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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN, ASHEVILLE. N. SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1928 FOUR-Section Age Hath Not Withered His Infinite Variety Rev. John S. Smiley One Of Most Remarkable Men In Mountains By ANNE D.

BRYSON BRYSON CITY, N. May 1- Among the older Inhabitants of Swain County is Reverend John S. Smiley, who has lived here most of his lite and who has. by his faith in the community and by his educational and ministerial duties, helped to build up this section. Mr.

Smiley was born in Rutherford County on November 11, 1843. He often remarks that was here long before Armistice Day, but 18 glad to celebrate both I birthday and the signing of the Peace Treaty. Hia father moved the family to Macon County In 1846, after year of hardships, when crops, failed, following a long drought. again cominged hie homestead In 1849 the waters of Little Alarka, then a part of Macon County, but later taken with on part of Jackson County to form Swain, which was created by an act of the state sembly In 1871, and held its first election at the home of John DeHart, on Little Alarka in June of that year. The name Charleston given this township at this time, but later a part was set aside and by the act of the state assembly at request of the citizens, was called Bryson City, which is the county seat.

The name Charleston Township is still used outside of the town in this section though the county has been divided into four townships. The life work of Mr. Smiley 18 so interwoven with the development of Swain County that this article will be about equally divided betwee Mr. Smiley as A man and Mr. Smiley pioneer in county affairs.

In 1871 the population was small, about 350 votes being cast in the first election. The first abstract of taxable pro -rty In Swain County was $120,000. Officers received little pay. There were 15 primary schools with teachers doing work through the seventh grade. It wasn't until.

1883 when Lucian Holmes, a college graduate, came here to teach the Bryson City school that it went higher. Bryson's First Teacher Mr. Smiley has spent fifty years of his life teaching and preaching in this county. He taught the first school in Bryson in 1871-72 that had a four months term. In those days the teachers were examined by a County Board of Examiners.

In 1881 the office County Superintendent of Public Education was created and the place given to Mr. Smiley which he held for nine years. Hig opinion was that ho wasn't "literary enough, but that he went ahead and did the best that he could but was criticised He worked for uniformity of text books: for a higher longer term. Mr. Smiley says that standard do of teaching and for a folks hadn't been used to schools and thought that they ought to be 2.5 long as a working day, from sun- up to sun-down.

The Arst schools opened at 8:45 and closed at four. In speaking of the work of some of the pioneer teachers, he said. "their work was noble." Schooling In Macon Mr. Smiley received his education in the little one room schools, going to his first school in 1854 in Macon County: his second on Little Alarica and in 1856 was in school Springs, these three being the free schools of Macon County at that time. When the Smiley family moved to Little Alarka Creek there were only five families above them.

Now there are from 200 to 300 families this creek. Wild animals filled the wilderness around these pioneer cabins, bear, deer, catamounts, panthers, rattlesnakes and pilots abounded. Their home was a noe room TEACHERS! between ages of 22 and 40, normal or college a training and two years' teaching experience, traveling: definite income to start: R. R. paid; opportunity to make $200 10 $500 per month this summer.

Weedon Dept. 855, 2036 E. 89th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee Transit Co. BUS SCHEDULE Between Johnson City, and Asheville, N.

C. Leave Johnson City 7:30 A. M. 10:30 2:30 A. P.

M. 4:30 P. M. Leave Asheville 8:30 A. M.

10:30 A. M. 2:30 P. M. 4:30 P.

M. Running Time 4 Hours Makes connection at Johnson City. Appalachian, Big Stone Gap. Bristol, Blue Field and Roanoke. with loft and the family wAS father, mother and 13 children.

John was the oldest. After a few years of limited schooling, work on the farm and In the forest, Mr. cave time to teeching and preaching, He taught 1871 to 1918, As a minister from. Gospel he was ordained into full functions of the church at the Baptist church In Bryson City In January, 1881. His last pastorate was at Judson In 1918.

In his own words Mr. Smiley says, "As to the Gospel ministry and my Christian life, In April 1862 we were in camp near Clinton. and I was under conviction of sin and received pardon on A hill. I joined the home church in Macon county In 1863 and this church will nold its centennial this vear. I preached my first sermon In 1871 ten years before my full ordination." During his life of 84 years Mr.

