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;'C. PR1TC11A
lo Speak In Jackson
County
S1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
12 KILLED
RA1LR0AD.-.WREC
mm CODNiY BOY
HAS BEEN PROMOTED
, .1 .r lie u ieu oiuico ,
. n .1,1 i r i wi i
rliKourt of Appeals, will spe
"War Snv
i.oil comity vfii . .
to speak to
iri'fS.
jMties t.iul caves
,r0n!r on th? greatest problems
! i, hue ever confronted the
Ml l, h:! SllMfcVl,
Will W
Americanism
Patriotism will
He is a speaker ot
u hk theme,
Annnal fame; lie is a patriot of
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 25. Ten
T H v- March 5, Judge JHer , ?ers?nsi killed outright, two
Oa Tut ' received injuries from which tW
later died in Columbia hospitals
and thirty-eight more were more or
less injured when train No. 42, from
Spartanburg, crashed ihtq the rear
of No. 18, from Greenville, near
Frost's Station, about five miles
north of hero, this afternoon. The
a:oiaeii' occred about 12 o'clock.
S'.rl pn ;tir.-i!v all trnr., nf tho
''k h:. l bj, a cleared away by 8
oi lock ton;?V.
Toany' yiei-k i? one of the worst
hat-Ins t jVea ;;uoe on the South
ern i.. iiianv months, thfe hvaw jpiTv-
gine f the Spartanbutg. train shear
ing its way through the wooden
coaches of the tram ahead, and
crushing out the lives of the ten
passengers in its path. The two
rear coaches of -the forward train
were practically demolished, and
the smallness of the death list, in
view of the condition of the wreck
ed coaches, is one of the mysteries
w. s. s.
Fred Lambert Hooper, of Sylva.
who enlisted in the hospital corps
of the navy last summer, has re
cently passed the ; examination for
pharmacist's mate, third class.
In a letter to a friend he states
IS; SUTTON- DIES
Mrs. Julius Sutton, of Dilleboro
died last Monday, evening. She had
just returned from Asheville, where
she had been in a hospital for -the
past several weeks, on the evening
train and died about two hours af
ter Yrrivirig. She was the mother
THE GRAND LODGE OF
NORTH
CAROLINA
Winston-Salam, N. C, Feb. 5th 1918
To the Mast.rs. Wardens andBreth
ren of the Subordinate Lodges un -der
the Jurisdiction of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina A. F. and
A. M. '
Brethren: -
OUR NATION IS AT WAR
nriiiestionr! loyalty
iint
He has risen
above section, crccii or pontics,, nc
,Wnds for the winning of the war.
Heisstaiuliiii; 1 oluiut tne war .wirn
his s(U!l- ,nincl 511 ld l;ody' IIe
believes in tin' support of our armies
,uonj; He believes in the conserva-
. :..,fiir rosoiirces at home. He
iieves that every man, woman
md child liaMi part to play in this
rpit i-onllift and he comes to make
;ivu
h;c nnnenl to evory one. Let every
latent and child, teacher and stu
f lent preacher and laymanin fact
et every man woman anu cliuu wno
elieves in America and who stands
roorfl he;ir his address. He
weak in Dillshoro -t the Graded
:hool buililin;4 at 4 o clock r. M
next Tuesday and tit the Audi-
. ,-. i 'P.. 1 i. o
num in viva on lticsuay m o
ock P.M.
s
U IN CHEAT BEHNAI
of SftVPlI rhilHrPTl thp nlHpat hfind-
!iut he is-w-ill pleased with his ew fifteen years and the youngest eightlMany of our people are awake toJ
duties and - advises his friends to .
join this blanch of the service if in
doubt as to which branch to get
into. Mr. Hooper in now located at
the naval gaining station at Hamp
ton Roads, Va. Asheville Citizen.
Joe B. Keener, another one of our
Sylva,bo also passed this exami-.
nation; as promoted. ; r
"-'"f" ' w. s. s.
months old,
The burial took place at the Lo-
i cust field buryhig ground and the
service was conducted by Rev
Lambert. ,
. - w. s. -s.
APLAN TO PROMOTE THRIFT
mm
OVER THE TOP"
Wc will begin the first chapter of
"Over The Top"nextvc:k. This story
waswriLenby an American who
lias seen eighteen months of actual
ervice in the trenches in France.
