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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-09
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-09

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Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
sPEECHLEss FRIENDS

The Humane Societies have a ma
tional observance about this time
celebrated as "Be Kind to Animals
Week" from April 10 to 25 this year
We do not see the harsh treatment
OF dumb beasts that was once com
mon. partly because automobiles
have so largely taken the place Of
horses.
If you don't feed your car with
gasoline, it simply stops on you,
and you just have to fill up its
empty insides. Not so with the faith
full old beast, who kept going even
il his ribs stuck out so he was near
ly a living skeleton.
The pitiful appearance of many
horses in those former days was
reflection on the humanity and good
sense of owners. A half fed horse
will not do half a days work. Prob
ably his time on earth is limited. and
the niggardly owner will probably
have to purchase some new victim
for starvation.
II there are some of these folks
left, somebody should drop a word
in their ears. suggesting that such
treatment of beasts who have no ef-
iective method of protest. does not
advertise their sense and good feel
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

ing.
Children used to torment dogs and
cats. They never felt so happy as
when seeing poor cid Rover tearing
all over the neighborhood. trying to
loosen the tin pail tied to his tail.
The modern boy has too many
other things to think of. II he is
given the satisfaction Of owning such
creatures, and can't look out to give
them food and water. he does not
show great capacity for caring for.
family later.
Domestic animals and pets give us
service and affection. Their pleading
eyes beg us not to forget them. II
we can't remember and care for their
needs, it is better not to have such
friends. Give them to someone who
will deal kindly with them.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

THERE ARE TWO things every
man wants in the future. One is
the assurance that his family will be
economically secure in case he should
die. The other is that he will be
financially independent in old age if
he lives.
Money put aside toward those ends
must be placed where it is as safe
as human intelligence can make it.
Every possible risk must be antici-
pated and guarded against. Safety
tirst-profit second" must be the
guiding motto
1t is for that reason that life in
surance holds so high a place in the
esteem and judgment of the average
forward-looking citizen. He knows
the superb record of stability it has
made during the worst depression in
history-he realizes that in it's al
most limitless range of policies are
contracts adapted to every conceiv-
able financial need and condition.
And so it is his basic investment.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
THE sla.a90.800.a0a ~ ITEM!

What Is the largest item IN the
American budget?
Is Il food, rent, clothing, or light
and powerg II you guess any Of
these, you're entirely wrong.
The largest item is taxesl
Our annual tax l0ad-federal,
state and LOCALS now IL the neigh
borhood Of $4,000. 100000. BY con-
trast. the annual food bill Is $l1.-
10000, ,O00-the annual rent bill,
$4,000. 1000, 0,OO0-the annual clothing
bill, $4,000, ,000. .000--the annual light
and power bill, $1,000 600 900.
Government, in other words, takes,
directly and indirectly, more OF our
income than Is taken by the grocer
and butcher-more than is taken by
the landlord-twice as much as we
pay the clothing store-and six
times sa much as we pay the the
electric and gas company!
But, you say, "I'm a man Of aver
age means. pay little Of this tax
load-big business carries the prin-
cipal burden"
II you think that, reflect on these
figures: II the entire net income Of
all the corporations in this country
in 1933-last wear for which official
figures are ayailable-had been con-
iscated for tax purposes. 1t would
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17


DO HIGH PRICES make prosperi-
ty or retard itg DR.. o. M. w.
sprague. former adviser to the
United States Treasury, spoke re-
Gently in favor Of lower prices for
industrial products. He felt that the
NRA codes. instead of trying to raise
prices, should have tried to stimu-
late demand by reducing prices on
construction goods and freight rates.
There is no doubt that prices have
beenrtoo low on farm stun. The
farmer simply could not live on the
prices he was getting a few years
ago.
As a general rule business is not
stimulated by raising prices. If a
merchant finds trade poor, he does
not make it better by marking up his
goods. What he needs is to cut
prices and advertise them. Then
business comes, labor is employed,
and something is accomplished to
bring about prosperity. It is the
same in most lines of business.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
THE PENALTY PAID

