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VOL. IV NO. 7
SYLVA, N. C, MAR 15191,
$1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
jjjjff JACKSON CO.
?T0W WILL
THE ARM THAT REApS "OVERTr PREdlDENTS FROM A JACKSON
RED IKU lb
0U EXPLAIN?"
THERE,
COUNTY BOY
MESSAGE 10 RUSSIA
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Wlnstcn-Salem. March 9: "What
' will you tell your children and your
grandchildren you did to help win
his great war?" Col. F. H. Fries of
ViustOQ- Salem. State Director of
jr Savings is r.sl.ing mm and
women of North - Carolina. "When
our veterans return after the war,"
ht says, "and pass for the grand ri
view uy uu. r icsmcui, auu lain u$
the Governor of the State, who. is
Uoing to feel a thrill not oi joy. u
sure, bu? f?f shame at the pan
p'ay t i iii ringing the soldiers
Tjie women of Jackson county
be pleased to know that theii
County Chapter is meeting with re
markable success, we nave now
ready for shipment 339 bandages,
125 hospital shirts. 56 comfort pil
lows and 25 suits of pajamas.
We wish to acknowledge with
thanks, a box from our Cullowhec
Auxiliary, containing 5 suits of pa
jamas, and 12 hospital shirts.
Auxiliaries to our Chapter arc
fnrn-.pd.in different communi- he i g .in? vVho is going to fee:
fAnnnM, All wnrk naQsinoUa-.&iiea with bit m the p
ties oi i"c "JlllJ " "w... ,
through the Chapter, will be credit-
, t.if tho Atlanta Division to
cu uy
Jacks n County.
The ladies are requested to brin-
of ilioso wiu gave their ail:
asks: "Wh
are wa naA t say wnen you
;;sked in later years what part y
flayed in winning the great wh-
. .. .u:,mn- nnrl Msnrfl to the H Ypu are within draft age, and diu
ulvu . . t.r.j Lmt fidht hw f in vnn exrvnm it?
Red Cross wortt room nexi weune2- - -
little or nothing made no sacri
fices how will ou explain ii? A
young man who was recently called
to the colors, but who apparently-
had grounds to claim exemptioL,
The President's message, tele
graphed to the American consul
general at Moscow for delivery fol
lows: "May I not t..ke advantage of the
masting of the congress of the sov-
Dear Editor Will you please
spare me a little space this week
for a few words?
We arc having nice weather here
now and we are having a good time
also.
I like this place much better than
iet i to express the sincere sympatfcv ! 80111,1 Carolis5a. for we have more
wh ch the pe ple of the United
. Sta.os feei for tae Russian people at
I thi moiiient when the German
1 power hus been thrust in to inter
rup and tarn bnck the whole struj
ie IvK irtedojn nud substitute the
wis .163 Oi Gci.iiaay for the purpose
! of ta2 people of Russia. Although
i the ,t ivc iiiiie.it of the United States,
privileges than we had at Camp
evier. We have no certain time
to go to bed her.
Old Jackson, I think, has furnish
ed her sh ire of men and boys for
the army, compared to what the
ther c;uniies of North Carolina
iave done, and I am proud to say
I am from Jackson county.
I hated to leave the Signal Corps
at Gump Sevier, because there were
day.
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JACKSON
A MISTAKE
COUNTY OVER
! Tflr HAR
The report is being circulated r
certain quarters that those connect-
Pd with the Thrift Stamp move
ment in this county are working ol
a salary. Let it be said here and
once and for all, that not
said to me recently, 'It I don't go,
iever in a lifetime could I explain
when it is all over, why I didn't go.
"It is true," says Colonel Fries,
"lint not everyone can go and figh' ,
in i not everyone can spend large
b! "f f
now.
one penny is reai m cu, tQ soWier3 t0
tm r fash nn fmm anv one tor . .
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this work, and everything which is
being done is from a patriotic stami
point. Time is giveu and the luu
expenses are borne by the local or
ganization. w. s. s.
SECOND CALL
The following calls for men have
bee? made on Jackson County:
Two white men on March 22 o;
Six while men on April 1, to i
credited cu second call. Also ten
colored men to be entrained cu-
April 1.
Alii man having special qualiv
cati.ns and desirixa to get the ad
vantage of being in the initial en-
3;4ht, but a way has been providet
for the people of America by wbic'
everyone ol her cit;ze is car havn
pait i i winnm thii great war,
part that will not give him & thi.l"
of shaaie when our soldiers retur
triumphant. This way is througl-
the War Savings plan . adopted , by
he Government, - - - 'i
"Through it, a person can save
regularly and invest safely, and
riiereby lend his savings to his G.v
rnmeot wi-:h interest to pv th
expenses of tht war. It seems sucr,
a little Uimg," bays he, "to lend our
surplus money to the Governmen,
ts oil part, whii there are thou
sands ol our young men giving the
lives as their pait to piotect-oui
homes and save our country."
