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iiVA, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, HJO TEAR Of ADVAMOM UUT11P1 THE OOUITf drought in west MAKES SHORTAGE OF WHEAT, CORN ? I \Va>!ii?gum> May 23. ? Curiously : ^uK'i- ll:t' l,,ost interesting political i>y?*ii! discussion in Washington | , ,|,is writing is nothing that the Atluini^l r jif ioiy or Oongwss or any olie vU- hail anything to do with. It is ihf thought in the wheat and com kits. XJu> it rough t is political in its cf jVits, la-cause it lias apparently done ?hat t hf Administration has been lUi-mp'ii'g to do by political methods; that i>. t*> reduce the supply of grain u> avt-i'i a surplus and l-aise the price. Justeiul '?f operating through political uiarhiiu ry of the AAA, Nature took i hand and brought about a crop nhortagi* by the oid reliable short-cut u,iii?.f. Physical evidence of the Jroimlit was brought to President Roosevelt by the air route. The dust storm which darkened the sun on the Atlantic Coast, with grains of grit from North Dakota and the rest of fir prairie states forming a cloud jvfi the East, left plenty of dirt on lht- roof aiud porticoes of the White j Hon*1 itself. t Tlic re are two ways of looking at this tlust elouid and what it may signify jjolitically. To one group of j political thinkers it is the "cloud no bister t^ian a man's hand," such is Elijah saw of old. To those so minded, it signifies the beginning of the end <>i' the Agrieultural Ad minis - I t ration program. To be sure, the wish doubtless in great measure the father of the thought, but those who l jo not like the principle of the AAA I anwt ii 'J of them, by any means, F the ^wsuk'iit's poltiical enemies. If nay oiihetn think it was a program wished on him by enthusiasts. These people believe that the President ptow, after a year in office and experience with every known variety of plan ners, schemers ami meddlers, to say nothing of I he trickery, chicanery and skuliliii.'gerv of national politics as it is played here, is niot so inclined to listen to iiplifters or nation-savers or other folk who have sure-fire rem edies for all that ails us. The folk who talk that way are perfectly willing to agree that the United States was producing much more wheat and corn- than we could find a market for in the present re stricted state of ?' world commerce. Thev aru in agreement in prwi|ciple with the theorem that marginal lands ought to be taken out -of cultivation, w as t<yrf5fufc* the annual surplus to rpaionihle bounds. And they are all ftad to see a chance for the farmer to pet more for his product. They just don't hke sdmt of the means adopted by the AAA to bring those desirable ends about. '5, BALSAM Mrs. Bessie Cuthbertson aiiid faw' ily and Mrs. Charles Shuler and baby of Almond were gives ts of relatives here Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Grady Queen of Can ton were here Sunday. Mrs. Oeoige Knight and two child spent several days of last week wit h Mrs. J. E. Lam? in Sylva. Mr. W. M. (Jarringer and his sister wlio spent the winter here, 1-ef t Tburs 'lay tor their home in Farmland, Ind., Tlu following camped at the "Ball ?'KkuhI" Saturday night and rcturn ''?l Sunday afternoon: Mr. and Mm. Knight, and Master Bill'e, Louise Arrington, Freda ?M>ne>, lieulah B<vk, Messrs Vernon ?'on .lack Arrington, Ralph Leather *o<#l i. tnl Buddie Hvatt. M i.i'ifis of the inspection party s?i'\f,ving the projK>sed routes for the I'sikujiy between the Shenandoah ^?tii.tijil P;nk in Virginia, and the '?rt.it Smoky Mfmntai/is NJstiwinal r:o|; wi re here Monday viewing our Mi nt ry, which many tourists say is H"' inost beautiful in the world. Mr*. \V. M. Hutchinson of Atlanta, mvt"'( of Balsam Mountain Springs IfotH. was here last week. Although lias been no formal opening yet, S?i sis a re arriving at the hotel, and 11 predicted that this will be one '? y '' ' 'l('st seasons. Mrs. Wattes, of Jacksonville, Fla., who has been social hostess for several years, arrived ? l'lilav to j/ieet it-he wifch "siial' smile. Her son is also here for season. Tin Cuthbertsons, the Queens, and ma;iv others, met at the Crawford (,<-'ih-terv Tuesday to clean off the ?raves and beautify the grounds. COMPROMISE EFFECTED IN HIT AND RUN CASE i ? A compromise was effected in su perior court, Tuesday, in the case in which Friink Cline, Bob Cabe, Ed. Patterson anjd Chas. Randall, all of Swain county, were indicted on charg | es of assault with 'a deadly weapon, ! reckless driving, and driving an auto mobile while ? intoxicat?