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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-12-31
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
DIVERSION OF ROAD FUNDS

One argument which is being made in support
of the movement for the diversion of North Caro-
lima highway funds to uses other than that Tor
which the money was raised it that it would be
&c reasonable to contend that the tax on cigarets
should be used solely for the cigaret smokers as
to demand that gasoline tax should be held intact
for the sole and specific purpose for which 1t Is
levied.
The absurdity of such reasoning is obvious when
one considers that even when all of the highway
funds are applied in the maintenance and con-
struction of roads the people as whole ENJOY the
bneefits Not only the motorists make use OF the
roads of the state, for little study will convince
ANYBODY that hundreds of thousands OF cltlzens
who do not own a motor car or buy gasoline enjoy
the advantages and benefits of our system OF
splendid roads. And yet the carrying charges and
payment of the huge state road debt do not cost
ANYBODY except the motorst single cent of taxes;
all the roads are kept in repair, new improvements
are constantly being made and the entire burden
is shouldered by motor operators.
In addition, owners of motor vehicles, filling
station operators, automobile and tire dealers-in
fact everybody who makes it possible for North
Carolina to collect the huge amount levied by spe
cial taxes for the state highway fund-pay their
share of property taxes, sales taxes
privilege taxes, and all other taxes which go to
make up the general fund.
Certainly, if one is inclined to take fair att-
tude he will have to admit that the much-taxed
motorist richly deserves fair and square deal by
having the money collected for the highways eX-
pended ON THE HIGHWAYS Hickory Record.
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TOO MUCH OF THE SAME REFRAIN

The big problem before the approaching North
Carolina general assembly, so the informed glibly
say, is to find the money that has to be found to
pay for what the legislature plans to do. 1t was
so in the last legislature and the legislature be-
fore that-and on back
It is easy to where the proposed improve
ments are desirable. The teachers need more
money, the state employees need more money, the
stat institutions need more money, and as group,
they are asking for about $1O,0OO,OOO more than
at present.
The legislative scouts already see where they
can raise S3,OOO,000 by taking the sales tax ex-
emption off of meat, lard meal, ETC., and permit
ting the man of toll to participate largely in
the enterprise of operating the government. Also
they see where they divert the surplus piled
up by the automobile drivers in the highway de-
partment, and help out with the general expenses
of the state.
AS matter of fact one can hear quite lot
about where the money is, where it can be found
where the taxpayers may be persuaded to loosen
up bit more-but from no leader comes anything
indicating that he has found place where money
can be saved, where the taxpayer can be relieved
Why not let's sing that song for change ?-The
Charlotte News.
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THE SMALLEST HARVEST

The year end crop production report of the
United States Department of Agriculture should
be startling to every one of us.
1t shows a total harvested yield the smallest in
thirty years, and thirty-two per cent under the
ten-year average.
The figures are disturbing, and serious
questioning of the wisdom of our artificial schemes
for the adjustment of supply and demand, espe-
cally when we consider the tremendous increase Of
the population of the country in three decades,
and the certain fact that all through these years
there have been great numbers of people who
never had quite enough to eat.
Although there has generally been some "carry
over" which is used to hamper the market foE
new products and force down prices, there does
not appear to have been any accumulation of sur
plus over period of years for which there was
legitimate consumption.
If the present reduced consumption is sufficient
to supply the apparent demand for food and cloth
ing, and the comforts and luxuries of life, it is
undoubtedly because millions eating less or
poorer food, going without the clothing which or
dinarily would be considered necessary, and get
ting along without many of the common Injuries
and comforts to which the American people have
become accustomed.
1t is inconcevable that two-thirds of the things
which the American people consumed thirty years
ago sufficient for an increasing or even static
population in 1884 or 1935-Rock Hill IS. c.
Herald.
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and other employees of the high
way department. Compare the
janitor's pay, the maids pay;
compare the pay received under
any reasonable schedule, man for
man. Shift them as you want.
Compare the lives of the people
OF the state with the lives Of the
automobiles. See who is getting
the big end of the stick.
Understand me, | am not in ia
vor Of junking the highway sys-
tenn. am opposed to its being
propaganda into a position where
1t has no right to be at this time.
make this prophecy: The leg
stature will either lower the auto
tax considerably and tax the peo-
pie somewhere else to make up
for the loss, or it will divert some
Of this tax and use it to run the
schools; salaries of school teach
ers will be raised and the salaries
Of all state employees will be
raised with the exception of those
elective officers which can not be
affected during their terms of of
flee, as to them they will probably
be left alone. The amount of reve-
nue. the state raises will be great
er than it has been for the past
four years.
If the highway fund is left in
tact, then every one had better
begin saving his nickels, for the
familiar phrase, penny tax
please" will be changed to, give
cents tax please" and the merch-
ants will have to do business at
the back door, when I was hoping
that we would be able to find
some other topic for conversation
than that of the "bootlegger."
Very truly.
JOHN EWBANK.
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for one thing, why not do the
same for another? | contend that
such a policy is never justified
but under an emergency and
should be discontinued as soon as
the emergency has passed. At
the time of the Commanding" of
the highway funds there was not
4 man in our broad land who
could ever have cOncoctcd even a
dream as to the magnitude Of the
automobile and gas business. But
it YVES absolutely necessary that
North Carolina should begin
building a highway system. The
policy of keeping the gas and auto
tax in the road fund was for the
express purpose OF guaranteeing
the payment of the bonds issued
with which to build roads. Those
bonds are not in jeopardy by rea-
son Of diversion. No sane person
would believe the legislature
would divert sufficient of these
funds to imperil the bonds. If they
did the whole credit Of the state
is behind them and the actual sta
tus is not changed.
The great question before this
Legislature is whether or not the
life of child is worth more than
the life of an automobile. That is
the sum and substance OF this
fight. l am champion of good
roads and have been in a public as
we'll as private capacity. l contend
that North Carolina can not con-
tinue spending such a proportion
OF her combined revenue for
rosds, no matter from what
source the revenue comes.
When Mr.. Ross talks about the
employment of labor through the
highway department be might 90
further and compare this DEPART
ment with the schools. am not
belittling the fact that many men
do get employment through the
highway department. That is good
and proper, and of course more
men will be employed in this way
according to the new construction
done and the extent of mainten-
ance. But what about the EMPLOY
ment offered through the schools (?
Compare the school teachers sal
airy with that of the truck drivers
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TOO MANY LAWS NOW

