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THURSDAY MARCH IS, 1923
The Grandfather Mountain
By Rev. Johannes A. Oertal. I). D.
Artist. Priest, Missionary
Born near Nim mburg, Bavaria
1823-1 i?09.
"For many months I had seen its
imposing outline toward the setting
sun. U heaved up over the lesser
ridges, with a commanding widespreading.
angular severity,?a salient
feature in the wavy blue. The
name it bears is not a mere fancy;
indeed I d?? not know but in that
name there is a poetic appropriateness,
whether intended or not, more
far reaching than it has in the
mouth of people who use it so often.
Seen from the south or north, the
long profile of the mountain exhibits
in a clear-cut outline the features of
a bearded man It is a remarkable
face; the high intellectual forehead;;
the nose of projecting aquiline
strength; the distinctly marked
moustache shading a firm mouth;
the chin rising from a bold depression
and ending in a long beard;
a grand, calm, majestic face, 'inturned
to the ky a> if the enormous
giar.r were lying in Miicmn repose or
his hack, the undulating length ?>f
his jgody stretching westward for
near a hundred miles in the continuation
of the Blue fUdge. It :s
a whoa mountain somewhat higher
than Bill. Washington in Nog Hampshire;
.. fact, cf t: v coin i-.-ab godlike
dimensions such as Milton
scarcely fane eii .%vhen h c\to. td
the tab -iatur. of his prince ot faille".
spirits; <i\vi; u .o dwarfs
th- genii rising from the uncerked
bottle in the a{\rabiati Nigius or the
fabled bird of the Talmud that -iood
in the deepest part of the ocean with
the water reaching only to his knees.
The gods and heroes of the Iliad
are pygmn-> compared to it. That
is a face, o-^ing up its foanm > for
about seven miles with a horned hel
wet at the upper and of several
mile. more. And think how long
he has lain there, and looked up
with th" same unchanging profile at
the silent stars! The nations of the
earth are mere ephemera to him.
Their I ousted empires are institutions
lik? the dissolving pictures of
a stereoptiean. He counted his many
untoid ages already when the sphinx
began to raise his mysterious head
and the pyramids were piled against
the sky. Brief 4,00G years have left
upon their flinty sides the traces of
decay, hut he reposes now green,
and Nircng and young. The sun's
determined fire that, beat into his
face with each recurring summer
scorch* vi there no sears. The bitter
blasts of winter for all these centuries
have not disturbed his solemn !
calm. Ten thousand tempests ran 1
ging in untamed fury over him could
not cau- e one wrinkle on that mighty
brow."
A Republican and a Patriot.
Charioctt. Observer.
Any paper edited by Louis Graves
must necessarily have class to it.
That is the case with the Chapel Hill
Weekly, the publication established
at the University town, with Mr. i
Graves i:i charge. His leading article1
this week is u discussion on "the
creditable performance" of Doctor
Hodges, t'ue Senator Avery County.
COTl! tA 1 ~
...... I'uimr nougts naa.
said that he could ru.t go back to
his nioUol^in people and ;c12 them he;
ha failed to support the needs of;
the state's institutions when he had \
seen with his own eyes the necessity '
for the appropriations. He said that'
he "would be ashamed to face the j
intelligent people of the state and
say that he had voted not to give
them what they should have." Editor
Graves gives due praise for these j
"momentous words of the Republi-'
can Senator from the west" who has*
summed up "a state of mind that
represents perhaps the most remark-1
able transformation that has ever
come about in North Carolina." Mr.
Graves believes that because the mem!
bers of the 1923 legislature did not
let themselves be frightened by the
avalanche of alarmist statistics rolled
down upon them recently, but
went ahead with the progressive program
launched two years ago, "the
enlightened opinion of North Carolina
will write them down as good
stewards." %
But he says more. Let us follow
him?
The gentlemen gathering in Raleigh
may have done ill not to "unmask
the Ku Klux; they may be condemned
in some quarters for exempting
from taxation the stock in out
of the state corporations; doubtless
they will be criticized on many other
scores. But the really important ques
tion before them was whether they
should accept the counsel of fear in
the matter of appropriations or po
resolutely ahead on the way already
marked out. And on this question
they stood firm and voted ripht. |
A certain element oi the public,
the cut em down to the bone brotherhood,
may call the legislature visj
onary and reckless. But that part of
the citizenship capable of lookinp into
the future and recognizing what
the future demands, will see in their
action not only pood purpose but also
sound business judgment.
