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VOL. LII
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Anniversary of Sale of Indian Lands
JUST, one hundred years ago this month, Edward
B. Dudley, governor of' North Carolina, issued
the proclamation which set the date for disposal of
the Cherokee lands in Western North Carolina and
during the first three weeks in September, 1838,
the lands were sold by the state land office in the
town of Franklin.
Following is the governor's proclamation:
"Whereas by an act passed at the last session of
the General Assembly of this state, entitled 'an act
prescribing the mode of surveying and selling the
lands of this state lately acquired by treaty with
the Cherokee Indians,' it is made the duty of the
Governor to issue his proclamation of the time and
place of sale: . -
"Now I, Edward B. Dudley, Governor of North
Carolina, give notice that the sale of said land will
commence at the Town of Franklin, in the County
of Macon, on the first Monday in September next
and continue from day to day for three weeks and
no longer.
Edward B. Dudley."
May 26, 1838, was the date fixed for the removal
' of the Cherokees from their homeland, but few
were ready at that' time, and all during the summer
they were being rounded up by the troops of Gen
eral Winfield Scott and concentrated for the march ;
and the rabble that followed the army burned
homes, seized the goods of the Indians and com-
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.muieu unspeaicaDie outrages, wniie tneir lands
were being sold in Franklin, . the Cherokees were
moving along "The Trail of Tears" to their new
homes in the west helpless victims of America's
greatest tragedy.
a Ten Commandments for Good Citizens
IJERE are ten commandments for any citizen of
any town, written by H. C. Waldrop and pub
listed in the New Bern Times. These commandments
cover the duties of every good citizen, and are
worthy of a place in every scrap book:
I Thou shalf love thy home town above all towns. Thou shalt be
loyal to her people and her institutions.
II Thou shalt guard thy home town from the hosts of evil that
would invade and destroy her Soul. Thou shalt keep the good name of
thy home town clean and without stain or blemish.
HI Thou shalt elect as thjy public servants in political office men
of strong character, eager to conserve the best interests of thy people.
. And when thou hast elected such men thou shalt stand to support
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thy life with the best of teachers, building and equipment, for the
school is the cradle of the future. Thy children are here and they
shall be the adults of tomorrow. No training is too good for them and
no preparation superfluous.
V. Thou shalt defend the health of thy home town from the death
that lurks in marshes, swamps and heaps of filth. Thou shalt extermi
nate the fly and mosquito, for they carry typhoid and malaria. The
tubercle bacillus shalt thou drive before thee with the sun and fresh
air as thy allies.
yi.Thou shalt build good roads and keep them good. For by her
roads is a town known for good or ill. Eternal watchfulness shall be
thy motto, that thy roads may not ravel nor thy supervisbr forget
thee.
VII. Thou shalt keep thy home town' beautiful. The hills, the trees,
the waters that Nature has given her thou shalt preserve in sacred
trust. No hovel shalt thou permit to disfigure them. Thou shalt keep
thy homes and door yards clean and cheerful. Thy. waters shalt thou
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town shalt thou plan-with care and diligence that its growth may not
be haphazard, but full of thought and loving care as the plans of a
mother for the growth of her child.
VJ'II. Thou ( shalt honor thy community institutions. Thou shalt
work together with thy neighbors with all thy heart and strength and
mind. Thou shalt work together in thy organizations and clubs for
the common welfare. The leaders shalt thou learn to obey. Thou shalt
serve on committees where thou art put and not intrude on com
mittees where thou art not put. Thus shalt know each other better,
thy work shall prosper, and thy friendships shall multiply.
IX. -Thou shalt be a good neighbor to all who live in thy home
town, whether they be rich or poor, Thou shalt speak ill of none and
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Pictured above is the architect's drawing of the permanent home for the , Institute of Government at
Chapel Hill. The contract has just been let. The building will be of Colonial design and will have four
floors, and 20 rooms, including of fices,. assembly and exhibit rooms, training schools and clubrooms for public
officials.
