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POLICY ISSUE THE ASH READ THE BANNER SPECIAL Introduction Offer 8 Months - 45c Vol. I., No. 1 UNFURLING THE BANNER OF: CIVIC INTEREST OF ASHEVILLE WEST ASHEVILLE EDUCATION CHURCHES WAGE EARNERS INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE. EVILLE BANNER To Be Will Civic Advancement Through A Cleaner Spirit of Unity The Asheville BANNER will en deavor to so conduct its newt columns at tj merit the support and coopera tion of every civio organization with in the.rty. It shall strive with both mip!it and main to develop unity and -Si utter fellowship 'through which a duller underttandino among men may loe brought about. The civic Interests and the civic life Biul the civic possibilities represent hnany minds, ways and opinions, and It Is the aim and whole-hearted desire ,of The BANNER that the real out standing and capable leaders among civic life will use freely the columns of this paper toward the development of unity and confidence among men. There are but few men in Asheville, '.,iin can nolnt to a greater number of achievements in the upbuilding of 'Asheville, than can the Editor ot tins paper. This is said not vainly, but -courageously to prove our Interest, our faith and our desire to ftuild and cre : ate and go forward with Asheville to the future. May w have your co operation? Many Changes: -Much to Say During the past six years, much has ibeen brought to the surface, but yet, -he half has not been told. Six years ago, Asheville enjoyed a civic minded citizenship, who were happy In that, which they could do Howard making Asheville a bigger, ''better and sweeter place in which to ; live. But, we have been through the wilderness days, and In the wilder ;ness we encounter snakes; little -"snaiiea and big snakes, but each snake, snaking for snake. What Is the i4HM)T .. . ' .w.-. If, then the proapc.Uy of Asheville "Can be classified under the caption of "1ts wilderness days, there is " much Tneed to watch for the bite of the wild, srneB snake, Selfishness, greed, misrepresenta tion, false Intent of purpose and those other" angles that lead to the realm of rule or kill, as has been manifest, "heretofore, are the serpents whose bites are most deadly to the growth of ' Asheville; air good citizens should make It their business; the serpent's head must be crushed. Within two years from today, nun- 'dreds of men and women in Asheville ""Will sorely regret some of the things A which they have said in recent months and years. Even though the saying " was true, some will live to forgive and '"forget and to feel a deep sorrow for the expression of doubt and the result rtherefrom In the remarks or conver 'satlon, after the cause is known. When the citizens of the city realize -'their affiliation with the town as they would, were they a director In a great corporation, and treat their actions ir 1 a like accord, then, and not until then, 'can It have the best Interest, co operation and devotion of all citizens '"Inside" slander within a corporation Is always "muzzled" to a death-like 'stillness, and nothing is allowed to be broadcast until the error has been cor erected, the cause removed and the 'tanker lifted. Citizens of a town might VJo well to deal with their civic inter est In a like manner. Publicity of the wrong kind is more "harmful than all the good works of all -the citizens of the town therein. The BANNER, when presenting news ac 'counts, Irrespective of their nature, wlll work toward the building up and not toward the tearing down of the Mown In which we were born. As you see It in The BANNER 'thus it Is." Fair, impartial and free, both the act and the cause. The advance section of The Ashe ville BANNER comes to you without "any effort to secure news ItemB In this Issue. First, The BANNER would like to know If the people of Asheville and vicinity would like to have a paper as Ms thus Introduced by The BANNER. ' Then, in our next Issue we will carry "tiews and advertisements and com plete the paper In all of Its depart tnents. If you want to be a subscriber to ' this kind of a paper, step to your tele, i phone and ask the operator to con 'hect you with 1779, and the office of 'The BANNER will welcome your call, fand enter your subscription. The BANNER Is not vain enough to tielleve itself free from error, and as 'tlosely as we shall observe, we will -make errors. But when the error Is i detected we shall have hind legs enough to stand up on and acknowl. edge the error. Character is the mother of truth and No Attempt At News Progressive, Speak Advertisements Are Withheld Due to a personal desire on the par of the management to introduce the policies of The BANNER before ask ing for advertisements, it was deemed advisable to withhold several adver tisements, pending the initial Issue on Thursday of next week. Those who have given us adsr good friends they are, will understand our motive for this; The BANNER wants the worla to know what it is going to be like before asking for the support of any one. V Therefore, It is desired that those who have given us copy for this issue, as well as all other advertisers, will understand the sincerity of intent and purpose of The