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Editorial Comment
WOMEN AND POLL TAX
TI7E quote below an editorial
IF which recently appeared in
the Morganton, N. C, News
Herald :
Heading that the South Carolina
Legislature in its struggle to find
ways and means to finance public
institutions and charitable enter
prises is considering the idea of
requiring women voters to pay the
same poll tax paid by men, we are
disposed to think the proposition
altogether just and fair. Come to
think about it," why should women
be exempt from poll tax? One of
the South Carolina papers de
clares, and we agree, that "Women
are not fairly treated if a bill is
not passed calling on them to pay
poll tax".
The Columbia State, saying there
is no valid reason why any voter,
regardless of sex, should be ex
empt from poll tax, prefers that
the women should take the lead.
It approves a suggestion of a South
Carolina woman that the proceeds
of poll tax paid by women go to a
T. B. sanatorium, and adds:
- "That w thinkj is a wonderful
Idea. Let the women pay a poll
tftX and then let them see where
that money goes. Let them know j
that their dollars are placed where
they will each year save the lives
of many children. That would be a
blessing to South Carolina!
"What say the women?"
if and when a similar movement
is started in North Carolina, here
is at least one woman who ap
proves the idea. We can think of
numerous causes which would ap
peal .to women generally and for
-the support of which they would
not object to paying poll tax. We
trust that the. next Legislature in
North Carolina will follow South
Carolina's lead.
We are inclined to agree
' with Miss Cobb that this idea
is ja good . one. - It should be
. r thought over and seriously con
' sidered.
FOREST TAXATION.
ESSAY CONTEST
f A letter addressed to the County
ear sbrithmmt;
Those high 'school pupils who are
taking part, in the essay contest on
forest taxation conducted by this De -
partmentj must, hr, accordance -with
the rules, hand tn their essays to the
t. principal of their, schools -not later
than March 17 J Bttween that "time
and April 10 when the successful
essays most be' received at this office,
the school principals most pass upon
the essays and turn ove the three
; best rn 'each school t o and -your
Committee consisting of yourself and
two others as outlined en page 2 -trf
tie enclosed letter to the principals
cf the hi :.!i schools who must decide
t . r.e x essays' tji jour" eooi
z'iT - : r. s-.i c.t
prizes should be awarded by author
ized representatives of the donors at
the commencement of tbe Hchools to
which the successful contestants be
long. A considerable number of
children in your county have applied
for material so that I think you may
expect a keen contest.
I hope by this time you have selec
ted your county committee giving
Mr. W. K. Beichler, the District For
ester at Asheville, an opportunity of
looking over the essays if this meets
with your approval I shall look for
ward to receiving the three winning
essays from you or your committee
not later than April 10. These es
says will be returned if desired in
time for the commencement exercises.
If one of the winners of the State
nrizes is from your county, we' will
notify you as soon as the decision is
made.
Very truly yours,
J. S. HOLMES, State Forester
GENERAL' NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
The University of N. C. was
saddened the latter part of last
week when it was learned that
President Harry Woodburn Chase
had tendered his resignation to the
college. Dr Chase had been in
Chapel Hill for twenty years. He
is to become president of the Uni
versity of Illinois.
The second executive lost by N.
C. colleges in two days last week
was Dr. Francis Pendleton Gaines,
of Wake Forest College, who ten
dered his resignation to the board
of trustees of the college on Friday
of last week. Dr. Gaines announc
ed Thursday night that he would
accept the presidency of Washing
ton and Lee University, tendered
him following a meeting of the
board 0f trustees in Richmond, Va.,
Thursday.
Station WWNC, the radio station
now owned and operated by The
Asheville Citizen, observed its
third birthday anniversary last
Saturday night immediately after
midnight, with a special "Night
Hawk" program.
A nine-hole golf course is being
laid out in the Bridewell or county
jail, a report comes from Chicago,
this course being built by the pris
oners for the benefit of the judges,
prosecutors and defense attorneys
with an hour or two to lose from
the courtroom.
