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PAGE SIX f CAROLIKIAHS~Know Your State! I COPYRIGHT 19 30 BY BOYCE & RANKIN J WILD HORSES FOR centuries wild horses have roamed the sanddunes on the North Carolina Coast Tradition says they descended from Barbary ponies which were brought over by the colonists of Sir Walter Raleigh. These banker ponies are driven into corrals made from timbers of old ship wrecks, where they are lassoed for branding or for sale. They drink brackish water from waterholes which they dig in the sand with their forefeet. During tick epidemics they are disinfected by being made to swim through a bath of arsenic and caustic soda. Between 5,000 and 6,000 of these wild horses roam the sand banks in com munally owned herds but each man knows and claims his horses at the round * up. A few years ago these horses sold for SSO to $125 each but due to the popularity of automobiles they now bring about $6. *************** * * Moncure News * * *************** Big crowds attended Moncure high school commencement. Last Friday evening was the piano and voice recital assisted by the boys’ and girls’ glee clubs under the direction and supervision of Miss Lucy Boone, the capable and efficient teacher of music at Mon cure school. The rendition of every j number was good indeed and the students showed • marked improve- : merits this year. Moncure should ; be proud of her boys and girls giv ing such an excellent program. Last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock the girls’ and boys’- glee clubs gave' two anthems, which were well rendered and enjoyed by all. Miss Boone favored us with a beau tiful solo at this time. Rev. Jonas Barclay of Pittsboro led the first prayer, then Prof. W. W. Stedman introduced the speaker. Dr. Myers, professor of religious education of Duke University, who read the Bible lesson, Phillipians 2nd, next Rev. C. C. Wheeler of Merry Oaks led in prayer, after which Dr. Myers preached in a most excellent way the baccalaureate sermon in which he held up a picture of the Life of Jesus Christ to the graduating class and congregation, bringing out three main points, viz, work, reverence and devotion to God’s will. Next Thursday evening the grad uating exercises will be given and also an address by a professor of the University of North Carolina. Mrs. J. E. Cathell and son, James of Linwood, were in town the past week-end attending Moncure high j school commencement. Mrs. John Bell, Jr., of Varina, were also in town attending com mencement. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Giede of Harrisburg, Pa., arrived here yes terday to spend, soine time here at “The Cabin.” MisA Anna .Hersney of Pennsylvania accompanied them here. Sheriff and Mrs". S. W. Womble-, and daughter, Miss. Amey of Jopes boroY attended Commencement here i Sunday. Hr. and Mrs. J. S. Travis and ’ children of Chapel Hill also attend ed commencement here Sunday. Miss Mary Olinger of Sanford spent the week-end here with her sUssier* Mrs. J. E. Moore and also attended commencement. The Epworth League met last j Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. The president, Miss Camelia Sted man, called the meeting to order. A short song service was hefd, j then the minutes of the last meet- j ing were read by the secretary. I HALF PRICE || Save money all year! “Gold Ribbon” Brand Coffee and Chicory has twice the strength of ordinary coffee and you use only half the quantity to a cup. When you buy a pound of “Gold Ribbon” Blend, it’s like buying 2 pounds y , ft fjf ordinary coffee —and it tastes better too. j§ ; — l ———i After which the meeting was turn ed over to Miss Margaret Mann, j the leader for the evening, who announced the subject, “The Gospel ! for All.” Miss Lucy Boone held the devotional, then Miss Mann, the leader gave a good talk on the subject, “Christ for All.” After Which Misses Berta Holloday and Louise Petty sang a duet, “Golden Bells” that all enjoyed very much. Miss ‘ Ona Andrews took up the league’s motto,' “All for Christ,” and gave a good talk. The meeting closed with the league benediction, i Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Walden mo- I ! tored to Raleigh last Monday eve- , ning to -attend their .daughter’s, I Miss Alma Walden, graduating voice recital at Peace Institute, which she rendered in an excellent manner. Others who attended from Moacure were, Prof, and Mrs. H. G. Self, Misses Berta Holloday, Daisy Bland and Lucy Boone, and Mrs. W. W. Stedman and daugh ters, Misses Camelia and Ruth, who were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Foister of Sanford. All en joved the program so much and M iss Walden acted gracefully and | sang and looked beautifully. Miss Eleanor Ketchie of High Point is visiting friends in town this week and also attending the commencement exercises. M i s s Ketchie is the author of the play that will be given by the seniors this coming Thursday evening. She writes many poems and seems to be very gifted in writing. She is a graduate of Moncure high school. Examinations are on at Moncure school this week. School will close Thursday, May Ist. Come to the closing exercises at school auditorium Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock, May Ist. | DRESS OF CONGRESSWOMEN Black seems to be the prevailing color in the dress of the women’s bloc in Congress—which now num bers eight, the largest in history. This is r probably, due to the fact that several of the - congresswomen are in mourning for their husbands, whose seats some of them occupy. Those who. favor black are Mrs. 1 Pearl A. Old fie Id/-of. Kansas, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen off-Flordia, Mrs. Edith N. Rogers of Massachusetts, Mrs. Florence Kahn of California, Mrs. Teresa Norton of New Jersey, Mrs. Ruth B. Pratt of New York and Mrs. Katherine . Langley