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Crew of th* "Dawn * Photo^aken shortly before they hopped off for their trans-Atlantic flight attempt shows, left to right. Brice Goldbbkon Mrs. Frances Grayson and Lieut. Oskar OmdaL ' Dr. Frank (jam Sayst Anniversaries The Italo_Hlbemian poet, elll, has written: "I think that the meanest historian on earth | Is the one who recorded the day of one's birth." * ir your lire has not been particul arly ha PtKrjgrtlg^^Wjg^ pie observe the anniversary of our birthday? _ : Qnmn nnnnlp mnkp mnrh nf hirth Some people make much of birth, days and romc-newspapeis sire a list of the birthdays -of -prominent saen every day but there are two opinlona. about that. Young ladles of a certain age get one birthday and stick to It. They are twenty .two for instance, until they Teach thirty-five, and then they begin ; to go back. ? ????! A good plan when you begin to he ' old is to select a certain age and keep i ?It- Why get any older? -< As for me I would prefer to cele. brate anniversaries other than my I birthday. - - m < I would like to recall the first time < I fell In love. If I could, or the first *i view of the sea, or the first revelation 1 ~?f moonlight or starlight. j The first good view of a tree would t ~le also worth remembering, or SS I orchard in full bloom. I t The first good investment I ever t made or the first examination sac. 1 cessfully or the firat time I I escaped a merited punishment. 1 I remember the first day i wan uuu-~l verted to Wagner, and the first time 1 that tfce fni; appreciation of the old t masters In painting dawned on me. I; These are epochs In one's existence, I Eggs from blood tested flocks of pure strains will furnish the beet sap. ply of i aby chicks, warns poultry specialists at State College. divine enlargements to the house ot lite end commendable as well ea com The first pay day also adds to one's superiority com pies. It we are going in tor celebrating, these might he worthy celebrations But just to record that you hare lived some sixty years?ot what good is that? . Lite Is a pleasant thing perhaps and tt ts gocd to see the sun and to fun. ciion otherwise, and one would not willingly give it all up. But not very much of the time are .we glad we were ever born. Perhaps we ought to H lit ,k1 ?"p"** *~ busy with most ot us and our lite is hardly successful enough tor us to celebrate continuously. It Is very complimentary for our Mends to say that they are glad we were born and they hope we will live i thousand years, but we sometimes Some ot us have reached the deelin. ng years. When somebody asks ua 1 ,o have a cocktail or a high ball we|{ iecllne, and It certain forma of food ire put before ua we must also refuse >ecause the doctor says so. .Oar present ailments and limits. ' an ate sufficient without calling up ] hose ot the past. We would never render ourselves public nuisances by xmtlnually rehearsing our calamatlea. let as forget them. About the heal thing we can all do with the past Is to forget tt and look forward to the It may not be. hut a? least It has the advantage ot being unttred and we are lustified In looking forward to It hope fully. Mothers might find it easier to oax some work out ot their daughters now If they wonld only put a steering wheel somewhere In the kitchen. PENDER'S /the Better Chain Stores Money Savers Amron or Ten Hills STRING BEANS, can 10c Pride of Hillsboro CORN, large can, 3 for 25c Gorton's Ready To Fry OODFISH, 2 cans 25c Jf California Yellow Cling PKACHSS, S large cans . .50c Large Halves in Heavy Sugar Syrup D. P. Fancy SUOAR CORN, can . .18c Colonial Rmall LIMA BEANS can 13 12c Sniders Fancy SLICED BEETS, can 1216 Large No. 2 1-2 can PEARS, can 23c Libbys Sliced PINEAPPLE 16c Libby or Del Monte SLICED PEACHES 15c D. P. COFFEE the World's Best Drink, lb ......47c D. P. Famous H . . riATm \ Plain, Layer, Light Fndt 25elb. SALT PORK Bib BcIUm, lb. 18c Plslee, lb. ..... .. .16c Fat Back* lb. 17c Oar Pride BREAD 21 Ounces of Quality ~ 10c D. P. BAOON Breakfast Sliced 1-2 lb. Carton l ib. Carton SSo 46c OUk EALKltiH LETTIB ? ' > ?? ? Bj