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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
NORTH CAROLINA AND CALIFORNIA
TAG TAXES

"A winter visitor to Hendersonvllle, 10Y
n33aa;rIv citizen of South Dakota, who mas
lived in California and Florida, retired
business man who informs this newspaper
that, he is in position to make his nome
wherever he desires, privately discussed
with The Times-News some of the draw
backs to residence in this State. urging
that his name not be used as he IS not
seeking publicity.
This gentleman believes the motor We
'hiele license taxes in North Carolina al2
unreasonably high, and to prove his con-
tention, showed The Times-News tax re-
ceipts to prove his case.
The gentleman owns Buick Six sedan.
In California last year he paid So for reg
istratiOn and license plates. In North Car
DINA this year registration and license
plates for the same car cost S24.2O.
In California the gentleman paid So IL
cense tax, city taxes of $1.32, county and
State taxes of $4.96, total of 1928. In
North Carolina he paid nearly three times
lllS TOTAL lOG lCSllSS SllOilS' ~'SNN'h SSAS
the visitor believes that North Carolina
motor vehicle license taxes are unreasoE-
ably high.
This visi or is looking for place to set
tie down and establish citizenship. He IS
delighted with Hendersonville-he likes
the people, the town, the country, the eli
mate and all other natural advantages OF
the sectiOn-and while his decision as to
selection of a home will not be controlled
by the size of the North Carolina autOmo-
bile tag tax, he points out to The Times
News that decisions in such cases frequent
ly turn on comparatively trivial, matters,
The stranger believes that one coming
from California and having to pay eight
times as much for automobile licenses here
as was paid in that State, gets bad i'm
preston of North CarOlina-in addition to
the conviction that the automobile license
taxes here are indefensibly high.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT
,.GT "HUMBUG"

The Farm Journal of Philadelphia, one
of the oldest and best of the country's farm
papers, calls the proposed federal child la
Dor amendment an ancient humbug" ana
says that the child labor cranks in Wash
ington are aiming at control of farm boys
and girls in Seeking the enactment of this
amendment. The Farm Journals state
ment' IS as follows:
"As if we did not have enough troubles for
farming, the forces behind the 1O-year-old Child
Labor Amendment have seized on this period OF
excitement, To- press the ratification of this ancient
humbug. While all attention is turned elsewhere,
they have sneaked ratification through several state
legislatures hoping that they may reach the
sary SO before agriculture wakes up.
"For the Child Labor Amendment, let us remen,-
Der, is primarily aimed at the labor of farm chill
dren' between the ages of Is and Is. This was
abundantly proved in the debates in Congress whca
the Amendment was passed. The talk is of sweat
ed factory children in the towns and cities, 0f
course. but such child labor has all but disappeared
in every state.
''It is the farm boys and girls that the child la.
Dor cranks at Washington are determined to bring
under their bureaucratic thumbs Let there be nc
misunderstanding about that. 1t is time agricul
ture walked up"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
THIRD PARTY TALK

All this talk about liberalization and third party
organization may develop into something more than
mere talk before the end of the next political CAM
paign. The attitude of the Republican party at
present will hardly make strong appeal to all OF
the adherents of that organization, and certainly
there are stand-pat Democrats who are not going
to sanction what they deem the radical policies OF
President Roosevelt. In this state there are those
who are dissatisfied with some of the things that
the Democratic party has done in connection with
the State government. They would vote an oppo-
site ticket except that they will not join the Re.
publican party Frankly, we believe that just at
the present, with the proper leadership, very
powerful third party could be quickly organized
in North Carolina, with such force as to make
itself tremendously felt in the next political can't
paign in this State. This party would be made up
of hundreds of thousands dissatisfied with the
policies of the Democratic party, and with thou
sands of those dissatisfied with the modern position
of the Republican party. We should not be at all
surprised to see very effective third party or
ganization figuring forcefully in the next presi-
Dental campaign.-Mocksville Enterprise.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
NEWSPAPERS. OPINIONS
MAKING HONESTY COMPULSORY

