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The times-news., 1938-11-26

uated, he not only has to write
and ask what he owes, but he
may have to write several times
before he can induce the tax col
lector's office to inform him.
The idea seems to be to let the
tax bills run until time for a law
suit to enforce collection, then
give it to some political lawyer
to whom the property owner must
pay a fee, in addition to other
penalties. l have known a num-
ber of cases of persons who had
inherited property, and had sup
posed that when they paid the
city tax bills they were paying all
bills, only to discover later that
they were being sued for delin-
quent county taxes which they did
not known existed. In some such
instances the amount of accumu-
lated taxes was so large the own
er could not OF would not pay
them, and abandoned his proper
ty. Whereupon the county sued
the owner, got a tax deed of
doubtful validity, and the prop
erty ceased to be income produc-
ing to the county.
Considering the slipshod, I'M
equitable manner in which taxes
The times-news., 1938-11-26
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

Throw off" ON some peoples church and they
will laugh at YOU, but speak eighty of their po-
litical party and they resent it. This makes us
believe that some people have more politics than
religion. -a..
People often speak of politics as being "rotten"
OF dirty" Political campaigns only rotten L
as people make them. We have been surprised at
some good citizens who are honest and reliable or
dinarily but think it Smart to do crooked things
in politics. The best compliment we had during the
campaign, as member of the County Board OF
Elections was "You trying to be too honest
for politics You cannot conduct fair or honest
election '...
People are voting more independent as the years
go BY This is good sign. 1t means that we will
have good officials for the people will not support
one who is not doing the job we'll
One excellent thing in our country is, even the
humblest citizen has full right to his opinion. No
dictator comes around and tells anyone what to do
We like to see people have convictions opinions.
That is their privilege.
Some old people, who would never be able to at
tend church at night, stay up nearly all night
and be out in the cold, to get election returns.
The sentiment in Rutherford against the absen-
tee ballot is growing, yet many people like to use
the plan to get votes If the absentee ballot and
markers were abolished it would not be difficult
to hold an election. &c. -
We have learned long ago that you cannot please
ALL or even many, in political campaign The
thing to do is, do your duty, keep your conscience
clear, obey the law and let the criticism take care
of itself All public officials are in for criticism
Some may be helpful ....
The hopeful thing in government like ours is
that the majority rule and all good citizens abide
by the majority. After the election is over we are
all American citizens. We have our differences but
the majority must rale--Rutherfordto News
The times-news., 1938-11-26
LIQUOR coRRuPTs POLICE

Eleven members of the Atlanta police DEPART
ment have been indicted on charges of accepting
bribes from bootleggers. The indictments are re-
minders that bootleggers still in existence
Moreover it is said that they are doing business
with less fear of punishment than before the states
enacted laws legalizing the sale of liquor.
In South Carolina operators of legaized LIQUOR
stores declare that while they pay large license
fees the competition from illegal sellers of LIQUOR
is growing. They say that they pay for the privi-
lege of doing business in the state but that the
law legalizing their business gives them little pro-
lection from bootleggers. The latter can order
cases OF liquor and store them, selling to customers
by the bottle or the drink it is said and the police
are unable to interfere or make arrests unless they
have positive evidence of direct sales.
lhlS is a situation which the next legislature
should investigate. BootleggersI pay no taxes to
clty or county yet they are able to establish them
serves IN business that enables them to drive motor
cars OF latest model and live in apparent ease.
the enforcement of liquor laws needs. addl-
tional legislation it should be granted by the legs-
tature' The bootlegger is man of criminal ten
oencles who probably would violate any law II, oy
oong so, he could make money, 1t was hoped that
the iegalizng of the sale of liquor in South caro-
lima would do away with the bootlegger. We are
told that his tribe has actually increased SINCE IL
censed liquor stores were provided.-Spartanour
Herald ,-
The times-news., 1938-11-26

LUCK OF LIFE: What part
has luck, good or bad in the
makeup of life? Does luck in a
large way govern our fortunes?
What part does good Judgment
play in life?
Maps on the walls of real es-
tate offices tell great stories of
visions and dreams, mostly un-
fulfilled. Records in the files of
others picture dreams that did
not reach fruition. Luck, good
and bad, played big part.
We sit and create great pipe
dreams. The majority OF such
never come true. We give the
best that is within us and drain
ourselves Of the last dollar to
realize dream, and then too
often we see it vanish into moth
ing, bringing grief of one kind
and another.
But dreams are necessary even
though only small percent
amount to anything tangible.
Who should open the least pre-
tentious office without a dream
of the time when he or she will
build a business that requires Il
suite of offices.
What merchant in a neglected
place on a side street opens his
doors without rosy dreams of the
day when he will occupy great
up on the main drag?
What would a little servile Job
be to lad if he didn't dream of
the day when he would be owner
of a big business.
Dreamers are not very practical
at times, but give me the man
who can sit and draw vivid mental
pictures. Luck often falls into
the lap of the dreamer.
Take time to sit quietly and
dream great dreams. Let them
pave the way for action.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE

uo was nrettv mad, was Mr. Gene Alley, lawyer
r,o,, from Murphy come down out of the hills yes.
terdav to complain to the State Board Of Elections
that the Republicans up that way had robbed the
Democrats out of an election
AIley charged that in the north ward of
a1,,rby "the whole works were drunk all day
lonp not lust drinking but drunk-Democrats,
p.nnbl;cans and all" He also alleged that 40
ballots ,,re thrown into the sewer, SO into
r;ve, that absentee forms were used for reg
ular ballots in Hot, House precinct, and that
ILL., bovas were stuffed.--Associated Press
report .-. - g
If that's true, then it was bad of the Repub-
licans We deplore it. But all the same, we can't
resist the inclination to chortle little II the Re-
nubTcans did all the things alleged against them,
then thew were doing it simply because the cleo
ton laws made possible for them to do 1t. Sure
1u +bose laws were enacted by Democrats and
6asioned only for the use of Democrats. But there
is no more grimly pleasant sight than the spectacle
of man hoist by his own petard'
If Mr.. Alley really wants to complain about
something, then let him turn upon his own party
That party and its leaders have mad ample proof
for long time that the election laws they have
passed are admirably adapted to. promote '1raud'
and have done exactly nothing about it. And, de-
spite the widespread scandal this year, they appar-
emily don't mean to do anything about 1t IN the
raxt Ieoislature Said our Raleigh correspondent,
Mr.. Averi, yesterday: "' I.' -,.- Cd
It's not new-the statement has been made
and reiterated time and time agaln-out there
isn't any more than a remote chance that any
thing will be done about the election laws un-
less Governor Clvde R. Hoey insists on 1t.
And there isn't even an inkling that His
Excellency is going to stir even one stump
about it. .. -.
And so long as His Excelency and his following
keep on feeling that way about It, we shall go light
on chortling when We hear that the Repubhcans
nave here and there managed to turn the tables
Charlotte News.
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. JOHN r. FLYNN
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part of their surplus. Thus, while
the abolition OF the tariff will de-
prive ihe British government of
that revenue, it will as things now
stand have no very great ERECT
upon wheat exports to England.
1t will aid corn and fruit grow
ers. How much, of course, re-
mains to be seen.
1t will be interesting to watch
the effect of the reduction Of
tariffs on textiles upon American
cotton growers and producers.
The argument for admitting Brit
jsh textiles is that they are limited
to very high grade cotton textiles
which do not come into conpe-
tition with loWer-grade American
goods.
This part Of the treaty will
doubtless not affect so severely
southern cotton textile plants, but
it may be resisted by New Eng
land plants which 60 in for the
higher grades of textiles.
A third point is this: there is no
sound argument that can be made
against the principle of recipro-
cal trade treaties.
Even the most confirmed tariff
advoccteS have been for reciprocal
duties for years. William McKin~
ley, whose career was founded on
protection, was the great apostle
of reciprocity and the last speech
he made before his assassination
at Buffalo was for that principle.
The whole idea is sound.
What is dangerous is to delude
the people into Supposing that the
economic effect will be greater
than it can hope to be.
A hasty examination of the new
schedules would seem to Justify
the belief that the actual effect of
the treaty upon the trade of both
countries will not be very great
beneficial but not commanding.
fCopyrieht. 1898 NEA Service Inc,
The times-news., 1938-11-26
COMEDY is STAGED
BY SALUDA CI,,D

