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Ej court Measure
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W' uphol lintf lbe Co""11'!
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-nlX o^:>nir,mon wttch
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5 i v,.r The deci-oa is far
?nd iin plica
t alone in l*bar maltew, but
, ble effect "l*"1 thl> P?8,'nt
r by tbo President's request
r r l0 nRiao adtlitioiml justices
'! uKbcr*!i>'"tl,? Supreme Court
^ i a'?ard,d here as the
^ tht invalida
'jEftm ?' -SKA ^ A"'
KL* Art ? f-f!?"
Lm Thf controlling decision
, ' ,b, Court *** i.'iaiimi>ufl.
Lii a ^ cl0M ]y CU^ ?
. ntiU tX>mi?env must permit
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I ^?vec to oiy.uiue MM to elect
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L iif to represent ?U trapioyeea,
^ sole birjaininR agent. In case
.^,1 oi.ui.,u|?|.>vr ? btirgaii
" JBfh conditions the workers eau
Clothe National I<*bor Itela^
Ud.rd, whi'-h IS required to eon-;
w invest ip?t ion and is*u*> orders
upon th?- tacts ili'dobcd. |
jV the workers can invoke the
M B^tio'"1 ?Wl- Employers have
wonne buf to ?<vf |>t the Board's
r% If the majority of their em
iratt to elect >fr. Li^wis' CIO,
!,y union ot the Federation of La
M their *>lo representative in
Station with the employers, then
tytn ixc lx>uud to recognize the
It. l' urn On th?* other band, f
iijcnty of the workers decide on
m"roinptii.y union" as theii
#3tutivl, thou any ouuide union
?i I ron1, acting tor any em
n The j.riiciplo of the law W
F/!*r* n ils' he bul * ho uni^Ol- (
:iu: rvfo^ni.A?l for tfny,* 'c-ft*5*''
pjvis'r: ?>r business o^tsbi'shrWut1
U'.r, o iiph-ycrs nrv punisbabh.
,<r iU t-.* h tury interfere with j
?V f...,. ?. t.U'trpt \<~ influence
?3 f'lTiioo.^ or (listnisj a worker
f i.m\'i activities.
Of'U live decision* upholding *th?
wtr V-: J he ( >urt ^as divided five
-lour, in tour cases. The iasue in
w ? 'as r.ot, however, the right of
t 1'ulcral government to prescribe
'?? for labor negotiations, but
t'liT in t'leso ! >ur eases ii.teivtatc
'iik.Touwas involved. Justiwa Rob
Stone, BrandtU and Cardoro
wi,h Chief Ju?stiee Hughea in
'?I'iiiu; 'ho imerr-tetation of in
s ate commerce, so thnt tli? unani
? 'lisision iipholdtng the Act ir. |
>ta'e 'oiaiuerr- ?. .plied to atl five
*?!?:! de f.ir '"Vnirt reform ia far
1 bi"i,is? over, h rtwver. It is the
' un<as.? eoiitroveriy which has
Cot ^Tcss in nmny y<?.r?. It
m 'ffcij'ive d un to block all |
, ir!^it hgislath-p measures until (
, ^ ?at of the wuy. Both partft<\s in:
1 l"?iise^ in' Con^resH reoopiiz''
" ' fucir.t^.rs e.re detonnii fd to
? 'w Court i?sue .-esolvcd before
down to 'hr other major
*,lonj iwav'iup th-:;r actio: Is. ,
/?S'lfrs of both parties in both J
** ?ir? stekinjj a formu'a for
kPotabe, with the que-^tian still
??tbt tg to whether the President1
lw<l>t a compromiiie. The plan
? '*vor, .1 by the compromisers is '
^Midmwit to the Constitution1
j, "^iffht have a ehance of accept-1
?f tLI''lC nr<'cs''iar>' two-thirds of
r an(* woni*. put the issue
i} P^ple of the states.
