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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917.
ABOUT OUR ROADS.
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According to the Charlotte Observer
practically every county in the stae
has had the misfortune or seeing it?
roads, go to pieces under the tremen
dous strain of this winters weather.
,f,he macadam, top soil, and sand clay
have failed to stand the test.
We believe, that under the circum
stances where the sand has had time
to be mixed in Henderson county has
just as good roads as the average.
Winter's back is broken and before
Yery long the roads will again be
smooth and easy , to travel. With
some repairs before the .summer sea
eon 'the auto tourists will again be
able to praise Henderson county for
its magnificent net work of 'sand clay
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V BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
i Several subscribers of the Hustler
took exceptions to the statement in a
recent issue of the Hustler in which
was stated, that the prime object of the
Board of Agriculture was to secure
demonstrator for Henderson county.
This was a mistake. It should have
jread one of the prime objects and as
we see it there' are quite a number of
when : and "where they can . on two
thirds or half pay; and to say what
work they should do and how much;
to judge whether it was well or poor,
ly done.
I doubt if there are fifty people in
Hendersonville who could name .
members ;f of -the school "board. fV
those fifty, I wonder Jhow tmany know
them personally, which is to say,
know they are capable of doing thi3
work as it should be done! '
Surely we have forgotten the be3t
interest of the town when we hav
doled out only a handful of money and
put three teachers to do the work r
five. ' These, we have given little room
and nothing to work with. It is onl
this year, by public begging have the
teachers themselves added aparatus
or the minimum of a laboratory that
they may effectively teach some of the
sciences. -
The members of the school board
have never failed in their interest, they
have help.ed when and where thev
could. The teachers have done un usually
good work. " ;
Handicapped as is our high school
for room, for teachers, for equipment,
small wonder; there is that number of
our youths in high school age are loaf-
g on our streets or working at petty
jobs with no prospect of improvement
in wage or .citizenship, itis but the
natural consequence that no college
nor university will admit our gradu
ates unconditionally. There are rural
high schools in qur state doing better
work than are we. ' 1 -1 t -
All these matters can be remedied.
Instead of tagging at the end of the
line, we; could so easily take our place
at the front. " '" . v
The enthusiasm of our teachers and
the interest. "of, our school board can
ind have done--much without assist
"anca. i !i fy fri $;f V
; With the natural increase of sTu.
dents, there will be less room next
year- than this. Without sufficient
funds to pay the teachers wc-already
have, how are vwe going to add an
other?
Since the inauguration of the State
high schools on the present basis ten
FIGHT FOR PROHIBITION BILLS
GROWING INTENSE A RALEIGH
Other Important Legislative News by
The Hustler's Special , '
Correspondent
disappointed, but not any more than
the1 temperance people have " reason
to be.' . 4 ';'
years ago. no otner lnstuuuon "aaa
prime objects and reasons why the me rap strides. In our town3
Board of Agriculture should succeed.
- The farmers in Henderson county
without an organization will lose thou
sands of dollars every year. This is
the age of modern marketing, farming
and scientific methods.
Growing Hendersonville must have
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MV -. MMU F V ,w.'rwi --..iwb
It's harder, to untie a knot than It
4 to tie it. That's why it costs moro
to get a divorce than it does to get
married. j
i : Job was undoubtedly a patient man
but we have no recodr of his ever hav
ing attempted: to put . a tooth-cutting
baby to sleep. . . -
Ther6 is little probability of Presi
dent Wilson plunging this country into
,war with Germany until every effort
to prevent actual hostilities has failed.
And when the time for action does
come, he will have burned;the bridges
behind him. The President has been
for peace all the while, but not igno
minious peace. . And the people believe
in him.
A PLEA FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
and cities where it has reached its
maximum ofttciency, nothing is so fa
reaching in its good effect on the citi
zenship at large. Nothing raises ths
moral one or advances the progressive
spirit of their-community so nuch'a
the hordes of boys and girls who walk
out of .these doors armed with a prac
ticar knowledge of what living means,
a tremendous ' Incentive towards tho
proper goals of life andaspiriual per
ception of the need3 of all humanity.