SALUDA, Nov. - &C.
The Beta Club Of ,,SSpeclab~
school gave the Ronantiico ic SaIuds
in three acts, "Honcy",'ee.cso wv comedy
i"wipg ON TUESDAY csSt evening with tSt the Inn, 2s
Pete Slater, an cy-c,,,,
Turner; Miranda I.it.Ic%3is,rA4 Albert
old maid, Frances Pace. .'tG' B' an
Littlefield, her Sister. Cs,t ntS'tlna
Person; Violet STARVED, N"'asliNe d
Gee, Odessa Pearson: is,,c cNol. @
ter, Pete's wife, Lois "yoS yoS Ss.
Gransville Opdykc. q baryo"" y1o"'Soa; 80
aid Boiling; Isabel 0nGyE,' E@H.
wife, Gertrude Rhudrs. Na,;.. aY his
a GYPSY, Roscbud Pa,,,s'as P;,, .a'as
King Smith, 4 crook, y'soH; .,.sH;
Cary-Elwes; George Know21n.SS 21.Sap'
salesman, Bill Lochah.; jed %'Ts 3 I
Whizzleton, poet. lIarois D'a.'
ledge; Sheriff Turner. >bnr;.:" % A.
Pine Ridge, l.. G. Pace. S. =. a;
Scragwcll, town clerk # 'Is& p.
Ridge, Glynn Foster F'le
The play was rlvcp o.,
school auditorium ana ", @s
coached by Principal }licE,,J" as
The times-news., 1938-11-26
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
NOTE-No unsigned commu.
nications are published by The
Times-News. All letters must be
signed with the real name of
the author. No communications
signed with a fictitious name
will be published.-EDIT

Editor, The Times-News:
! do not live in the city but |
want all the citizens in the city to
know that ! am interested in the
upbuilding Of The town, and after
reading in The Tmes-News of
November % that Chief Otis V.
Powers had offered $2j reward
for the thieves who broke into a
local church and stole communion
silver, ! wish to say to Mr.. Pow
ers, that | will go a dollar more
and call on all good law-abiding
citizens to make the reward as
large as possible and it will make
the job more interesting. | am
like the chief said, ] don't think
there is d negro in town who
would StoOp SO low.
Joseph Edward Higgins,
Railroad Salvage Co.,
Hendersonville, n. c.
Nov. 1G, 1898.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
BY JOHN T.. FLYNN
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK.-The reciprocal
trade treaty with Great Britain
and her self-governihg dominions
and her so colonies is rather too
lengthy and is sprung upon the
public in too cnuch of a lump to
allow any just appraisal.
One point is important to keep
in mind. The British make much
of what they call the political side
Of the pact. They are justified,
after fashion, for the American
government set the stage to en-
courage thiS Interpretation.
But this is a mistake. This is
merely one of 10 reciprocal trade
treaties-with Belgium, France
the Netherlands, Sweden and
many South and Central Amer
lean countries.
lhere was no political sienif-
canoe IN these other treaties
Inere is none in THE orc.
IL Is a trade treaty pure and
Simple, adopted because each of
the signatories believes ito con-
him. VIII 'ieip
Inc second point has to do with
ssrlcuiture. We will have to hear
rom the agricultural interests be-
iore we can form an unbiased
view SN OF the effects of the treaty
Inc most 5triking feature at
nrst glance is the abolition of
nrltaln's duty on whea>. But onlv
az hfst glance. 1t will probably
make no very great difference
various wheat-raising countries
argentina and Canada chiefly
nave immense wheat surplusesl
ana nave been dumping wheat on
'he British market. -
The U. S. has been dumping too
seiilng wheat below the world
price In England and Substituting
Wheat farmers on that dumped
=
The times-news., 1938-11-26
BEREA

.BEREA, Nov. 26.-Rev. Ernest
Blythe filled his regular appoint
ment Sunday. The Beulah quartet
sang several songs that were much
enjoyed.
| Little Dixie Gibbs, who has
been i'll with scarlet fever. is much
improved.
I Mrs. Ernest Bane called on her
niece, Mrs. Rosa Capps, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnett Babb, of
Hendersonville, end Mr.. Doc
Capps, of Pleasant Hill, were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Capps last Sunday.
Mr.: Robert Bell gave a surprise
birthday dinner for his father. Mr..
Clarence Bell, Sunday.
Violet and Joe Pace spent Sat-
urday night with their sister, Mrs.
Sherman Morgan, Of Flat Rock.
Mrs. Melvin johnson and moth
er,: Mrs. Kimsey Osteen, of Mount
Olive, were dinner guests of Mrs.
Mary Johnson Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward and
the latter's mother, Mrs. Leonard
Ward, of Mountain Valley, and
Mr.: and Mrs. Ralph Camp were
visitors at the home of Alb Camp
last Sunday.
Mrs: Robert Capps spent sew
eral days this week with her
brother, Mr.. Herman Tankersley.
Miss Evelyn Paris was a din
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
King on Thanksgiving.
The WPA workers are making
great improvements on the road
mere. 1t will be much appreciated
in this community.
Mrs. Pearl King has killed two
OF the largest hogs in the COM
munity recently.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
RECOVERY AND PROGRESS REST ON
OUR OWN CONFIDENCE
(By BRUCE CATTON)