I^ni r' <ul(tof the Cv^irt proposal haw
?itr tini Senators and Ropresein
>'? ft p'OEOr study of the Con
**! T * Suited States than
i ?V 1 fr*wn to
4^ e ?f the land. Kven among
%t2Ll?lpathHic with t]u> Ad"
t'v r'l.s P?hcies and ..bv thods,
y?1 f L<? growing tha.l tHe times
"sSrfKj'L.more specific defi.dti?n of
r,m th? 1otir v
The development
W.rls ^ and frai.njMlrtiti?p
?Ut l'n''3 which-'f^x*
""tors<>Pai:.led intewt^te
^tior., Tk P"n'ly intra"RtAtc
?" of th ! .U ? H^estion of
,f*$iliu; *' m' "owrnmei.t
L ^ *?*fs rlljlat< fomm<rc* dow*
St Ubi. $?)?
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I TODAY and
I tomorrow
(By Frank Paxfcor ^nkMitgir)
for gjurktrs
Justice Butler of the Supreme
Couit, in tho course of an argument
on the Constitutionality of the Social
Security Act the otihor day. took oc
casion to remark from (he bench that
be ha<l observed in the rural dirfrwtg
of America that thene are always n
lai^e number of able bodied men who
cannot be induced to work. He might
have included tho cities also.
" Auyoi*) who has boen around much
knows that a hii?h projtortion of the
:olk who a.ne now being supported at
public expejuo on the ground thal
they are unemployed are peoplo who
iw-vei huvo worked when they could
d<nlge a job. They ni.-unged to "get
by'* before WPA and *he rest of the
relief agencies began to haud them
Money for not workiug.
I do not expect to see the day when
relief, cither direct or "work relief.'*
uill be limited to those who really
need it. Too strong j>olilical pressure
st the command of those who profit
by indiscriminate publil alms-giving.
POVBETY . . . and history
Whenever I hoar someone croaking
?!?t t in the'United States the rich are
getliug richer and tho poor are get
ting poorer, I go back and read history
again. For the fact is that for the 150
years of our history, lot only the
rich but the poor have ^ben getting
richor. may be lnie enough that a
th'vd of our people live below what
we iiow regard as the *' American i
Standard of living," but 150 years
aifo tho vast majority of Americans
i-vtd uii>der conditions which most of
p.s would ret'fd aj intolerable today.'
The romantic liovelists are largely,
responsible foi the impression that in;
colonial day* everybody live,t in rath
er magnificent comfort, In beautiful
i.mrions. I'be tnith is that not one
family tu u hundred hnd anything we
would call a comfortable home. Most
of our ancestors lived in log cabins
slab-sided sharks. The men and |
ttoir v?.f?. iiir :attled the prairies began 1
V?*ui st>d howes.
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(hii* national history is the story of
it t rite of a people from dire proverty
to the w id' it end largest distribution
of wealth Jie world has eve: known.
And we're still on the way up.
COURAGE . . . pioneers had it
As I go back over the records of
omi country's {growth, what impresses
ni" moat is tho courage ot those Whc
1''n ally took their lives in their own
hit-ds to make a place for themselves
i:i a strai.ge, raw country. They had
th?l ?juality of courage implied in a.i
-.neie.it phrase I often heard in my
NV>w England boylioo.l. It was said of
one Who essaved a tusk w*th which
he was unfamiliar thi.t ho would
''either mak*j a -poon or spoil a horn."
1.very person who came to America
in our early days had to have the
courage to tackle the unfamiliar, and
free (the hazards of the unknown.
Th?y not on! v had to I?=am a new way ,
of life?t'hoy had to invent it If they.
f illed, they di-,d. Tboy knew that.
That is a sort of courago which, I
sometimes tliii:k, we arc in danger of
losing. |
Men who took such chaueei i
rambling their livej against heavy1
odds. The American ' willingi.(ess to
take a chaw. ieriveo from that spirit
Wo have go*- where we arc because, as
a people, w j have not shopped to cal
cn!i.te the odds against, u.f.
LAWLESSNESS . ? too common
Out of my reading of history and
sixty-odd y? irs of sun eying the Amer
ican scene, I have come to the con
clusion that we are probablv the most
lawless peop'e it* tflie workl. On the
whole, I do not worry muoh about
our .national habit of calm disregard
| of lews whieh run contrary to our
habits, customs and beliefs as to what
! is right and what is wiong. It is an
j other way of saying that we are still
individualists.
