*1.50 Year in Advance in The Countv. i sylva, n. c? thtjrsday.deoembeb as, isso $2.00 Year in Advaace Outside The Coi
WEEK By WEEK
(By Dan Tompkins)
Mr. McNinch says that he regards
the light on him as a closed incident.
A line sentiment, but the tight on
Senator Morrison, why _ supported
him, appears to have just started.
It' there wasTi't a Santa Clans, it
would be our duty to invent one, on
Christmases like this, when there are
so many little children, looking con
fidently and longingly lor the knick
knacks that make happy the heart ot
childhood.
It' the general assembly will liavt
the nerve to levy a luxury tax and
apply it to the support of a uniform
public school system, it will not only
provide educational opportunities ol
equal value to all the children of the
State, but will go far toward making
liquid the frozen assets of many
banks, revive real estate, and brin?
back a measure of prosperity to the
people.
A girl down in Shelby has sued a
store for $.'10,000, alleging that she i
was searched and humiliated, because I
she was susjweted of shop lifting. A j
-good rule for would be enforces of
the law and for officers, is "be suve
you are right, and then go ahead."
It is a serious matter to accuse any
person of a crime unjustly.
The Senate confirmed the Mc
Ninch appointment on the federal
Power Commission; Senator Morrison
and Senator Simmons both being fav
ornble to McNinch. If Mr. McNinch
has any qualification for the position
except that he supported Hoover in
19'JH, and is said to be friendly to
the power trust, we have not seen
it presented.
Executive director Lucas and Sen
ator Norris are going for each other,
hammer and tongs. The problem ol
what is a Republican becomes more
and more a question, and they are at
each other again with the fervor
with which regulars and progressives
fought just prior to the defeat of
Taft and the Roosevelt Bull-Moose
movement, that sent Wood row Wil
son to the White House for eight
years, and to immortal glory on the
pages of history.
The folks who are owling hard
times, and at the same time drawing
the same amount of money as sal.
aries, that they did one ?nd two
years ago, have no sympathy from
us. The cost of living has gone down,
appreciably, and they are really bet-.
ter off than thev were. It is the
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butcher and the baker and the can...
dlt stick maker, the small business,
atid the laborers, the unemployed,
the farmers, and the people who have
seen their life savings swept away,
who are really hard hit.
It took city police of St. Joseph, all
the . sheriff's deputies, and a tank
company of the National Quard, to
prevent the storming of Buchanan
county, Missouri, jail, and the lynch
ing of a negro trapper, charged with
having criminally assaulted and then
boat to death a 19 year old pub'ic
school teacher. It is crimes of that
hellish kind that try men's souls,1
and bring about the lynching spirit.
Only speedy action, speed trial, and
speedv execution in a lawful manner
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fan stem the impulse to lynch.
Western North Carolina has had
some severe blows. But we are not
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nearlv as bad off as we th'ok we
are. The banking institution^ that
were the strongest are still open, and
will continue to stay open, to serve,
the people of this region, long after
the present period of unrest shall
have passed out of memory. The
Jackson County Bank is an example.
The president, Col. C. J. Harris,
states that there hag been no run on
it, that the people have hadv confi..
Queen of the Air
Miss Ruth Nichols, society girl who
took up flying and has beaten Lind
bergh s record for a coast-to-coast
flight, 13 hours and 22 minutes.
SHERIFF RECEIVES MANY
ANONYMOUS LETTERS
Sheriff Maney states tliai he has
i received a large number of unsigned |
1 letters, since he has been in office,
advising of conditions, especially re
garding violations of the prohibition
j' law, which the writers Avish investi
I gated.
The sheriff says he is willing to
[ answer all calls and make investiga
! tions of conditions, when such inves
j tigation is asked by citizens, and
1 that he appreciates letters written to'
j him by the good j?eople of the county,
' who desire to see the laws enforced;
I but that he cannot pav anv attention 1
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i to anonymous letters, as he has no i
! means of knowing who the writers
? are, or whether the information giv
! en is genuine or spurious.
RECORDER'S COURT GRIND
Prayer for judgment was contin-'
ued for another two weeks 011 Fran
ces Clement and Mamie liaby con
victed at the last term on charges of'
disorderly conduct and bond was
fixed at $500 each. 1
Hyinan Sutton drew a six months
sentence, suspended upon payment of I
$25.00 and the costs, and furnishing;
a bond of $500 for his legular ap.. j
pearanee at the court to show that!
he has not violated the prohibition I
laws. 1
Roy Pickens, assault with a dead
1
ly weapon, continued to Jan. 12.
W. R. Reagan, reckless driving. It j
appeared to the court that he h:;d!
paid all damages sustained, and he
was lined $25 and the court costs.
J. B. Stanherry, assault $5.00 and
the costs.
Moultrie Dillard, assault, prayer
for judgment continued.
.Tas. Morgan, continued to Jan. 12.