of Kentucky. However,' that does not mean that most of these women do not wear colors on occasion. There | are times, for example, when Mrs. | Langly is partial to tans. Mrs. Ruth 1 Hanna McCormick, who seeks to succeed Senator Deneen of Illinois, wears strictly tailored things at j work but frocks of brilliant hue at j her Georgetown home. —The Path finder Tife: WEEKLY NEWS LETTER FROM WASHINGTON I I Washington, April 28. Each member of the House of Representa tives is responsible to a constitu ency, and if he desires to succeed himself he must please a majority of that constituency. The founders jof our government instituted the , senate as a check upon the house, ! in that a -senator was to represent a State, not a constituency, and in his stand upon any public question he was not influenced by the thought that explanations might have to be made to John Doe and Richard Roe to avoid retirement to private life. True, many a state legislature was purchasable w T hen a constituency was not, and so many senators with a background of electorial scan dalism were seated that we repudi ated the science of government pro mulgated by our forefathers and decided to elect our senators by di rect vote of the people. Maybe it was a wise move. Many think so. Many do not. When Presi dent Hoover nominated Charles Evans Hughes to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, the senate indulged in a squabble over his confirmation. Why? Was there any reason why Mr. Hughes did not qualify. No. A fight was waged against him as an appeal to an electorate. And for the same reason a fight is being waged against confirmation of President Hoover’s nomination of Judge John J. Parker, of North Carolina, to be associate justice of the supreme court. The senate judiciary committee ‘has reported adversely the nomina tion of Judge Parker. This was not •unexpected,, althought. the size of v-the .vote,. 10 to 6,. was a. surprise. I<A: greater, surprise, however, - .was -'the...declination: of; the., senate com-, junittee to hear Judge Parker in; re-- Cpljy-v* to his: attackers-, after •he .-had • a willingness to. appear. ;bdfo-re the * committee; - Those mem : bers. of the ..committee w.ho voted : against Senator; Overman’s motion tfoj invite Judge. ..Parker to. appear -,aiid .testify justify ,„the;jr course by j pointing out that Judge. Parker did 1 not request the committee to hear him, but merely expressed a will ingness to come before it should the committee desire him to do so. The difference between Judge Par ker’s expressed willingness to ap pear and a request to the commit tee that he be permitted to appear is the difference between tweedle dum and tweedledee. Probably it never occurred to Judge Parker that a committee which had before it the testimony of adverse witnesses would not care to hear him after he had declared his willingness to come to Washington and testify. Judge Parker has been attacked before the committee, and appar ently successfully, because he hand- I THE WILKINS-RICKS COM PANY AS YOU MAY KNOW j I ■ IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. j I Williams-Belk Company has purchased the entire stock of dry goods, clothing, shoes, j I iadies ready-to-wear, etc. We are re-arranging the stock for your convenience for | quick selling. IT MUST GO. A real BARGAIN . TREAT AWAITS YOU. There I will be other items added to make the stock more complete. Sale now going on. § WILLIAMS-BELK COMPANY ; • SANFORD -- - NORTH CAROLINA j "i, ' - " ■ i; . *,■ fed dowmia $ he followed the ruling of sfhe supreme court itself. Because this" ©dse in volved the “yellow- dog” contract, hated by the United Mine Workers of America and organized labor generally, it has been argued that Judge Parker is in sympathy with that form of contract which pledges a mine worker not to join a union. But the committee has no real knowledge of Judge Parker’s posi tion on this matter. The supreme court has upheld the validity of such a contract in another case. With that determination of the law before him, Judge Parker, a mem ber of the federal judicial circuit, decided a case in accordance with the law. The senate committee may have difficulty explaining why it was not willing, or even why it did not desire, to hear what Judge Parker had to say in regard to this and his own view of the prin ciple involved in the “yellow dog” contract. It is difficult at‘ times to de termine accurately whether Sena tors are hitting at an appointee of ts e President or at the President, through his appointee. Members of the Senate committee have been leading “coalitionists.” They have sought, Republican Progressives and Democrats, to embarass the admin istration in the past. Here appar ently, was a case which has afforded them another opportunity to strike at the administration. It is true that several of the so-called regular Republican members of the commit tee voted adversely to Judge Parker in the committee. But they have been credited with seeking to shelve issues that might be unpopular with some of the voters. They have been left in a position to do this more readily, perhaps, than if they had taken the testimony of Judge Park er himself. Chief Justice Hughes was assail ed because it was known he was a man of courage who would apply the Constitution without first ob taining the advice and consent of Senate bosses. Now Judge Parker is attacked because he is a strong and upright judge. Senators who may be inclined to sacrifice an honest and acceptable judge in order to win votes for themselves should think twice be fore they make that blunder. The great majority of voters are not won won by such cowardice and demagoguery. The people are keep ing the supreme court in high re spect, and are deeply resentful of the mud-slinging tactics employed by senators who seek selfish ad vantage at the