We have more laws on our statute
books than any other people in the
! v,0rld. Most of thetni arc puie suaplus
*4tge They ??^present the ideas of pco
1 idr who think fhlt refbhn^n be ac
complished by pass:?gJap "It can't
.'be done. It, i.)Rver haq been done and
nevci will b?.
j The only lav s w'hieh are any good
j re those which reflect a pn-ponjdering
public sentiment Law;; wh:ch seek to
c ha: ge established customs, or to
. make crimes out of acts which almost
) evoj ybody regards as harmless, ar*
bal laws. As poople, we pay little at
[te?tion to '.hem.
''?KDfE . . . . and poUMct
u Ott wba* eorj^utes ?r actual crime
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Summer School To
Start June 12 At
Cullowhee
Cullowb*!o, \pril ,7.?Rural Life?
Social Emphmis will bo (.he theme of
tho summer beginning at West
ern Carolina Teachers College June
12. The same spirit and purpose that
pervaded la^t. year'4 summer *cssio.i
will pervado this one, the develop
ment of an interest in science and a
new appreciation of outdoor life will
bo stressed in classes, chapel, sports,
trips, ai.d social activities. But like
last year tho needs in professional
fleldg will ii >t be overlooked. Eduea
tioty Arts, end science courses will
have their due attention.
The executive liuc-up for tJie sum
mv: session is as follows: first six
wovks (June 12-July ?3) ; director,
President H. T. Hunt?-; dean of wn
nnn, Miss Aiuie Albright; assistant
dean of women, Miss Rosauelle Cash.
Second six weeks (Ju*y 23-Augmil
director, l)ean W. K. Bird; daui 01
women, Mrs. Annio Benin Funderbmik.
The courses ollVr during the
summer se. siou will include the fol
lowing: history, business education,
physical education, hygiene, psychol
ogy music, mathematics, English, ed
ivaliou, art; geology, French, Bible:
geography, sociology, home economics,
and astrt nomy. Extra-curricular activ
ity will include trip.' in tho Grent
t-'mokv Mountains Na'-ionnl Park, Cher
okee Indian Keservatii n, Cashiers,
Highlands, Franklin. Norris Dam.
High Fal U of the Tuckascigee River,
Meunt Pisgah, Judaculla Hock, and
Biltmoro House. Stoiy tolling hour,
lectures, musical and dramatic pro
grams, hiking, horseback riding, lenni*
swimming, archery and other outdoor
activities will provide entertainment
and recreation. Also, there will be a'
number of teas, receptions, lawn par- J
tie?, and other small gatherings.
BALSAM. v
(By Mrs. D. T i'nigfif)
Littlo Betty Bryson, small daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Bryson,
who fell off 'ho porch at their hoint,
la-"t week, and broke her arm just
above fchp elbow, is improvirg ss wel.
:.s could be expected. She received
medical attention in the Waynes vi lie
hospital.
"Mr.-Martin Hcyl-e, who suffered a
stroke of para'ysis, while at his work
in the field, last week, is slowly im
proving.
Colonel and Mrs. Chester Wilson
have arriexvd from St. Pet?isbnrg,Fla
and lare occupying their summer cot
tage here.
Rev, A. C. Bryson and Mrs. Biysou
and Mr. George Knight spent Monday
in Aaheville.
Mr J. W. Porter or Hypolnxo
Florida arrived Monday to spend the
summer at hi* bone here.
AGES CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY
Funeral services fot A. B. Cote, 79
years of ago nnd a we') known farmer
of the Qualli section of the couii/v,
wero hold "ocsday ai'craoo., at the
lamity oemvtory, near the home. Rev.
jTI:ad P. Deity, coc ducted he set vice,
| Mr. Colo died at. 1 o'clock Monday
mor.iug, following a long illness, lie
ennxr to thi.v county from Morganton
Ga, where t:..> waa born, while yet a
voni.g man, und ha.s made Ins ibouve
here since ihj,' time.
Mr. Colo is survived b> his widow,
tluce so.s, W. G., ol Marble.
C E, of Charleston, S. C. and H. H.
of Ashcviih; by three daughters
i Miv. M. H. Zcigler, of Whitfier, Mi's.
R. G. Sharif, Asheville, and Mrs. C.
D. Futch, of Savann.vh, Ga., by oi e
brother Matthew Cole, of Raju bow
Springs, a:.d by 32 grandchildren and
nine great-grcndchildren.