M. U SklpMM ? Raleigh, Jan. 1.?State departments resumed buslnees two day* after Christmas, bu UtUle of more than pass log Interest has transpired.' The Printing Commission started In Wed. needay to untangle the printing snarl existing since last June snd In three meetings cleaned the slate of several classifications before the departure of the Governor from the eity on Friday afternoon. Members of the Judicial Conference created by the aeneral As sembly met on Friday and discussed a number of measures the legsl fra. ternlty, on reoommendatlon of the Conference .tried without success, to have enacted Into law at the last slon. One of the first acts of the 8tats Printing Commission on Wednesday was the retention of the bids of the Hr-firms whu did the State's prttrtter the last blennlum. on account of non. compliance with the provisions of the new specifications In that percent, age of each classification had been de manded and that the bide were again practically the same. With these bids out of the way the following awards were made to out of town firms: Printed forms, poll and registration books, blank books, pahphleta and ma chine ruling to Owen Q. Dunn, New Bern; tax abstracts to Christian and King Printing Company, Durham; bletters, posters and cardboard signs, Southern Printing Company. Raleigh; punching and cutting. Burke and Pitt, man Company, Raleigh; periodicals, Oxford Manufacturing Company. Ox ford. Machine and monotype compo. sltion and cylinder press work are yet to be considered^ with no bidders since the proposals of the former contract, ors were rejected, while a contractor for heavy binding must be found to meet further requirements of the State. The Commission claims a big saving on the items already awarded. Hut whea the expenses of Commls. sioner Grist on a tour of Inspection to a number of states for purposes of comparing prices and the Washington specialist who prepared the elaborate new specifications and assisted In the tabulations gets his, there may be quite a difierent etory to relate. Fur- - thermore, one of the former contract >rs presented a lower bid on the tax abstracts than the Commission has agreed to pay the Durham firm and ill of them had lower bids on the >oll and registration books than the Irm to which this award was made,, 11 Is said. But for the sake of eco. aomy their bids had been rejected lift were not before the Commission enen the awards were made. For the month ending November 30, 1*27, the State had 314,106,664.81 In cash, say repojts of the State Audi tor and Statsr Treasurer. General fund balance, 3*87,013.31; highway and oth-l er special funds, $11,*83401.80. and outstanding warrants $488,839.71. In a recent statement Juie B War.j run. secretary of the North Carolina Education Association, potnted to the erection of 334 school buildings with I in the lait five years covering overl $3&.3o0.0tC and being of modern cn.[ struction of five roojns, or more 518 of these were for white children in the real districts and It* In tne cities snj towns. Fot tne negroes thirty-five were built In the country. sections an! forty-two In the cities. 818,413.840 were expended for the whites In the rural communities and $14,687,929 in the cities; for the ne-| groes In the country sections $411,284,1 and in the cities, $2,024,370. Last year there were enrolled In the city schools I for whites 133,308 children and In the rural schools 410.834. Gratifying ad.; vancements along educational llna from the days of Governor Aycock, whose administration gave Impetus U the movement In a big way, aloni through the years to the present tlm* is emphasised in the statement of Mr Warren who calls attention to thi expenditure of one million dollars oi the State's public schools In 190 against $32,000,000 annually today North Carolina is no longer In a clasi with New Mexico and other backwan states In providing means for the edn cation of her children. Only a fev days ago the State Superintendent o Public InstrucGon announced th availability of the $8,600,000 buildlm and loan .fund appropriated by th last general assembly. A