|d. The inci dent occurred one Sunday last fall, when two young men, Hensley nad Cunningham, were struck down by an automobile, in Dillsboro, as they were walking along the street over which Highway 10 traverses. The ear sped away, and officers captured all four men during th? day, after a lively chase. Hensley a-iul) Cunningham sustained such serious injuries .that they remain ed in the Community hospital here.71 days anid 90 days, respectively. The hospital and doctor's bills amounted to $74fl. Patterson is saidl to have been the owner and one of the occupants of the automobile, and Bob Cabe to have been driving it at the time the two young men were 9truck down, dine and Randall are alleged to have been the other two occupants of the car. O ? ' ? I The solivitor,after consultation with private prosecution, stated (hat he would recommend (that, they be allow ed to enter pleas of guilty of assault with a deadly we a] >011, and suspension of judgment upon payment of the costs. It was stated that Patterson had agreed to pay Hensley ami Cun ningham $200 in cash and execute notes of $300 more; and that Cabo agreed to pay the two injured men $300 at the rate of $10 a month, and Cline anid Randall to pay them $50 each. Judge Alley continued the pray er for judgment as to Cabe, Cline and Ratudall, and ordered Patterson dis charged, since he had met all stipu lations of the agreemenst, and paid his part of ithe costs at this term. W. M. u. TO MEET AT BETA The annual meeting of the Wo mans Missionary Union of the Tuck aseigoe Baptist Association wilf be hek! at Scott's Creek church, at Beta oil May .31. > The program will be as follows: 10 A. M., Hynmi, All Hail the Pow er of Jesus' Name. Devotional, Seriptnre Psa. 139. Praver, lx>rd Teaeh lis to Pray, Mrs. J: W. Crawford. Repeat in unison 1934 Watchword 10:30, Roll call of churches ? Brief reports. 11:00, Prayer and Personal Serv ice, Mrs. C. L. Allison. 11:20, Prayer and Mission Study, Mrs. T. C Bryson. * 11:30 Superintendent's Report Prayer for advancement of the word in this Association. . ? 11:45 Plans for United ? Prayer; Special Prayer Groups; Calendar of Prayer, Mrs. H. M. Pressley. 12:00 Appointment of Committees; Announcements. 12:30, Sermon, Rev.wJ. E. Brown. 1:00, Lunch. . ;;*? 2:00 P.M., Hymn, Devotional, S^crip turn, Psa. 40, Mrs. J. V. Hall. 2:20 Knowledge Stimulates -Prayer;, Our Literature; Biblical Recorder, Mrs. E. H. Stillwell. ? 2:30, Pray for our Young People; Report of You n#: People's Leader. 2:45, Prayer of Thanksgiving for Cheer brought by Heck Memorial, through the year. ^ 3:00, A. Steward Always, Training our Young People in Stewarship Giv ing, Mrs. John R. Jones. ' . -? 3 :15, Talk, Mrs. Edna Harris, Cor respcrtling Secretary. 3:30, Report -of Committees. ? 4:00, Adjoum Mrs. W. X' Cook, Supt. 4 SOLICITOR REPORTS Solicitor John M. Queen, this week, made the following report to Judge Felix E. Alley, holding the May term of the superior court: ^ "In compliance with Section 934 of the Codr of 1927, the undersigned Solicitor of the Twentieth Judicial District of North Carolina begs leave to r.ejKJrt to the Court as follows: That h" has inspected the office of the Clerk of- the Superior Court of Jackson County, as required by Stat ute and finds the records, as far as he is able to?fiee, kept in an efficieni and regiilaaf manner and bo?js to report to the Court, that, as far as he has been able to investigate and sec, the office and records are well kept and that the Clerk is preform ing his duties as required. ! John M. Queen, Solicitor. Judge Alley approved the report and