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(£fap umn?B-2mtT5 Hendersonrille Ntwi EiUbliiked in 18M Headersoarille Time* Established i> 1&81, ■ i ■ ■ — Published every afternoon except Sunday at 227 North Main street, Hendersonvilla, N .C„ by The Times-News Co., Inc., Owner and Publisher. TELEPHONE §7 J. T. FAIN Editor C. M. OGLE —- Managing Editor HENRY ATKIN City Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Times-New* Carrier, fn Hendersonville, or else where, per week.. 10c By Mail in Hendersonville, per year 15.00 Due to high postage rates, the subscription price of The TimesJ^ews in Zones above No. 2 will be based on the cost of postage. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office in Hendersonville, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1933 BIBLE THOUGHT "Who is on the Lord's side?" (Ex. 32:26) "He that is not *ith Me is against Me." (Matt. 12:30). * * ♦ During the Civil war, a clergyman ventured to ray in the presence of President Lincoln that he "hoped the Lord was on our side." "I am not concerned about that," replied Mr. Lincoln, "for I know the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I, and this nation, should be on the Lord's side."—S. S. Times. FIGHTING THROUGH THE DEPRESSION "Let's Tough It Out" is the slogan sound ed to the people of this section, in reference to economic conditions, by Dr. J. G. K. Mc Clure, editor of The Farmers Federation News. The foregoing slogan, or economic battle-cry, is the caption of an article in the last issue of The News, in which Dr. McClure says: "Instead of looking to outside agencies and to the government to pull us through this depression let's tough it out ourselves. We have already stood three years of it and history backs us up in show ing that depressions do not last forever. One of the ancient Greeks said "for strength look within thyself." The rebuilding of this country depends on how many farmers manage their own affairs successfully, how many merchants manage their affairs successfully and how many families manag? their affairs successfully. Whenever the average individual in this country can manage his own af fairs so that he lives within his income and saves a little money each year we will be on the way to national prosperity. Individuals living in this suc cessful way will be like small springs all over the country, all contributing to swell the rivers of progress. "We must insist on economy in government. Tf our pubic officials continue to spend money in the way they do the country will either go bankrupt or the currency will have to be debased. Let us insist on cutting down the cost of government in stead of looking to the government to save us and, further, let each man look within himself for the strength and resourcefulness and initiative and restraint which has made this great country of ours." Dr. McClure give the people of this sec tion sound advice. Bad as conditions are in the mountain country of North Carolina, they are, on the whole, much better than in many other sections of the country; and the practical, common-sense plan for our people is that suggested by the head of ths Farmers Federation—we must work thru with our own problems, we must "Tough It Out." Dr. McClure takes a highly individual istic view of conditions and the course to recovery; and this individualism must be made the basis of recovery and of future success and prosperity. Every individual must do his part, must successfully manage his own affairs, must succeed with his busi ness or his farming or his industry. At the same time Dr. McClure realizes, as all in telligent citizens do, that our people must stand ready to co-operate when co-opera tion is necessary. He is not preaching the doctrine of every man for himself and the devil take the man who cannot keep up with the procession. The greatness of this country is to be attributed to the character, stamina and courage of its citizens—to their individual istic characteristics, to every man's ability to take care of himself, to achieve his own success, to "Tough It Out" for himself. That is the most solid, substantial and en during foundation for the greatness of a country; and this country will weaken and disintegrate as we lose this courage and individualistic strength and become a na tiop of people who must look to govern ment to coddle and care for us, solve all ouf problems and lead us around like a multitude of immature children. With natural conditions as favorable and natural resources as great as can be found anywhere in the United States, the people of Western North Carolina should be ashamed to throw up their hands anil quit. In fact, very few of them have done so; and the big majority has no such in tention. The people of this section are goftig* to conquer their own difficulties, %JL ° v ale work out of their own troubles, help them selves, and win their own success and pros perity. They are going to do this with the help of the ever-increasing number of good citizens coming from other sections of the country to make homes here and aid in building up this mountain country. The character of the new