancl on the Battle
Fronts, ffom Washington, D. C.
Dovs'and girls, years after th
war some little boy or girl may ask;
you: "What hart did you take in the
treat world jrvar?" What will your
u Nnrth Carolina War Savings answer be? Will it be that you did
fmmittee. made his first official nothing, or will it be that you "did
sit to Jacks. County on Monday your mite" by raising a pig, chickens
Vf this week. While the weather or an acre of (torn to feed the hun-
as so extremely bad that it be- gry soldiers who are willing to give
W me necessary for him to cancel their lives if necessary, for you and'
his engagement at Cullowhee, yet their country?
, his time was completely filled, mak Germany has more hogs than she
Win all five speeches while here, had at the beginning of the wm
1 0a Monday afternoon he visited Kile the ho' herds of the Allies
the SyWa Tannery and Superintend- have nearly c'd been consumed,
nt Pov ers assembled his men in even many of the breeding animals.
the "pan house" where the matter The number of hogs in the TJ. S
was presented to them in a very has been reduced. Illinois wh)ch
onH forceful way by the speak- usually proper next to the largest
u.. - " ruf. ic 1Q17 v. lob
I Hn ovtront flPnnrr- mirrKr rvf U.xrta r,i-l UC1UIC 1J. ACrif. IliC aov
leaving vauuvi iiuiuuvi ui ""go vi any oiaic jii mc I m , -
show a total of about 62,000,000 no more to prepare for planting
j; bushels, which is 20,000,000 bushels and cultivnting'a field with a good
(ies3inaniniyibauaaDoutiu.uuu,uuu -stand- of than one a
APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE
BY FIG -TING MEN NOW
NEAR $3,000,00,000
Application for war-risk insur
ance by men of the Army and
Nav have nearly reached the 3r
009,000,000 mark, and continue o
come in at a rate of about $65,000,
0Q0 a day I The average amount
applied for per man is $5,630, the
average having incresed steadily
since the act went into effect, Oc
tober 6b
For persons who joined the colors
cottage is full of little children.'
"Thus the bailiff of the estate
a bloated landlord turns a family tin
less than was estimated in the sum
mer, when the populace was put on
bread rations. The authorities are
already considering a further re
duction in the allowed consumption.
The food situation in Switzer-
of iiftnri ia rniHIv fnlMncS tr tht Aanrtnr
poor "stand. '
In selecting seed corn one should
have clearly in mind what he- con
considers a perfect ear 'of corn and
select .only ears that approach that
jdeal type. This ear is about 9.
inches long and 7 inches in circum-
wm eight consumption in many of th coun- tatIt Aodd taeV on
midwimer while he man is at he tries at war has already been order- slightly and approach a cylindrical
front. Comment takes care of itself. pH TTnrthpnAw rAdniotmnuha , FK . . : .
.vbu.MuU iorm. ine rows oi Kernels gnould
er.
On
Swiss may have only a pound and ftt as closely as possible together,
a half of sugar per person per while. the kernels should be deep,
month. The bread ration has been . The- termination test can he mnA
fixed at fixed at about half a pound in a box inches deep and 3 . by.
a aay. ana ine Duuer rauon ai one- 5 feet This hmr wnuM hn lord.
enough to test 100 ears. Fill the
bpx.upto one inch from the top
sawdust A Diece of
COUNTRY BOYS NOT PHYSICAL
LY SUPERIOR TO THOSE
LIVING IN CITIES
According to records of the select
ive service, country boys do not fifth of a pound a month.
