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Policy Dcoaoeratfc
Dwflay Airertwiaf Rate:
Forty Ccato per co amm uck.
glBSCBIPTlO RATES
Kabacriptioaa patMt ia advaae.
(1260 if not to paid)
1 Year 1M
Monti 1X0
3 Month. 50cta
Entered at th port office, at
WrnTill, N. C aa 8aeoa4
CIau Mail Ifatur, a proviM
ODder th. Art of March 3, 1879,
November 30, 114.
PUBLISHED OX THURSDAY
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THURSDAY. OCTOBKR 23. iftS
ENFORCING
THB UNWRITTEN
LAW.
!tim.
When one considers the fact that
the 18th anenoWnt la an untried ex
periment, bat a natural aeqoaaca with
the advent of the automobile; w cAa-
not help to stop and ponder orer the
fact that the treat aaajority of crim
inal cases are tor violation of tU,ami nnderstandinc pretaua.
k.i.;.; i i country where the citizens
wonder if there would be today as
many nVwaIIs, 'penitentiaries or eren
the need for so many lawyers ff the
people had been ready for its actu
ality; or regardleM of its lack of en
foreement, if there would be as many
otherwise stalwart citizens with the
ttgma of arrest against their fair
names? The Eighteenth amend men
M here to stay, hot we should not
think that the country is coins; to thr
bow-wows because John Barleycorn
has so many secret friends and oprn
gall err playing enemies. We will not
become a nation of hypocrites as long
as twelve jurors can see justice done
After all we are sincere in our be
lief that there is more respect fur
the courts, more appreciation of the
law and our form of government,
when a courageous God-fearing man
can vindicate his honor by protecting
his women and strengthening thr
proper respect for his children, his
friends and neiahbors: when the sanrt-
f ity of his home is violated by sternly
Much has been written lately about M onninctiingly challenging tbe op-
ponent of the so called unwritten
law.
; There apparsaL& haw, been tatay
cases of this nature and quite a few
lately and each time the defendant
teems to have found that his feltaw
men as jurors proved to be "tweive
good men and true."
These jurors have as a general rule,
had to sit for many weary hours
listening to red-tape, the wrangling
pro and con of many lawyers. Many
times men of that great profession
were playing to the galleries, looking
for popular favor and pemonal pub'i -ity.
The jurymen have also suffere.l.
IVrhapi they realized that the collpj,-3
were built by taxation and donation
o educate men of the law, that the
court houe was given by the people
for them to practice their profession
in and that the defendent had to pay
get proper protection. Perha)s
they aNo have thought of the many
the unwritten law. Several
tional homicide eases have been fill
log the ixilj papers sod have as osual
been the main news featsrea. A grat
to-do about the very foundation of
civilization, the home, a true man's
castle.
Host of the editorials seem to c n
demn the jurors in impatient ter;u:i
and alarming and pesimistic view?
seem to be in the majority over the
apparent failure of the law to triumph
over its pound of flesh.
It is not many generations ago when
the question of honor was settled by
riiula. This is now considered legal
ized murder. But men are just as
honorable, just as intelligent, just as
brave, affectionate, kind and true, jo.it
ar redblooded, just as patriotic, far
more law abiding and perhaps fxr
better and more cultured and syrr.1
pathetic citizens than in the old days
wnen snigninooo was in nower, vte
; : ' ,fe J--'
the nsnrh diii'nsaij nm(K IsV.
Most of the rank aad file of the peo
ple are thanking God that we are liv
ing in this land of I reedosa where
the forefathers afce-t their blood to
guarantee us the right ia oar parsuitl
of happiness. Where justice, mercy t
A new
cherish
honor far more than they fear capi
tal punishment which is eomidered'
by many as a relic of a barboroiu age
and the bloody enherited laws of that
ancient kings and emperors when the
minority could oppress the while i
people and where ignorance, supersti
tion and tyranny abownded.
RULES GOVERNING CHILDREN'S!