citizens who j are coming into Henderson county, at | least, is of the highest type. This section is looking to them with growing confidence in the future, based upon the fact of their selection of this section for homes after t thorough investigation of other areas of I the United States and foreign countries. I NEWSPAPERS'OPINIONS \ 0 — O FARM PROPERTY TAX Taxes levied on farm property in North Carolina were approximately seven million dollars in 1920, and rose to $14,468,373 in 1927, or an increase of 107.5 per cent. After 1927, however, the taxes levied began to decline. The greatest decline came between 1930 and 1931 when taxes levied dropped to $8,527,617, or a decline in one year of approxi mately 41 per cent. Taxes levied on farm property amounted to approximately 21 per cent of the total taxes col lected in 1920, and about 10 per cent of the 1931 total. The annual percentage figures varied be tween these two extremes. For the post-war period of 1920 to 1931, inclusive, the proportion that farm taxes were of the total declined about 53 per cent. The farm property tax levy in 1920 represented about 21 per cent of the total taxes less the high way fund. The percentage declined almost con stantly throughout this period, reaching* about 13 per cent in 1931-32. Thus it is clear that the farmers' share of the total taxes declined throughout the post-war pe riod. It should be emphasized, however, that this tloes not prove that the farmers' tax burden is not excessive or that other groups in our state are not receiving more favorable treatment than the farm er. It is obvious, however, from these data that the state has been collecting a larger and larger per cent of its total taxes from other than farm prop erty. It seems reasonably safe to say also that if our tax system was fair and just to the farmer in 1920, (about which there may be some question) it would appear that our system was fair in 1931, for our tax system as modified from time to time has not apparently discriminated against the farmer in favor of all other classes combined. Although it may be true that our tax system has not discriminated against the farmer, it may be true that farmers are paying out more in taxes in proportion to their wealth than other classes in the state. It is interesting, therefore, to examine the relation which exists between the farmers' share of the total wealth and the share of the taxes which they pay. Comparing the percent of wealth controlled by farmers and the percent or taxes levied on farm land as compared with the total taxes of the state, it seems evident that in 1920 farmers were paying a higher percent of the total taxes than they con trolled of the total wealth. In 1920 they controlled about 19 percent of the wealth and paid approxi mately 2S percent of the "selected" taxes or 21 percent of the total taxes collected in the state. In 1930 farmers controlled about 21 percent of the wealth and paid or would have paid 18 percent of the "selected" taxes, or approximately 10 per cent of the total taxes of the state.—Dr. G. W. Forsier, N. C. State College. SOUTH AFRICA ABANDONS GOLD South Africa's abandonment of the gold stand i ard affords a fresh illustration of the inefficacy of the present economic structure. The inability of the country which produces 53 per cent of the world's annual gold output to maintain its currency on a gold basis is evidence that something is funda mentally wron«? with the system. . . . Only five countries in the world now remain on a gold basis. Of these, only the United States and France are important in international commerce and finance. They carry on trade with 45 countries whose money is on a paper basis. However satisfy ing it may be to national pride to remain on a gold island in the midst of a sea of depreciated cur rency, producers in gold-standard countries find their foreign markets contracting steadily because their production costs are higher than those in countries that are not on a gold basis. . . . The sterling bloc, trying hard to make a virtue of necessity, professes to be satisfied with the pres ent monetary situation. As a matter of fact, Great Britain and most other countries now off the gold basis would be glad to return to it if they could. • It is to the interest of the United States and France j to hasten that return. Readjustment of the war I debts on a fair basis is one of the prerequisites. Reopening of the normal channels of international trade is another. Effective steps in those directions would aid in dispelling the clouds of depression.— Chicago Daily News. STRANGE CONTRASTS The report of Dr. Fred Morrison, director of re I lief for the state, giving percentages of destitution, places Lincoln at the top in matter of betterment, that county having a "low" of 4.8 per cent to the population. The report shows many strange con trasts, as for example, in the neighbor counties of Anson and Stanly. The former county discloses the highest rate of destitution in the state, at 70.4. Stanly county is just across the Kocky river, and that county shows a percentage of 5.5. It is also developed that destitution prevails in smaller ex tent in the mountain counties. 