This Ll:ry has thrilled hundreds of
thousands of people and .is one of
the rrv:t popular stories of the
world war.
It is a true story from beginning
Mrs Eugen? Bearden went to
Ashevifeffxhlay, ..returning Mon
day. X ' ;
Mrs. Deck Sutton of Greenville," S.
C. is the guest of her sister. Miss
Annie Faileor
Lewis .Caiin yn returned to Camp
Jackson,, Sam day.
We were very sorry to hear of
the death of Mrs. Julius .Sutton,
W
West Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 27, To
encourage thrift, among school
children as well as to promote jts
own circulation the Progressive
Farmer, of Raleigh, is offering a
pri2e consisting of two Thrift
Stamps for each new subscription
sent in by any boy or girl who
wisues to join tne inrnt uuo now
bein'4 organ z 3d by ttrs paper.
In additija to promoting thrift
among the children, this' action will
have the far:rea3huik4 ei'fejt of oa
this fact, but thousands have not
yet realized what it means. The
preservation of your liberty and
freedom, your homes and loved
ones is at stake. More than a
thousand North Carolina Masons
and another thousand sons of
Masdns.are in, this fight, and this is
but a beginning unless w put our
heartland tinfe ;?and money into
the cause. There can be no doubt
of final victory if we support our
Government as we should.
At a meeting held in Washington
in Oacemer, representatives- of all
fraternal orders being present, the
President arid the Secretary of the
treasury requested our co-opera-
lio.i and help. Our representative
at this meeting pledged the loyal
support of Nordi Carolina Mason-
But enobled in spirit and soul,
And they gather with friends and
the dear ones at home
By the fire, or on summer's long
days
And ted of the times they
went "over the top'
In the early morn's twilight haze;
Should they ask you what you
were doing the while
In the world's greatest war. to
help win it.
Be sure you can look them right
square in the eye
And truthfully say, "I was in it."
If you have not already done so.
I suggest that you display our Na
tional Flag in your Lodge room.
Let this proclamation be read to
your Lodge at its next regular
communication and let it be , pub
hshed promptly in the next issue
of your home paper.
Fraternally yours,
Geo, S. Norfleet,
Grand Master.
Attest:
W.W.Wilson,
GrandSecretar
-w. s. s.
NOTICE TO FARMERS
ry.
ginning a ca npa-in which wit, j The annual
We have just received a letter
to the Carolina i reauu ryCo., of
!:evll!?.i!i which thev state, that to end and is the . thrilling expen-
evare i O'll r;i irx ; n IK ill lareer '"c ui ima ywung miiciii,ciii, vyiiv7
amities than ever and that they got in the war two years ahead of
i . :. .i.: . r .;it, I li5c oAimtri' '
a wnruiiL' m u s ucr iui miift uuuuuj.
La sprit)".
Mr. Farmer,
if you have dairy
Read every word of it.
-w s. s.
, eveuuiauv .meiii ueuci iui -mux in ty,i T 3 'uu n.i nrnnin'i anrt eppd
no nas'ueon 'in tor some time, ana , : . . , vuu iieiu m raieien r 0 r
wh, AM W MnnHnv pV.nind mwi T0'1 ecau3S 01 tne " 1 ast month fairlv thrilled with n tests at Mr. T. C.
... . v , , : sence or a rami journal in the ho n 1 : tr:ft.?6m , ,. - March 5th at 930
vp i wwh tn PY'pnd onr srnnatlvv . . . tnoasm a i1 a res jlution vas unani- 1 Aail-u 0111 dL i7-ou-
The State Extension Horticultur-
mmunicafon of ist and the County Agent will .give
corn germination
Bryson's farm' on
to the bereave 1 family
Little Mis? Helen Allison of Bark
ers Creek-has been visiting in the
city.