BOOK WEEK CONTEST. I
are optimistic enough to believe that I thousands of unnecessary lays that
the laws are more universally obeyed jwer made by those of that profex
than ever known in this nation's "'on' whih have grown so bur
history in spite of the Blue Laws, the idenom to th" ma,, of the PePl
. z ... , I The nrr. of the law is lot any
reformers and the sensational yellow u i. . , , i
' jwtiker, ihe respect for law i. nit
journals and periodicals with per- w,nning because the defendants have
haps one exception, that of prohjm-) been judged and vindicated under
The rules governing the Library
contest for Children's Boos Week ere
as follows
I This annual contci? is oncn to
p: rill from th second i.rrujrh llu
eleventh grades of the Wavnesville,
East Waynesville and Haselwood ele
mentary schools, and the Central Hi-h
School. ' .
2. The subject to be written on is
"My Favorite Book," which must be
chosent from the list of hooka to be
found at the Library for pupils ahrrc
the 5th grade. For pupils in the
lower grades, the choice is optional.
3. Only written work is to be con
sidered.
4. These essays are to be prepared
during some regular English period.
o as not to entail extra work on the
part of teachers or papils.
5. The teachers are to be the judges
of these papers, and on November
14th, the members of the Libra! y
Board will visit the various schools
during chapel hour, to hear the wir
ning essays read, and to award the
prizes, which will consist of a yest's
subscription to the Library.
GRACE S. BOWLES.
Chairman Book Committee.
The Waynesville people attending
the circus in Asheville Friday were'
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dicus and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dicus, Gladys
Barefoot, Dr. and Mrs. Thorras j
Stringfield, Alice Strjngfield, Prof. R
0. Kdgerton, Mr. and Mrs. William'
A. Band, Mrs. W. T. Carwfnrd andj
Miss May Crawford.
For Rent Furnished rooms three
t four. AH conveniences. Every
thing furnished that is necessary.
Reasonable rates. Apply Box 455.
t. f. c.
The Four -Winds
is a fair-weather topcoat
that likes storms, too
$35.00
Hart Schaffner& Marx tailor it for wear in these
helter-skelter autumn days.
No matter what the weather does, the Four
Winds will serve you well; smart when it's fair;
rainproof and wind-tight when it's foul.
Other fop Coats, $25.00 to $35.00
Mccracken clothing company
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE
tTSirsd: NalDOiniaD
WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
At the Close of Business Sept. 28. 1925
RESOURCES
Loans and Discoanta $396,105.00
Overdrafts 1,000.66
United States Bonds 57,200.00
N. C. SUte Bonds 27,776.00
Stock in Federal Reserre Bank 3,300.00
Bank Building and Fixtures 1297.00
Cash and Due from Banks 213,006.14
TOTAL $710,7840
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $50,000.00
Surplus Fund 60,000.00
Undivided Profits 29,320.84
Reserved for Interest 5,000.00
Circulation 50,000.00
Bills Payable None
Deposits 516,463.96
TOTAL. $710,784.30
DIRECTORS:
J. HOWELL WAY I D. B. NOLAKD
J. R, BOYD J. H. KIRKPATRICK
J. R. HIPPS T L GWyN
S. C. SATTERTHWAIT
M. J. McCRACKEN
C. E. RAY
C. A. HAYNES J. H. WAY, Jr.
With pleasure we call attention to the strong and conser
vative position which the above figures reflect.
Your Banking Business Invited
AfffTS
We want to call your attention to our
window display this week of blankets.
Here are our showings which we
know to be exceptional values:
Elkin Virgin Wool, ' Q1 A AA
full 5-pound blanket - PJL UUU
8.00
Elkin 80 per cent, wool,
full 5-pound blankets
Nashua woolnai
Blankets, 66x8
.00
Heavy Cotton Fleece Blankets, $2.98 and $3.50
In our Children's Department we
again call your attention to our Tuf
Boy all wool, good fitting 2-pants
suits j $iq;qo
For Boys and Girls our Red Goose Shoesli are all leather
and one pair should last all winter."
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