When some wicked crime is com
mitted. people become hot with in
dignation for the time being. But
as the memory of the original out
rage becomes less vivid. some degree
of sympathy often goes out to the
one convicted of this violation of
sacred laws. Some people think
more of his suffering than they do
of the suffering which he caused.
So when Bruno Hauptmann went
to his death. as the result of the
kidnapping and death of the Lind
bergh baby, some may have forgotten
the brutal wickedness of the original
outrage which shocked the nation.
When such things are done. when
the safety of the children of the land
is threatened, drastic punishment
has to be visited on those guilty.
Was the case against this man
strong enough to send anybody to
MO uCNthf 10 NlG QuG5llOu 0OulG nave
asked? The court that tries the case
against suspected man has by far
the best chance to form a judgment.
They hear all the evidence and all
the arguments.
They can observe the manner in
which the witnesses tell their story.
which is often as important as the
words which they speak. So in this
case. we could well leave it to the
wisdom of the court which tried this
accused man.
For the time being. the wave of
kidnapping which struck terror to
the hearts of millions of parents, has
been stopped. The forces of law and
order have pursued such offenders
with persistence that has made
law-breakers tremble. This warfare
must be kept up. or wicked men will
continue to plan this most wicked
and cruel of crimes.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE

The Supreme Court handed down a
decision a few days ago. in which
the majority of the court warns the
government against illegal interfer-
ence with the rights of the people.
The Securities Exchange Commits
sion, whose activities will be some
what affected by this ruling, claims
that this policy will make il more
difficult TO investigate charges of
fraud.
1t is an almost impossible task to
make laws that shall stop frauds.
without interfering with the activi-
ties of people who have no wrong
intent. Government officials must
do the best they can to separate the
sheep from the goats. The people
want allegations of fraud searching
L. inquired into. but they don't want
business tied up so tight that it can't
move.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
TORNADO TERRORS

II is an awful story that has come
from several communities in the
southern states. of hundreds lying
dead, and towns almost turned into
wreckage by a twisting tornado In
such stormy winds, human life seems
almost helpless. You may be able to
stop the floods by great reservoirs
on the upper waters of streams. But
where is the reservoir that can halt
the wind currents of the storm?
Some may ask whether heavy
paintings of trees would not help
break the force of such windy at
tack. Winter billiards have been
rendered less of a peril in the north
west by trees planted as windbreaks.
Would similar groves of trees be ef-
fective in these tornado threatened
locations?
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
EYESORE PLACES

One disorderly looking place puts
a blot on a whole neighborhood.
When you go through some town in
your automobile you often notice
some spot which seemingly has not
been cleared up for a long time. You
note papers that look as if they had
been collecting for years. and old lit
ter and discarded material. The
properties near such a place are di-
rectly injured
Some organization or individuals
ought to talk or write to the owners
Of such property, and speak of the
injury done to the neighborhood, and
ask if that mess of refuse could not
be cleaned up. People who tolerate
such eyesores thus hurt their home
town and indirectly do damage to
their own property.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

THE END OF THE National Re
coyery Administration came a few
days ago at Washington, when final
pay checks were handed out to the
surviving employees of that function.
Thus closes one of the dramatic
stories of government activity.
The most buoyant hopes were
cherished during those days when the
blue eagle was blossoming out so
gaily in the store windows and on
merchandise labels. Everybody was
supposed to cooperate for fair
wages, fair prices. fair dealing. Some
good was accomplished. These
standards have continued to a large
extent.
Human nature in America does not
like to march and fall in line. Every
sort of attempt was made to evade
the provisions of thse codes. The
system was not working we'll when
the law was declared invalid. If the
next attempt to regulate industry at
tempts less. it will probably last
longer.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
Milford, Friday, April II, 1885
IT'S ABOUT TIME our legislators,

