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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1933
THE FARM-INFLATION BILL
The drastic provisions of the farm-inflation
bill as passed by the Senate gives Presi
dent Roosevelt virtually dictatorial powers
over currency and agriculture. This experi
ment was legalized in an effort to make prices
higher in a hope of conquering the depression,
we are told.
The bill, as passed by the Senate, has been
the topic of much discussion, because it will
affect every American citizzen. There are three
separate divisions of the farm-inflation bill and
each has several methods which the president
can use.
The provisions in the. farm-relief bill, as
passed by the Senate, are summarized thus by
the New York Times:
Direct Agricultural Relief
The President and the Secretary of Agn.
culture are authorized to use one or all of three
methods to raise farm values as follows:
1. Domestic Allotment To determine, the
consumption of wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, dairy
products, tobacco, rice, and beet and cane-sugar;
to license producers and processors so that only
.."'domestic consumption requirements shall be
sold in the domestic markets at prices equal
generally to the average in 1909-1914, and to
collect a tax from processors to pay the cost,
2. To lease marginal lands and withdraw
from production sufficient acreage to cut pro
duction of agricultural commodities to domes
tic needs.
3. To guarantee cost of production to farm
ers (opposed by House conferees).
An amendment providing that the 2,300.
UO0 or more bales of cotton held by farm-credit
agencies as collateral for crop production and
other purposes should be withheld from the
market until the spring of 1934 was adopted.
Farm-Mortgage Relief
To refinance through voluntary arrange
ments with mortgagors farm mortgages at in
terest rates of l1 per cent throught the is
suance of. bonds, the interest of which would
be guaranteed by the Government.
Inflation
Authorizing the President to use three
methods of raising the dollar values of com
modities. 1. By increasing Federal .Reserve credits
by a maximum of $.'.0u0,UUU.OOi,
2. By issuing up to So.Ouu.uuu.Ouo of Treas
ury notes, secured not by gold, but solely by
the credit of the United States. This money
would be used to buy back government securi
ties. . 3. Devaluing the gold content of the dbllai :
by a mtK-h as Tin pt-r c-r.t.. with addition.;! au
thorization for the Piesider.t .to establish, at
his discretion, a fixt ratiu. of silver to guld and
to provide for the unlimited coinage of silver at
that ratio.
The Senate also approved an 'amendment
permitting the acceptance of as much a S20O;
000, (101) of silver at a maximum rate of fifty,
cents an ounce, on the war debts.
The prices of the latest millinery models
merely show how money has a way of going to
some people's heads. Punch (London).
Steamships, stabilized, lose their roll,
Whereas business, done the same way, gets its
back. Arkansas Gazette.
With the sad experience we have had with
dirigibles, we should be very careful about how
we inflate the currency. Brunswick Pilot,
This wrestle with present conditions is a
sort of cash-as-cash-can affair. west (Texas)
News.
The musical Secretary of the Treasury
promises to be free with his notes. Thief River
Falls (Minn.) Times.
THE PRICE OF ARSON
$200 a minute! $16S,0u0 a day!
That's what we, the American people, pay
for arson.
In any period, arson is a prevalent and
dangerous crime. In periods of depression it
increases amazingly. This year home fires are
30 to 40 per cent greater than they were last
year. Property values are down a rire starts
arson is the answer in many case.-.
Again, there are arson rings which make
a business of collecting thousands of dollars
through incendiary fires. There was a gang
in Philadelphia which would buy a number of
old and broken-down horses and put them in
an isolated stable, chaining them to their stalls.
Insurance policies were then taken out on an
equal number of valuable thoroughbreds. The
stable with its occupants, was reduced to ashes
and the gang collected. The arsonist has no
regard for human or animal life. He is the
most desperate, and the most despicable of
criminals. He works in the dark. He is a
menace to every citizen.
A short time ago the stock fire insurance
companies of the nation adopted a policy of not
paying fire claims until GO days had elapsed.
In the month following, fire loss dropped ap
preciably. The insurance claimant knew there
would be the most thorough investigation be
fore a claim was paid.
But arson will go on until it is made so hot
for the arsonist that he is. figuratively, burned
in his own flames. Every citizen, insurance
companies, fire marshals and public officers
must help trap him. Industrial News.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION FOR I S
Several weeks ago whui the District Cham
ber of Commerce was organized, we stated in
this column that since Waynesville had two
chambers of commerce that The Mountaineer
would cooperate with both, and not take sides
with either. We stated that we would give
publicity to each organization as given us.