Clay Clark, possession,' continued
to Jan. 12.
Julius Sutton, assault with a dead
ly weapon, continued to Jan. 12.
Carl Jansen, a youth from Norway,
assault, judgment continued to Jan.
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22nd.' . '
W. D. Wike, assault with a deadly
weapon, not guilty.
Walter Messer, possession and
transporting, continued to Jan. 12.
Cecil Middleton, $10.00 and the
costs.
Glenn Cunningham, continued for
two weeks.
Lem McCoy, II. (i.\ Brown, Ves
Shook and Wallace Brown, forcible
trespass with attempt to comnr't ab
duction. It appeared to the court
that no damage had been done and
the girls returned to their fathers
and prayer for judgment was contin
ued for 12 months, upon payment o
i the costs , and the expenses of the
sheriff to Pickens, S. C.
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dence in its strength, and that it is
; able to pay every depositor in fuH
' at any time ,should demand be made.
! There is a bright future for Western
i North Carol'na. The. man who has
! money to invest could find no more
' ferti'e field. Invest in Western North
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i Carolina now, and see vonr invest.
Intents make you wealthy in a few
years.
itj? ClUmstmag spirit
(By Dan Tompkins)
To bring; lijeht into the dark places of the earth;
To bring happiness into weary hearts.
To tin it the tears of poverty-stricken little children into smiles and
laughter.
To lessen the load of a some heroic, mother;
To-clot he suffering bodies;
To feed stomachs aching for food.
To till bins with fuel;
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To fill empty stockings; ?
To renew faith that is faltering.
To give cotirs-ge to those who are. falling;
To give strength to the weak;
To have good will for all men.
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To give courage to those who are falling;
This is the Spirit pf Christmas.
In a woild that is in distress, brought about by its own follj*, th?
Christmas tide should bring now determination to carry on, to follow the
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Star into the True Light. '?
There is Halm in (iilcad.
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There is a Cure for the ills of earth;
Hut it is found not in pomp and circumstance.
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Nor dash of arms; I ?
Nor blare of trumpets;
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Nor gold, nor silver nor precious stones, nor spices from fur Arabia.
Not in the things bv which the sons of men are wont to lay their store,
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is to be found Happiness, Contentment, Peace.
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iliit tbr>y are here for those v who have eyes to see.beyond the veil, fox
those who have ears attuiied to hear the music of the invisible choir.
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To love peace, and brotherhood and fellow-man;
To those who aspire to mighty deeds,
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To those who put their trust in gold,
To those who would be leaders among men,
To those who speak the language of earthen tongues, is not given to
learn the secret of success.
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Hut unto him who follows the Star in meekness, and humility, it i?
given to find the Manger, and learn th e story of Love that transforms men's
souls, ami sets them singing the halleluja chorus of the Angelic host even
amon^ the drudgeries and humble tasks of this world.
Wise u:en came from the Kast, twenty eenturies ago to worship at the
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Manger err dip; and they were wiser than they knew.
Only God could have thought of a scene so simple and yet so sublime,
that its very simplicity would confound all the doctrines and philisophies
of sages, and overturn kingdoms and principalities, in its onward march to
the inevitable time when all men shall follow the course of the wise men,
as guided by the Star, they come to pour ont the jewels of their hearts
and the fragrance of their souls before the humble Manger.
Only Him who has learned that it is the simple, the homely, the hum
ble things thai are really great can t rulv worship in the stable of the Beth
'ehetn Tnn.
Look up. Live. Rejoice. For the old, old story of a peasant la*, and
her lovely child, is still ringing around the world.
Come, worship with us at the Manger, and every care will become
trivial.
Every burden light?every envy forgotten?every wonnd healed.
Champion Home Conner ot the United States
Mrs Alice Bell of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, with the silver''cup trophy
which she won by submitting a quart jar of Cuthbert raspberries in the
National Canning Contest at Shenandoah* Iowa. Mrs. Bell won- three other
cups, the title of Grand Champion with ? $600 c?ab f rim. Mi a $U0
for the bot jar o i (nut - ' . ... ""
Her Voice Won $f ,000
MtiiG*
Mhs Carol Deis ol Dayton, Ohiu
! inner the National Radio Audition
? which ?' .v* her two yvars' tai
?u in <* music m hool and $5.000 cash.
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ctovsjuroa asks
'JUST' VALUATION
Governor 0. Max Gardner, opening
a three day school of the tax super
visors #f the 100 counties of the
State urged the officials to "forget
personal, personality and friendship"
and give the State "just, fair and
uniform" revaluation of property in
193L -y?aL
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"I measure my words,*' the Gov
ernor said, "when I say that there is
no more important work to be done
in tike State in the near future, ad
ministrative of legislative, than the
work of fairly and justly revaluating
real estate for tax purposes/ '
Pointing out the responsibility
which rests on a tax supervisor, the
governor said there probably always
would be charges that officers "had
friends to reward and enemies to
punish.*1
."I suppose there always will be
some inequalities in taxation," he con
tinned, "but at this time 1 urge you
to impress upon yonr assessors the
paramount importance in the admin
istration of their trust of these two
irords: justice and equality. We must
go about this task with a conscien
tious conviction to give every owner
ind every piece of property an abso
lutely square deal."