From the beginning of time, organized society
has concerned itself with the effort to protect the
weak against the strong. Away back in the begin
ming of human relations there were honest men,
easily exploited and dishonest men, who found
ways of taking their property away from the
honest.
There is no means of legiSlating croOkedness out
of crook The deliberately dishonest will find
loopholes through which to crawl, matter what
sort of laws are passed. Also, there is no way Of
making honest men, by law into careful men. The
fundamental weakness of the honest man, which
makes him an easy victim for the dishonest, is that
he credits everybody else with being as honest as
he is himself The crook, on the other hand as
sumes that everybody else will take advantage OF
him unless he takes advantage of the other fellow
first.
Fortunately. most men are honest. If that were
not true. there would be such thing as credit
upon which practically all business is based. But
many are honest because it is the best policy, ra-
Their than inherently honest because they abhor the
idea of doing injustice to anyone, even when 1t IS
to their own profit.
The main purpose of the recent laws governing
the practice of banking the offering of securities
for sale, the regulation of business and industry
is to make it more profitable to be honest than dis
honest That is what appeals to everybody, wheth-
@. he is crook or an honest man. 1t has been said
that the system which is now being overhauled put
a premium on dishonesty. We do not quite sub
scribe to that We can think of few examples OF
men who have accumulated great fortunes through
dishonest methods but the last state of these men
has been worse than the first. Some are in exile
some in prison, some execrated and cut off
from the respect and confidence of their fellow
men.
All that law can do in this matter of honesty IS
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
CWA Program Is
Life Saver For
Eastern Counties
The Timcs-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, Jan. G.-The Clvl!
Works Administration is proving
life saver in the eastern part
of the state, according to K.
Bruce Ethridge. For If it We're
not for the Civil Works Admin
istration work projects in the
eastern counties of the state, es-
pecially those counties in which
most of the people are dependent
upon fishing and agriculture, a
great many people would be IN
actual want and restitution, the
conservation director said here
today. - .
81 don't know how it is in
other sections of the state, since
| have not been in them, but III
our section along the coast, the
CWA is proving a veritable God
send to the people who have been
without work and money for
many months" said Etheridge
whose home is in Manteo, Roa-
noke Island, in Dare county,
where Virginia Dare, the first
white child born in. the North
American continent is said to
bave been born.
The fisher folk in these east
ern counties have been hard hit
for several years and have had
a hard time getting along. They
go out and work night after
night with their nets and in cold
weather up to their waists for
fish for which they receive only
a few cents a pound. Many Of
these fishermen lost their nets
and boats in the hurricane this
fall and have not been able to
replace them. But they are peo-
pie with a great deal of pride
and self respect and have never
asked or expected much help.
Many refused to accept relief.
But they are willing to work
and are glad to get the oppor-
tunity to work, with the result
that the various Civil Works
projects have helped them great
ly. Many are not able to support
their families and buy the food
and clothing they have needed
in many months. The result is
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
Plan ToBuiId US.
Naval Air Force
To Treaty Limits

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (UP)
Naval aviation, by an eXten-
sive construction program will be
brought to the full thousand
blame limit fixed by congress
during the 1885 fiscal year. Rear
admiral Ernest J. King, chic
Of naval aeronautics said yeSter-
day that the policy Of maintain
ing u. S. air forces at full fight
ing levels follows the navy de-
partments recently announced
five-year building program to
spend 25G0,O00,000 to bring the
navy up to full London and
Washington treaties strength by
1889.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
Reorganization
OF Revenue Dept.
Expected Soon
The Timcs-TScwS Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RAELIGH, Jan. 6.-Something
definite with regard to the long
expected reorganization of the
State Department of Revenue Is
expected soon now, despite the
fact that neither Governor Ehrln-
ghaus, Commissioner A. j. MAY
we'll or Executive Assistant Com
missioner NJ. S. Noble, Jr., Will
give any indication Of when any
announcement will be made. 1t Is
kown, however, that Accountant
George S. Scott Of Charlotte, who
made the recent audit of the
department Of revenue and as
sisted DR.. Noble in making ms
survey and reorganization suG-
gestions, has been back here tpi'
several days. It is also known
that he has been holding long
end frequent conferences with
DR.. Noble and Commissioner Max
well.
Indications are that a good
many changes have been made
in the plan of reorganization
since it left DR.. Mobiles hands
more than a month ago for study
by Governor Ehringhaus, Com
missioner Maxwell and Assistant
Director Of the Budget Franz;
Dunlap and that it is now being
considerably revised. 1t is also
understood, however, that the
new plan is definitely designed %
make several changes in the pres
ent set-up of the department Of
revenue to increase It's efficiency
as Il revenue collecting agency
and change it from a revenue
receiving department into an
aggressive collecting organiza-
ton. Several would not be at
all surprised to see the old easy-
going methods replaced with an
aggressive policy that will seek tol
collect other taxes, including the
sales tax, in much the same man.
ner the governor has gone after
the collection of the automobile
license tax.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
SCHNAUZER HIKES HOME