We still maintain the attitude above, al
though we have rented to the Waynesville Dis
trict Chamber of Commerce part of our front
office for their headquarters. This was done
because of a business proposition, andnothing
.more.
We want to make our position clear at this
time. We have merely rented the new organi
zation office space, and they are to use it as
they see fit. They have no connection with the
paper, and we have no connection with their
organization.
As long as there are two similar organi
zations in Waynesville, we shall continue to
remain neutral on all matters pretaining to
them. -
A STORY WITH TWO MORALS
"Speech is silver, silence golden," to mil
lions who have quoted it has remained an adage
and nothing more. A man in Delaware has
transmuted it apparently into actual coin to
liquidate his debts..
Eleven years ago. states a United Press dis
patch. Mr. Melvin Train persuaded friends to
invest in a new business.. Through the fault of
another their money was lost. Mr. Train re
solved . to make good his; friends' losses and
never to speak until full restoration was com
pleted. A day or two ago he mailed the check
which canceled the remaining indebtedness.
Then he spoke for the first time, in eleven years.
Unlike 'the dumb wife in Antatole France'
diverting comedy who. recovering her speech,
talked with terrifying volubility. Mr. Train
said little. The habit of taciturnity has grown
upon him. Writing his wishes on a pad has
taught him brevity, doubtless. But he spoke m
some, purpose : . ';
"It wasmt so hard after the first year.
Most; folks talk entirely too much. I kept quiet
and worked."
There seem to be two morals to the story
Be silent, and Be honest. Without going as
far as Carlyle's dictum that no speech ever
uttered or utterable is worth comparison with
silence." most will admit that that "unruly
member," the tongue, needs constant curbing.
And, at a time when too many, without a real
excuse, take wrong advantage of prevailing
conditions to evade their obligations, Mr. Train's
code of honesty points to a code of honor worthy
of wider application. Christian Science Moni-ter.
A divorce due to cross-word puzzles has
been granted in America. The report does not
say who was granted the custody of the dic
tionary .Punch.
The "Buy American' admonition might
produce a better feeling abroad and achieve
more effective results at home by the judicious
insertion of a comma. Ex.
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Lesson for May 21
JESUS ANSWERS HIS ADVERSARIES
LESSON TEXT M..rk 12. 13-44.
GOLDEN TEXT The cS,-r3 an
svvere'i. Never n an s;ak l:k '.'r.:.- i: an.
John 7.45
PRIMARY TOi'JO Ta:k:r.g With
Jes-js.
JUNIOR TOI'IC Jsu Ar.!er.r.j
Hard Qj.?-t::.r.s.
intermi:d:at;: as: kunivp. t.'P-
IC Tr.ft W.iv t. Mt . ;: - : : .
VOVN J PEOPLE AN" I.' AL'L'LT TOP
IC H . -.v i j i; ejl W.:. u&Jctvri.
I. Jesus S. lences H.s Enemies (vv.
k;-:ji).
1. Tii.; Pl.:ir;se..-S ut.d HerodiatlS
(vv. i:i-17). In orJ-r to destroy him
they sought t- discredit him anions:
the people. To this end they sent rep
resentatives of butb factions (v. 13).
a. Tlieir question (v. 14). The
Pharisees contended that since God
was the real kin;; of Israel, it was
not obligatory to pay taxes to a heath
en kin,-. The Herodlans were support
ers of Herod. They came to him with
flattery on their lips with this subtle
question. For him to answer yes
would have discredited hiui with ttu
people, an J to have said n. would
have n.ade li.'ra liable to arrest by the
Ibunai) autlcrities.
b. Jesus' reply (vv. I.j-1T). He
asked f. r a .-"in to be brought and in
quir.-d whose Kiia.-.? and superscription
ir I... re, -dee? a tit is that those who a.-c.-pt
the coin of Caesar should pay
tax.-s to Ca.-sar. In this reply Jesus
scapes their trap and enunciates a
principle which appl.es to ail time and
condition. as to the responsibility of
Christians to civil government. . Those
wlfi sic-.-pt t';.' p-r .tectinr) and benelits
if civil s..v..rn:!i.-nt sho'ild ' support
1 oveni:iie:;i . llnwever, being a
en.';.'!i. There is
is t:
m-1 (w.
s.-s made it not only le
y binding in the case
g without Children for
take his wife (Deut.
loval citizen
a duty to ; i
'j. The Sadducees (vv... 15-J7), The
I'barisees an! HerodiatiS bein- si
lenced, ti'.e Sa.l!u.,.1s came with a
quest!. .ii 'which itiV'ive-l tint -o lily dm
to.TM'it.v but i;,o rurrection of the
body .
a. The case
The law of Mo
i! bi;r Taora."
