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' . MARSHALL, N.C, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1930 f;f if ZBOOa8; ygei ThU Week
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CHARTER DAY CELEBRATED V
AT MARS IIRX COLLEGE
Man Hfll, Tebruary 17 Today
Man Hill Collect celebrated for the
first time Charter Day, commemorat
ing the day the college auumed Ha
present name with the granting of the
first charter, February 15, 1859. '
The services, which were held in
the college auditorium at eleven o'
clock, were directed Iby W. H. Hipps,
attorney of Asheville and president
of the Buncombe County Alumni As
sociation. The speakers of the . Oct
casion were President R. L, Moore,
who spoke briefly at the beginning of
ka exercises; Mr. W. H.' Hipps; Mr.
Gilbert Morris, president of the
WhniHa RonV and Trust ComDanV
v oi.Uheville; Dr. J. H. Calfee, presi
dent of Asheville Normal and Asso
ciated Schools; and Mr. J. E. Westall,
Mr. Westall speaking briefly in rfc
sponse to an introduction. Mr. Hipps
lauded Mars Hill as a college of dis
tinctive character and a college 0f
ideals, and paid high tribute to Dr.
: Moore, who has served the college as
president for more than thirty years,
as one of the outstnading educators
of the day, a man whose lofty stan
dards no Dower can shake. Mr. Mor
ris aft.ni navinor resnACts to the. col
. lege, urged the students to realize the
opportunity which was theirs and to
later show their gratitude to the col-
1oh hv tli Air Tnval annnort. Dr.
Calfee recounted the progress of the
college since it began in 1866 as the
aha a mi HaiitTAVMi
Anrimo th Wvil War. in the nresent
with its ten buildings, 85- acre cam
pus and strong faculty, jue uicewise
urged the students to become faith
ful alumni of the college.
Special tribute was paid to the
Hipps family, the only known family
of which every member is a graduate
of Mars Hill. Three-members of the
family were present: W. H. Hipps,
attorney of Asheville; Dr. A. T.
Hipps, physician of 'AshevilWi -and
. member of the, Aston Park Hospital
staff; and their mother, widow of the
late Rev i JR. H. Hipps. - The onw
- membejMthemilynot present
V"Jbs Dr. J. B. Hipps, professor and
'J. pm of the- theological i school of
Shanghai Baptist College, Shanghai,
wains.
The first 'charter of Man HOI Col
" lege was- ratified February 1859,
granting the eollege the "power of
conferring all such degrees and marks
of literary dstinction as are usually
conferred in colleges and seminaries
of learning". The college has never
exercised its power to confer degrees,
as the work rarely went above that
of secondary school grade until it be
came a junior college. The charter
was amended six times since 1859.
In 1931 the colleg will celebrate
its seventy-fifth" annivenary, having
been founded in 1856. Plans to in
crease the permanent endowment of
the college 1250,000 in 193 1 have
been announced. IMr. Hipps expressed
the intention of the alumni to further
increase the permanent assets of the
f -college Charter Day will be cele-
bratad annually, President Moore said
:c today; ' and : he 'expressed the hope
that -the day could be given over
! mainly, to the alumni. ; ' ,
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Listen to the Radio
Now one of the major broadcasting
concerns announces that there will be
a regular weekly broadcast instruc
tion in reading, 'riting, and 'rith
metic over the radio, with a hook-up
that will take in most of the United
tea. The little red schoolhouse
ill tfliiver on its timbers at this new
innovation by which one teacher will
be able to handle a class of 5,000,000
pupils. , , i
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TO THE TAX PAYERS OF
MADISON COUNTY.
The tax payers of Madison
County are ' requested to
meet at the Court House in
Marshall, .Saturday,; March
1, 1930 to adopt certain reso
lutions; and select delegates
to meet; in Raleigh to seek
some tax relief. . ; :. ;
This is a matter that should
interest every tax payer in
the county and you are urg
ed to be present at this meet-l-.-
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E. J. Rhodes Paue
K. 'j: Rhodes, resident of Hender
son county, and a leader in Baptist
church work, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. E. T. Brown, at Druid
Hills,, Friday at 8:Z6 p. m., aiier a
decline of two years, which followed
an operation. Funeral services were
held at the First Baptist church at
Hendersonville Sunday at 2 p. m.,
with the Rev. Dr. Arthur Jackson of
ficiating, i. He was assisten by Dr.