The article elsewhere in this paper about out
of-date laws for the Town of Marshall is only an
Illustration of many laws the statute books
that are not having attention. What our legisla-
tors need to do when they get to Raleigh is to fix
the machinery some way so that the laws now on
the books may either be enforced or repealed.
Take our laws against gambling for instance, if
1t is all right for our young people to see gam
bling going on every day and participate in it, if
the laws against it are Anticipated and no longer
considered worth enforcing, why not repeal them?
Our opinion is that if the laws on the books could
be enforced the automobile wrecks on the high
ways OF this state would be reduced by half or
more. Law enforcement officers should be plain
eiothesmen and have no friends. They should
serve where they are not known and exhibit their
authority only in arresting an offender-Marshall
News-Record
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THE WIZARD OF or BECOMES
THE SERVANT OF CHILDHOOD
(BY BRUCE CATION

A good many children got Wizard OF
Or" books for Christmas. That has been
happening every year, and it will prob
ably go on happening for long time to
come. These Or books have become Amer
lean classics, and their readers are num-
bered in astronomical figures by now.
1t is interesting, therefore, to discover
that the late L. Frank Baum, their author,
wrote them somewhat against his will
while trying to do something else.
James Thurber recently told all about
Mr.. Baum in 'The New Republic"
1t was this writer's great ambition to
write distinctively American fairy tales.
He wanted no more ogres, enchanted prin-
cesses, fairies, and malicious dwarfs; he
planned to discover the never-never land
right in the middle of Chicago, or some
other equally unlikely place, and he had
written some 20 books when, in his forties,
he wrote ''The Wizard of o."
He wrote this one more or less as a
stunt. There is nothing especially Amer
can about it, except that Dorothy, the
little girl who goes wandering through the
land of the Scarecrow and the Tin Wood
man, comes from Kansas. Having finished
it, Mr.. Baum sought to return to the task
of becoming an American Hans Christian
Andersen. 49,. ..
But at this point the children of America
stepped in. They liked ''The Wizard of
o. and they began pelting'him with let
tiers demanding that he write more about
this marvellous fairyland. After getting
some thousands of letters, Baum gave III
and wrote a sequel. Once more he tried
more the children showered letters on
him.
The upShot was that he had to keep on
writing Or books until he died-and then
the books remained so popular that an
other writer was engaged to keep the
stream flowing, so that new Or books are
still coming out.
Now here, in miniature, is an excellent
sample of the sort of thing that can hap
pen to man who creates something alive.
1t takes possession of him. He ceases to
be his own master
Mr.. Baum was never free agent ate:
ne had turned his famous Wizard loose
among the children. He started something
that was bigger than he was.
The ambitious youth who hopes to be-
come writer might be warned. To write
a book is to daily with potent enchant.
- ment. 1t may work better than you expect
: and, if it does you are forever after
ward at the mercy of someone that you
yourself inventedI
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Watch unto prayer. II ret. 4