BOSTON, (UP). - Bobby. q
German Schnauzer dog owned by
former Governor Avian T. Fuller.
"hikcd" here from Rye Beach. N.
H., a distance of nearly 90 miles,
after he had been left behind al
the Fuller summer home.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

that these people are feeling bet,
ter and have a better spirit ana
outlook than in a long time;
The eva may not be regarded
as worthwhile experiment by
some, But down cast it is re-
earded as the best thing that has
Vet been started by the federal
government, since it is not only
Saving lives, but self respect
also"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
MISS JOHNSON ADDED
TO LOCAL CWA FORCE

Miss Veinie Johnson. Of Mills
River. has been added to the staff
of the CWA office as a case
worker.
Officials stated that the add
ton of Miss Johnson was a great
aid as the present force has not
been sufficient to keep up the in
vestigation work OF the office.
Officials also expressed great
satisfaction with the manner Miss
Johnson is performing her duties.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
'%'>4%$'M;Zl>;S:L1INGlION[

AS completely sold on it as he U.s..
TO be.
Gold buying isn't rIising q
commodity price level. The .e.r
seems TO be an adyancemgg, -
White House favor of Prof. Jan,
H9rvey Rogers Of Yalp Roe.
always expressed doubts about
Warren plan.
His advice to Roosevelt IS ,,..
it we'll might be continued for a.,
psychological effect. II gives o.,
illusion. of imitation. But he faI.
that domestic gold buying has D..
effect on purely domestic pri.,
and gold buying abroad ouv an.
effect on commodities largeM T.,
ported. such as cotton.
His immediate proposal f.
larger and faster public wo...
program. with dollar sIablr.,r.,
after it gets going. lie a.nr
large public works operation,
lrepresent the best method OF .,a-.
ing up the capital goods irE...
tries, whose improvement. is .,
essential to recovery.
! EXCLUSIVE country clubs r.
- the outskirts OF Wash.ng'.r
to which most members eff OIL.
cial society here bclomg Went
on strike against high .lrHn.
prices and failed to take out sal.
licenses in advance ot the Aog.
days.
In the country club area. +.
ccnScd vendors can buy only from
county diSpcnSaries, whose p.i.-s
have aroused 4 general Resent.
mcmt. The license Itself C5rs
$500.
Nearly all the "best" clubs Oh.
jcctCd to charging their members
50 TO 80 cents 4 drink, which ll,.
! said would be necessary, little be-.
ter than prc-rcpeal speak,
prices.
. iCopyright. 1888. NEA Seui;. lar,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

f,;,,I ~ Snnl-,, seems disinclned to
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ne Ore"eiS nave ~;,o Of oo,,.s,
oi '''e pvop'eS 4'O"sS - T. :, ~ ,,ordo,,
the re'"''etS s0t i,UiS $780,, or,o oar+ .
'h"' my 'e"'ei '0OO T,.o,,oo1.o,.. +oiI
pounu Iol PRIME yum 1,o,,I
MN th"' tne! co0i0 III ' nv !
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Ohe ol the "ih"@i"s ~ Wv,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

Scientists Find Lost Continent of Lemuria on
Ocean Floor" The dispatch neglected to state what
they intend to do with it.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

Yes, Ethel, F. D. R. is the biggest of all big
guns. He sent Bullitt all the way to Russia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

Advice to a man about to worry: Who's going
to pay you for worrying and how much?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

Sample of unconscious humor heard in train
"That bankety-blank governor ought to b
lynchedr'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06
RY RODNEY BUTCHER
-. ..-,i,r stan Correspondent

