The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-06
REPLY TO WHITES ARTICLE IN GOLFERS
WEEKLY

In the last issue of Golfers Weekly, Owen
White has an article discussing prohibition in
North Carolina. He is trying to convince the coun-
try that North Carolina voted for prohibition by
majority of nearly 100000 last November because
Tarheels prefer to make and buy corn 'moon-
shine" without paying federal tax.
That is to say, of course, that repeal was beaten
in this state by the bootleggers and their patrons
One of the leaders of the moral forces that were
responsible for our prohibition victory last fall-a
leader who really knows North Carolina from the
mountains to the sea-after reading Whites arti-
Gle in Golfers, says:
1T is the most disgusting article have ever
seen in national weekly. 1t is tissue of lies and
exaggerations. 1t paints picture of North Caro-
Ina daily life that even most indecent of North
Carolina vets would say is SANDER upon the
state. 1t is clear propaganda of the most mali
clous type. 1t is so absurd that suppose it should
be laughed at. and yet it makes mad to see
my state written up in such fashion,
There is, however. nothing new in this propa-
ganda 1t put out by the spokesman of the
liquor traffic in this country long ago in an effort
to break down prohibition sentiment in North
Carolina.
Long before the election on repeal, we were
told that the boOtleggers and their patrons were
most powerfully opposing repeal in the state But
the people of North Carolina had too much sense
to believe such propaganda.
They knew that DR.. William Louis Poteat, Gale
X. Burgess, Clyde Hoey, John Langston and a
host of Others took leading part in the fight for
prohibition in the state, and they were neither
bootleggers nor the friends of booteggers.
If the bootleggers and their friends were re-
sponsbe for the prohibition victory here the vets
certainly would be able to point out some of them
who took the lead in the campaign against repeal
So far they have not named a bootlegger or the
friend of bootlegger who served on any of the
committees of the United Dry Forces in the state.
Every leader of the fight for prohibition in
North Carolina last year was known as vigorous
foe of bOotleggers. The fight was won by the
ministers, church leaders and Sunday school work
ers IN every county in the state. Nobody has ac
cused them of being booteggers
II the hootleggers worked for and voted for
prohibition, where rae some of them who did the
work and cast the ballots? Mr.. White and Col
hers should name at least few of them.
The truth Is that the prohibition question in
North Carollna-despite the smiles of the cynics
and the instances of collision brought forth Ly
Mr. White to show that officers are often in
legaue with bootleggers-revolves about the de-
termination of a majority of the men and women
OF this state to keep liquor from their children
Although it's true that boy here and girl
there drink whiskey, some substitute therefor,
and tragedies account of it, for the most
part our younger generation is sngularly free
from the influence of whiskey. We say with full
eognizance of the fact that many cellars and Of
fees in the state contain articles other than food
stuffs and books.
There may be plenty of Carolina Moon" but
we have forced it to remain in hiding We have
refused to give it license publicly to spew in the
face OF an up-and-coming generation of yourg
men and women, most of whom know little about
1t and care even less.-Winston-Salem Journal
perfect wives, but Alas! they aren't married to
one another.