Smiley has spent most of it in Swain county. Moving here when only six years of age the only time he has been away to stay WAS In the year 1875 when he lived in Georgia, and the three and a half years he was a member of the Confederate army under Colonel David Coleman of Buncombe county. He was a fifer in the army and WAS given the care of his colonel's horse which he considers was an honor. Mr. Smiley says he never fired AL gun but was captured by the Federal cavalry in Kentucky.

He was stationed In Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi during his term of service. Twice Married Smiley has been twice married. On July 1, 1866, he and Miss Me. Mathilda Davis, a neighbor on Alarka, were wed and to them were born 12 children, nine of whom are living. He has over 70 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren, but none of the great -grandchildren are married.

After the death of his first wife ho married Miss Sarah Davis, over 40 years, ago, and they are very their little home near Bryson City, on Alarka Creek. Both are very active and able to attend to the duties around the home and enjoy life abundantly. Mr. Smiley is a remarkable man. Keenly interested in daily happenings of the world.

with mind A9 clear as it was, showing no sign of a weakening memory, erect and active A8 A man of 40 years, he told me of the years when this part of Western North Carolina WAS 8. wilderness. He spoke of the early settlers the Enioes, the Mingus and Connors, who came from Lincoln county and from Tennessee and settled on Ocona Lufta in 1816; of the Tabors, Truitts and others who settled Brush Creek and down on the littlo Tennessee river as a early as 1820 packing in their possessions in covered wagons and in parts, to build roads. Of the DeHarts, who came in on horseback from Kentucky wand settled on Alarka Creek and still own farms in this section. Then ho told me of the Cherokee Indians who owned the a land adjoining and whom the settlers found friendly.

They always helped them and returned their stock when it strayed off into their settlements. There were trails but no roads then. The first road to be built was from Franklin down the in 1834 going into Tennesser. Another was built going east and west. These roads were kept up by militiamen lead by overseer's appointed by the county court, 50 Mr.

Smiley said. In contrast to conditions in those years We now ride over Highway No. 10 a ribbon of concrete, that passes the home of Mr. Smiley. This runs beside Alarka Creek which empties its waters into the Little Tennessee at Almond.

Mr. Smiley says his only work now is keeping out of mischief. He often preaches though he has no regular pastorate. He attends most of the meetings held in this section, of his church and is usually on the He is known 88 one of program. the most progressive citizens in the county; a great reader, has traveled quite a bit.

He is able and efficient, a pleasing conversationalist. Mr. Smiley is beloved by all who know him and spoken of as of the grand old men of our one state--typical of the mountainsrugged and strong. Rutherford County Farmer's Wheat Is Reported All Headed (Special To The Citizen) FOREST CITY, N. May G.

P. Moore, a well known young farmer of near Forest City, has exhibited a bunch of wheat which has been headed and is probabthe earliest in the County. Mr. ly Moore states that his crop of four acres was all headed the first of this week and will be ready for the reaper by the last of May. Building Operations Brisk In Oak Park (Special to The Citizen) FLETCHER, N.

May During the spring months building developments at Oak Park. Mid- Way City," have been active. Twenty houses are In the process of erection or already complete. Oak Park is being developed by the L. B.

Jackson Company, of Asheville. It is located Just north of Fletcher on Asheville highway. It is provided with lights and water from Asheville. Some of the homes are already occupied. Things the Builder needs, when the Quality of the work must be considered Red Edge Shovels Chattanooga Wheelbarrows Knickerbocker Concrete Mixers Wallace, Woodworking Explosives Machinery Blasting -Novo Engines Supplies Link Belt Crawler Cranes Transmission Equipment Havemeyer Metal Lath-Columbian Manila Rope Ingersol-Rand Air Compressors Pneumatic Tools Black Decker Portable Electrie Drills.

Asheville Supply Foundry Co. 33 Eagle Street Telephone 6114 OLD TEACHER REV. JOHN S. SMILEY One cf the first teachers in Swain County and one of the oldest preachers in the state. NEW HOMES BEING BUILT AT TRYON Many Inquiries Received By Realty Agents And C.

