—*'• on** «• 1927
S^7 S INDEPENDENT
two)
. „ England, Ireland, Den-
etc , are 'gncred by our
hunting politicians. I
f , Health Opportunity for Rieh ■
E" oalH and Poor.
there are occasional
S ‘ that publ.c opinion is get-:
e vld dy t 0 follow some leader
** *’ matters, and such seem
“ unimportant events may be
significant as the beginning
® cre j than much of the
cf Z featured on the front page
T»ur daily papers. Here’ for ex
cl is a one-sentence message
-Vr-otte, N. C., that is dis
• tively heartening:—
t r .Ao sick person in Charlotte and
~'ckUarg county whose physi
* orders hospital treatment will
admission in future to
fharlotte hospitals for lack of mon
y acC ording to a plan submitted
f' and tentatively approved by the
v ar d of county commissioners to
. ts
furthermore, editors who do
co nie thinking for themselves are
ginning to sense the essential in
humanity of a civilization in which
Wealthy parents, when they or their
children are sick, may summon
> os pital and medical and surgical
-tention to save life, while poor
folk must often look on helplessly
* r( j see their loved ones suffer and
cie for lack of surgical skill or hos
pital treatment. Thus Editor Q. J.
Peterson, writing from long ex
perience with country people both
in Louisiana and the Southeast,
says:
“Health work should be placed
upon a similar basis to that of
school work. We need public phy
sicians, dispensaries, hospitals, as
we have public schools, public
teachers, public libraries, etc. . . .
At present it is a question with a
? oor man who wishes to
maintain his self-respect whether
'he shall receive the benefit of hos
pital service and be overwhelmed
with debt or simply suffer and die.
Such a situation is not right.”
Old Age Pensions Coining.
Conditions, too, are steadily shap
ing themselves for the introduction
of "old age pensions” in this coun-
Spring-Time In the Hawaiian Islands
OVER in Hawaii, where morn-
| n 8-glories bloom all day
ion £ and the night-blooming
ereus lives but one glorious
ccnhght night to die with the
. . ra 7 s of the morning sun,
a ?-time * s a ver y different as
-61 irom our northern spring.
perpetual summer,
a hit ro^e °* spring seems
ivhft v l cu ß* To the Northerner,
r.A as feft the land of tiny buds
?reen rass to get off, the
Konolulu , some A P ril
ii j B J t seems that all Hawaii
With ti? on !’ ? jar g e trees are dotted
tulips- brilliant red of African
iTjipi J golden-shower trees vie in
ftr hv r re d an d white gin-
Wnviii SS ° ms; re d an d purple bou
»nd th o ea i cov “ r t^ e high fences,
ier sa * m °n and white of olean-1
18 everywhere.
V i
lpriL_l° Hawaiian this is
lessla a prom ise of greater full
co come.
Th
tourist !!\ tive lT J ide cautions the
!eW the flaming red
i rai n y U ’7f *? r then the day w lll
treat 1 -he temptation is too
fiower , tourist plucks the
Ws. OWer inevitably fol
>» then L Fdlng t 0 the guide, and it
to* i n j to return to the
lv «rt e an °ther blossom to
rain.
N the*! 1 eason has just ended
u ea have no desire to
5* Jul* kn(yMn g that May, June
toneututo the fairest
itry just as they have long existed
in England and other European na
j tions. In one or two Southern
| legislatures last winter, we believe,
measures were introduced looking
to old age pensions, and this re
|form will come more quickly than
’almost anybody realizes, because
jthe ground has already been well
prepared for it. We refer the fact
j that in every state now, some thou
sands or tens of thousands of old
men, Civil War veterans, are now
receiving government pensions, and
these pensions in recent years have
increased rqjthgr thayn decreased.
Yet in a few years these old sol
diers will practically all have pass
ed on, and when that time comes,
the states will no doubt decide that
just as much money as they have
been spending for veterans’ pen
sions may be worthily spent on the
aged poor, even if the recipients
were born too late to serve in a
war. ,
Furthermore, the growing hu
manity of our people will quickly
recognize the fact that an aged wo
man deserves a pension just as
much as - any soldier ■who ever lived.