. w. s. s.
s is, ajihappily, not nov in a position Uo many Jackson county boys there
i i . , . . . .. ..
to rendei Uio airect and ttfeeuvt- -fiat l nad known and been with
A tr rAnnpr T he I or time.
IUU U II VU1U M W .
' f oi,.;., Ai5e ooys in tne Kaaio Cornpany
, laiea to see uapt. uorsey leave
chrougn tne congress mat it win .Qr he WQS d them
uvaii itscli oi every opportunity t,. vere sorry, also, when Leiut. Cox
secure for Russia once more com-1 ieft; he was a good lieutenant and
olete sovereiinty and independence the boys sure did like him.
r.w,. Jff.l..- :n.i fn.l r:aTA The aeroplanes are going up here
, . ni 1 every day now and it looks good to
iAfU iu net gicai line iu iuc , . . , -
u tu see tnem UD ln tne air Dut yu
liaiope and the moaera world. Tht mow, I wouldn't like to be in their
wnole heart ot the people ot tnedace.
inHed Slate- i. with the people o We put our first Pontoon life sav-
kussia iu the attempt to free them- ng boat together last Wednesday
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t..j. nn 4.T cn.,l,.,nn "ftf WSVioAh Cnlom Qtofo rtirotftv nf War ool uoo fnroe. frum niitrrmtir dnv- I evening.
JUUH" Kill K 1 Ol CpilcJjnUll, Ul u (Uiouu uaiciu, umiv in vviui v .-v.. j vtvi ""v. i f
. ....... i u: a vCK:.i iraUlfA iiotj.n ptiif.r h ' j ri.-i i ': , .h . j , u vvc uaveuigoi ourguus yei, UUL
avlilS4b, 111 i IC 1?JS SJJJilU JiU;i1i iau u -Ja-aojii vwuiuj o n-.-i, " I . i.illtill iilivJ Urv.Ulilv; lllC lllUSlClo vl I T , . , ... . . t, T
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1. . LUki aha Hon: il in nlPrltJPQ - . ... .. I ' -
. ... . - - .lt;rK ilia "wtf .i. s:3,r-,M K ' P,n. . . .. ' ""P lur 11 13 "ter lu
- er" ' -xu. ii. - - - Ibigneo) "W,;U!)KUW WILbUiN Uith uns than without them.
. . k i ; j- . , . i - srs t -rvi n no in itmara i i liis: i i w-- -
illT tee 1 .re ,-i.UUUOIluai . Ht.uiuvci piano iu 5v-vt. w s. 8. tr i i r i .
. ,. mv- - i J n t r I VIC UaVC UU8 1IUU1 tMUlUSl CVCfV
oeeting, a C0x;miiUee composea oi ws. ouqnanan anu a. j. ruwas wis . . - - .
.ppoiated to! suhecrmUoh. frouep who wouUl"g the limit ,ub-F v Z"" 1" "" " Z
director Ask3 For Fen uLimtt
Members This Wqek And Eleven
Have Crossed "NoMan's Lond.M
tihp for $ ; .0i 0 orf ; of sc raps,
ive were secured before tb mora-
st ration.
trainment of the second cell will be Ujjg jS JACKSON COU TY'S
fiiven thu opportunity if he will
notify the Local Eoard promptly to
the effect that he wants to be en
trained on April 1.
w. s. s.
BEST MATHEMATICIAN"
On Wi&i?tay nwrnihg Jue Stephenson visited Culfwhee7 anf! in
his own wcrds "Cnllowheft gave the most beautiful repons of any p tee
in the Steto" for the number pre?e it. S5600 v.hs ibwn.:mdt $5'J0j v
rhis : !e i;-TM)y S70 niemb f: -it t! taenitv. it v- uow u? to xae
D( ar' mta of the vri,iy 10 i.iii i.i Hue. One huarlred
v.intod ia tie .ounty. "ir CAN BE DONE."
i list of those who hnvef subscribed the 1'rna qt the tim of
J Hri3,T. J. i'owers.M. Buci'a v T F. tizc, J. N.
vi :dJ. fl Jri-i., F. . T. ' '')'. - i l-
Club" ior uns 'JoUiity in Sylva, ou Satuiday at 3 o'clock P. M.
Who will be the next to qualify?
'V - POTATOES.
such aien ae
Below ii ,
this LiQ-
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NAMES OF SO D1ERS
AND SAILOR WANTFB.