BANNER'S policy, and look well into its possibilities. Publishers' of The BANNER havt purchased several thousand dollars worth of equipment as evidence of their faith in Asheville and in you The purchase of an eight-page Cox Duplex Press should be sufficient to show you that The BANNER is going after readers and each week we will publish the standing of our paid sub criptlon list. This, however, may not begin until after a four weeks' exten sive and intensive campaign for sub seribers. i The BANNER will consider its read ers as its greatest asset to the pur poses for which It aspires. Thus, the very special Introductory offer in a subscription price. During the first four weeks we shall claim only distribution, with a guar antee . of .mote "than four thousand copies of each Issue. The ultimate aim and desire of The BANNER is to be read, paid for and appreciated by more readers than all other Asheville week ly publications combined. Therein lies the advertiser's opportunity for re turns on the money he invests for business. Next week, -merchants and business houses will be offered this opportunity solely, upon the basis of its worth and merit, and no more. To "the Reading Public The BANNER will come to the pub lic so nearly right in its contentions and representations that it will un flinchingly hope for the faith, the good will of all the people. Yet, due to the various and sundry ways In which many people look upon subject mat ter, The BANNER accepts only Its responsibility in its task of truthful and fearless presentation of all sub jects. There may be times when many readers 'will not agree with us. This, however, will be largely due to selfish interests In 'the cause responsible for whatever story may be In question. In the event,there are those who polit ically, financially or otherwise, lean selfishly toward the cause, when the cause is harmful, certainly, you will disagree .with the policy of .The BANNER'S presentation of newssub jects. Always, It is the cause that reveals the real reason for the act and The BANNER will deal with the treatment of the cause, revealing every possible element of interest to its readers. Of oourse, when the cause is just, we will deal justly, but when It is unjust, we will deal fearlessly. If not fero clously with the cause. Had this pol icy been pursued in Asheville for the sincerity. There can be no truth where there Is no character, and there can be little character, if any at all, where there Is little truth. Therefore, prior to any attempt to publish this sort of paper, the management of The BANNER would first look to the pub lic reaction of such a publication. If you want a newspaper that has the character in It to give you the whole truth in all of Its stories, you will like The BANNER, Yet, should you prove to be some of those pussy footing "cover-ups," you will not like The BANNER, and yet, you will read It Let the people of Asheville get to gether on TRUTH, and understand ing, lest we find ourselves divided and oast upon the stones. The day for the whole truth and nothing but the truth, has arrived for the, newspaper who hopes to succeed and win the confi dence ; and 'faith - of "the "reading public. Openly New Angle Seen In Gambling House Closed by Publicity Last Sunday morning when the household of Western North Carolina awoke in preparation for attendance ut the House of Worship, they found in the interval that a gambling house, wide open and nourishing, was doing business near here. Two very sig niticant facts are revealed In 'this story and embodied in the information that the place had been open for three months and that they were extending the Invitation, "Come on out :and gamble," to the citizens of Western North Carolina. Readers will recall that a strenuous battle was launched before the recent legislature to legalize gambling in Western North Carolina, but the fight was lost. A strong sentiment against gambling prevailed over the entire state and the race track failed in an effort to locate at several points. The affrontery offered in the invita tion, "come on out and gamble," cer tainly offers those with power to think something to go to school over. Talk about a communistic rule revealing personal privilege and then endeavor to find one that will surpass this, if you can. First, the people must look to the officers of Henderson County to do their duty. Should they fail to find relief from the local authorities, then let them turn to the Governor. of the state for protection. The local au thorities, state authorities and the Governor of North Carolina, are all empowered with authority, responsi bility and accountability of the wel fare of the people, certainly to the ex tent of protection against those -who wilfully and flagrantly violate the law. Now looking at the other side of the question one finds a peculiar situation revealing many mysteries and possl hlllties. First, - There must be a cause for such open defiance, and readers will do well to study the cause of this gamb ling house. It is perilous times in which we living, the like of"whlch ha ver been revealed to a suffering t "".if re seems to be a regular bullion and defiance going tii nostrils and into the souls