Six persons were slightly injur
ed, although all of them escaped
serious injury, when an Asheville
Oteen bus left the Black Mountain
highway Sunday afternoon, turn
ing completely over and landing
right side up in the Swannanoa
River. A broken radius rod was
given as the cause of the accident.
The Carl LaFell orchestra of the
George Vanderbilt Hotel in Ashe
ville has been signed for another
year. ' This will be good news for
the many people who listen to this
orchestra.
Tears shone in the eyes of on
lookers during the brief ceremony
Monday as Charles Evans Hughes
ascended to the chief justiceship of
the United States, at which time
there was an atmosphere of ming
led gladness for the coming of
Hughes and sadness for the serious
Illness of his predecessor, William
Howard Ta&.'J;,.; -
Li A, ,stwe.ntyrfive room,, one-story
school -building is to be built at
Enka, N. G near .Asheville, nder
tentative plans submitted Tuesday
night id committeemen and princi
pals ol four Buncombe; ' county
i,- school districts. : : j
! ; . ee ' -, jCHv:--;,
..j. new, commodious, modern
' freight" depot baa been built in
j. Morganton, N. C, by the Southern .
I -Railway. - Thia depot has been in
use for some time, and the, build
ing 1s of brick and concrete with
concrete floors, steel frame, cement
" tile . roof, copper- gutters, ; steam
- heating plant , and electric wires.
" , t" .
rt " , Albert Tsngora, world's champ-
i ion t; ; ist, gave a demonstration
at Cecil's Business Colore in.
Asheville Wednesday at 11:30
-o'clock. 1 " ' . . v " ' i .:?? '
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SHAKIN' SAM SEZ:
Did you-all ever notice
how a feller sometimes in
voluntarily (where, oh,
where did I get dat word? )
mentions de place he come
from, dat is, de place where
he has formerly been fer a
longtime? Well, speak
ing parenthetically, I do de
same thing oncet in a while,
an' dat's why I'm goin' to
tell you 'bout a little ex
per'ence I done had in Ala
bam' years an' years ago.
It happened dis way I was
out fishm' one day, an de
fish wasn't bitin' much, an'
I was jes' sittin' on de bank
a-smokin' my ol' pipe an'
kinder dreamin', you know,
when all of a sudden
BAM ! jes' like dat, some
thin' hit my line. Well, I
thought I'd hooked a whale
er somethin' like dat, when
I really was jes' fishin' for
a mess o' catfish, but I
yanked on de pole, an' den
de fun began. Oh, my gosh,
I never is seen sich a fuss
as dat ol' fish was makin'.
I thought he was goin' to
drag me overboard in spite
of all dat I could do. Oncet
he jumped plum' out o' de
water an' I got a good look
at him, an' boy, he mus'
have weighed at leas' fif
teen pounds, an' he was a
doggone good-lookin' BASS
at dat. Imagine dat fish
in for catfish an' hookin' a
bass like dat. Well, I mus'
have got excited or some
thin', 'cause anyway de line
broke, an' I guess dat ol'
bass is still livin' today at
leas', as far a3 I've had any
more to do wid him, he is.
Dat's jes' a case o' fisher
man's luck, er I should say,
hard luck.
I'm goin' to tell you folks
some mo' of my exper'enc
es some time. Boys, I've
seen things an' done things.
Yassuh!
I don't know why, tut I
still gits a little item oncet
in a while in regard to de
Office Kat, whose Kolum
used to run' in dis paper. I
want to tell you, oncet an'
"fur" a, de Office Kat is
dead an' dee-funct, 'an' I
reckon it's a good thing I
got here when I did to start
another column in place sof
de other one. J
HOME DEMONSTRA
TOR'S COLUMN
Organization of County Federation
of Home Demonstration Clubs
Monday. March 3rd. at 1 :00 o'clock
in the Court Room there will be
meeting of the home demonstration
women for he purpose of organizing
a County Federation. Every home
demonstration club member will au
tomatically be a member of the Coun
ty Federation.' THa nature and busi
ness oz such an organization will be
explained t the meeting.
