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PAGE FOUR THE CHATHAM RECORD O. J. PETERSON Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: One Year $1.50 Six Months 75 THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927 For a month or more the Record has been carrying the advertise ments of the great Durham Expo sition to be held next week. It opens Monday next, with an ad dress by Max Gardner and numer ous entertainment features. As it is only an hour’s drive to Durham, it is conceivable that many Chat hamites will attend during the week. Despite the warnings of the state geologists to the effect that positively there is no oil in eastern North Carolina, drilling has start ed at a location a few miles south west of Clinton. Here’s our best wish for good luck to the promot ers. They have their nerve with them, but even geologists do not know it all. The location chosen is within four miles of this writer’s birth place, and on the farm of Will Simmons, who started with noth ing and has built up a little estate from farming. It would be fine if Will should strike ile. Col Robert Bingham is dead at the age of 89. His death ends a notable career. The son of a teach er of note, he himself and his brother, William Bingham, the au thor of Bingham’s Latin Gram mar, devoted their whole lives to school work. The Bingham school at Mebane was a real school, and furnished the opportunity for the training of many of the leading men of the south. Thirty or forty years ago the school was moved to Asheville, where it continued to be an important factor in North Caro lina’s educational work. Colonel Bingham married a first cousin of Mrs. H. A. London and Miss Carrie Jackson, his jyife being a daughter of Doctor Milton Worth. The nation has poured rich gifts into the Red Cross treasury for the relief of the flood stricken in the Mississippi valley, Ten millions have been called for and more than that will be needed. Chatham coun ty folk are not,in the best position to contribute, as three hard years have impoverished them, but every man who can spare a dollar should give it. It was only two years ago that the people of the country were called upon to contribute to the relief of the families of the vic tims of the coal mine explosion here in this county. One good turn deserves another. Hudson Maxim, who died a, few days ago, didn’t enter school till be was ten years old, and had no shoes till he was sixteen. Yet at 25 years of age he graduated, af ter taking a course comprising the very hardest subjects in the curri culm. Softies pick soft courses. Maxim wasn’t that kind. “Full many a violet is born to blush un seen,” but human violets have never counted for any too much. It is the sun flower folk who poke their fruity heads above the weeds about them that really count, and they will do it, too, if the odds are not so much against them that they actually die before fruiting. No Maxim with a good six months school from his babyhood will be smothered because he hasn't “equal , opportunities with the city child,” and no violet or ordinary weed child will prove a Maxim whatever advantages he may be given. The Record holds that the ex penditure of public school funds for propaganda in favor of the county-wide tax for schools is not legitimate. If it be claimed that it is legitimate to give such infor mation as that conveyed in a cir cular sent to voters in Pittsboro to the effect that their school taxes would be reduced 15 to 25 cents if the county-wide tax is voted, then it should be legitimate to in form the voters in the non-special tax districts that their taxes will be doubled by voting the county wide tax, and that without any as surance of better school facilities. They will get an eight months school instead of a six-months term, but there is no promise that the number of teachers will be in creased. The six months term will cost them about 50 cents on the SIOO.OO, while the eight-months term, two months of which cannot be fully utilized by all the children, resulting in broken classes, will cost them about a dollar on the hundred. That is straight. There is another evil under the sun. Men that handle the big funds of the state and counties too forget that the dollars which igo so easily come hard. When it j was suggested the other day that | school election be called off and thus save a few hundred dollars, as it is spre to be lost, Supt. Thomp son that the cost of the elec tion didn’t amount to much, that they “threw away about that much every time the board meets.” Four or fijvs hundred dollars may not be much compared with the total school fund, but it is enough to cause the sale of the property of several delinquent tax payers. But Mr. Thompson denies that the board “seriously” considered call ing off the election, and if it was a serious consideration, it is pos sible that he was joking when he said that the board “throws away” ; such sums monthly. Otherwise,the consideration seemed serious enough. They were certainly con sidering