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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD TIMES AND GOOD TIMES IS ALWAYS FOUND IN PERSISTENT ADVERTISING. Publishes More Henderson County. News Than All Other Newspapers Combined PUBLISHED MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS Vol. XXIX No. 113 Hendersonville, N. C, Friday, December 1,1 922 One Tear by Mall $3.00 r p r Delivered by Carrier, 1.00 JC- rer K..Opy DECISION EXPECTED NEXT WEEK IN ROAD INJUNCTION CASE MR. EETCHER TO HEAD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND MR. JUSTICE ROAD TRUSTEES IS COMMON BELIEF Public Looks Forward With Interest to Organiza tion of Body Next Monday, When Democrats Assume Office for the First Time in Recent History The decision of the Supreme court in the road injunction case from Hen derson county will not be handed down until next week. This was the substance of a tele gram received by K. G. Morris from J. W. Pless this morning in which he said, "court will not act for week." The case was argued on Thanks giving, it is understood, and in keep ing with the custom of the Supreme court it will not hand down a de cision until next week. At that time the term of office of the present county commissioners will have ended and the outcome will probably influence the work in this county very little. REGISTER OFFICE FURNISHED WITH NEW INDEX AND FILING DEVICES A new index system has been in stalled in the office of register of (deeds and Registrar H. G. Edney is itoday indexing the first of the deeds ainder the Catt Family Name system. 'The space in the old system of rec 'ords "has "been exhausted and the county commissioners authorized the new system, which is similar to that '1n use in Buncombe and many other counties. 'This new system will facilitate the finding of records by those who con sult the books for information as the system ris more explicit and even simpler than the old way, according 4o those who have studied both plana. The index book is loose leaf in character, will permit enlargement -and even typewritten work, if de sired. The old system is in perma nent book form. The system does not contemplate a new index for all the old records but is intended for the indexing of papers -thereafter recorded. The registrar's office was last week equipped with new filing devices for both books and papers, making pos sible the removal of the big pile of old records on the floor. William Farnum Loves To Fish Like Any Man, Even Tho a Film Hero As a matter of fact, outside of the studio, the lives of famous screen stars and every-day mortals run very much alike, and the uninitiated may Te surprised to learn in how many details their leisure nours tally. One of the most famous of these stars, for example, likes nothing bet ter than donning old clothes and slipping away on prolonged fishing tours. In this William Farnum, whose Fox pictures have made him "known the world over, differs very little from the menfolk of our own families, who may lack the opportun ity, but certainly not the desire to do likewise. "When the screen star finished his latest picture, "Moonshine Valley' "he left for the Pacific Coast, where "he will spend much of his time fisn ing and boating. The picture will be shown at the Queen theatre Tuesday, December 5. W. O. W. May Go Texas With Their Sanitarium The tuberculosis hospital to be founded by the Woodmen of the World, and In the interests of which the Sovereign officers recently visit ed Western North Carolina, will prob ably be located in Texas, according to word received in Asheville. It is understood that sufficient land end a large sum of money has been offered by Texans, who are interest ed in the Woodmen of the World and Also in seeing the institution in the Lone Star state. Asheville Citizen. m, m -mm. TRESPASSING IS CHARGED AGAINST ROAD ENGINEERS Magistrate B. ir . Hood was hearing an interesting case at the hour of going to press in connection with the indictment of road egineers-by Henry Lane on the charge of trespassing. Mr. Lane had warned the engineers to stay off his premises but notice was served on him that they would proceed with the road survey, hence the indictment of several men on the charge of trespassing. Mr. Lane's contention is that, it is not necessary to leave the old road and run it to the back of his home and divide his farm into several sec tions in order to establish a satis- i factory grade. He says the proposed read would run to the rear of his home, run diagonally across his best jVottom land, separate his pasture rom his barn and depreciate the value of his holdings by chopping up his field into many sections. Are You Interested In Public Health Work in County? (Contributed) The following occurred in one of the North Carolina counties at a Red Cross meeting where we were mak ing an effort to launch the Roll Call, having in view a county nurse: A stranger in town arose and told what the Red Cross nurse meant to his county, saying among other things that every time she passed he felt like going down on his knees because of her life of service to others, and that she was worth more to the coun ty than any other worker. This man was from Moore county. His remarks greatly encouraged the chapter offi cials to go on with their plans. Do you know what the Red Cross nurse means to Henderson county? Are you interested in helping make possible this kind of service in this county. Does the work matter as much as a cent