of mei., . ating a most unfavorable situation in' this fair land of ours, The situation, even now, is most tense (Continued on Page 4) past ten years, many things which have been done would not now be standing like the shadow of death, lh the mental observation of past hap penings. There Is a cause for this, 'and a cause for that, and it is the cause that the reader should know more about. The act or situation after the cause reveals a news matter of a per plexing or deceptive intensity. Let us go back of the scene of the act and examine the cause ond know more of the wherefore and the whereof in all the events affecting our normal " life. Read The BANNER and know more about the cause. No plant ever grew, except from the planting of a seed the cause. To Our Churches The BANNER is Interested In no other cause more Intensely than in that of righteousness. Therefore, we extend 'to the consecrated ministers, you men who are striving to create genuinely a spirit of brotherhood among men, to come in and use this paper freely. Its columns are yours as much of them as you demand. ' The generally diversified and broadened circulation, enables The BANNER to serve well all the churches of the city. The- above, however, has reference to articles representing the spiritual uplift of the church. It is not. how ever, quite so inviting in ' the exploit ation of church organization and church Ideas. But, such as you 'that deals with the spirit of the Master, will always find a welcomed space in The Asheville BANNER. Twenty years of newspaper contact In the city of Asheville qualifies the management of this paper to serve well the Interests of the church,: and all of this Is offered to those interested enough In their -work to take advant age of a. broader field of publicity. ' The social and clvio liife of -'West Asheville found new rooting; for fur ther growth In the homey, country like club house entertainment, ' Tues day veolng. -Itwaa a-Wg sight, civ ically, In West Asheville. Unhamp For How We Stand With Mr. J. 0. Barrett, Asheville, N. C. Dear Sir: ' . This is, to assure you that Organized Labor and the Asheville Central Labor Union, especially, appreciates your intentions of starting The Asheville BANNER, whose columns we are sure, will always be fair to Labor. In Ashevi'fle and vicinity, Labor will give both you, and the BANNER thelullness of its moral support ; we will do even more than that. We will subscribe to The BANNER and support the advertisers therein. A full and complete canvass of our member ship for new subscribers will be launched at any time you may direct. I- Of course, it is understood that The BANNER is to be a 100 union shop and that special attention shall be given to the local printers' union in Asheville, in their present and future under takings. This, however, is to the extent of a fair and impartial exploitation of their present difficulties. ) ;: . CENTRAL LABOR UNION, Clyde Carscaddon S. E. Horton T. G. Embler. Committee. To Administrative Officials To the officials of the city of Ashe ville and Buncombe County, Tii" BANNER would Buy: Just as you deal with the 'Interests Of the whole of the people, so will The BANNER deal with you. At this par ticular time when Asheville and Bun combe County stand out as a great question mark, both to local people and to the world, there Is none that this paper wojild rather, aid, than the unselfish civic-minded, patriotic and ioyal official. To 'you we will lend our every effort, that your work may become easier and your burdens lighter. While, on the vther hand, should there develop .among-' the public of- flclais-wlio would Tect contrary-' icTa-ill unselfish rule, The BANNER will have something from time to time to say about you, brother. In other words, this paper shall strive to exploit th cause, as well as the action and to account most thoroughly 'for both. Much has come to pass In recent years that Is yet misunderstood and unknown to the public. While full accounts may have been given of the act, little has been said of the cause, it is always the cause that reveals Un true status of any existing condition, and certainly not in the accounts or newspaper stories presented for many of the acts. For every pain which you feel, and for every burden which you must bear TO I ORGANIZED LABOR To the members of Organized I Jibor, their families and ifriends: The BAN NER would greet you in a most friendly manner. Due to almost . a quarter of a century of close identifi cation to the hopes, aimw, ideals and principles of Organized Labor; and that we realize your successes and your failures we come, with an open mind, to lead and guide and guard against those things most hurtful to labor. Also, wecome to popularize your scope in life. The principle of Organized Labor is right, as righteously right as are the Ten Commandments. But, the policies pursued at different Intervals have not been without theiierrlng, hurt and harm to the very Ideals for which you were standing. Therefore, The BAN NER will present your cause in a most thorough way. it will, however, re serve the right to determine the dif ference between the cause and the policy, and advise the public accord ingly. The working