LEADING EDITORIAL WRITERS EXPRESS
VIEWS ON PRESIDENT HOOVER'S MESSAGE
Editorial comment o* President |
Hoover'* menage to Congress, as ?-r-j
pressed in testing newspapers of the
country. ju. follows : .
EAST I
"N. Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE \ |
The businesslike quality prevailing j
m Mr. Hoover's message will be ex-;
ceodingly welcome to a country beset
by radicals and perfectionists. Had
he desired to do so, he might have,
written a number of eloquent pas-:
sages expounding the achievements
of his administration in respect to
the German moratorium, as in respect
to the National Credit Association.
Instead he has submitted a matter- !
of -fact record of specific acts per
formed in aid of American and world
finance. Whether one agrees with j,
Hoover's conception of Federal {
activities or not, it is an impressive ,1
1 performance. Its test lies in theji
months ahead.- -.But certain prelim- |J
inary conclusions are inescapable.
As each financial emergency has ;
arisen. Mr. Hooyer has approached it j
with clear eye and steady hand. His J :
information has been thorough. His
diagnosis has been correct. And in 1
each case he has acted swiftly and '
courageously and with extraordinary '
ability to command the means requis- '
ite to achieve the end in view. | !
We have had occasion to oppose
Mr. Hoover in respect to a number
of important issues. In the economic
field ne has taken his place as the
country's leader and we are glad to
express our respect for the clear-cut J
direction which he has given to the i
countrys problems as each emergency i
has arisen. His brief but telling par- <
agTaph concerning the railroads con- c
tain the words ? "the railway bonds t
are in a sense the investment of every <
family' ? which neither Congress nor l
the Interstate Commerce Commission s
?can ignore. His proposal to revive *
the functions of the War Finance 1
Corporation, so highly sucessful dur- '
ing the war, is equally forthright and s
effective. It is impossible to estimate t
the service performed by such insti- \
tutions in terms of loans made. The t
major aid is to the mind of the coun- I
try, to credit saved from disaster, to
an old confidence renewed. i
Mr. Hoover's message is a detailed
review of the whole field of Federal {
government. The country will make e
no mistake, the state of its trade be- c
ing what it is, in centering the atten- ?
tion upon the economical and flnan- r
cial aspects of the document.
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"NEW YORK TIMES" -'r
One rises from reading the Presi- >
dent's message to Congress yesterday e
with the feeling that it is in general J
correct but cold. Those who looked to t
Mr. Hoover at this national juncture v
for fervent and inspiring leadership 0
will be disappointed. . . . The Presi- *
dent points out accurately what must t
be done to face and surmount our t
financial embarrassments, no matter t
what their origin. We must for some c
time lives as a nation straitened by n
circumstances. There is nothing for
our government but the most severe
and continuous economy. Public ex
penditures must be held down. Pub- C
lie revenues must be increased, and fc
the only way to do so is by added and t
heavier taxation, in order to make t
front against the enormous deficit, ex- i
isting and impending, and so even- a
tually to balance the national budget, a
These are unpalatable and unpopular 1
truths, but the President was in duty t
bound to set them forth, and he has
clone so with commendable determin
ation.
"NEW YORK EVENING POST" c.
With all his intelligence, with all c
his eagerness to help, Herbert Hoover *
reveals more in his message to the v
seventy-second congress those strange *
handicaps which prevent him from c
stirring the imagination and the t
courage of his countrymen. His mes- ?
sage, in so far as it can bring immc- 1
diate hope or relief to the present *
economic situation, must be recorded J
as amongst his former well meaning
but unsuccessful attempts. . . . We
agree with all that the President says
about the fine way in which this coun
try ha# met the panic. He speaks but
the truth when he praises the spirit
of co-operaion,the enlargement of so
cial responsibilities and the absence !
of public disorder. But in the face
of the situation painted by him in
the grim figures of deficit and revolu
tion we cannot see why he could not
have given to business more of the
real stuff which it needs wherewith
NOTICE of Foreclosure
Under and by virtue of the Power
of Sale contained in that certain
Deed in Trust from D. P. Kilpatrick
and his wife, Lula Kilpatrick to J. E.