Although Americans are supposed to be
the; greatest braggarts in the world, and
often do their best to live up to the title, it
just happens that one of our troubles these
days is the fact that we're not cocky
enough.
Perhaps you could blame it on the de-
preston. The 1929 crash made us discover
that some of our most cherished idols had
feet of clay; and we went on from there to
tabulate our faults in great detail, with the
result that We fell into the habit of picking
flaws in everything that has been done in
the last half century.
This may have been good for us. A
proud soul is usually all the better for a
little chastening But it did not create the
best possible psychological atmosphere for
recovery. The elements that go to make
for recovery are intangible, and one of the
most important is confidence-confdence
in ones ability, in ones future, in the drive
and energy and intelligence of ones fell
lows. A dash of the eld-time American
cockiness would have helped wonderfully.
So it. is proper to call attention to re-
marks made the other day by William
O'Neil, president of the General Tire and
Rubber Company, on his return from a
tour of Europe.
America may have her troubles, says Mr.
O'Neil, but compared with Europe she is
practically next door to the golden gate
The best labor in the world and the best
employers in the world are to be found in
America; they operate in the worlds rich
est market, and between them they main
tain the worlds highest standard of living
Which leads Mr. O'Neil to his next point.
Some politicians" ne says, ''have tried
to persuade us that America succeeds be-
cause of its natural resources and because
it is comparatively new country. Go to
Europe and you will see the fallacy of this
Relatively there are more natural resources
in Rumania than there are in the United
States, just as there are in Brazil, but this
country has gone ahead of them both"
And that is a truth it wouldn't hurt us to
remember.
We have had rich continent to exploit,
to be sure, but that isn't the whole answer
and We do ourselves a disservice by pre-
tending that it is. Our great advantages
are human-our system of government, our
social and ecoeomic organization, the vi
sion and ability of our business leaders, the
lntefffgence and ambition of our labor. 1t
is on these things that Americas greatness
has been built in the past; it is on them
that its recovery from this depression will
be built .~- .
So it would help if we could regain some
of that old-time cockiness. For recovery
and progress rest, after all, on confidence.
We don't create confidence by telling our
selves that we're just lucky. We can Gre
ate It--and we have every right to do So
by. examining the reasons for past success
and doing a little exultant chest-thumpine
once mere. ( ..,.r.-. ,,.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
WAGON ROLLS ALONG

STERLING, Ohio. (UP)-Paul
Shoemaker and his family have
started for the Gulf Of Mexico,
but they won't use any modern
Innovations such as house trailers,
tourist camps, hotels or tents.
They're travelling the old-fashion-
ed way--by covered wagon.
The times-news., 1938-11-26

ing Inelf TAXES,
he w o u d g o
broke, too.
In some tax
districts through
out this nation,
if a prop e I t Y
owner wishes to
know. how much
taxes he owes,
he has to en-
courage S o m e.
body in fauthol-
ity to tell him.
If the property
owner lives out
side the comnu-
nifty in which his
real estate is sit
The times-news., 1938-11-26
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WiCKES WAMBOLDT

are assessed and collected, the
wonder is that taxing districts get
in as much as thew do, and that
they are not in worse financial
condition than they are.
Why shouldn't the tax collec-
tors use at least as much business
intelligence and energy in collect
ing public accounts as any reason
ably sensible merchant uses in
collecting his accounts? The mer-
chant not only sends a bill, but
follows the matter up regularly.
Considering the ramshackle,
wasteful, dishonest methods we so
commonly tolerate in the opera
ton of our democracy, the marvel
is, not that it doesn't do better,
but that it does as we'll as it does.
Our democracy is truly a wonder
full kind of government to reach
any degree of success under pres
emit methods Of administration.
What a glorious success it could
achieve if we citizens took the
time and trouble to give our pub
lie affairs enough of our atten-
ton to insure that they are run
honestly and capably!
The times-news., 1938-11-26
BIBLE THOUGHT
THANKSGIVING.