decrease of 202,000 acres in cot ton. this season is reported by Dean 1 O. Schaub, of the College of Agrlcul ture, but that an increase of 60,00 was planted in tobacco and 39,00 acres In peanuts more than last yeai Taking the place of the cotton dell clt was cowpeas, soybeans,, clovei timothy and tame hay, the acreage a which Increased from 668,000 in 192 to 788.000 In 1*27. An Increase e 3,000 seres of Irish-potatoes and 2,00 of sweet potatoes la reported, bti production was far short of hom needs and Dean Schaub recommend la further increase of 60,000 acreag In 1928. The acreage of the tobacc [crop Jumped from 674,000 to 642,00i 'an Increase of 68.000 acres due. It I said, to attractive prices in 1926. Pel nut production also showed a big ii crease on account of heavy plantlni 233.000 acres being utilised In gros tng this palatable commodity. Hai plly the farmers of the 8tate hat more hog and hominy for themselvi and feed for their stock la mo*e plei tlful this winter than last Out of 817 cases presented to tt Supreme Court during the fall ter 24* were passed upon before adjoun ment tor the holidays and opinions c the remaining atxty.eight were ham ed down later on. It was a busy se tion. ? thirty million dollars gain la North Carolina Banking initiations tha past yaar la reported by the State Banking Department, tha resources ol tha 53* State and National banks ag agaUrig tha hnge sum of **40,3*0,. 71$ azcloalTa of trust assets amount, lng to n ituu In State hanks and *14.884,107 ot the St Industrial banks M to said. Little wonder that Nortt Carolinians have purchased In Um neighborhood ot 100 million dollar* In Insurance daring the lMt twelve month period from the elgbty-elght licensed companies doing business In the SUtn. The lira companies hare also enjoyed a profitable period not. withstanding heavy losses every month, the latest monthly report show tng a loss ot 1619,712, according to Insurance Commlsloner Dan C. Boney. Another sales rush is over at the Automobile License Bureau and Com. mlssioucr Doughton says there Is to be no extension of time. Tardy It. cense buyers are to be arrested and prosecuted. The present Usuance was tor a twelve months' period and the cost of licenses range from 15.00' for motorcycles to 1257.50 for 4-ton trucks with solid tires. Literally thousands have failed to procure the required plate for their cars and it Is predicted that Inspectors have a big Job ahead of them In rounding up delinquents. The Theft Bureau re cently arrested seven men and recov ered more than forty cars on a raid la Mnore sort Kandolph counties. This good old State ot ours leads the Nation in elimination ot grade crossings, according to the Chairman of the 8tate Highway Commission, who reports that during a period ot twelve months 49 grade crossings were wiped out. nine ahead of Mis. eouri "second In the race." Thirty-] three In this State were abolished by | re-location of roods. Under.passes or overhead bridges put sixteen out ot business. To wreckless driving Is attributed a large number of fatal ac cidents and motorists are admonished: to have a care in approaching dan gerous crossings and short curves.1 During the week proceeding Christ, mas and the holiday week-end seven teen fatalities were reported, six ot them being in automobile accidents. The secretary of the North Caro_ Una cotton Manufacturer* Associa tion proclaims the premiership, of North Carolina aa a cotton menu' taring state, with 4$0 mtlla, 1 than 6,000,000 spindles and the ployment of 80,000 worker*. It leads In active spindle hours, taking this distinction from Massachusetts and Is pressing that state in other res. pects. Baptist Centenial workers report subscriptions amounting to $460,000 from the central and eastern sections of the State, $230,000 flf which was obtained in the Raleigh district The forces will soon more westward. One Thing and Another I More prlaonere were admitted to the States Prison during September and November of this year than for any other atanllar period In tire hit. tory of the Institution, say the author ities, the number being 187, Novem ber taking the laad with $4. , The Interstate Commerce Commit. | slon lowers rates on cement ship, ments Into Nort Carolina, effective ^pril 14th. ?"