it. “Consider” means “sit together,” and they were certainly not standing. And save that joke of Mr. Thompson’s, the seriousness was clearly evident. Any statements to the contrary, there is no reason why the failure of the county-wide school tax elec tion to carry should in anywise affect the previous status of the Chatham county schools, except that pupils outside of the special tax districts will probably be no longer permitted to sponge upon the special tax districts for tuition during tjie two additional months of schol in those districts. The state equalization fund is larger this year and all thati;he state re quires is, for the county to levy a forty-cent tax on the equalization value of Chatham property, and when that is done the state assures a contribution sufficient to pay the balance of the cost of the teachers for the six-months school term and operating expenses not to exceed fifteen per cent, of the cost of the teaching force. Anything over a forty-cent levy for the coming year for a- six months term will be necessary only because of former deficits, an operating expense above 45 per cent, of the teacher salary budget, and to care for county, schpol bonds. District bonds will still be taken care of by the special district taxes, as will the extra two months of salaries in the districts having an eight-months term. The county tax for a six months term should, apparently, not be greater than that of last year, 50 cents on the hundred dollars. Consequently, one may now figure his school tax for the coming year, whether the county-wide tax is voted; or, qot. If voted, add, shy, l fifty the fifty cents voted in the* election and you have a dollar. If the election does not carry, add fifty cents to your special tax district levy and you have the total school tax for next year. People in districts having no special tax would pay in all,say, 50 cents. Those where the special tax is 25 cents will pay 75 cents. Those having, like Pittsboro, a 65- cent special tax will pay $1.15. In other words, only those who now pay more than 50 cents special school tax should pay more next year if the county-wide tax fails than if it carries. While all those who pay less than fifty cents spe cial school tax will pay more if the election carries. The tax in dis tricts having no special tax will be approximately doubled if the county-wide tax is voted. In neith er case, is there any reason for a change in the status of the va rious schools,except that all schools would have an eight-months term. PLEASANT THINGS (By Frank L. Alderman) Rain-sweet lilacs lilacs in the twi light, The honking of a car— The sunset dimmed to velvet dusk And yonder yearning star! The wild, young gang, pleasure mad, Living fast as space; And oh, the sweet and quieter things; Your hands upon my face . . . .! Sheep pay as high as 100 percent on the investment, finds one grow er in North Carolina. Meeting of Bankers '■* At Pinehurst Closes Carolina bankers’ three-day conven tion closed here today with a short business session, at which the new ly elected officers, Edward E. Jones, of Charlotte, president; W. G. Gaither, of Elizabeth City, first vice president; John W. Simpson, of Greensboro, second vice presi dent; W. E. Stroud, of Goldsboro, third vice president, and H. G. Kramer, of Elizebeth City, treasur er, were installed. Dr. Andrew W. Seawell, presi dent of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, contributed to the week’s discussion of farming and agriculture with its relation to banking, by stressing the need for intelligent appreciation and under standing of the farmer’s situation and his credit needs. He said the need for leaders in agriculture was pressing and that at present, in his own state, high school graduates choose the uni versity instead of the agricultural college in some cases at a four to one vote. Consequently the num ber of people acquainted with farm ing problems of their own state are likely to be small. Dr. Seawell also cited the need for the rural school. “There is no such thing as a rural system today; it is now a town system located in the country. For the stabilization of the future, towns and cities will have to put part of their wealth in to rural schools.” He emphasized the educational situation because of the need to train the younger generation. Dr. E. C. Brooks, of the North Carolina State college, awarded the agricultural cup of the bankers as sociation to J. A. Hornaday, of Beaufort, representing the farmers of the third district, as the section “with the best business program.” Dr. Brooks, before making the pre sentation, said the co-operation of bankers was necessary “as the number of men who put their farms on a balanced basis will in crease and banks will extend great er credit to them.” J. Elwood Cox, of High Point, introduced a resolution to nominate W. C. Wilkinson, of Charlotte, former president of the Bankers association, as second vice presi dent at the American Bankers asso ciation convention at Houston, Tex., which was passed