Shall we have this for our very own.
or shall we go back altogether? Shall
we advance the moral tone ?of our
town or shall we stay idle and go back.
wards? Shall we increase the forces
of efficiency, or add to the numberj.?
illiterates? Shall we take the best
means at hand to give the children of
Hendersonvile an impetus towards
right living or shall we let them take
chances on the reform school? Sh3V
we spend our money on a school build;
later enlarge our jail? Shall
we, pay for more teachers or more po
licemen? Is it better to put out more
on the running expenses of our
school or our criminal courts? Which
shall it be?
(Member of Educational Committee of
Woman's Club.)
There appeared in last week's issue t
of the Western North Carolina Times
DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA SUMMEY
(Contributed.)
On February 5th 1917 one of Hen
derson County's oldest inhabitants,
. Mrs. Martha Summey passed away at
a statement from the treasurer of tho ithe age of eighty-eight years.
Hendersonville public school board to j Married to Langdon Summey in
-fii pffppt that nnipsa mnrQ funds woro 1854, she came with him to the old
forthcoming with which to run the
school another year, the high school
department of the graded school would
Aave to be abandoned.
Although the poor financial condi
tion of the school has long been known
by1 those connected with it in a busi
' ness way, the statement came as a
surprise to the large majority of Hen
dersonville people. ' The greater part
of ; us have been so busy with the rou
tine affairs of life, the buying and sell
ing, ; the monotonous round of office
work, the care for the day and the
"fecheming and planning for tomorrow,
that we have lost eight of our real
work, the providing for the proper
training of the growing generation.
We have taken too much for granted;
we have assumed that, as long as we
heard no particular criticism, every
thing was alright.
Our high school was established in
the early years following .the State's
provision for such schools. At the
first we were proud of the advance
ment a sit nut us in line with the ma
jority of other towns and rural -districts
of North Carolina. Since then,
we have bothered . little about it.
Wither it has kept pace with other
jimilar schools or whether its gradu
ates have been able to compete ad-
vantageously with students from these
other school3 in the colleges and uni
versities where they represent us,
seemingly, has been a, matter of small
concern, t These thing3, wo have left
in the hands of a very small body of
men whose duty it is to get teachers
Summey home, and - lived there - until
her death nearly sixty-three years
after. .
Her husband died in 1877, and she
wasleft with nine children eight of
whom survive her. Miss' Alice Sum
mey. Mrs. E. G. Reiber, Mrs. Ida Chris,
tie. Miss Mary Summey. Mrs. Cora
Lollis, George Summey, Hill Summey
and Lee Summey. She left one grand
son, Langdon Christie.
Mrs. Sumey had been in failing
health for several years. She was a
kind. neighbor, always ready to help in
time of need. ' ' - O '
She was a member of v the Presby
terian church, and her home was al
ways' open to welcome her pastor and,
all Christian workers.
FIFTY-SEVEN ST EL SHIPS
NOTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Fifty-seven steel vessels, of 395,537
tons displacemnt, are being built or
have been ordered, at navy yards and
private yards for use of the navy and
other government department, ac
cording to returns from shipbuilders
announced last Saturday night by the
bureau of navigation o tfhe depart
ment of commerce. This list of ves
sels does not -include 61 submarines,
details upon the construction of these
new under.water craft being withheld
by direction of naval officers.
American ship yards during January
completed 10 steel merchant ships of
47,769 gros stons and entered into new
contracts to build '24 steel merchant
ships Of 77,330 gross tons, the returns
showed. . ' .., ;i :.-
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Raleigh, N.. C, Feb. 13. By a vote
of eleven to seven, the liouse commit-
teed on the liquor" traffic reported nn-"
avorably the prohibition bill offered
by the Anti-Saloon League, through
Representative Gardner, of Yancey.
This bill would so Tegulate the traffic,
that the possession' of whiskey beyond
two quarts a' year for medicinal pur.
poses could not legally he .transported
by any . public carrier into the State.