a week to you? Could it matter as much as two cents or five cents per week? Have you en rolled? Being a member means backing this work with your personality, your prayers and your money. A penny a week helps with the national work, surely you are glad a penny's-worth to help in every known disaster, and a penny a week helps care for the sick of your county;, helps prevent the spread of sickness; helps make string, clean men and women. This week closes the Roll Call. Have you answered? The regular monthly meeting of the Committee on Nursing Activities of the Red Cross will be postponed un til the second Monday in December. Central American Visits This City Dr. Salvador Cordova of Central America was the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Truex in connec tion with a visit here to his son, Her nan Cordova, who is spending his second year at Blue Ridge School for Boys. Dr. Cordova was in the city nearly two years ago to arrange for placing his son in school where he could gather the point of view of the Unit ed States in gaining his education. Dr. Cordova is well impressed with the United States and represented his country here during the Roosevelt administration. He is now in Wash ington with other Central American representatives for a conference at the Invitation of Secretary Hughes. Dr. Cordova is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Carmella Cordova, and was joined by his son here for a visit to Washington and New York. DEMOCRATS FIGHT LYNCH BILL Washington. Determination of sen ate republicans to wage "a finish fight" in behalf of , the Dyer anti lynchmg bill failed today to weaken democratic senators in their filibuster against the measure and the senate adjourned over the Thanksgiving hol iday with no end of the filibuster in sight. SUBJECTS FOR SUNDAY SERMONS Dr. E. E. Bomar announces that he will preach next Sunday morning on "When the Son of God Left His Home and at night on "When a Man Leaves His Home." ' For the first time since the repub-f lican party gained its strength in Henderson county shortly after the Civil War they will turn over to the democrats the reins of county govern-f; ment next Monday. selves for most effective work. Among Tax Collector W. P. Whitmire wil! their first work will be the election not assume his duties until the ex', of a chairman from the three cons piration of the term of J! W. Bayne' missioners. Another important item next summer. ' Judge C. M. Pace, clerk of court,1 will be the onl3r republican to hold office in the county. There was no' candidate in the field to oppose him. George W. Justice, J. P. Fletcher of his acquaintance with road build and V. C. V. Shepherd are the new j ing requirements it is generally con- commissioners. Dr. Guy E. Dixon is the new coroner; J. O. Williams will be registrar of deeds; J. H. Ballen ger, sheriff. The retiring officers are: Commissioners: W. P. Bane, G. B. Hill and John T. Staton ; sheriff, V. E. Grant; registrar, H. Grady Edney; coroner, Dr. B. P. Cliff. The commissioners will besWorn in before Judge Pace as clerk next Monday morning, when the old com missioners will retire. The other of ficers, it is understood, will be ad ministered the oath of office by the commissioners. Big- Shifts Expected In view of the change in the politi cal complexion of the county there is expected to be quite a shift in the personnel of the working forces. The greatest change will doubtless come in the road building forces since their operations proved one of the stormcenters leading to the overthrow of republican power in the county. Just what the changes will be even the commissioners are not in a posi tion to say because they have had no occasion as yet to officially review the situation to their complete satis faction. It is highly probable that operations will be reduced gradually if not suddenly as soon as the com missioners decide on what economical turn to make and at the same time PAUL DERMID'S INJURIES WERE QUITE SERIOUS Paul Dermid is confined to his bed and will likely be there for a few weeks more as the result of injuries sustained nearly two weeks ago when his car ran off a thirty-foot embank ment on the Greenville road as the result of the failure of his lights to function. Mr. Dermid, Lee Case and a South Carolina friend occupied the car. Shortly after the lights went out the car leaped over the embankment and pinned Mr. Dermid and Mr. Case be neath it. Their friend was not in jured. He solicited aid from passing motorists and it was some time be fore Mr. Dermid and Mr. Case were extracted from the wreck. Mr. Case, who sustained a broken rib, is out again but Mr. Dermid's hip was badly injured and he Is un able to get out of bed. Indications point to his confinement for several weeks. NO INDICTMENTS MADE IN FAMOUS MUEDEB CASE Somerville, N. J., Nov. 28. "For reasons which seem to them suffi cient and controling, the grand jury took no action in the Halls-Mills mur der case and laid the matter over. This does not mean necessarily that the matter can not be taken up again by this or a subsequent grand jury." With these words Foreman Gibbs of the Somerset county grand jury late today made known the fact that no indictment had been returned in one of the most mysterious murders that has faced the country in many years. For five days Special Deputy At torney General Mott has been pre senting evidence to bolster his theory as to who killed Rev. Edward Wheel er Hall and