IT'S ABOUT TINE our legislators,
who seem to be spending a consider
able part of their time in figuring
new ways to increase the cost of liv-
ing, did some thinking about the in
terest of the consumer-of whom
there are 125,OOO,OOO in this country.
A number of bills are now pending
in Congress which, in spite of the dis
guises with which their proponents
attempt to mask them. will hit the
consumer on the buttOn-by indi-
rectly increasing the cost of all the
necessities of life, as well as the
luxuries.
One thing the bills would do is to
establish and maintain the place of
the middle-man in our commercial
life, by legislative fiat. Certainly the
middle-man is entitled to exist, if he
serves a useful and necessary func-
tion in the distributive scheme-but
it's rather difficult to see just what
justification there is in passing a
law that makes us pay for his work
whether we need it or not.
Passage of the bills would likewise
make illegal mOney-saving merchan-
dising practices that make it possible
to distribute and sell goods cheaper
to the public. Everyone wants mer-
chandising to be fair to all-but is
it necessary to plunge the knife of
legislated high prices into the poor
consumer to achieve that?
AS a matter of fact, bills of this
kind are all designed to cheat the
law of supply and demand. strangle
initiative and kill free competition.
That has been tried many times in
the past. and tn consumer-simply a
word for all the people-has always
footed the bill.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
THE AMERICAN RACk YARn

It is one of the characteristics Of
the American people that they are
negligent about the rear side of their
home places. y
When they live in city blocks, this
trait does not appear. But when they
have bit of land around their dwell
lings. the front side is apt to look
quite finished. while the rear is too
often an ugly mess. They are like
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

the man who kept the toes Of his
shoes we'll polished. but allowed the
heels to get all rough and ragged.
Just as the public could see that
mans heels as well as his toes, so
the ugly back yard is more visible
than its possessors think.
In other countries they make back
yards little bowers Of beauty. ANY
old ashpile or dump heap Is good
enough for many families in Amer
lea
II is a condition that suggests slip
shod habits. The front lawn shows
how a man wants to be regarded.
but the back yard shows what he
really is.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17
mo- SOUR LOOKS HERE

You get sour looks in the stores
of some cities, if you look at their
stuff and fail to buy. The store peo-
pie of Milford are trained better
than that Everyone who wants to
look at goods is welcomed, and treat
ed courteously, whether he buys or
not.
To show disappointment or irrita-
ton if a person declines to buy is
poor policy. The customer is made
to feel uncomfortable. and will be
slow to visit such a place in future.
Our store people feel such pride and
confidence in their goods that they
believe that anybody who sees them
must get a favorable impression.
which will help sell goods at some
future date, if it doesn't today.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

PEOPLE WHO SAY they have no
time to do anything for their own
home town. are often seen doing
things that don't seem important.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

IF YOU CAN'T perform any no.
table labors for your home city. you
can at least give some loud applause
to those who do perform these SER
vices.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

have paid just about one-quarler Of
the total tax bill, leaving three-quar-
ters to be made up from other sour
cesl
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

The facts speak for themselves.
Taxation is the greatest problem lhe
people face eand Il Is constantly be-
coming graver.
Milford chronicle., 1936-04-17

THE FOLKS who are waiting for
something to turn up" often turn
up their toes before anything turns
up without effort on their part.
Evening star., 1936-02-09