man with his family should be given every common cour tesy extended to the men In the higher realms of life, financially or otherwise The BJNNER you TWO full (lays to merehwti. , Thus ue heroine is herein set forth in our THE ASHEVILLE BANNER 454 Haywood Road ered And Free the Best Interests Organized Laboi W. B. Plemmons, President. there is the original cause, that will reveal the extent .lor which the acl was brought about. Therefore, The BANNER will deal with the cause more-- closely than with the act. In other words, it will tap the root of the cause, and pick less of the leaves from the bush, over which it becaim an act. I. el the public not be unmindful of the cause responsible for the present harm u'wit has come to our city and county, and no act thus far accom plished has been without 3- . cause. Present' officials -are lalxiring under unbearable handicaps and unsur moun table difficulties eminating from a.vaimeiuid a cause not of their own. It we would hiiutfour town better, let n us be fearless enough as a paper to present the reason why many thing:' have and will be wrought. This may lead to a better understanding of the acts of our officials and explain away the possibility of the re-occurrence oi practices heretofore dangerous, dam ning and deadly to the united interests of mil- citizenship. 'The RANNKR will toll its readers WHY you do certain things,, and to avoid a misunderstanding or a wrong ful interpretation of your plans and purposes, we solicit your closest and most confidential reoperation in the upbuilding of I he aim for which you strive. Hut, due to the lack of an educational -.anipaigu in labor's behalf, which the press of the na'ioii has felt called upon NOT to publish, i.abor and la bor's cause is at a sore disadvantage in the public eye. Tile Ashovilh: BANNER win endeavor lo thoroughly establish in the minds of the public, the needs of your organization that you may he more thoroughly under stood on all matters. Tile fact that tabor is not understood is the only cause of its opposition here, or else where. Education eliminates ignorance .and ignorance when .eliminated absorbs hate, and The BANNER feels it a duly to the best civic interests of all, ti present in an educational way, tin genuine cause of tabor. The policy of The BANNER will Ik K) inspire, increase raitn, encourage hope and build up, and to this end it will present fearlessly and fairly tin cause of tabor. It may not however agree with all policies and pursuits when it is believed, those avenues lea l directly away from the real cause for which tabor should Justly contend and aspire . ON THURSDAYS tvil he fincttl in your mail lux on Thuislu munihus, giviny read of the marvelous barytam offeral by .hherille's progressive the FIRST of welly publieations to bring you suth news as Polity Issue, Calls Upon r$imy Commissioner To st , e Elements of Danger Now hanging Menacingly From Roadside The following letter written to E. 1 '.. JefTress,. chairman of the North Caro linn Highway Commission, by the Ed itor of The BANNER, is the result of a desire to see accomplished two great purposes just at this time. Mr. K. 13. JetTress, Chairman, ' North Carolina -State - Highway 'Com mission, Greensboro, North Carolina. Dear Sir: Kor the purpose of saving life at a great cost to the stale of North Caro lina, the writer invites your personal inspection of that strip of highway ly ing between Asheville and Marshall. The new iwut of this road was largely cut out of cliffs and from overhanging rocks, whose boulders of various sizes now threateningly challenge their right to leave their marooning place. The mental hazard, Mr. Jeff rests, which these dangerous looking fragments of fer, kills tile bettor part of the. joy of fered the motorist on this trip. The thrill being absorbed by fear, lest overhanging boulders fall from their forty, twenty or, sixty feet, to land upon the occupants of the car below. We would suggest, Mr. Jeffress, that TO ACCURATELY INFORM PUBLIC The first and foremost thought in the mind of The Asheville BANNER is. to keep its public reliably informed in all matters of interest. To record, boost and encourage events of civic and public interest. To give a' clear and impartial presentation on all mai lers, worUC iV di'Scussiijii. The Editorial page reserves the itfhr.kosie.k its mind. Jo take sides, Jglit the opposition aou lend am to its followers. The United States is a Government r the people, by the people and of the people, and all peoples should have their individual and unhampered tree, dom in expressing their views on pub ic and civic matters. The BANNER iffers this opportunity to the people of Western North Carolina, and urge? their free use of its columns. 