$1,50 YEAR IN ADVANCE IN THE COUNTY
SYLVA, N< -? *R0LINA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1934
18.00 YEAR IN ADVANCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY
PEACE AND QUIET
REIGN SUPREME AT
NRA HEADQUARTERS
Washington, Oct. 17. (Sjiecial) ?
Tin1 mast noticeable thing in th.
\" :t t iotuil Capital those days is th'.
comparative jK'ace that has descended
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upon tin1 t*it y since 'the retirement
oi General Johnson from eonrol ol
tin- NK V. A new atmosphere, calmoi
i>iiil apparently more deliberate am!
reasonable, has already become no
ticeable in the offices of the Uecov-,
t r\ Administration. Business and
industrial leaders who have had bus
iness at XK A v headquarters ia thi
[.ii-! w.ek or two report that what
ihcy hail to say was listened to with
apparent respect. This is held to b?
encouraging' to the belief that the
Hioverunient may not, after all,
trow ii upon the making of profits in
v business, and may be more inclined
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lo modify some of the restriction*
which have prevented the making ol
pi o! its.
t hief among these obstacles, it is
realized now, was the effort to pui
wages ahcud of increase in business.
The President's proposal for i
"labor truce" iu his recent radio ad
dress is being interpreted as iudioat
ing that the Uoverunient will not use
its influence to force unionization
and will help to prevent the forcing
of workers into unious by intimida
tion.
I III
The most recent interpretation oi
tiiv famous "7a" clause the Re_
...very -Act is that, while a majority
i ho workers in any industry may
ti.vi to join and be represented by
;v.a Lrhor union or organization they
pVvV.v, that does not compel the mill
uhtx'lo go along. Every worker re
tarn* his right of individual bargain
ing, and a minority group can set
til* their own collective bargaining or
ganization.
an this in alter of laUor and wflgSifa.
ill. r. is a good deal of talking and
deep thinking going on about
i In- Miiigest ion made l?y tiie President
that perhaps the best way to ap
proach the subject is from the point
tit view of annual income of the
w orkers, rather than rate per hour or
week. That has a definite bearing on
the building trades, which are tra
ditionally seasonal, and the high wag
. , which are justified by labor on the
pound that they don't work all the
year around. The President's refer
in,-.. to England as an example of re
covery has led to inquiries about Brit
Mi wages. After due allowance for
differences in cost of living, which
are not great, it seems to be the fact
that building trade workers, in Eng
land do not enjoy a much higher rate
per hour than other industrial work
ers.
The matter of wages in the huilding
trades has a bearing on the program
,.! the Federal Housing Administra
1 1,.,,. That is starting out to be the
successful of all the Administra
I inn plans so far. Applications for
"modernizing" loans are increasing
at the rate of 40 percent a week, and
tin- outlook for widespread new home
huilding activity gets distinctly bright
it from day to day.
The question of labor costs /will
,-hortl'v become a distinct concern ol
! lie Housing board. The average an
imal income of industrial workers in
1 1. 1- country is estimated, in the
hi i of times, at $1,500 a year oi
i h? lvahoiits. Can building labor be
?1'iead out over a great number ot
i |.: i;ilions so as to give every one of
i in- four or live million unemployed
in the building trades an annual in
? "ine of that much or more, without
loading labor costs too heavily on in
dividual houses?
In the AAA they have just been
taking a vote of farmers in the corn
bill, to see how many of their
'?'ant !o ijo along next season in the
iiiatii-r of crop reductions and birth
' "'itrol iu the hog family. The replies
?lined so far indicate that more
?haii so iK'rcent of the farmers are
the continuance of the plan.
Another vote of farmers is to be
dh-d for soon, under the Bankhead
"'Mon control law. As the law now
:"|'K the total production of cotton
' limited to 10,0000,000 bales a year.
? " h exact quotas allotted to each
?-lower and a fine of $20 a bale for
'-'?'.>iving more than one's quota. But
unless two-thirds of all cotton grow
''< ? vote for a continuance of the plan
i* to be abandoned after one year.
TODAY and
TOMORROW
(By Frtuik Parker Stock bridge)
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TAXES ..... time to halt
I don't know of any community,
county or state in "which taxeh hav?
not gone up in the past two or three
yoara. Certainly there is none in
which taxes are not materially higher
than they were ten years ago. I've
just got my tax bills for 1(KJ4, and
perhaps I'm unduly conccrucd; but
I can't help coining back to the be
lief I have long cherished, that soon
er or later we've got to abandon the
taf on .capital and find other and more
equitable ways of raising mpuey with
which to run our various governments
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The real estate properly tax is ai
tax on capital. Nothing like it exi.-vt*
anywhere else in the world, .-?? far a?