We have before us now a letter
from an old woman, 76 years old,
who has worked hard all her life,
and whose husband died two years
ago. She writes:
“He was helpless and sick for over
two years and what little money we
had, had to be spent in medicines
and nurses to keep him comfortable.
Now I am in a destitute condition
and do not know what is to become
of me, as I arti not even able to pay
up his funeral expenses. I have
only a little home and if I sell that
I will have to go to the poorhouse
—a thought that makes me shud
der. I have worked all my life and
to be on charity now at 76 years
is too hard.”
In contrast to this method of
treating our aged poor in this coun
ty, it is gratifying to recall a pic
ture that still lingers in our me
mory from a visit to Denmark 15
years ago. Across the street from
our hotel widow we noticed the
longest line of old people we had
ever seen together all white
haired, some crippled, and many
with sticks or crutches, but yet
without the abject, cowed, broken
spirited and heart-broken look of
I
season. The mango, the avocado,
the pineapple and the guava are
already ripening. Making the
most of these sunshiny days, Ha
waiian boys are weaving the big
hats that are to protect them from
the summer sun to fottow. Girls
with baskets of fragrant ginger
blossoms and lavender jackaranda
string leis which they will take to
the beaches to sell.
There they will join the jovial,
jostling lei-women vending arms
ful of vari-colored flower wreaths.
The beaches are a glorious place in
May. Brown-skinned Hawaiian
boys ride the surf boards alongside
of sugar-kings and coffee-mag
nates. Women from all parts of
the world sport in the surf with
Hawaiian maidens, whose lithe
I bodies are the envy of. all. . A
charging platoon of native girls,
standing erect on racing surf
boards, propelled shoreward by
no other power than the force of a
giant wave, is a sight worth
i watching.
Life everywhere seems to be
lived in the open. Even the danc
i I ing, with native orchestras is out
-1 side on the broad lanais or veran
das. Here tables are set at tea
-1 time and one enjoys delicious foods
! strange to most visitors, such as
* the papaia, a delicious golden
meated melon that grows plenti-
I fully on tree* the year around,
i There are, in season, luscious
i mangoes, passion fruit and avo
; cado, and pineapple every day m
folks who have been forced to beg
alms or driven to a poorhouse.
They were old men and women re
ceiving their “old age pensions,”
not as charity, but as a duty owed
by the government to the old who
had long lived and labored as its
citizens. In fact, they had no more
reason to think of their old age
pensions as charity than a child
thinks of its public school as chari
ty.
A Brightening Outlook for the
Common Man
We began this article somewhat
•gloomily because .we were consider
ing the outstanding political leader
ship of this and other great coun
tries. That leadership at present
seems singularly dull, timid, and
reactionary. Yet we have faith in
“the common sense of most” in any
nation, and faith that eventually
leadership is always found to voice
the aspirations and ideals of on
ward-struggling humanity.
Encouraging is the fact that fac
tions in Christian denominations
j are fast abandoning the folly of
j warring over non-essential inter
pretations of the Bible and begin
ning to fight together for the real
fundamental principles of their
faith as embodied in the Golden
Rule, the two Great Command
ments, and the Parable of the Last
Judghient.
Gratifying, too, is the fact that
efforts to promote hatred or inti
midation of brother human-beings
because of race (which they cannot
help) or religion (in which they
are just as sincere as we are), are
now giving way before a realization
that such bitterness and lawless
ness constitute greater evils than
any they are invoked to cure.
In the case of farmers, it is
heartening to recall that all over
the world a tide seems to be setting
in toward fraternity, comradeship,
and organization, and with organi
zation, farmers will develop power
to right most of the evils from
which they suffer. In France, Ja
pan, Ru.mania, and Russia, as well
as in the United States, recent news
reports indicate remarkable de
velopments in farmers’ organiza
tions.
Finally and most important of all
high schools, colleges, and univer
sities all over our land and other
the year.
Out on the hills of Oahu and
Maui, Hie new crop of pineapples
are ripening in the sun. On the
distant slopes the plantations re
semble magic carpets whose per
fect tapestry patterns stretch
away to the sunset. Closer in
spection reveals these patterns
to be symmetrical rows of spike
edged plants—armored to protect
a rare treasure within. This
treasure, a few weeks before,
was a blossom, not unlike our pur
ple thistle. But the magic of
April breezes, and tropical sun
shine are slowly transforming it
into fruit.