show much physical superiority
over those of the cities. For pur- Bovs and girls1 clubs in northern I with urat
, L!nJi tiA vnoin KniM. tt c ...:n u., ' " 11 .i.. dav for amoving for Government
ment ana reaciiiug-vj. win liavc a vciy smau surplus - w . - ;
L .k tnnnprv. President E. L. next vear. insurance Is February 12, 1918. In-
JUgui""' l .. . . . . . UantWra ofPnrfo aro hnind mnriA hv i OI COUntieS OI the
MrKee suspended operauons ior a ortn uaroima nas been asked by wv. - -
eU. S. government to increase ru,u,uwlllB utuw ;
l.i 1 L . srT jt f Ha
short time and gave all his men an the
pose of comparison selection was and western. States pledged for war white muslin should then hi laid
made of cities of 40,000 to 500,000 service in gardening, canning, poul- 0ff in checks large enough to hold
population, ana a corresponoing.sei try raising, and otner emergency go grains of corn and spread oyer
of.counties of the same total size, enterprises have more than 8O0.0OO the-moist sawdust. The checks
examinauon 0.4 members. - - hnnMhonnmUwi 100
. 1 . - , f t V VIVi, w
' nirvtn have the matter of her number of hods this vear 1 20 000. tneir men tase insurance Deiore R uiluculy u p wC1c ic- ine winier oi . wio-ii was correspond, with each ear to be
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most disastrous the range .stockmen I tested, which are now on the floor
which the country boys.
SPRING PLOWING IN
WILL BE DONE BY TRACTORS
4 FROM AMERICA
To increase France's crops and
mi
-ru, ftft,im, rtn thft nart of the officials should raise at least 1 R00 mnrp. hodsl Ane maximum amount
lllC av.iv v r . - ' o i l.i , . rtt , r
lordAct mflnnfactunnhPYt vpar than nsna Thp knWfi mmj w wku uj uiauu vir,
OI ""b" " u,'iu AA
DldDt in HI" VAUIlljf ""a l in vi gnio oiiuuiu iv.-puwi iu IU1, Vail
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-iotori and rnpir DHiriuiic sci- nv miniiis tne nis num.
vice is commended to all. Results The agricultural colleges have I WAR CR?MTS GRANTED TO AL- j
u., -rAv nnmft from the efforts shown that hogs can be raised and LIES BY UNITED STATED ,
jia I " I tat a r rTTcn & a nnn nnr nrvn hjlV i i r i.,.
nut forth to start the men working fattenci cheaper in the South than iiLuiwflw. , to ngiuru iue uurucu ui . uu u
fn these two plants to saving, in in any other section of the U. S. In Warcridits extended to foreign oW men. women and ch. Wren 1,500
111 uito r 1 . . . . form trootrkra tA7il dr tr ths-it fAlli'.-
thatmore war stamps have been thi, ir.ild climate expensive housesUiovernments since tne unitea ;,B- I r r ?
sold at this plant than at any other are not needtd, but in th- North States entered the war total $4,246.
Dlace in the County so far. stoves r:re used m the expensive 400,000. Of this Great Brfttain re-
On leaving the Tannery, Judgr houses to keep the pi?s warm-
Stephenson next visited the Sylva Moreover, quite a variety cf graz- 285,000,000; Italy, $o00,000.000;Rur
Collegiate Institute where Prof. In- crop ran be grown, thus reducing sia, 325,000,000; Belgium, $77,400
in rojW3 Bndflumred 1, 2, 3, etc.
of ihe West have ever known. The
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lamb crop for the entire West was 20-kerneis of corn from each ear
. ...
FRANCE 15 to 20 per cent below the aver- are placed on the check having the
ge. aud the calf crop was consider
ably below normal.
same number as the ear.
The. box should then covered
gram very kindly suspended his the cost of pork production as the 1 000; Serbia, $4,000,000.
work for one period so that the rovn4 season of ths south is much
mat'fr,if"wcr savings" mitilit be :onger han in the r-orth.
presented to his teachers aiid pupil Since the U. S. Food Commission
alike. On Monday - night in the has given assurance that thejpi ice
Baptist church, the speaker deliv- of hogs' next fall shall be governed
ered a stirring patriotic address to bv the price of corn there is "no pos
a large crowd, in which he brought sible chance to lose in this game of
home to them the realities of the raising pigs, for it means that hoge
war and the propositions which we will sell ior 26 cents per pound
were up against, closing his address when corn is worth ?2.00, that if.
with en appeal to the people cf the 13 to i.