I am informed. It was adopted in
America in the pioneer days when
there wasn't anything else, much, to
lax except land. I like the , English
system much better. The property i;
taxed on the basis of wha^ it eains?
the income "tax carried down to tlh*
income of everybody who owns ?
piece of pro]?erty that is rented. Of
course, there are other taxej, but
they do not constitute a lien on real
property.
Property taxes can't go much high
er, in most parts of the nation, without ;
stirring up a revolt against the pres- ^
cut system.
INCOMES .... the average
The average income in the United
States is said, by Henry Wallace in
his new book, to be about or under
$1,500 a year. That includes every
body who works for a living; ? except
farmers. He figures that the average
farm income has been cut down from
aboujt $1,300 a year to something
like $500 a year.
Of course, Mr. Wallace is talking
about cash incomes. Out of- his $1
'>00 a year the industrial worker has
to pay for food and lodging. If he
has $500 a year left be is either a
financial wizard, or just plumb lucky.
But the farmer, out of his $500 catth
income, has to pay taxes and,' like as
not mortgage interest, to say nothing
of insurance, and other items he can't
"work out", so its about as broad:
as it is long
The fallacy, it seem* to ine, lies in
comparing the farmer with the wage
earner. The proper comparison is be
tween the farmer and' the business
man, owner of his own business. The
farmer is a capitalist, and subject to
the risks that ail capital is subject to.
That isn't to say that he doesn't have
plenty of trouble, but at the worst
he is not in such imminent- danger of
starvation as the unemployed indus
trial worker.
STAMPS .... for all taxes
I don't know how many kinds of
rnlternal Revenue stamjw there are,
but it strikes me that the easiest and
insist painless way for any govern
ment to collect taxes is by making i(
illegal to sell anything that doesn't
bear a Government stamp. I know
that's merely another way of saying
"sales tax'*, which is a phrase that
always makes politicians see red.
Nevertheless, some of our nnost im
portant sources of revenue are from
the sales taxes, already in force.
There are revenue stamps on every
bottle of liquor, every package of
playing cards, every paek of cigar
ettes or box of cigars. Shares of
stock cannot be legally transferred
without sticking revenue stamps on
them. Everyone is familiar with the
sales tax on gasoline.
REALITIES .... are few
Most of us live in a dream world, in
which we think that there is some
magic process, if only we eould find
it, which would make us happy and
prosperous. When something unpleas
ant happens we are prone to attribute
it to malicious fate which can only
be overcome by finding some new in
cantation which will work the right
magic to set everything straight again
Few people are courageous enough
to face realities. The realities of lift
are terrifying to those who have bee'
brought up to believe that "some
body" is always going to look afte
them. They are not at all frightful t<
the few who realize that nothing ii
life is essential to happiness except
food! and shelter.
I try to . b^ tolerant of everbod;
else's foibles and frailties, but J ge'
disgusted with people who think the\
are being badly used merely becauev
they can't have everything thoy de
sire at the nfoment they desire it.
YOUNG bdilCRATS
PUN MEEHNGS M
COUNTY NEXT WEEK
Young Democrats in all parts of
the county will meet next week for
the purpose ' of organizing Young
Peoples' Democratic Clubs through
out the eounty, according to E. H.
Ezell, President of the Jackson Coun-,
ty Young People's Democratic. Club-v
Monday night, the young democrat*
of Sylva, Scott's Creek, Webster ami
Dillsboro are requested to u.eet at'
Sylva. .
A meeting will be held at Glenville,,
Tuesday night, for Hamburg, Cash
ier's Vallev and Mountain
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The young democrats of Savannah
and Green's Creek will meet Tuesday,
night at Gay. .
Wednesday night meetings will be
held at Qualla for Qualla and Bark
er's Creek; at John's Creek for Can^y
i Fork, River aud Canada; and at Cul
lowhce, for that township.
S|H'akers and organizers represent
ing the county organization will be
at each of these meetings.
Reports County In
Good Condition
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The Grand Jury, sitting at the Oc
tober term of .court, found the book*
and records at the court house in ex
cellent condition and well kept, that
county home is well kept, that the
jail is in good condiion, and inadt
one of the best reports in recent
years, to Judge J. Will Pless, pre
siding.