HLIL CARREER SHOT. KILLED
Highlands Maconian
Shot and killed by his son's father
in law in a quarrel late Saturday af
ternoon, funeral services for Red
mond Rowland, mail carrier between
Highlands and Walhs^la were held'
Sunday aftornoon at 4:30 near Wal-!
halla where the tragedy occurred.
The quarrel, said to have been the
result of attentions which Rowland
was alleged to have given to hi* son's
wife, the daughter of his slayer, took j
place in Rowland's yard on the main ,
street of Walballa. According to re
ports. Rowland stopped his son's
father in law, a inan named Pierson,
and told him he desired to make
friends. A quarrel followed, and it
is reported that Pierson took a pis
tol from Rowland and shot him four
times in the body, near bis longs and
heart. Nine bullet holes were report-!
ed to have resulted front the shots,
including an arm wound.
ORGANIZED FOR RELIEF WORK
The Welfare Committee of Sylva,
beaded by Dr. W. P. McGuire, is
co-operating with the county welfare
department, in the attempt to care
for all the needy people in the com
monity and coantv.
A survey is being made ofSylva
and Sylva township by the commit
ted, and distribution of clothing,
dolls, food, and other things that the
committee has on hand.
From the churches, individuals,;
firms and organizations, coupled
with the food taken iu at the Lyric
Theatre, last Wednesday, qnite a
store of clothing, toys, and grocer,
ies has been gathered. It is the pur
pose of the committee to conserve
the assets that it has, and to distri
bute to the really needy eaaes,
through the eatin
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40 YEARS A<
Tuckaseigec Democrat, Dec. 17J
Mr. Sam Rhea went to Ai
last week.
Mr. Cicero Cowan left on M<
for Judson Collie.
i Mr. N. Coward of Webster
; Waynesville Saturday reti
: day.
Gen. E. K. Hampton and
j Thos. A. Cox and C. C. Cowan
; to the Southern Interstate Imi
? tion Convention, at Ashcville.
The Carolina Clay Compan}
! so nearly completed its factory
Webster as to have been able to
its machinery last Monday, emf
ing from 30 to 49 hands.
Questions affecting the fina]
condition of the country are at
ent absorbing almost the entire]
tention of congress, and/ the adt
tration has at last become con vi J
that something must be done.
Mr. J. H. Rhea, late our v,\
ity, but now of Banner Wareh<|
Asheville, went down to Swain
week on business. Mr. Rhea wil'J
doubt handle a large portion of
baoeo from this and1 adjoining
tions, which is being shipped to
ville.
A grand military spectacle in
or of Elector Frederick I. has
been concluded in Uter den Lin^
Eight thousand men marched
the Kaiser, with battle torn
and many bands while the enil
staff of officers of the various
stationed at Berlin and Pot
lined the street from royol SchJ
to the palace of William I.
ROADS, TRAILS TO BE B1
Flighlands Maconian.
Of $5,000,000 alloted lust week
congress for the development of
tional forest road* and trails,
tween $20,000 and $25,000 will
available for the Nnntahala and
pah National forests in North Cai
lina. according to A. A. Wood,
ervisor of the Nantahala forest,
allotment is in addition to the
nlnr appropriation for road and
development and maintenance.
eral thousand dollars will also
available for road and trail devek
ment in the portion of the Nant
hala forest in Georgia, it is exj
If plans fo^ these developmer
{jo through without interfenence,
rious projects will be undertaken
the forest, stated Mr. Wood, inclu<j
ing the building of forest roads
several lookout points, and improv|
>nent of roads now in use. Funds
likely be available soon after Janj
ai-y 1, the snpervisor indicated.
Plans for the enlarged prograi
though yet indefinite, are in
)f formulation in Washington, wl
J. G. Siler, Jr., superintendent
roads in the Nantahala and Pii
forests, has been called to aid in
'ecting them. If funds material
!onstruction will start soon aft#
Tannery 1st.
CARTER BRY801T
GETS NEW
Carter Bryson has been granted,
new trial by the supreme court
North Carolina, the court . hoi
(hat there was error in the rulinga-4
Judge Finley, in the former .trial
Bryson was convicted by. a
of the crime of manslaughter
having shot and killed Adam
at the home of Bryson at Balsam
the night of December 15, last. ,!
case was tried at last February
of Jackson county superior court,*
fore Judge T. B. Finley of No
Wilkesboro, who sentenced Bryaon
serve a tens of 6 yean in
Stated