Mrs. P. W. Kipcnid left Monday
for Knoxville, vhere she will buy
the new spring hats for the Bry
?on Millinery I epLirtment. --Thre
iil? bfe play gi Vert Sat
urday evening March 3rd by the
g to toe exp
IricuUural Exteisioa Service, evory
; home should have one good farm
; journal and one good
paper, or at least the
! paper of the county.
woman in the State at
daily
local news
No man
tms pcriu(
girls of th? DilLboro Graded School
. "The
in the auditorium entitled:
Rainbow Kimoi a Society.
f hide awayrfroS the evoats of
day and steep uaiatoraruu
I history now being made.
I paper, or be a slacker" is a true ex-
13 oLlir
Oi t 13
"Read a
hie it will be to your best interest
Set into communication with
p at once, as the price of milk
very much higher than it has
! lerleeti in the past.
We wish to cell attention to their
i another p:ige in this issue.
vv. s. s.
WILM9T.
n
SOY W T!!3 FOOD
Editor of the Journal Please al
low me space in your columns for
these few lines.
The farmers of this section are
glad to see these warm sunny days,
:uul to hear the sweet songs of the
spring birds.
Mr. Potts, of AsheviHe has bought
the Sellers stojk of goods from Wm.
Quiett,
.Tnrhte Sellers, savs winter has
v vo
He faw a wild goose going
North. Thatr- a pretty good sign.
f4Too .-irvr nan ! n -r,rfH l
I .Tr 1.-1- L
i A.-(iiini7'itinri in thp I nifprl StntPS
yion 2d, Every bod v cordially in- . t . . n
. , . . j j is resDondmg mre patriotically or
' tn . : o . m i J unreservedly to the demands made
The Dil sooro Sewing -Club metj . . . .. . n T. Aa
. , upon it than is-the press. It de-
ins rnu uuy -c- - ' 'serves support
OI iVilS. iViOIll V' UliOil. Jovv
mously adopted, calling moon the un Marcn btn a pruning demm-'
Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction Oration will be conducted at the
j to assist the Giveramaat in all its rcnara oi Mr. rranK jarrett, uuis-
, endeavors, especially in the sale of boro-
its securities, and instructing the rso corn should be planted witn;
1 rl ! Grand Master to issue proclamation ?ut teslin the seed for gennination
:lluti Lopnriiindiv 111 order to determine the vitality of .
of national strife has ;the right io T o the seed. Seed corn ermmation
tests win De conauctea in otner
townships, if farmers will co-oper
ate in advertising the meeting in
order to get other farmers to at
tend.
J. M. McClung,
Co. Agent,
w. s. s.
A JACKSON CO. SOLDIER
of
at
Itrom nil rr.rts ( f the countrv
fetheiu-t fpw months letters
hcome tf) t!:o North r;,rolinn
P'i:wi;t Station with rtference
,vt'reol)e;in flour or inral for
' !'UiKi:i! can 1 .0 secu 1 cd. Not-
1
'ii- :... . .1 . . 1
- u. ,uu. ume again jua;;e,
lllroiii;u tniils have crushed in.., tnit icth ltpst issue
ll 1 JLjU VV IU1U 1 J H'v- t.,. vy
during the past several the day here.
rul M) fir t UrA hio nnt Vrtr ol , . 1 t;- -.T
-.. .IV, imo hvji uttii 1 oh NmnQ Riwr. JIS I llillllicy
corner. law" works very .veil in some
instances, out ne cant uo liuyum
with the Selective Service Regula
tions.
The sehool closed here Friday
;iht Fph 99nd with Mr. W. N.
I'll V ' ' 1 v v I c
'.t hrst, to provide for a ..Hrcnn nc Prinninal. and Miss
mid a j ni.uvyikiuii u 1
I . -'finis demand, states Mr.fl. n- i ta cu,. AcoSotani Thpv
I DhU Ll. Olicnuu ao nMuiu..v, j
' Ii 1 ; ,1 n-wlrnm for
Vf, . naa an luicicauiig t,xw0
. ot the llnito.d StntpsL, . ... 1 ,, mact of
"iineir closing caciuow, Ww
, " '' iratm- has suggested L,Vi;k ,aa in honor of 0111 Nation's
Ha,ioa of soybean meal in hplfWpH snn. George Washington.