County to invest in the "war Any boy be; ween the ages of 10
savinrs fund so that Jackson Uoun-j ana is years may necome a
iv not fall behind in its nuot- club ircmcer. ut he uiiiPt maoc re
J ItlV T w v I
ment at 'ebSl one P and care for it hiui-
try from the United o ates. ine
first hundred are already on the
way, and the whole number will be
in France by March, in time for the
spring plo ing. Deck space wab
provided for the first shipment on
a naval transport, bcnools ot in
struction will be orgauizod.
The acreage sown to crops il ifce
uninyjfdedLportion of France in lhi'i
aabom:l 000000t) -lcssmhair'
& iL - XT... 1913. or 24.4 D3r cent. The lncfeaa-
nurses ior ine niiy iurs?i orp3 , , ,
certain requ-iements hava bee;i ed froduotlon lhrou?h lhe us! 01
! tractors
WalVCU 1U1 IJiC JJCliyU Ui llig vr31
emergency. Registered nurses are
experiments in a private plant hav
;n elread . developed a comp.n'-
ivesy rraccessiui suiuiion.
4 Ut 0 CROSS CHAPTER
LOWifR REQUIREMENTS FOR AD
MISSION ; 0 ARMY NURSE '
. CORPS . .
Because ot the great feed for
this year is expected to
greatly impiove ihe food situation.
IN
preferred, but. registration tav
waived.
Nurses between the ages of 21
and 45 will row be coieidered. as
well as tiios vho arc gtr-:k--
j u P i in the United States during ihe lirbi
Under rhe temporary revision of 111 UKr v" . & . .
'GERMAN ALIEN ENE 1ES
UMiLO blAihb MUbi
"' REGISTER
AmoTiil the regulations for
J w
reisirutiou ui German uhen eiienuta
the
n.i Tnpwlnv morning J u d fie sell. Keen a record ot teea ana pas-
... .1 a-n a . 1 i I mIm 4- V rxv 41 "V" 111 1fri T f mil.
SteDhenson visited the Dillshoro tures used, rne pig must be weigneq u"-ucy c4uucu f
Graded School and spoke for thirt when bought as well as when sold chane new uniforms.
minutes to the students, teachers in order to determine the gain and a nurse traveling unaer oraers is
and patrons, explaining to them the cost of the gain. given a nm class ticket, ruiiman
campaign in which he is so deeply Each member of the club must car accuiuuuauuus, mm uav
interested. The students and faculty agree to s'udy the instructions sent expend uut iu cu a
pir snnnnrt bv theU. S. DeDartment of Agri
h ;n, culture. Each member 8honld send GERMAN PAPER TELLS HARD
tnrirfo c0nKonCnn i thmwind his one ni to the County Fair. The inivp ur suluilk d r amii, i
V UV1KV UIVUUVIIUVU w w...--o I jr w - I . i f
Tnnntv Fair miwt ine uommiuee on rumic miumi-
.nfinH u o wnv whinh Uond nis to the State Fair. : Either ation nas made tne loiiowing trans
aim u ui ovii kiiift ii a am u nu; . i x"o - i . , . l
i i mi if in iii h Kim v auucciiiiiu ui
October 15, 1917, issue of the Leip
zeiger Volkszeitung:
"A sample of the fashion after
which bloated landlords treat the
will have a lasting effect upon his pure-bred or grade pigs may
hearers. He is one of the leaders provided, as the club member may
among the young men of the State, desire. It is important to join as
He has given Up a lucrative practice soon as possible.