The department of mathematics
of the Cullowhee Normal and In
dustrial School is mailing to the
public sdiool teachers of Jacksoi
county a test in arithmetic to bi
diven to their oupils next Monday,
afternoon. March 18. This test con
To the Relatives and Families of sists of six problems The papers
, Will Oe SeJL IU U1C uuutjr duiju-
Soldiers and Sailors The .War and intenaent where they will begrade(j
Wavy Department nere mauuams a on the :0iiowirg oasis; skiii oi in
Bureau where a Roster or Register terpretat ion 50 per cent, accuracy
is kept of all officers and enlisted 20 per cent, spc per
... , XT i iess 10 per cent. Prof. A. C. Key-
men m the Army and Navy. nolds and Prof. E. H. Stillwell will
i am adureing this open letter act ag a cotnraittee with the County
to you who have net.r relatives or Superintendent in grading these
loved one? in the service to ,ask you papers.
thrift d?v5nd th full name A Scholarship at the Cul owhee
D'aveis on tn? team wer iqopjds
pitcher; Warre i, c v.cher; and Mo tig.
third baseman.
i Mrs. M. Buch inan and Missl.uey
By r in Tompkii, -. ' Qjyeibiss were here Tor Jie week-en
The effect t lat xk exceptionally vh Battalia Supply Set-earn: 'M
b Buchanan Jr.
has had upon ;uo -,amio.d acuvi- Irdit,s ot ylvamade -..drive fur.iUe
t c: the. Camp to bpeed things w,,r snvind --tHir-n the othr day
up to the tp vOtch. What" wi h the nnd told some 1300 Aorth, ud that
The farmers of the U. S. made ?
g'ier--us aij d p :trioti response t(
..he appeal for L:ci eased production
in 1917. The necessity of agaii
securing larS yields from farim
thh year has already ben strikingl
eum-i wizi'Z "tie rresment.
Last year w had a bumper po-
tato crop, rsotwitnstanaing tnis
fact prices prevailed good Xill Feb
ruary.
;ood boys here. They seem to be
pretty anxious to get started to
ivrance,ior they want to get in the
attle.
I am glad Mr. Jess Moss takes
he Journal, for it is just like getting
i letter from home to read the
Journal. Felix H. Monteith.
Vashington Barracks, Washington,
i D.C.
LOAFERS TO 8E DRAFTED
ig the. d
t hours
nd the Li th-u heck f (he woods fire doing
n ...... i..... i.,,- ,tw it la tr; ttp.fniirnuinp
ChOOlS Cl Veil iUS CiiaiaolCX UUlins dw'- vin-. j.'. o T-mj .v,v,v...-...-c ; - l in luiui vu wvuvw
the eve'iinU, f if boys aie kepi busy tor tne people to oe awaiting io smut j mommy. .very laimci auuum Food Administrator Henry A. Page
ll thf 1 1 c r i --.nd as the f ad extent, to the serouness oi the sit- jt. it costs ouly a postal card. m inpai anthrtritip urdinu th ridirl
varices tne , ui --T'-r ;-f- write u.. bureau oitrop ctiinaies, enforcement of the law against va-
are heginmcg o ask if the author.- for everybody to do tu utino. ior Washington, D. C. ,rancv Xhe State Food Adminis-
tieshaveforg nthetimeonored the cause. -t , u,u pjL' nf ht invt- ancy -The btate foo Admrnf"
If there is ahvthiaii in rumblings
TTn tSi this time notatoes that come from the direction of
brought $4.50 to $5.00 per barrel in aleih and Washington, labor
.tto rvf tv.;c slackers in Jackson county have a
mie of the eastern markets of this ghock comiug t0 them The full
.state. Many farmers held their Jtilization of aU iabor is just as
surplus potatoes expecting a rpeti essential to the winning of the war
tion of the high prices of last spring as the work of engineers and the
Examination i the January L-rop fighting of the other branches of
Reporter -shows, that nearly three the army in France. This, at least
times as many potatoes were held js the opinio that government of-
in storage last January, as January ficials are coming,
a year ago. The rumblings from Ralefeh are
Th Crop Reporter is published in the form of letters from State
t.nd address of the Soldier or Sailor
near to you. Give me the number
0i his Regiment and Company, the
branch of the service he is engaged
in. and the name of the Camp, Can
toa m eat or Vessel where he is located.
Do this and in case of emergency
I will get first information concern
ing them and notify you so as to
relieve your anxiety.
I want to do all I can for the
otAm nf h jir.ti pnmmfltip.ftment in view ot tne iact mat me pua
exercises, cr L we will continue to ent conflict is a clear-cut fight to
Perhaps one of the best invest- uPntnr ottP that t i hidhlv dir-
mentsfor tho e having surplus po- ble that labor ia each community
Nnrmai and Industrial School yield
ing $50 will be given to the smciem
m iking the highest percentage in
the examination.