unanimously. George W. Fisher, Y. M. C. A. secretary of Winston-Salem, gave a short address on thrift and the reports of both the resolution com mittee and. the agricultural com mittee were accepted. The instal lation of the officers closed the meeting. f A SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC. A Suday school picnic, that is the life! It calls a y-uce to all neighborly , strife I And a day’s cares from the tihed hopsewife. It’s, “Johnny, watch that pizen oak!” And, “Susie! Oh, my dear! She’s playing with a gartersnake And Tommy’s bit, I fear.” On Easter Monday we all used to go— This is, kids, teachers and mothers, you know— Dad, he stayed home and side stepped the woe. “Say, look out there before you fall Arid break a leg or two! Just hear that child!—lt’s Jenny’s bawl; That’s what I knowed she’d do!” Sand in the sandwiches, sugar has ants; Ed has just torn his second-best pants. Ice has all melted, the milk has turned sour— Where’s that water? He”s been gone an hour. Fred chicken and ham, dill pickles and gherkins; Cram your craws full, and jam up your workin’s. «, Life’d suit all the boys if it weren’t for sisters; Look out tomorrow for stone bruises and blisters! “Hey, Johnny, watch that pizen oak! And Susie—Oh, my dear! She’s playing with a garter snake, And Jimmy’s bit I fear! Sweet potatoes cured in a to bacco barn compared with those cured in a regular house were equally good in quality, find grow ers in Columbus county. E CHATHAM RECORD Tender Vegetables May Now Be Planted Raleigh, May 2 —The warm, balmy weather of early May noti fies the home gardner that tender vegetables may be planted, or set in the open. “Such crops as tomatoes, egg plants, peppers, celery, and sweet potatoes may be planted in early May,” says E. B. Morrow, exten sion horticulturist at State College. “Seeds of snap beans, sweet corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, watermelon, okra, squash and many others may be planted in the open.N It is a good idea to have succession plant ings of sweet corn and snap beans. The sweet corn does best when planted in blocks, rather than in long rows. When there are only one or two long rows in the gar den, the corn is poorly pollinated and only a few scattered grains are on the cob as a result.” Planting dates for all vegetables are given in extension circular 122 which is the home and garden man ual for North Carolina. Mr. Mor row advises each home gardner in the state to get a copy of this pub lication and those who have entered the garden contest need it especial ly, so as to make plans for the year around garden. But while planning for the garden this year, it is a mistake not to plan for some flowers also. One of the prize winners in the garden contest reports that while she grew vegetables to keep the bodies well and strong, she also grew flowers and each day for 365 days she had a vase of fresh flow ers, direct from the garden, in the center of the dining table. The flowers added as much to the en joyment of the meal and to the beauty of the home as did the veg etables to the health and strength of the family. SOILOR DROWNS AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD United States Fleet off Haiti, — Tragedy marked the closing hour of the last of three sea maneuvers in the Caribbean sea. A few min utes before the end of a formation preparatory to making a tempo rary anchorage at Gonaives bay, Haiti, Ward Thomas Nievali, sea man of the battleship Pennsylvania fell from the ship’s deck to his death in the sea. The home of his mother is in Detroit. ,■ The sailor’s fall was witnessed by his comrades and a*“man over board” call brought into instant action for his rescue the battleships Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Nevada, the tender Lark and a destroyer, aided by a seaplane which was launched immediately from the Pennsylvania. Swimming strongly and easily amidst five life buoys hurled at him, Nievali appeared in no danger until the 16 knots speed of the fleet brought him into the course of the sea nearby, with the fleet of battleships standing by failed to locate the seaman. < * Minus the battleship blew Mexi co, which left for the Bremmerton navy yard for overhauling, the combined Atlantic and Pacific fleet, which has been conducting maneuvers in the Caribbean, will proceed for New York today, using seven days for further maneuvers and problems on the cruise to New York. RED CROSS APPEALS FOR AID FOR MISSISSIPPI SUFFERERS Washington, April 27—A new Red Cross appeal for funds for flood relief work in the Mississippi river valley was issued today by Acting Chairman James L. Feister, who declared 52,000 refugees now are under the care of the organiza tion. Governors of states along the Mississippi and mayors of many cities, he said, had issued appeals for aid and Red Cross chapters everywhere were urged to intensity their efforts. Information reaching the head quarters here, Mr. Feiser said, show that the relief needs are “greater than following any flood this coun try has suffered in the last quarter of a century.” There are three Federal judges in North Carolina since the ap pointment week before last of J. J. Hayes as judge of the middle district, and they are all Wake Forest College men. Too, it is in teresting to note that their vin tages vary just as the dates of their appointments. Yates Webb is of the class of 1893, Meekins of the class of 1897, and Hayes of a considerably later date. w s . ?