Then there are several important
matters to be . discussed pertaining to
County business.. Please, every home
demonstration member come.
Leaders SduwJ ' - r
- Mits Mary E. Thomas, 'Extension
Food Specialist from" State Collet.
will giv her first leaders school in
foods, our major project for the year.
Miss Thomas will be here March 12
at 10:15. She is especially anxious
to meet ail the leaders and as many
of the other women that esn come.
But is is especially requested that all
leaders, attend. - , .
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
Monday, 1 :0O Countv
Tuesday, 10:30 Spring Creek rirls.
s 1:30 Spring Creek women.
Wednesday. 2:30 -W.io
j Thursday, 10:30 Beech Clen girls.
.-. . .'. :00 Pioneer women.
- Mom Toung Mr. - Snrtin sent
urac concn ci orcnids J."t nsgrni;
I tMrk tvre's romrthir' n. '
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From (GRAND VIEW
Saturday, Feb. 22, another noble
character, Rev. Mr. H. Hooker, age
eighty years, and of the Red Oak
section, passed away. For some
time he had been in declining health
having steadily grown worse for the
past several months. He bore his
illness patiently onto the end and is
now doubtless resting in perfect peace
with the Master, free from the hard
ships of this sinful world.
Funeral services were held at the;
Grand View Baptist church, Monday
at 11 :00 o'clock, after which his body
was placed in the lonely cemetery
nearby, there to sleep until the great
resurrection morning. The beautiful
floral offerings were many as Ahey
were, placed upon his grave of clay.
Mr. Hooker professed faith, in
Christ at the age of 14, ever after
remaining a devoted Christian and a
laborer for God, of which forty-five
years of his life was entirely sacri
ficed in the duties of his Master. His
prayers, council, and remarkable in
fluence shall long be remembered in
the lives of his numerous friends and
relatives to help guide them along
the- same pathway.
Being an oia pioneer minister, no
was the second oldest in the French
Broad Association, doing his work
faithfully always, which has won for
him many stars in his crown. Mr.
Hooker was also known to. never fail
to visit the bedside of the ill, if
they were anywhere in reach; to
cheer them in hopes of Christ. The
times he has filled his place in Grand
View church, his prayers and inter
est for the upbuilding of the com
munity and the edification of the
church shall not be forgotten for dec
ades to come. We, too, who are still
remaining, through the moment of
departure uncertain, should follow
the example he has left behind, so we
may in our dying moment, smile at
death as a brighter life awaiting for
us just beyond the crystal waters.
Stretch our arms toward God, and fly
into His tender, loving care, thereto
remain to sing His praise throughout
the ceaseless ages.
Our deepest sympathy and regard
we extend to the lonely companion
and children, and only pray that they
may travel in the footsteps of father
and husband, the high ideals and the
deep conviction he was always noted
for; until they meet him on the other
shore to reign for all eternity.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Hunter who have .visited her bedside
during her illness will be glad to
learn of her recovery.
People of this community were all
sorry when the beautiful, home of
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Green was des
troyed by fire. Very few furnish
ings were saved.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Reese and child
ren spent the week end with Mr. C.
M. Burnette.
Mrs. H. Hector, of Rector's Chapel
spent the day Sunday wth her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. B. O'Connor, t ,
PRAISE THEIR TEACHERS
We onlv have otte more week of
school. We are very sorry of it, too.
Mrs. Bernice Payne and Mr. Winston
Rice have taught us one of the best
schools we have ever had. I think
our school has been extra good. We
have all learned well We love them
both. V " "'
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BAIIKI!i6WipESFr.EAD
Over' 13 , Billion . Dollars of Bank
Assets j In Affiliated "Systems
Numbering 1,850 Members
In Nearly Every State.
