The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-31
YOUNG PEOPLE OF CLEVELAND
COUNTY LEAD THE WAY

One of the most reasSuring and inspiring
developments which has come to the attel-
ton of The Times-News is in the last issue
of The Cleveland Star, which contains ait
nouncement of the organization in Shelby
and Cleveland county of the Junior Pha-
lanx, with the names of 2258 young men
and young women who have banded to-
gether to protect the Constitution, the
18th Amendment, the Home, the Church,
the School, our Boys and Girls, our High
ways; and to stand unalterably opposed t"
the return of the saloon"
The 2258 young people, aged Is to Il
years, who are the charter members of this
organization, have been organized chiefly
through the efforts of young men and
young women of Cleveland county. Their
names, printed in fifteen columns of The
Star, make an imposing array; and that
newspaper says editorially in reference tn
the organization:
"In the muchly-talked repeal topic of the day
reference is often made to the number of young
folks who favor repeal In The Star today is pub.
liShed list which offers positive proof that all tn"
young people are not opposed to prohibition--iu
fact far from all. The list referred to is the mem
bership roll of the Junior Phalanx in Cleveland
county. The Phalanx is organization of youns;
people between the ages of Is and 81 who are
supporters of prohibition in fact and theory and
ere, therefore, opposed to repeal. A total &c mare
nan $500 names of Cleveland youngstera VI saai
age are recorded on the roll and certainly other
organization composed of either drys repealistN.
has such formidable array of members"
The Times-News believes the answer to
the claim that all the young people of the
may be found in this action of the young
people of Cleveland county. Certainly the
number who have united with this organ
ization, representing every town and con-
munity in Cleveland county, must be q
large proportion of the white young men
and women of the county between the
ages of Is and Fl. Similar organizations
should be set up in every county in North
Carolina; and after that the movement
should spread to every State in the Union
The most dastardly program every inau
gurated by the liquorites of the country is
that to align all the young people on the
side of booze. 1t is largely based on mis-
representation-on the false claim that
the cOuntry's young people are solidly op
posed to prohibition, that they have al
gone wet, that they are all falling in linz
to become the booze consumers of thu
country. The young men and young WON
en- of Cleveland county are answering thi
libel in the most effective way possible
If the prohibition forces of North Caro-
lima will promote the organization of tn
young people of the State according to tn
Cleveland county plan, the State will re
main dry" The Times-News believes tina
an overwhelming. majority of the youn
men and young women of this State ar
opposed to the liquor traffic. They SHOULD
organize and prove to the State and tn
nation that their elders have misrepresent
ed them in claiming them as the friends O
the legalized liquor traffic. They SHOULD
answer by their action the patent and cor
temptible effort which has been made t
mislead them and deliver them over to tn
brewers and diStillers.