The re|M>rt follows:
To His J fon or, J. Will Ple^s, Jr..,
ludire presiding; \
We, the Grand Jury make the fol
lowing report :
We have examniod the courthouse
and its various offices and fanpd
the same to be iirgood condition. We
g/ftespecial attention hfr*k?-CleriW
office to Guardians and Administrat
ors and find that the following
Guardians and Administrators have
not made reports in the tim^' required
by law, as follows:
Mrs. Mary E. Hunter, Guardian,'
Roy McCall, Guardian; Smith Queeu.
Guardian; D. D. Alley, Adminisftrat
or;; Dearl Ashe, Administrator; B.
R. Morgan, Administrator; Charles
Casey, Administrator.
We find the records a-1 a whole ill I
the Clerk's office in* excellent con
dition, especially records of trust
funds, which were set up bv the
present Clerk dii)it<# |his term of
office.
We have examined the County jail
and found it sanitary and in splendid
condition and the inmates given
wholesome food. j
We visited the County Home and
Bound 16 inmates,-, eight men and
eiirht women. We found tlvwH well
g^i(] for ami well satisfied cx?tp?
some complaints that they do not
have heat in their rooms. They have
one large hall which is supplied with
sufficient heat. We found several
leaks in the roof which must be re
paired to protect the building and
insure comfort to the inmates.
We found a model barn under con
struction which is about 75 per cent
complete. We commend the County
Commissioners for accepting oppor
tunity to join hands with FERA in
sharing expense of construction. The
county furnishes maiterials and FERA
all labor costs.
We found among the improve
ments a septic tank that has recently
been installed under the same agree
nfent with FERA as the new barn
We found farm and all stock in
<*>od condition. We commend the
care taker for the fine condition
and number of improvements he has
made during his charge. (
We suggest that. County Conwnjs
sioners make every effort to (con
struct tool house and chicken house
out of old barn.
It has been suggested that, at
time, water is insufficient.
Respectfully submitted,
J. N. Wilson, Foreman. :
additional grade mothers
Announcement is made of grade
mothers at Sylva elementary school,
in addition to those published last
Mrs. Freeste's room : Mrs. M. Buch
anan, Jr., Mrs. Raymond Glenn
Miss Mayme Loire's room: Mrs. F.
1 N McLain, Mrs. Elbert Coward.
Richberg On Job
J
C WASHINGTON . . . Donald Rieh
ktif (Above), Director of the la
lanial Bmowj Board, is the maa
Mn d whom the admiaistration of
the NBA now ( twinfs u General
Path Johnson definitely stepped
'Hit, on October 15.
I; J. Wild Passes
.Wednesday Night!
J. .1. Wild, lift, prominent citizen
of the count}', died at his home in
Sylva township, on the ('ullowhee
rOad, earl} this morning, of a heart
attack.
Mr. Wild had been suffering with
a heart ailment for some time, it is
said, and had been treated by phy
sicians. Yesterday be with his son-in
law, Mr. Pryor Sillmon, went squir
rel hunting. During tin- eaily boars
of the morning, ha called to his wife
and told her that he was suffering,
requesting her to get his me<lici".e
for him. Almost i mined iat?-Iy lie was
gone.
Funeral will be held at the Webster
Methodist church at 1 o'clock \ to
morrow afternoon, uuiL interment
will be in the Webster cemetery.
/Mr. Wild, a son of the late Rev.
jjfc. G. Wild, was born and reared at
4SM?t?rr ??d waa well known through
out%vhe county. He is survived by his
widow, who was, before her ma mage,
Miss Minnie Norton, by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Frank Hyatt, of Bryson
City, and Mrs. Pryor Sillmon, ol
Greensboro, by two brothers, ' l#ee
Wild and John Wild, by one sister,
Mrs. Will Cowan, of Webster, ami
numerous other relatives and friends.
QUALLA
(By Mrs. J. K. Terrell)
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Blanton died Wednesday, Oc
tober 10th. Its body was interred] in
Ward ce.i.etery on Thursday alter
noon. Rev. ?l. L. Rogcs and Rev. J. L.
Hyatt conducted the funeral service.
Several relatives and friends attend
ed the funeral. The little mound was
covered wi'ih beautiful flowers.
Rev. L. H. Ilipps of Barker's
Creek preached at the Methodist
church Sunday morning. His subject
was "Divine Love".
Mr. Dycon Hyatt spent the week
end at Mr. R. L. Hyatt's on Con ley's
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted lvinsland and
Mrs. W. J. Turpin visited ait Mr.
Lyle Turpin's in Bryson City.
Rev. C. W. Clay was a dinner guest
at Mr. H. G. Ferguson's.