''ln everything, by prayer and suPPlication WITH
THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known
unto God"
.,... -
To our mind, that word thanksgiving is like
the tree that the Lord showed unto Moses as the
peoe of Israel stood by the bitter waters of Marah
and murmured By His command, the tree was cast
into the waters, and they were healed and made
sweet and fit to drink. lex 15:23-2D
Thanksgiving makes sweet even the bitter trials
and affections that are the common lot of man.
Mrs W. K. Seago in Christian Observer.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
RIGHT BACK AT YOU

The Nazi press commenting on
that German steamship which was
blown up in San Francisco bay,
observed that the explosion oc-
Cured in "nation of bandits"
Yes, and in what kind of nation
was it that that Viennese mob
broke into the Cardinals palace,
wrecked the place, and pitched
men Of God out of windows, Sc
verely injuring some of them?
We admit with shame that we
do have bandits in the United
States,-some of them in politics,
but our government does not
abuse and persecute any race OF
class as the Nazi government does
the Jews. The hope for the de-
mocracy is that it has a soul, and
can be made to rise to great
heights; while the despair for the
Nazi government is that it has no
soul, and can never reach any
thing which is not heathenish.
The times-news., 1938-11-26

2.One of the delightful things about the
world crisis is that no country seems to be
suffering from anything that credit won't
help.
The times-news., 1938-11-26

A non, women,s tuna record has been set in the
waters of Soldiers Rip, at Wedgeport, N. S. Miss
Georgia Mccoy boasted 751-pound bluefn. It
was also the largest, fish to be caught by anyone
this year. -A.,. - - - g.. ..,
The times-news., 1938-11-26

A proposed plan to picket billboards
with inadists bids fair to take the eyes OF
visitors off unsightly billboards.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
TAX BILLS

4 AK BILLS
If any merchant should use the
same methods for collecting his
accounts which many counties
and municipalities use for collect
The times-news., 1938-11-26

horse in u S. A. cavalry troop recently de-
veloped symptoms of mumps a1ter Deihe' Petteo
by horseshoer with the disease
The times-news., 1938-11-26

An eiectric-eye device linked with buzzer i
found effective to guard sleep-waikers.
The times-news., 1938-11-26

The single objection to hidden taxes is
that they are too easily found.
The times-news., 1938-11-26

Martinsville, Ind, has the larg-
est goldfish "farm" in the United
States. .f.
The times-news., 1938-11-26
QUAINT TYPEWRITFp

HOLDENVlLLE, Okla. up,
A Blickcndertfcr Mode! \ SINH,
to the typewriter upon WS%s 's
Mark Twain wrote the first ,r''I '
manuscript ever submitted ,@ 'p.r ~
editor, was displayed here, n" al
veloped in the latte part of m %'
18th century, It's letters and rba" '
acterS were arranged uu a reyoIr
ing drum and Were mixed Lr
wick-like cloth before they cam,
into contact with the PAPER
The times-news., 1938-11-26

Bees have a tendency to hcco,..
excited in the presence Of ppr,ar,
wearing black clothes.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
HEDY LAMAR WHEN SHE WAS "HEDY KIESLER" IN VIENNA
Pictured Famous Scene from Banned MoU "Ecstas'
Baby Mixup
StartSQu
BOILER EXPLOSION

BOSTON, July 8 GN.S.) The
first baby 'mixup" in 30 years at
Boston City Hospital today started
an investigation which may result
in a shakeup in positions Of those
responsible.
Superintendent James w. Man
ary ordered the inquiry after Mrs.
Cathleen Lisenby, 40, was pre-
sented baby girl to take home
instead of her own boy.
The mistake was Strengthened
out after police were called in on
two-hour search to locate Mrs.
Lisenby. She had been given the
infant daughter of Mrs. Mary
O'Brien. Both babies were born
June %.
Mrs. Lisenby had discovered the
mistake herself a few minutes
before police located her at the
home of her sister in Newton
Upper Falls. She returned to the
hospital and claimed her own
child.
Official Identification was made
through adhesive tape tabs on the
wrists bearing the babies names
and by footprints kept on file at
the hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-07-08
s FEARED LOST
ON RIVER TRIP

LEES FERRY, Ariz., July 8
G.N.SO.-Hope for the safety Of
six scientific adventurers, includ-
ing two women, who attempted a
journey down the turbulent Colo
RADIO River in three small boats,
began to fade today.
The party left Green River,
Utah, June 20 and nothing has
been heard of it since, although
the expedition was supposed to
have reached here not later than
July 4.
Recent heavy rains swelled the
swift waters of the river along
the 666-mile route from Green
River to flood level, making the
trip even more perilous than under
normal conditions.
The party was headed by Nor
man D. Nevills, noted river guide,
and included DR.. Elzada Clover
University of Michigan botanist
and her assistant, Lois Jotter; Eu
gene Atkinson, University of Mich
igan zoologist; Don Harris, U. s.
Geological Survey engineer, and
w. c. Gibson, San Francisco
photographer.
Preparations were under way to
start an aerial search.