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The cruiser U. S. S. Houston, which President Roosevelt has used for his South American vacation. The
President reviewed the navy's massed fleet in San Francisco harbor before starting.
good of many. Thou shalt be a friend to strangers and visit the sick
in their affliction. ,
X. Thou shalt go to church for the honor of thy home town and
for thine own good. Thou shalt not consider thyself too wise, too
busy, too bad or too good to spend an hour or two on Sunday -with
thy neighbor in the worship of God. Thou shalt not send thy children
to church. Thou shalt bring them there. Thou shalt offer thyself to
thy spiritual leader for the service of God and thy community. So
shall ye win many battles together.
Institute Of Government
To Have Permanent Home
CHAPEL HILL, Aug. 10 The
first city-county-state government
demonstration laboratory in the
country, to which the public offi
cials. citizens, and students and
teachers of civics and government
in Macon county may come to see
demonstrated in one center the
governmental practices scattered in
100 county courthouses and some
300 city halls, will be built in
Chapel Hill, Albert Coates an
nounced. "Some governmental practices,"
said Mr. Coates, "are better than
others, and through the collection,
comparison and demonstration of
these methods and practices this
governmental laboratory will help
public officials to raise the stan
dard of governmental performance
by lifting the poorest practices to
the level of the best."
The building will be the home of
the Institute of Government and is
to be situated on Franklin street,
facing the University x of North
Carolina campus. It will be of
Colonial brick design with . four
floors and 21 rooms, including of
fices, assembly and exhibit rooms,
training schools and clubrooms for
public officials. Contracts were
signed today and construction will
begin at once.
"During the past five years," said
Mr. Coates, "members of the staff
of the Institute of Government have
been going from city hall to city
hall and from county courthouse to
county courthouse 'gathering ma
terials and forms and making sur
veys of differing governmental
practices.
Thus 96 counties, 187 cities and
towns, and practically all state de
partments are joining in building
the Institute of Government and in
carrying on this work, Mr. Coates
said. During the coming year it is
expected that exhibits will be re
ceived from every North Carolina
city, county and state department.
The laboratory building will also
provide a home for the Institute of
Government's clearing house of in
formation:, Books, pamphlets, spe
cial studies, maps and cliarts al
ready in the Institute library num
ber in the thousands, with hundreds
of new books and pamphlets com
ing in each month. Nearly two
hundred governmental magazines,
state, national and foreign, furnish
up-to-the-minute information on
current activities and developments
in the field of government More
than one hundred daily and weekly
newspapers are received regularly.
The laboratory building, will also
serve as headquarters for the In
stitute's training schools, many of
which have already been held. At
district meetings last fall, city,
county and state training school
committees approved comprehen-.
sive training school programs for
all groups of public officials,
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A catalog of courses planned for
the coming year includes courses
in criminal law, taxation and fi
nance, public works, health, welfare
and court administration, and federal-state-local
relationships.
Macon Theatre
Matinees 3:30 P. M.
NIGHT SHOW 7:30
SHOWING FROM l?3o TO
11 P. M. SATURDAYS
PROGRAM FOR WEEK
FRIDAY, .AUGUST 12
"DANGER PATROL"
WITH
SALLY EILERS, JOHN BEAL
HARRY-CAREY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
"PAINTED DESERT"
WITH
GEORGE O'BRIEN
"DEVIL DOGS"
MON.-TUES., AUGUST 15-16
Another Story of Judge Hardy's
Family
"LOVE FINDS ANDY
HARDY"
MICKEY ROONEY, JUDGE
GAILAND, LEWIS STONE,
CECILIA PARKER
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
"GATEWAY"
DON AMECHE, ARLEEN
WHELAN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18
"HOLD THAT KISS"
DENNS O'KEEFE
M. O'SULLIVAN
MICKEY ROONEY
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