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NUMBER 44
HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1919,
FIVE CENTO COPY
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JLMi
Clrgy " : of Waste
SCHOOL TO GET
LYCEUM COURSE
- After visiting all the schools of the
city and some twenty-five of the lead
ing business men, Superintendent
Honeycutt announces that over, four
hundred tickets have been sold, as, a
In a letter recently written by J. I think it is worse than mismanage-1 CTarantee for a strong Lyceum course
, TlOrWUOu, president OX tuts ur- incut, aim uiucn vu . cvnuyi""!
)od National Bank of Greenville, S. When a man goes to Congress, pro
V to Senator N. B. Dial, he charges ;f easing, to be 4 patriot, but uses his
at "the country generally has been influence to get money oulrof the thu8j8atic in their support, practically
(pressed With the idea tnat nunareas treasury io spena unnecessarily in any
for Hendersonville during the months
-of December, January, February, and
March. All the schools v were en
millions have been wasted by the
ivernment' since the armistice was
jned, which could , have been
oided.
way in his district, it savors of the
humbug and the hypocrite. His in
fluence is demoralizing to the peo
ple at home, for human nature is so
the entire personnel of the faculty
and student body signing up In each
case.
. Notwithstanding the fact that Fas
sifern had already secured a splendid
course of attractions, about one hun
dred students and faculty -members
signed up from that institution.
It looks now as if admission to
which defence, on their part tends to j oft.,, will h entirety hv
- r r
Mr. Norwood also' says: "A great' weak that if money is spent unneees
al of the best thought in the Demo-'sarily in Greenville, an overwhelming
atic party iathe South have greater majority of our people defend it and
nfidence in the Republican party in J pretend to think that it is all right,
tional affairs than in others,"
.The views expressed by Mr. Nor
jod in his correspondence with
nator Dial are indicative of the
Vit which is being awakened
oughout the South o express con
lions regardless of what may have
in personal or political friendship
affiliations in the past.
TO OUR FRIENDS
' AND PATRONS
demoralise them and lessen their
ability" to indulge in honest and clear
reasoning.
If the best thought of our country
were devoted to studying ways and
means of getting efficient, economical
and capable government, without a
View to party political power, there
Ax. Norwood is well known to, would be no danger of Bolshevism.
;e a . number of our readers who j The lawless element in labor has be
no doubt read his letter with in- come more and more high-handed in
ist, a copy of which we print as its demands in the past few years. I
lows:
noticed in the newspapers, after th
Greenville, S. C. ' armistice was signed, President Wil-
September 15, 1919
n. N. B. Dial,
United States Senate,
Washington, D. C:
son requested, the Governor of Cali
fornia to commute the sentence of an
I. W. W. named Mooney, who had
been convicted of placing dynamite
ear Senate I noticed in the pa- where it resulted in killing , a number
a f eV days ago that you had of people. The local newspaper re
n the "old boys" in the Senate f 4rence which I read did not indicate
disrespect intended to that digni-.that the President intimated that he
body) a little "spiel" on the high thought Mooney had not had a fair
of living. i trial; that he though Mooney was in-
o a main country boy from this.nocent, or that there were any ex
Ward state from which you hale, I tabulating circumstances; but the re
le appears to be no more fruitf ul : quest was made for "international
1. for reducing the high cost of 'reasons." If Mooney had been a
g than by reducing the high cost Doctor of Philosophy, a country
government. .The country general- banker, a lawyer or a manufacturer,
hat- been impressed' witlr the Idea is it probable that the President would
i hundreds of millions have been have made a similar request? -Of
Ited by the government since thelceurse, doctors of philosophy, bank
.istice was signed, which could era, . lawyers and manufacturers
I been avoided. To illustrate : I haven't the same organizations for
Vrstand that millions of dollars' ! embarrassing the country with
p of motor vehicles have, been strikes, in order to get more pay than
In the weather and injured, which their services would justly command
have been sold to advantage. 'in the market, and they are not able
low there has been more or less to influence national or international
cessary waste at Camp Sevier, ' affairs in election years by favoring
Greenville. The delay on the this or that party as much as the I.
of the government in selling w. W.