ordered it recorded. V, YSON gets 18 MONTHS >y dryson, operator of a lunch room on Highway No. 10, between Syl a and Beta, was sentenced to serve" 18 months on the roads foi violations of the prohibition laws, in superior court, this week. Judge Al le, in addition to the 18 months sen tence, which is to start at once, im posed another for 0 years ,to go -into effecit. at any time within five years, on motion of the solicitor that Brvson has violated any of the laws of the State. I " Harley and Charley Stanley, 20 year oljd Sylva twins were sentenced to serve two years each, after bein* convicted of breaking and entering the Sylva Supply Company's store and removing and converting to their own use, shoes and clothing. They I were arrested in Asheville, as sns- 1 pects of a robbery over there, and were turned over to Sylva officers. Thf two boys hnve been convicted three times in this oounty and /twice in Buncombe of similar offenses, and have served time on the roads and in the State prison. Judge Alley added Iwo years additional, conditioned on their good behavior, and to go into effect at any time within five years on motion of the solicitor. John Kenny, violating the prohib ition laws, 12 months, suspended'. Jim Griffin, violating the prohibit tion laws, called and failed, judgment ni si sci fa and capias instanter. Gene Austin, colored, assault with a deajdlv weapon, 12 months, suspend ed. Stirling N icholson, larceny , no! pros. ; Lon Bradley, violating the prohibi tion laws, ol pros. D. J. Pierce, reckless driving, no' pros. Docia Mathis, Alex Mathis, violal ing the prohibition laws, prayer for judgment continued. Clyde Frady audi Pearl Cliue, f and a, continued. Homer Hooper, alias. t Odel Brvson, larceny, continued. ? Enis Watson, violating1 the prohi bition laws, 2 years suspended. Glenn Nocman,. costs, called and failed. ? . \ N Robert McCall, ts, continued to October. " j> Marshall McCall, costs, alias. Billy Davis, violating the bankinp laws, continued. Walter Parker, disposing of mort gaged property, prayer for jtidgm< m conlinudd Jewel Nation, costs, con* 'luted. Lahou Green, costs, continued. Roy MvOal'l, Co .ts, alias capias. Fred Pannell, attempt to rape, alias capias. Abe Sjewart, costs, continued. Sidney Calhoun seduction, alias capias. weapon, alias cap:as. Wcs Brvson,a?sault with a deadly Walter McCall, Ransom McCall, Clyde Ridley, Mit Watson, violating the prohibition laws, 90 days suspend ed. ( Jim Morgan, violating the prohi bition laws, called and failed, j J. L. Buchanan, violating the pro hibition laws, 12 months suspended. Honier Green, violating the prohi bition laws,. J 2 'months, suspended * ' ' ' \ ? ? ? ^ " '? ? HYMAN SUTTON HELD IN MACON AUTO DEATH f \ ' ? ? ? ? Hyiiian Sutton of Sylva was placcd under arrest in Macon county and was ordered eld on $1000 bond, following the death of Robert Shields, 47, Ma eon county C. "C. C. worker, who was stiuck down oil Highway 285, thi.s afternoon, by an automobile said) to have been driven by Sutton/ Shields s said to have just alighted from a truck .and apparently did not see the automobile. He is survived by an in I valid widow and five children. COTTER IS GRAND JURY HEAD J. Robert Cotter, of Cnllowhee, wa3 appointed foreman of the Grand Jury for the present term of Superior Court, by Judge Alley, at the opening sessoin of the court, Monday morn ing. Other member of the grand jury are: Calvin Wilson, W. T. Rigdon, E. S. BlankonfAip, J. N. Cowan, J. T. Smith, P. C. Buchanan, J. A. Geisler, C. W. Parker, J. Allen Adams, W511) Freeman, W. H. Moody, Loi* Ilcvis, H P. Cathey, Lon A. Sutton J. G. Park er, W. A. Taylor, T. W. MieLaughlin. MAS HB URN GETS 1 YEAR Theoodore Mashburn, Sylva youth, was sentenced by Judge Alley to serve one year's time an the roads, after pleading guilty to striking a Negro girl with an automobile, and proceeding to Asheville without stop ping. On a charge of reckless driving^ ho was sentenced to aerve five days,1 making a total of one year and five ,days. The young man, who is well known, has a great many friends, aid