E. Bomar. the Rev. W. A. Morris and
Dr. R. V: Miller. Interment'followed
in 'Greenhill cemetery in West Ashe
ville : The Masons were in charge of
that portion of the ceremony.
Mr. Rhodes was born at Flag Pond,
Tenn.. and when he was in his second
year his family moved to Madison
county. From there the family moved
to Asheville when he was at an early
age, and his young manhood was
spent in Asheville, where he married.
Mr. "Rhodes -was a deacon from his
boyhood in the Baptist churcff, Asne
ville, and he continued this relation to
the church when he moved to Balfour
15 'years ago. There he helped to
organize the Sunday school and to
build the Baptist church,
- He had not been in active business
life for the past two yean, owing to
ill health. , But 0n first coming to
-Balfour had been manager of the
Balfour quarry, and later was inter
ested in the Home Ice and Coal com
pany.:.;. .. ,-
Mr, Rhodes was 62 years old July
13 last Hi's widow was before her
marriage Miss Katherine Rieben, of
Switzerland. His eldest son, Paul J.
Rhodes died a year ago. He leaves
two daughters, Mrs. E. T. Brown of
Druid Hill, and Mrs. W. T. Bolick of
Fk Lauderdale, Fla. One son, Gavin
I Rhodes - of -Asheville, survives.
Twelve grandchildren also survive. .,
Mr. Rhodes was a member of the
1, 0. O. F. 4, Woodman,, a Mason and
1 Airplane Affairs
Figures , regarding airplane acci
dents during the lint half of 1929
showed that more than 69 per cent of
all aircraft accidents in the period
were recorded by those flying
machines; nearly 19 per cent were
due to engine failures; nearly 9 per
cent to airplane structure, failures,
and more than 13 per cent was
charged against weather, darkness,
and undetermined causes,
The airplanes have been bumping
off plenty of victims of late and this
may account for some of the lull in
winter .flying.;
A rumor has it that the Colonel
and Mrs. Lindbergh will have a new
little passenger for their - car when
the flowers bloom in the Spring.
And Byrd and his flock of exploren
are about ready to return from their
exeunion to the South Pole. Wash
ington will have a wow of a celebra
tion in their honor, when they reach
the Capital of their own country.
If You Were Czar,
WHAT?
- Recently The News and Obser
ver, Raleigh,taking note of Gover
nor Gardner's remark that if he
were czar . of . North Carolina he
would issue a proclamation , mak
ing it a crime for anyone in his
domain to feed a baby milk out of
a can, wrote to a number of citi
zens in the State asking! lf you
were Csar of North Carolina what
'would you dot!', .i.-.v ..
Many of the replies were given
in last Sunday's paper, and as an
index' to the subject '-uppermost
on the minds of the - leaden of
thought in the State it is interest
ing to note that the majority of
the answers were in regard, to
.taxation. -Samples of some of
the replies' along this line are t ' --Walter
Murphy, Salisbury: "I
would equalize and reduce taxes.
3: W. A.Hunt, Hendenon: "I would
have all property, real and per
sonal, listed for taxation and for
eign stocks, exemption repealed.
A. D. McLean, Washington: "If
1 were Czar of v Tarheeldom I;
would enforce the constitutional
principle of equality both of edu
cation, and taxation.; v iv ? ;v
'Czars have no Jurisdiction' "of
thought or purpose. I would swap
imperial po'wer for as much per
suasive influence as it would buy,
and use that to abolish crazes of
inflation and panics of pes' mism.