Frazier, Trustee, (the undersigned
having been appointed substitute
Trustee) said Deed in Trust .bearing
date of October the 14th, 1927, and
registered in Book No. 17 on Page
256 of the Record of Deeds in Trust
for Transylvania County, securing
certain indebtedness therein named
and default having been made in the
payment of said indebtedness;
Now, Therefore, the undersigned
will on Monday, Dec. the 28th, 1931,
at 12 o'clock M. at the Court House
door in the Town of "Brevard, N. C.,
offer for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following des- .
cribed property to-wic:
BEGINNING on a stake on the
South bank of the King's Mill Tinsley
road 150 feet South 68 degrees East
from the original corner, running the
same course 50 feet to a strfke; thence
South 25 degrees West 90 feet to a
stake ;thence North 68 degrees West
50 feet to a stake; thence North 25
degrees East 90 feet to the Beginning
corner.
proceeds of said sale to be applied
said indebtedness, cost of sale,
\the 27th day af November, I9il. |
D. L. English, Trustee
S&L 3,10,17,24
i to aunnoant its present obstacles.
Why could not he have said a word
helping towards a new and lower ad
justment of the railroad wage scale?
Why couldnt 'he'*haveia<hocated,,a
sensible revenue-raising readjustment
of prohibition? Why couldn't he have
urged an immediate loosening of the
ancient anti - trust handcuffs upon
business.
"BALTIMORE SUN"
It remains to be said that, even if
the most generous appraisal be placed
upon the President's program, he does
not touch what he himself concedes to |
be the greatest course of our difficul- i
ties ? 4 'the continued dislocations, '
shocks and setbacks from abroad." It
is conceded by an overwhelming ma- 1
jority of the nation's ablest economic ,
apinion that these dislocations, shocks '
md setbacks are due in large measure j
to the tariff warfare which rages over
the face of the western world and it ?
ilso is conceded that the United
States has been the aggressor in this
warfare ? and that Mr. Hoover per
sonally contributed to its spread when
le signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff
?ct. But, having led the nation into
ievastating tariff warfare, Mr. Hoov
er has no plans for peace. His only
remedy for our tariff ills ? the use of
:he flexible tariff provision by the
rariff Commission? has bountifully ,
iemonstrated its complete impotence, j
"WASHINGTON POST" I.
The tone and temper of President
tfoover's messages to Congress is ad- ,
nirable. With his usual skill in un
raveling complex situations and con
iensing into brief sentences the pith
>f his unwearied studies, he presents ,
:o Congress and the people an un
lerstandable picture of the world de
>ression, and offers relief recommen
iations which are so obviously sound
ind workable that Congress cannot 1
'ail to approve them. . . . Patriotism j
?equires every man in Congress to ,
upport the President's recommenda- ,
ions unless, with pure conscience and ,
with a will to cooperate, the legisla- .
or can propose alterations or im- ,
irovements. |
"BOSTON HERALD"
In his 1930 message, to which the :
iresent document has a strong form- 1
il resemblance, the President was 1
heerful and buoyant He specified 1 1
'many factors which give encourage- 'i
nent for the future." He said that <
'our immediate problem is the in- (
rease of employment for the next six ]
nonths" and that commitments be- t
?ond this period were "not warrant- (
d.'' He erred therein with the best ,
ninds of the country. Now he refers (
o vital changes and movements of ,
rast proportions," the consequences \
f which "cannot be clearly seen as |
et." Obviously, he does not believe
hat these profound modifications will
ie completed soon or that the dura
ion of our own economic depression
an be measured by the yardstick of
nonths. - (
"ALBANY EVENING NEWS" |j
Its spirit should be inspirational, i
)f course, there will be a deal of ver- <
<al firing and cross-firing and the at- J
ending smokescreen. There will be | <
he usual quarrels over party im- I
irints. Forms and aspects will be J
iltered to fill the public eye, but the . t
ubstance of sound policy as formu- , ]
ated by the President will not be en- , <
irely lost. ,<
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WEST jl
" CINCINNATI ENQUIRER " 1
The President urges the extension
if the Federal Reserve system's re
liscount powers to cover larger cate- 1
jories of credit instruments, yet any
weakening of the integrity of the sys
em os opposed. The one recommen
lation of an emergency reconstruc
;ion corporation for two years ... to '
itimulate export trade, and specific- '
illy says the depression has persisted
)ecause of our foreign trade, yet re
ects tariff revision, insisting it would
'prolong depression." In this matter,
t is Mr. Hoover's word against that ,
)f virtually every reputable econom
ist in the country. There is at least .
the germ of a broad vision in the
?mergency finance corporation ? here
is a faint beginning of economic ,
planning. There is constructive mer
it in the proposals for a home loan i
rediscount bank and extension of the ,
Federal Reserve to include more com- |
mercial banks.
"KANSAS CITY STAR"
It was a business message to meet !
a business situation that President '
Hoover sent to Congress yesterday. '
Those who expected Mr. Hoover to
produce a rabbit out of a hat were j
inevitably disappointed. In spite of ,
the advocates of panaceas, there ' is
no rabbit in the hat. The government
can help the situation with the in
ternational debts moratorium and the
credit corporation. It cannot work ,
a miracle that will restore prosperity.
