"Volume V Number20
Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 3, 1913.
' $1.50 a Year in Advance
A GREAT SERVICE.
Union Services at Baptist Church
Sunday Night Almost Put Way
I aeoville Over the Top in Sy-rian-Armenian
Relief.
That was a fine congregation which
;filled the auditorium and the Sunday
.school room at the Baptist church
. Sunday evening when more than' $250
was subscribed for the Armenians,
Greeks and Syrians in the Near East.
vTaUcs were made by Pastors Jqyner
fcjfthe Baptist churth and.Weirt of the'
Methodist church, and Dave Kerr and
J,' T. Bailey of Canton on the needs
-.no conditions of these oppressed and
ctawntroAjeo people whb have suffered,
wore than the Belgians on account of
Hie! war and the Turks who1' 'have
.fobbed thousands of these victims .who
ar? Cntiani and gewd dtixensV'Tny
rneedfoclbthirig -and-seedtf untfl
another tuup can . be "raised;" Ameri
ca -proposes ' to;, raise $35,000,00 for
r this purpose and Waynesville's part
Is $600. Canton has raised more than
'that already, while Clyde and other
. communities are helping.
Waynesville ''had already ' raised
: nearly $200 before this service was
' held and about $266 was pledged Sun
day night, some of which was paid,
J. T. Bailey of Canton is county
chairman and appointed Rev. A. V,
Joyner as chairman here to collect
the pledges. Many of the - pledges
made Sunday night are still unpaid
and Mr. Joyner urges all to pay hira
- at once or leave their amounts' with
G. C. Plott or C. A. Haynes as this
money should be sent off promptly,
About $40 or $50 is still needed if all
the pledges are paid to send us over
"the top. Haywood hasn't failed in
other collections and drives and we
Bhould not fail in this case,
. 'Solos and other special music be
sides the good singing of Ithe choir
- featured the meeting Sunday; night
'The orchestra would have played 'also
but for the illness of two of its mem
I-bers. ' i . ... i . . , j
. ' It was a disappointment lb Els
.friends that Secretary Edwards of
the Asheville Y. H. C. A. failed to
.- apeak, but it was his choice to nqtf ur-
. ther prolong a necessarily long ser
vice, u is no pea mat ae will soon
return and let his Waynesville friends
J hear him. He has some great 'ex1-
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yaiwiKCB w ioiqlc vi Ilia ouijr in
'. France where wonderful things were
.-taking place every day and hour.
REV. W. M. SIKES AT CANTON.
''Canton Enterprise.
Beginning with last Monday even'
"ing, a revival meeting has been held
.all this week, and will be held tonight,
closing on Sunday, the 80th Inst, at
' the Presbyterian church. The atten-
v dance and interest manifested at these
; meetings, auger weir for the future
; growth of the church.'
fi: The speaker is the Rev. Dr. Sikes
of Waynesville, whose sermons are de
livered in a terse, forciful manner that
. is proving very acceptable to his au-
.diences. Without striving after ora-
iftorical effect, Dr. Sikes is successful
in making a deep impression; on the.
XJHinas oi -ms aearers.
fcducted Sundavlr the men of the
chureh, was la everjway" stf&ssstul:
N.ot a few members have voluntoered
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THE BIG TAX QUESTION.
Revaluation. Act Non-Partisan and
''Non-Political Guarantee Against
Excessive Increase in Taxes
The Organisation for
; . -, ... . KeVauaton.
By A. J. Maxwell.
, None of the features of the revalue
tion act is more remarkable than the
manner of its passage by the General
Assembly. An ordinary revision of
the Machinery Act for the quadren
nial assessment of real property usu
ally occupies -several days' of discus-
lion in each House, and generally
sharp division over some .of its pro
visions; -The revaluation ict-Mrell
understood to anticipate a radical de
parture from past practice, and an
appraisal of property at its actual
value was passed with6ut an opposi
tion vote in either House; prsctfially
without - diseussion, -and- without an
'amendment being offered except inct
dental ones offered by the committees
which prepared the bill. This showed
unanimous recognition for the neces
sity of the Undertaking, as well as
complete confidence in the work of the
committeees which had carefully form
ulated the plans for carrying it out.
. Non-Partisan and Non-Political.
The manner of its passage, with
support of members of both parties,
as well as the provsions of the act,
declare its non-partisan and non-political
purpose. It is a helpful indi
cation that a fundamental economic
reform of this great importance can
be undertaken without partisan disa
greement upon the main question or
upon the details of the measure for
carrying it out. The act gives repre
sentation to the minority party in
each county by phoviding that one
member of the County Board of Ap
praisers and Review shall be appoint
ed from the minority party, 'and it also
provides that any undue political ac
tivity by any appointee under the act
shall be cause for summary dismis
Guarantee Against Excessive Increase
-.'In Taxes.' .