Of C. (Special to The Citizen) TRYON, N. May clos. ing of the winter tourist season does not mark the end of activities In Tryon, according to real estate men and contractors. The homes of John E.

McMillan. Philadelphia, and Albert of Detroit, are nearing completion, with C. M. Sayre contractor. McMillan house of stucco, hollow tile and wood is in Gillette Woods, the Flint house of stone and wood on upper Melrose Avenue.

They will both be ready for occupancy on the return of their owners in October. Douglas Elois, of the First Bank Trust Company, has bought and begun to bulld In Gillette Woods, This home is of stucco and hollow tile and is being built by T. E. Koll with the J. T.

Green Lumber Company as contractor. C. B. Ducharme, of Detroit, has bought and will build on Easterbrook Hill in the Pacolet Valley with A. A.

Herrick as architect and superintendent. F. J. McDonald, of Detroit, has let the contract to an out-of-town firm for a $12.500 addition to his home on Grady Avenue. This is to bo done for fall occupancy.

Authoritative rumors of activities Toka Hills and at Lake Lanter persist. Thousand Pines Inn has been leased for the summer to Mrs. Gilmore, of Tampa, who will bring A group of guests from Florida and receive others come for the warm season from the South. The log house on Melrose Avenue, belonging to Mrs. Hortense Adams, has been leased for the fall and winter season to Mrs.

Burtenshaw and her daughter Detroit. E. O. Thomas, of the Forest City Motor Company, has leased the show room formerly occupied by J. H.

Stackhouse with the Ford agency, This is to be opened shortly with a display of a full line of Buicks. According to the real estate agents and the Chember of Commerce, there are numerous inquiries daily concerning Tryon and its accommodations both as a summer and a winter resort. Shakespearean Play To Be Presented At Cullowhee On May 24 (Special To The Citizen) CULLOWHEE. N. May One of the most Interesting features connected the commencement program at Cullowhee State Normal School will be the presentation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by the students of the school.

It will be given on the outdoor stage Thursday evening. May 24. This play will take the place of the commencement pageants given for the past few years. These pageants have been written and presented by the students themselves and have represented a high type of work, drawing large crowds and favorable comment from many sources. This year, however.

it was decided vary the program somewhat and to give the Shakespearean play with the view of giving the students the benefit of the experience of active contact with some of the works of the greatest master dramatist. The characers for the play have already been chosen and are now at work practicing for the occasion. The Grecian costumes which will be used will add much to attractiveness and beauty of the play. W. C.

Reed Will Deliver Address At Closing Of. School At Cullowhee (Special To The Citizen) CULLOWHEE, N. May The Cullowhee high school will close Monday evening with the graduation exercises for both the grammar school and the high school. The class address will be delivered -by W. C.

Reed. prestdent of the Sylva Collegiate Inetitute, Sylva, N. C. Cullowhee has 14 high school graduates this year with the following class officers: Hilliard Henson. president; James Tucker, treasurer: and Ruby Burnette, secretary.

Sunday morning the commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. I. K. Stafford, pastor of the Baptist church, Cullowhee. The senior play "Mary's Millions' WAR presented Saturday evening In he auditorium.

ESTON HOTEL CHARLESTON, S.C, MODERN THROUGHOUT A CENTER OF CONVENIENCE REASONABLE RATES ATTRACTIVE FOR TOURISTS Hugh Sloan Is New Head Of Waynesville Rotary Melvin A. Hayes Named Secretary-Treasurer Of Club (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE. N. May 5. The Waynesville Rotary club elected officers for the coming year at its regular meeting yesterday in the dining room of the church.

Hugh Sloan was made president, Melvin A. Hayes, secretary treasurer, who, together with the following. compose the board of directors for the coming year: Jim Long. Dr. J.

R. McCracken, Bonner Ray, Faucett Swift, and E. L. Withers. All the members were present at this meeting.

Next week the Rotarians will hold their Boys' Week program. They will entertain at luncheon the boys of the graduating class of the Waynesville township high school. Ladies Night will be held the first Friday night in June. All the Rotary meetings are held in the dining room of the Methodist church and the ladies of the different circles of the church serve the luncheons. Junior-Senior Banquet Is Success (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE, N.