feelin' sorry he was kind to me-" Slim said.
Sandra was breaking eggs into frying pan.
"Slim, you know you don't owe father thing.
He knows it, too. Do you suppose this place
would pay as dude ranch in the summer if
you didn't manage it for him?"
But Sandra -.
YOU'RE tired, Slim; 60 and sit down."
Slim sat down at the table and watched
Sandra as she went about her task.
Were going to have talk tonight. Slim,"
she went on Father leaves next week. but
this time I'm not going back with him."
What are you going to dor"
'I'll tell you after you've eaten some
thing"
Sims eyes kept dropping shut. Putting his
elbows on the table, he rested his chin in his
hands and watched Sandra. Even in her rough
Clothes she looked out of place in the bunk
house. Standing there she was like delicate
wildfower growing out Of the muck of cor
raj. He wondered if he should tell her that
there wouldn't be chance of their getting
married if he lost the calves. Last autumn he
had spent the savings of four years to enlarge
the herd if thost calves were lost in the biz
zard he would be right where he started.
Slim rose and went to the door. He studied
the sky. He sighed. When he returned, Sandra
had his plate heaped with crisp bacon and
scrambled eggs. There was plate of toast
and the coffee was ready. Sandra sat down
across from him.
Whats this about not going back East
with your father?" he asked.
"Its true. I'm not going back. Slim. we
can't 60 through another long year as we've
been doing"
1--WE been thinkin' the same thing"
She poured some cream into his coffee. Il
can stay; it can be arranged, I'm sufe. The
dudes will be coming out soon; that will make
the situation respectable"
Slim took sip of coffee and put the cup
down. Look here, Sandy" he said, looking
Evening star., 1936-02-09

She jerked her hand away from him. How
do you know how would feel about iti"
She rose, then went to the window and
looked out. Presently she came and sat down
at the table, with her head on her arms. She
began to cry quietly.
Slim hated himself If he were any kind of
man. he thought, he'd find some way out of
their trouble. He moved around the table and
knelt on the floor beside her.
Sandy, don't-don't cry. can't stand it."
"Slim, do you hate me for wanting you so
much1"
"How could when feel the same way1"
Then why don't we risk itl'
II tell you couldn't stand it - seeing you
licked just because got nothing but a lot of
hardships to offer YOU"
~ shant fail; will you ever believe that1"
she asked sharply.
"Im not so sure; we've got to wait"
Eyes. wait and wait and 60 on living the
best part of our lives alone, she said bitterly.
II shan't do it! shan't do it, tell you!" Her
voice broke. and she began to sob.
Seeing her like that was too much for Slim.
He decided that he would tell her about the
calves after all. If the storm held off until he
could get them in, well, maybe they could be
married. I'D. He began to speak but sud-
denly checked himself. Sandra had risen and
was looking at him in a strange way. She was
suddenly calm. She was regarding him stead
lily, impersonally. 1t was as if they had met
for the first time and she was wondering what
kind of person he might be. Slim felt a vague
sense of alarm. He stood up quickly.
SANDY, listen :. 1" he began.
Moving towards the door. she said, "I'm
going now, Slim. I'm sorry to have been such a
fool. Perhaps you are right after ALL"
But Sandy will you listen :"
She turned then and said good night, closing
the door behind her.
For a long time Slim stared at the door. He
kept asking himself, what had got into her?
Had he said something to hurt her feelings?
He must have That was the trouble with
women, they were 90 touchy.
Presently he began to worry about which of
the boys he would ask to stay up and watch
the weather for him. At that time of night
they would all be lit, and none of them were
too reliable even when sober. That was the
Continued on pafeaN
Evening star., 1936-02-09

cowboy in love. Nothing but grief could ever
month each spring and then stopped living
until spring came around again. And while
he was trying to get ahead, trying to get just
enough for them to get married on, she was
wasting the best years of her life waiting for
him. And just suppose he did have enough.
and they were married, could she stand the
gaff? Slim thought of the tasks Sandra would
have to do as his wife, wash clothes and pots
and pans. take care of the chickens, scrub
floors: on top of all that, there was the loneli-
ness and the monotony of the life to think of.
He couldn't let her in for all that. She should
marry some city guy in the East, who could
give her the things she was used to.
Slim thought it was one of the boys who
had come back from town early when he heard
someone at the door, Come in," he called.
But it was Sandra. Closing the door behind
her. she came around and stood smiling at him
from across the table
Sandy you shouldn't be here, )" he scolded.
"What do you want?"
She reached across the table, took the plate
of beans and threw them into the empty fire
place.
II might have known came back to make
sure you had something hot"
She began rummaging in the cupboard. She
brought out bowl of eggs and side of bacon.
Slim looked around the bunkhouse. He was
ashamed of the place. The boys had left in
hurry for town; the floor was Uttered with
muddy boots. a broken bride, torn news
papers.
Look here, Sandy, you know your father
wouldn't like this" Slim protested.
She said. my father trusts me-"
II know that" Slim answered, ''but I'm
not riskin' anything thatll spoil his likin' for
me- He's leasin me ten thousand acres OF
pasture land for next to nothin'. He got me
started when didn't have nickel. owe
him about everything, and don't want him
Evening star., 1936-02-09