SHELL DEALERS BANQUET
HERE, AT CAROLINA HOTEL
The bc.nquot given by Cannon
Brothers, to 'lie Shell dealers for this
district at fhe Carolina Hotel, Friday
evening, April 16, was attended by
nbent sixty people, dealers in this
district, w^ich is made up of the five
counties of Jackson, Haywood, Swain,
Macon and Cherokee. The wives a.nd
other member of Dhe dealers' families
w?re guests at the banquet, and the
occasion was a most enjoyable one.
Mr. Coleman Cannon wa\ in charge
and welcomt-1 the assembled guests.
AIlo, as visitors wer? several Shell
Company men, from Charlotte, Mr.
Sid Troy, field man for thi? district,
Mr. Jack Leruy, in charge of the oper-1
nting department and Mr. Marion j
Killian, win has charge of the special
advertising campaign.
The banquet is an annual affair for
the Shell dctiers of this district, given
in honor and appreciation of theii
dealers by Cannon Brotherai:|d has
proven so papular and helpful that
tho Messrs. Cannon are nov consider
ing Waving these meetings quarterly.
The occasion was enjoyed by all who
Attended.
SERVICE FOR MEN AT
BAPTIST OHURGH SUNDAY
Tho morning sen-ice at tie Baptist
chi:rch i.e xr Sunday will center aroend
it': work of 1ih.o man. It will be a reg
ular preaching service, with ,tihe pub
lic cordially invited, but the men will
be given more recognition than at
other regular services. Tht choir will
be composed of ladies, but special
music will be rendered oy a qnaiVt
of men.
All men and boys of the church are
urged to be present, *nd ah mon noi
in eervice elsewhere are cordially
invMal
Another oAdvocate of Disarmament by A. B. CHAPIN
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Qualia Girl and Sylva
Boy Win McKee Medal
Fire Does Much
Damage To Stores
Here Tuesday
A fire that threatened to becom*
serious, and which did considerable
damage to goods and fixtures in tlhe
Triaigle Cafe, Sam Kayc's Racket
?Store, a.ud the Syiva Feed
Company, was discovered above the
iliaig in the Cafe, about eight o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Tihie alarm was turned in and tfcs
re.vdy and efficient response of the
Sylva Fire Department saved
several buildings and stocks of goods
nu Main and Mill streets.
The total damage by fire and wfcter,
to the buildings and stocks of t&e
thrte concerns will probably ran
mund three thousand dollars, it is
estimated.
RELATIVE OF JACKSOK COUNTY
PEOPLE DIED IN GASTONIA
Billiard Ilipps, a native of tfce
Qoiilla sec ion died at nis? home in
Gastonia, on March 25, according to
information receved by relatives here.
Mr Hipps, who had been ill several
months, spent several months here,
vi th his unicie and aunt, Mr_ and
Mr.; Can- Allison, last year, in an
effort to regain his health. Mr. Hipps,
who was 38 years old, had a number
of relatives in this county.
QUALLA
Rev J. L. Hyatt. attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Dover, at Ela, Sunday.
(Rev. McRae Crawford preached the
bncealaurate sermon <vt Alraoiijd High
School, Sunday afternoon.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Self Kimsev was buried at
Thomas cemetery, April 17th.
The Smoky Mountains Power Co
i- constructing a power line from
Chirokee as far as Melvin Rda
gran's, at the Camp Ground.
The Home Demonstration Club met
with Mrs. Claude Hn jhes, Tuesday.
\ rranging furniture Ir. the home was
the subject for the afternoon. A num
ber of Qualla and Whittier ladies
rere present, witfo Mrs. Mamie Sue
Evans, Home Demonstration Agent
Delicious refreshment.; were served
by tihe hoatess
Miss OlUe Hnll with a party from
W^yneavillo, and Mr. Oscar Martin of
Brvson City called 'at Mr J. C. John
Iffr. and Mrs. Ellis Stockton, Miss
Com Stockton and Mr Herbert
SfcektcL of Canton were guests at
Mr. Paul Fergway Sooday.
Mr. and Mia. F I. Watsou of
EatkUoo Altan, of QuB% irfet
wdted "Bobby 8haf*oe", and J. B
Parker, of Sylvia, with "Wb ; Patriot
Are", mm the Ckrtzode Kill Meg?