May 5. The annual junior -senior banquet of the Waynesville township high school, given by the juntors In honor of their departing school mates, was held in the Masonic Temple last night. It was A great success. The main part of the program, the dinner, was delicious, the decorations were lovely, the stunts were funny, and the speeches went over big. It was altogether A very successful affair.

Among 140 guests, composed lors. seniors. class presidents, members of the board of education, and the faculty, there was not a person who did not seem to be having a marvelous time. The theme of the re-decorations was spring. the color scheme green and white, the senior colors.

Green and white streamers hung from the lights and large bowls of spring flowers In pastel, colors were on the table, in the center of which WAS A miniature lake, decorated with flowers and swans. The menus were made up to resemble diminutive diplomas. They were printed on white paper and tied with green ribbon. The favors were little green baskets filled with crystal candies. C.

C. Poindexter, athletic conch. officiated as toastmaster. The presidents of the junior. sophomore, and freshman classes toasted the seniors, then the entortainers.

Martha Mock gave A stunt which described the average senior day. This was in costume and was quite clever. Miss Annette Hurst gave an amusing reading. Margaret Ashton, dressed in EL costume which was boy on one side and girl on the other, presented a conversation between the two characters she represented. Her acting was excellent.

The high school orchestra played during the dinner. "Minstrel Flashes" Being Rehearsed (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE. N. May 5. Rehearsals for the American Legion show "Minstel Flashes of 1928," which will be given at the Waynewood theater on the afternoon and evening of May 11 are being held each night, with A full attendance of all the cast.

Wonderful progress is being made. All the participants are enthusiastic and there is no doubt but that they will put on a wonderful show. "Minstrel Flashes of 1928" is in two big acts bringing in everything from grand opera to the latest jazz. It is neither a minstrel nor simply a musical revue but a production that combines the virtues of each with features that are new and different. The show opens with a military travesty "The Battle of Too Soon" which Introduces the "awkward squad." is a laugh in every minute of it.

The stars of the second act are eight blackface comedians each of whom is excellent. During this act, in which most of the cast of 60 participate, varlety of entertainment is presented, besides that of burned- artists, all of which is good. Fred. Rudisill. of Charlotte, who has charge of this production and who is well known for his cessful productions throughout the South, states that he Is delighted with the co-operation he has received in Waynesville, and with the adaptability of the cast, among whom are: Linwood Grahl.

Roy Francis, W. G. Stamey, Buel Hyatt, Felix Stovall, Chick Lee John Ray, Tom Davis, Hayes Alley, Spalding Alley, Jimmie Atkins. Jimmie Reed, Dave Cabe, Arthur Ledbetter, Charles La Rue, Ray Parker, James Kuykendahl, Walter Mallonee, Bill Frye, Red Rotha, Hugh Shelton, Faucett Swift, Ben Atkins, Melvin Reeves, Robert Clark, Harry McCracken. James Queen, Carl Townsend, and the Misses Marguerite Massie.

Elizabeth Smathers, Elizabeth Henry Gladys Justice, Catherine Cannon, Clara Pressles, Eloise Killian. Mary Emma Massie. ALberta Galloway, Josephine GallowAy, Ila Greene, Blanche Medford Mae Hayes, Minnie Calhoun. Pauline Noland, Ida Miller, Mary Nell Miller. Tibby Mardin and Veda McKernan.

The proceeds of both ances will go to the benefit of local post of the American Legion. Mrs. R. N. Barber Heads Woman's Club (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE.

May Mrs. R. N. Barber was re-elected president of the Waynesville Woman's Club at the annual meeting for election of officers which was held at the home of Mrs. Grover Davis.

Mrs. Barber has served the club very efficiently 48 its chief executive for the last year. She was also chosen to represent the club at the State meeting of the Federation of Women's Clubs at High Point this week. Yearly reports will be made at the last meeting in June. This club has done splendid work In Waynesville during the past year and the reports of the different committece will be very gratifying to themselves as well as the general publie.