Mrs. Will Moore of Whittier and
Mrs. Dixon Hyatt visited their
mother, Mrs. John Bradburn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mooiv spenl
Sunday at Mr. Will Freeman's.
Mrs. J. H. Hughes called on Mrs.
Luther Hoylc.
Mrs. D. C. Hughes visited home
folks.
Rev. L. H. Hipps was a guest at
Mr. P. H. Ferguson's, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Hughes and Mr.
J. M. Hughes went -to Sylva, Monday
- i Mrs. J. 0. Hooper visited Mrs. J.
L. Ferguson.
Mrs. H. W. Cooper was a guest
at Mr. D. M. Shuler's, Sunday.
Misses Mildred and Inez Howell
called on Mrs. J. G. Hooper.
Mrs. Mary Kinsland, Mrs. Eunice
Kinsland and Mrs. Viola Terrell call
ed on Mrs. J. H. and Mrs. D. C.
Hughes, Tuesday.
FOOTBALL SATURDAY
Western Carolina Teacher's Col leg-.
Catamounts and East Tennessee
Teachers College, meet Saturday af
ternoon at Cullowhee on the gridiron.
Shay Greene, big tackle, will li
able to play in Satufdhy's game, it
has been Announced.
Dispose Of Many Minor
Cases In October Term
Of Superior Court Here
four , Youths Get
Tinas For Robbery
Quick and sure action of the Jaw
? as ipated uui to Claude Davis. Al
lan Cornwall, Lloyd McGraw an?:
toscoe Stepp, four Henderson coun
i ly youths, -who plead guilty of having
roken-, and entered Cannou Broth
,rs' Store, in Dillsboro, and carrieii
away merchandise. Judge Pless gav<
.?e fo^r not less than two nor mon
than three years in tihc State prison.
Cannon's*": store / was robbed oil
Tuesday night of las? week, for tin
third time this year. The four Hen
derson boys were taken in'to custody
before they 'reached Asheville, Wed
ncsday morning. Thee was no cour;
here Wednesday. Thursday they wen
brought before Judge Pless and1 en
tered pleas of guilty, and received
thier sentences. In the automobile,
when officers (searched it, were a
injail quantity of merchandise, a pis
tol, a wrecking bar, and a brace arm
bit, tools usually used by robbers foi
gaining entrance to store buildings.
Homer Hooper and Radford Hoop
er, from Tuckaseigee, were convictcu
of the larceny of acid wood fron
Harley Powell and sentenced to
servy three months on the roads
They contended that they believe*
the wood was some that bad conn
from the Hooper lands, and that un_
der an alleged agreement they were
entitled to it; but the jury thought
otherwise. Mr. Powell, who stateii
that he bought the wood, went t<
the hospital shortly afterward, and
and was in the hospital and! confined
to his bed at home for some weeks.
He stated that when he recovered,
his wood bad been worked up int.
ncid wood and was gone.
/(Vtell Brysori "and Fr.nl Bryson
Sylva Negroes, were convicted oi
breaking and enftering the premise
of the Builders' Supply and Lumbe;
Company and stealing a quantity ol
motor oil. Odell drew from two to
three years, and an additional su.-.
pen/died sentence of three years. Fred
got 12 months on the roads.
Mandy Parris, convicted of an
assault with a deadly weapon on
Tommie Queen, was sentenced to si>
months in jail.
Charlie Chambers, for violating
the prohibition laws, was sentenced
to serve four months on the roads,
with an additional 12 months sus
pended sentence.
R. Ii. Dean and W. O. Dyke, vio
latiug the prohibition laws. Dean
was sentenced1 to serve three months,
suspended upon payment of $100 ami
the costs, and good behavior. Dyki
drew a 30 day sentence suspended
upon payment of $10.00 and the cost
and good1 behavior.
A. J. Rivenbark and Wilburi
Frady, violating the hotel law, $14
and the costs, each.
Bill Craig, Cherokee Indian, wa.
sentenced to serve 1 year in th.
State Prison, for bigamy. ?
John Wilson and Glenn Wilson
carrying, concealed ' weapons, three
months on the roads, suspended upon
payment of $50.00 each and the
costs, and good behavior.
Virgil Watson, failure to comph
with termi> of suspended sentence:
90 days sentence ordered into effec'
Joe Loudermilk, operating an au
tomobile while intoxicated1, 3 months
suspended upon payment of $50.04
and the costs, and good behavior.
Woodrow Wttrd, violating the pro
hibition laws, 6 months on the roads
Marion Woody, convicted at a former
term of larceny, and sentenced to
serve 12 months, suspended. Failed
to comply with the terms of the sus
pension, and sentence ordered into
effect.