. ' a !;..: :i d i :;
h.s Ic-ot!..- to
- c:' ;i. T';-y prop .sed . t lie case of
w-..:i.rtn . married suocessiveiy to seveD
br .th.-rs. They asked w bos,, wife she
shall be in the resurrection.
b. Jesus' reply (vv.: 24-2''). By a
quotation froni the Mosaic law (Exod.
." :0 " . he .roves the resurrection of the
dead and their continued existence be
yond death as human beings'.- He
showed that paarriage is for tbe pres
ent lit'e only. In this respect human
beings wiii be as the angels in the
resurrection life. He pointed out that
their gross error was due to. two
tj.in.-s :
(1) 1,'uorance of the Scriptures (v,
24). In the very Scriptures which
they professed to believe was positive
pr..of of the resurrection (Exod. 3:0).
. ('-) Ignorance of t lie power of God
(v. 2V. Col is able to provide a life
where there will be no death, no
births, or marriages. .
3. The scribes (vv. 2 -34). Per-ceivin-
that Christ had effectively an
swered the Sadducees. one of the
scribes came 'with the question as to
which was the great commandment,
Jesus summed up man's whole duty
In one word, love "love to God a:;d
love to man."
,11. Jesus' Question (vv. SC-STi.
; He now turned upon his adversaries
with a counter question. Its answer
Involves the central problem of Chris
tian philosophy, indeed of all rational
thinkinc: Christ's place In the scale
of beicn is the foundation truth of all
n.-l.t thinking. "Is Jesus Christ man
or ;...I. Is tie God and man?' David
spoke, of the -coni.it! j Messiah as both
his s,m and God, There is but one
answer to this question the incarh.i
t...:i of God in Christ.
111. Jesus Conciemrs the Scribes
(vv. :;.
. The .attitude of those pe-.".pie toward
Jesus was not determined by insuper
able inteiiocttm.I .iifllcu'ties. but by
their moral nature. .
1. They loved to. go in ov,z cloth
in.' (v. :). This means they loved
ostentation and display.
They love-1 to be salute-1
l c places (v. PV.
njey sought to occupy the chief
isea'.s in the synagogues, and the up
permost rooms at feasts (r. 30).
4. Hiey devoured widows' houses
(v. )). They lined their pockets at
the expense of helpless women.
5. They offered hypocritical prayers
(v. 40).
IV; Jesus' Praise of the Sacrificial
Giving of the Widow (vv. 41-44).
These words of Jesus reveal unto
us the fact that Id God's sight a gift
is measured by the heart motive.
in pub-
24 Years Ago
in
HAYWOOD
'33 Legislature
Adjourned After
132-Day Session
Review Of What Was Accom
plished Given. EhringhaiK
Leadership Followed
Repentance
Repentance is heart sorrow and a
clean life ensuing .-Shakespeare.
The strongest proof of repentance is
the endeavor to atone. Miss Kraddon.
True repentance consists in the
heart being broken for sin nnd broken
from sin. Thornton.
I
Keep Your Temper
In any controversy, the ins'ALt we
feel angry we have already ceased
striving for truth and begun striving
for ourselves. Goethe.
(From the tile of Mav 24. 1909.) , . , . , lyy;J ger.eru. ,..
Jadsrintr from the activity in rail- ?em?'.v 'tVmcn emei Monday a;:c.- .
road circles the summer tourist sea- jln? "'S? a,mot four and "r-"-: ' :
son is exrec:ed to open earlv. Theimonth' . w,n down ln. ,.
summer schedule has been arranged jon! of ,the most constructive in
to go into effec-: on the 30th of :Ly kl&l te? d:fficu 1
, , , , , -.jiems it naa oeiore it. accord n '
and the railroad company has planned ; those who h observ its Je' C
o run extra trams ,f they should .jtions ctose!v It is a, regarjer;;
be needed , f significant that will yield suffi,:'-
Mayor J. R. Boyd left .donuay for'revenue against the proj?ram ou.. :,.' ;;
Cnar.ctte. wnere he went as grand by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhau-"
representative from the lx:al lodge .eventually followed his leadersho,
to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows carried out the greater part ov
which me: in that city lis: Tues-lay 'program he advocated,
evening. j Some of the more', outstanding ;s
A tennis club has been organize! by Icomplishments of the generaiv a -.-:'.
some of the young people. A meet-jbly that adjourned Monday are:
ir.g was held with Miss Lida Smath-! It Balanced the budget," thus sat
crs Friday afternoon. 'guarding the credit of the state, ;..