Medals, at the annual ruiUng ad
dt e Lunation contest, sponsored by ibe
B. EL Gathey Chapter, United Dangfc>
tew of tbe Confederacy, at the Ele
e,entaiy School, Wedncafey itming
as the comme. cement exerr sts ot the
Sylva schools got under wa>,
Miss Sue Allison, cnapter president
presided at the meeting, a i.l present
ed the mtdkb to the winners, in thiR
absence of Mrs. McKee, the donor.
The judges were Mw. H P. Crowell.
Uin Winnona Hooper and Mr. A. C.
Boyle.
This, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock
ft. seventh grade, assisted by students
from the lower grades, wi 1 present
the operetta, "Midsrrmmer Eve". On
Saturday evening, tfho Senior play,
a mystery story, "The Famous Marl
boro Necklace", will be presented
(Rev. W. A. Rollins, presiding eider
the Wayaesville District Method
ist Church, South, will deliver tlhe
commencement sermon at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon, and Class Day exercises
will be held on Monday afternoon at
2:30. Miss Elsie Qelsler i vahedicto
rien of the class, and Miss Edith Gar
rett, salutataiian.
Prof. A. C Reynolds, one of the
meet prominent educators in Western
North Carolina, wil! deliver tlhe an
tral oddrcos, on Monday evening, at
which time diplomas will be awarded
to a cfasg of 53 boys and girls.
Emily Palmer Elected
May Queen At
Cullowhee
Cullowheo, April 21?Emily Palm
or, of Clyde, has b?en chosen May
Queen, at Western Carolina Teachers
College^ Bleaca Dee Painter, of Cul
iowhee, wa.s chosen maid of honor.
Other members of the conr* are: Oen
ne'la Allison, Webster; Maude Bat
tle. Cullowhee; Ruth Purch CWnton;
Mtry Jo Ch&ndler, Walnut; Rachel
Coward, Cullowhoe; Elizabeth Davis
Charlotte; Mildred L&id, Carters villo,
Ga. and Nina Gray Liles. Peachland.
The May Day Festival will t&kc?
pltce on the Woodlan i Stage, Friday
afternoon, May 7. The peasant idea
will be carried out in the costumes
of the attendants avi the dances.
Representatives from >everal nations
wi?l dance to do homage to tihe queen
and will place a jewel in the larpo
erown which will be presented to the
queen.
Six countries will be represented
wit)- their dances as foliowa: Ireland,
"Irish Lilt"; N?rwey, "Norwegian
Mountain March"; Holland, uDutch
Couple"; Sweden. '-Oxen Dance";
England, "Sweet Kate"; and Amer
ica, "Country Dance". Each group
of dancers will be dressed 'u costumes
that are native to each of the coun
tries represented^
Following the presentation of the
crown to <he Queen, the annual cla^s
Maypole dance will take plaee.
The May Day Committee consists of
Cnrolyn Weaver, Aafceville, chairman;
Mifcs Alico Benton, dances; Miss
Frances Blakncy, costumes; Miss
Rcsanelle Cash, Dot Ormsby, Rocking
ham; Sallie Mae Montei+h, Sylva;
Woodrow Pattern, Sw&r nanos; Merle
Davis, Murphy; and Weaver Altai,
Sylva,
Dilkboro, Mr. and Mrs. n. P. Sbel
ton and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Fergo
sor, visited at Mrs. J. L. HyattV,
Sunday.
(Jjualla Jujniors and Seniors went to
Sylva, Friday evening, to attend the
I'arqnet
Mesdames J.' L Sitton, W. F.
House and Chas. Thomas called on
Mrs. J. H. Hughes.
Mrs. Tenjy Johnson of Cherokeo
visited Mrs Lather Hovle.
Mls? Lacile Long of Glcnville and
Mr. Wavne Woodard of Ela called at
Mr. J. Ii Hytt's, Saturday'.
Mrs. D. M Shuler spen'c Sunday
with relatives at Ela.
Mrs. J. fi. Battle, Mrs. J M.
Hnples, Mfs. J. R. Me**ei and "Mr
Jack Battle called ?t Mr. D. C.
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