? ' 7 Dr. Byron U. Richard*, health of ficer of Rhode Island, has returned home after spending ssvaral days ob. serving the work of ths North Caro. Una State Board of Health, and be. fore leaving expressed himself well pleased with the type of disease pre vention work that Is being done here. The Salary and Wag* Commission wUl be In action here on January 6th to consider requests of State employ ees for salary increases, of which there are around 300. ' | H. B. Cummins, notfd psychologist, and Southern regional agent of the rehabilitation division Of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, la here this week for a conference with H. L. Stanton, state supervisor of the department In North Carolina, on problems of vocational guidance. I Prof. C. B. WUUam*, head of th* department of agronomy at State Col lege, ha* been appointed a member of a committee to handle a research ?ward offered by the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Company, being one of the member* elected to aerre three year*. Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt gives out a statement in which he predict* a vast expansion of North Carolina water and steam development during 1918, with millions of dollars entering Into the power projects and a rapid ad vance of the manufacturing industry of the State. pn account of an appeal to the Su preme Court which cannot be heard until after the opening of the Spring term, Larry Newsome, Wayne coun ty negro sentenced to be electrocut cd on January 18th. tor the murder of little Beulah Tedder, will have a short while longer to make prepara tions for the chair. The 118th birthday of Andrew John son, a former president of the United States born In Raleigh, was celebra. tert hero on December 89th in a very quiet wayj" ?<* ? Prof. T. E. Browne, State Director of Vocational Education, returned re cently with Mrs. Browne from a meet ing of the Vocational Association in Los Angeles and reports a most en joyable trip through the most scenic farming section of America, along with wonderful scenic grandeur. The State Board of Charities and Public Welfare held their quarterly meeting here during the week, with three of the seven members present, and transacted business of routine character. Only 7 per cent of 14-year old children In the State enter Indus, try, says the secretary of the State Welfare Commission. | Vacations burn your skin and holes taTyour pockets^ "Where ? Dollar Does Its Duty" GROCERIES Bulk PEANUT BUTTEB, lb. . .... .19c Bulk MINCE MEAT, lb 20c Fancy Patent FLOUR, bbl $7.50 Choice Wavy MflWB. gt ....-.W.S5T California Black Eye PEAS, qt ... .15c Pinto BEANS, qt. .. ? - ? Choice IRISH POTATOES, pit 50c &ALMON, No. 1 can , .16c Maxwell House COFFEE, lb 50c Fancy CORN, can 12 l-2c DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES, .. Mixed, ox. 10c lb. $1.50 MURPHY'S SPECIAL COFFEE MEATS Kinguns FRANKS, lb 25c y 'Our Own" SAUSAGE, lb 35c Kingans Pork SAUSAGE, lb 30c Pork LIVER, lb .20c Beef LIVER, lb. ~ 25c Ls , Fresh Country HAM, Sliced, lb 35c rresh Whole HAMS, lh : ~ SOUSE, Gingans, lb 25c Fresh SPARE RIBE, lb 30c Choice Western STEAK, lb 40c Choice Native STEAK, lb 36c STEW BEEF, lb 15c Swifts Premium HAMS, lb. ....... ,29c Sliced Boiled HAM, lb. . 60c Sliced DRIED BEEF, lb 65c Sliced BACON, Kingang, lb. 40c Select OYSTERS, qt. 90c R Plain Self Rising Iffc tVHITCLHY 11 yoo want any better floor yoo will hare to so away from' Looleburg to sot It Wo except none, and wo know all the brands handled hero. Don't let your merchant sell you an unknown brand claim Ins It to be "Juet aa sood as Monument" He can make more profit on aa Inferior flour. We hare a sood floor cheaper. I PES CENT HOUSE DI8- ' COUET we allow on floor en ablee the merchant to sell at very attraction prices. S-ROGERSmi^l *83!# L0UISBUR6 GROCERY CO. ICII Distributor! to Merchants for Franklin and Adjoining Counties.
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