When the vote was taken ten members
of the committee were absent, most of
whom had been considered favorable
to the bill. But the House, on Friday,
when the bill was reported, voted
down a motion to re-commit the meas
ure to the committee or further con .
sideration and it sleeps quietly on the
unfavorable calendar." A bare quorum
was. present, only sixty-eight, accord
ing to the report of the News and Ob- )
server, being on hand at the time the
vote was taken, twenty-seven for, and
forty-one against letting the bill go
back to the committee. However, the
"stand-patters" were there prepared
for action, just as ' they were three
days previous when the committee met
or the first hearing on it. Evidently,
the opposition is well organized and
fully determined to defeat, if possible,
any effort to deprive them -of "that
quart" every, fifteen days. And if the
anti-liquor members 3are really in
earnest about theenactment of needed
temperance legislation at this time,
they had better get together on a sat
isfactory bill, stock together and "stay
on the job.' - 1 -' ;
""TheGardner bill is dead and jmried;
but another equally, as effective can
be easily prepared and put through,
with proper organization and leaders (
ship.' The Anti-Saloon League has
done its part and the responsibility of
enacting further temperance legisla
tion rests upon other shoulders than'
the officers of the League. It is In
conceivable that a Norjh Carolina leg
islature will adjourn without nrovid-
ing some effective means to rid tne
State ot blind tigers and oooweggers.
We believe the people of the State
will approve a law prohibiting the
shipment of any intoxicating bever
ages in North Carolina. If the Gen
eral Assembly lacks the nerve to pass
such a bill, let the proposition be re
ferred to the voters of the State. A
ampaign of education would be a good
thing, anyway, and the temperance
forces invite the issue, utner siaie3
are passing genuine prohibition meas
ures and why not North Carolina f
Are not our boys and young men just
as worthy of protection against the
temptation of strong drink, which the
quart law" affords, as are tnose oi
any other State?
By large majorities bom nouses oi
the legislature of Arkansas on Jan
uary 22. passed a bill making it prac
tically impossible fo ra personam tnai
state to procure liquor except for' sac
ramental, medicinal and mechanical
purposes. The newspapers are hot
permitted to carry liquor adyertise?
mcnts: in Utah, only a-few days ago.,
the legislature passed one of the most
drastic prohibition measures ever en
acted by aiy. State. The bill prohibits
importation, manufacture, sale and
nossession' of liquor, except pure al.
cohol and sacramental wine, to be
sold as the governor may prescripe; a
new law recently enacted by the leg
islature of Oregon prohibits iniporta
tion of .ilquor except for medicinal
and saeramental , purposes ; the Ten
nessee legislature has. passed a bill
which puts an end to all shipments or
liquor as beverages into the state af
ter March' 1; the West Virginia House
of Delegates has strengthened the pro
hibition law of that state by passing
a measure which completely; bars"
liquor shipments into the state; both
branches the Indiana legislature voted
dry last week; the Oklahoma Senate
lately passed a bone-dry measure by a
vote of 32 to 5; on January 31, the
Kansas House passed a bill which pro
hibits the keeping of liquor in one's
home, even for personal use; Alaska
and the District of Columbia will soon
be dry and stringent temperance
measures are pending before the leg
islature of many other state now in
session. Shiill good old North Caroli
na fail to take her place in the. march
forward, when most of the other pro
gressive commonweaths of the Repub
lic are endeavoring to rid themselves.
of the demon rum, with all its attend
ant evils? We hope not.
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A majority of both branches of the
General Assembly has gone on record
in opposition to the suggestion of
changing the present method of select
ing members of. the county. boards of
education. ' The Page bill was defeat
ed in the House byr a vote of 61 to 40,
and a bill of like character failed in
the Senate, ' although by a narrow
margin. However, the sentiment ex
pressed by the House members on the
Page bill indicates a decision to make
no change, which is unmistakably a
wise conclusion. The people are not
clamoring for the privilege of electing
school boards and no change should
be made.
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The suffragetts .have again failed to
convert the legislature to their" cause
and must wait awhile for, the ballot,
evn in cities and towns. The Roberts
bill giving women the right to vote in
city elections failed of passage in the
House of Representatives on Friday
by a vote of 63 to 40. even after the
committee which it had been referred
mada a favorable report.. The House
had jnst voted to "stand pat" on the
educational systern of aprointini
county boards of, e-rat'on nnd the
members were in no humor to Droucse
radical changes in the State's election,
laws. ' There was extended debate ph
i the proposed measure and the eralleries
During the first days of, the session
Representative Matthews, of Bertje,
succeeded in getting a bill tnrough the .
House allowing the people of that
county to elect their board ofeduca
tion by the people and" should the Sen
ate pass .the bill, which now seems
bable, twenty other counties will ask
for the same privilege. Then times
will be lively in Raleigh.