UlRiAtM . rin. work in order U.rv similar to ihe nifi clubs. As wives of sold.ers lias been brought
that he may &erve his country here it is impossible for the County
so that it may be prepared to meet Aent to see all boys and girls of
A fire proof solution for treating with a saturated blotting paper or
airplane fabrics is a thing which woolen cloth and set in a warm
msv be realized in the near future?. P1" Bwmiuaie. ii conaiuons
are favorable germination should
start in five days. It should be
bo tne in mind that three things are
essential for germination; air, moist
ture and heat - The ears that do
not germinate and those lowest in
fSR UfKSflN rilllMTY vitaliy as 8hown y the weak
I Mil d.iUlltlUll UUUllI f Unimitaorkprnplsfailind tn drmi.
nate . should not be used for seed, for
Me are pleased to announce that Ly wiji cause vacant spaces in
he Iva Branch of the Red Cpss I the field. If one kernel from each
will --hereafter" br r knowtr as the spjice fails to gemmate U per ceafe-, v
Jackson County Chapter of "The age. of germination, is dsC Tiidicatiotf jfa
Ani'rrican Red Cross, having juris- fair- sed corn. ' An inch of the
aicl:m over ail Branches and Aux- tip grains and a ' half inch of the
iUaries in the county. . y butt grains should be discarded.
An Auxiliary has been formed Under ordinary conditions when
a Cullowhee, f;nd is now working corn is first husked in the fall it
ihroudh our Chapter. They .have contains about 35per cent moisture.
nfty members and wer anticipate this year more. If it is allowed to
v itioi le donations fro... them. Mrs. ireoze in that condition ' the germi
M. buchauan, Mrs. E. L. McK ;e and. uatiun ot; the corn 13. greatly leduc
M.S. Mary Brinson will visit the ed. Hencelt is im'portant to dry
work room this week, demonstrat-, the seed as Quickly as ; possible. It
sng ihe work being done by ' iie takes a long time tor the ear to
6ylya Chapter. : - ; dryjfndt husked. .
Mn. M. D. Cowan, chairman ot ii e seed ears may. De taxen to
the purchasing committee, reports thehouse, (ied in stfings of 15 ears
that through the courtesy of the on each side and suspended on
Wilson Brothers, she has been able wires which are fastened to the
10 secure one dozen bolts of unrlceiling or rafters. . ; ,
;J. M. McClung, Co. Agent
at first cost.
For our second shipment we have
on hand forty finished bed shirts,
tiftAPn Hnren handaiies and twenty
...frt niiiowR. Paiamas and other A base hospital to.be designated
juiiyit K"" . Ti; r -
ie.s will be rdded before ship V vo auu scrvcu oy norm w
Oiii. pnysicians a-a nurses, pro-
the needs of our boys when they go
"over there."
DR. J. C OWEN CALLED TO
FRENCH BROAD CilURCIi
Rev. Dt. J. C Owen has been
called as pastor of the French Broad
Avenue Baptist church by the board
f deacons. The call was extended
last Wednesday night at a meeting
of the board and announcement cf
the call was made yesterday after
noon. Rev. Dr. Owen is missionary
evangelist for the Baptist Home
Mission Board and is well known to
the Baptists of the "south. He lives
to our attention from Upper Lange
nauin Selisia. On of the hired
r rw Mtirlltir'c adrifnltnrsil
the county this announcement is - . - . . .
dven in order that those interested estate has been for a , t.me , t
, . nr c.,i. the front, nis wne, wm wunv
may see him at his office atbylvb me num. .
o j pd alongside her husband, before
Court House any Saturday or wnte J K
nanus anu ducuiuiugiy iciwuu
this
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nnooiUo f,r miv nnes. otter fArm cottaue. uciouer
IM II IIIIl31U1V X' 1. J w-, -
having heard Judge Stephenson on man got the following letter.
Monday night, to try to shirk tne ine unrereuwi
dutv which is pi icea upon me esiaieueiei. j-
shoulders of every ma , woman and this date to iae neia serviu. tu
child in this gieat struggle? We uary 1, 191. un tnai aay you
are at WAR yet few of us seem to to give up your house. The worK
realize it. We are eating as much which you are doing Ue tanu
a mnoh we are does not compensate the farm h r
o.dind much as we ever did. the loss wttch accrues to it th ough
tJt orifice hs iot chne the contineud vwn J our am
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been done to other towns 1 home to us. Our own ta.nn.es : ;; ,
ace. He h expected to anive notsuffcred;ol:rownhomesh ye frora thu fcr j .