ia generally liked here, stated thai the reaon he did not atop was be cause he was frightened. In passing sentence, Judge Alley stated that be felt sorry for the young main and his family, his father being a good citi zen of Sylva, but that the statute is mandatory, and that he had temper ed the sentence with about 98 per (cent merey. Other cases disposed of are : Julius E. Lyda, reckless driving, continued. Lyda is said to have been the driver of an automobile that hit a little school girl, a daugber of Mr. and Mrs. Freid McCoy, a few weeks ago, on Highway No. 10, in front of the residence of Dan Tompkins, caus ing the loss of one of her tower limbs Earl Pressly and Fred McCoy, af fray. A verdict of not guilty as to McCoy; and judgment suspended on payment of the cost, as to Pressley, who plead guilty. Had Hooper, larceny, continued. R. C. Coggins, abduction, continued A. B. Con rati, assault with a dead ly weapon ,nol pros. J. Crump and* Julia Crump, assault with a deadly weapon, .nol pros. .lim Wood ring, assault , $10 and the costs, confirming the judgment of the justice of the peaee, from which he had appealed. ? Troy Gaddv, called and failed at l?i^< term, on a bill of costs, judg ment of a previous term of court, of a road sentence, suspended on pay ment of the costs and good behavior, ordered into effect. QTJALLA Rov. C. W. Clay preached Sunday afternoon on the love, privilege and responsibility of motherhood. He was supper guest at Mr. Hom?r Tnrp'n'g, enrouteio his .appointment at-Whit tier. 1 Mr. Nenl Stepp, of E!a, preached at the Baptist ehnreh, Sunday morn- ? in*?- ? . N I Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bridges and Mrs. Minnie Coble of Waynes ville, callcli on Mrs. J. H. Hupfhra, Sunday. Mrs. J. E. Battle, Miss Mary Bat tle, Mr. .1. G. Raby, M-ss Irene Raby. Misses Ruth and Belle Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. G. C> Styles and Miss I e nora Nicholson spent the week rnd on Round Knob in the Smoky Park. Mrs. Asenith Shook, of Saunook, is visiting at Messrs. W. H. and D L. (fcfoer's. \ Misses Violet Dillard and Harriett Phoenix of Cullowhee and Messrs Frank Fisher and Earl Reed of Beta called on Miss Annie Lizzie Terrell, Saturday. Miss Geneva Turpin visited in Bry son -City, last w.'.-ek. Misses Nell McLaughlin, Janie Ron gan and Ethel Hayes were guests of Miss Mary Emma Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. York Howell spent Sunday with Mrs. W. J. Turpin. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Oxner, Mrs Wayne Rhinehart and Mrs. Troy Gunter visited at Jtfr. John Ward's, Sunday. Mr. Gscar Martin, of Bryson City, visitod his mother, Mrs. J. C. Johnson Mr. Lloyd. Bryson of Sylva was a Qualla visitor, Sunday. Mrs. A. D. Raby of Etowah, Tenn., and Mrs. Glenn Stalcup were guests at Mr. H. G. Ferguson's. Mi4. an|d Mta. Weaver Freeman wore guests at Mr. R. Matthews', San day. Mr. Carl Hoyle of Cherokoe called on home folks, Sunday. Rev. C. W. Clay visited at Mr. C. M. Martin's. Me-damco Birr,:e *FWprn nnd Jessie Cordell visitcjd Mrs. Hannah Hipps at OHvet. Mrs. D. C Hughes and children spent the week end ai Mr. J. E. Bat tle's. Mrs. A. J. Freeman of Bryson City, visited her mother, Mrs. E. S. Keener, who has been in declining health for several we,oks. 'Miss Hester Owen spent the week end with Mrs. C. M. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, of Hcn^ dersonvillc visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hastings Springer. Mr. D. C. Hnghes made a business trip to Sylva. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Battle visited relatives on Catalooohee, last week. Mrs. Lawrence Cordell visited tyrs. Hanes Reagan. N TODAY and I TOMORRO W POPULARITY , . , . Uke nTN Popularity is a eurioua thing. Fen people rut predict in advanee wheth er a man k going to be popular with the great man of the public or not. Bnt once let his popularity get es tablished and he can do no wrong for a while. MELGOK . . . Mm wealth I hold no brief for Mr. Mdlon. 