12 of which show the lesser percentages. A peculiarity noted is that the rate is not to be based on the general economic make-up of any county, it being cited that the rate in Forsyth, with all its industry, and in Currituck, with no industry, is the same—17.9. The explana tion for the comfortable situation in Stanly is easy —it's simply good farming.—Charlotte Observer. Better not say you understand technocracy butj can't explain it. People might take you for Scott.£ Reversing the Usual (iame wmm * i iM waiting* for the pobuc TO 0>AC- OUT OF ITS HOLTS Etowah to Meet ! Biltmore Five Saturday Night Other Games Pending for Same Bill at City Gymnasium ETOWAII, Feb. 2.—Etowah's Indian tribe tackles its first for eign foe of the seaspn next Sat urday night when it will meet Coach Charlie Shuford's Biltmore (juintet in the headline!" of a card being arranged for the city gym nasium that night. Biltmore will be the first team from outside the county played by the Indians this year, and Etowah supporters are confident that the Indians have hit the stride which will carry them to a win over the Biltmore lads. Two other games still pending for the same night include a girls' J game with Brevard and a game i for the reserves with the Dam ' boys. Attempts are also beiner -niad^i to find an opponent for Bearcat Davis, Etowah's slugging l.lli pound fistic champion, who made his initial appearance last Satur day night in the Etowah colors and, besides easily disposing (i his opponent, made a decided hi; with his host of Indian support ers. Bearcat, who spent the first two i days of the week resting after his I recent battle, states that he is rearing to go and is willing to I tackle anybody in his class. Valley Hill Six Beats Fruitland The Valley Hill girls basketball team defeated the Fruitland girls on the Valley Hill court yesterday afternoon by a score of 22 to 10. The line-ups: Valley Hill (22) Fruitland (10) Position L. Drake (9) Melton (1) Forward Staton (11) Maxwell (4) Forward W Drake (2) Smith (5) F orward Godfrey Rogers' Guard Anders Mabre Guard Keathley Brock] Guard -o | PLEASANT GROVE 0 - o PLEASANT GROVE, Feb. 2.— Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeop Hamilton, Misses Thelma and Sue Hamilton, Charles and Clarence Hamilton and Hillard Oliver have been very ill with flue for the past ten days, but a^e improving. Mrs. Guy Sentell, of Mount | Underwood spent last Wednesday 1 night with Mr. and Mrs. Walter ] Banks, and returned home Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins have moved from this community to Highlands. Mr. Welford Bess, of Lincoln ton, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hamilton on Monday evening. Mr. E. Hamilton who has been ill for sometime doesn't seem to be improving. The Rev. W. H. Ford, pastor of the First Baptist church of Hen dersonville delivered a very inter esting sermon at Pleasant Grove church Sunday afternoon at 2! o'clock, and after the sermon Rev. Williard Willis was ordained to preach. Several other visiting | ministers were present. Mrs. Walter Banks and little son, Paul, left today to visit the former's sister, Mrs. Curtis Gowan of Enoree, S. C., for a few days. Mr. P. V. Anders of Hender sonville was the dinner guest of Phydill Orr, Sunday. I Mrs. J. J. Gray and daughters, Misses Dorothy and Emma Sue, of Etowah, visited Mr. and Mrs. Earnest, and J. M. Gray, Sunday fternoon. WEEKLY SUNDAY 5CH00L LESSON j JESUS CHOOSES THE TWELVE j EY HIGHT C. MOORE Golden Text—3 have chosen you and ordained you, that ye should £0 and bring forth fruit. John 15:16. During* the summer of 28 A. D., Jesus reached the summit of his fame on earth. Report of him spread throughout Syria, and from every quarter the diseased and de monized were brought to him for healing. From the crowded streets of Capernaum to the open spaces by the sea, he withdrew for his healing ministry. And since his widening work called for helpers lie went up into a mountain where lie chose the twelve Apostles and preached the Sermon on the Mount. The beneficience of the King dom is illustrated in the many mir acles wrought among the throngs tiiat gathered about Jesus in Cap ernaum, and on the beach of the .Sea of Galilee. Multitudes were attending upon his ministry. They came tfrom all quarters of the im mediate district of Galilee; from Judea and Jerusalem in the center of the nation; from Idumea and other regions east of the Jordan and from the country of Tyro and Sidon en the north. Close around him thronged the people from every quarter and every moment was crowded with incessani toil. To relieve the jam around him Jesus retired from the street to the seaside nearby, his discipels accompanying hhn and the crowd following. To make himself more accessible to the people he had the disciples secure a little boat which, with him and the disciples aboard could be pushed a little way off shore so that the multi tudes should not throng him, but leave him free to do his gracious work of teaching and healing. The scene was one of great interest. He performed many miracles of healing. Those who