The act carries its own specific
guarantee that its purpose is to pro
vide more "equitable means of raising
revenue, and hot to unduly Increase
the" tax burden.. When real estate
was revalued in 1915 thettotal increase
in valuation was 25.72 per cent. In
1911 the Increase was 32.54 per cent,
and in 1907 30.38 per cent. .These in
creased valuations did not result in.
any reduction in tax rates. On the
contrary the tendency of tax rates
have upon an average during 'these
years been higher.. The revaluation
act provides specifically that not more
than ten per cent increase in revenue
shall be raised upon the revaluation
at actual value in 1920 than will be
raised trader the old assessment this
year, by the State or by any county,
city, town or special tax district So
the net Increase in taxes under this
reassessment will be less than the in
crease made in any reassessment year
in twelve years.'
Special Session to Fix Tax Rates.
As a further safeguard and assur
ance, it is provided that the reassess
ment when, made, shall not be used
.untttepproved by the e ia! Aseera.
Hy.nor thta the tax fates nave Keen
ddJmMkb the hew basis 'ef-valokUin
as above indicated, and that the rates
heh; io idjusted shall -ft all oases
beeem the-maximum rates. until "the
Genetar.Assembly.'authorixea. an . in
e. This provision anticipates
that there will be a special session ef
the General Assembly, upon call of the
Governor, about the first of July, 1920,
---Miwiiet geparvlsonv y
' Tb BUM Tax Commission is to
divide the State into ten districts and
appoint a supervisor for each district
The district supervisors wifl'be riven
employment for at least a year at a
salary of $260 per month and actual
traveling expenses, to be paid by the
ouiiw ney win vm expected to give
their whole time to the work. ' They
win divide their time between the sev
eral counties in their districts, co
operating with the county assessing
officers. They will be the direct means
of contact between the State Commis
sion and the assessing officers, and it
win be their duty to see that the work
is being done according to" law, and
according to the same interpretation
o the law, m each oounty, and will be
expected to determine this by specific
and detailed Investigations as l him
meets are being made la the atveral
eocntiee. - . - ,
' Ceaety 6vprv1snr- - .
YTl.a State Tax CnatIVf Is te ap
point a 'county auperrieor' in each
eoenty, wbe is te be the exerrtive
cdar ia' elirft of tie "reri: l.
werk. Ke Uwti1.' Eaea art reccg.
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. (By Jesse
In the evening," when the shadows
Mark the closing of the day, , .
Can you1 say with full assurance -Ifou
have earned a full day's pay ?
Poes it seem that youvere faithful?
Have yon done the bedt you could?
, In the rush, arjd in the ttirmoil, 1
Have ypii done as Christains should?
If your conscience reassures you,
lift y6OThroi( m supplication
To thdsturfef love and joy;
Then en cotiflg rest and slumber
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PleasflhtiihfWs"1!!
M nchat; and
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Mmt te toys
At telraiim!
The
115th
"Waynesville Boys of the
Machine Gun Battalion
will arrive on
m
Thursday,
Come and
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welcome.
nized. All the property within a
county is to do assessea Dy ra same
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authority, under direct supervision of
ihr county supervisor. He appoints
his own clerks, and assistants. The
compensation of county supervisors is
graduated with reference to the total
value of real and personal property
listed in his county, from $100 to
$260 per month, according to the fol
lowing schedule:
In counties of less than $3,000,000,
$100 per month. .
Between $3,000,000 and $6,000,000,
$150 per month. ; , , ;
Between $6,000,000 and $10,000,000,
$200 per month. N ..-.. V.ii. ;
Between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000,
$225 per month.--'
. Over. $15)00,000, $250Ter month.
Ceeaty Board of Appraisers.
The county supervisor, or one of his
assistants, is to inspect each piece of
real property in the county, and to
require the owner to give a statement
under ontlrand tn detail as to its quan
tity; 'duality and value. , "Blank forms
for' this Durnoaa' are to be furnished
fy the State Tax Commission, and are
to cover such inquires as m the judg
ment of the Commssion are necessary
to disclose its real value. These state
ments, when complete sor a township,
are to be placed before the County
Board of Appraisers, and is this
board which fixes the value. The
county supervisor is chairman of this
board, and its two other members are
to be appointed by the Board of
County Commissioners, and confirmed
by the State Tax Commission.
AppoiatsMdts te be Made First Mon-
Appolntmeat of district and county
supervisors is to be made by the State
Tax Commission during the months of
March end April. The Board of Coun
ty Commissioners in each county is to
appoint, at theis regular meeting the
ftrss- Konday in April, two members
ef f Conat I r4&Aaisera and
Ertiw, et ?- a e poU'aU party.