By July, the treasure which
has been so stoutly protected by
the spear-pointed leaves and so
carefully tended by brown-skinned
workers, will be traaaformed into
a golden pineapple, such as only
Hawaii produces. Eighteen long
months of ripening, unhurried, nur
tured by tropical sun and salt-la
den breezes from the sea, have
stored away a wealth of health
giving riches. To retain these
riches the pineapple will be quickly
put into cans and shipped to ports
in every part of the world.
It is only at the harvest season
when the fields are golden and the
verdure densely green that the Nor
therner can realize, as the Ha
waiian does, that spring-time in
Hawaii with all its foliage is,
after all, only a promise of the
fullness of summer.
THE CHATHAM RECORD
lands are opening this fall with
more representatives of the farm
ing and laboring classes than ever
before. Many of these will go into
business and the professions, but
enough will return to their own peo
ple to insure more and more intel
ligent leadership for organized la
bor and organized agriculture as
they strive toward the ancient ideal
of “equality of opportunity.”
Some Issues for 1928.
To sum up, we would say that
as another year of political activity
approaches, here are some issues
about which the people of each
state may Well inform thtthfeefres
and bestir their all too backward
political leadership:
1. International cooperation to
save the growing lads of the world
today from the organized butchery
and man-killing known as war;
2. The provision of expert surgi
cal and hospital attention for the
suffering victimes of poverty as
well as for the independent and
wealthy ;
3. “Old age pensions” as badges
of. honor for needy old men and
women rather than the humiliation
and shame of the poorhouse;
4. Taxation and tariff policies
that will insure “Equality for
Agriculture” rather than those dic
tated by special interests to plun
der agriculture.
Plenty Teeth In New
Co. Taxing System
Charles M. Johnson, county ad
viser under the County Government
Advisory Commission, has called
the attention of the boards and oth
er county officers to the strict pro
visions of the act to provide for the
collection of taxes and the provis
ions governing in particular , the
meeting of the board of commis
sioners on the first Monday in Oc
tober, which are as follows:
“Any county commissioner who
shall vote to deliver the tax list and
receipt books to any sheriff or tax
collector for the succeeding year,
when settlement has not been made
as herein provided of the taxes
for the previous year, shall be in
dividually liable for the amount of
taxes due by such sheriff or tax
collector.
“Any county commissioner who
shall fail to vote on the first Mon
Mother!
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Child Gets Sick, Cross, Feverish
i
if Constipated j
Mother! Your child isn’t natur
ally cross and peevish. See if tongue
is coated; this is a sure sign the
little stomach, liver and bowels
need a cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn’t eat, sleep or act naturally,
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, re
member, a gentle liver and bowel
cleansing should always be the
first treatment given.
Nothing equals “California Fig
Syrup” for children’s ills; give a
teaspoonful, and in a few hours all
the foul waste, sour bile and fer
menting food which is clogged in
the bowels passes out of the sys
tem, and you have a well and play
ful child again. All children love
this harmless, delicious, “fruity lax
ative,” and it never fails to ef
fect a good “inside cleaning.” Di
rections for babies, children of all
ages' and grown-ups are plainly on
the bottle.
I THE BEST INSURANCE-
The savings account is a form of insurance that
a young man can not afford to be without—be
cause he Doesn’t Have To Die To Win.
•It is strictly a business proposition and the
sooner a young man starts the better it will be for
him. It is a barometer of self-respect, and has
more than its actual money value, for it gives a
man credit, confidence and stability. We invite
such accounts.
THE BANK OF GOLDSTON,
GOLDSTON, N. C.
i day in October to make provisions
■ for the collection of the taxes for
’ the then tax year, as herein pro
> vided. shall be guilty of a misde
> meanor, and upon conviction shall
• be subject to a fine of ten dollars
■ for each day failure to make provi
sions as herein provided shall have
i continued.
1 “Any county commissioner who
shall fail to require a report herein
required or wilfully fails to perform
any duty herein imposed shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a misde
meanor, punishable by fine or im
prisonment, or both, in the discre
tion of the court.- v ••• *
“Any sheriff or tax collector who
shall fail to perform any duty im
-1 posed by this article shall, upon
1 conviction, be guilty of a misde
meanor, punishable by fine or im
prisonment or both, in the discre
tion of the court, and in addition
: thereto shall be liable under his
i bond for all damages resulting
1 from his negligence.