Aa a whole, the message is one of
hope, confidence and common sense.
It is notably free from partisanship. '
It is an appeal to Congress to meet
the problems that confront the nation
in a spirit of patriotism that puts
public welfare above party advan
tage. The country will look to Con
gress to respond in that spirit.
"MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE"
Those who have thought Mr. Hoov
er incapable of taking a brave and
forthright stand on the question of
tax increases may consider his ad
dress to Congress a surprising docu:
ment To us the message is
entirely characteristic of Mr. Hoov
er. Here again ia the confirmed
idealist grappling soberly and
thoughtfully with those practical
problems of economic maladjustment
which he does not for a moment
permit his idealism to obscure.
"DENVER POST"
President Hoover's message i? dis
appointing. He is still offering the
?
^ Plea?azkt Grove News |
Mrs. Mingua Hamilton spent Sat
urday shopping in Hendersonville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gray and
Mrs. Elmer Gray and small son,
Glenn, of Hendersonville, were in
this section one day last week.
Mrs. Zeb Shipman, Mr. and M)r?.
HObert iJfcris, all of Ashaville^wtere
week-end guests of the former's sis
ter, Mrs. O. S. Gray, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson of
'Beulah, were Sunday guests of Rev.
C. E. Blythe.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gray of
Pleasant Grove, were Saturday vis
itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Killian, of Brevard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gray and
family, spent the week-end with rel
atives in Hendersonville.
Miss Thelma Hamilton, who has
been ill for almost a year had her
tonsils removed last Monday and is
doing nicely.
old remedies which have been tried '
repeatedly and have failed every time. 1
It should be clear to his logical mind
there is but one way ? not two ways ?
of getting this nation - out of debt. '
That way is by saving and by reduc
ing expenditures and eliminating gov
ernmental waste. We can't borrow
our way out of debt. What is the i
sense of providing easier credit
so industry can plunge deeper into
the mire of debt to manufacture com
modities for which there are no
markets? !
"LOS ANGELES TIMES"
His summation, in praise and de
fense of the American economic sys
tem, deserves to be carefully read and
deeply pondered not only by members
of Congress but by every citizen who
has the welfare of his country at ,
heart. The program the President,
outlines shows deep thought not only j
concerning what should be done but !
also concerning what should not. It
is a document that shows the guide .
to Congressional action, and if. its,
advice is followed there will not only !
be no disturbance of business but ;
an improvement of conditions which ,
will begin to be felt immediately. ::
Congress can depart from this pro- 1
grram substantially only at the peril
jf the country.
SOUTH
" RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH"
After the traditional manner of the
trained scientist, our "Great Engin- j '
ier" in the White House moves very>
nuch "according to plan" in his mes- 1
?age to the Seventy-second Congress , 1
>utlined a working schedule for the '
present session. . . . There will be , '
:onsidered and diversified criticism , 1
>f the Hoover proposals, but the fact ]
will remain that they represent gen- 1
'rally the thought of the financial ]
:ommunity and are based on consul- 1
ations with keen thinkers from the,1
jusiness world. ,1
" CHARLESTON (S. C.) NEWS \
AND COURIER"
The President emphasizes the duty
>f Congress to balance the national
>udget by increasing taxes and reduc
ng expenses. That is sound. About
?eduction he is vague. Through the
iocument runs an apology for the
'ailure of his dangerous half-promise
>f the abolition of poverty in 1928
?nd finds of a scapegoat in "setbacks
from abroad." He wisely admonishes
:he country to beware of doles. His
preachment of sound economy is ac
companied by implication that gov
jrnment's attitude should be one of
tender and parental regard for the
people. By various devices he pro
poses more and more government,
rhat is Republicanism, and that way
lies trouble. It is a pallid sort of
message.
"BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD"
The chastened tone of the Presi
dent's message betokens a sorely tried
and sadly tired spirit. The buffeting
to which he has been subjected and
the utter failure of things to work
themselves out of their own accord
have made the President hospitable
to a number of expedients to free the
nation from its economic "paralysis."
He is now committed to the full use
of governmental resources for the res
toration of a normal economic life ?
If our woes, as Mr, Hoover contends,
are so overwhelmingly the result of
European "dislocations,"' none of his
proposals can be much more than a
palliative.