■; rnKp, *-■■■. ■ ■ ■' »BBBB«wg>:«Sgp .<■■■: a ’■■■ '***• 4 ■>,. 3| ■fc.y': ?V? 1 ■'■■ ' ujg§sg|| HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP VITALITY HOW to reduce weight and in crease energy is the problem not only of the woman who would lje fashionably slim, but also of the man who likes to boast of being “in good condition.” No one likes to deny himself continually. For this reason diets, which will bring, one’s weight back to normal, in a comparatively short time, have become increasingly popular. But the unfortunate thing is that most diets which re i uce weight also reduce energy. And there is a very simple reason for this. Most foods which supply some thing toward the building and re pairing of tissues, supply as much to the fat cells as to the lean tissues. And on the other hand, those foods which do not supply any starches, sugars or other fat making properties to the body, do not always contain the food ele ments necessary to keep the body functioning properly. A prominent physician, whose office had been filled with people seeking a scientific way to reduce weight without reducing vitality, offered, not so long since, what he considered an ideal diet for reduc ing. It is, simply a combination of lamb chops ana pineapple. Both are known to have lean-tissue building properties, both contain protein, lime, (needed for bone building and repairing,) mineral salts, a large proportion of liquid, (fiber which supplies bulk and koughage, essential"to elimination. Neither pineapple nor lamb chops have fat-producing properties. And, very important is the fact that lamb chops combined 1 with pineapple make an appetizing and Satisfying food. 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Canned pineapple i§ preferable to the fresh fruit, in this diet as it is available at all times, and because fresh pineapple usually has to be picked green and allowed to ripen in ships en route, whereas the canned pineapple is the only really ripe pineapple exported. The fruit to be canned has ripened to full maturity in Hawaiian fields under tropical sun, and therefore contains more vitamins and natural fruit sugars. Also, canned pineapple is full of “readily usable” energy, because it is preserved in cane sugar, and contains both the natural sugar of the ripened pineapple and the pure cane sugar added when the fruit is canned. And sugar is con verted into energy within twenty minutes after it stom ach. Fat people who are accus tomed to eating an amount of energizing sugar invariably feel their energy decreasing on begin ning a diet. They have acquired the habit of eating sweets. But by including pineapple, so rich in both cane and fruit sugars, the craving for* sweets is partly satis fied, and at the same time there is energy necessary for the usual ac tivities of the day- It is very important that the person who is reducing feels energetic enough to take a normal amount of exercise, because exer cise hastens the breaking of fat cells and reduces weight. Physicians warn us against a diet which saps our energy to the extent that we feel weak and unfit for our cus tomary duties. Ways of serving the lamb chop and pineapple diet may be varied so that the two foods will not be come monotonous. Both may be outstanding developments and improvements for economy, safety and comfort in tires have been made. He is the acknowledged leader in lowering tire costs and fought almost a lone batde to secure lower crude rubber prices from a foreign monopo ly. He has saved, and is saving, millions of dollars every year for car owners. 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Dinner: Roast two lamb chops and two slices of pineapple in a self-baster, which allows the juice of the chops to permeate the pine apple; coffee without cream or sugar. Physicians advise that reducing be done slowly so that the bodj may accustom itself gradually to the changes. One-fourth of a pound a day is sufficient to lose, so if after a few days on the diet, it is discovered that weight is be ing lost too rapidly, it would be well to add other foods temporar ily so that one-fourth of a pound a day will be the average loss. A pound of fat is equal to about 4,000 calories. Therefore in losing a fourth of a pound each day we are decreasing our diet 1,000 calor ies, which is sufficient. From the physiological stand point, it. js suggested that one weigh every other day,, so that one can keep “tabs” on the pound so that the restrictions involved ly the diet, will seem worth whilfr
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