his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor. R. Mills on the Phillips farm the night of September 14. Today a day replete with drama the prosecu tor presented the star witnesses and then settled back to await the jury's decision. not lose the effect of work thus far j accomplished and pursue some of the most important work now in progress. It is difficult at this time to get a f line-up and the manner in which the mmissioners will organize them. :'in the organization will be the selec tion of one cf the members to serve on the road board. The big road building program now on makes this 1 office a very important one. In view ceded that Mr. Justice will be elected as road trustee. His knowledge as surveyor and engineer and his ex perience a few years ago as county road supervisor, during which time he laid out several roads in the coun ty, giving him a thorough knowledge of the various roads, peculiarly fit him for the office of road trustee, to which position there is little doubt of his election. Under the present organization the chairman of the board of commission ers - is also chairman of the board of road trustees, but in view of the heavy duties and responsibilities con nected with both positions and the honors and abuses in connection therewith it is the belief that the commissioners will divide duties, re sponsibilities and honors and confer pon Mr. Fletcher, of Fletcher, the ltinction of being chairman of the rrtjard of commissioners: He is , brick manufacturer, a business man of recognized good judgment and is high ly respected and credited with being fully equal to the responsibilities of the ' position of chairman. The appointment of a county attor ney and officers of the chaingang and other road building forces will fol low as soon as the commissioners are able to get their true bearings in the midst of numerous matters that will claim their attention. J. W. BISHOP SAYS DON'T CENTRALIZE SCHOOLS OF CITY "The school population has reached the point where it would be wise to consider taking the school to the children rather than taking the chil dren to the school," says J. W. Bishop in connection with the program for increased school facilities in Hender sonville. Mr. Bishop says the school popula tion of southwest Hendersonville has reached the point in numbers and density 'that warrants building a plant in that part of the city. As the city grows it will have to spread out from a central plant just as all large cities do and before we begin building it is opportune to think of the needs of the children for this and' the coming generation in their respective locali ties, says Mr. Bishop. HOUSE PASSED SHIPPING BILL AFTER HARD FIGHT Washington. The administration shipping bill, around which was waged the most bitter partisan fight of the present congress, was passed today by the house with 24 votes to spare. The final count was 208 to 184. Sixty-nine republicans broke away from their party organization and op posed the bill, while four democrats supported it. The measure will go Monday to the senate committee which plans to ac cept It as passed by the house and take the floor to the floor next week. RAILROADS MUST PAT TAX Greensboro.- Orders allowing the collection of 1922 ad valorem taxes against the Southern, Seaboard, At lantic and Yadkin, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk Southern railroads were on their way to Raleigh today, having been signed by Judge James E. Boyd, Judge H. G. Connor and Judge Edmund Waddill, three federal jurists who have handled the tax con troversy between the railroads and the state of North Carolina since its inception in October, 1921. SHERIFF GRANT GIVEN JOBAS FEDERAL AGENT Sheriff V. E. Grant, whose office as sheriff of Henderson county expires next Monday, has been appointed pro hibition agent by State Prohibition Director Kohloss and the commission is now in hand. At the expiration of his office next Monday Mr. Grant will accept the oath of his office as pro hibition agent. Mr. Grant will be stationed in Hen dersonville until the first of the year after which time he will' probably make his headquarters in Greensboro. His chief duty will be that of raiding and otherwise enforcing the prohibi tion laws. Sheriff Grant's appointment comes as a consequence of the unusually ! successful record he made as sheriff. His record has received wide recogni tion over the state and judges have been free to comment on his activity. During his administration of two years Sheriff Grant has to his credit a record of destroying 214 moonshine plants in Henderson county, which is said to be without an equal in North Carolina. The salary of the prohibition officer is understood to be far more inviting than that of sheriff of Henderson county. Closer Co-operation Planned to Enforce Prohibition Laws A program of more concerted co operation between federal officials and local enforcement agencies is planned for the coming year, Federal Prohibition Commissioner R. A. Haynes advises Director R. A. Koh loss of this state. Section II of the enforcement act divides "the1 responsibility- betweexi'the government and the states. Prac tically all of the states have enacted legislation to this end and the various state agencies report increasing evi dence of cooperation. Commissioner Haynes says that every state, county and city has the initial responsibility of cleaning up its own conditions through locally se lected officials, before the federal ma chinery