NOTICE of Sale of Real Estate
Under and by virtue of power and
authority contained in that certain
deed of trust, dated May 11, 1929, and
recorded in Book 24, page 249, of
Transylvania County Registry, and
executed by S. C. Miller Widower, to
Colman Galloway, Trustee, default
having been made in the payment of
the indebtedness secured thereby,
whereby the entire amount of said in
debtedness became due and payable
and demand having been ma'de by the
holder of said note upon the trustee
named therein to advertise and sell
the property described in said deed
in trust, the undersigned will offer for
sale for cash at public auction at the
Courthouse door in Brevard, Transyl
vania County, N. C. at noon on
(Thursday, December 31, 1931, the
following described real estate:
I BEGINNING on a rock on top of
j Piney Ridge in the Silversteen line
and runs down tne meanders of Piney
Ridge south 42 east 50 poles to a
spanish oak on said Ridge, thence
I south 84 east 102 poles to a stake in
, G. W. Banther line thence north 1
east 38 poles to a set up rock in Sil
versteen line. Thence north 84 west
I with Silversteen line 140 to the be
ginning containing 30% acres.
I This the 28 day of November, 1931
COLMAN GALLOW AY, Trustee.
, TERMS OP SALE? Cash
(PLACE OF SALE? Courthouse door,
|Bi?r?nL N. C.
(TIME OF SALE ? Noon Thnrsdty,
I December 81, 193*.
4tc Dec 3,10,17,24.
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ETHEL WILLIAMS IS
RECOGNIZED ORATOR
Asheville, Dec. lb? Special to Tk-.
News? In the Intercollegiate Debate
held on December 7 between N. C.
State and Asheville Teacher's Col
lege, Miss Ethel Williams, of Bre
vard, and a aenior at -A. -T; -C., was
last speaker on the affirmative. To
f ether with her partner, Miss Myrtle
eriy, also 1 "ierilor, she presented
argument favoring the question :
"Resolved: That the Federal Govern
ment should enact Legislation Pro
viding for the Centralized Control of
Industry."
The debate was non-decision, but
the audience felt that the affirmative
gave good argument against the
points made by the N. C. State boys.
Miss Williams has participated in
five intercollegiate debates and on
intersociety debates. Besides her
ability in debating she has proved
herself capable in oratory. Last year
she represented the school in the
State Oratorical contest and came out
second. The N. C. State representa
tive won over her by a amall mar
gin. With her oration entitled "The
New Frontier," she won the cash
prize of forty dollars that accom
panied the second honor. In addition
to this, Miss Williams entered the or
atorical contest sponsored by the
Southern Association of Teachers of
Speech held at Atlanta last year. In
this contest, five states were repre
sented. Here she won third honor on
her oration, "American Prosperity."
Miss Williams does not limit her
activities to speaking and debating.
She entered a Bible contest last year
(riven to the juniors at A. T. C. In
the examination testing the compre
hensive study of the Bible she won
the second prize of thirty dollars ?
thus clearing seventy dollars for the
year, besides making a name for her
self. Miss Williams still finds time
to report for the "Highland Out
look" and officiate as president of
the Philomathian Literary society.
She is not only admired at Asheville
Teacher's College and at home, but
competing colleges respect and ad
mire her abilities.
CHINESE UMBRELLA POPULAR
Chinese paper umbrellas made in
North China and Hong Kong are ex
ported in large quantities over seas,
according to a report received in the
Department of Commerce from As
sistant Trade Commissiones- David
M. Maynard at Hong Kong.
The traditional center to production
sf these umbrellas is the city of Foo
:how in Fukien Province, but during
the past three years, they have been
manufactured ir. the British Colony
jf Hong Kong in increasing numbers,
rhese umbrellas, gaily painted, are
made of cheap tough paper dipped in
'tung" or wood oil. Bamboo is used
for the handle and rattan peel for a
?rip.
During the past twelve month?
aearly three million were exported
from Hong Kong. ?
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for it, but I do want it to direct your at
tention to Bon Marche, Ashe vi lie's
Quality Christmas Store. I'm glad to
write you, because after all I'm only a
woman and love to talk about my fa
vorite store. Ever since I can remem
ber, my mother has been taking me to
Bon Marche [[because that is her fa
vorite store, too)
and of all the times
I believe I'm en
joying this Christ
mas season most.
If your family is
like mine, Christ
mas is apt to be
& big item. But
Mother says it isn't
so 'difficult at Bon
Marche. There are
gifts for Dad, for
Brother and Older
Sister gifts for
all the uncles, and
aunts, and grand* :
parents ? gifts for.
Mother's friends and Dad's business
associate*. Mother says she's found
things so modest in price that she's been ,
able to slip in some extra gifts for heiy
self and me. And of course, I like that?
but here's what I started to say fit
Christmas is only a few days off, and If
your local merchant hasn't it, come
Over to Asheville and enjoy shopping in
Bon Marche.
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