cav tboughtless God-forgetting world will
observe WATCH NIGHT. In taverns dance haiS,
theatres and in wild house-parties milhons VIII
be celebrating in sinful revelry the passing Oh tne
old year and the coming of the new depend upon
it, the pleasure-seeking world VIII be on It's up,
toes. Will the Church of God be on her knees
For the church's sake, for the worlds sake ana
for Chrst's sake Christians in this crisis shou'd
turn unitedly to God in intercession.-Great Com
mission Prayer League.
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DERELICT IN DUTY
Rv WlCKES WAMBOLDT-

yers as a whole, for it would in
dictate clearly that bar associa-
tions do not tolerate rescally
lawyers. 1t would demonstrate
plainly that bar associations are
determined to clean house, and to
keep the house clean. 1t would
be fine testimony that lawyers
are jealous of the honor and the
integrity of their profession.
Failure on the part of bar as
sociations to punish misbehaving
lawyers, does not keep the mis-
behavior a secret. The story of
the misconduct is whispered
about, and along with the whis-
per goes the implication and be-
lief that the lawyers themselves,
are condoning the sorry conduct.
During the past few years, law
yers of the better class have
come out sturdily against unlove-
ly legal practises, but often they
appear to be in the minority.
Too frequently, the majority Of
the members of the bar seem to
be Indifferent and careless as to
what lawyers do.
The lawyer has a vital place in
the affairs of his community, and
sometimes of his state and his
nation. The very nature of his
calling draws him toward public
office. He knows how to speak
and think on his feet. He knows
how to debate and he is likely to
be ready for a fight. Further
more he is an officer of the
court.
Our lawyers could do wonders
for the uplift and betterment of
this nation if they would do their
full duty and woulG discharge
their full responsibility to So
ciety.
When lawyers learn of the
professional misconduct of a fell
low lawyer, they themselves
should bring him to book. They
should not wait for some layman
to prefer charges. Unprincipled
or unethical lawyers should not
be permitted to practise law; it
is not fair to the peace and the
safety of the people nor to the
honor and the integrity of the
bar.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-12-31
JUST WALKS DEE

NEW YORK, Dec. .91.-UP).
The "honor system" at Waikiki
prison proved a boon last night
TO Charles Gugino, a holdup man
accused of ID burglaries.. He was
sent to work in the garage. He
walked on past the place, and
since under the honor, system no
one was supposed to stop him, he
kept on walking. He has not
come back.
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ed IN tne CASE
on which that
juror would have
a vote. The law
yer tried to per-
suade the ioror
to vote a certain
way. The juror
being a conscl-
entious man, was
highly disturbed
by the lawyers
suggestion. He
felt that under
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COM
munications are published by
The Times-News. All letters
must be signed with the real
name of the author. No COM
munications signed with a fie-
titious name will be published.
EDITOR.
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Professor at the University of Nevada
will start a course on marriage and oil
vorce, but there's still the problem Oh
which should be taught first.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-12-31

The noises of New York have been re-
corded and put into the cornerstone of a
new building there, so that posterity may
have at least one reason why New York is
no more.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-12-31

President Roosevelt is planning to bonn
bard Congress with series of important
messages that will make some of the men,
bers sorry they ever were elected.
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es he had no right to be on the
Jury; so he apprized the judge
Of what had taken place, ana
asked to be eXcused from the
case. 4h;s
attempted jury tampering, What
did he do? Did he smash down
on that sort of deviltry? Did he
fine the unethical lawyer for con-
tempt of court? Did he BRING
him to trial for trying to prostl..
tute Justice? He did nothing OF
the kind. He let the matter drop
Until Judges are jealous Of the
honor and the integrity of the
courts, there never can be honor
and integrity in courts. A man
whose sense of ethics has dull
edge. should have no place on the
bench. if our courts are ever to
have the respect and the contl-
dence of the people.
And if bar associations desire
their members and their profess
sion to have the respect and the
confidence of the public, they
must discipline with relentless Sc
verify every lawyer who is guilty
of besmirching his profession.
There seems to be feeling on
the part of some bar associations
that it would be injurior to the
profession of laws if a misbehav-
ing lawyer is punished. They
seem to feel that such publicity
would be had for lawyers as a
whole. On the contrary such pub
Ilicity would be beneficial to law
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LONG SCROLL GIFT