The results of the contest are
looked forward to with great intei
est by the boys and girls, as JacK-
son county s best matnematician
will be brought to light.
w. s. s. .
go on to school the balance of the the finish between right and wrong,! tatoes on hmd uow would be to should be utilized for the production
year fter th, ocher students in the between omocracy and the rnt pl t a large ecreage next spring. ,)f food in lhdt community aad lhat
iSorS may SeCI" f00Ush X local tarmers are first entitled
11 Ull.a Ul a V..tivu. x J . . . r . j-.-i.1 i U,..T..rf. mar.r form or a will nl .nt .. -i i 1 1 jl 1
am fionviuoet1 that Uncle
doesn't intm to have any com-
mencf.'tiient ii Ins s Jho jls, .nd.if he
NOTICE.
The Beta Graded School will close
on Thursday night and Friday night
...ii , , . i .u-:.' vlwrnh 2 1st bad 22lld.
auu.eooys who nave answereuu.,.. 5Tnursd,y night seven girls
Country's call to the Colors audi ... . A 6old medal is offered
vant to impress on the loved ones j the winner. This coates promises
.naiiy ji,oo-i.
he :i ut! enter' am
mpin will t.!ii oa A very i .le -
IJJV" m
fiive5
his sf ud rts a vacation it will
l-stn . lie.o: an European
j , i .... -v n H.uTovir mnnv farmpra will nlint
aaai nanny ana savagery, auu wuu n a j -
matter of record that the enemy aa3j a very small acreage i earing a
next
action is i
much more likely than over produc-
matter of record that the enemy ua3 1 a very small acreage leam
committed every crime in the cata- j repetition of the present prices
logne, and added a few tothe-lwtj l fact, under productic
that the mind of man nor devil had .
UC lit lliV'J ' Ji , 'J ' " 1 - . ..
t-jj- i CVC1 UC1U1C U' v-wuu, iv
MatterS, .n .h c tri2ian Clarence :terot wosver now any ooay
A Bavles J as . ivtumed frOni Leonicalmly pursue nis peace-tune
ion during the war.
The writer knew
a successful
A. DyiCS i .18 U-IUI.1CU liUill uwuv-"..; tr ' , i r W ' 5
Springs Tcj a; where h hao bee- selfish way without a thought d tip tiuck farmer to plow under a crop :
for the 331 'v, months taking a j millions of feliowmen who i ve in f radishes bn(j plant again to rad-
special coins, in tne Signal Train deer stress md Wiethe do.dc . bw tQ t
to the labor of able bodied men and
boy who have not been regularly
employed or who are filling posi
tions which might just as well be
filled by women and girls.
Labor is needed, however, in ship
yards, munition plants and other
industries and the presumption from
the Food Administrator's letter is
LI1K riMHi -VULllillllSLlclllJl a ICLLCr I-f
ooor. m- vW -that hle hod ed men and Kov- whn
im in harvesting the crop.) . . A i
ind Srho,)l p. CamD Samuel F. H. misery aarKeiung ms owu
Morse. ! America h.s uar ro win , 4 joiiy mm in vesting tue crop.jdo nQt employment uponthe
Servant ,iO it: C. tucker is jpend- world to .ecu, ana every m,., ms reason was mai-wueu iuc farms and ln industries of the
iline tfAui-iM r,,. wnc rpflfiv fnr market nnces! . . . ....
4 . justify hi
J
that are left behind that this office j to be' exceptor
is ready i, do all in Us' p wc o rUy nigh'
i i a few b , .viJ. hi parents at wasted in ldle iess is a en
Union Char .h
sS.
Dili:
was
humanity. The idlers mus b? put ' ould be hlgher as 0lher grower )
Crap was ready for market Pesj y. .... Iikel
serve them and welcomes any cor
respondence and will give any mat
ter prompt attention. When vou
send me the names I will list them ea thu iasf to .-''t except uie
in a book kept for that purpose in : patrons who have children in school,
mUft....:PA";.l:. .... inordertop y the expenses con-
uuicc aim oe- tnereuy iwuy ; , . , f
tender any aid that they may desire
Zebulon Weaver,
Member Congress 10th N. C; Dis.
to work, the wasted energy W . . , '& Jto be drafted for the more strenuous
i Put into it. proper ch. ael. A -i wouia De aurageo. iu sam and more dangerou3 services men-
ca must throw every ounct or ton, ioric uoius true m www jia - tioned
money and men that she has, if toes.
naaH ha intn
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esting and entertaining pr gram isjgoud exaibi-ino of base b .ii on tho
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, small -i id Piui,) will thenar;: , k a atr- u i a-iuu inr c.mhi oa-i uw ,1 " suustitut 03 for wheat. Jhortms rea.
3 ?K r it .patriotic potatoes.
S-C "the of 11 1 ward the western front U flowing Again potatoes help the d.stnbut,on
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! necked with' f he entert'.inment
to
The
nun beuer
.e would in- They are looking - the foll- -it
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be present u: in prin ; s The three Radio Company I home for the necessary backing.
J. M. McClung,
Co, Agent.
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