Dave Nolan Reported Much Better (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE, May Nolan, a Commissioner of Hay- PART OF LIQUOR OUTFIT IS TAKEN Officer Adds Another Entry To His Record Of 9 For Year (Special To The Citizen) MARSHALL. N. May Parts of a mountaineer's whisky manufacturinz outfit were taken yesterday in the Little Pine Creek section ny Jim Payne, law enforcement officer. At the same spot. several days ago, A quantity of beer was confiscated, but the outfit was not located.

Mr. Payne returned yesterday and obtained the outfit. adding another entry to his record of nine outfits, in addition to assistance on other raids. during the one year he has served as an officer. Redmon's Condition Reported Improved (Special To The Citizen) MARSHALL, N.

D. May Redmon, The condition of W. prominent farmer of the Little Sandy Mush section, was reported as improved today. Mr. Redmon suffered a stroke of apoplexy several days ago, A few hours after having returned to his home from A visit to the bedside of his brother, Joble F.

Redmon. wellknown retired business man. who died at his home here early last Saturday morning. Tobacco Expert To Visit County (Special To The Citizen) MARSHALL. N.

May E. Y. Floyd. tobacco extension specialist of State College will visit Marshall on May 14. Mr.

Floyd coming here in the interest of several tobacco demonstration plots located at various sections in the county which are under the supervision of himself and County Agent Earl Brintnall, and will probably spend sometime here. Warehouse Body To Meet Monday (Special To The Citizen) MARSHALL, N. May A called meeting of the tive Warehouse Association of Madison county, will be held in the courtroom here, Monday, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, G. Henry Roberts, president of the organization, announced. Mr.

Roberts and Larkin Roberts, secretary, request the attendance of each stockholder. $49,111.62 Received From School Fund (Special To The Citizen) MARSHALL, N. May The public school system of Madison county received from the state equalization fund during 1927- 28 term, the total of 111.62, County Superintendent Carl M. Blankenship, announced today. The 1927-28 allowance represented an increase of $23,599.04 over the previous allowance.

Final Report Meeting For Green River Body Held At Rutherfordton (Special To The Citizen) RUTHERFORDTON, N. C. May final report meeting of the Baptist Centennial Campaign for the Green River Association was held Wednesday night at the Rutherfordton Baptist Church. The First Baptist Church of $3,022 and reported $3,582 and Rutherfordton was asked. to raise several' more pledges to come In.

The church will have two memorials at Mars Hill College $500 each, one by Mrs. A. L. Grayson and daughters In honor of the late A. L.

Grayson and the other by Rev. Edward B. Jenkins, pastor of the Church, in honor of his first wife. The Graysons will take a memorial in the Boys Dormitory at Mars Hill. Other churches who "Went over the top" in quotas asked for were: Piedmont.

which was asked for $180 and gave $215: Round Hill. which was asked for $133 and pledged Chimney Rock Baptist church, which was asked $260 and pledged $402.50 and Cooper's Gap, which was asked for $100 and gave $116.25. The King's Mountain Association has already raised 890.883 and plans to make it $100.00 Monday night in the final report at Boiling Springs. Sandy Run Association has already raised $26,000. The First Baptist Church of Shelby agreed to pledge and ralse $30.000 in conference.

The King's Mountain Association, which is mostly in Cleveland County, has pledged one-tenth of all that has been pledged in the State. G. 0. P. Will Meet At Lenoir May 16 to Name Candidate For Senate (Special To The Citizen) LENOIR, N.

May, publicans of this Senatorial district, including Caldwell, Alexander and Burke, will meet 2 o'clock May 16, for the purpose of naming a candidate for the Senate. This information was given out yesterday by Kluttz. chairman of the Caldwell County Republican Executive Committee. Foley Pills A diuretic stimulant for the kidneys regulate that acanty, burning or too froquent urinal flow, to a steady, norinal, thoroughly relieving secretion. Listless, over tired, achey feelings, dull headache, nervousness, backache and rheumatic pains give way to vigorous health and a zest for life.