These appointees rfvve $3.00 per day
when the Board is ia sassioa, ad e
.. KJtr as r ert .ef tbe
ard ef Ceaaty Cov; .. issli.ewrs. '
i-iiiiiiiiiia- sii n
Daniel Boone)
countless number
come again.
the afternoon tram
feeville
April
3rd
give them a warm
deserve it.
DEBATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
Triangle State-Wide Debate at the
School Auditorium and at Ashe
ville. The High schools of the State will
have their debating contests Friday
night, April 4th.
The Waynesville High school will be
represented this year by Grace Al
bright and Howard Leatherwood on
the affirmative, who will meet the neg
ative team from Ashevill here; and
Julius Welch and Bryan Walpole on
the, negative who will meet the Ashe
ville affirmative in Asheville at' the
same time. ,' ,;
The subject for discussion is Uni
versal Military Training.
' Xir the friends of the school are
cordially invited Friday night at 8:30.
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N STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
The new State Highway Commis
sion has been appointed by Got.
Biekett ' as follows: Lieut Frank
Page of Aberdeen, Moore Co.. chair
man, at a salary of $5,500, John El,
Cameron, Kinston, republican, James
K. Norfleet, Winston, and James G.
Stikeleather of Asheville.
The new, board met at Raleigh April
1st for organisation and to take over
the Important duties of their positions.
It looks like a better day has dawned
for the lovers of good roads In North
Carolina. ;
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COL. CLAUDE RHINEHART
, ' IS INJURED NEAR AUSTIN.
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. Austin. Texas. March K-Cekmel.
Claude. RMnehartTefficer in charge ef
flying at CeOy Fields Saa Antonio,
Texas, was seriously. hurt here when
the .j'-ane in which "h was ritflng at
rena Fie! 4 dashed to the ground aboet
x. o'clock this afternoon; ''.' Cultint'
riUuv4S I was Injure!'
UIa? t-,.i...:y:..Jt by seta..:.
caaet. i a W-t cWiskloC ;
OUR GREAT WEALTH.
A Clyde Man Discusses the Financial
Condition- of the United States.
Editor Mountaineer-Courier:
- Five years ago England was rec
ognized as the richest nation on the
globe. At that time we owed Eng.
land bo much money that the annual
interest amounted, to three hundred
million dollars a year. Now England
is paying us, interest amounting to
one hundred and fifty million dollars
a year. ' Before the war we owed
four 'billion dollars abroad. Now the
net' indebtedness of Europe to the
Doited States of America and to pri
yate Interests' in this country is ten
million dollars. The annual interest
payments . on this indebtedness
amounts to at least five hundred mil
lion dollars. ' In brief, we possess at
least one-third of the total ' wealth
of the earth. The United States is
now the richest nation, and the money
bag of the world. We own but 1 of
the world's land, and represent but
6 of the world's population, but we
produce 85 of the world's automo-J
miles, 75 of the corn, 70 of the
copper 60 of the cotton, 52 of the
coal, 40 of the iron and steel, 33
of the silver, 25 of the wheat, 20
of the gold and we operate 40 of the
world's railroads. The above is dem
cratic prosperity unquestioned.
.V : ' JESS.
BOX SUPPER AT HAZEL WOOD.
There will be a box supper given
at the Hazelwood school house Satur
day night from 8 to 11 o'clock for
the benefit of the Waynesville Hospl
tal Elevator fund. Misses Caldwell
and McArver have that territory and
they expect a cordial invitation to
every girl in Haywood county to bring
a box and every man to come and
they extend a cordial invitation to
games, cake and cream and a good
time for everybody.
NOTICE TO HUNGRY FOLKS.
Come to the Library Tea! We wul
theB-th-nicest kind of eats " 'N
.Everything."' ! If you are not there,
your absence will be the only thing to
spoil the occasion. Don't' be a "kill
joy." Come on, ladies, just as you
are either in your best bib and tucker
or your apron and sunbonnet. Come
on gentlemen just as you are we
know, the way to your hearts alright
all we are crying for is opportunity,
we want to feed you.
Don't forget the time and place
Saturday afternoon, April the fifth, 4
o'clock (everybody is hungry then)
at the Girls' Club rooms, on Main
street Now remember this is a
chance of a life time, come one, come
am
HOME SERVICE CONFERENCE AT
MURPHY.
On March . 27, 28 and 29, a Red
Cross conference on Home Service was
held - in Murphy. . Representatives
from seven counties in Western North
Carolina, four In Southeastern Ten
nessee and five in Northern Georgia
attended the conference. Haywood
county was represented by Mrs. Chas.