Over 1.8E0 banks with more than
thirteen billion dollars In resources
are shown to be associated with chain
or group banking systems in the
United States in facts recently gath
ered by the Economic Policy Commis
sion of the American Bankers Asso
ciation. The chairman of the' com
mission, R, S. Hecht of New Orleans,
pointed out that the facts Indicate that
"almost per cent of our banks and
over 18 per cent of our banking re
sources are tn the great net of group
or chain banking that now covers al
most every part of the country."
The commission's facte comprised
chain and group banking affiliations in
the broadest sense of the term, the re
port said. They Included those groups
In which the controlling element waa
a particular bank, there being report
ed 78 Instances of thia class Involving
407 banks and about $6,478,000,000 in
combined banking resources. They
Included also groups In which a non
banking holding company, not sub
sidiary to any particular bank, Was In
control and of this class 28 instances
were found, Involving 880 banks and
nearly 85,888,000,000 In resources, -roe
report also included groupings In
which control was exercised by In
dividual persons and these cases num
bered 167, Involving 1,071 banks and
about $1,468,000,000 in assets.
Jhs Total Figures
The total was over $18475,000,000 m
rmnta reaonrces. Some of the sys
tems comprised 50 to 100 banks each.
Head offices of the groups were rouna
in all inrlsdietions. but nine of the
states and the District of Columbia.
"We have not Included in these ng-
,.r.a " tha rennrt SSjrs. "banking
groups In which a commercial bank, a
trust company and an investment
house, and sometimes a savings bank,
are tied together by some form of
stock holdings and operated as com
plementary elements In an organisa
tion rendering complete financial serv
ices. We have held that such groups
are similar to a departmentalized bank
and different In the purposes and op
erations from a chain or group bank
ing system.
"For purposes of the present report
iaflna chain nr arrouo banks as sys
tems in which centralized control,
whether corporate or personal ana
either rigid or informal, directs the
operations of two or more complete
banks, not functionally complemen
taryweacjf working on its own capital
and under Its own personnel and lo
cated In one or more cities or states."
Commenting on the question wheth
er the . rapid development of chain
banking was In the nature of a reac
tion against restrictions Imposed cm
branch banking by the banking laws
in many states the report says that
observation does not wholly confirm
this theory since chain banking Is
iant in anma states where vir
tually no restriction is imposed on
branch banking, as well as in
where the establishment of branch
banks Is prohibited. It adds: , -
The Question of Branch Banking
"However the facts do show that
anti-branch banking laws have been a
factor, in some cases, and probably In
some sections, in the spread of chain
banking. Instances have come toour
attention where expansion along chain
bank lines has been carried out by
state banks whose expansion along
branch bank lines was topped by the
passing of state laws prohibiting fur
ther branches.; Yet whether expansion
would have been along branch bank
lines it the laws had Imposed nooar
riers. it Is Impossible to say. There
is obviously a well developed banking
opinion In some sections tbat the chain
bank method brings to outlying banks
the strength and efficiency of a Mg
organisation ..without depriving them
of their locaAndlviduality and sympa
thies. In view , of the mixed factors
noted, we feel It Is unsafe to pneral
Ise as to what bearing branch banking
. - i -mi-n riavnlnnmentS.
The recent era of rapid chain bank
developments has found specuio in
flection in some,state legislative ac
tion u tending to restrict or control
chain or group banking. Also we nnd
a sharp difference of .opinion among
state bank commissioners whoave
6xpreesed their sentiments regarding
chain banking" v.P'-r-v-V 5
. in tha revolt. Issued
to booklet form by the association at
itsr New York City headquarters.