expense of the judiciary. It is quite possible that this resentment would manifest it self in the defeat of senators who lacked the courage to resist the malign attempts to prostitute the courts. Certainly any senator who would deliberately vote to fill the supreme court bench with char latans and sycophants deserves de feat. 1 The crowd, so Mr. .Hoover was quoted in the Yale News, is credu lous. “It destroys, it consumes, it hates, and it dreams but it never builds.” Substitute the word “Sen ate” for the “crowd,” and you have Mr. Hoover’s estimate of that body which is the plague of all presi dents. Yet Mr. Hoover’s troubles with the greatest deliberative body in the world, as its members usually call it, have just begun.. What the Senate is girding to do to the Parker nomination and the London naval treaty will make Mr. Hoover understand what Mr. Coolidge meant when he wrote about the “incom prehensible relief” of escaping from the White House. President Hoover let it be known that he is opposed to the issuance of special coins commemorating his torical events, because he thinks such practices tend to bring con fusion to the monetary system of the country, serve, to make counter.- feiting.'.easier, and are absolutely urtsound;.:’. : • X ; This veto by Mr. Hoover of- *a : -.minor:.bill ,recalls, the., fact that he has one. -It also raises .-the tion of- whether he will use- it again .on the poor ! tortured ; and ...twisted tariffs bill,-,.which very- shortly will ibe pitched -in :‘his .lap.-. The general belief is he will, not, though some of his friends, .hope very much he will,- believe, it would be greatly to his advantage. No President ever has vetoed a tariff bill. Mr. Cleveland let one become a law without his signature, denouncing it and its makers in a blistering message. Mr. Taft sign ed his, defended it and was polit ically undone. What Mr. Hoover will do about his there has been no indication—at least from him, though most people in Washington say he will sign. They base this partly on the recognized difficulty of a tariff veto and partly on the assumption that, with the debenture plan out and a compromise flexible provision in, Mr. Hoover could ap prove without stultification. So far as the rates are concerned, they point out, industry has already ad justed ,to ‘.jsiese..apd ,a vefo would. .tend to ' upset business', * which every. President, .. and particularly this President, wants to avoid. Sta bility, Mr. Hoover has said, is the essential thing for industry. Also there is the argument that to veto the tariff nullifies a year’s work of Congress, leaves a campaign promise to the farmers half re deemed, bitterly aggrieves Senators interested for local or personal rea sons in increased rates. President Hoover’s warning to the chairmen of the House and Sen ate appropriations committees that j | "1 North Carolina’s New Crop Champions I _____________________ „ mills | PRESSLY ALEXANDER. § $ J.WILSON ALEXANDER | j? . •*•*«?• v *!*XvM*.y.. ........ -tv * m m* w JiLfrifrfc yjL CLARK. MATHENY JOHN ALTON BROWN j Two members of the Alexander family of Huntersville were awarded the leading honors in !North Carolina’s crop-growing contests last year. J. Wilson Alexander led the 5-acre cotton contest for evening adult students with an average production of 1145.2 pounds lint per acre while liis son Pressley won the Junior Vocational Corn-growing Con test with an average record of 137 bushels per acre. Clark Matheney, Forest City, won the Junior Vocational Cotton-growing Contest with an average production of 856 pounds lint per acre, and John A. Brown, Weeksville, led the 4-H Club Corn Contest with an average yield of 136.36 bushels on his one-acre field. North Carolina farmers again have the chance to demonstrate their ability in economic crop production. Five official crop production con tests have been recently announced in the State. These include a 5-acre cotton contest for adult farmers, a corn contest for adult farmers, cot ton and corn growing contests for junior vocational students, and a corn contest for 4-H Club boys and girls. Application to enter the contests should be made at once, according to the announcements. The rules may be obtained from county agents, vocational instructors, or the agricultural extension service of North Carolina State College of Agriculture. “Through friendly rivalry, the crop contests have proved an effec- tIG AIN’S i Goodyears fhUkjXnd&c sible because Goodyear , v lions more tires than =: MOTOR CO. boro, N. C. ■^Haaa^fcggyoi&ygk eyrabludgetary legislation threat'" ens a serious treasury deficit ought'- to be heeded at once, . A simbar' warning was given with good some time ago. There are bffk'' pending, passed by one house or reported by committees, the presi dent says, which would author?* additional expenditure next vearV.f $300,000,000 to $350,000,000 Ever now appropriations within the bud* get may create a small deficit <§> There’s in the world worse than an old man with a I fancy.—Spanish proverb. tive means for improving the farm practices in the State,” says J. M. Gray, North Carolina Manager of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda Educa tional Bureau, which is cooperating in conducting the contests. “The winning of the prizes is incidental to the bigger objective which, after all, is the increasing of the farm income by means of lower costs and larger acre-yields. “As a result of the contest, hun dreds of farmers,” he declares, “have been thoroughly convinced of the advanfages of pedigreed seed, liberal fertilization, thorough cultivation, and disease and insect control methods. They have dis covered that the practices em ployed in producing a high yield on a three or five-acre field may be profitably applied to the entire farm.”
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