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was caused. it appears, when the clutch slipped out and left only the, breaks to hold the heavily loaded truck down the mountain. Mr. Anderson was unable to get the clutch back in gear and was powerless to keep the truck from gathering speed. Within less than 200 yards the momentum had become 50 great that the truck with Its heavy load was rounding curves on two wheels.

feet fore it finally landed into a bank, It narrowly missed a Florida car containing several persons, Just after passing this car the next curve was an inside one, Mr. Anderson tried but WAs unable to negotiate this one. As the truck swerved across the road the soft dirt on the edge was struck and a flash the truck with its load was thrown into the side of an embankment. The cab around the driver was shattered Into splinters, and some of the boards that made up the load a went clean over the engine and struck into the bank on ahead of the truck. Just how the driver escaped instant death no one will ever be able to explain.

Mr. Anderson suffered a broken or dislocated shoulder with A few other minor injuries. Mrs. Hamilton Among First Persons Over The Tamiami Trail (Special To The Citizen) MARION. N.

May Mrs. E. R. Hamilton, formerly Miss Pauline Hawkins of this place, who is now in Florida was among the first persons to cross. the Tamiami Trail.

which was opened recently. She writes the following about the trip. "We were among the first to cross the world famous Tamiami Trail which a highway from Tampa to Miami, through the Everglades. This trail was opened latter part of last week. It has been under construction for about 15 years at a cost of around $9,000,000.

The opening of the trail signifies the penetration of last frontier of America. Along the trail for miles and miles there is aL deep canal along the banks of which you can see alligators, rattlesnakes, cranes, pelicans and all kinds of wild animal life. "There is also camp of Seminole Indians along the trail but they are moving back farther since the building of the highway. They are not at all enthusiastic about this road bringing civilization sO close to them. Marion might be interested in knowing that one of her former residents crossed the trail as soon as It was opened, as many, many, towns sent representatives to be in the group which were the first to Steady Progress Is Reported On Melrose To Tryon Highway (Special To The Citizen) TRYON, N.

May -Robert Hairston, Jr. in charge of construction on the -Tryon stated here today that progress is being made on highway both the new part of the road and the re-made section from Melrose to Tryon. Bridges and culverts are completed and the contracts let for the concrete surfacing to R. H. Wright and Son of Charlotte, N.

C. Materials for surfacing are being unloaded regularly. The middle of summer may see the re-made portion of the road ready for use. but it will be at least the early fall before the new section completed from Melrose to Saluda. Mr.

Hairston denied the rumors that there had been any more than normal complications in the construction of the highway. SOUTH'S SCHOOL WORK IS LAGGING wood county who WAS taken to the Haywood county hospital critically Ill last Monday afternoon and who been ill for the past week. is reported, to be much bettoday will probably be permitted to leave the hospital in about three weeks. News that Mr. Nolan Improving be very gratifying to his friends.

Junaluska Novel To Be Used In Schools (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE, May Maude McCullough, sales manager of the Junaluska prize novel. "June of the Hills." has received a letter from Mrs. Furman Burch, of the faculty of the Hendersonville city schools, stating that this novel has been placed in their Sixth Grade library and will be used by the sixth grades of that city, In connection with their regular sixth grade work. The matter of placing this book In the school libraries of Haywood county has been taken with the school authorities here and it is expected that they will favor the idea. Mrs.

West To Attend Meeting At Capital (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE. May Ben West, Secretary of the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, leaves Waynesville Sunday for Washington attend the annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce which will be held in Washington May 7-12. W. L. Hardin, of Washington and Waynesville, Secretary to Congressman Weaver and National Councilor for the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, will also attend the meeting.

Mrs. West has received an invitation to the annual meeting dinner of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to be held in the Washington Auditorium on the evening of May 10. Many of the internationally famous will be guests at this dinner. Owen D. Young, chairman of the Board of General Electric Company.

will be toastmaster. Among those speaking will be Dr. Alberto Pirelli, of Milan, Italy, president of the International Chamber of Commerce, whose topic will be "International Teamwork for Prosperity." Lewis E. Pierson, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will deliver an address. Mrs.