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I ,
i THE MODERN CIRCUS
TRAVELS ON AUTO TRUCKS
i ■
‘ When the circus comes to town,
■ if it happens to be Downie Bros.,
■ Wild Animal Circus —it come by
Chevrolets. Seventy-five of them—
sturdy one ton trucks make up
the train that transports this en
tire show, wild animals and all,
from the time in early spring it lea
ves its winter quarters at Havre
de Grace, Md., until it returns there
late in Autumn.
Andrew Downie fixed on Chevro
lets after trying other methods of
transportation during his 42 years
in the show business. He experi
mented with horses and wagons,
canal barges, steam tractors hitched
to trailers, motor trucks and rail
way circus trains.
Now the 75 Chevrolets carry the
entire show, consisting of 200
clowns, musicians, tight rope walk
ers and other employees, as well
as lions tigers, the “big top”, side
shows and complete equipment
everywhere on the circuit from in
. accessible mountian hamlets to sea
side towns. One truck used by
general manager Harron as a sum
-1 mer home provides him with a res
idence en route. Another carries
a complete electric lighting plant.
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Keep it handy in your home. A
little given today saves a sick child
tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a bottle of “Cali
fornia Fig Syrup,” then see that it
is made by “The California Fig
Syrup Company.”
Last year the circus caravan tra
veled 7,000 miles over reads of ev
ery sort, up mountain trails and
dragging in apd out of muddy cir
cus lots.
Not one spring was broken and
no trouble was experienced with
rear ends, or gears, or clutches,
accordnig to statement by the chief
mechanic, despite the grueling test
that each truck underwent and de
spite the fact that each truck car
ried an average load of more than
4,000 pounds.
Dependability, Mr. Downie ex- 1
First for Finer Flavor
—No Throat Irritation
—No Cough
11,105* doctors give written opinion
WHAT is the quality that
Giuseppe Danise, Adam
Didur,Queena Mario, Antonio Cortis,
Lenore Ulric, Nanette Guilford,
Wilton Lackaye, “Roxy,” and other
famous singers, actors, broadcasters
and pubic speakers have found that
makes LUCKY STRIKES delight
ful and of no possible injury to their
voices?
For the answer we turned to medical i
men and asked them this question: 1
Do vou think from your expert- m
ence with L UCKYSTRIKE c ig- f
arettes that they are less irrifating ¥jj
to sensitive or tender throats than £f
other cigarettes , whatever the st
reason? Sm
11,1053fc doctors answered this JJB
| question “YES.” jjff
I These figures represent the opinion *
and experience of doctors, those
whose business it is to know.
“It’s toasted”
No Throat Irritation-No Cough.
Ford Transmission Bands are
quieted and Ford Engines are
protected by the double-action
of "Standard” Motor Oil
You will never know how good your
Ford car is until you lubricate it with
"Standard” Motor Oil for Fords . It means
less upkeep , longer life , and quiet bands .
You can actually feel the difference .
“STANDARD"
MOTOR OIL
The Measure Oil Value
STANDARD
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was the big thing that de
cided him in favor of Chevrolets.
His advance guard draws up a
traveling schedule which he must
adhere rigidly to. His trucks may
not break down en route lest he
disappoint the youngsters m the
next town keyed up for the big pa
rade. Another factor favoring
Chevrolets, he says, is the ease and
convenience with which new parts
or service may be obtained even
in remote country districts.
His is said to be the largest mo
tor circus in the world.
I “Roxy,”
a favorite in
Radiodand,
writes:
I “During a strenuous rehear
\ sal, with the work entailed
j in operating the World**
| LargestTheatre,whereone**
•] nervous system is working
under great pressure, there
is nothing quite like a'Lucky
Strike * cigarette. It does not
impair the voice, and give*
the mental relaxation so es
sential to carry on.'*
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We hereby certify that
we have examined 11,105
f'gned cards confirming
the above statement.
LYBRAND, ROST
BROS. & MONTGOMERY
Accountantsand Auditors.
New York,July 22,1927
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