1 never thought he was 'the greatest Secretary of the Tresury since Alex ander Hamilton". On the contrary, I think that is a post for a statesmaii and not a banker ,and Mr. Melton i* essentially a banker, who brought a banker's point of view to his job. Not am I in position to know whether Mr. Mellon earned all his money b.v methods which I would approve. But whether Mr. Mellon is a great man or not, whether be is a man of honor or not, it is poor reasoning to imagine that he is not a careful man Therefore, it was poor judgment foi the Treasury Department to believe that he had left any proof lying a round that he had defrauded the Gov ernment out of some millions in in. come taxes. POLITICS .... today's situation There is only one national politica' party in the United States. There ik not likely to be another one unjes. the young voters organize it. They cannot organize it unless they cav first agree upon a groundwork of principles. Mere opposition never gol any party anywhere. All that the old leaders of the Re publiian party have to offer bo far i; opposition to everything the Demo crats do, and a desire to retain theii hold upon the party machinery. I an not at all snre that any goqd end ca> be gained by trying to reorganize th* party. It looks to me as if the situa tion s parallel to that in 1856 when r group of young men with principle* met under a tree and organized thi Republican "party. They didn't get anywhere thftt ^ear, but they elected Lincoln four years later. I wish I were 30 attaint ART .... and utility To hip there is something enconrap i n* as' mtber dis heart^ninp in the revival of interses* in home-made furnitnre, fabrics am kitchen pots. AH over the country little shops and groups are turninj out handmade articles which are tw in e: sold in the city shops at fane* prices, and offered unider the plea ot patriotism as well as because they ar< hand-made. There is no merit whatever attach :ng to the fact that anything wa> made by hand, unless it is mort beautiful, mote durable, or less ex pensive than similar object made by machinery, it is not worth any more Some of the furniture I have seen is .distinctly beautiful . most of it is decidedly ugly. And my observation of houses-wives is that they would rather elcan a smooth, maehine-made kettle than one of han<\^hammerd eopper, all full of dents for the dirt to stick in. DOUGLAS .... * capable man We don't hear as much about Lew Douglas, as we did .He doesn't caw much about personal publicity. But the Director o? the Budget is sticking to his .job in Washington and making good at it. It's a tough job. The man who holds it has to be the buffer between all of the folks who would like to spend money and the few who really wart to run the Government economically. He has to be the "goat" upon whom the President and the Secretary of the Treasury can lay the blame when politicians complain that <they are not being given a large enough slice of the public funds for their pet pro jects. Letw Douglas served in Congress lojig enough to know how to handle politicians. He knows Government finances as few others ever knei them. And he ought to be given a slice of the credit for the fact thai the Administration has kept its prom ise to keep the Federal expenditures for the rest of the present fiscal year and the estimate for the year that be gins next July 1, within the limits oi probable tax income. ? S. W. ENSLEY ILL Friends of Mr. 8. W. Ensley will regnet to learn that he continues quite ill at his home at Beta. Xn. Jim Parker, Mrs. Kirg Cooper ani Mia. Irene Wright spent Sunday at Mr. Maek Clements'. Miss Geneva Turpin wa a guests of Mm Gertrude Ferguson. YES, WE ABE SOME LATE Yen, your paper is days Me get ting to yon. We know it, dad regret it; bat last week was Hard lawk week in the Journal shop. On Tuesday, just ns wc were be ginning to set up the type for the paper, a couple'of heating elements on our typesetting machine burned ont. This completely paralysed the whole shop; and there were no ele ments to be found this side of Brook lyn. By the time we got them from here and installed, it was Saturday night. By