Little Miss Hcttie Mo.:k gave a -enacting a revenue bill that will yiri'i
very pleasant party to a few of her sufficient revenue with which to n.
little friends Friday .liirht. Those
piesent were Misses Bessie Lee, Bes
sie Adams, Bettie Hyatt Matiie
Osborne, and Florence TurbyfiH. The
boys were Joe Tate- Lloyd laie. Bud
Hyatt, Hillary Crawford, and Arthur
Green
the appropriations of approximate;!
trtr n ,i.-v . . -
a,wu,uw irom tne general fund.
It established a state supported
eight months school term, without any
property taxes therefor, thus remov
ing from the oropertv owners mor.-
than ?8,OrX),000 a year in ad valore-
The Mon lav .'.. -i. .n U -,;, Cl,.h,taxes
met with Miss Fredoiicka Quinlan Ir ruced the cost of maintainin.
this week ftne state departments and institution -
approximately $10,000,000 a vear h:
adopting an appropriations bill call
ing for a total outlay of only J4 .
000,000 a year instead of $52.000.oo'
a year as adopted in 1931.
It reduced the salaries of al! stav
officials, from the governor on down,
by 15 per cent and the salaries of al.
state employes 32 per cent below tl-.
1931 schedule.
It adopted a 3 per cent general sale
tax on retail sales, with basic food
exempted, in order to get enou ';.
revenue to provide the $16,000,000 !':
FROM DELLWOOD SEWS
Monday, May 10, Messrs. Floyd
Owen and Earl Ferguson began their
journey to the far we.-t- For several
d;ys ;ht. young men had been vis'itinjr
friends and relatives bidding them
good-bye. Their many friends wer:
sorry to see them leave. They will
settle near Seattle. Washington, where
several Haywood boys are now living.
2 YEARS AGO IX HAYWOOD
(From the file of May 2'3, 1911.)
Mr tfllK&Vf (Won r.f Iloll..,l ,.. '.U. . -t ., . ... ' '., '
-.v.. ..ii imwuu on j uie support oi tne eignt-montHs sc.no .
the medal in the declamation contest them and thus balanee the budget!'
which marked the cb e of commence- It raised the franchise tax on th
nunt exercises at Weaver Colege gross income of the power companies,
Wednesday. railroads and other large .corporation-
Mrs. Andrew Moore and children in order to recapture the greater par
arrived Thursday froni Gaston fa . and of .the property tax reduction thev re
will ,-pend the summer with her -par-ic?'ved from the removal of the pr .;.-tr-.ts
at the Welch farm. jetty taxes for schools. ,
Jli11 has gone to Ral- It adopted a school machinery b.'.'
e.n .o attend the comn.er.cement ex- to mnpl tl. A AiA,-;.i
at Meiedan College. istration of the public schools a--
s Marguerite and WplAn
. . -- ........ .i jreiuju me ievvjnir oi suo-
Brigg, arrived Monday from Bristol, plemental taxes onlv bv a vo'e o
Virginia where they have bet n st a- people.
ercise
Miss
lents at Virginia Institute.
The Kenmore.is receiving a, fresh
coat of pain:, which adds to the al
ready attractive hostelry.
Mother: "Dorothy, you have diso
beyed mother by racing around and
making a noise. N'ow you shan't have
that peace of candy."
Father (entering a few minutes
later): "Why so quiet, little one?"
Dorothy: "I've been fined for speed-in'."
Little Annette was always very de
vout in saying a prayer on entering
church. As she had been taught no
special prayer for the occasion and
her repertoire was known to be; limit
ed, she was invited to tell het- mother
what she said. . ,
"I always pray," replied Annette,
It enacted several laws either re
ducing or abolishing penalties on back
taxes and greatly reducing the penal
ties on all taxes, as well as the eo-:
of advertising and selling- propertV
for taxes,
It consolidated the state prison and
the state highway commission into, a
single unit to be known as the state
highway and. public works commis
sion, designed to. save a large amount
in the operation of these units;.
It adopted much far-reaching legis
lation lelatins to banks and banking,
designed to strengthen the banks or'
the state.
frankly, "that there, mav
collection.'
not be
"Does a rabbit's foot reallv bring
gwd luck?"
"I should say so. Mv wife felt
a J one in my pocket once and though'
it was a mouse."
BE OPTIMISTIC
But Remember
You Can't Keep Your Chin Up
With Run-Down Heels!
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