"'tk oi tne local church. ifloi uccum, k... hnSN,nnd vith th-e
in Achcvillc. but most of his wor'
week of February, are the loiiowing:
All German males of the age ot
14 years and upward are required
. t - r j
to register, notice oi time anu
place of registsation will be given
by publication in newspapers.
The affidavit of each registrant
must be accompanied by. four un
mounted photographs, signed across I gix boUg of outiDg,
the lace so as not to oDscure we
features, and the finger prints oi
each registrant shall be taken.
Between 10 and 15 days alter
registration each alien enemy must
again appear before his registration
officer to obtain a registration c-ji-.
which will bear his iiame a..u ...s
lelt thumb print, this card mu&t
be carried by the registrant for iu
tuie ideniitication.
An alien enemy who changes iS
place of residence to another pi oce
within the same regisuiion dioiiict
must' at once report the cliaie .
thp i rpdifii ratiiHi ufficer. ho alien
enemy shah move out ot ihe di.-:-
trict without a permit. Applies kd
for a permit must be made upon a
form luruished oy the Department
of Justice, giving full particulars as
to date, reason for change, and
tended piace oi icSiueuce,
NORTH. CAROLINA TO .
v:" EQUIP BASE DOSFITAL
m
r 1111 v o ui fc,
have reached the coveted two huu-
; i'Kiibrs r-quir d for a Chao
it is our ai n to iucrea?. cteaa
a numbers and activity.
-yj y
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vuM tiic latter are available, the
hospital force to include $00 people
6r mere, is .now being organized by
Dr. .1. Long of Greensboro, chair
man of (he State committee Council
of National Defense, medical section.
GTB8 SVF.D CONR AND for North Carolina. Dr. Long is
TtSTlkU 'uKSkAiIUS authorized by the Federal Govern.
ment to equip a base hospital at
or.ee to contain 1,000 beds and to
be served by thirty physicians and
surgeons, 100 nurses and 250 order
ih:3. The hospital will be located
"somewhere in France" and is ex-
rbn r-ron-r i;c to pcrted to be ready for use by May
-ouph-tfv. seed from "excellent
as that are prolific you are
.--fc ! rre like!y to have a gd
p. or inis -easun seed corn
v; 6 I c-el in th fidd. Li-e
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' Kev. Joha Bomar... for seve. d
years pastor of the local church,
gently resigned in order to enter
y MC. A work with the army
Iseo negto do that which words: 1 must tell you my Oistres
day of suffering comes, Tr,.
InZl olameT l Wtoter is at the door and thej
FOOD SUPPLY tOR FRANCE D
NLU'lRAL COLIviiUE:) y-
THE DH. LifvL
Acciirding io the rooO Adnilu.t
tion, sbor-ce vhci,v ux V
hi., c cii
cet!y l it-
?0 per cent ia tHe i.rcaa lauo.;
would soon iiccome imperative
DenmariL is now looiuag ivrwia
to a reduction of wheat rations.
Fwal figures for the cereal havest
but in
not n the criy
.;hre the whole
v.riVd. vrl f ir i.-iich !
lxt-l f
to
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? rorrnt venrs crcp is iikcly
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ne ,...rn U.e.i ioacs its pow-
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Dr. Long states that well qualified
North Carolina iurses are preferred
ir this hosDital work but adds that
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i?Lt iroin trie cnr; ; -a0 lacs oi tramea nurses irom tnis
Moi&i corn, like! State will Jbe supplied by the Red
Cross at Washington. A salary of
550 per month and expenses is
assured nurses who will be accepted
for this work. Those interested in
! this call to patriotic service are re
.is . quested i write to Dr. J. W. Long
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ior germinauou because ! ho.pital win presented to and
we cannot expect a go a crop uu passed upon by the Federal author
less the com "comes up" and fcives ' ities before they are officially C3
us a good stand. Moreover, it costs cepted.
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