11 ur men!. Sueh n Riihsti- ..... n!nmnnf U70C Q tfonHpd hv
ill q. I v; ine eiuciicimmcni. ao
. ' w made and ut the same i nH pverv one seem-
.Ve :,U'1 "lve t() the hread ed to leave with a spirit of patriot
, V UK' A!1 tllLlt appears ism showing in his face We ex-
mm eif.rt on the part of!
eii'.lsto put up the meal in a
L-oulti ,c used by house-
Hi's seen j to offer a very
"' SUddfor the enterprising
'm-rho will start in
i:ig games vve.e played etc.
Daint'M-efreshm juts were served
nnd'everv one eiioved themselves
very much. Those-present y
Riesdames, L. Y. Brock, P. W. Kin
caid, Cole and W.opA Cannon, and
Misses 'Eieanora Cleav eland, Bonnie
Sherrill, Beulah Dills, Dorcas and
Ellen Fisher, Sara Belle,--Maude
Connor, Annie Ti llent, Nina F.nsley
Eddis Morrisoo n id Margaret Buch
anan. The Club will be entertain
ed at the home or Mrs. Cole Cannon
Thursday evening.
Little Walter Moore, Holmes Jrl
and Elvira Brysoa spent a few days
in Asheviiie last eek. ;'
Rn-nfi Parris o? Raleigh visited
relatives here last week.
The Junior Sewing Club met at
the Jarrett" Springs Hotel, with Miss
Janie Harkins, last Saturday aiter
noon.
F T Watson ma'de a business
trip to Sylva Monday.
Mm -.Tne.k Ledfi;rd of Asheville
X 1 1 k.' - ' "
attended the buricl of her daughter
Mr?. Sutton, h 're, hi 3 week
Mis? Freeda Isa ic of Asheviiie
has been spending a few days here
w. S
even f intelligence
U33.5 not -demand every family to
keep well informed.
It is possible that some other
.! papers could use this plan to good
eitect. . .
w. s. s.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY MEtTlTG.
l!eet. urand Piaster 01 Masons in
North Carolina, do call upon every
loyal member of the craft to aid
ard assist our Government and its
agents in every way possible in the
conservation of food and fuel, in the
sale of all its securities, in gifts to
the Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. war
funds, and 111 the cheerful payment
ol ail taxes imposed upon our
people, to the end that our Army
a -d Navy aid those of our Allies
may be sufficiently clothed, amply
equipped, properlv fed, and diligent
ly cared fox, that this horrible war
may be brought to a speedy and
fsuectssul end.
The Annual Meeting of the Bap
tist Woman's Missionary Union of
this State, will be held in Asheville,
March 26-29th. This organization
is composed of the various mission
ary societies throughout the State,
and the meeting in Asheville is ex
pected to bring between four and
live hundred delegates to that city.
A splendid programme is now
being prepared: Dr. Victor I. Masters
Of the Home Mission Board, and
Sec. Walter N. Johnson, of the
State Board, will both speak on
Dear Mr. Editor Just a word or
two to the dear old Jackson County
folk. I think it is a great pleasure
to get to send a few items to the
paper.
We boys are having a very good
Ti , emus nuiv wiuu, x line uuo yiauc
he campaign on just now is for I ... o
niucii ueuer man 1 uiu iauip oe-
the sale of Thrift and War Savings
Stamps, which many believe to be
the best investment, the Govern
ment has offered its people. The
purchase oLthese stamps not only
helps our National Treasury but en
courages thrift, a much needed
practice, among our people.
The Grand Lodge has purchased
one thousand dollars worth of these
stamps, all any one is allowed to
buy, and I urge every subordinate
Lodge in North Carolina that has
vier. I noticed a piece that my
old friend Jess Moss had written to
the Journal last week. Snow was
about 14 inches deep here but it
is about all gone now and we are
having a good time, There were
about 38 of us boys went to hear
Billy Sunday preach last Sunday.
I hope the Journal will have some
ne,ws from old Beta next week. I
would like to be with home folks
now but I don't know how long it
will be till I get to see home folks
for I don t think we will be at
8.