should be expected to take charge. Hence, the necessity of close cooperation between the states and federal agencies. Director Kohloss is greatly pleased with the progress that has been made in enforcement in this state, and is most optimistic in regards to the fu ture, in view of the spirit of coopera tion, in evidence practically every where. More and more is the public becoming convinced that the success of enforcement lies as much with the people themselves as with the officers who are designated to enforce the law. In spite -of obstacles and many complications, prohibition is showing itself as a means of pronounced pub lic betterment, of improved living conditions, and healthier, happier hu man beings. There is evidence every where of marked progress in the way of enforcent. This is not the time to be impa tient, nor discouraged, for the friends of the law are truly in action, as shown by reports which Commission er Haynes has received from the va rious states, Justifying the optimism which he entertains. Referring to the cry that prohibi tion is a "failure," Commissioner Haynes says that in his judgment, one of the most remarkable successes ever attained in the enforcement of a new and drastic law has been record- red in the present status of enforce- jment of the National Prohibition Act. CLEMENCEAU MISUNDERSTOOD Washington. In all the American aspect of the Clemenceau incident there is nothing which is more strik ing than the fact that the former prime minister is here being attacked as guilty of sins of commission, where in France he suffers for sins of omission. Had Clemenceau been the militarist he is now taxed with be ing, instead of being a lone figure in French politics, he would be presi dent of the republic. PERSHING SAYS BE ON GUARD Minneapolis, Minn.- An appeal to the nation to "look cold, hard facts in the face and not forget our obliga tions in the blind hope that we may not again engage in armed conflict," marked an address delivered here by General Pershing under the auspices of the American Defense society. BUILDING OUTLOOK BRIGHT IN THIS CITY FOR WINTEIT "We have orders on hand that will, keep up busy for about a month and.: are putting on an additional man in the millwork department," said Amoa Bennett of the Hendersonville Lum ber company relative to the outlook for winter business in the building line. The Hendersonville Lumber com pany has been awarded the contract for the millwork requirements of the Kenilworth hotel, which has been abandoned as a government hospital and is to undergo extensive improve ments before being opened as a ho tel. Y. E. Yarborough, an experienced millwork man of Atlanta, is expected Monday to begin work with the Hen dersonville Lumber company. WILL OBSERVE EDUCATION WEEK DECEMBER 3-9 The United States Bureau of Edu cation, in cooperation with the Amer ican Legion and the National Educa tion Association, will promote a week to be known as "American Education Week," which will be observed from December 3 to 9 inclusive. The ob ject of this week is to focus the at tention of the entire nation upon edu cation and to make national senti ment for the improvement of our 3chools, and the furtherance of our educational aims. Among the several programs to be given by the city schools, Physical Education day will be featured on Friday afternoon, Dec. 8. The exer cises will be under the direction of Dr. Wm. E. Staff and Miss Gene Gard ner, physicaldirectors. The program win-hegm promptly- 2 p."TaT',con- i sisting of the following. Grand Serpentine March; folk dance, tug-o'-war. Mass-model exercises, dumb-bell exercises, sham battle. Volley ball, 50-yard dash, kick ball. Playground baseball, potato race, scarf exercises. Sack race, egg race, twisting wand exercises. Kangaroo race, chicken fight, par allel pole exercises. Human chariot race, three deep. These will be participated in by several hundred children from both schools. CROP REPORTS IN COUNTY COMPILED The Farm Forecaster issued by the state and national departments of agriculture give Henderson county a fair report for crop yields this year, the November report for the various crops being given as follows: Corn: Yield per acre 20 bushels; per cent for grain, 89; per cent mer chantable quality, 82. Wheat: Per bushel 56 pounds; oats per bushel, 32 pounds. Field peas: Per cent of a normal yield grain, 83 ; per cent normal yield per acre forage, 100; acreage harvest ed compared usual forage, 96 per cent. Irish potatoes: Yield per acre, 92 bushels; per cent grown for mar ket, 71. Sweet potatoes : Yield per acre, 71 bushels; per cent grown for market, 87. Apples: Total production, 66 per cent. . Sorghum: Average yield of syrup, 121 gallons per acre. Registrar Williams Appoints Mrs. Bishop J. O. Williams, the newly elected registrar of deeds, who will be sworn in next Monday morning, has engaged Mrs. J. E. Bishop to assist him in the office. Mrs. Bishop is thoroughly acquaint ed with the duties of the office, hav ing served as deputy under A. O. Jones and H. Grady Edney. Her . ac quaintance with the office duties, Mr. Williams feels, will be of great assis tance to him in learning the many de tails of the work incident to serving as registrar and clerk to the county" commissioners. ASHEYILLE BUILDING Asheville. Building permits issued here during November totaled $373,- 978, bringing the grand total for the past eleven months up to ?3,974,MW.
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