THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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Judge F. E. Alley's
Tribute To The
Late J. C. Welch
Editor's Note The following trib
ute wm given by Judge Fdix E. Alley
at the funeral of J. C. Welch, on lust
Wednesday:
T,v Judge Felix E. Alley.
A member of Mr. Welch's family
4. .1,1 th:it it was the wish of every
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n,.nii of the family
that 1 should speak a few words on
this sad occasion. In view of the kind-
To The Citizens Of
HaywoodCounty
As I am a candidate for the office
of sheriff of Haywood county, I feel
that it is my duty at this time to let
the citizenry of the county know ex
actly who I am and set forth the prin
ciples for which I candidly stand.
A native of Buncombe county, I
have resided in Canton for the past 22
years where I was formerly connect
ed with the Canton division of the
Champion Paper and Fibre company
for seven years, later served 14 con
secutive years as a member of the
Canton police department.
For reference 1 refer you to any
reliable business. professional and
'religious man or woman in and
around Canton and this section of
Haywood county.
If elected to the office to which 1
aspire, I pled.no a modern sheriff's de
partment composed of men clean in
person, habits and conversation and
who will learn just what their regular
lutics are ami perform them accord
ing to the laws of North Carolina and
Haywood county. These sheriff's rep
resentatives would be efficiently in
structed along the lines of protection
to the lives, property and rights of
the citizens of Haywood county.
To be able to serve conscientiously
and fearlessly, one must he conscien
tious and fearless himself. He must
know how to serve and be able to
discharge the duties of his office in a
fair and impartial manner, regarding
the rights of others as he would his
own. From past experience as a law
enforcement officer, coupled with
study, legal advice and the full co
operation of the citizens of Haywood
county, I can establish a modern
.sheriff's department in Haywood
county which will rank second to
none in the state of North Carolina.
If you desire this kind of service,
see that your name is on the regis
tration books when they open, in order
that you may cast your ballot No
vember 8.
We will build a service you will ap
preciate and a brand of service on
which you can rely any hour of the
day or night.
My home is located at 20 Elizabeth
street. Canton, and mv post office box
is 54"), and mv phone number is (5(5.
I operate the Pure Oil Service Sta
tion, 4o Park street, Canton, and will
appreciate your calling on me at any
time or addressing a letter, or calling
my telephone.
Hoping that I mav have mv plat
form clear and that the "planks''
which feature' service and erliciencv
in the sheritl s office in Haywood
countv, meet witu your approval, I am,
Your next sheriff, with thanks in
advance for vour support.
J. K. Pickens
Pd. Adv. Canton, N. C.
ly feeling and friendship which I
have entertained for him through the
years, I could hardly see how it was
possible for me to comply with the
request under these touching and
heart-rending circumstances; but
then I remembered the Scripture
which says that "A man that friends
must show himself friendly; and there
is a friend that sticketh closer than
a brothel ." And then I recalled these
lines:
"A friend is not a fancy,
An acquaintance for a day,
residing here One who gains your confidence,
Then trifllos it away.
A friend is not forever
Feigning love for you;
But ever seen performing
Heeds to prove it true.
A friend is one who loves you,
And whether well or ill,
Just forgets your failings
And loves you better still.'"
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This little poem ibeaulifully ex
presses the warm and constant friend
ship that existed between J. C. Welch
and me for more than a quarter of
a century; and now that the silver
cord that bound him to life has been
loosed; now that the sun of his life
has gone down, anil before the night
of forget fulness blurs the picture of
memory, in the presence of this mul
titude of .people, and as a memorial
of him, I gladly give utterance to
my humble and heartfelt testimony
to his generosity and his fine traits
and his good deeds.
Many times in recent years the
Angel of Heath has visited Waynes
ville; hut it is a mandate of inexora
ble law, for Death, the Great De
stroyer, inevitable as doom, sooner
or later, comes unhidden to the high
and the low, the rich and the poor,
and the strong and the weak alike.
lie stalks into the stately mansion
of the rich and powerful where opu
lence lolls in elegant ease, and the
jingle of gold mingles with the
music of laughter and song, and at
once the sounds of life are stilled and
hushed forever.
He finds his way into the dwelling
places of the poor and humble where
hunger and want and misery shiver
and suffer in the squalid and cheer
less tenement, and straightway the
Mystery .of life is forever closed with
the zeal of the eternal silence.
In his swift and tireless flight he;
waves his scepter over innocent child
hood and mature womanhood, and
they wither and die like beautiful
flowers at the first touch of the
North wind's breath.