tuffs, surplus shoes, clothing and The President may sincerely think
ets has probably . resulted in -that international matters are better
t waste. Possibly no government off in his hands' than in the hands of
krth has ever been so extravagant others, but a great deal of the best
Wasteful as the American govern thought in the Democratic party in
, even after aljowing for increas- the South (where,v people feel that
kpense due to the haste in making they have to be Democrats on account
effort against Germany. of local conditions) have greater con-
xes which are necessary should fidence in the Republican party in na-
prne. cheerfully by all, and are 'tional affairs. Many of us would un-
e cheerfully by thoughtful and hesitatingly vote the Republican
otic citizens. cut the best ticket in national affairs but for the
feht of this country, in my opin- fact that we would not be permitted
chafes under taxes which are due, ' to vote in our local Democratic pri-
Li. i. : j . a m a.j 1 1 ' t 1 1"
nsir upuiiun, vu puur umiiaBcuicin,, manes u we voiea tne nepuDiicau
t worse, on the part of the gov: ticket in national matters. In the in
tent. These unnecessarily high eterst of independence and the uplift
season tickets. Those desiring to ar
range for reservations should com
municate with Superintendent A. W.
Honeycutt this week.
The attractions will be as follows:
December 5 The De Mille Quartet,
with Miss Hilda Buckingham as ac
companist. These are all Canadians
and there is no quartet in Chautauqua
of Lyceum work that has as fine a
record or repertoir.
Later in December the Florentine
Musicians will give an entertainment,
which will be followed in January
by the Metropolitan Singers, a grand
opera quartet one of the best at:
tractions ever brought to Henderson
ville. ;f;;
In February Ralph Parlett will
give his world-famous lecture on the
"University of Hard Knocks."
The closing number will be Grand
Opera Star, Miss Mary Mary Adel
Hayes, a colotura soprano from-New
York.
1
Every few days we receive letters
from subscribers of this paper ex
pressing v their appreciation of The
Times, itaeditorials, its local and
personal blumns, its news items of a
general character, in which the public
is interested the excellent press work
and mechanical skill which makes the
paper in. every way a source of
pleasure and information to its read
ers and pride to its publishers. We
take this occasion, to thank one and
all for theif kind words and assure
our friends that we are trying to give
them the best that is in us, and are
striving faithfully to make the "good
better and the better best." To the
business men of the city we do not
hesitate to express publicly our ap
preciation for the liberal patronage
the paper is receiving in the way of
advertising; the genial manner and
courteous treatment from the busi
ness and profesional people of the
city and the citizens generally,
pleasant working conditions, con
genial employers, and associates all
of which makes us feel that our "lines
have fallen in pleasant places."
EDITOR.
CITY SCHOOLS
HONOR ROLL
High School Eighth Grade
Winnie Hdggsett, Ailene Wilkins.
Ninth Grade
COURT IS NOW
IN SESSION
The November term of superior
court oJLHenderson. county, for the
trial of civil cases, convened Monday,
Myrtice Brooks, Helen Drafts, Lila with Judge J. L. Webb, presiding.
Jordan, Ted Ray, Hazel Grant, Lillie , The first day was taken up with the
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE
Milas Hill o Flat Rock, who is
somewhat perturbed by the sugar
shortage in this country has decided
to start a show of his own. He is
raising the sugar beet to beat the
band. Recently he sent a sample of
the sugar beet he 1iad grown to the
agricultural department at Washing
ton with a request that the proper
authorities dissect the beet, diagnose
the contents and let him know if there
was enough sugar in that variety of
beet to justify his raising sugar beets
on a large scale. ' .
If the answer is favorable Mr.
Hill expects to cultivate the beet ex
tensively and later interest others
tfith a view of establishing a plant
for the manufacture of sugar.
MR. RILEY WITH NEWS
as must be apparent to all
ghtf ul people, increase very ma-
jlly the high -cost of living. To
textile illustation (at the risk
suiting your intelligence), when
mpany manufacturing cotton
sells its cloth to a jobber, the
any counts as a part of the coatj
axes. When the jobber sells to
retailer he adds his expense, in-
ing hiajbwn taxes and a percent-
on what he pays the manu-
er. "The retailer hands it on to
consumer with his expense and
, which includes the manuf actur-
tax and two profits, on that tax.,
obber's tax and one profit . on
tax, in addition to the retailer's
The sarae thing, in substance,
good of practically everything
by the consumer. Jn turn, the
tuner must make more; prices
labor 'in the factories and all
labor are increased, which fur-
increases the cost of living.
Hen ' i reier to "poor manage-
if not worse, on the part of the
foment" 3 do not wish to be mis-
rstood. i !& very general opinion
ills .amcff thoughtxui people
Wheat tie United States (which
i . ... .... " .
mi, 4 jv ,c, is snarea oy an over-
Li n..u.uV.t1..