It is in the alternate swi js of
these ertrt -ies "; man
is most hurt. Ve need poise of
ju-p-t tVat t ' es to'l cf one
a" i tt' r U t Tcf.-r tr the
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THE PUBLISHER'S CCLUT.IN
. ABOUT VAIUOUS BIATTERS
HIGH TAXES 'AND HOW
THERE is considerable unrest in; the State of North Caro
, Una due to the burden of payinj ; high taxes. This un
rest is evidenced by the meetings being , held and the
clamor for a special session of the egislature to reduce
taxes on property. The proper d stribution of tax bur
dens is a matter that never has been satisfactorily adjusted
and perhaps never will be to the. sitisf action of all. We
dare say that a special session, even, though it were to con
tinue beyond the legal limit of 20 days and devote all its
time and thought to that one matte alone, a satisfactory
solution would not be reached, i If Ahe BOlons could work
out some scheme whereby the otheif fellow would pay for
the improvements we enjoy.and the other fellow be satis
fied to do so, there would be no troublethe matter would
be settled. But of course such a Solution is impossible.
We believe that some change should be made as to proper
ty tax. That seems to be agreed upon by all parties and
factions. A condition that causes the farms of our state to
be sold for taxes should not be tolerated Jf the owners of
those farms are honestly working and doing all in their
power to live honestly, support their families, and retain
the titles to said farms. But we wonder; if there are not
instances in which some of the farms that are being sold
for taxes could not have been retailed :with proper man
agement and energy and thrift. We have all sympathy for
the man or woman who tries honestly and sincerely to
make a living when misfortunes,; crop;; failures, sickness,
and other unavoidable causes prevent ij;or her from
succeeding in his undertaking. ;But the Irian who idles his
time away, little caring what happens Jfco hia family, if he
has one, is not deserving of sympathy jvhen his home and
farm are sold for taxes. Possibly a sales tax Will to a cer
tain extent relieve the situation.; Placing1 the burden on
those most able to bear it seems right; at rst thought. But
to relieve the fellow who is not able because he was too
lazy to become able is an injustice to the fellow who is try
ing to amount to something in life. When the state is pow
erless to collect from a fellow because he ha3 nothing and
has not made' any effort to have! anything, tMe should Je
some way to tax his time, and Jie should b tea de to worlf 1
somewhere i ataome price aif& paying
or county. Jn other words all oorVpeiple who enjoy the
benefits of taxes should help to pay them.' '
PASSING THE BUCK, OR DODGING ONE'S DUTY
THE ;old saying that the shortest way to a man's heart is
through, his stomach is only partially true. When you
touch his pocketbook, you are dangerously near his heart.
That is why so many people are squalling and squirming
now. We are having in one way or another to pay for
the improvements that have been made on a credit. It's
nice to have these things and we all icnjoy them, but the
disagreeable part of it is paying for them.? We have been
living ahead of our means,, our income,, we have been liv
ing on the future, and when settling day comes, it does not
always find us prepared to meet our obligations. We all
rejoice at long term schools and well paid teachers and
modern school buildings and equipment; we all like good
roads and nice clothes and fine automobiles; we all like
fine homes well furnished and all that goes with them. But
if all these things are coming to us on a credit, as many of
them are,' when settling time comes, much of the joy of
possessing them is destroyed if the payments cannot be
met i There is one good feature about taxes and that is
that some people are compelled to part with some of their
money,. who would never', do so voluntarily. Take our
churches and other benevolent causes, such as orphanages,
and charity organizations, and there are some people who
never contribute a cent to their support.; They will admit
that these causes are worthy and should be supported and
all that, but they are perfectly willing to pass the buck to
the other fellow. A large per cent, even of church mem
bers let the others support the church, when in reality the
churches of a community ought to be supported not only
by all its members, but even citizens who are not church
members might contribute in consideration of the enobling
influence these organizations exert on community life.-; It
should not be necessary for the few to sacrifice as they do
to keep these causes going. Certainly no one should wait
to be solicited. All should be willing to do his or her part
and the burden would not be so heavy on Any. People
.who are able and do not contribute voluntarily to such
worthy causes should not be permitted to dodge their duty.
Changes in tax law? should look especially after those fel
lows who never contribute except when forced to do so.
CONGRESSMAN PRITCH ARD'S JETTY BILL
3.-; .