were troubl ed with plagues had pressed upon him so that they might touch bin), J or he might touch them. No soon- j er did unclean spirits behold him | than they fell before him and j cried out in recognition of him as! the Son of God. But he charged them to be silent, since he would have recognition l'rom devout men rather than from destructive de mons. The organization of the King dom is shown in the call of tho Twelve and their ordination to { apostleship. It came after Jesus had spent a night in prayer. It occurred on a mountain, probablj the Horns of Hattin near Capet" naum. It was witnessed by a mul titude that assembled in a level spot near the crest. Jesus called his disciples close abuot him from the crowd. He selected from them twelve men as his associates and witnesses henceforth. He en trusted them with power to heal the sick and to cast out evil spir its. He ordained them solemnly [to their specific work, lie preach Icd to them the Sermon on the Mount which was the inaugural | [address of his Kingdom thus emer gent for the f'rst time in organiz : ed form. The list of the Twelve is hero given. Later they were paired for I service afield. The contrasts in these companionships as sketched! by various writers are very in structive: impetuous Peter is pair-1 ed with cautious Andrew: ambiti ous James with spiritual John; slow-witted Philip with quick-wit ted Bartholomew; skeptical Thorn-j as with believing Matthew; prac tical James with doctrinal Jud<»;j enthusiastic Simon and Zealot with j business-like Iscaiiot. So each! man found a temperamental com- i plement in his associate. Hence each pair would have sufficient conservation to shield them from mistakes and sufficient aggres BEHIND THE SCENES !N WASUIINGTON WITH RODNEY QUICHES iiY RODNEY DITCHER \HA Solvit-f Writer WASHINGTON.'— Hundreds of ** American communities ap parently do not know how they arc going to meet their need for unemployment relief this winter. Larue increases in unemploy ment during the past year, further exhaustion of the resources of all unemployed persons and in many cases a sharp decline in the amount of available relief funds have combined to create a wide spread critical condition. Unquestionable evidence of these facts is contained in the an swers of hundreds of American mayors and other chief municipal officials <o a (juestio.nnaire again sent out -by Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin, co-spon sor of. the LaFollette-Costigan $f,00,000,000 unemployment re lief bill. LaFollette sent out a similar questionnaire last year and the answers took up 150 pages or more of tiny type in the Congres sional Record. Many mayors then reported inability to meet re lief needs, but the distress they rcyort this year is enormously in tensified. * * t T AST year there were many who boasted proudly that they! would "take care of our own," and some were inclined to s.niff at the questionnaire. There's little of that in the winter of 1932-33. Most cities and towns say they are in no position now to issue bonds to take care of relief and quite a few have .no relief appropriations. The reply of America's mayors in ^his pireat survey of nood lias not been made public, but indica tive bits of it wore introduced as evidence at the hearings on the (Jul I inK $15.000,000 transient re ! lief bill, when Chief Grace Abbol j of the Children's Bureau and Gen. ' Pelhain D. Glassford testified to Ihe unfortunate plight of more than 2,000,000 homeless men and boys now "on the road." Of 69 Pennsylvania citfes and i towns answering the question whether the community could care for all those who would need relief, 46 answered "No," Nine 1 'others said they would need help, j 13 said they could, and one said "barely." Most Ohio cities report that unemployment has almost doubled in a year, with relief for entire families usually running from $2.50 to $1 a week. * * * COME Arkansas communities re ^ port a 600 per cent unemploy ment increase over 1931 and sev eral have had to eliminate relief appropriations because of delin quent taxes. Long Beach,. Calif., said it could spend $31,600 this year for relief as against $4 6S,000 in 1932. Most New Jersey cities and four of seven in New Mexico say they can't care for their ow.n unemployed. Ten of 11 South . Carolina cities can't meet the need and none can float, further relief bond issues. The latter condition also applies to 35 of 37 Texas cities. One of nine West Virginia cities says it can handle its relief situation—but must have help. Most American communities make some effort to care briefly for transients, providing anything from a bowl of soup or a night's lodging in the jail to actual food s.nd shelter for as long as three days. Many have no provisions. And nearly all, (lie replies to La Follette's questionnaire indicate, pass the traveling, homeless un employed along to the next town is quickly as possible. siveness to insure the \v1d2st pos sible influence. LIFE IS BETTER WHEN CHRIST CONTROLS (.1) Learn of Jesus ?s Teacher. "He spake to his disciples." His arracious words aie preserved to us. We may meditate upon them even more intelligently