HEA Service stan sorrc>r"'
WASHINGTON. - Government
w price.f:ing will receive
;nock.ou' blow from the AAA il the
yva,Iace-Tugwell group dares go
through with its tentative mix
policy. :, 81,
The policy probably would call
fer ST. 1ng-arm tactics and the IL
consi.,g of milk distributors:
What it amounts to is The liking
If prices which distributors pay 10
farmers without any fixed price Tor
consumes. who would receive the
benefit. of competition. Prior TO
The departure of Administrator
George Peek. after his big row
with Secretary Wallace and Assist
ant Secretary Tugweil, AAA pollcE
vas to fix prices at both ends III
.,s many mill. shed agreements.
Wallqce believes it's his duty
"a raise prices for the cow own
crs. bat not his business TO en-
rnrcc fixed prices to the consumer.
price-cutting by Independent
mill, dealers under existing agree
mcnrs has revealed the huge dill
,Ultv OF enforcement ana every
ouc knows higher prices reduce
consumption.
nc, is Il new term
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

to close some of the
Of the big crooks CT;
insure that a new Gro
methods of dishonest!
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-06

through which some
the past. 1t cannot
oks will not find new
IN Enterprise.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
Samuel insult
Will Start On
Voyage Today
Third Secretary OF U. S. Embassy
To Accompany American On
Trip From Istanbxl.

Samuel insult will be placed
aboard the S. S. Exilona today at
Smyrna and started on his return
voyage to the United States in
custody of American authorities.
Burton W Berry, .32-year-old
third secretary Of the American
embassy, will accompany insult On
his trip to face charges of embez-
Element and fraud in Illinois.
United States Ambassador Rob-
ert P. Skinner, who designated Ber-
ry to make the trip, previously had
indicated Insult might be placed
aboard the American Export line
ship, the S. S. Executive, leaving
Istanbul Wednesday.
American authorities said they
expected no further difficulty in
finally bringing to an end the a.
year-old Chicagoan's long flight
from justice
They minimized the significance
of last-minute moves by Insults
legal staff to delay his extradition.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
Old Mule Passes Al
As; Near Kinston,
OF Course

Kinston-"Mike'', a mule,
died recently at the age of As.
The animal was purchased by Ira
D. Sparrow of Deep Run near here,
in 1902. He worked on the Spar
row farm and around a store, a
cotton gin, a sawmill and a turpen-
tine still until two years ago. He
was fairly active until two weeks
ago. When Sparrow died his wild
.ow kept the animal.
Mike was the pet of the Spar
rows children and grandchildren:
"a tractable and faithful beast. HI
had an antipathy for women
however, and allowed lone te
come near him. Practically every
person in the Deep Run section
knew the animal by sight.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
New Altitude
Record Is Set
By Italian Ace

ROME,-Renato Donati a
World war ace, scared into an
overcast sky behind a fourbladed
propeller to carve what apparently
lis a new world airplane altitude
record Of slightly more than nine
miles out Of a freezing, misty
atmosphere.
The civilian pilot required but
Us minutes for his flight, which
ibis instruments revealed had taken
him 1850 meters or 47,572.O785
fleet into the heavens.
He descended so rapidly in his
specially constructed biplane that
The suffered from shock on touch
ing the earth again and had to be
given first aid treatment.
The doughty wal pilot and
breaker of several records used
every gadget known to- modern
aviation on HIS hop. He was en-
closed in a gutta percha suit, oiled
boots and a newly-designed mask
in order to resist the temperatures
of the SHAKESPEARE.
Special oxygen tanks allowed
him to breathe in the supper-rari-
fled atmosphere, which he found
Ito be bitterly cold.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
FAR-SIGHTED


A negro employee was being
questioned during an investigation
after a trespasser had been killed
when he fell from a moving freight
train.
"Did you see the mar: on the
train?"
Eyes, subj"
Bout thuty cabs back from
lde engine"
Where were you?"
"On de back of de tendah of dc
Iengine."
'what time of night was ir?'
Bout leben o'clock"
DO you mean to tell me that
|you saw that man thirty Cal
Lengths away at aleven O'Clock
at night?"
eyes, subj"
"How far do you think you car
see at night?'
Bout a million miles, I reckon
How fab is it to de moon?"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
IPOU RESIGNS AS HEAD
|PRISON O