straight at her. "you know I'd rather have
you here than anything know of, but can't
spend my time keepin' lot of no good dudes
from chasin' you. I've got my work to do"
Thoughtfully she said, II know. If we were
married, it would be different"
There was long silence. then Sandra spoke
again. Her voice trembled little. "Oh, Slim.
are you always going to be 50 pig -headed1
Four years ago, the first spring l came out
here, we knew we were made for each other
Ever since then, even with whole continent
between US, we've gone on loving each other.
Most people would have forgotten. Doesn't
that mean anything to your"
He reached across the table for her hand.
"Therell never be anybody for me but you.
No matter what happens. I'll always 60 on
lovin' you. But don't you see, I'm scared that
poverty and hard work will bust UP our lover
You don't know what life is out here. " he con-
tinued. you're used to havin' everything
easy"
"Yes." she said, but that kind of life bores
me to death! want to be out here helping
you. Don't you think could help?"
Slim recalled the time when she had tried
to help him butcher and turned sick just at
the time he needed her. And the time when
they were loading firewood and one of the
mules stepped on her foot. He had to drop
everything and bring her back over the noun
tain to the ranch house. And the time when
she had strained her back trying to help him
get sick steer off the ground. He couldn't
bring himself to hurt her. 50 he said: why.
of course you could help but, Sandy, can't
you understand, just got to have things nice
for you or couldn't stand it?'
Tears came to her eyes. Couldn't you, if
you knew that just being with you made me
happy1"
lust look at your hand, Sandy, how white
and slender and soft it is. When it got all red
and cracked from washing dishes, you'd hate
me for it,
Evening star., 1936-09-30
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Assoc lated Press Financla. Write

NEW YORK. September 30.-A
last-minute fury Of selling knocked
the stock market off balance today
and shares finished irregular with
losses of fractions to point or 80
predominant. Transfers approximated
l,350,000 shares.
Unable yet to unravel the tangled
skin of foreign currency relationships,
most Wall Streeters approached the
market gingerly using current symp-
toms of further trade and industrial
gains as cues to trends.
In the forenoon, the market swung
ahead under leadership of farm equip
ments, amusements and other special
ties. During the afternoon, however.
demand became somewhat less aR-
gressive and in some sectors prices
yielded from their tops.
Issues which were in favor most
of the session included Bethlehem.
General Motors, Auburn. Sears Roe
buck, Douglas Aircraft. Case. Inter-
national Harvester, Deere, Caterpil-
lar Tractor, North American, Inter-
national Paper & Power preferred.
Electric Power d. Light, American Ss
Foreign Power, Commonwealth &
Southern. Texas Pacific Coal 81 Oil,
United States Rubber, Columbia Pic
lures. Twentieth Century-Fox, Com
mercial Credit and American Chain.
A number of rails gave way, in
cluding Delaware l. Hudson, Santa Fe
and Union Pacific.
Others under pressure were Amer
ican Telephone, Schenley. General
Electric, Owens Illinois Glass and
Loews.
Wright Aeronautical jumped sharply
on limited turnover.
Bonds turned ahead. Cotton, after
rising around 81 bale on the heaviest
foreign buying in some time. lost part
of its gain Corn closed = to III
cents lower. Wheat was unchanged
to 5sof a cent lower. The pound
sterling. the French ano Swiss francs
we're lower The Dutch guilder, NOM
inally quoted. regained part Of a
sizeable dip.