Cong"' enJ posslbly,a large
tyo2 .Lonj-ressmenY nse their
hce o. r.-ke appropriations
its vary "i azainst
:t ' 1 1 ! f n r "'1 tv-
of this country, our State Democratic
convention should, in my opinion, re
vise their rules in order to permit a
man to vote in ftie Democratic pri
maries even if he thought the best in
terest of his country would be served
by the success .of the Republican
party in national matters. We are a
backward people in intellectual and
material affairs and probably in moral
standards as well, and will continue to
be so until we can act with more po
litical independence in the South and
fearlessly discuss both sides of any
and every question.
Pardon this rambling letter, but if
your ; secretary reads it first, I wish
him to tell you to read it at your
leisure, when you can take a day off,
so to speak,
' Trusting that you keep quite well,
happy and good-humored, despite the.
unsolicited counsels of your friends,
believe me,, , .
' ! - Sincerely your,
v (Signed) J. W. Norwood.
SMALL FIRE ! SUNDAY
,S ' , . NOON
AFTER.
Sunday afternoon about 8 o'clock
the fire department was called o,ut en
Second avenc,the hooae . "of k Mr.
Chennan having canght on fire from
k, blaze in the chimney. The fire
IAA had made but sl!-.t heaJwfy
on t' ? fi-t cf ft l" " , v-s t-
A. B. Riley of Brevard has accepted
position as city editor of 'The News.
The Times is very glad to welcome
Mr. Riley to the city and hopes that
his stay will be long and pleasant
among us, and that he win scoop
the news from every direction and
hand it to th? many friends of the
paper with which he has asociated
himself.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PASS
NINE HUNDRED MARK
Last week we printed a statement
relative to school enrolment at the
city schools. This has now gone be
yond the 900 markybeing divided as
follows:
High school, 160; grammar school,
543; colored school, 200.
THE WEATHER
. The weather man perdicted there
would be a decided fall in tempera
ture by tonight inthe Atlantic states
with probably heavy frost in east
portion of North Carolina, southeast
ern part of South Carolina and south
Georgia. He said we might look out
for frost in western North Carolina.
BUSTER BROWN COMING
E. Lewis & Son have asked ui to,
tell you that the original Buster
Brown and :Tig will be in the city
next 'Tuesday afternoon,. November
18, and give a free entertainment in
front of their store.- Tht invitation
U extended to men, womeii and chil
dren to see thla show.-- -
Dr. Zoro K. Justice of Davidsoh,
who has been attending the meeting
ff totQTt tt " C 9' CVT
The following is President Wil
son's Thanksgiving proclamation mes
sage issued from Washington last
week, setting forth -Thursday Novem
ber 27 as Thanksgiving Day:
"The season of the year has again
arrived when the people of the Unl
ted States are accustomed to unite
in giving thanks to Almighty God for
the blessings which He has conferred
upon our country during the twelve
months that have passed. A year
ago our people poured out their hearts
in praise and thanksgiving that
through divine aicl the right was
victorious and-pence had come to na
tions which had so courageously
struggled in defense of human liberty
and justice. Now that the stern task
is ended and the fruits of achieve
ments are ours, we look forward with
confidence to the dawn of an era
where the sacrifices of the nation will
find recompense in a world at peace
"But to attain the consumation of
the gf eat work to which the American
people devoted their manhood and the
vast resources of their country they
should, as they give thanks to God,
reconsecrate themselves to those prin
ciples of right which triun:-)!1 2d '
through His merciful goodness. Car
gratitude can find no rtiore perfect ex
pression than to bulwark with loyalty
and patriotism those principles for
which the free peoples of the earth
fought and died.
"During the past year we have had
much to make us grateful. In spite of
the confusion in our economic life re
sulting from the war we have prosper
ed. Our harvest has been plentiful
and out of our abundance we have
been able to render succor to less
favored nations. Our democracy re
mains unshaken in a world torn with
political and social unrest. Our tradi
tional ideals are still our guides in the
path of progress and civilization.