CONGRESSMAN Pritchard has prepared a bill to be in
troduced in congress relative to the removal of jetties
in the French Broad river. The bill would authorize the -:
work to be done and provide an appropriation for it. If
,we understand this correctly, it has reference to removing v
all obstructions to the progress of the flow of water." If it ;
i- has reference to the removal of dams as well as natural 7
- obstructions such as projecting rocks and so forth, the bill . -will
probably meet with opposition from power companies. '
"Representatives from Henderson and Transylvania coun-
ties were called to Washington in reference to this matter,'
- and as these counties are at the source of the river, we may
' not understand it at all. Some explanation from Congress- -
man Pritchard would be appreciated, so that we may pass
, it on to our readers. ? r ; v?
A barn of tobacco grown by T. H.
Turner, of TTaVe County on" land
vl ere dolor
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limestone was used
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TO PAY THEM
' Little WLfey I bought a wonder
ful radio ft this morning awfully
chef.p, Onlf t2 a week. . - : - -
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THE LAST WARNING TO PEOPLE
AGAINST WHOM SUITS HAVE
BEEN V$ROUCHT TO FORE.
CLOSE TAX SALE CERTIFI
CATES.-V.-- ; , v ';
'fifyfiff -' "
Since ine books containing certifi
cates for the sale of land in Madison
County for delinquent taxes has been
put in myhandB for collection, I have
sent repeated notices tjirough the
mails to persons whose land was sold
for delinquent taxes, giving full de
tails as to the amodnt of the original
tax, cost and Interest. Some people
replied and paid off such delinquent
taxes but a great many did not
Under (he.' instructions of the County
Commissiol(jns and under the law
which compels suit to be brought,' I
have proceeded to bring suit to fore
close the' Tax Sale Certificates which
have? net Veen paid, not including the
taxesfor 1928. Since suit has been
brought, a great many persons have
come in and paid up the tax, interest
and cost, and wherever persons have
had a good defense to the suits, such
defenses have been considered, and if
the suit was .not properly brought or
the defense' was valid, non-suit has
been, taken- in such cases. A large
number of cases are still pending, and
many of the defendants appear to
treat the whole matter with silence,
and are: apparently making no effort
whatever to;,- ke settlement. Where
defendantsifV diking an effort to j
pay, I shall hold off taking judgment
just as long as I am permitted under
the law, but , where the parties are
making no effort to pay off the taxes,
interest and accumulated cost, I shall
proceed to take judgment, which will
cause to he added considerable a
mount of cost to what has already ac
cumulated, There will be the cost
of takiig the judgment, the costof
of at least' two advertisements, the
fees of tbti" 'commissioner who is ap
pointed to; 'sell the land, and still fol
lowed up by other costs. : I have done
my best t accommodate everybody
wno nas een .oeienaan-c in ; mese
eaies:liut;'ti4Uae4';nw
when I musfc'act ' I am new engaged
in maKmg.apairacis oi me tiue to ine
property involved in the different
suits, wbich adds more cost, and as
soon as I , have finished making the
abstract's," f ihih then proceed to take
judgments $Svfollow the judgments
up in the manner prescribed by law
for the sale of the land. If you want
to saveto$y you had better come
in and settle up now or make some
definite arrangement.
" JOHN A. HENDRICKS,
County. Attorney.
GARDNER NEUTRAL
Governor Gardner is to be recom
mended foWtaking a neutral position
in the Bailey-Simmons fight. If the
GovernWtfey private citizen it
would be .entirely permissible for him
to ioltpVhfveourse taken by ex
Governors iTorifison and McLean.
His deerminaon1 to remain out of a
party. contest 'while he is the chief
executive?! Lth State is a sensible
and dignified course. Governor Gard
ner )s th .governor of all the people
of, KTorth Carolina, Democrats and
Republicans, and of all kinds of Dem
ocrats.' There Is absolutely no reason
for h'ea7ff in a factional war
in his own' party. ; , J
-Tbe - Hendersonville Times-News.