1,1 woiul be to simply tpml ftnr thanks to bom teachers,
that is imw hpind .u.r Kmra ma.tP in
Hep.! . nor tne success nicy 11a vv.
ill Dili I Slii
funds available or can save about
Wednesday night, the 27th. At ! seventy dollars per month to do the Washindton long
tuat service, a uuuuie quuncuc ui.&diuc. u vuu i6C "j " 1 Well I want to tell you all
the students rrom iviars 11111 onegf, j Tnoucanu uonars worm, uuy cveiy
will sing, on Thursday night, March 1 dollars worth you can. I call upon
28th, Dr. C. N. Piahock, a mission-j every Mason in this Grand Juris
arv that has spent 25 years of his ! diction to purchase every stamp he
'-life in Africa, and who is the auth- jean pay for up to the limit, and I
or ot the mission study book, The ; cail up3n you further to hold all
Romance of - Nigeria," will speak.. Government securities and to en
courage others to hold I them
that
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UDi,,n , tneir scuooi wwn, auu iu .
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Wilmot Whittler.
-w. s. s.
to
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given
to th(
s.
wimes his friends
to:know why he resigned from the
. . . . '. r " O -. f Rni-ccu
Unrted btatea Kiuy.
received official no ice that it had
been decided to transfer him to the
having to
Capt. Dorsey
Mr. Jess M. Moss from Webster is
the best friend I have in Washing
ton, he is mighty good to me here
in camp.
Guess I had better close,
Felix H. Montieth,
Ponton 464 Reg.,
Washington Barracks, Wash. D. C.
w. s. s.
discount, thus impairing our na- SEED CORN GERMINATION TEST.
. .,Ki5 T will nnnlv to Governor Infantry, and regretting having tc
tevn, c a 1 p r nl ' iL 5?nnfor Ed- leave his company that ; he orgam-
fHri omul 1 nave 1. vv. oicivcu. iui F jjMth -irlina en-
, tarly varinv ,.r .u. T t, .i. wn, rnnvicted at zedan Western North varJinci, .e,
L. lIie last nf A,lfo- n,ihu n,f Ar tprm 1017 of the bup- ere,i ui? iCOi -
lkwn IU'SU1' I . 7 ...i LwnWoH . .Tariiiftn 30Uu, ta.pt.
- "1.11 tnrv..-.t t. I r x. C lrlronn I .Oil 111 V Ull 1 clU U " T--"
rfttnan .. f u;r,j anrt ous Dorsey may .be called oac.i tnio
'most " MU I more tnecnarge uiicii rr-: x uafMhimmet-: but he
ri 1 1 r -At i :f ' vii i. ill , i j a -f i
says it is not likely; that it depends
The day session will be mi?t inter
esting, and will be entirely in charge j rather than sell them at a
of the women.
A delegate from eaca society .will i tior.s credit.
he entertained free oi charge, and! Don t do your bit, but do your A Seed Corn Germination Test
visitors will find special ates for best and di it now. The need for will be given at the home of M-s.
cnUro nt thP loenl boarding ' mtant action is lmuerative. Our David 11. Brown oi vveosteroo Mar
j TUv mn J i!c mill -inn -i oT-irl KrrvtVi ore lin?o olroorlt; 6th at 3:30 P.M.
hOU esau k; c . .i wn ThPCA dPrminntinn tPStS ar ah-
be held in the First Baptist tnurcn. gone to give ineir ii vcs. i "eceurv . essential if one would have
. .i ii . i j j . 1 1 j t i -
w q 3, , snail we wun noiu our uonarsj
I vou do vour best, victory will
T f 1
11 maximum yields. Germination of
be pnrn is verv uncertain this var.
Holmes- Bryson has been to dif-rmucn sweeter to you when the boys This is.the only way to determine
ferent markets lately buying . goods,! VMD'e-marching home. ltsTyalu?r. . . ' . .
forthe spring trade: He savs mer-When those. of our boys return lrr Sff Z
. -.-. ; , ja ; - - t r -r- . I uiuuaui iuui ;uh uu w
chandise is scarce dui ne mW.., - aua i luuw, - . field'atfain. - Then your
as he generally does, to get a good
diipply. Mrs. Kincaid is in market
this week, buying millinery for his
Who missed death in the war' Cf0p wm be te0 late to- mature: -
awful toll, " J "A stitch Jn time saves nine.
Blind and maimed and crippled for An ounce of precaution is worth
n
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pilist)oro place.
life I pound oi cure.
Wilkes Rv,i,ro m n
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