"These great blessings thus vouch-
edsafe to us, for which we devoutly
give thanks, should arouse us to a
fuller sense of our duty to ourselves
and to mankind to see to jt that
nothing we may do shall mar the com
pleteness of the victory we helped to'
win. jno semsn purpose animated us
in becoming participants in the World
War, and with a like spirit of unself
ishness we should strive to aid by our
example and by our co-operation in
realizing the enduring welfare of all
peoples and in bringing into beaing a
world ruled by friendship and good
wilL 4
Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States 1 of
America, hereby designate Thursday,
the 27th day of November next, for
observance as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer by my fellow countrymen,
inviting them to cease on that day
from their ordinary tasks and to unite
in their homes and in their several
places, of Worship in ascribing praise
and thanksgiving to God,7 the Author
of all blessihgs and the'Master of our
destinies, "j w - ', ' "
Ato witness whereof I have here
unto set myihand and caused the seal
efj-the United States to be afflited.
-"Done, in the'Diatrict of Columbia.
thia fifth day of November in the year
Summey.
Tenth Grade
Hazel Shepherd, Mary Orr.
Eleventh Grade
Mary E. Walker, Lula K. Stepp,
Myrtle Bennett, Roberta Brooks. ...
Grammar School Seventh Grade
Helen Morris, Corday Huggins,
Wadsworth Farnum, George Chapin.
Sixth Grade
Ruth Whitlock, Marion Whitlock,
Thelma Cagle, Marie Garren Violet
Penland, Cecil Shepherd, Robert Bur
nett, Dora Justice, Elizabeth Free
man, Elizabeth Murrav. Pauline
Brown.
Fifth Grade
Janette Ball, Rea Brooks, Madge
Cunningham, Elizabeth Ehringhaus,
Carter Freeze, Minnie Sue Flynn,
Lillian Garren, Garnett Hoggsett,
Jessie Johnson, Byers Johnson, Emma
Lee Kilpatrick, Ethel McMurray, Sam
Lee,. Flora Reid, Clara Reid, Earl
Stanley, George "Vann, Mildred Wal
ker, Isabel Richard, William Bacon,
Johnnie Mae Stanley, Jacquelin
Small, Jane Truex, Ruby Hamilton,
Marion Morris, Louis Smith, Adele
Kershaw, Hampton Johnston.'
Fourth Grade
Josephine Brooks, Jean Grey, Mil
dred Moores, Pauline Thompson,
Egerton Ehringhaus, Herbert Grain
ger, Lloyd Gallamore.
Third Grade
Maizie Shipman, Mary Eleen Lee,
Mary Valentine, Virginia Twyford,
Nellie Lyda, Louretta Thompson,
trial of two, divorce cases, and an ac
tion of Mrs. A. M. Gover against T.
M. Washburn, for fraud and misrep
resentation in the matter o the is
suance of a life' insurance policy and
some notes. A jnotion was also
heard for the dismissal of some 20
to 30 cases brought in the court here
by parties residing in South Carolina,
for . alleged damages to their lands
caused by the breaking of the dam at
Lake Toxaway in 1916.
In the case of Carlisle vs. Carlisle,
the plaintiff was granted a divorce.
' In the case of Annie Walker vs.
Arthur . Walker, the plaintiff was
granted a divorce.
After the argument of counsel rep
resenting both plaintiff and defend
ants in the matter of the motion to
dismiss the actions brought to recover
damages on account of the breaking
of the dam at Lake Toxaway for the
reason, as allegedly the defendants,
that the actions should have been
brought in South Carolina, instead of
here the motion to dismiss was denied
and by consent of parties plaintiff and
defendant, all the actions were moved
to Transylvania county for trial or
other disposition.
Verdicts in the cases of Mrs. Goyer
against Washburn and (eatherstone
vs. Featherstone, had been rendered,
but no judgments had been signed at
the time we go to press.
Several others cases have been dis
posed of at this term, by judgment
or non suit, compromise and settle
ment, mention of which will be made
Maude Hyder, Verna Hoggsett, Evan
geline Justus, Edna Kirkpatrick, Has-, in these columns next week.