; IMPORTANT MEETING. -
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The regular meeting of the Hender-.
sonville Parent-Teacher Association
will be held in the school auditorium,
Wednesday, ; Feb. 21, at 3 ; 30. Mrs
Reuben , Robertson, president of the
Orange street Parent-Teacher Associ
ation in Asheville, will talk, her sub
ject being, ' ' Successful Mother and
Home-Maker." It is desired that as
many mothers as can attend, be pres-
. ent to hear this talk, one- i4 wliich
every mother should be1 vitally Inter
est. To this end, provision has been
made or taking care of the small chil
dren at the school building, so. let the
mothers feel at liberty to "bring the
children and attend.
MRS. R. T. WHEELWRIGHT.
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We are getting letters every day
front parties yishing cottage --- r
boarding houses for the; coming sea
son. If you are going to rent this
season see us at once and give us all
information. . ' -
Ewbanki
Real Estate.
Ewbank & Company
Renting t Insurance
MISS LOIS STEPP DEAD.
Miss Lois Stepp the ' 10-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stepp
died Wednesday from heart failure, -f
She was taken sick Sunday with
measles., J " r
Funeral services will be held to
day. The many friends of County
Commissioner Stepp and his family,
extend their heart felt sympathy.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.
Whereas on the 29th day of May
1916, H. C. Gibbs and J. A. Liverpt of
the County of Henderson and State of
North Carolina executed to Jonathan
Case of the County og Henderson and
State of 'North Carolina, a certain
mortgage on the land hereinafter de
scribed which mortgage is duly re
corded In Book 46 at Page 95 of the
Records of Deeds of Trust and Mort
gages for Henderson County, said
mortgage being given to secure a cer
tain indebtdness therein nam and
whereas default havin been made in
the payment of said indebtedneis.
therefore by virtue of the power of
sale contained in said mortgage, the
unaersignea will on Monday, 'March
12th, at 12 o'clock M.at the Court
House door of Henderson County, of-
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fer for sale at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash, ail the lands
conveyed by said mortgage which
lands are described and bounded as
follows: Lying and being in Hender
son County, Blue Ridge township and
State of "North Carolina, and more
fully described as follows:.
Beginning on a Chestnut in Jones'
old line and runs South 19 deg. West
81 pole to a water oak; thence South J
4 dg. West 44 poles to a chestnut;
thence South 58 deg. West 44 poles to
a stone; thence North 15 deg. East 1S8
poles to a White oak, "William Morri
son's corner; thence South 80 deg.
West 47 1 1-2 poIesV to the beginning.
Containing sixty (60) care more ar
less.
. This the 12th day of February, 1917.
JONATHAN. CASE, .Mortgagee.
W. Marshall Bridges,
Attorney; jaMt
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Found z Sure Thing.
I. B. Wixon, Farmers Mills, N. Y., has
used Chamberlain's Tablets, for. years jvere packed with female a,dvocates of
for disorders of the stomach and liver the bill. But this" did not deter the
and says, "Chamberlain's Tablets are opposition.' and. the bill is now dead.
the best I have ever used." Obtain- or ratber.it sleeps beside the prohition f
able everywhere. ; - j j - g. ; proposition. .Of course, the ladies are I
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, HENDERSON COUNTY
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH'
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It being made to appear to the Board of Health
of Henderson County, that recently - a number of
people as well as a number of dogs, of the County
have been bitten by a mad-dog possessed of a violent
case of "Rabies" and it being impossible to ascertain
which dogs and what number have been so bitten or
infected; and the Board of Health considering it ex
tremely dangerous to the health and welfare of the
people of the county to allow any dogs to run loose,
under these circumstances,, does therefore, for the
health and security of the people of the County, here
by order and declare that all dogs, male and female,
running loose in Henderson County, from the 6th day
of February, 191 7. until repealed, is declared pub
lic nuisance and that the sheriff , deputy sheriffs and
constables of the County are hereby required to kill
any dog found at large in violation of tmo ordinance,
that all persons, being the owners, having in charge
or caring for such dogs, violating this Health fe
lation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, as provided
for violations of the Health Laws of the State and
upon conviction thereof , be fined not more than fifty
dollars or be imprisoned not more than thirty days;
and that the sheriff s,depu)fcy sheriffs and constables of
the County are hereby instructed and directed to
cause this Health Regulation to be strictly enforced.
Passed, ordered and ratified by the Board Health of Henderson County
This 6th day of Feburary, 1917. - .
J. t. STATON, ehaimian
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