West will also. be present at 8 large breakfast given by Mr. Pierson at the New Willard Hotel Wednesday morning, May 9. Smoky Special Makes Debut (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE, N. May 5.

The Smoky Mountain Special made its debut this week chaperoned by a number of prominent Southern Railway executive: among whom were: 0. B. Keister. central superintendent; R. R.

McClain, superintendent of transportation: S. S. Brooks, superintendent Asheville division: J. F. Gaffney, assistant superintendent Asheville divisin: C.

Morris, chief dispatcher: G. T. Vance, road master: B. Elliot, road foreman of engineers. all of whom traveled on a private car attached to the regular train.

The Great Smoky Mountain Special is named for the far -famed section through which it passes. It takes the place of the slow train which formerly traveled this route and is a great improvement over the former one. The trip from Asheville to Murphy can now be made in five hours. One can gO to Murphy from Asheville and back in a day or else he can buy a twoway ticket for the price of one and one-third and stay over a day In Murphy. This is a line which travels through the most beautiful section of.

Western North Carolina and it is thought that since the addition of the new equipment and the improvement of schedule it will bring west of Asheville many sight-seeing tourists. It is reported by the Southern Railyway office here that the number of passengers is increasing daily. Railway Officials Make Inspection (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE, N. May W. C.

Cowhig, general superintendent of transportation. K. McClain, came through Waynesville Thursday on their private car on an inspection tour of the Murphy branch. They remained for the night in Murphy. Detour Is Now In Good Condition (Special To The Citizen) WAYNESVILLE.

N. May 5. The Waynesville Chamber of Commerce has announced the detour from here to Asheville to be in excellent condition. This is a wellbuilt cinder road and the average motorist makes the trip In one hour. Traveling as it does through 3 never before frequented seetion it has opened up a new scenic highway.

Mrs. West, Secretary the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce reports that James G. Stikeleather has assured her that the regular road will be completed and opened to the public by July 1. Then there will be a 'road from here to Asheville paved Its entire length. Mrs.

Julius Harrell Dies After 37 Months Illness At Forest City Home (Special To The Citizen) FOREST CITY. N. May 5. Mrs. Julius Harrill, 35, died at her home here on West Main Street following an iliness of 37 months.

The funeral was conducted at the home was in charge of Rev. M. F. Moores, pastor of the ent City Methodist Church. Interment was in Cool Springs Harrill is survived by her husband, Julius Harrill, one son, Julius, one sister, Mrs.

Charity Holbert, of Rutherfordton: two brothers, P. Holbert, of Forest City and Ben Holbert, of Asheville. Ungreatful Eagles INTERLAKEN Switzerland passed a law to save eagles from extinction. Now they are preying (on lambs and mountain goats. Dr.

Edgar W. Knight's View Is That Hard Word Is Need (Special To The EAST RADFORD, May 5. The Southern states make a poor educational showing when compared with the United States as a whole largely because "we Southern people do not work hard enough at our intellectual and educational declared Dr. Edgar W. Knight.

of the University of North Carolina, in the Founder's Day address at the state teachers college here this evening. "We rank low in education not because we were once devastated by war nor because we are too poor to support better schools. The and the South 1s now strong and war is sixty odd years in the past prosperous in economic wealth. We cannot any longer point to war nor poverty in explanation defense of our educational shortcomings. The South ranks low education.

when measured by national standards, largely because have here a distaste for sustained educational effort," he said. Averse To Work "Our aversion to hard work is reflected in the large number of poorly trained and unproductive school and college teachers and the low standards of of of of of of of of of scholarship permitted. Too few of our dents have respect for thorough. ness and excellence of study chiefly because the standards of their teachers low. They can be given standards increased by respect teachers for higher who themselves do thorough and excellent work.

"Distaste of students and teachers for hard work appears also in our increased fondness for soft pedagogy and methodology. These are poor substitutes for the teacher's mastery of the subject matter of instruction and for sympathetic understanding of A these whom he instructs. One of the largest educational needs Southern youth is for more thor ough and disciplined teaching by more thorough and disciplined teachers all the way from the elementary school through the university. In our mania for the mechanies of method and details of administration in education this need is now seriously neglected," Dr. Knight declared.

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