E. , Itjttinlan Chairman of Home Ser
vice committee in' Waynesville and
Mlsi ' Victoria Bell, Chairman of the
Home Service committee in Canton.
- The following directors from South
ern. Division ef the American Red
Cross , whose- headquarters are in At
lanta;! addressed the delegates: Mr.
Joseph E; Logan, Director of Civilian
Relief, talked on The Purpose of Home
Service Boyd M. Edens, Director of
Bureau of Information, talked on Or
ganization of a Home Service Section,
Dr. ' Alexander Johnson, although he
had been in social work for over forty
years, and at present is director of
Bureau of Supervision Home Service
Section, talked on the Good Neighbor
ia Peace and War. ' Miss Mildred
Hason, Federal' Social Worker at
Oteen, gave a talk on Social Service
i.t the Armv HosnitaL
Miss Alice
' Durkee talked on The Home Treat-
ment of Returned Soldiers. ' ;
''At ' the round table discussions.
problems and questions relative to the
individual chapters were discussed.
The need ef a trained worker was
especially emphasised. 4
Waynearille chapter was eongrat-
ulated on being the only one repre
sented that had realised the need ef
tuLh-icttsr' and having ana in
training at Che institute in Jacksoa-
vc; vUW t
Tie local, Borne Service Secon is
r and aaxious te give apsistanee
cf any Had ta any anldiars faaui? ia
HaywMd aaoaty.-,-. '
A MOBILE SCHOOL.
About- Fifty, Baptist Preachers' and
Sunday School Workers Training
Here This Week To Teach
Other Schools.
Secretary Walter Johnson of the
Baptist State Mission Board con
cieved a great .work in his denomina
tion when he planned schools of meth
ods in Sunday SchooLMission and oth
er departments to be taught in every
corner of the State next summer by
trained workers who are now rettinsr
Instruction at nine places in the
State in Mobile schools one of which
tt ow in session in the Waynesville
Baptist church where about 50 preach
ers of the Tenth Congressional dis
trict are being taught these branches
each morning and afternoon.
'The Mobile school began Monday
night by organizing the classes after
which an able sermon was preached
bjr Dr. Q. C. Davis of Albemarle who
is to preach each night this week
until Saturday when these preachers
will return home to their appoint
ments.
The dean of the school is Rev. J. A.
McKaughan of Rutherfordton, while
the other members of the teaching
force are Rev. J. J. Slattery of Hen
derson ville; Rev. W. E. Wilson, Mur
phy; Rev. W. N. Cook, Bete; Rev. J.
E. Kirk, Farmville; Rev. A. A. Walk
er, New Berne.
Besides "'the preacher and faculty.
others who are in attendance are:
Rev. A. I. Justice, Henderson ville;
Rev. A. B. Smith, Hayes ville; Rev.
John C. Bennett, Candler; Rev. T. F.
Deitz, Bryson City; Rev. C. A. Miller,
Black Mountain; Rev. D. C. McCoy,
Etna; Miss Florence Reid, Sylva; Rev.
J. H. Winkler, Blowing Rock; Revs.
R. A. Sentelle and A. V. Joyner,
Waynesville; J. C. Pipes, Mars' Hill:
Rev. W. T. Truett, Murphy, route;
Prof. J. B. Huff, Mars Hill; Rev. S.
T. Hensley, Asheville; . Frank T.
Rhinehart, Webster; Rev. A. J. Manly,
Rosman; Rev. J. R. Owen, Mara
Hill; Rev. C. - S. Blackburn. Hendor-
sonville; Rev, Benjamin Sorgee, Ashe
ville; Rev. Joa W. Vesey, Asheville;
Revs. J. B. Grice and C. E.' Garten,
Asheville; Rev. John - Hogleh, Cutlo-
wnee; Kev. W. r. Sinclair, Hbrseshore;
Rev. J. M. Billiard, High Point '
WAYNESVILLE . SHOULD FEEL
JUSTIFIED BY THIS STATEMENT.
When Lt Col. Charles E. Davis.
who was removed from his command
of Base Hospital No. 18 (now at 286,
Washington avenue, Albany, N. Y.,)
made this remark: "One hundred and
eighteen names of the women of
Waynesville have been sent to the
Department of Justice at Washing
ton, D. G," he told a falsehood. Upon
investigation it was found not the
siigniesi aiscouixesy in any manner,
shape or form rested on any lady or
ladies of Waynesville. Col. Davia
bluffed the committee of six or seven
men by threats of what he would do
to the town and would not do. It
took a woman who loves her Flag.
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Country and Town to CALL .. his
BLUFF and remove this seemingly
discourteous taint from the ladies of
the town and show up his ehiscanery.
LOYALTY.
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