J. T. Spriggs, operating an auto
mobile while intoxicated, 4 months
suspended upon payment of $100 and
the costs, and good behavior.
Dock Mc-sper, failure to meet con
ditions of suspended sentence; sen
tence ordered into effect.
Charlie Passmore, seduction. Called
and failed. Judgment ni si sci fa and
eapias. Bond! ordered increased to
$1,000.00.
Bob Cabe and Chas. Randall, fail
. v ^
ure ;to comply with orders of the
court, in a compromise settlement of
a hit and run automobile maiming at
Billsboro, called, and failed, judg
ment ni si sei fa and capias.
Find Bryson Guilty;
f Must Leave State
?X.
Wesley Bryson, who was declared
an outlaw by Judge Felix E. Alley,
in a proclamation, last spring, and
who entered a nolo contendere to a
charge of assault with a deadly wea
pon upon T. A. Dillard1 and *K. K.
Bumgarner, was found guilti by
Judge Pless, and under recommenda
tions from citizens of that pfcrt of -
the county, was allowed to leave the
State never to return.
In one case Judge Pless sentenced
Bryson to serve from 5 to 8 years
in the State prison, and suspended it
upon payment of the costs including
$50.00 for the sheriff for his expens
es, and $30.00 to T. A. Dillard 1o
pay his hospital and doctor's bills.
In the other case he was sentenced to
not less than 5 nor more than eight
years, capiat to issue on November
3, if he is to be found in this or ad
joining states.
Judge Pless stated that he does
not believe in banishment, but that
he was of the opinion that this was
the best solution of the whole matter,
as it would forestall all danger of ad
ditional violence in Cashier's Valley.
According to evidence presented,
Bryson fired with a shot-gun ujmhi
Mr. Dillard and Mr. Bumgarner, sia
they were walking down Highway
106 in Cashier's Valley. Bryson was
in a field beside the road1, where lie
and others had been working, and
it was sht'icd that he fired without
warning.
INDICT RICH FOR MURDER
A true bill, charging Henry Rich
with murder in the first degree for
the slaving of Otto Jordan, in Qualla
a few weeks ago, was returned >n
superior court by the grand .jury,
Tuesday .shortly after dinner.
The grand jury is composed of:
J. X. Wilson, foreman, E. Ueas
ley, John 11. Green, McKinley llenrv,
Sam Beck, Aaron Hooper, L. R. Par
ker, John It. .1 ones, Mitchel Melfon,
J. J. Bland 011, Lewis II. Cannon,
Richard Hoyle, J. M. Hooper, J. V.
Lovedahl, K. L. Cogg'n-?, 'J. If. Ashe,
Tom Keever.
Jim Griffin, violating the prohib
ition laws, alias capias and continued.
W. R. England, operating an au
tomobile while intoxicated, plea of
guilty. Prayer for judgment contin
ued to next term.
Frank Rhinehart, perjury, con
tinued.
Alley Turpin, assault with a deadly
weapon, nol pros.
Jack Frizzell, violating the prohi
bition laws, .'10 days. 12 months ad
ditional, suspended u]K>n good behav
ior. ?
Hocia Mathis, violating the prohi
bition laws, 30 days in jail. 6 months
additional, sus]>ended on good behav
ior.
Zach Hooper, abandonment, con
tinued.
Jack Snyder and Fred Wild violat
ing the prohibition laws, continued.
Paul Angel, operating an automo
bile while intoxicated, 4 months sus
pended upon payment of $100 and
the costs and good behavior.
Mary Queen, f and a, continued.
(Torn Amnions, violating the pro
hibition laws, continued.
Clyde Frady and Pearl Cline, F.
and A. continued.
Wilburn Frady, violating the pro
hibition Jaws, continued.
Roy McCall, ordered to the roads
last week for failure to comply with
the eondit ions of a suspended sen
tence, came into court, paid all costs,
and was ordered released.
Ferbcr Nicholson, operating an au
tomobile while intoricated, continued
Clyde Frizzell, violating the pro
hibition laws, continued.
Tom Deitz, Mary Amnions, F and
A. 12 months each, suspended upon
good behavior and the payment of
the coijts. They got married.
Ed Davis, violating the prohibition,
laws, nol pros. ^
Enos Watson, violating the prohi
bition. laws, continued.
Rosa Ensley ]>olluting water. ? Or
dered to pay not less than $50.00 of
her fine and costs within six w*eka,
or jail sentence imposed at a fopn?
term will become effective.