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-(UP).
A scroll mile long bearing the
facsimile signatures of New
York's famous military, naval
and governmental figures will be
presented Tuesday to Gov. Her
bert Lehman by Colonel Edward
Havemeyer of the cold Guard.
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
State of North Carolina
Henderson County
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Margaret w. Garland, widow, ct
AL, petitioners,
VS..
Ohio Garland, Everett l.. Garland,
and any unknown parties who
may have an interest in the
lands herein sought to be par
toned as widows, children, devil
sees, or other heirs at law
of Ohio Garland and Everett
L. Garland, in the lands de-
scribed in the petition in this
clause.-NOTICE
The above named defendants,
Ohio Garland and Everett l.. Car
land, and any widow, or widows,
child OF children, devisee or devi-
sees, or any other person or per
sons claiming any interest IN the
lands hereinafter mentioned by
through, or under the said Otho
Garland and Everett l.. Garland
or either of them, will take notice
that an action entitled as above
has been commenced in the SUI
perior Court of Henderson Coun
ty, for the purpose Of having the
lands known as the j. L. Garland
lands in Mills River and Hooper'
Creek townships, Henderson
County, North Carolina, contain
ing about 100 acres, and fully DE
scribed in the complaint IN the
above entitled cause, sold FOL
partition among the plaintiffs anc
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MONDAY MONDAY, DEcEMBre ,

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And so, little children, Donald Richberg
and General Johnson had merry, merry
Christmas, after although they grum-
bled some.
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The other day a juror sitting
in q court room waiting to go IN
to the jury box, was beckoned m
to the hall by lawyer interest
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one OF the swell hotels has quit providing music
with meals, but patrons can still find the dining
with meals but patrons can still find the dnin.
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UNTIL tn: antlers of deer reach mauI'% h, M ID
sponey warm and full of blood Or Teacnlns NV. ',r 4
circulation ceases anc they become marc rorag 81
sheds and the deer becomes the owner o' ''
WEAPONS ready 70, the fghtiEe season
Evening star., 1934-01-21
PEERY BECOMES
NEW GOVERNOR;
BACKING SMALL
Difficulties Loom
in Legislature
Ouer Taxes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 20.-John
Garland Pollard stepped down from the
executive chair of Virginia this week
and George c. Peery became his sue
cessor as Governor. With the Legis-
lature in session, the next eight weeks
are expected to be momentous in the
history of the State, and the situation
is being closely watched.
A new Governor usually goes into
Office with much greater legislative
backing than he received during the
last two years Of his term, but already
there are indications that the General
Assembly and Mr.. Peery may be at
odds before this month is ended.
The trouble arises over the tax prob
lem which has all along been expected
to be the most vexatious question of the
session. not even excepting the liquor
control problem with which it is to
some extent involved. The incoming
Governor has proposed much higher
taxes than were proposed by former
Gov. Pollard in his retiring message,
whereas, leaders in the General As
sembly have expressed the opinion that
the budget can be balanced without
appreciable tax increases.
among CQOSe VINO nave expressed
themselves as opposed to tax increases
are Senator w. A. Garrett of Henry
County. veteran chairman Of the SEN
ate Finance Committee; Delegate VIII
bur C. Hall Of Loudoun, chairman Of
the House Finance Committee, and
Delegate Ashton Dovell of Williams
burg, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee and Democratic floor leader.
Gov. Peerys main idea in proposing tax
increases seems to be that the present
situation calls for large increase IN
the State appropriation for schools.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
North Carolina
Governor Scores With Sc
lection of College Heads
for Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RALEIGH, N. c., January 2O.-By
appointing two college professors as
associate utility commissioners, Gov. j.
C. B. Ehringhaus has apparently en-
hanced his own popularity and paved
the way for far more effective regula-
ton of public utilities than the State
has ever known before.
The 1888 General Assembly abolished
the old Corporation Commission of
three members, substituting one utility
commissioner with two part-time asso-
ciates, to sit in contested matters.
The act became effective on January
/ and some months ago the Governor
named as commissioner Stanley Win
borne, a newcomer on the old commits
sion and the only one of its three men,
bers not widely accused Of bias toward
the utilities. However, appointment of
the associates was delayed until two
weeks after the effective date Of the
act, and as time for making the ap-
pointments approached and passed, the
Governor was besieged by friends OF
numerous politicians who aspired to
the position, which are considered of
great importance, though paying only
nominal salaries.
The Governor rejected all other as
pirants and chose DR.. William Louis
Poteat, president emeritus of Wake
Forest College, and Prof. Frank VIII
liam Hanft Of the law faculty Of the
University Of North Carolina.