Chairman Hecht says w;-wr
nomic Policy Commission does not
take a stand In advocacy of or In op
position to this new method of con
centrating banking resources through
the affiliation of banks into groups and
chains, but is simply offering as a fact
finding body what we believe is the
first complete national picture of this
ripidly growing movement. 4 . '-t--:
SCHOOL SAVINGS GROW
A total of 4,222.935 school chndren
participated In school savings banking
la the United States during the last
school year, depositing $28,672,498 and
rolling up .net savings of $10,E39,S:S,
bringing total bank balances now cred
ited to this movement to above 13
million do!!ars. accorfi:ss to tv sa
cnal rrort cf tie Ear'.-"i r C't
r' n r? V ' -nerKsn I '"' ':i,
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juaranan, r eo. go, xov ,
From Walnut Creek
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Meco WalliB
on February lSth,' a fins baby, girl,
nameva'Gerie!;fe:,V,'':''f'i'
ana Mra-.-Manue! Massey. also
Mr. nd Mrs. Xleck Crow from Black
Mountain, were visiting friends on
Walnut Creek Sunday.
, Mr. Patterson Wild was the Sun
day afternoon caller -of ; Miss Erna
Wallin. :'' V:hiv-My-': .
Mr. Joe Wild has cone to Black
a will wnrtc tar a
WVHMVWU "v- ----- .
while.;,,.;: v,.-:'.::"-.
Mrs. Clyde Wallin spent the day
Monday with her mother-in-law.
j Miss Vertie i Fender : is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. Jane
Wallin, on Walnut Creek.
.Mrs. Mary Wallin spent Saturday
evening with Mrs. Bessie Reese.
, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Fender were
vkitino? their daughter, Mrs Maco
Wallin, Saturday and Sunday.
. Miss Annie Wallin and Miss Han
nah Ball were. Visiting at the home
of Miss Erna "and Eula. Wallin Tues
day, v . ; " "
vShakin' Sam, come on with your
column. It sure 1s fine. ' I am a
weekly reader of your column. I
nave nouuns w bj ww
look. That Is aQ right with me.
"ANNA CHRISTIE- , 'Y
' SSBBSSBSaSSBSaSst
GreU Garbo's first talking picture,
"Anns, Christie, which because of
the cariosity on the part of audi
ences regarding Miss Garbo's speak
ing voice, has aroused more interest
than almost any other picture to
come to the audible screen, will be
presented at "the Plaza Theatre, in
Asheville during the entire week of
March 8rd.
And for the benefit of those who
are still curious about Miss Garbo's
ability to adapt herself to the new
medium of audible entertainment, it
might be well to quote from a review
of Mollie Merrick in the Hartford,
Connecticut Times. She (writes
"Yesterday at a professional preview
the Garbo voice was run for these
ears. It is the sort of earthly, thrill
ing, deep-toned voice you would have
hoped she would possess. But her pos
sessing this is just the beginning of
the story. It is in the use of it that
Garbo reveals herself an artist an
artist far beyond any of the limita
tions which silence imposed on her.
She emerges thru this new form, a
woman of surpassing personality. An
artist with capabilities for a far
greater gamut than the Garbo of the
silent films." .
Clarence Brown, who directe
"Flesh and the Devil", directed Miss'
Garbo's first venture on the audible
screen..
MRS. J. W. GOFORTH DEAD
After an illness 0f fourteen months
Mrs. J. W. Goforth, age 29, of Bar
nard, died at her home Tuesday, Feb
ruary 25 at 1:45 P. M., of tubercu
losis. Tha funeral 'was at four o'
clock Wednesday conducted by Rev.
Perry Sprinkle, interment following
at Crosier Ridge . cemetery on Big
Pine. Mrs. Goforth leaves her hus
band, her father, W. H. Roberts; tw0
sisters, Mts.L. ' J. Harpe and Miss
Vanita .Roberts; and two children,'
Walteen, age , and Colleen, age 22
11 mv. i 1 ir- t m
muuuia. Aiie uuDiwiiu, w, n. vra-
forth, wishes to thank the people of
tjhe community for "their kindness!
during her death and burial.
Scene in modern appartment:
. Sher-Dear, there's a man under the
bed. -
He Don't disturb ; him he'll
freeze to death in an hour or so.-
The Pathfinder.
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