George Ross Pou on Saturday
handed his resignation to Gov
ernor Ehringhaus as executive d.
rector of the North Carolina High
way and Public Works commits
sin. Mr. Pou will enter the con
gressional race to succeed his
late father, whose death occurred
in Washington the previous week.
The vacancy will be filled prompt
ly by the governor, and probably
by naming one of the group now
in the service.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
Bride Aged IL Years;
Bridegroom Aged So

Luray, Va.-Narie +. Aleshire,
twelve years old, and Benjamin
Franklin Buracker, f~ifty-eight,
have been married in Luray. Eff
forts to obtain the marriage license
were beset by many difficulties.
County Clerk Grover c.. Miller,
refused to issue the document un-
til he had the written consent of
the brides mother. Mrs. Reuben
|Buracker, who is a sister-in-law to
the bridegroom. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Flyd
A. Blosser, pastor of the Church of
Christ, Luray.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
Measure Altered
To Nearer The
Original Form
House 500 Tax Rate Is Reborted
Accepted.
BALE CROP EXEMPT
Measure To Be Operative For One
Year-May Be Applied
Longer.

An agreement was reached on
the Bankhead cotton control bill
which conferees said, restored the
measure to a form closely parallel
ing the measure that PASSED the
house.
The conferees refused to disclose
all details pending a final session,
but it was understood the 50 per
cent ad valorem tax in the house
bill was agreed upon.
The senate bill would have taxed
all cotton above the 1O,0o0.0ee
bales allotment in the measure Is
lper cent Of it's value at the time
lof ginning.
Elimination of the exemption
from tax Of cotton produced by
any farmer whose total crop did
not amount to more than six bales
was agreed upon early in the par
leys between the senate and houst
conferees. Proponents Of til,
firyt rnajer mezzsre for riuEcdnfrc
of one Of che nationss principal
crops said that exemption would
have made the bill futile.
The house bill would have made
the measure operative for two
years with the President having
the power to- extend it a third year.
Conferees indicated the bill as it
stands now-and as it will be in
final form-will be operative for
one year, but it may apply another
year through presidential procla-
nation should that be necessary
to bring the cotton surplus to
1ormal.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Doctors in Genoa, Italy, are en-
gagged in trying to save the health
of pretty Mrs. Thalia Fortescue
Massie, apparently suffering from
a futile attempt to commit suicide
while on a pleasure cruise in the
Mediterranean. The 24-year-old
daughter of socially prominent
parents, in Washington, D. c..
and New York, was divorced from
her American naval officer hus-
band, Lieut.. Thomas Massie, in
Reno, New, last month.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
IDoughton Gets
Pou's Old Post
Chosen By North Carolina Delega-
tiom To Represent State On
Congressional COMMITTEE.

Washington-The honor of rep
resenting North Carolina on the
Democratic congressional commit
tee that has for years been held by
the late Representative Edward w.
Pou. of Smithfield, passed to Rep
resentative Robert L. Doughton, of
Laurel Springs.
The Tar Heel delegation met this
week, with all members present
except Representative Bulwinkle
of Gastonia, to fill the post. Mr.
Doughton was unanimously elect
ed. Members spoke feelingly of
their late associate in the house,
and a committee was named to pre-
pare suitable resolutions on the life
of MIR. Pou, comprising Represen-
tatives Dughton, Lambeth and
Warren.
The delegation then endorsed
Representative ]. Bayard Clark of
Fayetteville for the vacant place on
the rules committee, of which Mr.
Pou was chairman. As. Mr.
Doughton is chairman of the ways
and means committee which selects
committees, it is Thought that Mr.
Clark will be chosen.
IL was also decided to work and
for the bill Of Representative
John H Kerr Of Warrenton which
would control tobacco production
on the same plan as proposed for
cotton in the Bankhead bill.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-04-13
COLLEGE SEEKS FUNDS

A program calling for the raising
of s6,775,ooo by 1887 has been
announced by DR.. Walter L.
Lingle, president of Davidson
college. Davidson will celebrate
her Tooth anniversary in 1887,
President Lingle announced that
he wanted to strengthen every de-
partment and obtain the best pro-
fessors in the country.