than the men who heard these very words fall from his lips. (2) Accept Jesus as Saviour. "Jesus with his disciples." Small was the group of these closest to Jesus but they looked to him to save them l'rom the power and' consequences of sin. They relied upon him to save them to a good life on earth and a yet happier life in heaven. May no heart be clos ed against him today! Acknowledge Jesus as Lord. "A great multitude. . . . came unto him." It is not enough merely to know about Jesus or to think well of him. It is not enough even to profess acceptance of him as Saviour. We must bow before him as the Lord of our lives entitled to sway his gracious scepter over our hearts. (4) Look to Jesus as Leadei*. ''A great multitude from Galilee followed." Many of them follow ed out of curiosity. Many follow ed with no higher thought than to secure healing for themselves or some of their friends. But some followed him as their great spirit ual leader in the larger life of love and service. Is he our leader? (5) Truit Jesus as Healer. "He bad healed many . . . many pres sed upon him tbpt they might touch him." In mercy he showed his might. He conserved and per fected human life. No wonder the people pressed upon him. Is it not amazing that our sick world IS wining 10 no wunout i m i„j (6 Follow the (iuiJa^W Jesus. "He goeth up into [• mountain. The true discipL t f* Jesus as teacher first of a"- ?ei also as Saviour; and fjn,j, "'*• Lord. So he is not onlv • i.'*v ^ but also a follower. ' And"*1 straight path leads definite, tlle ward. Are you a followed Up" Christ?. Hl n< SHARPE'S CORNER SHARPE'S CORNER. F^T Mr. and Mrs. Sevier Clark' Tj family have moved from the " Lucien Edney place to the of Mr. C. P. Edney. j Miss Mary Allison spent \\ \ nesday night with Mi>s . u ! Searcy. J ,i: I Kiinsey Stepp an.] family U. i moved to the Zacli Younir i,i,J on the Ridge Road. " 011 ' Mr. Frank Merrell, who been visiting his son HuRoneM?! rell since the holidays, has returiu cd to his home with l.is nenh*" I Mr. James Merrell. of Halting Mr. and Mrs. William CantrS • and family have moved from tb 1 C. P. Edney place to tht? Phj|J ! farm lately vacated by Lee I tice. ' . ! The regular Sunday h>\-\% J j Edith Grove Chapel was well j tended as usual and after ^ Sunday schol classes a spIenM 1 address was given by Mr. principal of the Dana school, ju the absence of Mr. Harlc-y, ^ superintendent of the Sunuar school, Mr. George Huriress t<4 charge and Mrs. J. A. Branch taught both men and v.om«j adult classes. Pictures lg GEORGE SCADRa (READ THE STORY, THEN COLOK THE PiCTL'RE) tiTV/HEREV did those cub bears '* come from, son?" askeil Windy. "We'll have lots of fun They surely seem real friendly Why not put them on the groundfc "They're just as cute as they ran he and what they'll do I'd lik»? to see. Ah, go ahead and turn them loose and let them run around." "I'm glad you like them," Duncy said. "I caught them 'cause I used my head. The big bear took me to bereave and then the cubs came out. "Instead of scaring them away, I called to them to come and play. At first they didn't seem to know what it was all about. * * # 64 AND then the mother growlec. and, gee, the cubs both ran right up to me. I patted them and rubbed their fur and then they licked my hand. "Of course I thought 'twas up to me to bring them back, so you could see the funny little fellows. I was sure you'd think them grand." "Say! That was very kind of vou. and now I'll tell you what lot's" do." said Coppy. "Put i wee bears down. I think therl (stay right near. "Perhaps they know ?onie (rich ! that they wil! gladly <i<i forustiv day. It' they should run, wet 'catch them, so there's not a t«to| 1 to fear." ♦ *' ♦ rriIR bears were placed uronth* j ground. At first they merely strolled around, and then thej • started prancing, riplit before tl< Tinies' stares. All of a sudJon came a treat They both stood up on their bind | feet and then they hugged each ! other. Scouty cried, "They'r; j wrestling bears." The others saw that he vy I right. It was a very funny sight, the way the two cubs pawed a:l pushed each other .nil around. Said Duncy, "Listen to thfl 'puff. Why, neither one is strou enough to win this* mnteh bypufr j ins his opponent to «lie grour.4." (Copyright, 1 NKA Service 1st) (Dunr~ tries his skill A i wrestling in the next story.) - THIS CURIOUS WORLD - A GROUNDHOG IS ALSO KNOWN AS A WHISTLER, A WOODCHUCK, A CANADA MARMOT, A WHISTLE-PIG, A CHUCK, A THiCKWOOD BADGER, A MOONACK, A WOODSHOCK, A MONAX AND A GROUND-PIG/ AD&IA, IIAL/^ ONCE STOOD ON .."It. ifiOKfci OF THE ADRIATIC S^A/ DUE TO SEA DEPOSITS, IT NOW -STANDS' 14 Mll£S INLAND. ON MI HAMILTON, in CtOfOeNlA PAJN AND MELTED SNOW AMOUNTED TO 90 MCHES IN 1884, WHILE THE FOLLOWING YEAR only /8/nchE? OF /AOISTURE FELL. Z'1 LINNAEUS, the Swedish naturalist, gave the groundhog ! specific name, Mus monax, hut it is now scientifically desiL1* as Marmotta monax. Every locaiity has its own name 10 yn pudgy rodent. Very frequently the names were taken i'0'1 ^ languago o£ the Indian tribe which inhabited that section country.
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