-To the leaders, of course must po
the main share of commendation?to
. i- . r* f: 4. r i i _?
liiu uutirruvi iiim ui an. ^u|>.v
talk a!l they will of his impatience
of criticism, his irascibility, his violent
language. Grant all of it, and it
is of no particular consequence. Nor
I does it make any difference whether
I his motives were "political" or not.
The important thing is that he had
a great and true vision of what North
Carolina ought to do and -Might to become;
that he has fought hard for
his program of progress, and that he
i has put the program through.
TRUCK TRAFFIC AND ROADS
There is much food for thought in
an article on motor truck traffic and
| highways appearing in th? Scientific
American. It is written l v no less an
authority than Major F. C. Church
transportation engineer of the port
>f New York, and formerly head of
the rail and truck ser\ in France
for the American expeditionary force.
Major Church discusses very interestingly
the question of what to do
with motor truck traffic on the highways.
particularly in the vicinity of
! cities.
The writer accepts the contention
that the raiiroads have lost the shorthaul
freight business, and advances
the qplnion that the State must beirin
some svstem of trnflir recojlntion
that will facilitate the use of trucks
on ro ds used by other classes of
vehicles.
Major Church's proposed solution
of the difficulty is summarized as follows:
Motor truck line highways,
built wide enough to accommodate
several lines of automobile vehicles,
lighted for day and right service,
< pipped wiih telephone service for
emergency calls from dr.vers in troui
ie; belt lines around i-a\y traffic
S. . titers co-ordinated v. h the trunk
iitie>. and the trunk hr - controlled
1 in pi .nnple as railway 'radio is con>! >.iid
y the train di i .leber method.
In States like Ncrtk Carolina that
pursued a progr sive policy
of improved highway construction,
phc. can be no contention that the
motor truck has won its battle for
existence. The railroads have been
, for.H-d to acknowledge that their
proper fit ! is in the longhaul business
and that the motor truck should
; e?i to supplement the function ol
Hoe railroad.
We agree with the Richmond
Times-Dispatch that there appears to
Ijo merit in Major Church's suggestion;
There is doubt as to whether
the heavy trut h traffic bears its prop(
f share of road building: and upkeep
expense, but the economic value of
good market highways to a comma;
nity is a matter that has not been
adequately considered in this connection.
If Major Church's suggestion
.seems! visionary, it is only necessary
to recall that the tirst suggestion of
i hard-surfaced roads, a few years ago
was regarded as an idle dream. -The
Winston- Salem Journal.
Homeopathic
. .Widow?That boy cf mine i* simply
turning things upside down. What
would you advise me to do with him?
. .Crusty Bachelor DittoS Boston
Transcript !
Wild Carrot, or Bird's Nest, or
Queen Ann's I.ace, is a plant that often
spreads over wide meadows and
along dusty country roads, says the
American Forestry Magazine. It is a
pest to farmers, a joy to the floweri...?
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A place a man or woman is always
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always savors of success.
Open one with us. It will help your
credit and enable you to get along
in life.
With a Bank Account and a Check
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right with you, and the correct change
too.
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Bank of Blowing Rock
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Character Education is
the Foundation of Good
Citizenship
Associated Press Report from Durham
"Character Education is the foundation
of pood citizenship and n?i
teacher worthy of the name of teacher
wii' rest content '? . ministering
to the intellectual life according t?
prescribed rules and regulations,'
Miss Elizabeth Kelley. president 01
the North Carolina Educational Asso
ciation, told educators of the Teach
ers Educational meeting here.
Miss Kelley said character educa
tion is a subject written high on ed
ucat'onal programs. "Character edu
cation" she added, "is aterm whicl
is an indefinable as character itsell
but some of its factors are definabU
Into the formation of character, sht
continued, must enter those influen
ces which determine the attitude ol
the individual toward the various Dha
sea of life.
"In the main these factors may bt
termed: bodily, intellectual, social
economic, political, aesthetic and re
ligious life" she asserted. "If thesi
seven factors go to make up the char
acter of the children, then it is thi
business of the teacher to have first
hand knowledge of these factors a:
evirced in her community .
"The outstanding business of th?
teacher ?s to aid the child in mak
ing of himself the best possible cit
j izens Just, here let it be said thai
j character based upon these sever
J factors in the life of the teacher i:
worth more to fit her for teaching
than any one factor developed to th?
Nth degree. ?and personally I doubi
seriously the ability of any teaehei
to teach character education success
fully if she is not one who manifest
lv has character herself.
"If the teacher is to be an eflfec
tive agent in character building, ii
follows that she must have some firsl
hand knowledge of the tendencies an<
movements in community and stat<
which most directly affect the char
acter of the children whom she teach
ed.