He lays his pallid hand upon the
Strong man, and the haughty form
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He enters the halls of revelry,
.What Poland and Hungary wont
Despite demands of Poland and
Hungary that their racial minori
ties within Czechoslovakia be re
stored to them, the new Czech
cabinet headed by General Jan
Syrovy put up a defiant front and
declared Czechoslovakia was pre
pared to defend her borders or
fight If any attempt at Invasion
was made before settlement of the
situation could be attempted by f??
peaceful means. Syrovy appealed I j;'
to Czechs to remain calm pending
outcome of the conference at
Godesberg between Hitler and
Prime Minister Chamberlain of
Great Britain.
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consequences, and all our factories
closed and hundreds of men were
thrown out of employment for months,
a good citizen of Hazelwood told me
he was talking to Mr. Welch at his
barn one day that summer and a
man came to them and said, "Mr.
Welch, I have a job now; I have been
working two weeks, and I have come
to pay you part of what I owe you
fur corn you let my family have for
bread while I was out of work." And
Mr. Welch replied: "You keep your
money; the depression is not over yet,
and you may need it later." "I have
let the unemployed have six hundred
bushels of corn this summer; most
of them can never pay me, and I have
decided that I will not allow any of
them to pay."
Mr. W. G, Byers, our Clerk of the
Court, told me some six months ago
that during the time that Mr, Welch
has been in the sheriff's office since
his son Robert was elected sheriff,
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termed to be a
account. He saiti
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spent what money hi h
desire sometimes t... b .''".
sometimes as much
time, the account itlll:,,;
from five to twenty
But always at the ,.,' !
Mr. Welch would cn,w r
the loans and the proa.,"..
over again for the i,.-xt
Mr. Byers said :bt J
sion when Mr. n h','',
a dollar he started .,'Ur
pened to follow him u
ing into the halhvav T,f
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thronged with the care-free and joy
ous, and the tearful wail of the
stricken is heard where but a moment
before the happy song' and the reck
less shout resounded.
lie passes over the battle field
where sword and bayonet and cannon
flash in the light of the noon-day sun,
and the strength of the serried hosts
is shivered, and the grass, springing
green from the bloody soil of carnage
waves above the crushed and smould
ering skeletons.
He comes and fades like a mist at
eventide, but before he flies away in
the viewless and impalpable air he
heralds his millions to their home
in that land, which lies somewhere
beyond the portals of the tomb.
In the death of J. C.Welch his
widow has lost a kind and loving
husband; his children have lost a
fond and indulent father; Haywood'
county has lost one of its most use-!
ful citizens, and I, alas, have lost one
of the very best friends that I ever
Welch, for when w e were all down
sick with influenza and were unable
to employ a doctor he sent a doctor
to attend us, and he paid the bill."!
Another one said, "I am for your man
for governor, but I must vote for
Mr. Welch, for when our boy was in
trouble he made his bond and sent
him home to us;" and still another
one said, "I will have to vote for Mr.
Welch, for when we were about to
lose our home he signed our note,
and on account of his help we have
a shelter over our heads today."
And when the depression first
came upon us, with its devastating
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YOU 11 THE JUDGE
inroun own tm decide:
And may I relate a few incidents
of which I have personal knowl
edge or unquestioned proof that
speak in more eloouent terms than I
can use of the character of man J. C.
Welch was in his life time.
Since Mr. Welch has been in poli
tics for himself I have taken con
siderable interest in the primaries for
several of our candidates for Govern
or. On these occasions I have asked
many of the citizens among our
poorer people, to vote for my man for
governor. Due of them would say,
"Well, that is all right, my chief
interest in the election is that I must
vote for Mr. Welch, for when we were
out of work he gave us bread when
we were not able to buy it." Another
would say, "I will vote for your man
for governor, but I must vote for Mr.
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shoe troubles to thousands of people.
Do you recall the recent visit of this traveling
unit to this city? An interesting foot relief and
shoe demonstration was conducted at Massie's
Department Store, Main street. That this meth
od of bringing foot happiness to this city was
popular is evidenced by the fact that the many
persons in this community who have foot troubles
and shoe problems and who did not get the op
portunity of attending the last demonstration
have asked for the return of this caravan of
foot happiness to Massie's Department Store.
Therefore, a complete foot relief demonstration
will be conducted at this store by Dr. Scholl's
factory experts direct from Chicago, on Monday,
October 3rd.
Dr. Scholl's Scientific Shoes will be on display and
fitted by X-ray and other scientific devices. These
shoes are designed by the world famous foot
authority, Dr. W m. H. Scholl, to keep normal feet
healthy and to provide ease for tired, aching feet.
There will be included for the relief of foot
troubles all of the Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort
Appliances and Remedies.
This undoubtedly will afford everybody the op
portunity of obtaining relief from foot troubles
and to be fitted with the type of shoe best suited
for the individual's foot. Many people have an
unusually long, thin foot, others have a high
arch, bunion or a flat-foot. These feet present
diffculties with 6rdinary shoe fitting methods.
We welcome Dr Scholl's caravan of foot happiness.
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