A SUSTAINING
tPMlLOSOPHY
So many of us think of the days
ahead when .this or that posses
sion or this or that condition will
give us the happiness we think we
do not have at present. After aU,'
happiness; is a state of mind and
that - person who does not culti
vate the habit of happiness and is
not happy under present circum
stances will probably never - be
happy.' " Kirve .people out of ten
spend all their lives getting ready
to Hvev;'iui'.lttstead . of enjoying
life in the 'present, look forward
to .the tiimv when everything will
bejuat ttght .for the real enjoy
ment of" lif e-j-usually : the chief
objMttrei?!1 plenty'of t money,
and plenty of time. Ana in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred the
time never comes. Certainly it
comes , only to those "Who - have
been happy, all along- found hap
piness in the simple,-' every-day
' The Ihonght'we have uppermost
in mind is expressed in this quota
tion from a letter we read the
other day;.' . r- -l
"Her philosophy fa hot to spend
the rroter part of life expecting
to have all tor heart's desires af
ter awhile, but to enjoy to the
fullest every Joy that each day
bri-- u the beauty of a sunset,
a ) tx t ways, the joy of
t , i ? t"9 rrt j"v of
1 - ! !." .
GENERAL NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Just after our paper was printed
last Week, . the news was flashed
across, the continent that Charles
Evans Hughes had been confirmed
by the Senate as Chief Justice by
a vote of 52 to 26. The opposi
tion, to the confirmation came as
a surprise to the country and grew
to 'considerable strength before
the Vttte was taken, following four
days intense debate. He will as
sume his duties immediately.
News from Asheville last Friday
was to the effect that 200 business
men subscribed $20,000 stock in a
tobacco warehouse for Ashevlile.
That was an average of only $100
per subscriber, which is not so
much to, boast about. Marshall's
average was much better per sub
scriber than that but the trouble
about Marshall is that there are
not enough subscribers.
36 schools in South Carolina
closed last week because of a lack
of funds with which to run the
schools. This represented approx
imately 2800 children. The edu
cation of the masses comes high
and our country will do well, if it
continues, to find the necessary
funds. Our young people should
appreciate "the sacrifice our tax
payerj are making to give them
schooling.
' '
.; !rWxitf; of Chicago has had to
vprp'- iifii-.tfcfi onp ;of
)im'ieisiMl :pay 4t,-!
wii" Employees. rWlMt Srtn ft "dfl"
about' other expensis and Improve-
ments? .There is auch a thing as -"going
head over heels in debt"
and that seems to be the case in
Chicago,
A meeting of the editors of
Western North Carolina Was held
in Asheville last Saturday, opening
about 11 o'clock in , the morning
and continuing practically through
out the day, except for about an
hour for lunch. If the dreams of
some of those present materialize,
it will mean much not only for the
publishers of our section of the
state, but also for the development
of all lines of endeavor.
41 degrees below zero was re
ported from North Atlantic states
the first of the week, resulting in
quite a number of deaths. .
'
Part of Yancey County is seek
ing to become a part of Buncombe
County. Pensacola township, which
includes the famous Mount Mitch
ell, and is said to- comprise about
one-fourth of Yancey County, is
"the territory seeking annexation to
r Buncome. Dissatisfaction result
ing from the failure of the com
missioners, to build a road through
this district was given as the chief -cause
of the movement,
A meeting of some 600 citizens
L was held in Asheville Monday night
to discuss relief from tax burdens.
The body selected March 31 as the .
date when five representatives from
every county in North Carolna are
to meet in Raleigh to discuss prop- :
erty tax reducton and to renew the
request that Governor Gardner call .
a special session of the legislature
to pass relief measures. The meet- ,
ing favored transferring the school
system to the state, at least letting "
the state- assume the financial bur-,
den while the schools continue un-
A tar on Gross Sales rather than
on property was the general Idea '
to be worked out on an equitable
basis.
NOTICE i
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; To' all who have-not paid j
iour 1929 tax, remember
jthat two per cent penaljty
jfwiil be added on the second
S day. of March. "' Remember I
; that your land will be adver-1
ised after the first Monday
IinMay. "'
''-v.' Respectfu!!r,
s : --B. E. ;.gtt" '