elltine Lane, Dulus Johnson, Wayne j . :
Thompson, Frnk .Rgjzelle 'Eccleal - .. AI GKT-
Grant, LojT Garren, Boyd-'&fgle; Rob- j ' ' -
ert Chapin, Leslie Mae Fisher, Clara ' An altercation occured on the
Fisher, Dolores Herhandez, Eugenie j streets of this city last Saturday be
Hernandez, Compton Hollingsworth, j tween George Connell, who resides in
Jewel Orr, Edna Mae Wilward and i Hendersonville, and E. R. Bryant, a
John Wilkins. ! farmer who resides in Mills River
Second Grade ' township. The difficulty between the
Frank Bvers. Wm. Covinpton. Tal- two men is said to have been brought
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Vin Corn, Will Cagle, Donald Hill,
Chas. Israel, Marion Justice, Jona
than Jackson, Homer Kilpatrick,
Shonee Anders, Bertie Brookshire,
Edna Drake, Lucile Flynn, Dorothy
Long, Gladys Parker, Flonie Ship
man, Louise Roper, Garnett Shipman,
.'vlr.v.ip.ret Valley, Mildred Williams,
Lcr Zimmerman, Samuel
John Bowen, Morris Bishop, Edith
Garren, Billy Keith, Isabelle Keith,
Alice Kershaw, Martha Stepp, Sep
tima Twyford, Joe McCarson, Ruth
about by reason of the sale of some
stock in the Asheville Milling corpora
tion, to' Bryant by Connell some time
ago, which stock, it seems turned out
to be of small worth.
! Mr. Bryant, it appears gave his
, note to evidence the price of the
stock he bought, and the note was
.i u.. t ;n:
n ' aasigueu uy me mining cumpaiiy io
uryson, ... . .a
a local oans Deiore maturely, ai
the maturety of the note the bank
notified Mr. Bryant to come in and
pay it off. The maker of the note
came in and met Connell on Main
i-. j street, it is stated, and demanded of
Firt Grade ' Jr
Connell that he pay the note. A
Blythe, Harold Corn, Jack fpw wnrHa k0,woo tua tur
Freeman, Billy Shepherd, Chas. El- men and Bryant snatched ConnelUs
hott, Doris Gurley, Connie Hollings- knife out of his hand and threw it
worth, Gussie Justice, Josephine Mc- on the und. Connell started run
Donald, Una Belle McMurray, Paul ning with Byrant in pursuit. The
Anders, Carl Bishop, Roy Chaple, j race continued down Third avenue to
James W. Davis Bruce Grainger, a point near where the Toms old
Edney Grant George Huggins, John iivery stable formerly stood at which
Hollingsworth John Justice, Ralph ' piace Bryant is said to have over
Maxwell, Morris Rhodes, James ; taken Connell, and the second round
nenry noiiins, raig Murray, raui jn the bout was pulled- off. Bryant
Bird, Josephine Bangs, Roseary Ag-ljg sajd to have landed several blows
new, Frances Lee Cornwall, Katherine with his fist on Connell's head and
Fjeeman, Gertrude Howard, Virginia face, and Connell made desperate ef
rYTpftllinfl T.nia llf slaa Mow? Panan ' x i -i ! ii
Cecil Richard, George Sandifer,
Brock.
Leon
blows on
Elizabeth Shipman, Frances Vann,
Catherine Whitlock, Helen Grimes.
NO TRUTH IN STATEMENT
The American Red Cross says there
is no truth in the report which' has
been circulated that the Red Cross
donated a sum of money to the Queen
of Belgium.
LAUREL PARK
of our Lord, 1919, and of the in
" enceef theY ' i r-tet t-
forts to land similar
Bryant's head and face.
While the second round of the
fight was jn progress, deputy sheriff,
William Hill came on the scene, and
he, together with others who came
along at the time, heeded the calls
of "Connell to "take him off of me,
and don't let him beat me up," and
stopped the fight.
The two men were cited before
Esquire Hood where both submitted
and paid a small fine and costs.
Friends of Bryant, who were pres
ent in court paid his part of the fine
and cost, and Connell settled his part,
Walter B. Smith, who hna organi
zed a co-operative building associa- and the two men went their way'
tion for the. purpose of building,
homes in Laurel Park gave The Times
an outline ' Of the . plans this week,
which seem to be., quite attractive.
For .want of space we are compelled
to carry this item over till another
issue.
PIANO RECITAL
THANKSGIVING NEARS
Hickory, Nov. 12. One thousand
Watauga county turkeys which ordi
narily -would find their way to market
through east Tennessee vNll be die-
Mrs. A. W. Honeycutt ' and Miss
Clela Bryant will give a piano recital
at the high .schoot auditorium-next
IV ''ri-'"' V IT: -r 21. T? 3f r
C 1 T'l U free rltls r- "S is
tributed from Hickory to persons
who can afford a Thanksgiving bird.'
A local creamery has bargained for
1,000 bird, will have' them dressed
at Boone and brought Here' oa trucks.
, . John Salts, Hendersonville, Route
3, was in the ityon-btr Tr
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