1-Muo'ition is the base of under standing, and until we. as a people. xpress ourselves so as to be under stood, we are losing the value ot edu cation. Rumored campaigns are al ways warped, multiplied and mad' over lo suit the teller, thereof. Thus, the rumored campaign becomes a dan gerous instrument for any cause, insi or unjust. Aslioville's greatest obstacle is en countered as men meet men, revealing all too often the spirit of spleen, in nuendo, hate and revenge. All of which is the result of rumored cam paigns, and the lack of proper pre. scntation and situs discussion of matters through the press. Asheville must rise above this. Its citizens must ceifo their talking, knocking , back biting, doubting and r-m of ttie press, where their rt to the us. actual words may he found ti all points in the be ed ucal ioiiul t determine any and ligiiment. That will the public and. cer tainly. patriotic on the part of the ..the,-. The Asheville BANNER is open in its columns to the people whom It serves. The Editor, thereof, invites ih.. , loses! possible line of fellowship. confidence between all factions and this office. The BANNER is here to n-linblv inform the public in all mat tra and for all people. To this end we Invite the whole-hearted co-operation of the thinkers in our rninmunlty. Nearly everyone has some good idoi about something regarding the pos sible advancement of conditions local ly, and The BANNER wants you to interestingly pass your thoughts to th public through its columns. Phone 1779 And of All you 'scrape" these bunks iuid remove : all the loose rocks and thereby t"'.(. away f jorn the stine its responsibility,' in curfe of accidents therefrom. We are treating this correspond.!, as an open letter to the press, believ-. ing that you will respond, certainly to the investigation of our appeal at'the earliest; possible moment. In the meantime, any assistance which might be possible for us to render, will be gladly extended to both you and the whole of your department." The above letter, H earned out .should bring about two very interest ing situations at this particular time First, it should produce a greater de gree and feeling ofsafety on the Mar shall Highway, and secondly, it should put a great number of unem ployed men to work, ,,-crnping thous ands of corroding stones from the hillsides. Certainly a movement t hat assures a far greater degree of safety to the I ''. I'hia more work to the idle, is worthy of every man's consider. Hon. The BANNER, knowing : th spirit, of Commissioner Jeffries, be lieves it ).ossihe to hope, at least! that he will comply with the request hereof. Wars Have Been Fought Since the Begin ing; Now on As strange, as it may seem to an educated and intelligent public, who have learned from history and experi-' ence JJiv .jreat cost' of war. warfare f continues. ! Or particular local interest are 1Y !rs .f the Typographical Itnuia .Tt . against the ravages of Tuberculosis The printers are the first organization as a group to take up war on the great white plague, and while their battle cannot be called a victory in the full sense, it has been a grea,t success in the fuller sense. Thousands of men have received aid" and' been bn iht back to health and to their homes. ". .amines and their communities by the Printers' ITnicn Ever since this bejran. the ..ri,..,.. of Asheville have-been taking part ii. "onoerrut program 1 'rin tors. like Jim Felniet, CI Carscaddon i-outhian and any number" ot others who live here; who own their o noiaes iere an, hue., i. uecome us- sels to the community lift of tiie citv. 1 hese local printers. assisted by union printers all over America, erected th- e ill. n I Timers Home o. '..! I . i .. , - . - . .vni ciTC.1 . prings, t'ol., for tile sick or d-pen-lent iirinter. In addition, tiw.y h, paid more than $12,(ioo,0ou during th. past 2-2 years in .pension i,, .i.i... mbors. Six million lias been puid mortuary benefits during the oast lx years, while a quarter of a million has been exnendoH t",,,. ...i......i.... , .... ,M(1ir iiui LIUIl imong their group. They have oaid into the home and its i,,..,.,f,, ,..,. imtiv than five million dollars. But the big tiling comes and the re iction starts and the warfare begins - when these printers endeavor to light- en the load of tuberculosis TUoe Une xpended since lHoj more than 20. OhO.omi in an effort to reduce hours of labor that the life of men mighl he' made longer. It seems hard to believe, but. it is an inevitable fact, demon strated in the local field and U over the country, that hours,, time and dol lars is the signal for war between men and employers. ' When we know these thing and realize what these splendid men are (bung, it is hard not to hope for the. very best for them. It is hard to se them turned out of their work an.i outside men given their job, and so much so that public sentiment should rise to the support of a group of men, whose morals and Ideals have attained the proportions of that' of the Printers' L'nion. - . All the unions for that matter, are doing a similar work and call for a similar support of the public, because they are endeavoring to make of their trade and their citizenship the most profitable to the employer and valuable-to the community in whch they live. Ixiok about you, friends of Asheville, and see what kind of a de', your local printers' union is getting; determine the value of the local men, as well as a great number who have .fione away to seek a livelihood. Ashe ville would be a better cltv. zenshlp would be a wnen the public th wandering prodi vllle boy, but drbf Trouble pion an ' pontine COllVe ITitf A J 1
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