"This knowledge can not be gain
eu sufficiently from reading. It mn>
come from mixing with the variou.
group- that undertake to work ou
j the problems of each phase of lift
as listed above. Few of us have thi
;>owe?- of creative planning but mo-i
of us have the ability to judge tin
I worth of idan-.. 'Ihi>n!i 1- mmrr, .
'l>y thoroughness of under. ,audmg an<
' ach commuiisfy lias a right to ex
! ;)tet of As iiachpr at lrast an intcil
j Jig< ?.t understanding of community
' activities.
; ' It might be ".vol! jus} hi re to men
ion the factors which enter into char
i actor formation and to ask ?urselvc:
what we know of their determinm*
influences in our community .
} "First, the bodily life. Perhatv
temperance in its broadcast sen si
has more to do with deLerminiiij:
the weal or woe of the bodily lii<
than any other element. Indulgence
in intoxicating drink:; is by no meant
the only danger from intemperance
Intemperance in daily habits is ofter
more dangerous and of more lasting
evil'results to the body than is drink
ing. What are the habits affecting
the bodily life of our community.
I "Second the intellectual life. Arc
j the boys and girls being made exj
pert in the use of the tools of learn
? ing, and are the citizens of the com
j munity able to build and fashion a
j satisfying intellectual life becadsc
of their ability and eagerness to use
these tools? Are books and magazines
available and sufficient for community
needs? Has the intellectual
life of your community developed a
j love of truth and tin- ricbt u<.- of
j knowledge. ?
"Third, the social life. Here is
determined the attitude of children
toward home, school, and communiI
ty. The social habits and, customs
| of a community develop in its young
people a love and a loyalty to home
life which is absolutely necessary to
the growth of good community spirit
or else a distaste for home life and
a restless desire to took for something
and some place more satisfying.
"Fourth, the economic life. What
are the productive industries of your
communiyt? What does it take to
I make a successful citizen in your com
inanity? Does industry and honesty
and economy and prudence enter into
his success? The guage of success
in a community is also the measure
of its economic integrity. Children
should be brought face to face with
lasting values.
"Fifth the political life. Do the
citizens understand laws and is obedience
to laws a part of their lives?
Are they politically honest and have
they courage to manifest their love
of peace and liberty, or does their
interest in politics wax and wane \v ith
the fortune ot" e ?
vuiiumaiv iur
| office?
; "Sixth, the aesthetic life. It is
here that every soul may spread delicate,
untried wings and apart from
I p-osaic life, drift at will from beauty
| in nature and art. What is your community
doing in the way of preserving
and restoring the beauties of nature
and what if the way of making
available the beauties of art? What
are we as teachers doing to help the
boys and girls discover and recognize
beauty in nature around us?
"Seventh, the religious iiie. What
of the attitude of the community
toward religious life? Does the church
function in such a way as to satisfy
spiritual needs, or is it concerned
more in distributing loaves and fishes
to the assembled multitudes? Whatever
the church in a community may
be doing is probably a manifestation
of the religious life of its citizens."
V
A DEMOCRAT
Bengals Roar and the
Monkeys Sreech as Big
Ship is Lashed by Seas
J 100 Passengers on Ocean Liner Cower
as Sea and Beasts Roar in Chorus
Is 10 days Late Ice Floes
Encountered.
New York Dispatch of the 8th.?
| Of the 40C passengers who arrived
yesterday on the steamship Bayern,
10 days late from Hamburg only sevn
enjoyed the trip. Four of them
were polar bears, in cages lashed tc
. the exposed boat deck, who growled
- in delight as mountainous waves ol
- icy water broke over them all through
* the stormy trip.
Below decks the angry roars ol
several Bengal tigers greeted the
same waves, along with the screeching
and chattering of a cage of monkeys.
The seasick passengers, with growl
ing bears above and roaring tigers
below, also had the pleasant thought
that the heavy seas might at any mo
mcnt smash a certain cage in the hole
and release a consignment of snakes
the largest a python 16 feet long. A1
I; together it was a nice voyage.
According to Capt. Oscar Schwam
berger, it was the wildest trip of his
; career. Fighting high winds and tre
mendous waves from the time she lefl
J* am burg, the Bayern ran into a re
gion of ice bergs and drift ice off Sa
ble Island. Two of the bergs wen
half a mile iong and several bund ret
feet high. For two days the ship drovt
. through drift ice eight feet deep.
It was fine for the bears, but ji<
one else seemed to appreciate it.