the way, it costs us between $60 and $60 to get the damage replaced ; and this, to a newspaper operating on a close margin, is a major disas ter. We are asking our subcribers to come to the rescue, by sending in $1 for one year's subscription, right now and thus help us over the hurdle. . Whether your subscription has e*pir- . ed, is about to expire, or has eaveral; motnhs to run, the $1 for another year would be greatly appreciated, right now. J ? ? ' 1 , LABOR AND VETERANS V ENDORSE ZEB WEAVER.' !?? ft A&heville, May 24 ? National head- , quarters of two large labor groups ?, have endorsed Congressman Zebulon ?' Weaver of the 11th North Carolina ^ District to succeed himself to Con- jj gress, it was learned yesterday in com ^ munications from Washington- ? The Brotherhood of Locomotive ? Firemen and Bngincmen (indorsed Mr Weaver recently and the endorsement ? appears in. the current issue of the % Brotherhood's national magazine. n>. The Brotherhood of Railway and - Steamship Clerks also endorsed tho 1 candidacy of Mr. Weaver, according ;r, to recent communications. /' , The National legislative represen- j tatives of both labor groujjs mack* the f endorsement aftef thorough study of <;,? Mr. Weaver's record in Congress, it was reported. Recently Congressman Weaver vot ed favorably for the passage of the t McSweeny Bill to abolish payless for- # loughs for Federal employees. This measure is now priding in the Senate ^ Congressman Weaver has been ac""^^ ? lively engaged in attempts to secure j < passage of the Mcleod Bill to pay de- ,? pofiitors whose -wnv-v wa# 4o?t when ? } the banks were closed. Advocates in \ - Congress for the measure, which if J t passed would pay off depositors , i whose money was lost in these closed banks, are making frantic efforts to ? * get favorable action on the measure . , during the present session of Con- ? gress. i * The measure, if i?assed, would pay depositiors in full up to an amount of j $2,500, with a graduating percental J i paid on money in access of $2,500, aooonding to the provisions of the J J McLeod measure. Funds would be r > paid through the Reconstniction Fi- i nance Corporation. The bill was pro-'; J posed to bring financial relief to tho \ t smaller depositors, primarily. ^ i Millions of dollars will be paid thousands of depositors in Western ' f North Carolina if the bill is enacted , into law, it is estimated. Recently the North Carolina Dr- j* partment of tKc Veterans of Foreign K Wars endorsed Mr. Weaver's eandi dacy, referring to him as a "friend of .j i the war veterans". State Commander " J A. W. HamiHon praised Mr. Weaver ) j in a speech last wc.ek in Wilnrington j ? to a large group of war veterans. 1 1 Mr. Weaver's interest in the prob- j lems of labor dates back to 1912. In |j that year the (Central Labor Union in Asheville wanted a man to go to the I ' North Carolina Legislature for the j, purpose of Introducing and piloting j / through that body, a Child Labor law. , t The State Federation of Labor had reportefd to the local group that in no other city in the State could a man \t be fonnd to undertake the important !< task. J ??' In looking about for the proper man <to semi to the Legislature, Ashe- j| ville Labor officials looked to Mr. !? Weaver, conferred with him about his '* views in general, asked him to be a ? candidate, which he accepted, and ^ was elected. In that session of the jt Legislature, the Weaver Child Labor I Bill was introduced. It was not pass ed that year, however, and in 1914 Mr. Weaver was sent back to Raleigh this time as a member of the State Senate. In the upper house, \ Mr. * Weaver piloted the bill through that l body, and the Weaver Child Labor j Bill became a law. This year, the National Child Labor law was passed. ; t In 1916, disappointed intheRepre- it sentative to Congress from this Dis- f t trret, the people nominated and elect- ' } ed Mr. Weaver to Congress. He aerv- f ^ ed with unbroken and ever-increasing f f (Continued on page 2) ? f. ' 't . ; i at
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