To add to the captain's other wor
lies his supply of fuel oil ran low
and he was forced to put in at Hali
fax to get enough to bring him or
to New York.
When the Bayern arrived here tin
four huge beasts on her UDDc-r deel
I wore swingly their heads sadlj
from side to side as if to say:
tj "Too bad it's over but it was fui
3 while it lasted."
The other animals comprisin gon<
f ihe largest consignments receive*
l ore in months suffered greatly fron
sickness. They wore consigned t<
, Hagenbuck agency here. One dee:
j i coke its neck as the ship rolled am
pa er.gors shivering at the tiger
. i'i md-curdling roars, wished a sinii
la: fate for them.
| Mrs. Margaret Mchn, a third clas
- ; a ssoogi-;-. unable to stand the pan
" demonium below decks, ventured ou
side. A huge wave broke over thi
rail and swept her against a stan
ehion. Only heroic efforts by tin
jJ crew kepi her from being wasbet
jr overboard.
She was carried to the ship's hos
; pital, suffering from a broken leg. se
s. vere bruises and shock. She had ont
'consolation though. She had no tigei
1 neighbors in the hospital.
'! One of the greatest sufferers wa?
"Willie" said to be the most intel
' j ligent chimpanzee in the world. He
,. understands three languages, Ger
1 man, English and French but he
j couldn't understand why the Bayerr
behaved as it did. When spoken t?
| in French Willie tried desperately ti
attack the speaker, but that is believed
to be due to German propaganda.
! The passengers presented Captain
Schwamberger with a testimonial in
appreciation of his skillful seamanship.
The Bayern, ordinarily a 14day
boat, took 2*1 days for the trip.
The other three on board wh o had
a good time? They were mummies
1 of North Borneo warriors, dug up
before the war and now to be offered
for sale in this country. They said
it was the nicest outing they had had
since their last head-hunting expedition
some ceuturies ago.
I
Fretty French Girl
Gets Twenty Years
; New York?Mrs. Paulette Sal tides
the second woman to be convicted
of murder in this city within three
weeks, made unsuccessful attempts
a: suicide.
PnnnH miilfir ?f " * ?
. o ?-j v-* wav-ui tellierc,
an insurance broker, wba she
said had wronged her, Mrs. Saludes
was being led across the bridge of
sighs when she swallowed poison,
then tried to slash her throat with
the lid of a small tin box, and finally
attempted to dash her brains out against
the walls of her cell in the
Tombs.
The jury, composed of men of "super
intelligence" and admonished to
find a verdict with their heads instead
of their hearts, found Mrs. Saludes
guilty of second degree murder,
which carries a prison sentence
of from 20 years to life. Less than
three weeks ago, a jury in Brooklyn
returned a similar verdict against
Mrs. Lillian Raizen for the slaying
of DrvAbraham Glickstein.
j Mrs. Saludes shot Martelliere October
16, and on that day was preventing
from ending her life when
she attempted to leap from a window
in her attorney's office.
Mrs. Saludes, a pretty French woman,
was clear eyed, calm and almost
defiant as she heard the jury
foreman pronounce her guilty. Then
she closed her eyes. Deputy sheriffs |
led her from the court room and star
ted across the Bridge of Sighs for j
the Tombs.
It was here that she drew from its
hiding place in her glove the little
tin box that contained, police said
brass polish, but which looked like
rouge. Iri this was believed to have
been inserted a pellet of poison.
She tossed something down her
throat, and straightway crumpled in
the arms of her attendants. Groaning
and struggling with the deputies
Mrs. Saludes then tried to slash her
( throat with the brass hi/ige of the
, vanity box, but was prevented from i
[ I doing serious injury to herself. She
?I was carried to her cell, where the
I prison physician hurreied with a stomach
pump, and desrpite her frantic
.1 efforts to prevent its use. she was re
1 vived. It was then that she dashed her
; self against the wall of her cell, but
again she was thwarted in her plan
of self destruction.
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Every porsiblc possession with
which she might injure herself was
taken frem the prisoner and an extra
guard was placed at her door, to
remain there until after her sentence
and her transfer to Auburn prison.
The theory was set forth by some
of prison officials that the woman
had decided to end her life rather
than tell the facts concerning her
life, which will be necessary when
she is sentenced to prison. Little is
known of her history.
Radio broadcasting is becoming
popular in Australia. To operate a receiving
set, crystal only, it is necessary
to obtain a license costing about
$5.00. Permits for transmitting are
rarely issued to individuals and there
are only about 12 transmitting stations
in the whole country.
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